Recent content by SparkedIntoLife

It's going to be a very difficult Summer, especially if we don't get any form of European football (which I believe is the most likely scenario). Out of those first team players whose contracts are expiring this year or next, I'd only extend Kambwala, Diallo and McTominay and sell the rest. I'd...

Definitely. The only thing one could fatuously argue, though, is that ETH wants us to focus so much on the high press, super open and attacking system until it becomes automatic and then he can reintroduce the defensive principles. It's a hell of a gamble to bet on such a system though. I mean...

I agree with your principle to some degree but we need to be sure whether he's ultimately the right guy and whether his full vision is worth seeing into fruition. Many of us fundamentally believe that his ideal (which has been massively impacted by injuries and other circumstances; not entirely...

It makes all the sense in the world to have this guy and a younger challenger as our ‘right centre back’ options next season. Whether that RCD is Kambwala or someone like Anselmino, Tosin is a good, free homegrown option to help an eventual superstar develop.

These are fan made, I believe. Very well done though.

Most of those Napoli stars of last season have looked a shadow of themselves this season - Kim, Kvara, Osimhen... I think Spalletti was a big reason why they performed so well.

The draft was fairly pointless. Most of the picks seemed to be people staying on the same brand.

One can see how the club didn't trust his intentions to dispose of certain players when he let Salah and De Bruyne slip through the cracks. History has proven Jose right with Martial and slightly wrong about Shaw I suppose. But history has also proven United right in dispensing with Jose. He's...

I work in Coventry and have several Cov supporting friends. The general view seems to be that he was not great for a year or two but got a lot better under Robins'/Viveash's coaching. It seems to be the case with Ellis Simms and Haji Wright this season too. I saw them play earlier in the season...

It’s very early to say but the indications are that this guy is one of the surest things coming out of Brazil in years. Normally I’d advocate his signing 100% in line with Radcliffe’s comments about finding the next Mbappe rather than buying the actual Mbappe. Real took a risk signing Vinicius...

Come on guys, this is super boring. Can't you take the argument to PMs and stop clogging up the thread? Back to Motta... anyone actually watch Bologna regularly here? Currently nil nil with Frosinone with 10 mins to play. They're not a high scoring team but tbf they have one more scored than...

You seem very knowledgeable and express yourself well. So please hear the following as me trying to engage for the benefit of my knowledge rather than being argumentative. In terms of this perspective, I'd agree that the data on Motta is limited. It's basically one and a half good seasons, some...

Ratcliffe has said that the likes of Berrada, Ashworth and Wilcox will decide our club DNA (or whatever you want to call it) and every strategic decision will flow from there. For me, this makes sense as long as we're not wedded to something too specific tactically that might be outdated in a...

Looked on a couple of Wolves forums and they seem quite happy at this prospect. They seem to think 30/40m would be a good deal for them.

He is good and keeps threatening to be great but never seems to get there consistently. I think if we’re looking at a left footed English centre back to challenge Martinez, we could find better value in Jacob Greaves of Hull.