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A big feature for me yesterday was how much less easy it was for Leicester to walk through our midfield than for Norwich in the first half at Carrow Road. I think the 2 wide players, Delap and Twine helped, compared with Traore (not sure what position he was yesterday really) and Vaughan. But it...

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Despite the late flurry of activity, I can't help but feel less optimistic about our prospects for the season than I did this time yesterday. Just think letting a goal poacher go without replacing him will come back to bite us. We have to my mind only one 'traditional ' number 9 who might win a...

I think prior to today the transfer dealings have gone well this summer but must say if we lose Oscar without a replacement which feels quite likely, I think it's a big mistake. Leaves Delap as our only proper big striker and while he looks better than Oscar, we're in trouble if he's injured. I...

Acun just outbid the Saudis for Salah. More relaxed about Oscar going now.

Do get the feeling some fans waiting for us not to sign every player we've been linked with this week so they can say 'told you so.' It's mad transfer deadline day - nobody gets everything they want. If I look at what we've done as a whole since end of last season, I think we've moved forward...

Macca was exceptional last season - look how our defensive record improved when he came into the team, and no coincidence. He's not started this season as well, but I sense a head of steam building up for him to be a new fall guy (we always need one , don't we.) I think basically we are well...

We are clearly still a work in progress - we can argue about how quickly that progress is happening - but I am a bit bemused as to what formation Liam actually wants to play when he has his squad assembled. He seems to want to play 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1 with 2 wide midfield players, which has left...

I have to say I would be happy for us not to get Philogene, Davis, or the extra winger if we got someone who can stop the opposition running through us but suspect it ain't going to happen. I like Slater but agree he's not a CDM (nor in my opinion is Seri). The idea that we'll get anywhere near...

I always thought when it came to pointing out that someone should make a tackle he had no intention of making himself, Markus Henriksen was without equal. Like Kevin Kilbane, he did it at national level too.

Not there today but from the comments it sounds rather like Norwich away. A central midfield of Seri and Slater, and two central midfield players being used wide will not stop a team playing through us. Felt all summer that our biggest need is to find a number 6 who can close things down in...

Ah well, all a matter of opinions I guess and we obviously both think there's something about him. I thought for a first game he was pretty mature going forward - i.e judged when to take on his man and when to come back and recycle, switch play. I guess he was caught napping by the quick free...

I thought Lokilo was really useful yesterday. A proper left winger who could beat his man on the outside (long time since we've had that) and who gave us some real width, which I think along with Coyle advancing so far down the right gave us much better outlet options when passing from the back...

Just returned from staying in Norfolk with Norwich fans so not had chance to review yesterday until now. I don't buy the above comments on fitness particularly as I felt our best 20 minutes were the last 20 and the Norwich fans said they would have taken a draw with 10 minutes to go. Although...

I agree that we didn't press hard enough last season and I think I saw a stat that backed that up. Tetteh and Oscar didn't seem to have the energy to do it when I saw them. I'm sure it's something he's working on and would certainly hope that Delap and Connolly might help in that area.

Thought the whole thing was very good. I personally didn't think there was that much filling and actually the questions emailed in (or those selected were good too. As for Rosie, well I think it's a good thing if he's media trained and engaging , and he's a breath of fresh air compared to some...

They were excellent in L1 with Honeyman and Elder. Big part of our success that season.

I love how Liam talks about the game and his positivity, ditto Acun and Tan, but there does seem to be a bit of a disconnect between Liam saying weeks ago he wanted to get business done early and give new players a full pre -season and then Acun just saying this week that we might have to move...

Must say I've looked at our squad a few times and thought it really lends itself to 3-5-2, especially as I feel we lack a winger who merits a place in the first Xl and if we sign Connolly we have plenty of options to play 2 up front. But I don't get the sense Rosie wants to play that formation.

Must say I'm with John on this in thinking Seri a bit further forward would be worth looking at. I know he was at the start of many promising moves last season, but his occasional tendency to give the ball away and lack of pace are real issues for me in his current position, and can't help...