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Similar to Keane, out of contract at the end of next season

Now that survival is almost assured we can start talking about a new deal, if that is what the club want

Or, as with Keane, do we maximise his value this summer

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I don't know if that's your honest opinion or if you're trying to mock me but I feel like you're trying to mock me so ill call you out on it and apologise if I'm wrong. Where did I mention pace and widemen? Where did I mention needing a striker to compliment Gray? Who moaned about the starting 11? ...

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We failed to bring in a striker anywhere near PL standard to compliment Gray We failed to bring in any wide men with real pace Our loan signings have been a complete waste of money - again We have spent £13m on Defour and Westwood who can't get a game The starting 11 on Sun had just 3 players (inc B...

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Out of contract at the end of next season so we need to find a system that plays to his strengths or make a decision on whether he has a future at the club under the current manager and framework
He can also be thinking himself whether staying with us is helping or hindering his progress

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When West Brom beat us 4-0 it wasn't down to the system As Dyche said at the time - "we were drunk on possession" Far too many players were pushing forward as they allowed us to have the ball, only for them to constantly hit us on the break due to our lack of pace (same as Man Utd's first goal yeste...

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Nothing on the FA web site where latest suspensions are listed

Hopefully today was Poets Day and they never got round to making any decisions before they packed up for the weekend

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No place for Tarks !!!

Waiting for another thread from Ablue

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Tarks for Prime Minister

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Confident we will finish above Swansea

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Maguire,Sigurdsson, Cork and Defoe will be way above what we could afford in wages - certainly Maguire, Sigurdsson and Defoe would get offers from far bigger clubs than us
Not sure what wages Ferr would be on at Swansea but, for me, would be much more combative in a midfield role

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Howe can certainly spot a good striker

Austin, Ings, King, Wilson - just wish SD could do the same

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Southampton paid Hull circa £14m for Long and he turned 30 this year

No value in paying that sort of money for anyone of that age

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Lowest goal scorers apart from the bottom two says it all for me Yes, you can point to a defensive set up where, until the signing of Brady, we have hardly ever seen our wide men go past any full back to give some service to the front men But our front three have shown themselves to be a bit out of ...

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I'm afraid the possession and shot figures still stubbornly remain the same, we need to assert ourselves In terms of possession, it's the low 30's virtually every match, away from home you'll rarely win with that level of possession. Given the quality of our players against one of the better sides ...

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Cover for RB,LB and CB One wide man allowing Georgie Boy to move on if he doesn't sign the 1 year deal on offer One centre mid to play alongside Hendrick One striker as upgrade to Ash and Sam assuming Gray stays Dyche has made a great play about the continued improvement in the club's performances s...

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Excellent at tracking back and helping out defensively when we are under pressure But going forward he offers very little - he never tries to take anybody on down the line looking for a cross into the box, but always turns back and passes either inside or behind Do we want a wide man with pace to at...

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Agree with most of the comments here One year is right for us but, understandably, not for him We have to look for an improvement on GB for next season (and others) so why offer two years for someone who is going to be on the bench if we get our recruitment right A younger player with potential woul...

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Christ !

When I saw the title I thought ablue was going to suggest a midfield partnership of Tarks and Red Ken

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Only change I would want to see would be Brady instead of Defour - to keep the balance across the middle (Defour cannot play wide)

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Defour is wasted out wide

When he came inside he looked a class above anyone else on the pitch and clearly has an eye for some subtle passes, never looks hurried or uncomfortable on the ball

We have to play to his strengths

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...............Heaton
Lowton.....Keane...Mee......Ward
Hendrick...Defour...Barton...Brady
..........Vokes......Gray

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Arfield starting games and £20m worth of talent (Brady and Defour) on the bench

He's got to be worth that

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From where I sat he looked p****ed off with SD and not a tight hamstring

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Hull's home fixtures should see a few wins to keep them up

Hate to say but I think it will be between us and Swansea for 18th - 36 points could be enough this season

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They are both way below Premier League standard lacking the necessary composure and pace - Championship at best Having said that we don't give them much opportunity when our standard ball is to hoof it up the middle where decent central defenders will cope with them easily - its no coincidence that ...

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In Bob Lord stand so saw a good look at his face of thunder when he was hooked, and that was what it was No logic to the substitution leaving us with two slow forwards who got very little for the rest of the game And Brady out wide right again :? - he looked totally lost when their players just kept...

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Promotional bonus bill equates to almost an additional 50% extra on total wage spend
And I used to be happy with around 5%

But next year's figures will show it to be money well spent

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Also think Hull will stay up with home form
Palace or Swansea down with us just above them

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beddie wrote:What about Ben Gibson (if Boro go down) as a replacement for Micheal Keane.

Several papers have quoted Gibson being looked at by the likes of City and Chelsea

Very good player who has been strong at the back for Boro - they just can't score goals

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Some of the players are as much to blame as SD for this appalling away record Our ability to retain the ball is almost of schoolboy level and nobody is worse for this than Gray. He made some excellent movement during the game today but he just cannot control the ball. The same can also be said of Ba...

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Just put my white trainers through the washer for going on hols this weekend

F**k - I suppose my turtleneck sweater is now out as well

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Difficult for Brady to win some fans over - looked lively when he first arrived v Watford some good runs and corners, asked to play in an unfamiliar role on Sunday and got into some excellent positions - oh and he's scored and has an assist in other games. Unfortunately some passes have gone astray...

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Given the style of play adopted by SD there's just no room for someone like Defour (sad to say) The four across the middle have to have the energy to last for 90 mins of running, covering and tackling which is not his style We could see £20m+ worth of talent on the bench this weekend from Brady and ...

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MACCA wrote:Justified decision with the 2 attempted volleys that were blazed over, due to being on his weaker foot.

Sorry MACCA but how is it justified when, as you say, he blasts 2 over because of his weaker foot

Not blaming him - just questioning the manager

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When we are trying to chase the game you don't put somebody out wide right who can't use his right foot
£13m for someone who has no right foot

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Yet another strange sub decision from the manager

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I see the bit about Defour not having played for a few weeks But it seems that, given our lack of pace across the whole of midfield, Defour is way down the pecking order if we are only playing 4 across the middle (behind Hendrick Barton and Westwood, and Marney when fit) Trying him out wide or as a ...

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Would normally prefer 4-5-1 away but, given the weakness of Liverpool's central defenders, then see little harm in starting 4-4-2 The problem is that our two wide men (whoever they may be) are restricted by the manager to playing as almost tandem full backs to Lowton and Ward, hardly ever moving so ...

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We aren't allowed to buy from Europe, abc declared that the club are rubbish at purchasing European players. Given our recent signings of Hennings, Vossen and Defour (who doesn't seem to fit the Dyche style of play) ABC may have a point Wish we could go back to the halcyon days of Remco van der Sha...

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Nobody should call Lowton for the first Swansea goal on Sat. Keane lost his man pure and simple, and not for the first time eg Deaney at Watford The fact that Lowton is nearer to their striker when he scores does not fault him but Keane who is marking fresh air For me, our problem is the way the man...

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Maybe he's just not used to playing so defensively and so narrow - not at all like a normal wide player who is encouraged to get down the line and put crosses into the box

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Den_Perry wrote:Just remind me how many crosses we put into their box?

When you've got wide men who are told to play defensive and narrow you will never see any crosses into the box - and that applies at home as well as away

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KRBFC wrote:Llorente and Sigurdsson offer absolutely no threat running in behind, push the defensive line high.

Spot on

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Passing accuracy of just over 60% (Swansea over 80%) shows our weakness - we just can't hang on to the ball long enough to take some control in the game
Their 5 man midfield is in charge but SD won't change unless we are losing

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For me, the one hope is that, if we stay up, Keane will sign another contract I can fully understand him not wanting to commit to us earlier this season when we were one of the favourites to go down One way or another a decision has to be made fairly quickly after the season finishes and if that mea...

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Boyd and Arfield have been primarily used as part of a defensive formation this season and have coped reasonably well in most games Given the level of opposition and possession that we had on Saturday, they both had the chance to show the attacking, flair side of their games They both failed miserab...

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After that display I'm sure Conte will be considering a summer bid Noticed also, in pre match newspaper articles, that Conte was highlighting his knowledge of the positive attributes of Gray. Given that Costa will be going to the Chinese takeaways in the summer there could be some interest shown wit...

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