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How long has he got left on his contract here? I heard a year. If that's the case then given what we've already brought into midfield and still may do then realistically he's not going to get much game time. He's 20 now and needs to be settling down and playing regularly. Maybe we've told him...

Yep. We should also be looking at the likes of Parker as first reserve if they're going to be a part of the squad going forward.

Which makes me think that it's not with a view to a loan.

How often do teams take players on trial before a loan?

Always felt that he played a big role in us ultimately getting back on top in the game against Reading at Wembley too. Just that extra bit of snap and drive in midfield took the game away from them as the second half went on.

There isn't a single season he's had as a manager where you could say that he's overachieved. Where his teams have done better than expected. It's usually the opposite. Finishes of 19th and 13th with MK, 15th and 10th with us. Squeaked the playoffs with a Southampton squad and budget that...

Franco never "blew up" after 60 minutes. It was a deliberate tactical choice on Williams' part akin to Martin consistently hauling Ntcham off around the same time. Both players were accused of being unfit, which is nonsense. And if you still think the way we went out to play wasn't a massive...

In exactly the same way as every other Championship season since we got relegated, a team that is well coached, containing players who know their role and don't try to play suicide football can be right up there in the mix for a playoff spot. Given a season where we play to his strengths before...

I'm largely unconcerned by this. I mean, over the last two decades every time one of the Scummers wishes comes true it bites them on the arse. They get to the Premier League twice, and on both occasions are roundly humiliated and are down almost as fast as the Christmas decorations. They get...

Oh yeah, not denying that. Just think it's interesting that one of the few things he got right even now some of our own supporters are unwilling to accept.

Bristol City are already owned by a Billionaire. It hasn't done them much good.

Duff was the wrong fix for a problem correctly identified. We badly needed to move away from the "Swansea Way" approach as utilised by Russell Martin. Coleman's biggest mistake in this whole business was not trying to find a more capable candidate in a similar vein and ultimately wasting another...

He's a bit 50/50 for me in general. After a very bright start I think he was one in a list of players who wasn't well served by the way Williams wanted to play, but his end product is inconsistent despite some decent stats. Not someone I'd be actively looking to move on, but if we were to be...

Depends if it's him or the club's accountant making the calls. Their income will be slashed in League One and they've got a lot of highly paid mediocrity on their books. They need to shift all the higher earners they can whether they'd prefer to keep them or not. The fun will start when the few...

I guess it depends what the terms of his payoff were. Some get a lump sum, others remain on the payroll for the duration of their contract until they find alternative employment. I thought the bloke was a bit of a prat as a manager but can't fault him here. As some have said, it probably beats...

Be interesting to see where we use him. On the flank or in the centre. Currently he'd be my first choice to play at #10, but if we do bring O'Brien back then maybe Widell becomes that and Eom is fighting with Ronald or Inoussa for a spot on the wing. Nice to have options.

A Twitter thread worth a look. An interview with Eom about how it's gone for him here. Insights into how hard he found the pace of the game physically to begin with despite his fitness levels (something to cut the likes of Inoussa and Widell slack for), and also a respectful jab at how playing...

Leon Knight was before Scotland.

The problem wasn't so much that we started signing players for higher fees and higher wages. The problem was that we started signing players that Huw Jenkins wanted rather than the coaches he employed. Ki Sung Yeung was a perfect example. Laudrup used him a bit, but clearly preferred De Guzman...

Definitely still work to be done, and we've had more than enough reason to be suspicious in the past. Does feel a bit different now though.