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According to Fotmob he created one of three big chances and 3 chances overall. 8.1 match rating, 7.2 average for the season, joint best. Grimes is rarely brilliant but is consistently good to very good. And has been for 7 seasons. In any event I welcome our new, higher tempo style under...

I'm interested in facts, not looking selectively for evidence to fit an agenda. To illustrate the point 20.3 per cent of O'Brien's passes were backwards and 27.5 per cent forwards. If you focus exclusively on the backwards passes you see a backwards passing player.

I didn't see the match, but Grimes' 21 passes into the final third was more than twice as many as any other midfielder on either side. The highly acclaimed Bellingham had 7. I wonder which Swansea player those brown tinted specs will be applied to next season.

A very good point. There's only so many human interest stories in a town of 55,000. I've enjoyed watching Welcome to Wrexham but it's getting a bit jaded. How will they sustain interest long term?

As it happens his expected goal tally this season was 6. Shows he's at least getting the opportunities. Now he's got 3 (all excellent in different ways) he will hopefully be more composed in front of goal. I'd be happy for Vipotnik to stay, but equally I would be happy for him to leave for £4...

Yes, there's more than a whiff of Martinezitis with the bitterness of some of the posts. Given how many disliked his style of playing (nothing wrong with that) you would think people would be overjoyed with his departure and wish him well.

Strange that they didn't join our academy given that it was on their doorstep.

Colwill brothers from Neath. The concern is that in the past we've taken plenty from Cardiff's patch, in future they will be taking more from ours.

I've seen him play for Wales U21s and he's impressed. Whether he's up to Darling's level immediately is a moot point. We could do with an experienced Centre half to go alongside Cabango, with Low and Widell as understudies.

Signing one Widdell is one thing, but signing two is really taking the piss.

Naturally I'll be expecting a commission when he signs.

What makes me think he'd had a drink or ten...

Happy to oblige. 7.2 average Fotmob rating, which is very good. Good all round stats. Best in league for aerial duels and blocks. Also very good long ball accuracy. Tackling stats a bit weak (although duels good), as is his pass accuracy. Touches in opposition box good, and also chances...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvgnl34qvm5o Good experience for Ben. If they make Europe competition again perhaps a return to Caernarfon until Xmas would be a good move.

Then again PSG, the cream of a Farmer's league in the view if some, have dispatched the best of the PL.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvgnl34qvm5o Reminded me of Williams' rant at pitch side after about 20 minutes in the home game against Portsmouth. We were nil nil at the time and the only team creating chances. For me this was the start of the end. Letting fly in the dressing...

I think senility is more of the issue here...

I pretty much agree with you, though I obviously rate Grimes' contribution more highly. People understandably identify Grimes with the slow buildup style under Martin and to a lesser extent under Williams. That's partly fair, because a more deliberate style matches Grimes' attributes well, but...

Fair does, I forgot to scroll all the way down to the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons. His next full season was with Northampton in 2017/18.

Interesting that in the 2019/20 (Cooper's first) Grimes won a DM league best 76 tackles and won the most duels. A similar story the previous season under Potter. The drop in tackles in more recent seasons may largely be a result of us having more of the ball.