22 Feb 2026 12:32:23
Results yesterday were favourable for us and we sit in a very good 9th position, our game at home tomorrow will be tight but I expect a return to winning ways for us, very heated game but us to take all three points with a 1-0 don't care who scores it.
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22 Feb 2026 12:13:12
Linked with Liam Delap for £30m.
I think he's a big improvement on what we have, but I find it crazy that we're looking to pay Chelsea what they paid for him. If they're deciding to cut their losses after a season, we should be making sure they're making a loss, not giving them a bailout. Even if we offer £25m.
{Ed025's Note - i dont want him to be honest Alex he made his bed and now i would let him lie in it, probably better than what we have but thats not saying much now is it?, i cant believe we never went in for Malen, now has scored 8 in 5 now for Roma and only cost £25m, honestly are scouts are bloody hopeless mate..
21 Feb 2026 21:47:16
I have a question why didn't we loan Dibling over to Preston as a sorry for recalling Armstrong early? We aren't giving him the playing time a player like him needs currently. Getting in cup games and last 15 to 10 of games isn't helping him.
I know people on here don't like that we signed him for 40m my response is we did that we can't take it back we can't sell him now cause we would just lose money and have a bit of patience he could become something.
21 Feb 2026 22:57:58
Because a player can't play for 3 different clubs in a season. He played a couple of games for Southampton before we signed him, so the only club we could loan him to was Southampton.
22 Feb 2026 17:21:06
Lee Carsley, as he has a good understanding of the young players available.
21 Feb 2026 15:19:03
I must say as a first time poster on this platform I am astounded by the in-depth well thought out opinions of the posters and the quality of the articles.
Truth is Moyes is a safe pair of hands and no more I was one of the fans that did not want to see him anywhere near this club that I have supported for well over well over forty years. he has done what he was hired for and may well continue to do so and I am happy about our current position in the table but that does not mean I am happy with Moyes his team selections his tactics or lack of and his continued insistence on never playing all players in their natural positions and his reluctance to blood younger players to find out if that player can cut the mustard
Moyes must think his current trusted first team eleven are never going to age he always seems reluctant to make timely substitutions tending to leave it till extremely late in the second half or bringing in the od attacking players with hardly time to get any mud on their expensive football boots.
Moyes is yesterday's manager bought in to stabilise what was definitely a sinking ship but if we want to be the prevebial phoenix that rises from the ashes of our own inforced mediocrity he is not the manager or the man to lead us into the 27/28 season.
21 Feb 2026 19:39:22
Welcome, Toffebwoy. I believe that you will find mixed feelings about Moyes. He has obviously brought stability and moved us up the table so that we don't have the worry of relegation, which has been the norm over the past few seasons. The rest of what you say about Moyes is spot on. The tactics away may be good, but the home form is just not good enough.
Not sure what the future is for Moyes. Maybe he will get a further year; I believe that it will all depend on us getting into Europe. What we don't want is to get into a managerial go-around. If we make a change, it has to be for someone who will lead us for many seasons. I'm glad that I don't have to make the call.
22 Feb 2026 12:49:26
I'm not sure what people expect. What I'm seeing is Everton middle of the table, pushing for a place in one of the lower European spots, and we have people moaning. I can understand some want to play like City and win 5-0 every week, but when we all wanted this last time and we threw bad money after bad money on rubbish and different managers it all went tits up. With Moyes you get stability. His style may be a bit in the past, but long throws were a thing of the past now, they're like someone has said, oh this works now everyone does it.
We need Moyes more than he needs us. Don't be like the West Ham fans, this is our best year in a long time. Enjoy the freedom of not having to worry. We build next season, and hopefully the better football comes along as well. But to say Moyes out I find baffling. What, for another up and coming manager who's proved nothing? Didn't we do that already.
22 Feb 2026 16:54:12
Let's say Moyes was to leave in the summer, who would you all want as our next manager? 🤔
21 Feb 2026 11:16:44
For those of us who felt Moyes Mk I rather out-stayed his welcome and weren't too keen on his return, then all the old frustrations are clear to see. Leopards don't change their spots. However, I fully expect Moyes to see out his contract. He delivers what's needed, if not what's desired, albeit in none too stylish a manner.
I would be most concerned if TFG were contemplating extending Moyes' contract any further. To me, that would signal that solid mid- to upper mid-table + the occasional venture into a lesser European competition is where their ambitions lie. That would be under-whelming, to say the least.
I hope they are realising that the Club is capable of so much more, if properly managed from the top down.
21 Feb 2026 13:43:42
I think that's fair, Toff. He's certainly met the brief, even exceeded it, perhaps. We all want to kick on, though, and see better football, but patience is key. No need to offer him a new contract at this stage.
21 Feb 2026 14:08:22
Small steps. Look what happened last time we rushed.
21 Feb 2026 15:03:37
He came in last January when it looked like we were going down. He kept us up comfortably, and now we sit steady in mid-table after one summer window when we had loads of out of contract players and couldn't spend madly due to PSR. After the last decade of replacing managers at the drop of a hat, then spending more for new players to suit the new manager, then sacking that manager, etc.
etc., it seems that some of our fans have learned nothing! Finally, back on an even keel after a miserable 10 years, and people expect us to be top 4 and playing like prime Barcelona. 🤣🤭
21 Feb 2026 16:43:42
People don't expect us to be like Barcelona. But they do expect us to play a reasonable style of football. We went out of both cup competitions playing negative football.
That, in itself, should not be acceptable. Moyes has done ok, but if we want to progress further, then we need to thank him at the end of the season and move on to a next-level manager.
21 Feb 2026 22:37:02
Moyes was fuming after we went out of the FA Cup. He did not send the players out saying 'please play negative football'. We're far from the finished article, but we are making steps forward, I believe.
22 Feb 2026 10:34:53
Moyes was fuming? Who picked the team and whose tactics did they use? Wolves at that time were the worst team in the league by far, and we sat back and let them come at us. Not the first time this tactic has been used, I might add.

21 Feb 2026 07:39:02
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18 Feb 2026 07:49:21
Europe next year will be the dream But we ain't got a big enough squad for that.
{Ed025's Note - maybe if we did get there DB the club would invest in the squad and make us competitive?..
18 Feb 2026 10:01:31.
TNS get in every year and their squad is full of part timers. Stop making excuses. Get into Europe, then strengthen. It should be a minimum requirement from our new owners that a club this size makes European football every season. Some of these competitions are so poor we could put our U21s out in the early rounds. It's not Champions League.
18 Feb 2026 12:03:19
The leagues in Europe are like the Scottish league now; the teams are rubbish. The Italian and Spanish leagues used to be full of superstars. I couldn't wait to watch Channel 4 years ago on a Sunday. The Italian highlights used to be something you watched with excitement. I never missed it every Sunday, like Little House on the Prairie; the whole house watched it.
All my classmates watched it. Now I wouldn't watch any football from Spain or Italy; it is boring, no superstars, it's like the Scottish league. Football used to be a joy; now it's like watching paint dry. Kids need to play street football again so we can create superstars, not these bums that are playing now. It's pathetic. Goooal Lazioooo. The good old days.
{Ed025's Note - i cant argue with that Dino..
18 Feb 2026 17:00:18
If we aren't aiming for Europe after exits from the cups and no chance of winning the league, then you'd have to question the overall ambition of all involved with the club, including us fans. If there's a trophy to win, we should be trying to win it. After all, nothing but the best is good enough, right?
{Ed025's Note - Nil Satis Nisi Optimum Ace..
18 Feb 2026 17:32:27
You take one game at a time, set up to win them all, and see where we are at the end of the season. Europe or no Europe, we have plenty of room for improvement. If we qualify, we add a couple more squad players, is all. Not rocket science.
18 Feb 2026 18:26:19
The OP has a relevant point as it stands right now. We have a thin squad, which will be depleted further if we decide not to renew some of the 6 contracts up in the summer. Teams with smaller squads seem to struggle with European and league games.
We've all seen that. If we recruit well in the summer, then this shouldn't be too much of a problem. But if we don't, then it could cause us a few problems.
18 Feb 2026 19:52:23
We have the best in class now, or so we have been told, and we made no signings in Jan. If they are worth their salt, they should have prepared a list of players, should we get into Europe or not.
18 Feb 2026 23:35:10
What size of squad do you need to play in the European Cups? Surely, if a team qualifies, then they deserve to be there.
19 Feb 2026 13:21:41
European football should be a minimum target for this club. For far too long, we have accepted mediocrity. Hopefully our new owners see the potential in getting this club back to the top table. Despite the last thirty years, we are still a massive club with a huge following, (support is amazing, given the state we were in) , and it's about time the younger generation of supporters got to taste those European nights us oldies took for granted.
20 Feb 2026 22:20:40
100% BB, if we have a squad that can compete and finish in the European qualification places in the EPL, which is arguably the most demanding league in football, then we have a squad good enough to compete in Europe. Have a look through the teams in the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference, and we are much better equipped than the majority of these teams.
And somehow they seem to qualify and compete. There's only one way to find out if we can compete and qualify. imo, we are lacking a quality goalscorer and 2 full backs. Once we improve those 3 areas, we have a very decent squad that should be looking at regular European qualification.

18 Feb 2026 07:39:03
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17 Feb 2026 22:50:07
Just watch Heath in tonights game. Whilst I appreciate the level he's playing at, he looks head and shoulders above those around him.
Really do hope he gets into the first team squad next season, if he can replicate his performances, think we have a real player there.
18 Feb 2026 04:26:28
21 years old, loaned to League 2, currently a Premiership player. Of course, he looks impressive.
18 Feb 2026 08:51:35
It has to start somewhere. Get him in the Championship next season and see how he gets on.
18 Feb 2026 10:03:13
By the time he's worked his way through the leagues he will be in his late twenties. He will be another who doesn't quite make it.