28 Feb 2026 16:28:30
I'm not knocking DF but I find it strange he's once again left out Bijol?
Since he broke in to the team he has been our best defender but after a short time out injured he can't get back in the side. Is it a case of favouritism once more?

1.) 28 Feb 2026
28 Feb 2026 17:11:01
I suppose, if a player gets injured and another comes in and does well it's hard to drop him.

2.) 28 Feb 2026
28 Feb 2026 17:11:59
Thing is Corkey, the options are good and performing, so do you disrupt that? Rodon and Struik seem to have a good relationship, and JJ has been great. What do you do? But what an option from the bench!

3.) 28 Feb 2026
28 Feb 2026 20:15:38
Call me ole fashioned, Vid, but you play your best players. The lads did fairly well today, but Gruev, and especially Amps, were poor. Let's bash Sunderland on Tuesday.

4.) 01 Mar 2026
01 Mar 2026 07:46:27
Don't get me wrong either, as Jaka is a great signing and top player. He'd been out, and maybe wasn't being risked for a full match. Either way, imo, JJ offers something else when he pushes up into midfield, as he's technically more adept, can pick a pass, and has a good understanding with Boges.

He also offers that continuity in defence when a change is made, like yesterday, so that the undoubted "unsettling" of the defence is minimised. I really think that JJ is proving to be our new Stuart Dallas!

5.) 01 Mar 2026
01 Mar 2026 10:42:51
I agree, Brighty, on JJ. In fact I would say he's been our best player since he came into the team a few months back. Rodon and Struick, however, are not undroppable imo. Bijol is a better defender than both.