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He was ok, nothing more, although he did start in a couple of games when we were genuinelygood - eg Man U away. What I was getting at was the fact that after the suspension was served from that sending off, he was stilll completely excluded from the squad with U21s being preferred as bench...

Was something triggered by the sending off against Sheffield Utd. He’d started a few games for us upto that point but didn’t even feature in a match-day squad after, did he?

Might struggle on set pieces.

The back injury was mid Feb. The one from December was picked up during the Palace game but not serious enough to keep him out of Asia cup.

I really don't think we do. Whilst I don't think that Steele should be our number 1, he's perfect for a back-up in that he'll happily train and sit on the bench and do a job on the very rare occasions that the number 1 is injured or suspended. Rushworth is a 22 year old in development with a...

I know I'm sounding like a stuck record on NSC, but please, no more GK rotation!!!!

I'd rather we don't revert to the goalkeeper rotation policy next year. Choose your number 1 and stick with him week in week out.

Definitely. Given the potential for injuries, a level-headed player with a good agent will likely see a guaranteed 4 years on 30K a week as preferable to 1 year on 50K.

Helps that we're almost certainly off loading Fati, Lallana and Milner in that respect.

I doubt this will happen. Rushworth has potential to be an England keeper and sitting on our bench all season for all but half a dozen cup games is the last thing he needs. Unless he's coming back to be our number 1 then it's far better for him to get another loan at a decent Championship club...

It's a bit early in Gilmour's career to be clearing him out, I think. He's had a few really good games this season, and only turns 23 this summer. Worth comparing his development with MacAllister's career trajectory, who, although he came over to us having just turned 21 in January 2020 (just...