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Since he’s been at the club, our goals to game ratio with him in the side compared to without him must be grim reading.

You could well be right. I hope we find out one way or the other in the run-in.

It really is. I knew he was quick but wouldn’t have had him down as that quick. The more I think about his physical profile and how he’s played since he returned, I think his future could be in a double pivot. A few bits he needs to work on but he has the attributes to do it. He’s also not...

I imagine a few NSCers/social media guys will disagree, but I’d have him starting ahead of Gilmour. Gilmour is a better passer and more cultured, but not by enough to excuse his physical limitations.

This is partly why I think it’s worth pursuing with him as a defensive midfielder in a double pivot. He’s the most physically imposing midfielder we have, can cover lot of ground and looks like he’ll win the majority of his tackles/duels. With some work on his positional play and ability to...

Thought he did some excellent defensive work tonight. Would be happy to see him in that role again.

I think he flattered to deceive a fair bit. He has those raw attributes to an extent but never fully utilised them. He’s certainly quicker and more physical than our current options (bar Baleba) but that’s really not saying much! I don’t think he ever showed those attributes at a high enough...

I hope people aren’t getting carried away with Moder. Easy to forget that from his injury onwards we went from a lower half team into a team that qualified for the Europa League. He’s good but I don’t think he’s the answer to any of our current midfield problems, beyond adding more depth.

I wonder how much his injury was a sliding doors moment. We had been on a terrible run upto that Norwich 0-0 at home when he got injured, then beat Arsenal away the following week with Caicedo playing. I know it wasn’t necessarily a like-for-like swap, but Moder being unavailable must have made...