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Hate to think but what a shame to take the high of an incredible transfer window and create an argument from seemingly nothing.

and I'm currently homalone

4-3-2 / 4-4-1 seems something of a disadvantage.

Ignoring the missing 11th player, if I’m interpreting this correctly, are you saying our strongest match day squad excludes McCleary? I can’t claim to have seen all our new signings play but surely he’s still worth a place on the bench at least.

I think a more likely midfield 3, assuming we stick with one, is Xavi, Scowen & Humphries.

My big hope amongst the more unknown signings is that Back can offer a similar option at RB to what Harvie offers at LB.

No I'm more pre malone.

So this is really @Malone!

Yes, think there's a very late cut off but up until then you can do what you like.

It is worth bearing in mind that correlation does not equal causation and that the same caveat that applies to the rest of the Gasroom vis not knowing the datasets also applies to you. It is equally likely that a number of players in a low cost part of Europe happened to be available due to seasons being ended whereas others flagged up by the glory rhythms (sic) were not available. If I were working on these models myself, I would certainly be checking against this issue.

I think you should have finished your reply after the first paragraph, which was balanced and well argued.

Lol. "Most"

Wonder whose 2nd account this is

I think the rest was balanced and well argued too, in the sense that it shows that:

a) These types of imbalances aren't uncommon

b) You haven't looked into the full picture this season

c) You've only mentioned this potential issue when it goes one way

d) Even if there are "imbalances" in recruitment, there isn't a problem with it anyway because these players have rightly been signed based on their footballing attributes, just as they were in 2017-18 when those wonderful players took us up

I think your original post was unfounded, bound to provoke a response, and at least implicitly insinuated the potential existence of something that you have no evidence for