Some positives though Exiled - Samba has proved to be an astute signing, we continue to be solid at the back and have a fairly settled 11. Most games in this league are very physical encounters and we are winning most of them, the likes of Onomah & Grealish need to be starting against counter attacking teams who play through you. I'd throw Hogan in there as well, he'd get service from those two.

On Davis - feel that he needs a very experienced partner, big ask of a 19 year old to be our main man up front in the absence of the Kodj and Hogan not fitting in to SB's philosophy.

i read somewhere that Snodgrass has had the most assists in any league, much better than Bacuna ever was! Agree that Hourihane isn't a DM. If we sign a decent striker (would love Benteke on loan) early in January and we are still in the mix then I'd fancy us to mount a challenge for a top two place.