2024/25 Sean Dyche

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We could have done that, on paper it sounds like a half decent option worth trying but if you want to seriously tell me that taking Doucoure off for a full back would have been hailed as a good attacking move and everyone would have patted him on the back for it then you are being rather economical with the truth.

Exactly this.

Ideally you also want to give players their first minutes of the season in a game other than at 0-0, away from home late on.

Seems we're back to last season, with Patterson being the crux of whether we can change things.