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Post by Gag_N_Bone_Man (Destabiliser) on Nov 4, 2020 12:57:31 GMT 1
Was meant to sign on deadline day, expected to sign in January.
Is he what we need, given that Koroma and Mbenza are playing well and Diakhaby looks likely to get game time as Carlos looks to rehabilitate him into the side?
transfermarkt stats have him playing 113 career games, scoring 14 and having just 7 assists (he has more bookings than assists) - averaging just over an hour a game. Is he the solution?
I'm not so sure
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Post by Convictatthemac on Nov 5, 2020 2:40:20 GMT 1
Was meant to sign on deadline day, expected to sign in January. Is he what we need, given that Koroma and Mbenza are playing well and Diakhaby looks likely to get game time as Carlos looks to rehabilitate him into the side? transfermarkt stats have him playing 113 career games, scoring 14 and having just 7 assists (he has more bookings than assists) - averaging just over an hour a game. Is he the solution? I'm not so sure If we were to sign this fellow, then Philips has to be playing first team football and looking the part, for Town to ignore signing a striker. That’s irrespective of whether Ward comes back from injury or not. The roles upfront are just so intense in the new system that strikers can’t be playing as often as they are, we are seeing the issue now with our strikers out on their feet. Even when Ward comes back then we are an injury away to any of our strikers from being short again. I think we are in need of another wide player if they are going to continue using Koroma as a backup striker but I would be looking for better than Aarons. If we can sign Pipa from the Spanish leagues for under a million, I’d rather we not clog up these wing roles with average players. The current squad is really starting to look quite the project and I think next year with some quality additions we will go up. Players will be looking at playing under Carlos as very attractive. |
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Post by Farsley Terrier (UK product) on Nov 5, 2020 10:56:56 GMT 1
Was meant to sign on deadline day, expected to sign in January. Is he what we need, given that Koroma and Mbenza are playing well and Diakhaby looks likely to get game time as Carlos looks to rehabilitate him into the side? transfermarkt stats have him playing 113 career games, scoring 14 and having just 7 assists (he has more bookings than assists) - averaging just over an hour a game. Is he the solution? I'm not so sure He'd be an addtional option, but with our squad been so thin we need a few of those all over the park. |
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Post by Gag_N_Bone_Man (Destabiliser) on Nov 5, 2020 12:17:20 GMT 1
Was meant to sign on deadline day, expected to sign in January. Is he what we need, given that Koroma and Mbenza are playing well and Diakhaby looks likely to get game time as Carlos looks to rehabilitate him into the side? transfermarkt stats have him playing 113 career games, scoring 14 and having just 7 assists (he has more bookings than assists) - averaging just over an hour a game. Is he the solution? I'm not so sure If we were to sign this fellow, then Philips has to be playing first team football and looking the part, for Town to ignore signing a striker. That’s irrespective of whether Ward comes back from injury or not. The roles upfront are just so intense in the new system that strikers can’t be playing as often as they are, we are seeing the issue now with our strikers out on their feet. Even when Ward comes back then we are an injury away to any of our strikers from being short again. I think we are in need of another wide player if they are going to continue using Koroma as a backup striker but I would be looking for better than Aarons. If we can sign Pipa from the Spanish leagues for under a million, I’d rather we not clog up these wing roles with average players. The current squad is really starting to look quite the project and I think next year with some quality additions we will go up. Players will be looking at playing under Carlos as very attractive. Phillips has been banging them in for the B team - I've asked Steven Chicken about his prospects of getting into the first team squad, and he's said he'll ask at the next press conference - watch this space! |
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Post by Convictatthemac on Nov 7, 2020 6:31:50 GMT 1
If we were to sign this fellow, then Philips has to be playing first team football and looking the part, for Town to ignore signing a striker. That’s irrespective of whether Ward comes back from injury or not. The roles upfront are just so intense in the new system that strikers can’t be playing as often as they are, we are seeing the issue now with our strikers out on their feet. Even when Ward comes back then we are an injury away to any of our strikers from being short again. I think we are in need of another wide player if they are going to continue using Koroma as a backup striker but I would be looking for better than Aarons. If we can sign Pipa from the Spanish leagues for under a million, I’d rather we not clog up these wing roles with average players. The current squad is really starting to look quite the project and I think next year with some quality additions we will go up. Players will be looking at playing under Carlos as very attractive. Phillips has been banging them in for the B team - I've asked Steven Chicken about his prospects of getting into the first team squad, and he's said he'll ask at the next press conference - watch this space! Sounds like they are taking the slowly slowly approach with Philips, which I have no problem with, but Phil shouldn’t be saying we have 3 strikers let alone 5. www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/carlos-corberan-reveals-double-striker-19235906 |
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Post by Gag_N_Bone_Man (Destabiliser) on Nov 7, 2020 12:33:41 GMT 1
Phillips has been banging them in for the B team - I've asked Steven Chicken about his prospects of getting into the first team squad, and he's said he'll ask at the next press conference - watch this space! Sounds like they are taking the slowly slowly approach with Philips, which I have no problem with, but Phil shouldn’t be saying we have 3 strikers let alone 5. www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/carlos-corberan-reveals-double-striker-19235906I get why they are taking that approach but surely he's worth a space on the bench and 20 minutes now and then? Would have been great to call on him on Wednesday at 1 nil up. |
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Post by Convictatthemac on Nov 7, 2020 12:40:01 GMT 1
I get why they are taking that approach but surely he's worth a space on the bench and 20 minutes now and then? Would have been great to call on him on Wednesday at 1 nil up. You’d have to think so. The way he bumped off a player then curled it past the keeper in the last ‘B’ game, looked fine for 20 minutes to me. |
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Post by Camel Grabber on Nov 7, 2020 20:59:02 GMT 1
Especially when others have had a little bit of game time like Jackson, crochkow and duhaney.
I would probably have him instead of Daly on the bench, nothing against Daley but Phillips is a striker and Daly is similar to Mbenza, ward, diakhaby, koroma who aren't out and out strikers
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Post by thomo on Nov 16, 2020 14:56:11 GMT 1
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Post by arry11 on Nov 16, 2020 15:28:56 GMT 1
I agree but i would also like too see a more consistent play maker adding too the squad who makes things happen |
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Post by Gag_N_Bone_Man (Destabiliser) on Nov 16, 2020 16:56:41 GMT 1
I agree but i would also like too see a more consistent play maker adding too the squad who makes things happen 100%. Pritchard ain't it. Bacuna too inconsistent. Eiting - jury is still out. |
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Post by VLP Fan Club on Nov 18, 2020 12:12:19 GMT 1
So an update for everyone on this one - Aarons is still living in Lepton and is on a Town training programme, deal agreed already and will sign very early on in January. |
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Post by detox on Nov 20, 2020 11:44:34 GMT 1
Think he has massive potential, and a change of club, new coaching and better fitness I think this lad will be a brilliant acquisition ..
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Post by Jimuano on Dec 18, 2020 23:00:18 GMT 1
We're pretty desperate in the wide positions.
I really hope that (- bearing in mind we fannied around a lot and only almost got Aarons over the line in summer-) the powers that be have worked behind the scenes to enable us to not fook about come Jan 1st and get him signed up immediately and into the first team setup.
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Post by kennyk2 on Dec 19, 2020 9:09:37 GMT 1
I agree but i would also like too see a more consistent play maker adding too the squad who makes things happen 100%. Pritchard ain't it. Bacuna too inconsistent. Eiting - jury is still out. Pritchard needs some game time or if he can't get that... a new challenge. What a great Championship player he was before he joined Town. Bacuna really does my head in, great talent but his football brain has is missing this year, just an empty space between his ears. I have faith he can reproduce the purple patch he had last season, but that faith is wearing pretty thin at the moment. Eiting, still young and getting back to some sort of form. Great prospect and I hope we can keep him. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2020 10:31:37 GMT 1
Wycombe are apparently hoping to bring Rolando Aarons back in January.
I’d still be confident that he’d choose us over them, but maybe the fact he played for them last season (and they’ll probably pay a higher % of his wages) could swing it their way.
Hopefully it’s already a done deal for him to come to us and it’s just a case of waiting for the window to open.
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Post by terriers2000 on Dec 19, 2020 11:56:18 GMT 1
I know it's nothing to do with Aarons but I'll take yannick bolasie he ain't doing owt at everton and is the type of player we need
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Post by Maynardblue on Dec 19, 2020 12:13:53 GMT 1
I know it's nothing to do with Aarons but I'll take yannick bolasie he ain't doing owt at everton and is the type of player we need Who's going to pay his £75,000 a week wages? |
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Post by arry11 on Dec 19, 2020 12:28:28 GMT 1
I know it's nothing to do with Aarons but I'll take yannick bolasie he ain't doing owt at everton and is the type of player we need Who's going to pay his £75,000 a week wages? Some people should really think about what the club need too do first we are looking too reduce our wage bill and trying too move the big earners out. |
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Post by dezzly on Dec 19, 2020 12:46:10 GMT 1
I know it's nothing to do with Aarons but I'll take yannick bolasie he ain't doing owt at everton and is the type of player we need I did see something that boro are in for him.Whether that’s true or not who knows as if like Maynard says it’s 75k a week wages surely that too much for likes of boro also.Either way do see him at town if that’s the case with the money involved |
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Post by digs on Dec 19, 2020 14:14:43 GMT 1
I know it's nothing to do with Aarons but I'll take yannick bolasie he ain't doing owt at everton and is the type of player we need Is Yannick Bolasie a fantasy signing of yours,or have you seen something linking him to Town? |
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Post by Tinpot on Dec 19, 2020 15:03:53 GMT 1
3 players in each position. 2 first team-ready and one youth prospect.
What we have:
* Mbenza
* Diakhaby
* Koroma
Ward appears to be designated as a CF, Pritchard & Bacuna are both in poor form and better suited to a central role even if they were at their best, and our best youth prospects are in other positions. Even if Diakhaby had come good & Koroma wasn't injured, wingers (inverted or otherwise) would still be a priority.
Whether Aarons & Grant are the right additions, only time will tell. In the case of Danny Grant in particular I'm expecting him to be seen as a "Koroma-type" signing (i.e. may take time to make an impact on the first team).
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2020 21:46:30 GMT 1
I know it's nothing to do with Aarons but I'll take yannick bolasie he ain't doing owt at everton and is the type of player we need He's not done anything since having a serious injury 2-3 years ago. |
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Post by mids on Dec 20, 2020 8:14:27 GMT 1
I know it's nothing to do with Aarons but I'll take yannick bolasie he ain't doing owt at everton and is the type of player we need He's not done anything since having a serious injury 2-3 years ago. ...and collected £75k per week...not bad going that Everton's Bolasie = Town's Pritchard |
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Post by VLP Fan Club on Dec 20, 2020 10:09:50 GMT 1
Wycombe are apparently hoping to bring Rolando Aarons back in January. I’d still be confident that he’d choose us over them, but maybe the fact he played for them last season (and they’ll probably pay a higher % of his wages) could swing it their way. Hopefully it’s already a done deal for him to come to us and it’s just a case of waiting for the window to open. Aarons is signed for January in a gentlemen’s agreement so to speak. He’s training with Town. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2020 10:24:25 GMT 1
Wycombe are apparently hoping to bring Rolando Aarons back in January. I’d still be confident that he’d choose us over them, but maybe the fact he played for them last season (and they’ll probably pay a higher % of his wages) could swing it their way. Hopefully it’s already a done deal for him to come to us and it’s just a case of waiting for the window to open. Aarons is signed for January in a gentlemen’s agreement so to speak. He’s training with Town. Ah, okay. Didn’t realise he was training with us. In that case I’m much more confident of getting it over the line, regardless of what Wycombe say and do. He’ll probably start against Plymouth in the cup! |
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Post by Tinpot on Dec 20, 2020 21:53:33 GMT 1
Aarons is signed for January in a gentlemen’s agreement so to speak. He’s training with Town. Ah, okay. Didn’t realise he was training with us. In that case I’m much more confident of getting it over the line, regardless of what Wycombe say and do. He’ll probably start against Plymouth in the cup!Ideal match for any signings we get over the line by then to have an introduction in a low consequence game. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2020 22:18:13 GMT 1
Ah, okay. Didn’t realise he was training with us. In that case I’m much more confident of getting it over the line, regardless of what Wycombe say and do. He’ll probably start against Plymouth in the cup!Ideal match for any signings we get over the line by then to have an introduction in a low consequence game. Agreed. Reading (h) on January 2nd would be in at the deep end to say the least! |
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Post by Kenny irons on Dec 21, 2020 0:57:41 GMT 1
The days of us buying players over the age of 30 are gone now. All the players we will bring in will be to develop and flog
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Post by Tinpot on Dec 21, 2020 1:57:32 GMT 1
The days of us buying players over the age of 30 are gone now. All the players we will bring in will be to develop and flog I'd be concerned if that's the case. Not least because youngsters often learn a lot from playing and training alongside experienced pros. |
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