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Post by Detective Boyle on Aug 25, 2023 16:28:35 GMT 1
Excited by this one, I think he will turn out to be the player we thought Kasumu was going to be. Combative, great engine but quality on the ball.
Well done to all involved
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Post by Headless Chicken on Aug 25, 2023 16:47:15 GMT 1
I don't think he's a Hogg replacement. That player is still needed, unless Kasumu picks up form and maintains fitness. I'd imagine in Hogg's replacement we wouldn't want an exactly like-for-like. You generally need players these days that can offer a bit more going forward, at least with our sort of budget it's better to go for all-rounders. Appreciate that, but he still wouldn't be a replacement for Hogg. Wiles is more an 8 and Hogg a 6. |
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Post by royrace on Aug 25, 2023 17:11:43 GMT 1
Very happy with this signing, he’s looked very decent for a few seasons now and I seem to remember we were linked with him before. Obvious from his interview this is a big move for him and one he’s not made lightly. Hopefully exactly what we need.
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Post by ebargum on Aug 25, 2023 17:24:56 GMT 1
I don't think he's a Hogg replacement. That player is still needed, unless Kasumu picks up form and maintains fitness. I'd imagine in Hogg's replacement we wouldn't want an exactly like-for-like. You generally need players these days that can offer a bit more going forward, at least with our sort of budget it's better to go for all-rounders. Very good. |
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Post by 28901 on Aug 25, 2023 17:38:40 GMT 1
At first glance I thought he was sat in a sort of wheelchair 😆 To be honest thart wouldn't surprise me after some of our recent signings.. |
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Post by Rambo on Aug 25, 2023 17:41:48 GMT 1
Impressive compilation vid. Pace and goals from midfield is something we haven't had for a while... Looks like O'Brien but with added passing ability and goals. Was going to say he looks like a better version of O' Brien. |
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Post by bluesandtwos on Aug 25, 2023 18:18:06 GMT 1
I think he will really suit the way we play under Warnock. Strong and quick with an eye for goal. I hope he is fully recovered from the ankle injury last season. Sounds like he was disappointed that the Burnley move didn’t come off. Hopefully the move to Town under Warnock will reenergise him.
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Post by ldotm on Aug 25, 2023 18:41:37 GMT 1
All the Wiles, upon the field of play... Wow, stole that from me. How do you sleep at night. |
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Post by Champers on Aug 25, 2023 18:55:30 GMT 1
Thrilled with this one tbh as I think he's got "fan favourite" written all over him the way he plays. Well done to everyone at the club for making this one happen.
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Post by Stewpot on Aug 25, 2023 19:06:39 GMT 1
This lad is a good signing and it is not all about how much we spend, it's betting the right player at the right price. Back to the Pritchard comments earlier, absolutely bang on with that! |
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Post by digs on Aug 25, 2023 19:07:28 GMT 1
Will he play tomorrow,or does he have to sit on the bench for a month first and watch the midfield fanny about
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Aug 25, 2023 19:24:02 GMT 1
Will he play tomorrow,or does he have to sit on the bench for a month first and watch the midfield fanny about They don’t want to overdo it. He’s saving himself for the crown green bowls challenge on Sunday, to see if he can wrestle the title from the undisputed DATM champion. |
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Post by morleyterrier on Aug 25, 2023 19:46:30 GMT 1
Great signing, well pleased with this.
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Post by ibby on Aug 25, 2023 19:51:01 GMT 1
Good luck.
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Aug 25, 2023 19:52:04 GMT 1
Will his shirt sponsor be the Acme corporation?
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Aug 25, 2023 19:53:12 GMT 1
Will he play tomorrow,or does he have to sit on the bench for a month first and watch the midfield fanny about They don’t want to overdo it. He’s saving himself for the crown green bowls challenge on Sunday, to see if he can wrestle the title from the undisputed DATM champion. never trust a crown green bowler under 30 |
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Post by pinstripe on Aug 25, 2023 20:16:50 GMT 1
Helik..why does no one ever remember helik!!  Who? I mean Helik is technically our best league goal scorer, him and Dael Fry.. who plays for Middlesborough.. 😅 |
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Post by digs on Aug 25, 2023 20:28:56 GMT 1
Will he play tomorrow,or does he have to sit on the bench for a month first and watch the midfield fanny about They don’t want to overdo it. He’s saving himself for the crown green bowls challenge on Sunday, to see if he can wrestle the title from the undisputed DATM champion. Impossible,I will die as DATM bowling champion |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Aug 25, 2023 20:29:49 GMT 1
If I was a Rotherham fan I'd be fuming that they had sold him to a direct relegation rival.
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Aug 25, 2023 20:47:33 GMT 1
If I was a Rotherham fan I'd be fuming that they had sold him to a direct relegation rival. Maybe they haven’t? 🤔 |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Aug 25, 2023 21:05:01 GMT 1
If I was a Rotherham fan I'd be fuming that they had sold him to a direct relegation rival. Maybe they haven’t? 🤔 We might not be now. |
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Post by wildhogg on Aug 25, 2023 21:26:24 GMT 1
This looks to be a really good quality signing. 24 years old, highly rated and would have been in the Prem this season if bids for him had been accepted.
All of a sudden, with Del also in the equation, we look a lot stronger. Now for a striker!!
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Post by Leporid on Aug 25, 2023 22:55:19 GMT 1
Excited by this one, I think he will turn out to be the player we thought Kasumu was going to be. Combative, great engine but quality on the ball. Well done to all involved Perhaps he will help Kasumu play his role. |
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Post by iainmac3inarow on Aug 26, 2023 6:48:09 GMT 1
Excited by this one, I think he will turn out to be the player we thought Kasumu was going to be. Combative, great engine but quality on the ball. Well done to all involved Perhaps he will help Kasumu play his role. Absolutely this, all of a sudden we have someone who should show as a simple option for Kasumu (once fit and IF he can displace Hogg) allowing him to focus on his strengths as more of a disruptor/ball winner, and then Wiles can drive us forward or pick out attackers better. |
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Post by Torquayterrier on Aug 26, 2023 7:17:01 GMT 1
The midfield had got a bit pedestrian so another option of bringing the ball forward is always welcome. Now we could do with a really savvy striker to get into good positions to put them away. Rhodes coming off the books should hopefully free up a space. Ward can drop to the bench if we get someone in that can naturally finish. Maybe give Harrat a few starts in the meantime?
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Post by Gold Coast Terrier on Aug 26, 2023 7:55:16 GMT 1
Looks exactly what we need. Someone who can grab the game and push us on, and dig in when we need that too. I can see a lot of our current squad raising their game playing with someone in this role.
I like that he can beat a man too. In the modern game which seems to be so forensically planned, having a player able to take their marker out of the game as you progress up the field can be a game changer. We’ve missed an O’brien scampering past people in the middle.
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Post by araucaria on Aug 26, 2023 10:39:05 GMT 1
He was Rotherham's best player when we drew 0-0 at home during Covid and they battered us in the second half. After they'd hit the bar, had a seemingly good goal disallowed, and drawn a tremendous save out of Ryan Schofield, Wiles had their best chance in the 90th minute. I'd watched the entire half through my fingers, cursed our inability to stem the tide and then just when an unlikely point comes into view, their best player is bound to win them the game. Anyway he muffed it and it may well have kept us up, as we finished the game still 8 points ahead of Rotherham in 22nd, but they had 3 games in hand. If Wiles had scored it would have been only 5 points and we were tottering from side-to-side like Crisp in the 1973 Grand National.
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Post by westislandterrier on Aug 26, 2023 12:28:05 GMT 1
The midfield had got a bit pedestrian so another option of bringing the ball forward is always welcome. Now we could do with a really savvy striker to get into good positions to put them away. Rhodes coming off the books should hopefully free up a space. Ward can drop to the bench if we get someone in that can naturally finish. Maybe give Harrat a few starts in the meantime? I know the gap between The Championship and The SPL is huge and I’m not sure of Neil’s budget (everything is so undisclosed and secrevite at Town) but Lawerence Shankland of Hearts scores for fun wherever he had played in Scotland, but he also scores in Europe as well, so maybe a worthwhile look at Shankland as well as Martin Boyle of Hibernian across the other side of Edinburgh as well as he also knows how to find the net and possibly has more pace than Shankland who is more renowned for his poaching prowess and expertise in that particular sphere... I know The SPFL Premier League seems laughable but something is better than absolutely nothing in my humble opinion ! |
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Post by westislandterrier on Aug 26, 2023 12:31:33 GMT 1
The very warmest of 🏴 Scottish 🏴 welcomes 🥃 🥃 🥃 to The mighty and wonderful Huddersfield Town Ben !
Have a pure fab career and fab fun here !
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Post by yoy on Aug 26, 2023 13:04:23 GMT 1
Not a player I know much about, but some of his passes in that highlights reel are sensational. Admittedly, this conclusion comes only from a YouTube video but seems to have a little bit of everything. Looking forward to seeing him play.
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