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Post by teesdaleterrier on Jul 31, 2024 15:13:26 GMT 1
Bojan been given no 9 shirt 👀
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Post by bells ringing :) on Jul 31, 2024 15:14:17 GMT 1
Bojan been given no 9 shirt 👀 to be fair he had it last season.
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Post by teesdaleterrier on Jul 31, 2024 15:16:32 GMT 1
Bojan been given no 9 shirt 👀 to be fair he had it last season. This I am aware of but given the absence from tour and lack of info etc word was he was off.
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Post by teesdaleterrier on Jul 31, 2024 15:16:43 GMT 1
Club captain Jonathan Hogg will remain the skipper for the season ahead, with five of his teammates joining him on a newly formed leadership group. Now alongside Matty Pearson, Ben Wiles, Jaheim Headley, Herbie Kane and Brodie Spencer, the six have been given extra responsibility in the dressing room to uphold standards and hold their teammates to account, creating a winning culture that possesses accountability and camaraderie.
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Post by Gag_N_Bone_Man on Jul 31, 2024 15:16:52 GMT 1
no squad number for Hudlin, High, Ayina or Austerfield, and based on the rules 19 of the 22 places have been taken up.
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Post by Yuta be a terrier on Jul 31, 2024 15:17:53 GMT 1
I know Sorba has just gone but it was protracted for days he was off. Do we read anything into no7 being free?
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Post by teesdaleterrier on Jul 31, 2024 15:20:23 GMT 1
7, 19 and 23 missing that are popular numbers usually amongst players
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Post by VLP Fan Club on Jul 31, 2024 15:22:04 GMT 1
Few interesting bits re leadership.
Headley has obviously turned a corner which is great, no Helik is a slight worry and you hope it’s not based on him potentially being offski
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Post by bells ringing :) on Jul 31, 2024 15:23:48 GMT 1
Few interesting bits re leadership. Headley has obviously turned a corner which is great, no Helik is a slight worry and you hope it’s not based on him potentially being offski It could be a just in case thing, as Helik has worn the armband during pre season. I suppose he will lead anyways in the dressing room.
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Post by dezzly on Jul 31, 2024 15:23:58 GMT 1
no squad number for Hudlin, High, Ayina or Austerfield, and based on the rules 19 of the 22 places have been taken up. It’s easy to read into things but surely that suggests we are looking to bring in at least 2 more.
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Post by dezzly on Jul 31, 2024 15:26:33 GMT 1
Few interesting bits re leadership. Headley has obviously turned a corner which is great, no Helik is a slight worry and you hope it’s not based on him potentially being offski Helik like someone else said could just be let’s not put him in there in case a daft bid comes in. Headley I’d think maybe they think giving him a bit more responsibility may focus him.
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Post by kwami-hodouto on Jul 31, 2024 15:26:39 GMT 1
Not many spaces in that list for potential incomings.
Only number 7 not assigned.
Does that mean we are looking for another attacking midfielder?
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Post by iffyslostlens on Jul 31, 2024 15:28:31 GMT 1
Few interesting bits re leadership. Headley has obviously turned a corner which is great, no Helik is a slight worry and you hope it’s not based on him potentially being offski think its likely they have tried to spread the group over the different social\age\experince groups in the dressing room so all feel represented
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Post by bells ringing :) on Jul 31, 2024 15:29:38 GMT 1
Number 7 - Joe Hodge ?
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Post by rougeboy31 on Jul 31, 2024 15:30:29 GMT 1
Few interesting bits re leadership. Headley has obviously turned a corner which is great, no Helik is a slight worry and you hope it’s not based on him potentially being offski Helik like someone else said could just be let’s not put him in there in case a daft bid comes in. Headley I’d think maybe they think giving him a bit more responsibility may focus him. might also be because he was already stand in captain last season. So is already like the vice captain
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Post by Ross83 on Jul 31, 2024 15:36:33 GMT 1
Few interesting bits re leadership. Headley has obviously turned a corner which is great, no Helik is a slight worry and you hope it’s not based on him potentially being offski That worries me too. He was vice-captain last season.
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Post by bells ringing :) on Jul 31, 2024 15:37:22 GMT 1
Few interesting bits re leadership. Headley has obviously turned a corner which is great, no Helik is a slight worry and you hope it’s not based on him potentially being offski That worries me too. He was vice-captain last season. probs still is, he will captain when hogg doesn't start i would guess .
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Post by dalesterrier on Jul 31, 2024 15:43:25 GMT 1
He's got the armband when Hogg hasn't played on tour
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Post by shawsie on Jul 31, 2024 15:49:08 GMT 1
no squad number for Hudlin, High, Ayina or Austerfield, and based on the rules 19 of the 22 places have been taken up. Lets be honest - there shouldnt be. None are good enough and with plenty of defensive options even a young ayina needs a loan or even a perm move away. The other 3 need a new challenge - no vitriol aimed at any of them but if we aspire for a prompt return upwards they wont add any value.
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Post by sapphireblue on Jul 31, 2024 16:00:53 GMT 1
scored 3 or 4 plus hit the woodwork a couple of times as well in about half a season (when he played for a good move away or whatever). In the champshp ! Great return for 20m + investment - not! Along with his sprint partner diakhaby and pritchard they must be laughing all the way to the bank. Utter shite - him and pritchard make my blood boil. At least diakhaby can claim he was truly horrendous. The other two are just lazy but wealthy wastrels. Yep, we know all that. No one would argue otherwise. But no-one can say his direct free kicks weren't superb.
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Post by utttrooper on Jul 31, 2024 16:34:42 GMT 1
Pearson makes sense as a vice captain and Wiles as he was captain at Rotherham. I like it with Spencer because it means he's likely staying and with Headley it may just be to spur him on that bit extra. Kane is interesting though as he's just arrived and from the AHTTC deep dive it didn't sound like he was a leader. Helik not being a vice captain is probably just because he could still leave but the rumours are saying that he's happy to stay.
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Post by Gag_N_Bone_Man on Jul 31, 2024 17:06:37 GMT 1
Copied this across from the squad thread to give a clear picture here of where we are at: Current squad: Goalkeepers (do not count towards squad size limit of 22)01. Lee Nicholls 12. Chris Maxwell 13. Jacob Chapman Full backs/Wing backs15. Jaheim Headley 03. Josh Ruffels 17. Brodie Spencer (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)20. Ollie Turton 14. Mickel Miller 02. Lasse Sorensen Centre backs
24. Radinio Balker 05. Michal Helik 32. Tom Lees 04. Matty Pearson Midfielders
06. Jonathan Hogg 28. Tom Iorpenda (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)18. David Kasumu 08. Ben Wiles 16. Herbie Kane 21. Antony Evans Wingers
26. Pat Jones (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)10. Josh Koroma
Strikers
22. Kian Harratt 11. Rhys Healey 09. Bojan Radulovic 25. Danny Ward No squad number issued:
Loick Ayina (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)Josh Austerfield Scott High Kyle Hudlin Transfers in:
Player | Position | From | Fee (* = rumoured) | Mickel Miller
| Left Wing Back | Plymouth | Free (out of contract) | Lasse Sorensen
| Right Wing Back | Lincoln | £350k* (undisclosed) | Herbie Kane
| Central Midfield | Barnsley | Free(out of contract) | Antony Evans
| Central Midfield
| Bristol Rovers | £450k* (undisclosed)
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Transfers out:
Player | Position | To | Fee (* = rumoured) | Jack Rudoni | Central Midfield | Coventry | £5m* (undisclosed) | Tyreece Simpson
| Striker | Stevenage | £200k* (undisclosed) | Ben Jackson
| Wing back | Barrow | undisclosed
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Loans out:
Player | Position | To | Length | Kieran Phillips | Striker | Sacramento | End of US season - October | Sorba Thomas | Winger | Nantes | End of season (option to buy)
| Neo Eccleston | Full back | Barrow
| End of season
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I make it 19 fist team players, 18 if we discount Balker until January, so 3 or 4 spaces.
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Post by theterrier42 on Jul 31, 2024 17:09:43 GMT 1
Copied this across from the squad thread to give a clear picture here of where we are at: Current squad: Goalkeepers (do not count towards squad size limit of 22)01. Lee Nicholls 12. Chris Maxwell 13. Jacob Chapman Full backs/Wing backs15. Jaheim Headley 03. Josh Ruffels 17. Brodie Spencer (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)20. Ollie Turton 14. Mickel Miller 02. Lasse Sorensen Centre backs
24. Radinio Balker 05. Michal Helik 32. Tom Lees 04. Matty Pearson Midfielders
06. Jonathan Hogg 28. Tom Iorpenda (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)18. David Kasumu 08. Ben Wiles 16. Herbie Kane 21. Antony Evans Wingers
26. Pat Jones (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)10. Josh Koroma
Strikers
22. Kian Harratt 11. Rhys Healey 09. Bojan Radulovic 25. Danny Ward No squad number issued:
Loick Ayina (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)Josh Austerfield Scott High Kyle Hudlin Transfers in:
Player | Position | From | Fee (* = rumoured) | Mickel Miller
| Left Wing Back | Plymouth | Free (out of contract) | Lasse Sorensen
| Right Wing Back | Lincoln | £350k* (undisclosed) | Herbie Kane
| Central Midfield | Barnsley | Free(out of contract) | Antony Evans
| Central Midfield
| Bristol Rovers | £450k* (undisclosed)
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Transfers out:
Player | Position | To | Fee (* = rumoured) | Jack Rudoni | Central Midfield | Coventry | £5m* (undisclosed) | Tyreece Simpson
| Striker | Stevenage | £200k* (undisclosed) | Ben Jackson
| Wing back | Barrow | undisclosed
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Loans out:
Player | Position | To | Length | Kieran Phillips | Striker | Sacramento | End of US season - October | Sorba Thomas | Winger | Nantes | End of season (option to buy)
| Neo Eccleston | Full back | Barrow
| End of season
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I make it 19 fist team players, 18 if we discount Balker until January, so 3 or 4 spaces. We simply can’t only have 3 fit centre halves when we are playing a back 3. That needs to be a priority and with some sense of urgency
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Post by allan 1958 (OAF-WROY)(SSLFF) on Jul 31, 2024 17:10:14 GMT 1
How on earth is Ward proven at this level ?? Apart from looking at how he's done at Town, when he's bothered to play, look at his career record - season by season or his stats over his whole career - they are awful. I accept that he's going to be with us for the length of his dubiously expensive contract - nobody will pay him a fraction of what we apparently are doing - but if we go into yet another bloody season expecting him to be prolific or even fit then we deserve everything we get. Anybody seen anything from him pre-season that suggests he's remotely different to the Danny Ward we know ? Lord Fraud! He's a false 9
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Post by utttrooper on Jul 31, 2024 17:12:25 GMT 1
Copied this across from the squad thread to give a clear picture here of where we are at: Current squad: Goalkeepers (do not count towards squad size limit of 22)01. Lee Nicholls 12. Chris Maxwell 13. Jacob Chapman Full backs/Wing backs15. Jaheim Headley 03. Josh Ruffels 17. Brodie Spencer (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)20. Ollie Turton 14. Mickel Miller 02. Lasse Sorensen Centre backs
24. Radinio Balker 05. Michal Helik 32. Tom Lees 04. Matty Pearson Midfielders
06. Jonathan Hogg 28. Tom Iorpenda (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)18. David Kasumu 08. Ben Wiles 16. Herbie Kane 21. Antony Evans Wingers
26. Pat Jones (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)10. Josh Koroma
Strikers
22. Kian Harratt 11. Rhys Healey 09. Bojan Radulovic 25. Danny Ward No squad number issued:
Loick Ayina (under 21 so does not count towards squad size limit of 22)Josh Austerfield Scott High Kyle Hudlin Transfers in:
Player | Position | From | Fee (* = rumoured) | Mickel Miller
| Left Wing Back | Plymouth | Free (out of contract) | Lasse Sorensen
| Right Wing Back | Lincoln | £350k* (undisclosed) | Herbie Kane
| Central Midfield | Barnsley | Free(out of contract) | Antony Evans
| Central Midfield
| Bristol Rovers | £450k* (undisclosed)
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Transfers out:
Player | Position | To | Fee (* = rumoured) | Jack Rudoni | Central Midfield | Coventry | £5m* (undisclosed) | Tyreece Simpson
| Striker | Stevenage | £200k* (undisclosed) | Ben Jackson
| Wing back | Barrow | undisclosed
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Loans out:
Player | Position | To | Length | Kieran Phillips | Striker | Sacramento | End of US season - October | Sorba Thomas | Winger | Nantes | End of season (option to buy)
| Neo Eccleston | Full back | Barrow
| End of season
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I make it 19 fist team players, 18 if we discount Balker until January, so 3 or 4 spaces. We simply can’t only have 3 fit centre halves when we are playing a back 3. That needs to be a priority and with some sense of urgency We could do with one more preferably left sided. However I'd be fine with Turton, Ruffels or Spencer as a wide centre back.
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Post by htafcdan on Jul 31, 2024 17:18:00 GMT 1
take it no news then 🤣
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Post by Waterloo Terrier on Jul 31, 2024 17:34:15 GMT 1
We simply can’t only have 3 fit centre halves when we are playing a back 3. That needs to be a priority and with some sense of urgency We could do with one more preferably left sided. However I'd be fine with Turton, Ruffels or Spencer as a wide centre back. At this rate Spencer will have to play in the back three every game as no-one else has any pace and we’ll need a higher line than last year. Helik isn’t fast and the other four options are all in their 30s, which isn’t ideal.
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Post by arry11 on Jul 31, 2024 17:41:56 GMT 1
CF and a CDM are needed but any more long term injuries in CD and we may have a problem and would be a huge risk. Would hope we are looking into a left sided CB even if it's a short term loan.
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Post by theterrier42 on Jul 31, 2024 17:43:40 GMT 1
We simply can’t only have 3 fit centre halves when we are playing a back 3. That needs to be a priority and with some sense of urgency We could do with one more preferably left sided. However I'd be fine with Turton, Ruffels or Spencer as a wide centre back. Agreed with turton and Spencer but ruffels worries me
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Post by pinstripe on Jul 31, 2024 18:02:39 GMT 1
We haven't had anyone capable of scoring direct from a free kick since the days of Kenny Irons and Rob Edwards Mbenza. just seeing his name again made me physical recoil. Jesus..
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