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Post by HuddsTerrier on Aug 1, 2024 8:02:25 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. I think that squad break downs shows the work to be done and how unbalanced we remain. It was always going to be a busy summer though We look well set in Goalies, Full backs and Centre Mid (probably overstocked there) We look light at CB (due to Balker injury) and Ayina seemingly not in the picture - not sure the story there but he's done well in SPL and brings the pace at the back we lack so should be fine in L1. Will he not extend his deal? Wingers - Jones is injury prone and can't be relied upon. I hope to be proved wrong but doubt he'll be available for 30 games. If we want to have the option to play wingers (varying up formations) we need a body or two who can play on the wing and other position Strikers - very light. Healy and Ward have injury worries. The rest for me aren't good enough including Bojan and if someone wanted him I'd allow Ward to go. So we need at least two there I would say we're a little behind were I expected us to be. Good progress in trading players out and some good players in but we should have signed a striker by now. Hopefully some movement there with the Soton lad before the end of the week
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Post by rockwall on Aug 1, 2024 8:06:16 GMT 1
If Nicholls and Helik were likely to stay then they'd be definite members of the leadership group. As they aren't, it is evident we don't expect them to be here by the end of August - which is fair enough - good luck to them as long as we receive decent money for both of them. Why would they? How do you know they are leaders?
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Post by bluesandtwos on Aug 1, 2024 8:25:48 GMT 1
If Nicholls and Helik were likely to stay then they'd be definite members of the leadership group. As they aren't, it is evident we don't expect them to be here by the end of August - which is fair enough - good luck to them as long as we receive decent money for both of them. Why would they? How do you know they are leaders? They have both had the captains armband at some point over the last two seasons but that isn’t the reason for the group. As has been said it is for inclusion by all sub groups in the dressing room. The issues raised at the end of last season were a small clique had control of the narrative which caused disharmony. If all players feel they have some representation then you, hopefully, don’t get that.
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Post by townarentbest on Aug 1, 2024 8:30:43 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. I think that squad break downs shows the work to be done and how unbalanced we remain. It was always going to be a busy summer though We look well set in Goalies, Full backs and Centre Mid (probably overstocked there) We look light at CB (due to Balker injury) and Ayina seemingly not in the picture - not sure the story there but he's done well in SPL and brings the pace at the back we lack so should be fine in L1. Will he not extend his deal? Wingers - Jones is injury prone and can't be relied upon. I hope to be proved wrong but doubt he'll be available for 30 games. If we want to have the option to play wingers (varying up formations) we need a body or two who can play on the wing and other position Strikers - very light. Healy and Ward have injury worries. The rest for me aren't good enough including Bojan and if someone wanted him I'd allow Ward to go. So we need at least two there I would say we're a little behind were I expected us to be. Good progress in trading players out and some good players in but we should have signed a striker by now. Hopefully some movement there with the Soton lad before the end of the week +add Kieran Phillips whose loan deal currently ends on November 30th?
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Post by Gold Coast Terrier on Aug 1, 2024 8:34:23 GMT 1
Sometimes people are given leadership roles as part of a committee to push them out of their comfort zone, to develop their own skills. It could be that a few of them fit that profile.
We actually have quite a few who fit the captaincy role if needed, Evans and Sorensen are another couple of contenders. Leaders on the pitch don't have to be the same leaders off it.
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Post by space hardware on Aug 1, 2024 8:44:39 GMT 1
It's a load of fucking arse that's never been mentioned before. It's actually the complete opposite. As someone above has said, maybe look into Pep and how he has done it at City. Something a little different and new and people still throw a paddy. Ah, "Pep does it so we must do it". His success is probably far more due doping, both financial and narcotic, than cultural pillars etc. That wee bald goblin has ruined football in the this country.
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Post by benhomly on Aug 1, 2024 8:51:17 GMT 1
It's actually the complete opposite. As someone above has said, maybe look into Pep and how he has done it at City. Something a little different and new and people still throw a paddy. Ah, "Pep does it so we must do it". His success is probably far more due doping, both financial and narcotic, than cultural pillars etc. That wee bald goblin has ruined football in the this country. Sky are responsible for ruining football, Man City have merely taken advantage of it. Doubt there'd be many complaining on here if it was Town who'd gone on to do what City have done. Not that that was ever going to happen of course.
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Post by ambryboy on Aug 1, 2024 8:54:53 GMT 1
I see Kev is on the offensive on twitter.I’m hoping that’s a pre cursor to getting some deals done. However I do have the nagging feeling that,certainly on Joe Taylor,we won’t do what is necessary to get him whereas other clubs will. I just don’t want to see what I imagine might happen…he goes to Bolton,helps them to promotion,gets signed and plays for them in the champ before going for big money to a parachute club. I just hope all the talk of change and doing things differently is actually the case and all the above happens when he’s playing for us. Taylor sounds a great option so totally agree - hope we get it done asap. Ps I always laugh seeing 'big money' and 'parachute club' in the same sentence - if only we'd been able to spend our parachute payments on bolstering the side for another shot at the PL rather than them been siphoned off to DH 🙄 that will always stick in the throat Careful thomo , with comments like that the good Captain will be sharpening his rapier and hunting you down
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Post by terrier17 on Aug 1, 2024 8:56:58 GMT 1
If Nicholls and Helik were likely to stay then they'd be definite members of the leadership group. As they aren't, it is evident we don't expect them to be here by the end of August - which is fair enough - good luck to them as long as we receive decent money for both of them. I think people are reading too much into it. If I’m honest, the club should have announced this leadership group after the window had closed to stop any speculation.
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Post by rockwall on Aug 1, 2024 9:12:08 GMT 1
Why would they? How do you know they are leaders? They have both had the captains armband at some point over the last two seasons but that isn’t the reason for the group. As has been said it is for inclusion by all sub groups in the dressing room. The issues raised at the end of last season were a small clique had control of the narrative which caused disharmony. If all players feel they have some representation then you, hopefully, don’t get that. I think the new group is a positive move. I am far from in the know but it seems that a lot of people think just because Player A hasn't got a certain role, means that they are leaving. Could they leave? Possibly. But there hasn't been any rumours or any hints at that.
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Post by rockwall on Aug 1, 2024 9:14:04 GMT 1
It's actually the complete opposite. As someone above has said, maybe look into Pep and how he has done it at City. Something a little different and new and people still throw a paddy. Ah, "Pep does it so we must do it". His success is probably far more due doping, both financial and narcotic, than cultural pillars etc. That wee bald goblin has ruined football in the this country. Nobody has said we have to follow Pep. It is a proven method that has worked for him, why not give it a go? By the sounds of your 2nd part, you're clearly not a fan of Pep. Explain how he has ruined football in this country?
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Post by duncfost01 on Aug 1, 2024 9:27:48 GMT 1
Only the club know the money they have to spend. So far it seems like we have had more money in than we have spent.
Duff’s change of formation means we lack cover in certain areas.
I still think we haven’t seen the last of the “outs”..
Kev Nagle said “surgical and smart”. What does mean ? Trim the fat - yes agree with that. Smart - only the end of the transfer window will tell us if he has been smart.
Cartwright said that they wanted to do business early to give Duff time to work and establish his new squad. I did think at the time - given the Euros - that he probably shouldn’t have said that. Fans expected it and as I far as most of can see the squad lacks in forward positions.
Kev also said “ 2 more forwards - everyone loves a forward”. Where are they ?
The squad at the moment is a couple of injuries away from looking fragile. League 1 is tough (but we know this from before). Birmingham have gone crazy but they did lose 11 first team players in the summer. So maybe not as crazy as some might think.
Yesterday I gave the window 6. This morning it’s 5. Why ? Terrier Nigel got a rise out of Kev. Is Kev frustrated himself at the lack pace in our transfer business ? Surgical and Smart sounds like a Cartwright quote to me.
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Post by gowlinggoal on Aug 1, 2024 9:35:13 GMT 1
I agree that we seem to be reading too much into the leadership group. When it talks about upholding standards in the dressing room I think this is about deciding on fines for lateness, mobile use, flip flops, bad clothes or music etc. The range of players in age and ethnicity appears to be designed to avoid the cliques that the last manager complained about. I'm not sure Lees, Helik, Nicholls, Ward or Maxwell need to be in this group (if Hogg and Pearson are).
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Post by Donny Terrier on Aug 1, 2024 9:41:09 GMT 1
Only the club know the money they have to spend. So far it seems like we have had more money in than we have spent. Duff’s change of formation means we lack cover in certain areas. I still think we haven’t seen the last of the “outs”.. Kev Nagle said “surgical and smart”. What does mean ? Trim the fat - yes agree with that. Smart - only the end of the transfer window will tell us if he has been smart. Cartwright said that they wanted to do business early to give Duff time to work and establish his new squad. I did think at the time - given the Euros - that he probably shouldn’t have said that. Fans expected it and as I far as most of can see the squad lacks in forward positions. Kev also said “ 2 more forwards - everyone loves a forward”. Where are they ? The squad at the moment is a couple of injuries away from looking fragile. League 1 is tough (but we know this from before). Birmingham have gone crazy but they did lose 11 first team players in the summer. So maybe not as crazy as some might think. Yesterday I gave the window 6. This morning it’s 5. Why ? Terrier Nigel got a rise out of Kev. Is Kev frustrated himself at the lack pace in our transfer business ? Surgical and Smart sounds like a Cartwright quote to me. I Yes we are only one injury away from a forward line crisis this season But people on here can always go and blame Neil Warnock for it!...Again 12 months on and the club is stalling again...no one left to blame now..kev..Cartwright
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2024 9:42:14 GMT 1
Although it’s not transfer related and maybe needs its own thread (admins is it possible to move the posts about this to a new thread?)
The leadership group to me seems a way of getting everyone together and this trying to avoid the dressing room issues of last season, I don’t see it as these players are captains but a voice from different areas of the squad with balance based on age and experience, I would imagine these 6 plus Hogg and management team will have some meetings and try to make suggestions to suit the full squad and wrap an possible issues up early. It’s a good thing and something that was missing last year. Regarding Captains etc then i guess this will still be in order Hogg, Helik, Nicholls and leadership group is not connected to who is the captain.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2024 9:47:22 GMT 1
Only the club know the money they have to spend. So far it seems like we have had more money in than we have spent. Duff’s change of formation means we lack cover in certain areas. I still think we haven’t seen the last of the “outs”.. Kev Nagle said “surgical and smart”. What does mean ? Trim the fat - yes agree with that. Smart - only the end of the transfer window will tell us if he has been smart. Cartwright said that they wanted to do business early to give Duff time to work and establish his new squad. I did think at the time - given the Euros - that he probably shouldn’t have said that. Fans expected it and as I far as most of can see the squad lacks in forward positions. Kev also said “ 2 more forwards - everyone loves a forward”. Where are they ? The squad at the moment is a couple of injuries away from looking fragile. League 1 is tough (but we know this from before). Birmingham have gone crazy but they did lose 11 first team players in the summer. So maybe not as crazy as some might think. Yesterday I gave the window 6. This morning it’s 5. Why ? Terrier Nigel got a rise out of Kev. Is Kev frustrated himself at the lack pace in our transfer business ? Surgical and Smart sounds like a Cartwright quote to me. I Yes we are only one injury away from a forward line crisis this season But people on here can always go and blame Neil Warnock for it!...Again 12 months on and the club is stalling again...no one left to blame now..kev..Cartwright Starting the season with the below is not an issue and is stronger than pretty much all of the other L1 teams in this area. Healey - seems fit and ready to go will be excellent at this level Ward - seems fit and ready to go and will do well in L1 if fit Bojan - has ability for sure and maybe needs a run in the team, a number of little injuries not helped him I would like to see more of him. Koroma - started pre season well and can excel in L1 Harrett - has lots of off field issues but he can be a real pest and could be excellent in L1 he looked pretty decent in Championship at times last season, he could be our new Lee Novak certainly happy to have him around the team if he sorts none football parts out. The possible injuries are a concern but they might not happen and we could see all the above doing well this season.
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Post by wildhogg on Aug 1, 2024 9:47:42 GMT 1
I think we'd do well with the squad we have already. Looking at it, all of the players should be very capable at League One level. Last season was a disaster with noise being made about 'bad eggs' and disharmony. Some of those players probably remain, but I'd like to think that Duff has changed the dressing room mentality and that the players will have more respect for him than they had for his two predecessors. What we do need is a couple more quality signings to really tip the balance in our favour, strengthen our numbers and excite the fans in advance of the new season; after a month or so of drift. A couple of really good quality players and glossy online introductions would gee everyone up. I can understand why some fans are feeling very 'glass half full', even if the four lads we've brought in are all good additions.
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Post by Donny Terrier on Aug 1, 2024 9:55:54 GMT 1
Yes we are only one injury away from a forward line crisis this season But people on here can always go and blame Neil Warnock for it!...Again 12 months on and the club is stalling again...no one left to blame now..kev..Cartwright Starting the season with the below is not an issue and is stronger than pretty much all of the other L1 teams in this area. Healey - seems fit and ready to go will be excellent at this level Ward - seems fit and ready to go and will do well in L1 if fit Bojan - has ability for sure and maybe needs a run in the team, a number of little injuries not helped him I would like to see more of him. Koroma - started pre season well and can excel in L1 Harrett - has lots of off field issues but he can be a real pest and could be excellent in L1 he looked pretty decent in Championship at times last season, he could be our new Lee Novak certainly happy to have him around the team if he sorts none football parts out. The possible injuries are a concern but they might not happen and we could see all the above doing well this season. Would agree with harratt...the lad is just persecuted on here... That goal at vicarage Road the season before last was absolutely amazing He,s young and deserves a chance...I would not be surprised if he bagged over 10 in league one if given a chance
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Post by Dan on Aug 1, 2024 9:57:59 GMT 1
Cartwright informing Kev about the latest bombshell
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Post by JonsonClarkParis on Aug 1, 2024 9:58:12 GMT 1
Losing helik would be suicide.obviously if it was a silly offer then the club are going to look at it. The man is a colossal at the back and we won’t get anyone else in for the money we spend even close to him
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Post by goodbet on Aug 1, 2024 10:03:12 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. I think that squad break downs shows the work to be done and how unbalanced we remain. It was always going to be a busy summer though We look well set in Goalies, Full backs and Centre Mid (probably overstocked there) We look light at CB (due to Balker injury) and Ayina seemingly not in the picture - not sure the story there but he's done well in SPL and brings the pace at the back we lack so should be fine in L1. Will he not extend his deal? Wingers - Jones is injury prone and can't be relied upon. I hope to be proved wrong but doubt he'll be available for 30 games. If we want to have the option to play wingers (varying up formations) we need a body or two who can play on the wing and other position Strikers - very light. Healy and Ward have injury worries. The rest for me aren't good enough including Bojan and if someone wanted him I'd allow Ward to go. So we need at least two there I would say we're a little behind were I expected us to be. Good progress in trading players out and some good players in but we should have signed a striker by now. Hopefully some movement there with the Soton lad before the end of the week A little behind is being very generous.
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Post by goodbet on Aug 1, 2024 10:05:39 GMT 1
Yes we are only one injury away from a forward line crisis this season But people on here can always go and blame Neil Warnock for it!...Again 12 months on and the club is stalling again...no one left to blame now..kev..Cartwright Starting the season with the below is not an issue and is stronger than pretty much all of the other L1 teams in this area. Healey - seems fit and ready to go will be excellent at this level Ward - seems fit and ready to go and will do well in L1 if fit Bojan - has ability for sure and maybe needs a run in the team, a number of little injuries not helped him I would like to see more of him. Koroma - started pre season well and can excel in L1 Harrett - has lots of off field issues but he can be a real pest and could be excellent in L1 he looked pretty decent in Championship at times last season, he could be our new Lee Novak certainly happy to have him around the team if he sorts none football parts out. The possible injuries are a concern but they might not happen and we could see all the above doing well this season. You appear to want to go into the season on a wing and a prayer, I hope Town's management are not so naive.
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Post by detox on Aug 1, 2024 10:11:16 GMT 1
Starting the season with the below is not an issue and is stronger than pretty much all of the other L1 teams in this area. Healey - seems fit and ready to go will be excellent at this level Ward - seems fit and ready to go and will do well in L1 if fit Bojan - has ability for sure and maybe needs a run in the team, a number of little injuries not helped him I would like to see more of him. Koroma - started pre season well and can excel in L1 Harrett - has lots of off field issues but he can be a real pest and could be excellent in L1 he looked pretty decent in Championship at times last season, he could be our new Lee Novak certainly happy to have him around the team if he sorts none football parts out. The possible injuries are a concern but they might not happen and we could see all the above doing well this season. Would agree with harratt...the lad is just persecuted on here... That goal at vicarage Road the season before last was absolutely amazing He,s young and deserves a chance...I would not be surprised if he bagged over 10 in league one if given a chance I hope he takes his chance, but he needs to dump the lads he's been hanging around with and grow up a bit.. then maybe he can focus on the great opportunity he's been given to be a good professional footballer and earn some decent money.
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Post by terriersyndrome on Aug 1, 2024 10:13:14 GMT 1
Yes we are only one injury away from a forward line crisis this season But people on here can always go and blame Neil Warnock for it!...Again 12 months on and the club is stalling again...no one left to blame now..kev..Cartwright Starting the season with the below is not an issue and is stronger than pretty much all of the other L1 teams in this area. Healey - seems fit and ready to go will be excellent at this level Ward - seems fit and ready to go and will do well in L1 if fit Bojan - has ability for sure and maybe needs a run in the team, a number of little injuries not helped him I would like to see more of him. Koroma - started pre season well and can excel in L1 Harrett - has lots of off field issues but he can be a real pest and could be excellent in L1 he looked pretty decent in Championship at times last season, he could be our new Lee Novak certainly happy to have him around the team if he sorts none football parts out. The possible injuries are a concern but they might not happen and we could see all the above doing well this season. Didn't you recently get banned from this forum? 🤔
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Post by oneneilwarnock on Aug 1, 2024 10:15:42 GMT 1
Dunc, 'i'm not panicking yet a week ago' Foster. Now panicking and slamming the ownership, his mood swings never fail me.
Personally think ownership has been full of hot air since day one so had limited expectations of this summer but reasonably happy with the signings so far. But yes they talked a massive game and have been blown out the water completely by Birmingham. But that again is the issue with talking so much on X. Anyway it is what it is let's see how things transcend onto the pitch the first few weeks. Still think Duff is a good appointment for us particularly at this level.
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Post by royrace on Aug 1, 2024 10:16:32 GMT 1
Helik and Nicholls are not in the new leadership group is a disappointment. Looks like there aren’t here long term. Losing Baulker, Thomas, Rudoni and potentially Helik and Nicholls has stripped majority of the quality in our starting 11. Evans looks decent but the rest look cheap bang average league 1 players. There is time yet but I would have hoped as a club we made signings which we would look to play in the championship in the future and resale value. We have a quality manager but we really do need them them signings Kev. The squad is old, slow, lacks quality and thin. Come on Kev, start seeing players as an investment like you see refurbishing a stadium and real estate There's some crap being posted today, this is just one of them. We can't miss Baulker because he's hardly played and when he has he's not shown enough to suggest that he's quality. It's clear as day that Thomas would have never fit into Duff's system so he'd have been as useful as he has been in the pre season games ie not useful at all. Rudoni - remains to be seen whether he makes it or not but IMO he was very poor for us over the 2 seasons he was here; his final ball and efforts on goal were bang average L1. Helik and Nichols are still here so you can hardly use them to support your argument. Miller has been excellent in the pre season games. Sorensen was in the L1 team of the season last season and has looked decent so far so hardly bang average. Kane is already a fans favourite (I suspect you didn't go to Austria). As you say Evans looks decent. Cheap bang average league 1 players my arse. I think there's a dearth of real quality players available, you only have to look at some signings/rumours so far this summer. If Southampton think Brereton Diaz is going to keep them in the PL they're deluded; Che Adams to Torino!!; Ipswich were rumoured to be looking at Szmodics! I'd be happy to have him in L1 but PL? Crazy. The hysteria around Balker is bizarre. I sometimes think I'm in a parallel universe and there's another one where Balker has been a mainstay in the side for at least a full season delivering 9 out of 10 performances week in, week out and chipping in with goals. In my universe though he's barely played due to being constantly injured whilst looking good but not perfect in the occasional cameo. I really hope he's as good as some think but I suspect we might never find out due to his constant injuries. Weird that the same people obsessing about Balker have written off Pearson and Lees as not good enough for league one despite the fact they've both excelled in the championship for years! An extra CB wouldn't go amiss but priority number one is keeping Helik.
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Post by rockwall on Aug 1, 2024 10:17:43 GMT 1
Losing helik would be suicide.obviously if it was a silly offer then the club are going to look at it. The man is a colossal at the back and we won’t get anyone else in for the money we spend even close to him He is an important part of our team. Colossal at the back though? He has been the mainstay in a defence that has been abysmal for the last 2 seasons. He has made the same amount of defensive errors than others. His goals paper over the cracks. I would be disappointed if he was to go, my worry is that I don't think Cartwright is the man to bring an adequate replacement in. He has shown this with his failure to address the striker issue since the May saga. That doesn't mean we won't get one in, but we should have been more proactive in the window.
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Post by Ladaphosen on Aug 1, 2024 10:19:07 GMT 1
Dunc, 'i'm not panicking yet a week ago' Foster. Now panicking and slamming the ownership, his mood swings never fail me. Personally think ownership has been full of hot air since day one so had limited expectations of this summer but reasonably happy with the signings so far. But yes they talked a massive game and have been blown out the water completely by Birmingham. But that again is the issue with talking so much on X. Anyway it is what it is let's see how things transcend onto the pitch the first few weeks. Still think Duff is a good appointment for us particularly at this level. 100% re the ownership.
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Post by royrace on Aug 1, 2024 10:23:11 GMT 1
If Nicholls and Helik were likely to stay then they'd be definite members of the leadership group. As they aren't, it is evident we don't expect them to be here by the end of August - which is fair enough - good luck to them as long as we receive decent money for both of them. Both would be huge misses if sold. My guess is they are both already recognised leaders and the new group is about bringing different players with different ages and characters in who may not necessarily have thought of themselves as leaders or been thought of as leaders previously.
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Post by RickDangerous on Aug 1, 2024 10:25:53 GMT 1
Take a hit with Danny Ward, much like we will have done with Rhodes last season and send him on loan, pay his wages, when will we learn etc. i'm a big fan of Ward but with his age and the injury record I don't think we can risk having him and Healey in our pool of front men. Harratt can be the guy for all the cup games. This season that's going to be quite a few. A striker will be on incoming.
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