Pre Season Gallery / Greg Moorhouse on Trial (4 Viewers)
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Cavan O'Doherty
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Yes but can you think big the last time we signed someone from being on trial. Was it Lameiras? And he didn't pull up any trees.
mark82
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We've had signings that don't work out who haven't been on trial too.
Cavan O'Doherty
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Yes I know but you would think that most of them had been watched by the manager or a scout of some sort. Just don't think you can waste time looking at someone who you haven't watched in a game situation, and have just watched a video of his best moments.
I_Saw_Shaw_Score
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That's annoying, already had MOORHOUSE
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covcity4life
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SHITHOUSE
oucho
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On a par with Conference North more like. The Nl league is a bit like the Welsh Premier. Worthy but not a high standard.
hill83
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They should event something called a trial I reckon.
MusicDating
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That'll never catch on. You'll have all these teams fielding A Trialist, and that'd be silly.
rupert_bear
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Been here before so many times player after player on trial never get signed are they not good enough,?too costly?
Oh a youngster who plays for Cov United, Ison is his sir name think his first name is Callum has just signed pro forms for Bristol Rovers a league higher than us, centre back too. Perhaps not good enough for us !
Oh a youngster who plays for Cov United, Ison is his sir name think his first name is Callum has just signed pro forms for Bristol Rovers a league higher than us, centre back too. Perhaps not good enough for us !
RoboCCFC90
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I think we need to be realistic here, fans only saw 45-ish mins of Moorehouse in game time, Mark Robins saw three weeks of the lad and has deemed him not worthy of a contract. I trust MR's judgement.
SlowerThanPlatt
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It's Lewis isn't it?
rupert_bear
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Think you are correct there, Longford lad so bound to be a good un
Astute
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If you are worried about our squad you would feel suicidal if you supported most of the other clubs in our division.
Nick
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Astute
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Some people certainly do need a reality check.
Nick
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I think all of the U18s who have signed terms bring it right down.
Camwell, Ponticelli, Bayliss etc.
RoboCCFC90
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I think by now you would hope we have two players covered for each position, that will push for the first team, so;
GK - Burge, O'Brien
RB - Grimmer, Dion KE
CB - Willis, Turnbull(?)
CB - McDonald, Hyam
LB - Stokes, Haynes
LCM - Doyle, Stevenson
RCM - Kelly, Shipley(?), Maycock(?)
LW - Jones, Reid(?)
RW - Vincenti, Devon KE(?)
CAM - McNulty, George Thomas(?)
ST - Beavon, Biamou, Kwame Thomas, Ponticelli
To me that is the strongest squad, but there are question marks over players who's future's are undecided or have to feature heavily for the first team and remain untested.
If Reid and Turnbull don't leave then I can see them being utilised, same with George Thomas (if by some miracle he was to sign a new deal), but I would fell more comfortable with two more signings, on in CM and one man who can play behind the striker or on the wing.
Astute
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5 teams only have 22 players in their squad. So they will be lucky to have 2 players for every position. Another 7 clubs have less than 22 players.
It is a long season. Some are in trouble before they start. Yes they can bring in more players if they can afford them. But just about all the better players have already been signed.
They can still sign some loans. But the better players will go to the better clubs.
Yes we will be relying on young players at times. But some of them could even get into the 1st team squad on merit. Some of them have experience at a higher level.
Yes we have things that could be better. But show me one club that is all round better off than us.
Otis
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He's waiting for another cup final
Count yourself lucky, I have Courtney Baker-Richardson on mine.
RoboCCFC90
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I don't disagree with you Astute, I would be inclined to give the youngsters a chance as opposed to going out and splashing money, where it could be better utilised.
I actually think our squad looks strong, but depending on movement out of the Club we may need one or two extra.
Astute
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We have 34 players in our squad. It is the biggest squad. There is only 4 other squads of over 25 players. The average amount of players per squad is 23.5.
We don't need to keep the numbers up for everyone who leaves. It is quality that is needed. A proven goalscorer would be a top priority for me.
covcity4life
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34 on paper,in reality to play a part in league 2 i would say
gk:rcc,burge,obrien - 3
LB -stokes,haynes,camwell -3
RB - DKE, Grimmer - 2
CB - Willis,Turnbull,Macdonald - 3
CM - Doyle, Kelly,Stevenson,Maycock,Shipley - 5
Attack Mid/Wingers - Jones,Reid,Vicente,G Thomas,DevonKE,Finn - 6
Strikers - Mcnulty,Biamou,Beavon,K Thomas, Ponticelli -5
(not sure leahy will play a part in l2 matches)
27 man squad for me. numbers wise thats fine but i think MR would like to add 1-2 more players with quality at CB and AM
gk:rcc,burge,obrien - 3
LB -stokes,haynes,camwell -3
RB - DKE, Grimmer - 2
CB - Willis,Turnbull,Macdonald - 3
CM - Doyle, Kelly,Stevenson,Maycock,Shipley - 5
Attack Mid/Wingers - Jones,Reid,Vicente,G Thomas,DevonKE,Finn - 6
Strikers - Mcnulty,Biamou,Beavon,K Thomas, Ponticelli -5
(not sure leahy will play a part in l2 matches)
27 man squad for me. numbers wise thats fine but i think MR would like to add 1-2 more players with quality at CB and AM
mark82
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Missed Hyam at CB. If Turnbull stays think we are done at the back. I think we add a striker and another midfielder. If Turnbull goes will be another defender too.
fernandopartridge
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The most successful sides generally only use about 18-20 players, so it's not the size of the squad necessarily, it's more about the quality of the best 18-20 players with good discipline so as not to lose players through unnecessary suspension. Add in some luck with injuries and you've got yourself promotion contenders.
Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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Calm down brother.
I'm merely saying, knowing our injury tendencies, it would be nice to have a few extra bodies in. Maybe it is not the norm of League 2 (I know that), but in theory we should have one of the better budgets, especially as and when Thomas is sold.
There isn't any reason why that isn't achievable, and it would improve our chances at promotion I'm sure.
We can't fuck up this season.
Astute
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I am very calm.
We presently have the biggest squad. As long as we don't lose anyone from the planned 1st team they won't have to be replaced. We haven't got the biggest budget so the more players we sign the less we can pay in wages per player on an average to teams we are expected to be competing with at the top of the table.
fernandopartridge
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How do you know?
Astute
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I think Mansfield, Notts County, Lincoln and Luton will be near the top of the table with us. Who else has a squad you could fear in any way?
If people can have the opinion that we have made good signings, why can't I think other teams have? Also, many of last years teams have kept hold of their star men, so far anyway. Luke berry, akinde etc
Chesterfield, Swindon, Cheltenham, Exeter, Carlisle, Wycombe, Cambridge. I actually think forest green could be a good outside bet of making the playoffs. Grimsby and Stevenage look okay too but I wouldn't be worried about them