He’s playing right wing back
U23 v Cardiff today (3 Viewers)
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He’s playing right wing back
SlowerThanPlatt
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Either it’s the most boring game of football ever or the club have forgot about it as there’s been no update in 44 minutes
better days
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Would normally have tried to get to this one but couldn't get out of work today
Frustrating not having updates
Frustrating not having updates
SkyBlueCRJ
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I think a few clubs will be interested in Hiwula and we should get a decent fee given he's scored 10+ goals in the past 3 seasons consecutively (again begs the question why are we letting him go).
No one in their right mind is going to take Kastaneer - even on loan.
Sky Blue Harry H
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4-3 half time (joking!)
Sky Blue Pete
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1-0 down
cc84cov
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Be lucky to get 250k for hiwula that would be very good business isn’t he out of contract in the summer ?
Out of contract isn’t he ? Be lucky to get any fee I’d think
SkyBlueCRJ
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I think he'd warrant that - especially given that players hold a higher value in the January window as it's a sellers market. Yeah he's out of contract but Robins indicated he had a one-year extension.
SkyBlueDom26
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Anyone else think Hiwula is in our top 3 earners? Surely if hes not in Robins plans he'll be trying to ship him out
SlowerThanPlatt
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Sky Blue Pete
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1-1 ponti
SlowerThanPlatt
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So all 3 subs have been made and Wakefield was preferred to Kastaneer. It seems as if Robins/the club are saying if you want to waste my time I’ll waste a bit of yours
SlowerThanPlatt
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Full time 1-1
Sky Blue Harry H
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Have a look at Max's goals per minutes on the pitch for first team this season. No need for digs at him.
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SlowerThanPlatt
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The point was that we should include his 3 goals against Southampton youth team
SkyBlueCRJ
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Transfers don't work out, I can accept that - even if a club spent upwards of £50M on a player there's no guarantees. But from Badlan's perspective I'd just love to know what the attraction was with Kastaneer. He claimed to have followed him for years too so I just can't get my head around it.
Sky Blue Harry H
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But include them for what? In terms of whether it indicates he is playing well is all that matters, surely? Bit daft not to take into account a hat trick. If Kastaneer had scored a hat trick against them, we would all have been saying 'he's got something about him', wouldn't we?
SlowerThanPlatt
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From what I read he was wanted by Huddersfield a few years ago and he hoped he could fulfil his potential here. However, most of the time this isn’t how football works.
I can understand an U23 signing based on that logic where there’s little risk like Pask but to get one of your supposed key players on it is bizarre
SkyBlueCRJ
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If he was signed for the U23's I don't think anyone would've battered an eyelid. As for every Bouwe Bosma you'll get a Sam McCallum. But he literally came out and said he's Championship quality - which frankly just raises serious question marks over his processes for scouting overseas players.
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better days
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Kastaneer is only 23
Probably seen as worth a punt when he signed
Don't know details of his contract but wouldn't be surprised if his agent brought him here in the hope that he'd make a big impression and clubs higher up the pyramid would come in
After a good start it's unfortunately not worked out for him
By all accounts he's a decent lad but seems to lack a 'football brain'
Briles
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From what I have seen of Kastaneer he looks like a player who if he wanted to could be unplayable. He has raw power, quick feet and a good shot. It seems to be attitude/Fitness. Maybe he hasn't settled moving countries or doesn't like England in general. Badlan I guess took a punt knowing what he could do in the hoping Robins could get it out of him. He still might.
SkyBlueCRJ
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All fair points but IMO that just goes to show Badlan didn't scout him thoroughly enough.
I see your point, but you get players signed for £30/30/50m and turn out to be complete disasters, nowhere near the level required.
Sometimes it is bad scouting, sometimes it just happens for no obvious reason. Maybe the player had a freak purple patch once in his career.
There is obviously a good player in Kastaneer, we just haven't seen it yet (apart from that brilliant goal), and maybe we never will.
SlowerThanPlatt
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It seems as if Robins has.
Putting him in the 23s today and not even giving him any minutes is a sign of a manager trying to piss a player off and force them out
Or it's simply a sign of a manager just not picking him for this game. As bad as that reflects on the player, it doesn't necessarily mean the manager is trying to 'piss him off'.
SlowerThanPlatt
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Oh I agree on that. I'm just saying that I don't think that necessarily means Robins is intentionally trying to piss Kasta off, it just means he doesn't think hes good enough (now/yet), which is a different thing.