SlowerThanPlatt
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If that’s the case it’s not encouraging for the players future
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If that’s the case it’s not encouraging for the players future
cc84cov
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Same for Giles mate their both on loan if they both had guarantees to play how will that work ?
Mixed feelings about this. I really like McCallum and he was a key component in promotion. He also has the advantage over Giles and Mason in that he is good in the air. Potentially he could provide cover for left CB role.
On the other side if Giles got injured I believe Mason is more than adequate cover. I don't get why people think he can't play wing-back. The defensive aspect of a wing-back role is just as important. He has a great engine and very good with the ball at his feet. The questionable part is the quality of his crossing, but as was seen v Gillingham he can deliver quality. Mason is still only young so will be able to develop.
Nevertheless Robins knows what he is doing so will have his reasons.
On the other side if Giles got injured I believe Mason is more than adequate cover. I don't get why people think he can't play wing-back. The defensive aspect of a wing-back role is just as important. He has a great engine and very good with the ball at his feet. The questionable part is the quality of his crossing, but as was seen v Gillingham he can deliver quality. Mason is still only young so will be able to develop.
Nevertheless Robins knows what he is doing so will have his reasons.
Grendel
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Giles wasn’t signed for a big fee and is just a development player at wolves and unlikely to break through whereas mccallum was signed for a fee and I assume had a hike in wages
fernandopartridge
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No Mccallum played right back when Dabo was sent off at Portsmouth
What is it about competition for places that City fans don’t like or understand ?
Liverpool have just signed Jota. It’s not because Klopp doesn’t rate his current forwards.
football is a squad game, not a best 11 game.
I like Godden, and I’m hopeful over Walker but would take a better striker tomorrow ... it’s how you progress in a very competitive division with 3 matches a week.
Liverpool have just signed Jota. It’s not because Klopp doesn’t rate his current forwards.
football is a squad game, not a best 11 game.
I like Godden, and I’m hopeful over Walker but would take a better striker tomorrow ... it’s how you progress in a very competitive division with 3 matches a week.
mr_monkey
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I finally thought this place had finally gone full on insaneBrighton Sky Blue
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They have the option to recall him in January
SeaSeeEffCee
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He played there once when we beat Gillingham 1-0 at home.
SlowerThanPlatt
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They’re not loan players
Frostie
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He did, once v Gillingham but literally as a stop gap & looked uncomfortable.
Suggesting we have one eye on him potentially covering RWB is like suggesting we sign Stephen Hughes as goalkeeper cover.
cc84cov
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Who have they got ahead of him ?
SlowerThanPlatt
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They have one fit left back
KenilworthSkyBlue
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I think you're right here. Against 'better' quality opposition where we're more likely to play on the back foot, personally I think it would be far more logical to field McCallum in the LWB position than Giles. Whereas against opponents where the game is likely to be more open, Giles would probably be the better option as he's obviously a threat going forward.
I think this could be a really shrewd move from Robins as it not only gives us strength in depth but it provides versatility to the LWB slot and allows him to adapt to the strengths/weaknesses of the opposition.
JulianDarbyFTW
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At least Giles and McCallum both know how we play. It's the things like player movement that new recruits take time to learn, and Sam will already know most of that side of things.
It's a long season, with games packed in, so having a decent squad was always going to be a must. I have to say, I have no idea who gets the LWB shirt now, though. How do you keep two quality players, and their parent clubs, happy with only one shirt to play for?
It's a long season, with games packed in, so having a decent squad was always going to be a must. I have to say, I have no idea who gets the LWB shirt now, though. How do you keep two quality players, and their parent clubs, happy with only one shirt to play for?
Brighton Sky Blue
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One would think they’re about to sign someone else for that position
cc84cov
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Bottom line Robins and the club know what their doing I don’t see them paying a massive % of his wages or making any guarantees of coming in and taking Giles straight out of the side,
McCallum knows very well how Robins worked he kept Giles out of the team,
if anyone’s had guarantees about playing time it’s wolves over Giles as he came last season and didn’t get a look in the question would of been asked will that be the case again.
McCallum knows very well how Robins worked he kept Giles out of the team,
if anyone’s had guarantees about playing time it’s wolves over Giles as he came last season and didn’t get a look in the question would of been asked will that be the case again.
cc84cov
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Maybe they are about to spend £6m on mason
Nick
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Yep I knew that one, didn't know the others he was on about
CovInEssex
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Which is even weirder, ah well. Not my 3 million they've spunked.
robbiethemole
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Looks like maybe Robin's is going full-on for promotion, never mind a season of consolidation. He's building a squad good enough to take on any side in this league.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Maybe they are about to spend £6m on mason
I did just jokingly make the same comment tbf
SlowerThanPlatt
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I don’t see how this signing signifies that
Grendel
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Norwich clearly don’t think he’s good enough for a promotion chasing squad
it’s unlikely robins approached Norwich for whatever reason they have offered him back
Brighton Sky Blue
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Maybe he was bombed out for impersonating Farke
SlowerThanPlatt
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Well no as Giles is unlikely like any young player there to be good enough for a top 6 side
RegTheDonk
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All beyond me, I'll leave the formations, personnel and logic to MR, I'm sure he knows what he's doing. I'm just happy to see even though we've been given a bag of money for a player, he still sees a better opporunity to come back.
Ok, I stand corrected. But that was in an emergency for the remainder of the game, Robins would never pick him as a starter on the right in a month of Sundays.
no_loyalty
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Mason will be really pissed off, unless he already has a move lined up?
SlowerThanPlatt
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Giles is most likely being primed for a move to a lower league side for a million or two. It’s a numbers game
Johnnythespider
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I don't think anyone has a problem with competition for places, Norwich are in the same league as us, why is he not competing for a spot in their team ?
He's a good player and will improve our squad, but it does seem an odd move from the Norwich end.
Yorkshire SB
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Don’t find it as ridiculous as some that Giles plays further forward, but that would be subject to us changing formation.