Simms + Wright = ? (11 Viewers)

[rob9872]

Tbf Matty was the only one scoring in the warm up before the game too and tge same on Friday. If they can't beat our 3rd keeper with no pressure on them it's a massive concern. Godden consistently finding the net. In a game his lack of pace still worries me, but can't knock what he's doing. Wright looks like he can't trap it, can't jump to win a header, doesn't press with any real intensity, doesn't get his head up for a pass. Has strength, can work a ball wide, but even if it is early days I'd want to see more from him.

 

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[CCFC54321]

Tbf Matty was the only one scoring in the warm up before the game too and tge same on Friday. If they can't beat our 3rd keeper with no pressure on them it's a massive concern. Godden consistently finding the net. In a game his lack of pace still worries me, but can't knock what he's doing. Wright looks like he can't trap it, can't jump to win a header, doesn't press with any real intensity, doesn't get his head up for a pass. Has strength, can work a ball wide, but even if it is early days I'd want to see more from him.

I can accept to a point lack of ability but what I can’t accept in that first 30 mins from wright is lack of effort. Some of his work rate was shameful at times.

For a player signed for £7.7m you would expect better. As oggy said after the game I’m also trying to work out what he’s good at. He’s no good in the air, work rates not great, no physical attributes and doesn’t fancy a battle.

I wonder what the scouting team seen that were not seeing?

 

[CV22SBA]

Wright looks like his confidence is shot to pieces, i think he's finding it tough and being dropped from the USA squad probably didn't help either. Playing two CDM's though doesn't help our attacking play.

 

[TomRad85]

Robins on CWR:

Didn't start right, wanted to move the ball quickly
Weren't set right, weren't brave enough and too deep
5 of our players were pinned back by 3 of theirs
Could be doing with finishing chances
Feel disappointed by so many poor decisions made
Really disappointing for 2nd goal but Sakamoto isn't a defensive player
Not looking for excuses, will get better
Got to take defeats on the chin
Could have got back into it without suicidal defending
3 poor goals conceded
Looked a bit livelier at 3-2 after the changes
Got to dust ourselves down and go again
Need to make braver passes on the ball rather than passing it around the back going sideways
O'Hare tantalisingly close to returning
We will get better than that
Sheaf will be out minimum 6 weeks
Really missing brave creative players in the middle
Players all seem very quiet in the changing room and in their shells
Lots of things we can do better

Sheaf out for 6 weeks plus is grim.

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[stevefloyd]

I likened him to Baka in the last match, he doesn't seem to know what the hell he is doing we may as well have taken a punt on a league 1 or 2 player because he does look an absolute waste of money, Walker would be a better choice than him from what he is showing..He struggles to get the ball under control, amazes himself at having it under control and then gives it away, no press from him at all, hardly gets off the ground with 'attempted' headers cannot hold the ball up wtf were our scouts thinking and paying 7mill fucking hell, I hope to god we paid that much but are only paying him 50 pence a week wages.... fucking rubbish

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Sheaf out for 6 weeks plus is grim.

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I mean that’s almost like God himself is punishing MR for not signing central midfielders.

 

[CCFC54321]

I likened him to Baka in the last match, he doesn't seem to know what the hell he is doing we may as well have taken a punt on a league 1 or 2 player because he does look an absolute waste of money, Walker would be a better choice than him from what he is showing..He struggles to get the ball under control, amazes himself at having it under control and then gives it away, no press from him at all, hardly gets off the ground with 'attempted' headers cannot hold the ball up wtf were our scouts thinking and paying 7mill fucking hell, I hope to god we paid that much but are only paying him 50 pence a week wages.... fucking rubbish

The recruitment department will be hiding under their desks this morning at Ryton as I’d imagine not only robins will be asking questions but Doug King will be as well. This club cannot piss nearly £8m up the wall on any player. I hear the give him time message rung out on here but if your paying huge transfer fees you expect a return. The first 30 mins were shocking as he hardly lifted a leg.

I see absolutely nothing there as a player.

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

Sheaf out for 6 weeks plus is grim.

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And yet another key player getting injured in training again just like McFadzean and O’Hare last season. Sick of it.

 

[stevefloyd]

The recruitment department will be hiding under their desks this morning at Ryton as I’d imagine not only robins will be asking questions but Doug King will be as well. This club cannot piss nearly £8m up the wall on any player. I hear the give him time message rung out on here but if your paying huge transfer fees you expect a return. The first 30 mins were shocking as he hardly lifted a leg.

I see absolutely nothing there as a player.

That is the worry, there seems to be nothing there, no fight, nothing he is a big lad but just like Baka he is a pussycat, not sure what the hell we are going to do with him but as you say I bet Doug is wanting answers and quick!

 

[Grendel]

I don’t think Wright is anything like Bakayoko - he was poor but he has in a couple of games shown awareness and some intelligent play

Bakayoko was the most brainless footballer I’ve ever seen

 

[CCFC54321]

That is the worry, there seems to be nothing there, no fight, nothing he is a big lad but just like Baka he is a pussycat, not sure what the hell we are going to do with him but as you say I bet Doug is wanting answers and quick!

I seen him at the recent event at the sky blue tavern and was slightly concerned that he appeared very nervous and slightly immature for a 25 year old. Struggled with eye contact etc and appeared lacking in confidence as a person.

Perhaps that’s why Kelly was with him to help him out that evening but surely the club did extensive homework on him as a player and person? I mean, he actually said the club were after him before the play off final and took nearly 3 months to get over the line.

 

[Greggs]

Shit

 

[The Philosopher]

I’ll say it - don’t care that I’ll get the usual drivel about “giving time”.

1) for nearly £8m we should have a striker who can hit the ground running and doesn’t need the amount of development and basic training that Wright seems to need.

2) the strategy of signing 2 expensive strikers, a load of defenders and no midfielders is pretty stupid.

3) surely taking a punt on some lower league / European / Scottish players on frees / low fees was a much more sound strategy. If we had signed 4 midfielders to add squad depth then what might have seemed daft at the time would look sensible now.

4) the recruitment department have chased players who might well be good (Tats) but don’t fit in to our system. Wright doesn’t fit into our system.

5) as someone alluded to above, we’ve effectively replaced Baka with Wright and Walker with Sims and chucked £10m at the job.

6) not bed wetting, I’m sure MR will sort it but the January transfer window needs to be a much better and more organised affair.

 

[Torquay Sky Blue]

I see something in Simms , all be it a long way off . Probably next season.
Not sure about Wright.He looks very average from what I've seen so far and shows how careful recruitment isn't easy .
As already been said, not his fault his price was so high but a very naive purchase on our part.
Basically if Godden gets injured again, we're fucked .

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

At 25 and nearly £8m, you have to expect Wright to be at the required standard and also shows signs he could be one of the stand out players at this level.

At the moment he looks like one our U21 punts that we're hoping to develop. Many more games like that and you'd start questioning whether Obikwu is closer to the level (and from what I saw in the U21s last year he's nowhere near).

At this moment I just cannot fathom how the scouting dept thought he was suitable, and certainly how on earth they thought that kind of fee was reasonable.

 

[Grendel]

At 25 and nearly £8m, you have to expect Wright to be at the required standard and also shows signs he could be one of the stand out players at this level.

At the moment he looks like one our U21 punts that we're hoping to develop. Many more games like that and you'd start questioning whether Obikwu is closer to the level (and from what I saw in the U21s last year he's nowhere near).

At this moment I just cannot fathom how the scouting dept thought he was suitable, and certainly how on earth they thought that kind of fee was reasonable.

Utter nonsense

 

[Greggs]

Fingers crossed for a shot tomorrow

 

[Greggs]

Got a joint song for them like the one we had for Doyle and Kelly.

"Hee Haw Hee Haw 2 donkeys on a See Saw See Saw"

 

[clint van damme]

Got a joint song for them like the one we had for Doyle and Kelly.

"Hee Haw Hee Haw 2 donkeys on a See Saw See Saw"

Never give the straw away!

 

[shmmeee]

I’ve got a song for Haji Wright I trialled at todays game, think it’s pretty catchy, less of a “tune” per se, more of a war cry, it goes:

FUCKING RUN YOU LAZY BASTARD OHFORFUCKSSAKEICOULDHAVEGOTTOTHAT PRESS FOR FUCKS SAKE!!

 

[SkyblueDad]

Do t care what anyone says Godden showed his worth in the twenty minutes he played, helped cause the Norwich defence a right headache, about time some of the plebs on here get off his back.

 

[shmmeee]

 

[Greggs]

Quality. Great investments. Wright might settle in before he hits 30. Love it

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

We'll be lucky to get half of Gyokeres' total from last season from these two.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

We'll be lucky to get half of Gyokeres' total from last season from these two.

Own Goal is doing quite well to be fair to him.

 

[stupot07]

I reckon we will sell Wright in 2 years time for about £500k.

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[Wyken Sky Blue]

Footage of Sabri Gülel taken this evening

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[SeaSeeEffCee]

I reckon we will sell Wright in 2 years time for about £500k.

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We'll have to put up with him for that long?

 

[pusbccfc]

Both looked better than Godden again

 

[Greggs]

Both looked better than Godden again

Deary me.

 

[Greggs]

We'll have to put up with him for that long?

Loan him out to a League 2 team to get some confidence first.

 

[pusbccfc]

Deary me.

When did Godden last score? Feels like March or April

 

[RegTheDonk]

When did Godden last score? Feels like March or April

He's got more than them pair put together.

 

[rob9872]

How many perfect chances did our midfield create that any of the three should've scored today? Not suggesting they've played well, but all feeding off scraps.

 

[Greggs]

How many perfect chances did our midfield create that any of the three should've scored today? Not suggesting they've played well, but all feeding off scraps.

Scraps that the likes of Biamou and Bakayoko would be fat on....