Allen Injured (5 Viewers)
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clint van damme
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Fucks sake.
robbiethemole
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would you trust King and the recruitment team to organize a piss up in a brewery??
Poor old MR left to face the shit again, how many more times will he put up with amateur backroom crap?
Poor old MR left to face the shit again, how many more times will he put up with amateur backroom crap?
skybluecam
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Balli001
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I am sure when they were recruiting they were fully aware of Allens impending injury. Why didnt they also sign another 11 players just to be safe in case more of the pre-planned injuries happened?
San Francisco
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Not sure how DK comes into this considering the recruitment team failed to find anyone suitable during the 6 weeks after the Stamenic debacle.
Mucca Mad Boys
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I remember the days in preseason when Allen, Eccles, Torp and Sheaf was enough depth…
Going into match 10 and we’re down to Eccles and Torp only. It was always a risk given Allen, Torp (last season) and Sheaf’s injury records.
In fact, Allen probably has a worse injury record than Sheaf.
skybluecam
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We started the season with 5 senior midfielders. It was never enough. 6 is the absolute minimum really.
Mucca Mad Boys
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Agreed, the money was fronted and the deal was ready to be signed. If anything, it’s the recruitment team for failing to identify on targets that MR would sign off on.
SeaSeeEffCee
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Another injury in midfield and our season is absolutely fucked. Might just be able to manage with the current 4 if all stay fit.
San Francisco
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skybluecam
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Or just basic biology because they have to play more minutes and get more fatigued.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Still refusing to give Matty James a contract I assume?
fatso
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Sarcastic twat.
We could of and should of added more cover in midfield, everyone was crying out for it.
Imo Allen isnt a bad miss as he's not first choice anyway, but with Sheaf injured, how can we let Palmer go without bringing in a replacement? Whichever way you look at it, that's piss poor management, which is now coming home to roost.
We are now down to 2 fit midfielders, and 2 coming back (hopefully) from injury and Andrews who's untested!
Mucca Mad Boys
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Players will have to play through some fatigue throughout the stadium. Football is a contact sport and injuries are part and parcel of the game, unfortunately.
It’s unlikely that Allen’s contract gets renewed past this season. He’s been a good servant but his injury record is getting worse and he’s the wrong side of 30 now.
PUSB-We_are_going_up
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415 formation?
Mucca Mad Boys
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Palmer forced a move, it was out of the clubs hands. We’ll have to make do until Jan-Feb - it’s not that big a deal.
Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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Time for Robins to pull out the 4-2-4. Put the extra forwards to good use.
Jokes aside my team did this the other week. We were losing 3-1 and getting bullied in midfield. The manager decided to just fuck it off altogether and go overloaded in other areas.
Drew the game 4-4 with a last minute equaliser.
That as well
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT
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fatso
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It's not Palmer leaving that's the problem, it's not replacing him when we had the chance.
There was out of contract players or loan players that could of been training with us for a couple of weeks by now and be ready to go.
Balli001
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Yes we should have but not at the risk of spending money on someone who isnt good enough or costs too much. Clearly we attempted to sign a midfielder lets not try and pretend they didnt.Sarcastic twat.
We could of and should of added more cover in midfield, everyone was crying out for it.
Imo Allen isnt a bad miss as he's not first choice anyway, but with Sheaf injured, how can we let Palmer go without bringing in a replacement? Whichever way you look at it, that's piss poor management, which is now coming home to roost.
We are now down to 2 fit midfielders, and 2 coming back (hopefully) from injury and Andrews who's untested!
Didnt we hear we had a loan lined up and it fell through due to a late injury? If so can hardly blame them for running out of time on a loan player.
If we are signing free agents and waiting for them to get fit isnt that the same situation we already have?
David O'Day
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Yes, some of these trumpets act like we didn't try and sign a midfielder.
fatso
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Trying and succeeding are two different things, we all know we tried!
However, having failed to recruit our main targets, shutting the door on players like Matty James (to name just one) is potentially a big mistake.
If we lose Rudoni or Eccles to injury now, we would be up a shitty creek with no sign of a paddle.
Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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He's Not Going To Be Match Fit Even if They Did Sign Him.
Still in better shape than 50% of our current midfield though!
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT
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Liquid Gold
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So fucking dumb not to strengthen the middle.
Thrown away a good chance at promotion and wasted a year of some quality players that will now leave in the summer.
Thrown away a good chance at promotion and wasted a year of some quality players that will now leave in the summer.
Irish Sky Blue
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Giving David Bell a four year contract?
Selling Lucas Jutkiewitz in relegation threatened season with no replacement being signed and the money not made available?
Selling Wilson to Bournemouth and accepting 4 useless loan players as part of the deal?
Just three Sisu transfer decisions off the top of my head that are far worse than anything going on now. If I thought about it there would be a lot more.
Some people have short, selective memories.
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skybluecam
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You don't get points for trying.
Said it in another thread, these are "dog ate my homework" excuses. The club failed to do what was clearly necessary, they deserve criticism for it.