Dean Austin’s Strike Rate (7 Viewers)

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BlueSkiesForever

BlueSkiesForever

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What do you reckon Austin’s success:failure strike rate is? I’m trying to think of the quality players we’ve bought since he’s been head of recruitment compared to the number of duds, I’d say maybe Haji, Saka, Dovin and MVE (maybe) have been semi-successful? Does anyone know how many players we’ve brought in since he’s been in charge? Genuine question because my memory is shocking these days 😂
 
Sky Blue Goblin

Sky Blue Goblin

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Dovin - A lot of Potential
Collins - Struggled the longer he’s gone on. However not 100% sure to blame Dean as sure this one was personally recommended by Adi

MVE - Good, successful year last year. Will earn the club a decent profit.
BNC - Good improvement for the window over Dabo. Shame we never looked to bring him back on loan imo.

Luke McNally - Great CB, fit the club well. Shame we were priced out.
Bobby Thomas - Ok/Decent potential. Lot to like but also needs to work on his concentration.
Luis Binks - Ok - Good on the ball but needs to improve on his game mentals. Younger age so should develop hopefully especially if we can bring in an experienced CB.
Liam Kitching - Ok/Decent potential - Annoying one as a lot to like IMO, good on the ball and decent on the defensive work however very inconsistent and reported bad attitude.
Joel Lati - Ok - Decent professional and great versatility. Would be better in a back three like a couple of the squad imo. Limited due to pace but good reader of the game

Jay Dasilva - Dud - Maybe better in a wingback system but physical limitations really hold him back in a back four. Attacking wise not really impressed when looking at figures
JWE - Dud - Apparently Robins number one target, just didn’t work out here. Way to raw as a player, swapped to Bidwell early on.

Torp - Don’t know - A lot to work with, with a good shot, decent defending and good passing however fitness concerns and pace hurts him in a league as demanding in the championship.
Ayari - Dud for us - Techincally really good but too early a move for him and too high an expectation for us with Hamer moving on. Clearly doing well now mind.

Wright - Obviously a class player once he bed in, a lot spent but will make it back.
EMC - Hard to comment yet, asked me before Lampard and I’d say dud/ concerned but he’s been brilliant since Lampard has come in. Excited to see how he continues.

Rudoni - Excited - Understand the annoyance with him but he’s a good player in the half space and has created our most chances and is up there in the championship for this. Paid a lot but hoping with time and EMC and wright we’ll see a lot more from him, does need to learn to play the simple pass though.

Sakamoto - Good value - Exciting last year but fizzled a bit out. On his day is a very tricky winger and for the low cost feel this is one of the better deals. Funny though that we didn’t go out to find him but stumbled on accident.
Rapha - No idea

Simms - 50/50 - Struggled at times and now but feel there’s a player here being let down by management. Needs a run out and for us to get some confidence on him as clearly a confidence player. Feel this is one who could go either way.
BTA - Apparently another Robins target but one I just don’t get, maybe he’d be better in a front two but as it is, seems a waste of funds
Sean Maguire - Who?
Bassette - Excited - lots of potential but is over exposed atm, should be learning the ropes. Expect a lot from him in the future.

Just my opinions, squad is definitely performing below the sum of their parts imo but feel that’s because while the players are ok/decent, no care was put into the actual squad planning
 
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Hobo

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I think Rudoni has been good. Needs to be more consistent but you could say that about the whole side.

Torp has been a disappointment but not disastrous. He is no Hamer replacement, but still useful to have in the squad. Seems to perform best off the bench.
 
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djr8369

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Sky Blue Goblin said:
Dovin - A lot of Potential
Collins - Struggled the longer he’s gone on. However not 100% sure to blame Dean as sure this one was personally recommended by Adi

MVE - Good, successful year last year. Will earn the club a decent profit.
BNC - Good improvement for the window over Dabo. Shame we never looked to bring him back on loan imo.

Luke McNally - Great CB, fit the club well. Shame we were priced out.
Bobby Thomas - Ok/Decent potential. Look to like but also needs to work on his concentration.
Luis Binks - Ok - Good on the ball but needs to improve on his game mentals. Younger age so should develop hopefully especially if we can bring in an experienced CB.
Liam Kitching - Ok/Decent potential - Annoying one as a lot to like IMO, good on the ball and decent on the defensive work however very inconsistent and reported bad attitude.

Jay Dasilva - Dud - Maybe better in a wingback system but physical limitations really hold him back in a back four. Attacking wise not really impressed when looking at figures
JWE - Dud - Apparently Robins number one target, just didn’t work out here. Way to raw as a player, swapped to Bidwell early on.

Torp - Don’t know - A lot to work with, with a good shot, decent defending and good passing however fitness concerns and pace hurts him in a league as demanding in the championship.
Ayari - Dud for us - Techincally really good but too early a move for him and too high an expectation for us with Hamer moving on. Clearly doing well now mind.

Wright - Obviously a class player once he bed in, a lot spent but will make it back.
EMC - Hard to comment yet, asked me before Lampard and I’d say dud/ concerned but he’s been brilliant since Lampard has come in. Excited to see how he continues.

Rudoni - Excited - Understand the annoyance with him but he’s a good player in the half space and has created our most chances and is up there in the championship for this. Paid a lot but hoping with time and EMC and wright we’ll see a lot more from him, does need to learn to play the simple pass though.

Sakamoto - Good value - Exciting last year but fizzled a bit out. On his day is a very tricky winger and for the low cost feel this is one of the better deals. Funny though that we didn’t go out to find him but stumbled on accident.
Rapha - No idea

Simms - 50/50 - Struggled at times and now but feel there’s a player here being let down by management. Needs a run out and for us to get some confidence on him as clearly a confidence player. Feel this is one who could go either way.
BTA - Apparently another Robins target but one I just don’t get, maybe he’d be better in a front two but as it is, seems a waste of funds
Sean Maguire - Who?
Bassette - Excited - lots of potential but is over exposed atm, should be learning the ropes. Expect a lot from him in the future.

Just my opinions, squad is definitely performing below the sum of their parts imo but feel that’s because while the players are ok/decent, no care was put into the actual squad planning
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Collins would have been Adi and Robins wanted JDS didn’t he?
 
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Deity

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Sky Blue Goblin said:
Dovin - A lot of Potential
Collins - Struggled the longer he’s gone on. However not 100% sure to blame Dean as sure this one was personally recommended by Adi

MVE - Good, successful year last year. Will earn the club a decent profit.
BNC - Good improvement for the window over Dabo. Shame we never looked to bring him back on loan imo.

Luke McNally - Great CB, fit the club well. Shame we were priced out.
Bobby Thomas - Ok/Decent potential. Look to like but also needs to work on his concentration.
Luis Binks - Ok - Good on the ball but needs to improve on his game mentals. Younger age so should develop hopefully especially if we can bring in an experienced CB.
Liam Kitching - Ok/Decent potential - Annoying one as a lot to like IMO, good on the ball and decent on the defensive work however very inconsistent and reported bad attitude.

Jay Dasilva - Dud - Maybe better in a wingback system but physical limitations really hold him back in a back four. Attacking wise not really impressed when looking at figures
JWE - Dud - Apparently Robins number one target, just didn’t work out here. Way to raw as a player, swapped to Bidwell early on.

Torp - Don’t know - A lot to work with, with a good shot, decent defending and good passing however fitness concerns and pace hurts him in a league as demanding in the championship.
Ayari - Dud for us - Techincally really good but too early a move for him and too high an expectation for us with Hamer moving on. Clearly doing well now mind.

Wright - Obviously a class player once he bed in, a lot spent but will make it back.
EMC - Hard to comment yet, asked me before Lampard and I’d say dud/ concerned but he’s been brilliant since Lampard has come in. Excited to see how he continues.

Rudoni - Excited - Understand the annoyance with him but he’s a good player in the half space and has created our most chances and is up there in the championship for this. Paid a lot but hoping with time and EMC and wright we’ll see a lot more from him, does need to learn to play the simple pass though.

Sakamoto - Good value - Exciting last year but fizzled a bit out. On his day is a very tricky winger and for the low cost feel this is one of the better deals. Funny though that we didn’t go out to find him but stumbled on accident.
Rapha - No idea

Simms - 50/50 - Struggled at times and now but feel there’s a player here being let down by management. Needs a run out and for us to get some confidence on him as clearly a confidence player. Feel this is one who could go either way.
BTA - Apparently another Robins target but one I just don’t get, maybe he’d be better in a front two but as it is, seems a waste of funds
Sean Maguire - Who?
Bassette - Excited - lots of potential but is over exposed atm, should be learning the ropes. Expect a lot from him in the future.
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That actually reads like a high hit rate to be fair.

I think it feels less than that because of the high profile failures in defence and the fact that young players are less consistent.
 
Terry_dactyl

Terry_dactyl

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Sky Blue Goblin said:
Dovin - A lot of Potential
Collins - Struggled the longer he’s gone on. However not 100% sure to blame Dean as sure this one was personally recommended by Adi

MVE - Good, successful year last year. Will earn the club a decent profit.
BNC - Good improvement for the window over Dabo. Shame we never looked to bring him back on loan imo.

Luke McNally - Great CB, fit the club well. Shame we were priced out.
Bobby Thomas - Ok/Decent potential. Look to like but also needs to work on his concentration.
Luis Binks - Ok - Good on the ball but needs to improve on his game mentals. Younger age so should develop hopefully especially if we can bring in an experienced CB.
Liam Kitching - Ok/Decent potential - Annoying one as a lot to like IMO, good on the ball and decent on the defensive work however very inconsistent and reported bad attitude.
Joel Lati - Ok - Decent professional and great versatility. Would be better in a back three like a couple of the squad imo. Limited due to pace but good reader of the game

Jay Dasilva - Dud - Maybe better in a wingback system but physical limitations really hold him back in a back four. Attacking wise not really impressed when looking at figures
JWE - Dud - Apparently Robins number one target, just didn’t work out here. Way to raw as a player, swapped to Bidwell early on.

Torp - Don’t know - A lot to work with, with a good shot, decent defending and good passing however fitness concerns and pace hurts him in a league as demanding in the championship.
Ayari - Dud for us - Techincally really good but too early a move for him and too high an expectation for us with Hamer moving on. Clearly doing well now mind.

Wright - Obviously a class player once he bed in, a lot spent but will make it back.
EMC - Hard to comment yet, asked me before Lampard and I’d say dud/ concerned but he’s been brilliant since Lampard has come in. Excited to see how he continues.

Rudoni - Excited - Understand the annoyance with him but he’s a good player in the half space and has created our most chances and is up there in the championship for this. Paid a lot but hoping with time and EMC and wright we’ll see a lot more from him, does need to learn to play the simple pass though.

Sakamoto - Good value - Exciting last year but fizzled a bit out. On his day is a very tricky winger and for the low cost feel this is one of the better deals. Funny though that we didn’t go out to find him but stumbled on accident.
Rapha - No idea

Simms - 50/50 - Struggled at times and now but feel there’s a player here being let down by management. Needs a run out and for us to get some confidence on him as clearly a confidence player. Feel this is one who could go either way.
BTA - Apparently another Robins target but one I just don’t get, maybe he’d be better in a front two but as it is, seems a waste of funds
Sean Maguire - Who?
Bassette - Excited - lots of potential but is over exposed atm, should be learning the ropes. Expect a lot from him in the future.

Just my opinions, squad is definitely performing below the sum of their parts imo but feel that’s because while the players are ok/decent, no care was put into the actual squad planning
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I’d agree with all of this.
 
Sky Blue Goblin

Sky Blue Goblin

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Deity said:
That actually reads like a high hit rate to be fair.

I think it feels less than that because of the high profile failures in defence and the fact that young players are less consistent.
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I actually think the squad on paper is good. The issue is the squad has been built with a pure focus on potential but no idea how to get them there.

Add a couple of experienced players even as back ups and I’d think we’d be looking a lot better
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

Mucca Mad Boys

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Patience is a virtue here. We could make a couple of signings that just alters are fortunes completely because they just tie everything together.

Specifically, in midfield. For example, if you have a CM that hits deep balls for Bassette, BTA and Simms to run into, perhaps they score more goals and the conversation around the strikers change too.

When it comes to strikers, if they’re not scoring or having big chances, it’s usually not their fault.
 
shmmeee

shmmeee

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I do wonder how much is Doug’s poor negotiation. A lot of the players would look like decent pick ups at a lower fee. But Kitching, Rudoni, EMC, BTA, and I’d argue Bassette and Torp we probably overpaid for. Maybe even Wright considering his age and previous experience. We’ve not driven a bargain deal for anyone really.

Ditto the lack of experience and leadership, is that King vetoing it? Robins not asking for it? Austin not finding it? Robert’s not screening for it?
 
Sky Blue Goblin

Sky Blue Goblin

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shmmeee said:
I do wonder how much is Doug’s poor negotiation. A lot of the players would look like decent pick ups at a lower fee. But Kitching, Rudoni, EMC, BTA, and I’d argue Bassette and Torp we probably overpaid for. Maybe even Wright considering his age and previous experience. We’ve not driven a bargain deal for anyone really.

Ditto the lack of experience and leadership, is that King vetoing it? Robins not asking for it? Austin not finding it? Robert’s not screening for it?
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I think this where it gets really difficult.

Overpaid on Kitching but feel the rest I could make an argument for especially as the rumour is a lot of our deals rely on is getting promoted while they are here.

On the squad planning I think it would have to be blamed on the leadership group which consisted of Robins and King.

Think there was/is a lot of naivety that having a lot of young players will mean they will reach their potential as long as the manager is good where I believe experienced pros or a manager who has a lot of experience with young squads is required which we had neither.
 
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JSL

JSL

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Sky Blue Goblin said:
Dovin - A lot of Potential
Collins - Struggled the longer he’s gone on. However not 100% sure to blame Dean as sure this one was personally recommended by Adi

MVE - Good, successful year last year. Will earn the club a decent profit.
BNC - Good improvement for the window over Dabo. Shame we never looked to bring him back on loan imo.

Luke McNally - Great CB, fit the club well. Shame we were priced out.
Bobby Thomas - Ok/Decent potential. Lot to like but also needs to work on his concentration.
Luis Binks - Ok - Good on the ball but needs to improve on his game mentals. Younger age so should develop hopefully especially if we can bring in an experienced CB.
Liam Kitching - Ok/Decent potential - Annoying one as a lot to like IMO, good on the ball and decent on the defensive work however very inconsistent and reported bad attitude.
Joel Lati - Ok - Decent professional and great versatility. Would be better in a back three like a couple of the squad imo. Limited due to pace but good reader of the game

Jay Dasilva - Dud - Maybe better in a wingback system but physical limitations really hold him back in a back four. Attacking wise not really impressed when looking at figures
JWE - Dud - Apparently Robins number one target, just didn’t work out here. Way to raw as a player, swapped to Bidwell early on.

Torp - Don’t know - A lot to work with, with a good shot, decent defending and good passing however fitness concerns and pace hurts him in a league as demanding in the championship.
Ayari - Dud for us - Techincally really good but too early a move for him and too high an expectation for us with Hamer moving on. Clearly doing well now mind.

Wright - Obviously a class player once he bed in, a lot spent but will make it back.
EMC - Hard to comment yet, asked me before Lampard and I’d say dud/ concerned but he’s been brilliant since Lampard has come in. Excited to see how he continues.

Rudoni - Excited - Understand the annoyance with him but he’s a good player in the half space and has created our most chances and is up there in the championship for this. Paid a lot but hoping with time and EMC and wright we’ll see a lot more from him, does need to learn to play the simple pass though.

Sakamoto - Good value - Exciting last year but fizzled a bit out. On his day is a very tricky winger and for the low cost feel this is one of the better deals. Funny though that we didn’t go out to find him but stumbled on accident.
Rapha - No idea

Simms - 50/50 - Struggled at times and now but feel there’s a player here being let down by management. Needs a run out and for us to get some confidence on him as clearly a confidence player. Feel this is one who could go either way.
BTA - Apparently another Robins target but one I just don’t get, maybe he’d be better in a front two but as it is, seems a waste of funds
Sean Maguire - Who?
Bassette - Excited - lots of potential but is over exposed atm, should be learning the ropes. Expect a lot from him in the future.

Just my opinions, squad is definitely performing below the sum of their parts imo but feel that’s because while the players are ok/decent, no care was put into the actual squad planning
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Weren't some of these (McNally / BNC etc) pre Austin's reign?
 
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Shannerz

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Sky Blue Goblin said:
Sakamoto - Good value - Exciting last year but fizzled a bit out.
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I think he's been affected mentally by his injury, which isn't surprising, considering what happened to him.

I think with recruitment, the issues haven't exactly been who we've brought in (with the caveat that we can't expect every signing to be a success), but more who we haven't.
 
Alkhen

Alkhen

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Sky Blue Goblin said:
Dovin - A lot of Potential
Collins - Struggled the longer he’s gone on. However not 100% sure to blame Dean as sure this one was personally recommended by Adi

MVE - Good, successful year last year. Will earn the club a decent profit.
BNC - Good improvement for the window over Dabo. Shame we never looked to bring him back on loan imo.

Luke McNally - Great CB, fit the club well. Shame we were priced out.
Bobby Thomas - Ok/Decent potential. Lot to like but also needs to work on his concentration.
Luis Binks - Ok - Good on the ball but needs to improve on his game mentals. Younger age so should develop hopefully especially if we can bring in an experienced CB.
Liam Kitching - Ok/Decent potential - Annoying one as a lot to like IMO, good on the ball and decent on the defensive work however very inconsistent and reported bad attitude.
Joel Lati - Ok - Decent professional and great versatility. Would be better in a back three like a couple of the squad imo. Limited due to pace but good reader of the game

Jay Dasilva - Dud - Maybe better in a wingback system but physical limitations really hold him back in a back four. Attacking wise not really impressed when looking at figures
JWE - Dud - Apparently Robins number one target, just didn’t work out here. Way to raw as a player, swapped to Bidwell early on.

Torp - Don’t know - A lot to work with, with a good shot, decent defending and good passing however fitness concerns and pace hurts him in a league as demanding in the championship.
Ayari - Dud for us - Techincally really good but too early a move for him and too high an expectation for us with Hamer moving on. Clearly doing well now mind.

Wright - Obviously a class player once he bed in, a lot spent but will make it back.
EMC - Hard to comment yet, asked me before Lampard and I’d say dud/ concerned but he’s been brilliant since Lampard has come in. Excited to see how he continues.

Rudoni - Excited - Understand the annoyance with him but he’s a good player in the half space and has created our most chances and is up there in the championship for this. Paid a lot but hoping with time and EMC and wright we’ll see a lot more from him, does need to learn to play the simple pass though.

Sakamoto - Good value - Exciting last year but fizzled a bit out. On his day is a very tricky winger and for the low cost feel this is one of the better deals. Funny though that we didn’t go out to find him but stumbled on accident.
Rapha - No idea

Simms - 50/50 - Struggled at times and now but feel there’s a player here being let down by management. Needs a run out and for us to get some confidence on him as clearly a confidence player. Feel this is one who could go either way.
BTA - Apparently another Robins target but one I just don’t get, maybe he’d be better in a front two but as it is, seems a waste of funds
Sean Maguire - Who?
Bassette - Excited - lots of potential but is over exposed atm, should be learning the ropes. Expect a lot from him in the future.

Just my opinions, squad is definitely performing below the sum of their parts imo but feel that’s because while the players are ok/decent, no care was put into the actual squad planning
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Yep that covers it, I feel like they all could do better. Maybe the upheaval behind the scenes has effected the players more than we think. For me the balance of the squad is way off, Having no cover for MvE and Sheaf is borderline negligent. And agree that Simms has been miss managed, I believe him a as focus in a front 3 will pay off if you let him heat up.

I honestly don't think we are miles off being a very competitive side, you see how we can play when our tails up but we need some strong characters to spread belief. Add some experience and quality and we could click big time. Xg shows we aren't far off really.
 
Sky Blue Goblin

Sky Blue Goblin

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Shannerz said:
I think he's been affected mentally by his injury, which isn't surprising, considering what happened to him.

I think with recruitment, the issues haven't exactly been who we've brought in (with the caveat that we can't expect every signing to be a success), but more who we haven't.
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Not surprising in the least but we really should have brought in a RW to help lessen the burden.

And nail on the head issue isn’t the recruitment but the squad planning imo.
 
Sky Blue Goblin

Sky Blue Goblin

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Alkhen said:
Yep that covers it, I feel like they all could do better. Maybe the upheaval behind the scenes has effected the players more than we think. For me the balance of the squad is way off, Having no cover for MvE and Sheaf is borderline negligent. And agree that Simms has been miss managed, I believe him a as focus in a front 3 will pay off if you let him heat up.

I honestly don't think we are miles off being a very competitive side, you see how we can play when our tails up but we need some strong characters to spread belief. Add some experience and quality and we could click big time. Xg shows we aren't far off really.
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Same exact thoughts. Issue isn’t the scouting imo but the squad planning and in some cases management of the lads.

Hard to pin that on anyone with insider information
 
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Deity

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Nick said:
or fucking players off like Alan Browne to try and get others?
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This is just normal transfer business. Clubs have 2 or 3 players they are keeping warm at the same time to try and ensure they land one. You can’t put all your eggs in one basket.

In return players have 2 or 3 clubs their agents are keeping warm to ensure they get the best move for them.

some you win, some you lose …..
 
False9

False9

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I think the individual strike rate is pretty good but there is a clear imbalance in the squad.

Even confirmed flops like Kitching do have something which could click into gear.

Perhaps the mentality and personalities can be questioned but the ability is there, generally.
 
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