Collins would have been Adi and Robins wanted JDS didn’t he?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
That actually reads like a high hit rate to be fair.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.
Hard to tell but I think so on both.Collins would have been Adi and Robins wanted JDS didn’t he?
I’d agree with all of this.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
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.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.
I think this where it gets really difficult.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?
Weren't some of these (McNally / BNC etc) pre Austin's reign?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
Austin came in December 22 so both were in his remit for January 23Weren't some of these (McNally / BNC etc) pre Austin's reign?
Weren't some of these (McNally / BNC etc) pre Austin's reign?
Oh wow. That means we have to give him kudos for the promotion play offs that year which grates meAustin came in December 22 so both were in his remit for January 23
Oh wow. That means we have to give him kudos for the promotion play offs that year which grates me
To be fair I’d argue Luke McNally and BNC were key for our playoff push.Nah. I doubt he had much to do with them and they didn’t impact results massively. Sean Maguire certainly didn’t!
To be fair I’d argue Luke McNally and BNC were key for our playoff push.
Yeah maybe but it’s hard to know so would rather give him his dues with the negativesI reckon they’d have been on our radar anyway. He’ll have still be looking for the toilets most of that window.
I mean playing that game. I’d have to look at all the U21s which would be answered with Who?Forgetting di trollio too
I mean playing that game. I’d have to look at all the U21s which would be answered with Who?
I think he's been affected mentally by his injury, which isn't surprising, considering what happened to him.Sakamoto - Good value - Exciting last year but fizzled a bit out.
Top of my head, Kai Yearns at least.Have we signed any others? I forget.
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.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
Not surprising in the least but we really should have brought in a RW to help lessen the burden.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.
Same exact thoughts. Issue isn’t the scouting imo but the squad planning and in some cases management of the lads.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.
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?
This is the shambles isn’t it. Whatever happened here and whoever had the decision, did us a major disservice imoor fucking players off like Alan Browne to try and get others?
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.or fucking players off like Alan Browne to try and get others?
As I think Brian Clough once said, "don't play on paper , play on grass"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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