No, I would spend £4.5 million in a way to improve areas of the pitch where we have a more pressing need.
No, I would spend £4.5 million in a way to improve areas of the pitch where we have a more pressing need.Find that very bizarre if I'm honest , so you would drop Binks because Kitching cost more ?
Hindsight is a wonderful thingNo, I would spend £4.5 million in a way to improve areas of the pitch where we have a more pressing need.
A win against i team that I think have won 6 games across 40 isn’t really proving very much - I think they’ve managed about 28 points since last October - isn’t an indication of much yet at all is it?
Hindsight is a wonderful thing
How is it hindsight? Which position of the team most needed investment on deadline day?Hindsight is a wonderful thing
Repeat "ooo oooh, he's a dancer, oh yeah, he can get right past youuuu!" in tune to the song!
How is it hindsight? Which position of the team most needed investment on deadline day?
And we were trying to sign Swift according to reports.How is it hindsight? Which position of the team most needed investment on deadline day?
Precisely! It would be why sign Swift when we needed Kitching . Damned if you do , damned if you don'tIf fadz had got injured and not sheaf they’d be a meltdown we didn’t have enough CB cover
Barnsley didn’t want to sell Kitching, but we made it work by throwing money at them. If you think that was the best use of the cash then fine, but the fact he’s not even an automatic first choice suggests to me it might have been better thrown elsewhere that window.You can only buy players clubs are willing to sell though and getting a replacement in for hamer was never going to be easy. If we don’t get someone in Jan or the summer I’ll be fuming but willing to give club some time to hopefully get the right player(s) in
I’m sorry - I don’t see why you can justify signings through hypothetical injury problems that didn’t happen, but then call it hindsight when I question the signing after injury problems that actually did.Precisely! It would be why sign Swift when we needed Kitching . Damned if you do , damned if you don't
Because like it has been said the Sheaf injury magnified the shortfall in midfield .I’m sorry - I don’t see why you can justify signings through hypothetical injury problems that didn’t happen, but then call it hindsight when I question the signing after injury problems that actually did.
Because like it has been said the Sheaf injury magnified the shortfall in midfield .
Like you say you never know when an injury will occur
Think it's best we agree to disagree on this one as we are going round in circles
Barnsley didn’t want to sell Kitching, but we made it work by throwing money at them. If you think that was the best use of the cash then fine, but the fact he’s not even an automatic first choice suggests to me it might have been better thrown elsewhere that window.
Lets face it, it was always more likely Sheaf would be injured rather than FadzIf fadz had got injured and not sheaf they’d be a meltdown we didn’t have enough CB cover
Good. Defence is sorted. Now we can look at midfield come Januarywe do now have 5 centre backs and an emergency cover one in Bidwell
The game I seen Styles looked much better than Kitching who had a nightmareI don’t know as I’ve not seen Kitching play. I’d imagine we had to pay a premium but it was also known Barnsley needed the cash. If styles had gone maybe they would’ve kept Kitching. I also don’t know what bids we put in for midfielders. I’ve said before I’d be shocked if we hadn’t bid for various players. There are loads of moving parts to get transfers done and none of us have got a clue what went on
He was Tim Kalns on Twitter for a bitI'll be honest I don't think he has any. Like him or loathe him, he says what he wants on his Grendel account warts and all, doubt he would have an alt. Have to respect his frankness
He was Tim Kalns on Twitter for a bit
We did concede 3 in 16 minutes from 3-0 up against Swansea last year. That always gives me nightmaresI’d give Kitching a run out for 15 mins at the end of a game just to see where we are with him.
75-80 minute sub for Binks or Thomas whilst we’re 3-0 up seemed like an ideal opportunity yesterday, it’s not like we were going to concede 3 goals in 10-15 mins. Not sure why Robins doesn’t want to give him a quick run about, maybe some sort of injury or confidence issue?
Yeah fair enough but I suppose it’s quite rare that happens, I just thought yesterday was an idea time to give Kitching 10-15 mins on the pitch, get him up to speed with the championship etc. I’m not sure when he’ll actually be playing him at this rate, seems like Binks, Thomas and Fadz have all got themselves sorted and I can’t see Kitching just randomly coming in for Fadz for 90 mins, even though I’m guessing he’s Fadz’ long term replacement?We did concede 3 in 16 minutes from 3-0 up against Swansea last year. That always gives me nightmares
It took Bergkamp seven and Henry eight games to score their first goals at Arsenal and that didn’t turn out too bad. It was always going to take time for the team to gel with so many different faces.Personally I think it’s fair to expect a £7 million striker in the Championship to hit the ground running. Or a £4 million+ centre back to actually play!
Good. Defence is sorted. Now we can look at midfield come January
Window by window we will improve hopefully
Yeah I feel the same, this season is just about finishing in the top 10 to show to any new signings that we’re still a proper solid championship side, and if we somehow get into the playoffs even better, I just don’t see it somehow, never know though I suppose.I genuinely believe that next season is when we're really going to see how good this team can be, whilst this season we'll see glimpses. Still a couple signings away, and some current players to find their feet. Squad will get used to playing with each other, low turnover next summer. I'm more excited for next season than I am for this one, strangely enough.
Good. Defence is sorted. Now we can look at midfield come January
Window by window we will improve hopefully
its not a CDM we are missing, but the box to box playerAgreed. I'm sure the club are drawing up a list of potential CDM's for January, I guess that's the positive about there being 3 months till the window, plenty of time to look around.
I genuinely believe that next season is when we're really going to see how good this team can be, whilst this season we'll see glimpses. Still a couple signings away, and some current players to find their feet. Squad will get used to playing with each other, low turnover next summer. I'm more excited for next season than I am for this one, strangely enough.
its not a CDM we are missing, but the box to box player
Sheaf / Eccles/ Kelly can cover the CDM
O Hare / Ayari/ Palmer/ Allen the No 10
Allen is the closest we have to a box to box player, so we need a top drawer Allen, who can then fill any of the midfield roles as required
It's Dabo all over againProbably a left-field thought but I wonder if MVE could be our box to box player. He has the energy and pace and is not lacking in skill.
I suspect that MR won't take a gamble on that now but it could be worth a try towards the end of the season if, as I suspect, we find that we will neither make the play-offs nor be relegated.
No!Probably a left-field thought but I wonder if MVE could be our box to box player. He has the energy and pace and is not lacking in skill.
I suspect that MR won't take a gamble on that now but it could be worth a try towards the end of the season if, as I suspect, we find that we will neither make the play-offs nor be relegated.
Probably a left-field thought but I wonder if MVE could be our box to box player. He has the energy and pace and is not lacking in skill.
I suspect that MR won't take a gamble on that now but it could be worth a try towards the end of the season if, as I suspect, we find that we will neither make the play-offs nor be relegated.
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