Youre pushing this third choice thing a lot, but we do often play with two AMs, so a third would be first choice reserve in many cases.
FFS!
Im telling you that's a different argument to the rest of it, and I agree with you there, and you want to argue that we don't agree! I'm not even getting into the rest of it, as unlike methuselah I don't have all eternity.
The third choices are in the U/23s & U/18s Howley now getting on the bench Bapaga, back in the fold the Burroughs brothers there are one or two others. You just have to hope they are good enough and give them support.Again, focussed?!?
I'll repeat, for your second point, that's a totally different argument to the rest of it.
You appear to be determined to argue with me there when I'm agreeing with you! That's not particularly Astute.
I would keep him, He will be on low wages, we are severely lacking in attacking midfield players / wingers. Robins has been very cautious with him this season, and it's either that he's bringing him back slowly, or doesn't rate him. If it is the latter, I find it strange he has been named on the bench so many times. We have supported him back from his 3 ACL's and to release him after a year, when he's not had a chance to prove himself just seems strange. I have no doubt a fully fit Jodi Jones is a Championship player
He's in recovery after a minor medical procedureIf he was going to get games at any point it would be now when we can barely put a team together.
I think the relationship broke down during the vaccine shenanigans and we'll move on.
Do you have an idea when he is likely to be available?He's in recovery after a minor medical procedure
Don't have full details but heard it was quite minor and the procedure successful so he should be back within a few weeksDo you have an idea when he is likely to be available?
Really want Jodi to succeed. Feel he has some of the attributes to do so. Determination, good close skills and the ability to cross, dribble and shoot. Thought he was slowly easing himself back before Covid and the latest setback. My concerns are how does he fit into the team as a starter and on his last sub performance, I realised there was a distinct lack of physical contact going on, ie not tackling. This may be a mental thing considering his injuries, but you have to compete fully at this level. As a team, we press from the front and have to engage defenders. I am sure MR and AV have a plan for Jodi. Otherwise, if we offer a low contract, he may get a better offer. I really do hope he does well with us.
Exactly, and they are both left-footed, Maatsen likely to return to Chelsea at the end of the season and JCS not signed a contract yet all left sided.The problem we have with releasing the likes of Shipley and Jones is that we need to replace them with like for like wages.
I'd imagine both of them are two of the lowest paid players in the division.
In a dream world, we'd be able to make additions while keeping them as back up. We've struggled with depth this season.
The problem we have with releasing the likes of Shipley and Jones is that we need to replace them with like for like wages.
I'd imagine both of them are two of the lowest paid players in the division.
In a dream world, we'd be able to make additions while keeping them as back up. We've struggled with depth this season.
Neither play unless we're completely desperate. We would be better off getting rid of the likes of Pask, Shipley, Jones and all the other dead wood and bring in 2 players on their wages who can actually compete. The problem with our squad isn't depth. It's the lack of quality of the depth we do have. We only have probably 14 players you would expect to do a job in the Championship.
Jones is still living on scoring a hattrick against an ageing Richard Duffy.
Possibly, but it's easier said that done. Shipley and Pask will be on so little that even their collective wages wouldn't stretch far at this level.
But we need more than one first teamer to improve. Need probably 2CB, a LWB and an ACM. Strikers will only change if we get rid of Walker or Waghorn, who would likely be on enough to get in a first team replacement for similar wages.True. But throw the wages of Jones, Da Costa, in as well, Suddenly 8k is freed up. One player who can actually offer something to the team is better then 4 who offer nothing.
But we need more than one first teamer to improve. Need probably 2CB, a LWB and an ACM. Strikers will only change if we get rid of Walker or Waghorn, who would likely be on enough to get in a first team replacement for similar wages.
That’s a really hash comment. Jones didn’t just score that hat trick and then disappear. Until his injury he was our best player that season. His performances were good enough to attract the attention of Leeds and it sounds like had he not been injured then he would have been a Championship player4 or 5 years ago.Neither play unless we're completely desperate. We would be better off getting rid of the likes of Pask, Shipley, Jones and all the other dead wood and bring in 2 players on their wages who can actually compete. The problem with our squad isn't depth. It's the lack of quality of the depth we do have. We only have probably 14 players you would expect to do a job in the Championship.
Jones is still living on scoring a hattrick against an ageing Richard Duffy.
Of course that led to a system change which got the best out of McNulty who scored 28 goalsI know it's a completely different level but Jodi Jones literally tore that division to shreds in those few months.
I genuinely think we'd have finished in the top 2 with him.
Of course that led to a system change which got the best out of McNulty who scored 28 goals
Fair point although Jodi would have been pushing for big numbers. He was lightyears ahead of that level at the time.
He was excellent but I wouldn’t say light years ahead of it. We were too reliant on him before the enforced change of system.Fair point although Jodi would have been pushing for big numbers. He was lightyears ahead of that level at the time.
Such a bloody shame for someone that's had the most wretched of luck with injuries, I'm certain he would have been a key player for us.That’s a really hash comment. Jones didn’t just score that hat trick and then disappear. Until his injury he was our best player that season. His performances were good enough to attract the attention of Leeds and it sounds like had he not been injured then he would have been a Championship player4 or 5 years ago.
His performances since then have been brief, for obvious very unfortunate reasons. Even in these he has shown something. I watched him when he came on as a sub in our 4-2 win at Bradford and his skill and trickery on the ball was amazing. He scored the winner at Southend and even this season made Godden’s equaliser at Huddersfield. I thought he looked good in his half an hour at Southampton.
If it hadn’t of been for his brush with COVID and this latest problem then he surely would have been given a lot more pitch time recently. I don’t like having a go at our players but I am sure that he would have more of an impact on games than Shipley in his midfield role (thought he was good at wingback).
Hopefully he might get one or two starts before the end of the season to show what he can do. He certainly needs to be playing games now so if he wasn’t a candidate for starting matches in the way that say Jamie Allen has this season (ie a good chance of playing) then for his own sake he needs to move.
He was excellent but I wouldn’t say light years ahead of it. We were too reliant on him before the enforced change of system.
I really wanted him to come back and succeed but a lot of the posts above are talking about goals/games from 3-4 years ago. The fact he has hardly featured this season suggests that the writing is already on the wall.
Yep, difficult time for him in the summer trying to get fixed up with another club with so little football played.
The question marks were over whether he could perform at a higher level. Granted he was young but he didn’t pull up any trees in league one the season before. If I recall he wasn’t a first choice then.Fair point although Jodi would have been pushing for big numbers. He was lightyears ahead of that level at the time.
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