olderskyblue
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Post of the season….give the award now
Transfer Rumour Ryan Bennett (1 Viewer)
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Frostie
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Yeah.. not for me either that one, just type his name into Twitter...
Of all the rumoured links I've seen, Michael Hector is probably the best of a bad bunch but comes with his own risks/baggage too.
Nothing massively fills me with confidence if we assume Robins is being honest about the "Free or as close to" comment but if that's the market we're in we probably can't be too choosy. I have massive faith in our recruitment team as well as MR/AV etc. so fingers crossed for another rabbit from a hat!
Skybluedownunder
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I’d rather us sign him on loan so if he’s shithouse we aren’t stuck with like Kane, Bidwell, Waghorn etc
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Finham
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That's what we should be doing, finding clubs that can't say no to us!
Terry Gibson's perm
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I don’t think there are that many that are worse off than us.
Finham
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As in further down the food chain. There must be some prospects in L2 at clubs who can't afford to say no? But it seems that we can't even afford them now. Free's aren't free though with their wages...
MacReady
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My concern with these ‘experienced’ signings is we tend to get lumbered with silly wages which ends up costing us as much as the 1.5 mil for Hyam. I’m sad he went. Also, genuinely try not to be negative but I’m getting that bad SISU feeling again like it was all those years ago. Hope I’m wrong.
Are we changing our style at the back?..we have gone from young athletic wingbacks ..maatson/mcCallum to bidwell!.. now from ball playing centre back in hyam to gnarled pro in bennet!..does mr think we are to soft defensively?..and bought in players with degrees in the dark arts...or is it just the price was right??...
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Esoterica
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I would say this is a case of beggars can't be choosers. Championship level ball playing centre backs who can defend well, for a minimum fee/free, with 2 days before the transfer window closes? Good luck to us with that.
I doubt Robins is thinking anything other than, 'fuck, I desperately need another defender who can do a job at this level.' and if the style has to change because of the resources we can afford under those constraints, I'm sure it will.
Drysdale and Pask not progressing has hurt us here, but in fairness they were never signed as Championship development options.
I'm not an expert on our academy but I would say it needs significant investment to be regularly bringing through Championship level quality. And at the same time, our first team budget is way too small to be 'wasting' budget signing prospects for modest fees from L1 and L2 that we can develop for a season or 2 like we have tried with Tavares.
It's all symptoms of the ceiling we have reached under these owners.
Grendel
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i didn’t think we would look to get another defender in tbh. I thought he’d look at midfield or RWB given Dabos fitness record
ProfessorbyGrace
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Seems like a hopeful ‘plug in the hole’, but if Bennett can add a bit of grit and zeal to the back, so be it. As long as he can pass to a blue shirt…
Just a thought, do we think Doyle was signed on loan as a mainstay in the 1st team, or a back up? Perhaps he isn’t quite at the level that our scouting team thought?
Just a thought, do we think Doyle was signed on loan as a mainstay in the 1st team, or a back up? Perhaps he isn’t quite at the level that our scouting team thought?
Who knows. All I would say is defensive partnerships/units don’t just happen overnight, they usually need the right mix of pace, experience/brains and for us, a bit of footballing ability….and a keeper that gives them confidence
I’m as sad to see Hyam go as the next man but we could still be leaky with him in the team. Not saying it was his fault but we could be. Any new unit will take time and desperately need Moore to get back to his form of the first half of last season
Edit - two of my mates are Wycombe fans not sure of his fitness but they re-signed Alfie Mawson for a season. missed the boat this time but if he stays fit would have a look at him in the summer.
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Londonccfcfan
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There are plenty of good centre backs in lower leagues who we can develop further who currently play our style brand of football..just look at the ones from MK Don's or Oxford United.
I'd much rather BUY someone we can develop further. Than is a has been on stupid wages.
Plenty of good centre backs in league 1 that are currently better than Callum Doyle.
Question is will MR get up to 750k of The Hyam fee to tempt league 1 clubs.
I'd much rather BUY someone we can develop further. Than is a has been on stupid wages.
Plenty of good centre backs in league 1 that are currently better than Callum Doyle.
Question is will MR get up to 750k of The Hyam fee to tempt league 1 clubs.
shmmeee
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Greggs
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Just had someone send a message in a group chat I'm in telling us all how we're heavily linked with him!! My sneakery has reaching news levels, perhaps it's time for me to stop with all my excellent rumours and gossip as it's starting to merge into my private life. Sneaky sneaky
PUSB-We_are_going_up
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What side is Terence Kongolo?
feck: he is left-sided
feck: he is left-sided
LilleSkyBlue
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What about Bidwell at left centre-back in the three? He had his best games there last season.
No one for left wing-back then though. Adamarola?
No one for left wing-back then though. Adamarola?
PUSB-We_are_going_up
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No, we have Panzo and Doyle now
PUSB-We_are_going_up
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I reckon Doyle could play in the middle of the 3 and use his good ball playing to spread the play to anywhere on the pitch easier, then either side of him have Panzo and (new CB)
Esoterica
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Suspect we've all but given up on offloading Kane and Robins last injury update suggested Kelly and Kane were fairly close to being back.
Skyblue_CP
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Ideally you want your big ball winning CB in the centre to then give it to the outside ball playing CBs, I’d argue that Doyle is actually the worst we have for that central position.
lord_garrincha
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There's a fear that this will be too much, too soon for Doyle, especially if things go bad with his passing out from the back style.
Hopefully, he has the right character. I don't want to see another Matt Mills.
Frostie
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That would be a proper 'model' & one that I think most sensible fans would get behind.
Unfortunately, we are struggling to sell our best assets at maximum value & also seemingly unable to pay any fees so it falls down pretty quickly.
NorthernWisdom
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One day, we'll happen to sign one by pure chance, and your reputation will be set forever more!
Esoterica
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Talking of falling down quickly. Used to play in a midweek 7 a side team that was handpicked from my weekend XI a side teams. We were thrashing a team after 10 mins and they just resorted to kicking lumps out of us. After a robust challenge that left one of our players in a heap, the perpetrator screamed 'Fucking hell ref, they're going down like Weebles!!'.
I casually walked up to him and whispered 'Actually, I think you'll find Weebles wobble but they don't fall down'
He turned round and punched me in the face.
Finham
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Now that's exactly what we should be doing. But we won't.
usskyblue
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Like SBJon on GMK years ago, twatting around saying we were in for Joe Cole
NorthernWisdom
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If we have to wait three or four years to sign Bennet, then we can all be safe to say that either he or us will be pretty shit at that time(!)
Brighton Sky Blue
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A bit like when we finally signed Danny Pugh 8 years after our first attempt
stevefloyd
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Owling
slowpoke
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Think it’s the right think to keep hold of Kane we need cover for Dabo as well as Waghorne & Walker we need the experience on our bench can try & off load all three in January which could release a decent amount of wages to help bring some in.
Happy_Martian
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Whether Bennett is the right person for the job or not, I'd really not want to push Doyle into that role. He's only 18 but from the little I've seen of him, he doesn't seem to have the height, pace or physique to be a CB yet. If he's a good tackler, I think he could be a much better DM, especially with his ball playing ability a la Sheaf. Play the box again and have Sheaf and Doyle as the anchors with Palmer, O'Hare or Hamer ahead.
Random thoughts on a slow, frustrating night.
Random thoughts on a slow, frustrating night.
Happy_Martian
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No word yet on Bennett after he ended his contract with Swansea yesterday. Was this another of Gregg's now infamous "rumours" ?
