It's a fair point from Robins, experience isn't an innate feature of any player so buying a player purely to bring it can be short sighted. That said, that wasn't the only reason we were interested in Browne. I think his message is looking for players like one of the centre backs to step up and provide a bit more leadership.
I don't think anyone was expecting much outside of a few more signings:
GK,
CB,
ST,
CM
and we will be grand.
We have to get a replacement for Godden tooI'd be happy with GK and a DM. The rest would be a bonus! Getting the GK in is the main priority in my eyes.
Yes agree with this totally.We have to get a replacement for Godden too
Why do we need a DM?I'd be happy with GK and a DM. The rest would be a bonus! Getting the GK in is the main priority in my eyes.
He's a dependable 7/10 player who does the simple stuff well. Yes, he may not get you off your seat, score or assist loads of goals and his set pieces would be bettered by a one-legged blind Oompah Loompah but you need someone in your squad who can play that no nonsense role.
We only have one in Sheaf unless you consider Lati to be a CDM which I don’t.Why do we need a DM?
Yes, replacing Godden is an absolute must.Can't believe some are happy to start the season with 2 strikers, one who usually plays wide left.
One more is bare minimum.
There is absolutely no way we need 2.Can't believe some are happy to start the season with 2 strikers, one who usually plays wide left.
One more is bare minimum.
If we were serious about promotion it would be two.
The squad is no bigger than we had in League 1 currently.
Can't believe some are happy to start the season with 2 strikers, one who usually plays wide left.
One more is bare minimum.
If we were serious about promotion it would be two.
The squad is no bigger than we had in League 1 currently.
Robins – who has been extremely tight-lipped about transfer business in recent months – said: “I think we have to wait and see. We have a profile and we have to go with that because that’s a club-wide thing not just a personal preference.
“I think we probably need a bit more experience but then those players who were with us last year have got another year on their backs, so they have been there for 12 months and know what things are about. And hopefully they will benefit from that experience, and I am looking for people to step up and step into roles that have been vacated by others.
“But the dressing room is different, it’s a bit younger but there are some really good and talented players in there and you expect someone to step into any void that’s left, expect that vacuum to be filled and it will be because there are some really good characters in there. When things don’t go so well you are looking for those leaders to have that experience to rely on.”
Given the transfer window doesn't close until the 30th August and it's currently the 12th of July, no you can't start panicking.Right, now can I start panicking??
If it’s all true (and he’s not just trying to word things nicely for the lads in the squad) then it is pretty concerning that we’ll have no proper backup RB, no decent GK, no backup ST, no new CM or backup to Sheaf and no new LB.
We’ll basically have the same squad as last season just with Rudoni swapped in for O’Hare and some new cover on the wings, that’s a very minor improvement imo. If that’s all we get then that basically means the exact same issues of transition from defence to attack and no cover for players like Sheaf or MVE if they get injured, not to mention the fact we’ll have a lovely choice between Collins and Wilson in goal…
It's this, you don't have a manager dictating.Well if you invest a lot in a recruitment department you would expect them to do the lion's share of the work.
I would imagine Robin's outlines what he wants, then comes back in at the end of the process and final interview. King will obviously have a big say on the financial side. That's how all the bigger well run club's operate.
Owww, I wanted to start panickingGiven the transfer window doesn't close until the 30th August and it's currently the 12th of July, no you can't start panicking.
BlueSkiesForever has just choked on his Haribo mixMaybe Burroughs is the RB backup, Howley the new CM and Obikwu the Godden rereplacement.
He's the absolute engine of the team.I’m really going to try and watch Eccles intently this season, I don’t know what people see in him but there must be something in it, I personally don’t see it at all but there’s too many rave reviews for it to not be true
After it looking like we’re not gonna sign any more “exotic” players I think I’ll need some whiskey in my coffee this morningBlueSkiesForever has just choked on his Haribo mix
Is this just a wind up?We only have one in Sheaf unless you consider Lati to be a CDM which I don’t.
It’s too crucial a position to risk having no cover for a sheaf injury, suspension or late transfer
Eccles is a DM surely?We only have one in Sheaf unless you consider Lati to be a CDM which I don’t.
It’s too crucial a position to risk having no cover for a sheaf injury, suspension or late transfer
Wouldn't have thought the fee was the issue, it was probably the add-ons
Wtf - at no point did he say we wouldn’t be making more signingsRight, now can I start panicking??
If it’s all true (and he’s not just trying to word things nicely for the lads in the squad) then it is pretty concerning that we’ll have no proper backup RB, no decent GK, no backup ST, no new CM or backup to Sheaf and no new LB.
We’ll basically have the same squad as last season just with Rudoni swapped in for O’Hare and some new cover on the wings, that’s a very minor improvement imo. If that’s all we get then that basically means the exact same issues of transition from defence to attack and no cover for players like Sheaf or MVE if they get injured, not to mention the fact we’ll have a lovely choice between Collins and Wilson in goal…
Yeah youre finally going on ignore.Right, now can I start panicking??
If it’s all true (and he’s not just trying to word things nicely for the lads in the squad) then it is pretty concerning that we’ll have no proper backup RB, no decent GK, no backup ST, no new CM or backup to Sheaf and no new LB.
We’ll basically have the same squad as last season just with Rudoni swapped in for O’Hare and some new cover on the wings, that’s a very minor improvement imo. If that’s all we get then that basically means the exact same issues of transition from defence to attack and no cover for players like Sheaf or MVE if they get injured, not to mention the fact we’ll have a lovely choice between Collins and Wilson in goal…
Eccles is a DM surely?
Finally! Works for me, won’t get half as manyYeah youre finally going on ignore.
Relax .... there's a long way to go, and if needed we can exploit the loan market.Right, now can I start panicking??
If it’s all true (and he’s not just trying to word things nicely for the lads in the squad) then it is pretty concerning that we’ll have no proper backup RB, no decent GK, no backup ST, no new CM or backup to Sheaf and no new LB.
We’ll basically have the same squad as last season just with Rudoni swapped in for O’Hare and some new cover on the wings, that’s a very minor improvement imo. If that’s all we get then that basically means the exact same issues of transition from defence to attack and no cover for players like Sheaf or MVE if they get injured, not to mention the fact we’ll have a lovely choice between Collins and Wilson in goal…
I sort of thought it was implied from what he was saying that there wouldn’t be many more signings, meaning like 1 or 2 max I assume?Wtf - at no point did he say we wouldn’t be making more signings
He was talking about current players stepping up into the leadership role that Fadz and Kelly had. He implied there wouldn’t be many experienced players coming in but nothing about players in generalI sort of thought it was implied from what he was saying that there wouldn’t be many more signings, meaning like 1 or 2 max I assume?
We have to get a replacement for Godden too
Why do we need a DM?
I tend to agree. I can't think any ambitious striker would want to come here and sit on the bench watching Simms and Wright. They won't get many games.I'm one of the few who thinks Tavares can step up in that place, with Dausch and Obikwu stepping up in his place. So personally striker isn't a concern for me.
I tend to agree. I can't think any ambitious striker would want to come here and sit on the bench watching Simms and Wright. They won't get many games.
Goalkeeper and left back are the areas of concern but the problem is we have two contracted players in both positions.
We didn't ship so many goals thoughA proper replacement for Kelly, I feel it's what we were missing last year and one of the reasons (along with the keeper) that we shipped so many goals.
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