TomRad85
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OK you got in just before me. Thanks for wasting my time
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Brighton Sky Blue
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I’d agree with others that Allen really is an AM more than a CM to be honest, but if we want to continue with a 10 then neither he or Palmer are what we need.
TomRad85
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Well I'd sell Allen tbh but I was just sticking him in there. Whether you'd put him at CM or AM he'd not be on that list for me. Palmer would be gone too although I could tolerate him as a backup AM.
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skybluecam
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Yeah I think at this stage Allen should be at best 3rd choice for any position in the middle. Floating is a good way to describe it, don't mind him staying around for experience and continuity but realistically he should be playing as little as possible if we want promotion.
marrrkjay_ccfc
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The squad is more like:
GK - Collins, Wilson
CB - Thomas, Kitching, Latibeaudiere
RB - van Ewijk
LB - Bidwell, Dasilva
CM - Sheaf, Eccles, Torp, Allen
AM - Palmer
RW - Sakamoto
LW - Mason-Clark, Rodrigues
ST - Simms, Wright, Godden, Tavares
I've left out the likes of Burroughs, Howley and Obikwu as presumably they will go out on loan.
It's clear we need: CB, RB, CM, AM and RW. Then we need to replace anyone we move on i.e Godden, Bidwell, Wilson are the 3 (rumoured) most likely.
At CB, Kipre is out of contract at West Brom and would be my choice.
AT RB, we need cover for MvE. Maybe Burroughs is good enough.
At CM, all of the players we've been linked with would be good, Browne, Sanches, Stamenic.
At RW, we've been linked with Bacuna. Josh Bowler is a free agent and would be good competition for Sakamoto.
If Godden leaves, we've been linked with Ntelo.
If Bidwell leaves, people think Burrows at Peterborough is the one we might have an option on.
If Wilson leaves, a first choice GK will be needed. Think we've been linked with a Swedish GK who's name I can't remember.
So that's 5 more signings I think we need + replace any who leave.
GK - Collins, Wilson
CB - Thomas, Kitching, Latibeaudiere
RB - van Ewijk
LB - Bidwell, Dasilva
CM - Sheaf, Eccles, Torp, Allen
AM - Palmer
RW - Sakamoto
LW - Mason-Clark, Rodrigues
ST - Simms, Wright, Godden, Tavares
I've left out the likes of Burroughs, Howley and Obikwu as presumably they will go out on loan.
It's clear we need: CB, RB, CM, AM and RW. Then we need to replace anyone we move on i.e Godden, Bidwell, Wilson are the 3 (rumoured) most likely.
At CB, Kipre is out of contract at West Brom and would be my choice.
AT RB, we need cover for MvE. Maybe Burroughs is good enough.
At CM, all of the players we've been linked with would be good, Browne, Sanches, Stamenic.
At RW, we've been linked with Bacuna. Josh Bowler is a free agent and would be good competition for Sakamoto.
If Godden leaves, we've been linked with Ntelo.
If Bidwell leaves, people think Burrows at Peterborough is the one we might have an option on.
If Wilson leaves, a first choice GK will be needed. Think we've been linked with a Swedish GK who's name I can't remember.
So that's 5 more signings I think we need + replace any who leave.
Domo
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from this, first day of the season who are you starting? EMC or wright?
marrrkjay_ccfc
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First Team
marrrkjay_ccfc
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Subs
We're missing a LCB and AM.
We're missing a LCB and AM.
Ccfcisparks
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Bacuna isn’t a RW
Cally Fedora
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Agreed.
marrrkjay_ccfc
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He always played on the right whenever I saw him for Blues but yes he's a CM mainly.
blunted
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Hmmm. Quite a few people want Godden, Allen, Tavares and Wilson to move on. Wave a magic wand and we will get better players in.
A lot of supporters think Godden has gone over the hill and his time with us is over. He was certainly a shadow of his former self in the second half of the season and I tend to subscribe to this opinion and would love to be proven wrong. However, like all the aforementioned players he is under contract and does not need to move unless he is loaned out. Can't see many L1 teams matching his wages and perhaps he feels he can get back to his best.
Wilson has been a back up keeper for most of his career so may be happy to fight for his place.
Allen was fine before his injuries and was in the team that got us into the top 6 two seasons ago. He will feel he has a lot to contribute and has still got progress to make.
Tavares was finally showing promise near the end of the season and it was a shame injury intervened again.
Wishing players to move and them actually doing it are two different things.
A lot of supporters think Godden has gone over the hill and his time with us is over. He was certainly a shadow of his former self in the second half of the season and I tend to subscribe to this opinion and would love to be proven wrong. However, like all the aforementioned players he is under contract and does not need to move unless he is loaned out. Can't see many L1 teams matching his wages and perhaps he feels he can get back to his best.
Wilson has been a back up keeper for most of his career so may be happy to fight for his place.
Allen was fine before his injuries and was in the team that got us into the top 6 two seasons ago. He will feel he has a lot to contribute and has still got progress to make.
Tavares was finally showing promise near the end of the season and it was a shame injury intervened again.
Wishing players to move and them actually doing it are two different things.
Winny the Bish
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I'd take this Iceland keeper if Brentford want to loan him out.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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Because the development league changed to U21 from U23's either last season or the one before.
Saddlebrains
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Godden wants out he's made it clear so he will be off
Tavares will be sent out to L1 on loan
larry_david
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Season loan or til Jan and prove your worth kind of thing
BlueSkiesForever
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I really hope so, Godden is not the sort of player we need in our team these days, he’s not up to top half Championship level. We need to do a lot better than Tavares and Godden as our second striker if we want to make it into the prem.
BlueSkiesForever
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Quite interesting when you look at it like that, we clearly need a better attacking mid if we assume O’Hare’s gone, Palmer has been good for us at times but I don’t think he’s consistent enough and the transition from midfield to attack is where we always seem to fall down.
I hope we get a quality keeper this window, Wilson can go or be loaned out maybe and Collins becomes second keeper. Let’s get a massive 6’4 bloke from Scandinavia or something like that, that’ll do
Could also do with a better LB, Bidwell has been solid but could be a bit quicker and he’s not getting any younger, and I don’t think Dasilva is up to the job tbh.
And finally we need another CB, a quality one, I’m not yet convinced Kitching is our man, maybe with a bit of time he’ll get there but at the very least we need a back up for the CB position.
Skybluedownunder
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Another Nixon story on us tomorrow, lets see what he comes up with this time
Makes me laugh when people complain about these Nixon stories. If he didn’t write anything people would be constantly asking him if he’s got anything on Cov and then when he does people whinge
If I was Alan Nixon I’d tell you lot to go fuck yourselves and not pay Cov any attention whatsoever
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Tea & Busquets
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cheers al
fatso
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Both, I've said from the first time we were linked with him that he could make an ideal number 10.
Just because he played on the left wing for Peterborough, doesn't mean that's his only position.
IMHO, he's (potentially) too good a player to be cover for Wright. I think he can offer more that Palmer and Allan as an AM. He certainly offers more of a goal threat than those two, he's also stronger, faster, and better at tracking back.
But obviously much depends on who else we bring in.
PUSB-We_are_going_up
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I think it’ll be on O’hare got a feeling he’s staying, surely he’d have gone by now wouldnt he?Another Nixon story on us tomorrow, lets see what he comes up with this time
Balli001
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Well he is still contracted for another 3 weeks so no hurry
fatso
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He's desperately trying to fill column inches again.Another Nixon story on us tomorrow, lets see what he comes up with this time
It's the same every pre-season, he just regurgitates rumours and gossip off the web.
If you can be arsed to go back 12 months, he was getting called out on here for all the bollocks he was talking about.
But every year people on here quote him
PUSB-We_are_going_up
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No but like you see theres loads of circulation about loads of others out of contract actually finalising deals and offers being accepted, yet on O’hare its all be quiet only links every now and then
Why don’t we create a different thread for speculation from football journalists and then those that value such speculation can read it and those that don’t can continue to value what Mick from flat 3 told him down the pub, of they read on Facebook.He's desperately trying to fill column inches again.
It's the same every pre-season, he just regurgitates rumours and gossip off the web.
If you can be arsed to go back 12 months, he was getting called out on here for all the bollocks he was talking about.
But every year people on here quote him
Balli001
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Maybe he wasn't as wanted as he wanted to believe then
PUSB-We_are_going_up
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Or perhaps Robins had a masterstroke in dropping him for Palmer, as he could say “Palmer has performed well” and also not playing Cal. This could have made the bigger offers get withdrawn because of second thinking after seeing him dropped and struggle to get his place back so in the end as you said wasnt as wanted as he thought
Tea & Busquets
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Stamenic, Sanches, Ntelo?
shmmeee
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Knowing GIMOC it’s Lord Lucan, Bigfoot, and a Grey from X-Files.
fatso
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You could just lump them all together.
Well know what's happening when saddlebrains tells us!