Transfer targets (4 Viewers)

[shmmeee]

Eccles started every game after we lost at West Brom on 1st Feb. We only lost one of those games. Hardly a squad player given both Sheaf and Hamer played alongside him for many of those.

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Im not concerned about Eccles general quality, just how the team will adjust to play without someone like Hamer in the side. We look very pedestrian in possession so far in comparison to last season. Defences are far better set when we get into the final third and that’s hampering the strikers. I think if we don’t sign a CM Robins will need to look at changing how we play a bit, maybe a slight formation change to get the best out of this squad.

 

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[shmmeee]

Not sure he's what we need most but i'd be ok with it and more than that i'd be very happy to be officially above the Baggies in the pecking order. Its been a while.

Just gonna play Sheaf and 18 AMs I guess

 

[TomRad85]

Honestly go and enjoy your day instead of whining on here

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You know something...

 

[shmmeee]

Wilson
Fadz
MvE Sheaf Dasilva
Sakamoto Palmer O’Hare Ayari Swift
Simms

Welcome your new look sky blues.

Edit: was a man down

 

[Boicey]

If we end up only signing Kitching its gonna be pretty dissapointing.

 

[Briles]

Wilson
Fadz
MvE Sheaf Dasilva
Sakamoto Palmer Ayari Swift
Simms

Welcome your new look sky blues.

Absolute filth that'd be

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Im not concerned about Eccles general quality, just how the team will adjust to play without someone like Hamer in the side. We look very pedestrian in possession so far in comparison to last season. Defences are far better set when we get into the final third and that’s hampering the strikers. I think if we don’t sign a CM Robins will need to look at changing how we play a bit, maybe a slight formation change to get the best out of this squad.

Yeah we need somebody to drive forward and link the areas of the pitch together.

Fwiw I'd be quite happy with Styles!

 

[fernandopartridge]

Im not concerned about Eccles general quality, just how the team will adjust to play without someone like Hamer in the side. We look very pedestrian in possession so far in comparison to last season. Defences are far better set when we get into the final third and that’s hampering the strikers. I think if we don’t sign a CM Robins will need to look at changing how we play a bit, maybe a slight formation change to get the best out of this squad.

I don't disagree at all but just find the writing off of players who made a decent contribution to making the play offs last season pathetic. I think we are going to have to adapt but we've got players who should be capable of it.

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[Grendel]

How they can’t make signings can they?

As long as no fee is involved

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Where the hell has the Swift rumour come from?

 

[Chris1987]

Wilson
Fadz
MvE Sheaf Dasilva
Sakamoto Palmer Ayari Swift
Simms

Welcome your new look sky blues.

The new trick of playing only 10 starters.

 

[Boicey]

Wilson
Fadz
MvE Sheaf Dasilva
Sakamoto Palmer Ayari Swift
Simms

Welcome your new look sky blues.

Where's godden?

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Where the hell has the Swift rumour come from?

John Swift is my guess

 

[shmmeee]

What’s that formation with no strikers? Would be hilarious is we did that after dropping £11m

Where the hell has the Swift rumour come from?

This very thread

 

[shmmeee]

The new trick of playing only 10 starters.

Shut up! I fixed it!

 

[BlueSkiesForever]

I get the feeling the final signing is just going to be Liam Kitching, someone that we don’t really need and is quite overpriced.
When King says that we’re trying to get this last player over the line you assume that it’s someone they’ve already been dealing with, I can see Barnsley trying to hold firm and us throwing everything at it.

 

[Deleted member 9744]

Eccles started every game after we lost at West Brom on 1st Feb. We only lost one of those games. Hardly a squad player given both Sheaf and Hamer played alongside him for many of those.

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He played most games from October and has arguably been our best player so far this season. He isn't Hamer but he is a really good player and will almost certainly play most games this season.

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

Eccles started every game after we lost at West Brom on 1st Feb. We only lost one of those games. Hardly a squad player given both Sheaf and Hamer played alongside him for many of those.

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Was an obvious tactic change after O'Hare injury and we had pretty much no attacking midfielders due to Palmer and Allen injured or lacking fitness. Definition of a squad player, stepping up because you can't play your strongest team or preferred formation due to injuries and suspension.

Yea he did ok playing alongside sheaf and hamer in central midfield but it looks like the plan this season is to play a midfield, which Eccles wouldn't have made the cut for a midfield 2 last season in our strongest team.

 

[procdoc]

@Briles what have you heard about Swift then?

 

[shmmeee]

Are we all off the Brekalo train then? What happened there?

 

[Deleted member 5849]

@Briles what have you heard about Swift then?

Not happy with him guessing?

 

[procdoc]

Are we all off the Brekalo train then? What happened there?

Yeah think that one is off

 

[mmttww]

You’ll be telling me you can’t cure depression by telling people to cheer up next!

"Have you tried Yoga?"

 

[procdoc]

Not happy with him guessing?

Bit of a strange one to guess

 

[shmmeee]

Absolute filth that'd be

Actually sat here trying to convince myself that out of possession with Sheaf at CB and Palmer and Ayari at CM it’s not an unreasonable team

 

[Manchester_sky_blue]

Was an obvious tactic change after O'Hare injury and we had pretty much no attacking midfielders due to Palmer and Allen injured or lacking fitness. Definition of a squad player, stepping up because you can't play your strongest team or preferred formation due to injuries and suspension.

Yea he did ok playing alongside sheaf and hamer in central midfield but it looks like the plan this season is to play a midfield, which Eccles wouldn't have made the cut for a midfield 2 last season in our strongest team.

Entirely different team though isn't it. Different formation with 2 up top, a lot more possession and less counter attack. Our entire game plan has changed.

 

[Briles]

@Briles what have you heard about Swift then?

Just a guess

 

[SBT]

If we do miss out on a midfielder then I can see us playing the box formation again with Ayari and Sakamoto behind Simms/Wright

Sounds like a terribly inefficient way to make use of players that we’ve spent ~£12 million on.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Bit of a strange one to guess

Well I guess Raoul Coulon

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

Entirely different team though isn't it. Different formation with 2 up top, a lot more possession and less counter attack. Our entire game plan has changed.

Make it even more worrying as I don't think that's playing to Eccles strengths if we are trying to play more possession and less counter attack this season.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

The King’s got it under control

 

[gspotgaz]

Whatever we’re thinking, Robins will clearly know too he’s not daft.

I can imagine we’re being quoted absolutely obscene prices for players (that will genuinely improve us not squad fillers).

 

[Levship20]

The King’s got it under control

Walk away from Barnsley… there are others and who knows what situation Barnsley will be in Jan

 

[JSL]

Walk away from Barnsley… there are others and who knows what situation Barnsley will be in Jan

The Norwegian league will be finished in January too

 

[mark82]

Or international DM Joel Latibeaudiere of course.

To be fair, if we had to shift Latibeaudiere to either RWB or DM it'd leave us very short at CB.