Post January squad
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MichaelDebeve
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MickaelDebevePhenomenal
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A right back.
RVB is doing a job, Smith is injured, Dijksteel can be defensively suspect due to lapses of concentration and anyone else Howson/Mcnair et al would be a stop gap. However, I'd want it to be a permanent, long term type signing, if its just going to be a loan without the greenwood type signing clause, id rather we stick with what we have
RVB is doing a job, Smith is injured, Dijksteel can be defensively suspect due to lapses of concentration and anyone else Howson/Mcnair et al would be a stop gap. However, I'd want it to be a permanent, long term type signing, if its just going to be a loan without the greenwood type signing clause, id rather we stick with what we have
Frozen Horse
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We're a striker light.
RB is also a concern: RVB has done well as a stopgap, but I have to think Dijksteel's days are numbered if a man our of position is being favoured over him.
I'm a little disappointed at that as, on the whole , I like Dijksteel. However, if MC doesn't rate him, I won't argue.
RB is also a concern: RVB has done well as a stopgap, but I have to think Dijksteel's days are numbered if a man our of position is being favoured over him.
I'm a little disappointed at that as, on the whole , I like Dijksteel. However, if MC doesn't rate him, I won't argue.
mfcrip1986
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Frozen Horse
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One more thought on this: earlier this year I remember having a conversation about whether an expensive loan signing would be preferable to using what money we have on another promising younger player whom we can develop.
I said at the time bringing in another Archer would be ok if we though it would make the difference between playoffs and automatic.
I don't think we're in that position. I'd rather spend what we have on longer term signings than a win-now type siging.
I said at the time bringing in another Archer would be ok if we though it would make the difference between playoffs and automatic.
I don't think we're in that position. I'd rather spend what we have on longer term signings than a win-now type siging.
TheYorkshireTerrier
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Will we have Hoppe back in January? Wonder if we can get some money for him.
Teesside_Steel
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Am I the only person who would still be surprised if CA replicated his goal scoring of last season? Or even close to.
Priv
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We already signed the lad from Wigan for that. I actually think there’s a chance Dieng might not go, if we are up in the playoff spots and challenging he may think helping us go up is better for his career than sitting on the bench at the Afcon not playing a minute.
Caesium137
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I'd like to see a bit of more long term planning for the summer window.
Out of four CM's one isn't ours, one is about finished at this level, one is deemed by most to be not quite good enough and the other may well be sold to cover our losses.
Out of our three RB options, one is a big earner, out of contract, not great there and plays mainly at CB, one is athletic but heavily out of favour, one is steady enough, but getting on and out all season. The fact we have a young CB playing there suggests Carrick doesn't fancy any other options in the squad starting currently.
Out of our two strikers, one is a young lad who is learning his craft, who does well, is a handful but doesn't score enough, he was also announced as being loaned out, so assume we had another one lined up. The other is a rapid, unpredictabale livewire, who may come good and settle, but isn't really clinical.
We will have the conundrum of which league we are strengthening for I suppose, but we can only really sign players for the league we're in IMO. We saw last season that close but no cigar is a bitter pill to swallow.
Out of four CM's one isn't ours, one is about finished at this level, one is deemed by most to be not quite good enough and the other may well be sold to cover our losses.
Out of our three RB options, one is a big earner, out of contract, not great there and plays mainly at CB, one is athletic but heavily out of favour, one is steady enough, but getting on and out all season. The fact we have a young CB playing there suggests Carrick doesn't fancy any other options in the squad starting currently.
Out of our two strikers, one is a young lad who is learning his craft, who does well, is a handful but doesn't score enough, he was also announced as being loaned out, so assume we had another one lined up. The other is a rapid, unpredictabale livewire, who may come good and settle, but isn't really clinical.
We will have the conundrum of which league we are strengthening for I suppose, but we can only really sign players for the league we're in IMO. We saw last season that close but no cigar is a bitter pill to swallow.
newyddion
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12 Nathaniel Adjei - Hammarby - Loan
13 Zack Steffen - Manchester City - Loan
20 Julián Carranza - Philadelphia Union - Loan
29 Sam Greenwood on a permo
31 Ben Johnson - West Ham - Loan
maybe..
17 Paddy McNair - Luton
22 Hayden Coulson - Aberdeen
38 Daniel Nkrumah - Loan
Nat Philips on loan if we can't make Nathaniel Adjei work.
13 Zack Steffen - Manchester City - Loan
20 Julián Carranza - Philadelphia Union - Loan
29 Sam Greenwood on a permo
31 Ben Johnson - West Ham - Loan
maybe..
17 Paddy McNair - Luton
22 Hayden Coulson - Aberdeen
38 Daniel Nkrumah - Loan
Nat Philips on loan if we can't make Nathaniel Adjei work.
Frozen Horse
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I would have been surprised to see him do it here.
In fairness, he's actually scoring more frequently this season than last: 1 goal every 67 minutes on the pitch, rather than 118 with us.
He's just not been on the pitch very often.
Why hasn't he been on the pitch very often? No idea, but the manager who didn't pick him got the boot.
We're trying to move away from having far to many loans!
I think the only addition will be a premium loan striker from the premier league potentially with a buy clause upon any potential promotion. Well only addition If you don't include a permanent for Greenwood.
If McNair ends up going which I'm doubting we might see some movement for a potential right back with VDB moving into the center back reckoning
If McNair ends up going which I'm doubting we might see some movement for a potential right back with VDB moving into the center back reckoning
I think the only addition will be a premium loan striker from the premier league potentially with a buy clause upon any potential promotion. Well only addition If you don't include a permanent for Greenwood.
If McNair ends up going which I'm doubting we might see some movement for a potential right back
If McNair ends up going which I'm doubting we might see some movement for a potential right back