Search results

Rudoni 7 Van Ewijk 7 Thomas 5 Torp 5 The rest all 6. No urgency, even in injury time. Not a good look with the new coaching staff, and expectations on the rise. We dominated the ball & most of the match after 30 mins but created f*ck all. Our best chance, and move came after 90 seconds.

Writing this before reading the comments before. Was immediately worried by that midfield. Eccles has to start if Sheaf is out. I thought Allen did ok actually (but, playing out of position) Torp wasn’t at the races. We get on top after 30 mins, but wasted possession and didn’t create enough...

If Sheaf goes, I am sure we will be ready with his replacement. Madsen sounds like he may already be coming in anyway. Same for Wright. (We've been linked with wingers all through the summer) Don't want either to go, but if we get 11M+ for Sheaf, or 13-15M for Wright then that will be it...

Collins looked the better keeper when he came into the team last season. Wilson dropped a couple of clangers but was possibly a little unlucky to lose his place at that point. Some of the goals that Collins let in from March onwards were ridiculous though. I'd keep Wilson. You don't win the...

Binks is quicker, more graceful, and a better passer (although they are both good distributors). Kitching is more of a 'Defender'. Gets stuck in more and is stronger. Will be a real battle between those two, both excellent players in my view.

Unfairly lumped in with those journeymen managers of a decade ago (Pulis, Pardew, Allardyce, Bruce etc). Keeping Everton up the last 2 seasons with all the cr*p he's had to deal with is a great achievement. If Robins was ever to leave, I would have him here.

Thought he was really good against Stevenage.

That Sheff U game at the Ricoh. Venus in charge, team full of loans who didn't give a sh*t, pitch protest which only brought negative publicity. Knew then we were down.

Tavares is a quick striker, and from what we've seen a good finisher. With the right setup he could be useful, but he won't be able to play down the middle of his own. He did a fair job at RW at the end of last season, but he'll be nowhere near the team if that's now considered his position...

It was clear something happened in January, just after his flurry of goals and return to form. Either someone came in with an offer, and the club rejected it, or he told the club he was definitely leaving at the end of the season, and Robins benched him as a result of that. I tend to...

BNC? I remember his loan. He wasn't bad, and was solid defensively by the end of the season (playing at RWB) but I just remember his wandering runs where he'd beat 2 or 3 defenders, but end up in the center circle

Nope key player for me. Torp seems to injury prone, and like Allen is more of a CM / No.8 than an AM/No.10 EMC is more of a wide man isn't he? I'm sure he's been brought in to play wide. KP may not be a starter but he's a great option off the bench. Palmer & O'Hare between them scored or...

My main takeaways from last night (I was there). Burroughs - Not a RB. Made some errors early on but settled down, always turning back when in possession. Da Silva - Excellent. Andrews - Thought he looked good. Quick, and got stuck in. Few misplaced passes, but there's a player there Obikwu -...

None of the injuries sound serious, and I would expect all of them will be fit by Aug 10th. Torp & Rodrigues have been missing for over a week now, so plenty of time left to get fit, and hopefully all will be available in 10 days for Werder Bremen.

Obikwu has caused them problems. He’s a massive unit too.

Jack Burroughs struggling. Kai Andrews looks to have something about him

Tough signing this CF. We know Simms, and then most possibly Wright will be the CF of choice next season (and not forgetting Tavares) so we need to bring in someone who's not expecting to start, but at the same time can step up when needed. Ntelo seems a good fit for this role, has pace and is...

Fantastic passer, and a hell of a shot. I don't think he can play at DM in a 4-2-1-3 formation however (nor can Allen) unless deployed at AM.

Really boils down to this. He's entertaining, he can turn and beat 2 players, and play a fantastic pass into the forwards. Now I'm aware this won't always happen, but with the exception of Sakamoto we don't have another player that can do this in the squad. O'Hare couldn't do that.

O'Hare last season (All Competitions) Played - 36 Goals - 10 Assists - 4 O'Hare's stats in 20/21 and 21/22 are almost identical to Palmer's last season, and he played 10 games more both seasons.