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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,971
rexo87 said:
Half or your posts are absolute nonsense and half bang on. This falls into the second category


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That probably makes him the best poster on here
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,972
Ccfcisparks said:
Priority is:
LWB
CB to Replace Osti
CB to improve defence
CDM
GK.
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Yeah, we need a replacement for Ostigard and a genuine upgrade on either McFadz or Hyam otherwise at best we haven't improved on our back line from the previous season.

Which isn't ideal when it was a recurring problem for much of the campaign.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,973
shmmeee said:
Without wanting another argument. Why is everyone so sure we need a other DM? We’ve got Sheaf and Kelly to come back, plus Eccles and Hamer.

Telegraph say it so there’s probably something to it, but seems further down the list than the other IMO.
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Same reason some want another GK despite the fact we have 4 currently training with the first team.
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,974
shmmeee said:
But where do you play him? Ahead of Sheaf?
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Depends what you want to do. I’m with you on Sheaf, think he will be a good player, but he’s different to what Kelly does.

if you need players advancing the game, and passing forward you play Sheaf. If you’re looking to defend and pick off an attacking midfielder you need a Kelly type player
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,975
shmmeee said:
Without wanting another argument. Why is everyone so sure we need a other DM? We’ve got Sheaf and Kelly to come back, plus Eccles and Hamer.

Telegraph say it so there’s probably something to it, but seems further down the list than the other IMO.
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I think it's because our priority signing of the summer was James. Weird to go from a player in that position being our number 1 priority to bringing nobody in.

In an ideal world we'd bring in
LWB - I think we only need 1 as Reid can maybe play and DaCosta can cover
CB x 2 - Osti replacement and someone to improve them
CM - If Eccles isn't pencilled in to play much
And most important of all - Christian fucking Walton
 
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SeaSeeEffCee

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,976
As it stands we’re weaker in midfield and defence than we were at the end of last season, and the jury is still out as to whether we’ve improved the goalkeeper. A lot to be done with the start of the season looming.
 
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cc84cov

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,977
SeaSeeEffCee said:
As it stands we’re weaker in midfield and defence than we were at the end of last season, and the jury is still out as to whether we’ve improved the goalkeeper. A lot to be done with the start of the season looming.
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I’m expecting faces in within the next 10 days

well hoping
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,978
cc84cov said:
I’m expecting faces in within the next 10 days

well hoping
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If not Robins out?
 
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shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,979
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
Depends what you want to do. I’m with you on Sheaf, think he will be a good player, but he’s different to what Kelly does.

if you need players advancing the game, and passing forward you play Sheaf. If you’re looking to defend and pick off an attacking midfielder you need a Kelly type player
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Yeah I sort of see that. Just curious if people are thinking we go to a flat three in the middle or a diamond like we did when we were trying to fit Kelly, James/Sheaf, Hamer and O’Hare in at once.
 

SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,980


He’s cracked it
 
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skybluegod

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,981
shmmeee said:
Yeah I sort of see that. Just curious if people are thinking we go to a flat three in the middle or a diamond like we did when we were trying to fit Kelly, James/Sheaf, Hamer and O’Hare in at once.
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I'm expecting that we'll at least start the season with 2 up front. So only 2 CMs needed. Otherwise you have 6/7 players fighting over two attacking positions unless we go for the box formation which I don't feel worked as well at this level. I don't expect Kelly to be fit for the start of the season. Would expect something like the below against forest as it stands:

Moore
Rose-fadz-hyam
Dabo--------Reid/Burroughs
---Hamer-Sheaf
---------o'hare
----Walker-Waghorn

Agree with what's been said:
Lwb
2xcb
Then a cm if the budget is there but we aren't desperate for it.
 
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Fergusons_Beard

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,982
Looks like Sunderland lad ‘out of contract but young so due compo’ & ‘Fills the LB Slot’ Denver Hulme is heavily rumoured to be on his way to City.


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TM8792

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,983
skybluegod said:
I'm expecting that we'll at least start the season with 2 up front. So only 2 CMs needed. Otherwise you have 6/7 players fighting over two attacking positions unless we go for the box formation which I don't feel worked as well at this level. I don't expect Kelly to be fit for the start of the season. Would expect something like the below against forest as it stands:

Moore
Rose-fadz-hyam
Dabo--------Reid/Burroughs
---Hamer-Sheaf
---------o'hare
----Walker-Waghorn

Agree with what's been said:
Lwb
2xcb
Then a cm if the budget is there but we aren't desperate for it.
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That teams gets relegated
 

fatso

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,984
We already have:-
Mcfadzeen
Hyam
Rose
Pask
And Drysdale at CB
We only need another 1 (although I wouldn't say no to 2)
It's at LWB where we have literally no experience at all, so I'd bring in 2 there ideally.
I'm not at all convinced with either GK, but I'll give Moore time to settle, but I think we may regret it if we dont add some proven quality there.
And I'd like to add some quality to the midfield, Hamer and O'hare are good enough, but I have doubts over Kelly and Sheaf, and it may be too soon for Eccles to get a sustained run. (but time will tell)
 

fatso

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,985
Fergusons_Beard said:
Looks like Sunderland lad ‘out of contract but young so due compo’ & ‘Fills the LB Slot’ Denver Hulme is heavily rumoured to be on his way to City.


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Rumoured where? On Twatter I suppose!
 

shmmeee

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,986
Fergusons_Beard said:
Looks like Sunderland lad ‘out of contract but young so due compo’ & ‘Fills the LB Slot’ Denver Hulme is heavily rumoured to be on his way to City.


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Just had a scan on the Sunderland forum. They don’t seem to bothered. “Can’t defend, can’t head and weak as piss” is the general consensus.

Us Boro and Blackburn interested apparently.
 
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SeaSeeEffCee

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,987
fatso said:
We already have:-
Mcfadzeen
Hyam
Rose
Pask
And Drysdale at CB
We only need another 1 (although I wouldn't say no to 2)
It's at LWB where we have literally no experience at all, so I'd bring in 2 there ideally.
I'm not at all convinced with either GK, but I'll give Moore time to settle, but I think we may regret it if we dont add some proven quality there.
And I'd like to add some quality to the midfield, Hamer and O'hare are good enough, but I have doubts over Kelly and Sheaf, and it may be too soon for Eccles to get a sustained run. (but time will tell)
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Pask and Drysdale aren’t up to the Championship, and Rose was poor last season too. Hyam was ok but had some dreadful games and McFadzean is getting on now. If we’re serious about progressing we can’t stand still.
 
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fatso

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,988
shmmeee said:
Just had a scan on the Sunderland forum. They don’t seem to bothered. “Can’t defend, can’t head and weak as piss” is the general consensus.

Us Boro and Blackburn interested apparently.
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He's nursing a bad injury too.
 

shmmeee

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,989
SeaSeeEffCee said:
Pask and Drysdale aren’t up to the Championship, and Rose was poor last season too. Hyam was ok but had some dreadful games and McFadzean is getting on now. If we’re serious about progressing we can’t stand still.
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Harsh on Rose. He was no worse than Dabo when he came back from a similar injury. Still holding out hope the pair of them can make the step up.

Hyam worries me but might be better at RCB than LCB.

Agree in general though. Very concerned that we’ve gone backwards as it stands in our weakest areas from last season.
 
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fatso

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,990
Last year we had Hamer, Kelly, Sheaf, James and Ohare competing for a start in midfield, and yet were odds on for the drop at one stage, why does no one think we need to improve?
 
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Saddlebrains

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,991
fatso said:
We already have:-
Mcfadzeen
Hyam
Rose
Pask
And Drysdale at CB
We only need another 1 (although I wouldn't say no to 2)
It's at LWB where we have literally no experience at all, so I'd bring in 2 there ideally.
I'm not at all convinced with either GK, but I'll give Moore time to settle, but I think we may regret it if we dont add some proven quality there.
And I'd like to add some quality to the midfield, Hamer and O'hare are good enough, but I have doubts over Kelly and Sheaf, and it may be too soon for Eccles to get a sustained run. (but time will tell)
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We've got quantity

No quality


2 Centre halfs needed at pace
 
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Frostie

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,992
shmmeee said:
Just had a scan on the Sunderland forum. They don’t seem to bothered. “Can’t defend, can’t head and weak as piss” is the general consensus.

Us Boro and Blackburn interested apparently.
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I wouldn't be completely against him if it was as a prospect we can develop but he's 23 next month & nowhere near good enough for the starting XI at this point. That would mean paying a fee for him & still needing to bring in another, first team LWB.
Seems unlikely.
 
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no_loyalty

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,993
shmmeee said:
Just had a scan on the Sunderland forum. They don’t seem to bothered. “Can’t defend, can’t head and weak as piss” is the general consensus.

Us Boro and Blackburn interested apparently.
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Let Boro have him, he will probably want to stay in the Northeast anyway.
 
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Legia Sky Blue

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,994
fatso said:
Last year we had Hamer, Kelly, Sheaf, James and Ohare competing for a start in midfield, and yet were odds on for the drop at one stage, why does no one think we need to improve?
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At no point were we odds on for the drop. Our odds were something like 3/1 even before the Rotherham game, at which point the bedwetters on here had well and truly ran out of dry sheets.
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,995
34 yr old Scot Dann is available, might fancy coming back here (we seem to go for ex-players on this board), can't see Hume coming, according to mackems, he's "nee all that" and thay could hoy him out the club, plus he seems injured most of the time.
 
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Frostie

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,996
robbiethemole said:
34 yr old Scot Dann is available, might fancy coming back here (we seem to go for ex-players on this board), can't see Hume coming, according to mackems, he's "nee all that" and thay could hoy him out the club, plus he seems injured most of the time.
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Dann is joining Bournemouth.
 

cc84cov

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,997
Budget —————>

Where is it ?
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,998
shmmeee said:
Just had a scan on the Sunderland forum. They don’t seem to bothered. “Can’t defend, can’t head and weak as piss” is the general consensus.

Us Boro and Blackburn interested apparently.
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They're worse than us for slating every player they've got. Anybody who leaves is shite etc. He's no good but 3 clubs from a higher level are looking at him
 

SlowerThanPlatt

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #4,999
cc84cov said:
Budget —————>

Where is it ?
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All gone - five star hotels in Spain has taken its toll
 
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #5,000
cc84cov said:
Budget —————>

Where is it ?
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Think the one in Coventry closed down, but there's one at Birmingham airport.


Coventry

Book direct and prepay online to get the best savings across Coventry, GB with Budget Car Rental
www.budget.com
 

cc84cov

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #5,001
SlowerThanPlatt said:
All gone - five star hotels in Spain has taken its toll
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Expecting max back any day now Clive
 
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Briles

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #5,002
Not sure why people hate on Hyam, I think he's a good CB
 
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Deleted member 9744

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #5,003
Briles said:
Not sure why people hate on Hyam, I think he's a good CB
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Exactly. Ridiculously underrated like McCallum was. Doesn't kiss the badge, or kick corner flags, so not rated by many.
 
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lifeskyblue

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #5,004
Briles said:
Not sure why people hate on Hyam, I think he's a good CB
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He has been part of our most successful team in a generation whilst largely playing on the left side of defence. Are there better centre backs out there?…undoubtedly yes but they play in the premier league and upper levels of the championship. He has improved year on year and I can see no reason why that doesn’t happen again.


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Esoterica

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  • Jul 19, 2021
  • #5,005
I would be happy for Hyam and Rose to battle it out for RCB. LCB and LWB would be by far my biggest priorities and if we do sign Ostigard it would be to battle McFadz for his place.
 
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