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TomRad85

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,241
Mucca Mad Boys said:
Unfortunately, facts don’t care about your feelings.

The fact of the matter is that Haji Wright has scored more goals playing upfront than off the left in less games…

In fact, Haji has scored 1 goal playing off the left hand side under Lampard.
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I don't know why I entertain you because you talk some real rubbish and are constantly deflecting away from the real issue of the other forwards but if we are to play your game where watching games with your eyes is banned (as anyone with functioning ones can see Wright is better off the left), you also have to separate him playing in a 2 up top from playing through the middle in a 3 as they are completely different.
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,242
Mucca Mad Boys said:
Unfortunately, facts don’t care about your feelings.

The fact of the matter is that Haji Wright has scored more goals playing upfront than off the left in less games…

In fact, Haji has scored 1 goal playing off the left hand side under Lampard.
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But wouldn't you expect a player to score more (quite a few more) playing as an out and out striker than on the left drifting in?
 

Lamps

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,243
Mucca Mad Boys said:
Right, so he scores an extra penalty playing LW…

That’s 11 goals at striker and 8 goals LW. Adjust for penalties, and the result is the same… 8 goals at striker and 7 at LW.

Despite the nitpicking, the overall picture is the same. Wright scored more goals in 23/24 playing as a striker than he did at LW in fewer games. This last season, the difference is even wider.

His best position is upfront and it’s not even up for debate.
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Not for debate? Are you new on here? Some on here would prefer to argue night is day than admit there's a 1% chance of being wrong on something.
 
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Lamps

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,244
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
But wouldn't you expect a player to score more (quite a few more) playing as an out and out striker than on the left drifting in?
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You got it

Put the striker in the middle and put the left winger on the left. You know it makes sense.
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,245
SkyBlueDom26 said:
Away kit maybe or a player? He’s normally spot on
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See I just took this as the new kit came out today and he’s getting it.

If it was something don’t think it’ll be a kit as we’ve just released this one and will want people over the weekend to buy this one.
 

TomRad85

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  • Jul 25, 2025
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O'Day is right though. Wright will be seen as an option both through the middle and on the left. If we see another left sider come in I'd be amazed for that reason.
A CF and a right sided forward I can absolutely see.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,247
TomRad85 said:
O'Day is right though. Wright will be seen as an option both through the middle and on the left. If we see another left sider come in I'd be amazed for that reason.
A CF and a right sided forward I can absolutely see.
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Yes exactly. If EMC gets injured for example, it will mean Wright will go straight in at LW.

All our forwards should be versatile.
 
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Balli001

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,248
Sky Blue Goblin said:
See I just took this as the new kit came out today and he’s getting it.

If it was something don’t think it’ll be a kit as we’ve just released this one and will want people over the weekend to buy this one.
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And the away kit is announced!
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,249
Ccfcisparks said:
Yes exactly. If EMC gets injured for example, it will mean Wright will go straight in at LW.

All our forwards should be versatile.
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I suppose i wouldn't be surprised to see a CF that can also go right side for that reason, rather than 2 separate signings. Giving us that option to shuffle the pack with 1 more player rather than 2.
I believe Bertaccini who we were linked with can do that.
 
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Matt smith

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,250
Balli001 said:
And the away kit is announced!
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Fair play to the poster that called it being orange
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,251
Something like...

LW: EMC, Wright
CF: Wright, Bertaccini, BTA
RW: Bertaccini, Sakamoto

Looks very strong and all your doing is trading out Simms for Bertaccini.
 
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Lamps

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,252
TomRad85 said:
O'Day is right though. Wright will be seen as an option both through the middle and on the left. If we see another left sider come in I'd be amazed for that reason.
A CF and a right sided forward I can absolutely see.
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Of course it's an option. It's always best to have players that can play in more than 1 position. But to try and make out that it's best to take up the option without any injuries and play a striker on the left leaving the left winger without a place on the pitch is absolute madness.
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,253
Balli001 said:
And the away kit is announced!
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Fucking Doug
 

TomRad85

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,254
Lamps said:
Of course it's an option. It's always best to have players that can play in more than 1 position. But to try and make out that it's best to take up the option without any injuries and play a striker on the left leaving the left winger without a place on the pitch is absolute madness.
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What are you on about? It's called having options. Calling him a striker is gaslighting to try and make a point as we can all see he's a strong left sided player.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,255
TomRad85 said:
Something like...

LW: EMC, Wright
CF: Wright, Bertaccini, BTA
RW: Bertaccini, Sakamoto

Looks very strong as all your doing is trading out Simms for Bertaccini.
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But will it break the bank and put us in financial ruin?
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,256
Ccfcisparks said:
But will it break the bank and put us in financial ruin?
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Dunno but it might upset a few clowns who don't understand squad rotation as well as some Simms fans.
 

Evo1883

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,257
Glad rudoni got the kit launch in before his medical at Newcastle wednesday just gone
 
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DT-R

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,258
TomRad85 said:
Something like...

LW: EMC, Wright
CF: Wright, Bertaccini, BTA
RW: Bertaccini, Sakamoto

Looks very strong as all your doing is trading out Simms for Bertaccini.
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What sort of formation is that?
1-2-1-7?

Sent from my SM-S711B using Tapatalk
 

Lamps

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,259
TomRad85 said:
What are you on about? It's called having options. Calling him a striker is gaslighting to try and make a point as we can all see he's a strong left sided player.
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Are you saying Wright should play on the left when we have EMC fit or do you agree with me that Wright should play as striker in the middle and EMC on the left when both are fit?

I mentioned the options when needed. You've been on a right one the last couple of days.
 

Lamps

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,260
Ccfcisparks said:
But will it break the bank and put us in financial ruin?
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Especially if we have to sign Wright again to play in both positions.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,261
Lamps said:
Are you saying Wright should play on the left when we have EMC fit or do you agree with me that Wright should play as striker in the middle and EMC on the left when both are fit?

I mentioned the options when needed. You've been on a right one the last couple of days.
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Sigh... at the moment he should play through the middle because him there with EMC is going to be better than either one of them on the left with Simms or BTA. It's not that hard to grasp, neither of those strikers are good enough.
Get an actual good striker in and you'll see more rotation across the positions.
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,262
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
But wouldn't you expect a player to score more (quite a few more) playing as an out and out striker than on the left drifting in?
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Then it wouldn’t be a player’s best position by definition?

Ccfcisparks said:
Yes exactly. If EMC gets injured for example, it will mean Wright will go straight in at LW.

All our forwards should be versatile.
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With the current squad, yes. The point I’ve been making is that we need wingers more than strikers. We have 3 strikers behind Haji in the pecking order and unless we make a sale, we won’t bring anyone in. Personally, I’d sell BTA and look to bring in a player who is cross functional like the Belgian striker we were linked with who actually plays RW/LW/ST.

Put simply, if you’re moving your top scorer to a position that they score less goals in… you’ve weakened the team. You’re also left with in a bad position when both are injured which was the case for about 10-15 games last season.

TomRad85 said:
I don't know why I entertain you because you talk some real rubbish and are constantly deflecting away from the real issue of the other forwards but if we are to play your game where watching games with your eyes is banned (as anyone with functioning ones can see Wright is better off the left), you also have to separate him playing in a 2 up top from playing through the middle in a 3 as they are completely different.
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Pass that onto Lampard because apparently he doesn’t have functional eyes nor Potchettino for that matter.

On the 2 upfront v 1 upfront, we know Haji played as a lone striker because he had a career before joined us.

Sorry to be blunt, but nothing factual supports your opinion. Your opinion is based off a spell in 2023/24 when we had a different manager playing in a subtly different way.
 

fatso

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,263
Mucca Mad Boys said:
Then it wouldn’t be a player’s best position by definition?


With the current squad, yes. The point I’ve been making is that we need wingers more than strikers. We have 3 strikers behind Haji in the pecking order and unless we make a sale, we won’t bring anyone in. Personally, I’d sell BTA and look to bring in a player who is cross functional like the Belgian striker we were linked with who actually plays RW/LW/ST.

Put simply, if you’re moving your top scorer to a position that they score less goals in… you’ve weakened the team. You’re also left with in a bad position when both are injured which was the case for about 10-15 games last season.



Pass that onto Lampard because apparently he doesn’t have functional eyes nor Potchettino for that matter.

On the 2 upfront v 1 upfront, we know Haji played as a lone striker because he had a career before joined us.

Sorry to be blunt, but nothing factual supports your opinion. Your opinion is based off a spell in 2023/24 when we had a different manager playing in a subtly different way.
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The 3 strikers behind Wright arnt going to score 20 goals between them, we need better.
Wright missed a good part of last season injured, and struggled for form when he returned, and hes starting this season injured by the look of it.
I'd say we definitely need another CF and we need to off load Simms or BTA, and Bassette may benefit from a loan move.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,264
Mucca Mad Boys said:
Then it wouldn’t be a player’s best position by definition?


With the current squad, yes. The point I’ve been making is that we need wingers more than strikers. We have 3 strikers behind Haji in the pecking order and unless we make a sale, we won’t bring anyone in. Personally, I’d sell BTA and look to bring in a player who is cross functional like the Belgian striker we were linked with who actually plays RW/LW/ST.

Put simply, if you’re moving your top scorer to a position that they score less goals in… you’ve weakened the team. You’re also left with in a bad position when both are injured which was the case for about 10-15 games last season.



Pass that onto Lampard because apparently he doesn’t have functional eyes nor Potchettino for that matter.

On the 2 upfront v 1 upfront, we know Haji played as a lone striker because he had a career before joined us.

Sorry to be blunt, but nothing factual supports your opinion. Your opinion is based off a spell in 2023/24 when we had a different manager playing in a subtly different way.
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All this waffle to deflect attention away from the other strikers is genuinely staggering from you. I've made the point he's been forced to play through the middle more because the other strikers are hopeless, highlighted by Lampard not touching them with a 10ft pole in the play offs.
As I say, I'm sure you'll be fuming when we bring another forward in.
 

Lamps

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,265
TomRad85 said:
Sigh... at the moment he should play through the middle because him there with EMC is going to be better than either one of them on the left with Simms or BTA. It's not that hard to grasp, neither of those strikers are good enough.
Get an actual good striker in and you'll see more rotation across the positions.
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So you've spent all this time trying to have an argument with me then admit you agree with me

Go find another idiot to try and have an argument with.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,266
Lamps said:
So you've spent all this time trying to have an argument with me then admit you agree with me

Go find another idiot to try and have an argument with.
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No I've literally said it from the start, for weeks and months actually. As I said, I'm not sure what you were struggling with tbh.
 

Lamps

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,267
TomRad85 said:
No I've literally said it from the start, for weeks and months actually. As I said, I'm not sure what you were struggling with tbh.
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I've even said it all today. We need another striker when those you're trying to defend were saying we don't need a striker but a winger.

This is getting very silly now.
 
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Grendel

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,268
TomRad85 said:
No I've literally said it from the start, for weeks and months actually. As I said, I'm not sure what you were struggling with tbh.
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Mason Clarke still has a lot of work to do to establish himself in the team anyway

Wright is far more effective using his pace on the left side
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,269
Grendel said:
Mason Clarke still has a lot of work to do to establish himself in the team anyway

Wright is far more effective using his pace on the left side
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Yes, far more dynamic from the left but I appear to have entered an alternate reality where that's not the case.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,270
Lamps said:
I've even said it all today. We need another striker when those you're trying to defend were saying we don't need a striker but a winger.

This is getting very silly now.
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I think we mainly agree mate and it's got lost in translation.
 
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Lamps

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  • Jul 25, 2025
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Grendel said:
Mason Clarke still has a lot of work to do to establish himself in the team anyway

Wright is far more effective using his pace on the left side
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Do we want Wright on the left taking the place of EMC where he scores less goals or playing in the middle where he scores more goals?

I'm absolutely shocked you've joined in with this
 
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RoysterE17

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,272
Really disappointed dolan went espanol had a hope that he would joing us when all the options had come in to choose from! Rw seems important to target for me now
 

Tommo1993

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  • Jul 25, 2025
  • #9,273
RoysterE17 said:
Really disappointed dolan went espanol had a hope that he would joing us when all the options had come in to choose from! Rw seems important to target for me now
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He was having a make believe medical to sign for us in the make believe clinic, this is despite us not actually going after him. Mental.
 
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hamil99

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  • Jul 25, 2025
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Jus had a look at Callum Doyle's contract length and he's sign up till 2027 with a year option. I think man city will wait for the price they want or send him out on loan again. There's no reason for them to drop their asking price with so long to run on his contract.
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Jul 25, 2025
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Man City can ask 10-15-20m for Doyle all they like but the asset they have is a championship defender which means the buyers are championship clubs and I don't see many lining up to pay more than 6-7m maximum
 
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