Other than all the younger players in the squad will naturally improve over time in terms of strength and power. I think one can expect marosi dabo hyam rose mccallum shipley Ohare all to improve on last year and they need to to competeWhen you look at that you can see why this seasons going to be a long hard season - we basically haven't strengthened the first 11 at all.
Think we will lose 2-0.
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Let’s not get too disheartened we were very unlucky to lose at BristolIt’s concerning we’ve signed 12 players and have basically the same first team.
It’s concerning we’ve signed 12 players and have basically the same first team.
Think those that have signed that will be first team squad areIt’s concerning we’ve signed 12 players and have basically the same first team.
Whats Robins done to them?A portion of their fans actually want the manager sacked
That's usually the kids on social media who've been watching too much Greed League on Sky..
As for the match - it's probably the best time to play Brentford as we always have a slow start to the season.
Our best player is Christian Nørgaard who plays in a defensive midfielder role, we were 2-0 up against Preston last match when he went off injured, we then let in 4 goals.....Think he's 50/50 for this match.
Sheaf and Kelly is not weaker than the L1 midfield they are just a more defensive pairngInteresting point. And with Hamer (Walsh replacement) out potentially a weaker midfield than we had in L1 for the game.
It’s concerning we’ve signed 12 players and have basically the same first team.
That's usually the kids on social media who've been watching too much Greed League on Sky..
As for the match - it's probably the best time to play Brentford as we always have a slow start to the season.
Our best player is Christian Nørgaard who plays in a defensive midfielder role, we were 2-0 up against Preston last match when he went off injured, we then let in 4 goals.....Think he's 50/50 for this match.
Sheaf and Kelly is not weaker than the L1 midfield they are just a more defensive pairng
Who are the 12?
From last seasons team we have only bought in 4 new first team players on permanents - Hilssner, Da Costa, Walker and Hamer
Debatable.
O’Hare
Hamer
Walker
Hilßner
McCallum
Giles
Sheaf
Østigård
Dacosta
McGrath
That other kid
My bad it’s eleven. You can say O’Hare etc don’t count because they were here last season but that’s rubbish as they weren’t under obligation to sign and we chose to spend out budget on them. Ditto those signed for the U23s.
TBH my main concerns are Hilßner, Walker and Sheaf who so far don’t look up to the level and all cost (or will cost in Sheafs case) money.
The exact figure isn’t relevant, the fact we’ve spent our entire budget and made no discernible difference to the first team is however. We can’t afford to drop close to £1m on a player who can’t get in the team.
It’s unfair to include two players who were signed for the 23s squad (and can’t get in there atm). One was released by Birmingham and the other came from Mickleover Sports, I doubt they made a dent in the first team budget.
There wont be many teams who went up from League 1 as champions who instantly oust players from their league winning 11. Changes will happen over time. The first XI of the season will be different to the last.
It’s only 4 games in and Hillsner and Walker have barely played. We don’t know how good (or bad) these two are. Sheaf I think looks okay.
It’s difficult to be overly critical as we are trying to sign Championship standard players on League 1 wages
Luton were the same. Just had a google and they had 7 of the team that played the last game of the League 1 campaign started the first game of the championship season for them. This is after they sold Jack Stacey and James Justin after the league 1 campaign who would have started for them in the Championship.That is more down to our budget rather than choice I imagine
There wont be many teams who went up from League 1 as champions who instantly oust players from their league winning 11. Changes will happen over time. The first XI of the season will be different to the last.
Osti, Hamer, Sheaf, Giles, O'Hare all part of the first team already. Expect Walker to replace Godden before long. McCallum brought in as backup. If we were to replace the entire 11 it could go well granted, or it could be a disaster where we play a team with no chemistry. Think we have got a good balance IMO.Other than Hamer, who do you expect to break into the team?
Osti, Hamer, Sheaf, Giles, O'Hare all part of the first team already. Expect Walker to replace Godden before long. McCallum brought in as backup. If we were to replace the entire 11 it could go well granted, or it could be a disaster where we play a team with no chemistry. Think we have got a good balance IMO.
I completely agreeCounting O’Hare Giles and McCallum as new signings is a bit dodgy IMO. Østigård looks like he’ll drop out for Rose, which leaves Sheaf. Who so far has looked like Ben Stevenson’s slightly less fluent brother. Two DMs also means we have to lose arguably our most influential player in Kelly.
I hope I’m wrong but to me it looks like we haven’t improved at all from a L1 side.
This is a bit weird. Fine call it 9 players, I really don’t see how it changes the point being made.
We’ve spent our budget and it’s not made a difference to the team. I’d rather we bought in two Hamers than Hamer Walker Sheaf and Hilßner if the latter three are going to sit on the bench because they aren’t as good as the L1 players we’ve got.
Not sure how either of you can make a judgement based on the little time Walker has played, hopefully setting yourself up to look a bit stupid.It’s unfair to include two players who were signed for the 23s squad (and can’t get in there atm). One was released by Birmingham and the other came from Mickleover Sports, I doubt they made a dent in the first team budget.
Hilssner also hasn’t played. game at full fitness according to Robins. I agree with the Walker point though, I think that money could have been better spent elsewhere so far.
But we needed more depth in the squad with a higher level of quality. Walker may or ay not turn out to be great, but there was a consensus that we needed more depth in the attack, so we can see why they went for him. Similarly with Sheaf - we know Kelly will pick up knocks, so needed more cover there, and Sheaf fits the model regarding age and sell on value. Buying just one better quality player means potting all your eggs in one basket, hoping they perform well, whilst hoping you don't get injuries elsewhere, which given a compressed season is probably unrealistic. (Edit: Hilssner is a strange one, though we haven't seen enough of him)
I see your point but respectfully, I disagree.Counting O’Hare Giles and McCallum as new signings is a bit dodgy IMO. Østigård looks like he’ll drop out for Rose, which leaves Sheaf. Who so far has looked like Ben Stevenson’s slightly less fluent brother. Two DMs also means we have to lose arguably our most influential player in Kelly.
I hope I’m wrong but to me it looks like we haven’t improved at all from a L1 side.
Can't stand blind optimism!We will get shafted i feel, 4 nil defeat
Aside from that I do think there’s an argument that this is the first season where we haven’t seriously improved the squad under Robins, which is a bit weird considering it’s our biggest jump in quality of opponent in that time.
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