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Hincha

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  • Yesterday at 11:05 AM
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AFCCOVENTRY said:
Wrexham becoming a retirement village.
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Their strategy is crazy. Can see why it worked in lower leagues but is going to get found out at this level IMO

First team footballers are generally getting younger as the demands to press and cover the pitch increase yet they're going the other way
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Yesterday at 11:07 AM
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AFCCOVENTRY said:
Wrexham becoming a retirement village.
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They initially deployed a fairly sensible strategy but they've fallen back into old habits of overpaying for aging players.

Big ask to rely on these players over a 46 game season.
 

Winny the Bish

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  • Yesterday at 11:12 AM
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KenilworthSkyBlue said:
They initially deployed a fairly sensible strategy but they've fallen back into old habits of overpaying for aging players.

Big ask to rely on these players over a 46 game season.
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Looks like they’re going full Parkinson-ball again. Sit deep, go long to the big man Kieffer Moore, and play from there.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Yesterday at 11:16 AM
  • #1,299
Hincha said:
Their strategy is crazy. Can see why it worked in lower leagues but is going to get found out at this level IMO

First team footballers are generally getting younger as the demands to press and cover the pitch increase yet they're going the other way
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It'll be more than enough for a lower midtable finish. The people rimming them on here may not be in a few years though
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Yesterday at 11:20 AM
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Winny the Bish said:
Looks like they’re going full Parkinson-ball again. Sit deep, go long to the big man Kieffer Moore, and play from there.
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It'll keep them up as it'll be effective at times and will inevitably get them points.

Still, relying on a soon to be 33 year old Moore for a full season is ambitious.
 
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Hincha

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  • Yesterday at 11:23 AM
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KenilworthSkyBlue said:
It'll keep them up as it'll be effective at times and will inevitably get them points.

Still, relying on a soon to be 33 year old Moore for a full season is ambitious.
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Tbf based on the Plymouth/Derby games it is exactly the type of team that will beat us
 
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Winny the Bish

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  • Yesterday at 11:26 AM
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KenilworthSkyBlue said:
It'll keep them up as it'll be effective at times and will inevitably get them points.

Still, relying on a soon to be 33 year old Moore for a full season is ambitious.
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Just looked at their squad, they’re adding Moore and Broadhead to this attack. And people think we have too many strikers

 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Yesterday at 11:26 AM
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Hincha said:
Tbf based on the Plymouth/Derby games it is exactly the type of team that will beat us
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Probably. Both Kitching and Thomas are highly uncomfortable at dealing with long balls.
 

SeaSeeEffCee

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  • Yesterday at 11:29 AM
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Wrexham away on a Friday night has ‘SBT Meltdown’ written all over it
 
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Winny the Bish

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  • Yesterday at 11:33 AM
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SeaSeeEffCee said:
Wrexham away on a Friday night has ‘SBT Meltdown’ written all over it
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Remember how much Parkinson and Robins hated each other back in L1? It’ll be like that x1000 if they beat us
 

Matt smith

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  • Yesterday at 11:36 AM
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Winny the Bish said:
Remember how much Parkinson and Robins hated each other back in L1? It’ll be like that x1000 if they beat us
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Parkinson and Pressley haha
 
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Terry_dactyl

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  • Yesterday at 11:38 AM
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Matt smith said:
Parkinson and Pressley haha
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Was Parkinson the manager that Pressley described as being tactically prehistoric…or something?
 
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Matt smith

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  • Yesterday at 11:41 AM
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Terry_dactyl said:
Was Parkinson the manager that Pressley described as being tactically prehistoric…or something?
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Dark age football I think
 

shepardo01

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  • Yesterday at 11:42 AM
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shepardo01

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  • Yesterday at 11:48 AM
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SeaSeeEffCee

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  • Yesterday at 11:53 AM
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shepardo01 said:
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Surely not? I was told Leicester don’t have a pot to piss in and won’t be anything to worry about this season…
 

Tommo1993

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  • Yesterday at 11:53 AM
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Quality beats experience. Wrexham going down.
 

AOM

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  • Yesterday at 11:54 AM
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SeaSeeEffCee said:
Wrexham away on a Friday night has ‘SBT Meltdown’ written all over it
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Live on Sky Sports
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Yesterday at 11:58 AM
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SeaSeeEffCee said:
Surely not? I was told Leicester don’t have a pot to piss in and won’t be anything to worry about this season…
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King Power are financing the club with loans from MSD Holdings, they don't have a pot to piss in.

Regardless they'll still be able to offer lucrative wages. Especially now it's starting to look like they're beginning to move players on.

Very much doubt they'll be signing anyone for significant fees though.
 
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Hincha

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  • Yesterday at 12:02 PM
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shepardo01 said:
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All the noise was that he left Burnley because he wanted a secure Prem team so would be a weird one
 

Warwickhunt

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  • Yesterday at 12:05 PM
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Lamps said:
Only Southampton, Leicester, Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday have made less signings than us. Even Preston have made 9 signings. There's been over 100 signings by Championship clubs but most won't register with us at the time as they would only get on our bench at best.
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Takes quite a while to get so many new signings to gell! MR found that out for the last few years or so
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Yesterday at 12:19 PM
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Wrexham will struggle to achieve anything if their business stays like this.

Looks like their transfer model is run by a couple old boys in the office and a dinosaur manager.

Couple years of lower mid-table getting beat more than winning and they will struggle to sell a doc on it and they’ll end up back where they belong.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Yesterday at 1:21 PM
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Net transfers though, Preston have lost 10 players and signed 9.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Yesterday at 1:24 PM
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Looking at the list of transfers I don't see a team that look on paper that much stronger
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Yesterday at 1:46 PM
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fernandopartridge said:
Looking at the list of transfers I don't see a team that look on paper that much stronger
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Agreed. Vast majority of teams are just replacing what they've lost.

Same applies to Norwich, who have probably had one of the better windows. They've sold Sainz, Rowe and soon to be Sargent in this window.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Yesterday at 1:49 PM
  • #1,321
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
Agreed. Vast majority of teams are just replacing what they've lost.

Same applies to Norwich, who have probably had one of the better windows. They've sold Sainz, Rowe and soon to be Sargent in this window.
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Rowe in reality went last summer. He was out on loan all year
 

covcity4life

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  • Yesterday at 1:51 PM
  • #1,322
Hincha said:
Their strategy is crazy. Can see why it worked in lower leagues but is going to get found out at this level IMO

First team footballers are generally getting younger as the demands to press and cover the pitch increase yet they're going the other way
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They are not gonna get relegated. So strategy is fine.

I doubt internally they are expecting promotion from their first championship season

They may be outsiders for a promotion spot you never know. But I'm sure they will be happy with mid table.

It's only rival fans who see the money and owners that think they are messing up
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Yesterday at 1:52 PM
  • #1,323
Ccfcisparks said:
Rowe in reality went last summer. He was out on loan all year
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True, but still they've still basically lost all their top goalscorers who registered 10+ goals for the past two seasons - granted Sargent is still here for now but I'd imagine he's almost certainly off.

That's a huge hole to fill.
 
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Hincha

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  • Yesterday at 2:00 PM
  • #1,324
covcity4life said:
They are not gonna get relegated. So strategy is fine.

I doubt internally they are expecting promotion from their first championship season

They may be outsiders for a promotion spot you never know. But I'm sure they will be happy with mid table.

It's only rival fans who see the money and owners that think they are messing up
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It will work to achieve short-term aims but you could definitely build towards something stronger next year with smarter signings

These players are all approaching the hill on huge contracts & they're already having issues moving on squad players as they know they won't get it as good anywhere else
 

SBAndy

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  • Yesterday at 2:00 PM
  • #1,325
Liquid Gold said:
Wrexham will struggle to achieve anything if their business stays like this.

Looks like their transfer model is run by a couple old boys in the office and a dinosaur manager.

Couple years of lower mid-table getting beat more than winning and they will struggle to sell a doc on it and they’ll end up back where they belong.
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Looking at Wrexham’s squad, it seems they have 30 players over the age of 21 already, without counting Moore, Broadhead and Coady. Some may have been released but list not updated yet, but that’s a hell of a bloated squad.
 

covcity4life

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  • Yesterday at 2:01 PM
  • #1,326
Hincha said:
It will work to achieve short-term aims but you could definitely build towards something stronger next year with smarter signings

These players are all approaching the hill on huge contracts & they're already having issues moving on squad players as they know they won't get it as good anywhere else
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They may just want to solidify their place in league first and then start the revolution as contracts end etc
 

David O'Day

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  • Yesterday at 2:04 PM
  • #1,327
covcity4life said:
They are not gonna get relegated. So strategy is fine.

I doubt internally they are expecting promotion from their first championship season

They may be outsiders for a promotion spot you never know. But I'm sure they will be happy with mid table.

It's only rival fans who see the money and owners that think they are messing up
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wrexham? twaddle
 

covcity4life

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  • Yesterday at 2:05 PM
  • #1,328
David O'Day said:
wrexham? twaddle
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What do you disagree with?
 

David O'Day

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  • Yesterday at 2:12 PM
  • #1,329
that their model works in this league

They can pick up good old championship players when in league 1 but now you are looking 50k plus a week for past it PL players who still aren't going to get them promoted. Plus they have loads of players they are massively overpaying who have a while to go on their deals who won't move as no one else will pay them anywhere near the same.

Could give a fuck who owns them, I can just see the massive flaws in their model.
 

SkyBlueStallion_89

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  • Yesterday at 2:13 PM
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