PUSB-We_are_going_up
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Maybe we are building them around Matty Grimes, as he’s one of the most technically gifted players we’ve seen and reads the game well?
Transfer Rumour Hayden Hackney (16 Viewers)
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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Whatever we do, I just don't want a few championship signings and a limp attempt at staying up.
It's a whole different conversation and we should enjoy this promotion first, but I do hope we have a genuine go at it next season. I get the feeling we will.
It's a whole different conversation and we should enjoy this promotion first, but I do hope we have a genuine go at it next season. I get the feeling we will.
shmmeee
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I judge signings by whether they get on the pitch mostly.
Manchester_sky_blue
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Esse hasn't been outstanding but he has contributed, he gave us another option and got us through some difficult periods. Yes it would be lovely if every signing proved as good as Rudoni or Grimes but it doesn't mean anyone below that level is a miss. Woolf is similar although I did expect better from him. Possibly more a victim of Latis uptick in form rather than his own abilities.
PUSB-We_are_going_up
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Would anyone take Jobe Bellingham as a backup in midfield? I know he isnt anywhere near as good as the hype but at a young age he could develop into a good CM especially under Lampard
Manchester_sky_blue
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Doug's already said we will and he's done everything else he promised hasn't he. Promotion
Stadium Commercial It's very much in his own interests for us to stay up and he's clearly not in the habit of losing money.
I hadn't see that article before but it typifies what some of us have been saying many times, it's not data that is wrong (e.g. xG) but it's how you use it.
How bad analytics built a Tottenham team that might get relegated
Tottenham are really bad and looking at the way this team has been constructed, one thing clearly stands out: This team is really bad at passing the ball, and that may explain their present malaise.www.espn.com
Mucca Mad Boys
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If Hackney was our player, we’d all be saying he can make the step the up.
There’s definitely players we can sign from this league and Hackney would be one of those players if Boro don’t go up. As you say, it can’t be a wannabe Championship super team.
Manchester_sky_blue
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I think he could step up in just not sure he's the best value on attributes/cost.
Mucca Mad Boys
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Garbage in, garbage out.
The Leicester team that won the Prem had a ‘data driven’ approach to building their team to be a great counter attacking team, they still had players like Drinkwater who can play.
DT-R
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Is this a wind up?
A) Hes not good enough. Hype way outweighs the talent.
B) Hes playing regular ish for Dortmund so theyre not about to just loan him out. And hes not lilely to want to leave.
C) He's just gone to Dortmund for £30m. So theyre not going to let him go for less than that! And if we're spending £35m+ on a player, hes got to be a damn sight better and more experienced than Jobe fucking Bellingham! And certainly not a "back up" as you suggest!
£35m+ to sit on the bench behind Rudoni!
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Sky Blue Pete
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Really interesting
shmmeee
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Woolf has been in a side without a settled back line all season and failed to break through ahead of two other CBs who cost less to bring in.
Esse maybe but I’m not sure while he’s got reasonable time on the pitch he’s been pretty poor when there.
A miss for me is someone who doesn’t impact the pitch. And those players haven’t really. I like KKH a lot as a player when I’ve seen him but fact is he’s had little impact on the results of the club for his money.
Speedie's Head
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They'll all be daftly overpriced to PL clubs though, I suspect.
Speedie's Head
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I think KKH did his ankle preseason and again early doors. It'll have had a bigger impact than has been let on I think. Certainly Milan could have been given a lot more rest later in games and wasn't. Let's judge him next eason
Mr.Chilled
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Brentford do it superbly. The amount of forwards they have had success from and made million in the process is very impressive.
shmmeee
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yeah agreed and I’d keep him about for the Prem.
Sky Blue Pete
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Do we call him sick note Hackney
Speedie's Head
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It's all about the spine through the middle I think. This is where we need experience either PL or a top European league and that always costs good money. Onyeka's in already, obviously we need a keeper then a big CB to help Bobby make the step up and a striker. After that it's anyone's guess who they're looking at and what the budget will be but they wouldn't want to drop £20m on the likes of Hackney I don't think if that's not in place.
Mr.Chilled
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20 million on Hackney or Harvey Elliott.....hhmmmmmm
PUSB-We_are_going_up
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Im not spending that on either of them, Elliott has an attitude problem and we need Prem experience in the midfield so rules Hackney out even if you dont account for how would he fit into the style of play which I dont think he would
Mr.Chilled
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On what evidence does he have an 'attitude problem'?
Evo1883
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Come on mate chill out