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lifeskyblue

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  • Jan 17, 2019
  • #421
I’d still like to see Davies play in a back three. Then use sterling and Mason/brown/mccallum as wing backs. More attacking for the second half of season in push for play offs


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stevefloyd

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #422
A while back he was irreplaceable ...apparently
 

Covstu

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #423
If Willis is still stalling on contracts, can we afford for Davies to walk out of the door?
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #424
Covstu said:
If Willis is still stalling on contracts, can we afford for Davies to walk out of the door?
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Don't have much choice if he wants to go.
 

ccfcrob

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #425
higgs said:
He was selling his house on Twitter a few wks back so wouldn't be surprised to pen him go this month

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Fairly certain that was Chris Stokes house which he wanted to rent out. He merely retweeted it.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #426
ccfcrob said:
Fairly certain that was Chris Stokes house which he wanted to rent out. He merely retweeted it.
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Was a different one to Chris Stokes.
 
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ccfcrob

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #427
Nick said:
Was a different one to Chris Stokes.
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Fair enough
 

Great_Expectations

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #428
Any update or at least rumours on who the striker(s) is that MR has lined up?

To clarify; have we been linked with two strikers - one he apparently had lined up last week but the players club were delaying it for some reason? And subsequently another has emerged based on the potential fee we’d receive if Wilson is sold? Or is the latter just SBT hopeful thinking?
 

better days

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #429
Covstu said:
If Willis is still stalling on contracts, can we afford for Davies to walk out of the door?
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Not sure if Willis is stalling or not been offered a new deal yet
I suspect the club has been waiting to free up funds from elsewhere because of budget restraints
I've heard another senior player who has been out of favour is likely to be leaving shortly and an announcement may be made soon
 

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #430
better days said:
Not sure if Willis is stalling or not been offered a new deal yet
I suspect the club has been waiting to free up funds from elsewhere because of budget restraints
I've heard another senior player who has been out of favour is likely to be leaving shortly and an announcement may be made soon
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Doyle?
 

better days

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #431
fernandopartridge said:
Doyle?
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Definitely not
Don't want to be more specific in case it scuppers things but one of two other senior guys on the missing list
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #432
better days said:
Definitely not
Don't want to be more specific in case it scuppers things but one of two other senior guys on the missing list
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Not having a go here BD because you always seem to be straight with us and obviously have decent info but what is it you think could happen leading from you mentioning it on SBT? I always wonder what people mean when they say they don't want to ruin it.
 

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #433
better days said:
Definitely not
Don't want to be more specific in case it scuppers things but one of two other senior guys on the missing list
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Oh yes, i think you've hinted at this before possibly
 
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SkyBlueCRJ

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #434
Guessing that's between Ogogo or Brown then...
 
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better days

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #435
Liquid Gold said:
Not having a go here BD because you always seem to be straight with us and obviously have decent info but what is it you think could happen leading from you mentioning it on SBT? I always wonder what people mean when they say they don't want to ruin it.
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It's just that I don't want to mention anything until it's watertight
Things can go wrong with the medical or the paperwork - last year a premier league move fell through because two agents each claimed to represent the player and the buying club didn't want the complication of sorting it out
All forums are monitored and if someone posts details before the papers are lodged with the FA another club might come in to high jack the deal
I think this one should go through but best to wait till it's official
 
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Covstu

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #436
better days said:
Not sure if Willis is stalling or not been offered a new deal yet
I suspect the club has been waiting to free up funds from elsewhere because of budget restraints
I've heard another senior player who has been out of favour is likely to be leaving shortly and an announcement may be made soon
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Apart from andreau not sure we can afford anymore experienced players to exit due to injuries!
 

Covstu

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #437
JamesCCFC said:
Guessing that's between Ogogo or Brown then...
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Probably the first thinking about it
 

junglej13

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #438
better days said:
Not sure if Willis is stalling or not been offered a new deal yet
I suspect the club has been waiting to free up funds from elsewhere because of budget restraints
I've heard another senior player who has been out of favour is likely to be leaving shortly and an announcement may be made soon
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Permanently or on loan you think Better Days? Decent deal for the club?
 

better days

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #439
Just noticed Tony Martinez has come back to West Ham from Spain because he wasn't getting enough game time
Wonder if he's someone Robins is looking at?
 
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SkyBlueCRJ

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #440
Covstu said:
Probably the first thinking about it
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Depends if it’s a permentant departure or not. Brown would be the more likely given the length of his contract. If we were to move Ogogo on, I think it’d only be on loan.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #441
better days said:
Just noticed Tony Martinez has come back to West Ham from Spain because he wasn't getting enough game time
Wonder if he's someone Robins is looking at?
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Did he score against us in check a trade?

If it's him was a battering ram type player
 

better days

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • #442
Nick said:
Did he score against us in check a trade?

If it's him was a battering ram type player
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He did Nick
Then went on loan to Oxford and did pretty well there
He's made a few appearances for West Ham but reckon he'll find it hard to get in there this season
 

better days

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 19, 2019
  • #443
better days said:
Just noticed Tony Martinez has come back to West Ham from Spain because he wasn't getting enough game time
Wonder if he's someone Robins is looking at?
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Forget that, he's gone on loan to another Spanish 2nd tier club
 

DannyThomas_1981

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 19, 2019
  • #444
The most glaring issue with the team as of now is the need for a left winger - the new injury to Jones was a serious blow for us this season. Since then we have tried to replace with square pegs in round holes. Hiwula as a best case example. Or alternatively used Shipley (also I think to cover our weakness at left back). Shipley is ok at the job he does and brings something but I don't automatically see him as a starter.

In midfield; the Kelly-Bayliss partnership has the potential to be one of the very best in the division. Thomas is exceptional. So we just need that extra dimension on the left.

The defence (if we view Mason as the answer at left back) is decent. I've really wanted Brown to do well for us but I just see too many mistakes in his game and we've been lucky that those mistakes haven't cost us more. I was also hoping Brown would have been more of an attacking threat. Willis will be a huge loss if he goes.

Up front I don't see JCH as the answer; although he's been very decent coming off the bench in the final 20-30. Not sure what's being going on with AB (injured or attitude?) but I would like to see more of him. Chaplin and Hiwula both could offer something with the right strike partner. A Leon Clarke type player would be brilliant.

Given the injuries (Jones/Max - who I think would have been brilliant for us in this team) and the non-performance of the big signings over the summer (Ogogo/Brown and let's be honest Chaplin so far).....overall I would say we've performed above expectations this season.
 

steve82

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 19, 2019
  • #445
Thankfully any talk of a return for Carl Baker can be dismissed early this January



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Nick

Administrator
  • Jan 19, 2019
  • #446
DannyThomas_1981 said:
The most glaring issue with the team as of now is the need for a left winger - the new injury to Jones was a serious blow for us this season. Since then we have tried to replace with square pegs in round holes. Hiwula as a best case example. Or alternatively used Shipley (also I think to cover our weakness at left back). Shipley is ok at the job he does and brings something but I don't automatically see him as a starter.

In midfield; the Kelly-Bayliss partnership has the potential to be one of the very best in the division. Thomas is exceptional. So we just need that extra dimension on the left.

The defence (if we view Mason as the answer at left back) is decent. I've really wanted Brown to do well for us but I just see too many mistakes in his game and we've been lucky that those mistakes haven't cost us more. I was also hoping Brown would have been more of an attacking threat. Willis will be a huge loss if he goes.

Up front I don't see JCH as the answer; although he's been very decent coming off the bench in the final 20-30. Not sure what's being going on with AB (injured or attitude?) but I would like to see more of him. Chaplin and Hiwula both could offer something with the right strike partner. A Leon Clarke type player would be brilliant.

Given the injuries (Jones/Max - who I think would have been brilliant for us in this team) and the non-performance of the big signings over the summer (Ogogo/Brown and let's be honest Chaplin so far).....overall I would say we've performed above expectations this season.
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Bakayoko is injured

He's signed bright to play on the left.
 

DannyThomas_1981

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 19, 2019
  • #447
Nick said:
Bakayoko is injured

He's signed bright to play on the left.
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Agreed. Admittedly just on one appearance but it looks to me as if Bright is very much another square peg on the left. Happy to be proven wrong!
 

Covstu

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 19, 2019
  • #448
steve82 said:
Thankfully any talk of a return for Carl Baker can be dismissed early this January



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Ahhhh no Carl baker day...:dead:
 

higgs

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  • Jan 19, 2019
  • #449
As they a step up or the same as Nuneaton?

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steve82

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  • Jan 19, 2019
  • #450
higgs said:
As they a step up or the same as Nuneaton?

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Same level national north. Plenty of Nuneaton players have made this move over the years.
Former Nuneaton manager is the gaffer at Brackley.


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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Jan 19, 2019
  • #451
higgs said:
As they a step up or the same as Nuneaton?

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Same division but higher up the league.
 

higgs

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 19, 2019
  • #452
mark82 said:
Same division but higher up the league.
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Cheers

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scottccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 19, 2019
  • #453
led to believe that Brackley have a very wealthy owner too
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Jan 19, 2019
  • #454
scottccfc said:
led to believe that Brackley have a very wealthy owner too
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Pulisic sell on fee?
 

stevefloyd

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 19, 2019
  • #455
scottccfc said:
led to believe that Brackley have a very wealthy owner too
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Sign him up



How are you scotty lad?
 
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