Genuinely incredible that our midfield is as bad as it is given the money we had available to us this summer.
If Sheaf and Palmer hadn't got injured, and O'Hare about to come back (with Ayari hopefully improving) I wouldn't have been too concerned. We are probably going to have some short term pain, but provided they resolve the issue (it may be next summer when we are without probably Kelly and possibly O'Hare) then that's fine by me. I don't want us to rush into a Kane like signing in the January window for the sake of it. I'd sooner do a PL loan as back up if the right permanent player isn't available (and likely won't be).A lot of the usual melting down going on on here that we see every year but this is the crux of it, to leave our selves so short in the centre of midfield was criminal.
I appreciate Hamer left late in the window but there should have been a contingency, and perhaps there was and it fell through, but we have been left woefully short.
You cannot play Ayari or Sakamoto in the middle, not a chance.
Allen is currently the only feasible option to go in there. It’s not great but it’s where we are.
Genuinely incredible that our midfield is as bad as it is given the money we had available to us this summer.
Smart move considering how many hot scoops he already gets from the clubAndy Turner suggesting it’s Dougs fault I see.
Why Allen but not Saka or Ayari?
If Sheaf and Palmer hadn't got injured, and O'Hare about to come back (with Ayari hopefully improving) I wouldn't have been too concerned. We are probably going to have some short term pain, but provided they resolve the issue (it may be next summer when we are without probably Kelly and possibly O'Hare) then that's fine by me. I don't want us to rush into a Kane like signing in the January window for the sake of it. I'd sooner do a PL loan as back up if the right permanent player isn't available (and likely won't be).
They're both too lightweight and Ayari clearly hasn't got the nous to play there, at least not yet.
I'm not advocating for Allen, but I'd prefer him of the 3
Needs must without any alternatives.I don’t disagree. But those are my exact issues with Allen.
Needs must without any alternatives.
My alternative is duct taping Allen Ayari and Saka together.
We've got individuals held together with duct tape, may as well try a combo
Im imagining some kind of footballing spider type situation. Two legs run all day. Two can pass and two can send a fullback to the shops.
Agreed. Ayari was anonymous on Monday apart from the goal, and the 2 striker formation is not working. If we had the box with Kelly & Eccles in DM, and Allen and Ayari / Sakamoto in AM, with Simms up front we'd be better.I still feel that the main problem is not Kelly and Eccles but the AM position and the strikers apart from Godden. Kelly has been one of our best players since he came in although Eccles has dropped off a bit the last couple of matches.
The lack of creativity and covering in the AM position has been the main problem. Palmer was not creating enough and was poor at Hull and Cardiff. Ayari was even worse on Monday. In my view if he is fit Allen needs to come in there, possibly with Sakamoto too and with a return to the box midfield.
Agreed. Ayari was anonymous on Monday apart from the goal, and the 2 striker formation is not working. If we had the box with Kelly & Eccles in DM, and Allen and Ayari / Sakamoto in AM, with Simms up front we'd be better.
Then in a few weeks we'd have Sheaf, Palmer and O'Hare back
I think the insistence that we buy potential was in hindsight wrong. If you can't get the player you want, get a loan to tide you over.A lot of the usual melting down going on on here that we see every year but this is the crux of it, to leave our selves so short in the centre of midfield was criminal.
I appreciate Hamer left late in the window but there should have been a contingency, and perhaps there was and it fell through, but we have been left woefully short.
Are tickets still available does anyone know?
Well, it's not. It's a serious injury and needs the proper time to heal and for him to get the repair built up to withstand the pressures of playing at such a high level.O hare is a much better than Jodi Jones it’s slightly different
It reads like a piece that someone from within the club subtly suggested he write.Smart move considering how many hot scoops he already gets from the club
If he had some evidence that King pulled the plug on signing the Hamer Mk II then he could well have written that, as I’m sure any inside source would have fed him the details. He did ‘listen to the experts’ in sanctioning record expenditure in defence and up front, now the experts have to justify it.It reads like a piece that someone from within the club subtly suggested he write.
We need O'Hare for his running and work rate more than his flairWell, it's not. It's a serious injury and needs the proper time to heal and for him to get the repair built up to withstand the pressures of playing at such a high level.
Just because you're a better player doesn't mean that happens quicker.
And the situation seems very similar. We wanted Jones back because we looked devoid of flair and creativity, and that's why we want O'hare back now. Jones was pushed back into action earlier than he should have been because of this and I hope we don't make the same error with O'Hare.
According to Saddle’s source MR went all in on Kitching and dropped interest in the Gus Mk II/O’Brien loan. Taking that with a bucket of salt in the interest of balanceAt the very best if Robins had a budget and didn’t realise until the end it had run out that’s a comms failure from King. But the fact we bought Kitching is mind boggling. Did King say yes to him and no to someone else? Or did Robins say if it’s one then it’s Kitching because they’re two very different scenarios. The implication in the article was King decided a CM wasn’t needed.
According to Saddle’s source MR went all in on Kitching and dropped interest in the Gus Mk II/O’Brien loan. Taking that with a bucket of salt in the interest of balance
Ayari is an 8 though, that is where he has been playing coming through at Brighton.They're both too lightweight and Ayari clearly hasn't got the nous to play there, at least not yet.
I'm not advocating for Allen, but I'd prefer him of the 3
Where is everyone drinking considering no one is going by train anymore?
Ayari is an 8 though, that is where he has been playing coming through at Brighton.
It would be if it were true, it's just hard to tell. But I'm just struggling to believe that the person who sanctioned an £8m spend on Wright and £3m+ on Kitching would refuse to sanction comparable money on a CM when the funds were there.Then it’s all on Robins. That was pure madness.
Weren't we strongly linked with two West Brom midfielders but one wanted too much in wages and the other the issue was the fee ? @Saddlebrains ?
Tubes are still running I think but we're heading to the Sindercombe by Shepherds Bush Market. It was decent last season but you need to show your match ticket to get in. There was a Brewdog opposite aswell which let us in. 10 min walk to the ground.Where is everyone drinking considering no one is going by train anymore?
Assume it's a Yorkshire thingYep Swift. But for some reason MR is madly in love with Kitching
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