Sam mccallum (4 Viewers)

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 20, 2020

cc84cov said:
We won’t have made any guarantees ronins isn’t that way players earn the shirt they keep the shirt we know how mark ronins works by now

If that’s the case it’s not encouraging for the players future

cc84cov · Sep 20, 2020

SlowerThanPlatt said:
If that’s the case it’s not encouraging for the players future

Same for Giles mate their both on loan if they both had guarantees to play how will that work ?

steve101 · Sep 20, 2020

Mixed feelings about this. I really like McCallum and he was a key component in promotion. He also has the advantage over Giles and Mason in that he is good in the air. Potentially he could provide cover for left CB role.
On the other side if Giles got injured I believe Mason is more than adequate cover. I don't get why people think he can't play wing-back. The defensive aspect of a wing-back role is just as important. He has a great engine and very good with the ball at his feet. The questionable part is the quality of his crossing, but as was seen v Gillingham he can deliver quality. Mason is still only young so will be able to develop.
Nevertheless Robins knows what he is doing so will have his reasons.

Grendel · Sep 20, 2020

cc84cov said:
So what about Giles ??

So that means we have to LWB both with guarantees to play ?

Giles wasn’t signed for a big fee and is just a development player at wolves and unlikely to break through whereas mccallum was signed for a fee and I assume had a hike in wages

fernandopartridge · Sep 20, 2020

SBbucks said:
Based on what? Sam is very, very left footed, and I don’t think he ever played there. Sterling did it against Sunderland once, maybe thinking of that? Happy to be corrected if I’m mistaken.

No Mccallum played right back when Dabo was sent off at Portsmouth

Deity · Sep 20, 2020

What is it about competition for places that City fans don’t like or understand ?

Liverpool have just signed Jota. It’s not because Klopp doesn’t rate his current forwards.

football is a squad game, not a best 11 game.

I like Godden, and I’m hopeful over Walker but would take a better striker tomorrow ... it’s how you progress in a very competitive division with 3 matches a week.

mr_monkey · Sep 20, 2020

stay_up_skyblues said:
Tongue firmly in cheek

Phew I finally thought this place had finally gone full on insane

Brighton Sky Blue · Sep 20, 2020

They have the option to recall him in January

SeaSeeEffCee · Sep 20, 2020

Nick said:
Who against?

He played there once when we beat Gillingham 1-0 at home.

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 20, 2020

Deity said:
What is it about competition for places that City fans don’t like or understand ?

Liverpool have just signed Jota. It’s not because Klopp doesn’t rate his current forwards.

football is a squad game, not a best 11 game.

I like Godden, and I’m hopeful over Walker but would take a better striker tomorrow ... it’s how you progress in a very competitive division with 3 matches a week.

They’re not loan players

Frostie · Sep 20, 2020

fernandopartridge said:
No Mccallum played right back when Dabo was sent off at Portsmouth

He did, once v Gillingham but literally as a stop gap & looked uncomfortable.

Suggesting we have one eye on him potentially covering RWB is like suggesting we sign Stephen Hughes as goalkeeper cover.

cc84cov · Sep 20, 2020

Brighton Sky Blue said:
They have the option to recall him in January

Who have they got ahead of him ?

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 20, 2020

cc84cov said:
Who have they got ahead of him ?

They have one fit left back

KenilworthSkyBlue · Sep 20, 2020

fernandopartridge said:
Mccallum is much better defensively, including defending corners. We need two players for the wing back positions as they're so important to the way we play. Horses for courses on who plays I suspect

I think you're right here. Against 'better' quality opposition where we're more likely to play on the back foot, personally I think it would be far more logical to field McCallum in the LWB position than Giles. Whereas against opponents where the game is likely to be more open, Giles would probably be the better option as he's obviously a threat going forward.

I think this could be a really shrewd move from Robins as it not only gives us strength in depth but it provides versatility to the LWB slot and allows him to adapt to the strengths/weaknesses of the opposition.

higgs · Sep 20, 2020

Some lads on here nailed it they called it during the week. From last season's title winning squad we apapt from Walsh we have retained everyone and added a few good signings great work by everyone at the club

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JulianDarbyFTW · Sep 20, 2020

At least Giles and McCallum both know how we play. It's the things like player movement that new recruits take time to learn, and Sam will already know most of that side of things.

It's a long season, with games packed in, so having a decent squad was always going to be a must. I have to say, I have no idea who gets the LWB shirt now, though. How do you keep two quality players, and their parent clubs, happy with only one shirt to play for?

Brighton Sky Blue · Sep 20, 2020

cc84cov said:
Who have they got ahead of him ?

One would think they’re about to sign someone else for that position

cc84cov · Sep 20, 2020

Bottom line Robins and the club know what their doing I don’t see them paying a massive % of his wages or making any guarantees of coming in and taking Giles straight out of the side,

McCallum knows very well how Robins worked he kept Giles out of the team,

if anyone’s had guarantees about playing time it’s wolves over Giles as he came last season and didn’t get a look in the question would of been asked will that be the case again.

cc84cov · Sep 20, 2020

Brighton Sky Blue said:
One would think they’re about to sign someone else for that position

Maybe they are about to spend £6m on mason

Nick · Sep 20, 2020

SeaSeeEffCee said:
He played there once when we beat Gillingham 1-0 at home.

Yep I knew that one, didn't know the others he was on about

CovInEssex · Sep 20, 2020

Brighton Sky Blue said:
One would think they’re about to sign someone else for that position

Which is even weirder, ah well. Not my 3 million they've spunked.

robbiethemole · Sep 20, 2020

Looks like maybe Robin's is going full-on for promotion, never mind a season of consolidation. He's building a squad good enough to take on any side in this league.

Brighton Sky Blue · Sep 20, 2020

cc84cov said:
Maybe they are about to spend £6m on mason

I did just jokingly make the same comment tbf

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 20, 2020

robbiethemole said:
Looks like maybe Robin's is going full-on for promotion, never mind a season of consolidation. He's building a squad good enough to take on any side in this league.

I don’t see how this signing signifies that

cc84cov · Sep 20, 2020

If anyone’s had guarantees it’s wolves of sending Giles back to sit on the bench with no look in like last year

Grendel · Sep 20, 2020

robbiethemole said:
Looks like maybe Robin's is going full-on for promotion, never mind a season of consolidation. He's building a squad good enough to take on any side in this league.

Norwich clearly don’t think he’s good enough for a promotion chasing squad

it’s unlikely robins approached Norwich for whatever reason they have offered him back

Brighton Sky Blue · Sep 20, 2020

CovInEssex said:
Which is even weirder, ah well. Not my 3 million they've spunked.

Maybe he was bombed out for impersonating Farke

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 20, 2020

cc84cov said:
If anyone’s had guarantees it’s wolves of sending Giles back to sit on the bench with no look in like last year

Well no as Giles is unlikely like any young player there to be good enough for a top 6 side

RegTheDonk · Sep 20, 2020

All beyond me, I'll leave the formations, personnel and logic to MR, I'm sure he knows what he's doing. I'm just happy to see even though we've been given a bag of money for a player, he still sees a better opporunity to come back.

SBbucks · Sep 20, 2020

fernandopartridge said:
No Mccallum played right back when Dabo was sent off at Portsmouth

Ok, I stand corrected. But that was in an emergency for the remainder of the game, Robins would never pick him as a starter on the right in a month of Sundays.

no_loyalty · Sep 20, 2020

Mason will be really pissed off, unless he already has a move lined up?

Deity · Sep 20, 2020

Anyone who has listened to the sky blue extra player interviews will know just what a tight group the players are.... McCallum was part of that last year .... another good reason to bring him back ... no risk to the dressing room harmony that is serving us so well.

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 20, 2020

Giles is most likely being primed for a move to a lower league side for a million or two. It’s a numbers game

Johnnythespider · Sep 20, 2020

Deity said:
What is it about competition for places that City fans don’t like or understand ?

Liverpool have just signed Jota. It’s not because Klopp doesn’t rate his current forwards.

football is a squad game, not a best 11 game.

I like Godden, and I’m hopeful over Walker but would take a better striker tomorrow ... it’s how you progress in a very competitive division with 3 matches a week.

I don't think anyone has a problem with competition for places, Norwich are in the same league as us, why is he not competing for a spot in their team ?
He's a good player and will improve our squad, but it does seem an odd move from the Norwich end.

Yorkshire SB · Sep 20, 2020

Don’t find it as ridiculous as some that Giles plays further forward, but that would be subject to us changing formation.

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