Agree, the defence will be better next season and there will be a new defensive minded coach come in to replace Lawrence, still think we'll sign an experienced pro at the back to help out and lead from the backLeague 1 boys need patience & support.
Dom Hyam was pretty shite in his first season in the championship. Made loads of mistakes. Looked a lot better in his second season.
No they wanted more than that.McNally would have been roughly 4 million.....
That's a cop out. Many players underperformed at Stoke and he was one of them.McNally was underwhelmed with quality surrounding him at Stoke. He can't do it all on his own
No wayBut McNally was better than Thomas and Kitching when he was here. Maybe that's a fair comparison?
Thomas much betterYou don't think so? I love watching centre halves, McNally one of my favourites - these 2 I'm struggling to enjoy watching.
Non comparable, we played a very different style, the whole team was in defence mode for large parts.But McNally was better than Thomas and Kitching when he was here. Maybe that's a fair comparison?
But its partly down to the way Robins is making them play. It's almost inevitable... I'm sure they'll improve in doing it but it takes time.Defenders shouldn't make many mistakes in my opinion. Anyone got stats related to errors that have lead to goals? I'd love to be proven wrong. Kitching cost us atleast 6 goals this year and missed roughly 8 through suspension. I don't want my centre half with those numbers. I want a consistent steady head, like Fadz.
FBRef has errors leading to opponent's shots... our players rank pretty poorly.Defenders shouldn't make many mistakes in my opinion. Anyone got stats related to errors that have lead to goals? I'd love to be proven wrong. Kitching cost us atleast 6 goals this year and missed roughly 8 through suspension. I don't want my centre half with those numbers. I want a consistent steady head, like Fadz.
where they rank basically.What does 40th percentile mean?
I think a lot of it is decision making... e.g. Dasilva vs Preston for their second goal, taking an extra touch on the edge of his own 6 yard box. You can tell he is used to playing wing back, further up and not having that level of defensive responsibility.Wow! Thanks! Thomas and DaSilva both had shockers then really?
Foderingham? Available on a free.
May struggle to fit all the letters on the back of the shirt with the King of Shaves logo though.
Weird thing is I like both centre halves - I reckon they both have high ceilingsFBRef has errors leading to opponent's shots... our players rank pretty poorly.
Kitching 40th percentile, Thomas 20th, Dasilva 12th (lower is worse)
Did you not see how many mistakes lead to goals last year? How many clean sheets did we keep? Perhaps it's just down to 4 at the back instead of 5, but I find it difficult watching these two.
Could sign someone from the Indonesian third division and someone on here would claim to have followed his career closely.I have a feeling it will be someone we have never heard of
An older foreign player, currently at a league 1 club obviously!Fans after Kastaneer and Dacosta: No more players from Europe!
Fans after Waghorn: No more experienced pros
Fans after Kitching and Collins: No more L1 players
Wonder who is next?
Yeah tbf McNally was better for us than Thomas has been so far. But sounds like McNally has been pretty shit for Stoke and think Thomas probably has a higher ceilingYou don't think so? I love watching centre halves, McNally one of my favourites - these 2 I'm struggling to enjoy watching.
Thomas was a great signing, not worried about him at all. DaSilva was arguably the worse signing Robins has made recently.I think a lot of it is decision making... e.g. Dasilva vs Preston for their second goal, taking an extra touch on the edge of his own 6 yard box. You can tell he is used to playing wing back, further up and not having that level of defensive responsibility.
I have confidence in Thomas, he does the right things. Just needs to learn when not to play it short and just play safe.
McNally was awful when it mattered in the Play Off final. Thomas conversely has been immense in the big games, but has been inconsistent and put some woeful performances in against the shit teams. Definitely have Thomas over McNally. McNally v Latabadieure though is more interesting.Yeah tbf McNally was better for us than Thomas has been so far. But sounds like McNally has been pretty shit for Stoke and think Thomas probably has a higher ceiling
Dahl is A big talent. Read a couple days ago that Djurgardens expect a big fee for him, in the €5m+ euro range.Having a look around online and have come across a left back in Sweden called Samuel Dahl. Looks half decent and 21 years old. Maybe a little on the short side though.
Dont really like small players generally at the back.Dahl is A big talent. Read a couple days ago that Djurgardens expect a big fee for him, in the €5m+ euro range.
Keeping it in Scandinavia, Logi Tomasson is a cheaper option. Iceland international but he’s only really played as a wing back rather than in a 4 so could be a risk.
Max Lowe been released from Sheffield United. Bit injury prone but someone who can player 20-25 games at a high level in the championship. A Lowe Burrows or Lowe McCallum LB core sounds quite nice on paper.
McNally was awful when it mattered in the Play Off final. Thomas conversely has been immense in the big games, but has been inconsistent and put some woeful performances in against the shit teams. Definitely have Thomas over McNally. McNally v Latabadieure though is more interesting.
They'll probably feature a fair bit now they've been relegatedWould anyone take Manuel Bensen or Ennes Zaroury from Burnley?
I know they haven’t played much this season but on their day were top class in this league
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