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Winny the Bish

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,741
Mucca Mad Boys said:
In the summer, for sure. Not right now.
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Langstaff for £1.5m is looking more tempting by the day.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,742
Winny the Bish said:
Langstaff for £1.5m is looking more tempting by the day.
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He’s a L2 striker… Even if he’s good for the Championship our recruitment policy should be orientated to players taking us to the next level: the Prem.
 
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Skyblue54

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,743
Got to get there first!!
 
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shmmeee

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,744
Winny the Bish said:
Langstaff for £1.5m is looking more tempting by the day.
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Fuck no
 
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skyblue_55

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,745
Last night showed the limitations of some of our “ second string “ .
Robins must be looking at the lack of pace in the team , especially up front .
we are again in a great league position & in this window , it’s crucial to reinforce certain areas …..
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,746
skyblue_55 said:
Last night showed the limitations of some of our “ second string “ .
Robins must be looking at the lack of pace in the team , especially up front .
we are again in a great league position & in this window , it’s crucial to reinforce certain areas …..
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Or that without Sheaf and Torp we didn’t look like creating anything.
 
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Cally Fedora

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,747
skyblue_55 said:
Last night showed the limitations of some of our “ second string “ .
Robins must be looking at the lack of pace in the team , especially up front .
we are again in a great league position & in this window , it’s crucial to reinforce certain areas …..
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Really?? We got a good draw away from home on a ploughed field.
 
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baldy

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,748
Cally Fedora said:
Really?? We got a good draw away from home on a ploughed field.
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It goes back further than last night
 

Martin180

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,749
When was the last time we had a squad big enough to put out a second string ?
 
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shmmeee

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,750
Thought we were fine. If we had one of the three first team forwards we dropped (or a striker) we’d have been fine, same if we’d kept out first team GK in. We knew we had no depth there beforehand. Midfield and defence did fine though I thought, especially considering the shape change.
 

Diogenes

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,751
How many teams in the top 6 would Godden and Simms walk straight into?

Not reinforcing the (underperforming) front line in this window is a major risk.

IF that happens, and we let O'Hare go then you can say goodbye to the playoffs.

At some point the midfield goals will dry up - and we will fall away, unless we bring someone in who can start putting them away.

Doug has a 5 year plan - but how many more opportunities are we going to get that are this good? The Hamer/Gyokeres money will only go so far...
 
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shmmeee

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,752
Diogenes said:
How many teams in the top 6 would Godden and Simms walk straight into?

Not reinforcing the (underperforming) front line in this window is a major risk.

IF that happens, and we let O'Hare go then you can say goodbye to the playoffs.

At some point the midfield goals will dry up - and we will fall away, unless we bring someone in who can start putting them away.

Doug has a 5 year plan - but how many more opportunities are we going to get that are this good? The Hamer/Gyokeres money will only go so far...
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This is our first team front four MPG right now to be fair, the idea that we’re relying on goals from midfield isn’t really fair.

 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,753
Diogenes said:
How many teams in the top 6 would Godden and Simms walk straight into?

Not reinforcing the (underperforming) front line in this window is a major risk.

IF that happens, and we let O'Hare go then you can say goodbye to the playoffs.

At some point the midfield goals will dry up - and we will fall away, unless we bring someone in who can start putting them away.

Doug has a 5 year plan - but how many more opportunities are we going to get that are this good? The Hamer/Gyokeres money will only go so far...
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It will, but we’ll quite likely be seeing a good bit more for Gyo in the summer.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,754
shmmeee said:
This is our first team front four MPG right now to be fair, the idea that we’re relying on goals from midfield isn’t really fair.

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It’s really not very likely that wright sheaf saka Ohare and palmer will all suddenly stop scoring and Thomas and kitching are due a couple
 
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Warwickhunt

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,755
Sky Blue Pete said:
It’s really not very likely that wright sheaf saka Ohare and palmer will all suddenly stop scoring and Thomas and kitching are due a couple
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Kitching has not looked right since his suspension, only looked at it when Thomas come on
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,756
Warwickhunt said:
Kitching has not looked right since his suspension, only looked at it when Thomas come on
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He didn’t like a back 3 before
 
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Martin180

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,757
Diogenes said:
How many teams in the top 6 would Godden and Simms walk straight into?

Not reinforcing the (underperforming) front line in this window is a major risk.

IF that happens, and we let O'Hare go then you can say goodbye to the playoffs.

At some point the midfield goals will dry up - and we will fall away, unless we bring someone in who can start putting them away.

Doug has a 5 year plan - but how many more opportunities are we going to get that are this good? The Hamer/Gyokeres money will only go so far...
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Nonsense
 
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SIR ERNIE

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,758
If we don't have s striker lined up this window, stick Palmer up front instead of Godden.
Great at shielding the ball, can run at defenders, good feet, strong shot, good movement and all round strength on the ball.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,759
Diogenes said:
How many teams in the top 6 would Godden and Simms walk straight into?

Not reinforcing the (underperforming) front line in this window is a major risk.

IF that happens, and we let O'Hare go then you can say goodbye to the playoffs.

At some point the midfield goals will dry up - and we will fall away, unless we bring someone in who can start putting them away.

Doug has a 5 year plan - but how many more opportunities are we going to get that are this good? The Hamer/Gyokeres money will only go so far...
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Which is why we’re after wingers.

You have to establish cause and effect. Is it the strikers who are not finishing the chance or the service to them?

As I’ve been banging on for a while, we’ve struggled to create good opportunities for our strikers in recent games. Simms, it is fair to say he’s out of form and lacking at confidence. Godden, however, is perhaps the most reliable finisher the club has had in years. Yet, his contributions (Oxford aside) has been much reduced since the start of the season.

My hope is that Torp will offer an outlet from deep with his passes to get Simms, Wright and Sakamoto in behind defenders.
 

junglej13

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,760
Brighton Sky Blue said:
It will, but we’ll quite likely be seeing a good bit more for Gyo in the summer.
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Agree - Think any new striker will rely on this money in the summer... More importantly I always wonder how do people pronounce 'Gyo'? Do you go with 'Yoh'?
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,761
SIR ERNIE said:
If we don't have s striker lined up this window, stick Palmer up front instead of Godden.
Great at shielding the ball, can run at defenders, good feet, strong shot, good movement and all round strength on the ball.
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With respect, stick to spectating. Terrible shout.
 
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SBAndy

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,762
Mucca Mad Boys said:
With respect, stick to spectating. Terrible shout.
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Considering the wide players both want to come inside, Palmer as a false 9 may not be the worst shout in the world.
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,763
SIR ERNIE said:
If we don't have s striker lined up this window, stick Palmer up front instead of Godden.
Great at shielding the ball, can run at defenders, good feet, strong shot, good movement and all round strength on the ball.
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Strong shot? Other than Oxford when he had half an hour unchallenged on the ball to pick his spot, his shots are piss weak.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,764
junglej13 said:
Agree - Think any new striker will rely on this money in the summer... More importantly I always wonder how do people pronounce 'Gyo'? Do you go with 'Yoh'?
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Ha, I would say ‘Geo’ but I’m fully aware it makes no sense in terms of how you actually say his name
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,765
SBAndy said:
Considering the wide players both want to come inside, Palmer as a false 9 may not be the worst shout in the world.
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It is when you factor in the following:
- Palmer thrives when he has space
- Palmer has less league goals than Godden and Simms
- COH plays as a CAM, so Palmer wouldn’t be a false 9, he’d play as a striker

So what are we actually improving by playing Palmer as a False 9?
 
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2024/25 League 1 Champs?

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,766
slowpoke said:
I think Collins is okay but I’d bring another keeper perhaps on loan until May
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I’ve heard Spurs have a young keeper Guglielmo Vicario who they apparently might need to get rid of if they’re promoting Udogie to the first team…
 
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procdoc

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,767
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,768
procdoc said:
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Wow
 

mrfr

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,769
He’s gone full Rodwell. You never want to go full Rodwell.
 
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Hoofhearted

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,770
procdoc said:
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Well he's gone up in my estimations, it is Sunderland after all
 
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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,771
procdoc said:
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People moaning about O'Hare take note. Even if he goes we can't fault O'Hare's application whilst with us and I don't think we have any right to expect more than that.
 
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SIR ERNIE

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,772
Mucca Mad Boys said:
With respect, stick to spectating. Terrible shout.
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Well I'm pretty sure he'd cause defenders more problems than Godden has in recent games, wouldn't be difficult would it? So with respect fuck off.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,773
SIR ERNIE said:
Well I'm pretty sure he'd cause defenders more problems than Godden has in recent games, wouldn't be difficult would it? So with respect fuck off.
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This is up there with worst shout since the suggestion that Dabo could play CM. Not going to happen.
 
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Flying Fokker

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,774
Diogenes said:
How many teams in the top 6 would Godden and Simms walk straight into?

Not reinforcing the (underperforming) front line in this window is a major risk.

IF that happens, and we let O'Hare go then you can say goodbye to the playoffs.

At some point the midfield goals will dry up - and we will fall away, unless we bring someone in who can start putting them away.

Doug has a 5 year plan - but how many more opportunities are we going to get that are this good? The Hamer/Gyokeres money will only go so far...
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Robins will continue to support his players until it’s obvious they need to move on. At the moment they are Not likely to move on if our squad needs depth. BTW I feel Robins knows his players better than any keyboard fan. We don’t know what he is asking of his players. saying they are here to score goals is easy. Contributing to team performance is equally important.

I’ve never heard Robins criticise individuals and if anything he’s more likely to point out what they are doing well when a player has a tough patch.
 
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Tea & Busquets

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  • Jan 27, 2024
  • #12,775
Nathaniel Adjei has been loaned out to FC Lorient in Ligue 1 with an option to buy. Looks like that’s the end of our interest.
 
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