I hate the regime but.... Rules are the player must have been signed either on loan or purchased by Roly, no players already on the books including youth team that have been promoted.
*Could see this being Page in a month or two **Unlucky on Igor to miss out. We took a promising, athletically gifted young player and may have destroyed his career.
RD signings ordered by debut (therefore doesn't include Anil Koc or others who didn't get any minutes):
1 Yohann Thuram-Ulien 2 Astrit Ajdarevic 3 Reza Ghoochannejhad 4 Loic Nego 5 Piotr Parzyszek 6 Marcus Tudgay 7 Davide Petrucci 8 Stephen Henderson 9 Tal Ben-Haim 10 Andre Bikey-Amougou 11 Johann Berg Gudmundsson 12 Yoni Buyens 13 Igor Vetokele 14 George Tucudean 15 Franck Moussa 16 Frederic Bulot 17 Francis Coquelin 18 Oguchi Onyewu 19 Neil Etheridge 20 Tony Watt 21 Marko Dmitrovic 22 Milos Veljkovic 23 Christophe Lepoint 24 Roger Johnson 25 Chris Eagles 26 Alou Diarra 27 Patrick Bauer 28 Ahmed Kashi 29 El-Hadji Ba 30 Simon Makienok 31 Zakarya Bergdich 32 Cristian Ceballos 33 Naby Sarr 34 Conor McAleny 35 Ricardo Vaz Te 36 Rhys Williams 37 Jorge Teixeira 38 Yaya Sanogo 39 Marco Motta 40 Rod Fanni 41 Yun Suk-Young 42 Declan Rudd 43 Kevin Foley 44 Andrew Crofts 45 Nicky Ajose 46 Ricky Holmes 47 Jason Pearce 48 Lee Novak 49 Josh Magennis 50 Jordan Botaka 51 Adam Chicksen 52 Fredrick Ulvestad 53 Lewis Page 54 Nathan Byrne 55 Jay Desilva 56 Jake Forster-Caskey
RD signings ordered by debut (therefore doesn't include Anil Koc or others who didn't get any minutes):
1 Yohann Thuram-Ulien 2 Astrit Ajdarevic 3 Reza Ghoochannejhad 4 Loic Nego 5 Piotr Parzyszek 6 Marcus Tudgay 7 Davide Petrucci 8 Stephen Henderson 9 Tal Ben-Haim 10 Andre Bikey-Amougou 11 Johann Berg Gudmundsson 12 Yoni Buyens 13 Igor Vetokele 14 George Tucudean 15 Franck Moussa 16 Frederic Bulot 17 Francis Coquelin 18 Oguchi Onyewu 19 Neil Etheridge 20 Tony Watt 21 Marko Dmitrovic 22 Milos Veljkovic 23 Christophe Lepoint 24 Roger Johnson 25 Chris Eagles 26 Alou Diarra 27 Patrick Bauer 28 Ahmed Kashi 29 El-Hadji Ba 30 Simon Makienok 31 Zakarya Bergdich 32 Cristian Ceballos 33 Naby Sarr 34 Conor McAleny 35 Ricardo Vaz Te 36 Rhys Williams 37 Jorge Teixeira 38 Yaya Sanogo 39 Marco Motta 40 Rod Fanni 41 Yun Suk-Young 42 Declan Rudd 43 Kevin Foley 44 Andrew Crofts 45 Nicky Ajose 46 Ricky Holmes 47 Jason Pearce 48 Lee Novak 49 Josh Magennis 50 Jordan Botaka 51 Adam Chicksen 52 Fredrick Ulvestad 53 Lewis Page 54 Nathan Byrne 55 Jay Desilva 56 Jake Forster-Caskey
For every good player in that list, there are uncountable s*** ones. Uncountable.
Mate, there's only 56 in total. It's only uncountable if there's less than three good players and you can't manage without using your fingers and your toes. Just say numerous, that'd do.
RD signings ordered by debut (therefore doesn't include Anil Koc or others who didn't get any minutes):
1 Yohann Thuram-Ulien 2 Astrit Ajdarevic 3 Reza Ghoochannejhad 4 Loic Nego 5 Piotr Parzyszek 6 Marcus Tudgay 7 Davide Petrucci 8 Stephen Henderson 9 Tal Ben-Haim 10 Andre Bikey-Amougou 11 Johann Berg Gudmundsson 12 Yoni Buyens 13 Igor Vetokele 14 George Tucudean 15 Franck Moussa 16 Frederic Bulot 17 Francis Coquelin 18 Oguchi Onyewu 19 Neil Etheridge 20 Tony Watt 21 Marko Dmitrovic 22 Milos Veljkovic 23 Christophe Lepoint 24 Roger Johnson 25 Chris Eagles 26 Alou Diarra 27 Patrick Bauer 28 Ahmed Kashi 29 El-Hadji Ba 30 Simon Makienok 31 Zakarya Bergdich 32 Cristian Ceballos 33 Naby Sarr 34 Conor McAleny 35 Ricardo Vaz Te 36 Rhys Williams 37 Jorge Teixeira 38 Yaya Sanogo 39 Marco Motta 40 Rod Fanni 41 Yun Suk-Young 42 Declan Rudd 43 Kevin Foley 44 Andrew Crofts 45 Nicky Ajose 46 Ricky Holmes 47 Jason Pearce 48 Lee Novak 49 Josh Magennis 50 Jordan Botaka 51 Adam Chicksen 52 Fredrick Ulvestad 53 Lewis Page 54 Nathan Byrne 55 Jay Desilva 56 Jake Forster-Caskey
Seeing that really does highlight the level of incompetence demonstrated by Katrien Miere/Roly
RD signings ordered by debut (therefore doesn't include Anil Koc or others who didn't get any minutes):
1 Yohann Thuram-Ulien 2 Astrit Ajdarevic 3 Reza Ghoochannejhad 4 Loic Nego 5 Piotr Parzyszek 6 Marcus Tudgay 7 Davide Petrucci 8 Stephen Henderson 9 Tal Ben-Haim 10 Andre Bikey-Amougou 11 Johann Berg Gudmundsson 12 Yoni Buyens 13 Igor Vetokele 14 George Tucudean 15 Franck Moussa 16 Frederic Bulot 17 Francis Coquelin 18 Oguchi Onyewu 19 Neil Etheridge 20 Tony Watt 21 Marko Dmitrovic 22 Milos Veljkovic 23 Christophe Lepoint 24 Roger Johnson 25 Chris Eagles 26 Alou Diarra 27 Patrick Bauer 28 Ahmed Kashi 29 El-Hadji Ba 30 Simon Makienok 31 Zakarya Bergdich 32 Cristian Ceballos 33 Naby Sarr 34 Conor McAleny 35 Ricardo Vaz Te 36 Rhys Williams 37 Jorge Teixeira 38 Yaya Sanogo 39 Marco Motta 40 Rod Fanni 41 Yun Suk-Young 42 Declan Rudd 43 Kevin Foley 44 Andrew Crofts 45 Nicky Ajose 46 Ricky Holmes 47 Jason Pearce 48 Lee Novak 49 Josh Magennis 50 Jordan Botaka 51 Adam Chicksen 52 Fredrick Ulvestad 53 Lewis Page 54 Nathan Byrne 55 Jay Desilva 56 Jake Forster-Caskey
That's incredible. By my count that's 18 of 56 still with the club (excluding those out on loan and including Kashi), and 13 of which were signed for this season. A horrendous report on the club's transfer business under Duchatalet's short tenure.
RD signings ordered by debut (therefore doesn't include Anil Koc or others who didn't get any minutes):
1 Yohann Thuram-Ulien - no 2 Astrit Ajdarevic - yes 3 Reza - no 4 Loic Nego - no 5 Piotr Parzyszek - no 6 Marcus Tudgay - no 7 Davide Petrucci - no 8 Stephen Henderson - yes 9 Tal Ben-Haim - yes 10 Andre Bikey-Amougu - no 11 Johann Berg Gudmundson - yes 12 Yoni Buyens - yes 13 Igor Vetokele - no 14 George Tucudean - no 15 Franck Moussa - no 16 Frederic Bulot - yes 17 Francis Coquelin - yes 18 Oguchi Onyewu - no 19 Neil Etheridge - yes 20 Tony Watt - no 21 Marko Dmitrovic - no 22 Milos Veljokic - no 23 Christophe Lepoint - no 24 Roger Johnson - no 25 Chris Eagles - no 26 Alou Diarra - yes 27 Patrick Bauer - yes 28 Ahmed Kashi - no 29 El-Hadji Ba - no 30 Simon Makienok - no 31 Zakarya Bergdich - no 32 Cristian Ceballos - no 33 Naby Sarr - no 34 Conor McAleny - no 35 Ricardo Vaz Te - no 36 Rhys Williams - no 37 Jorge Teixeira - yes 38 Yaya Sanogo - no 39 Marco Motta - yes 40 Rod Fanni - yes 41 Yun Suk-Young - yes 42 Declan Rudd - yes 43 Kevin Foley - no 44 Andrew Crofts - yes 45 Nicky Ajose - no 46 Ricky Holmes - yes 47 Jason Pearce - yes 48 Lee Novak - no 49 Josh Magennis - yes 50 Jordan Botaka - no 51 Adam Chicksen - yes 52 Fredrick Ulvestad - no 53 Lewis Page 54 Nathan Byrne 55 Jay Desilva 56 Jake Forster-Caskey
I've basically gone through it and highlighted who I think had/has been good, taking into account length of time they've been here/played. I left out the last 4 as they are new arrivals.
With players like Vetokele being a no, it doesn't mean I don't think they're a good player, it's more have we had good value over the life of that player's contract. One half a season is nowhere enough. I know he got injured, but if it had been handled the right way then he would be an option for us this season. These are simply my metrics, but in total that's 32 no's and 20 yes'
The amazing thing about Callum's list is the sheer number of players who I can remember very little about. I was a season ticket holder up until this summer, so I really ought to know about the majority of them. But for many, the fleeting nature of their appearances combined with a keen inbuilt psychological defence mechanism means that all I have is a vague recollection that, 'that name sounds a bit familiar'.
RD signings ordered by debut (therefore doesn't include Anil Koc or others who didn't get any minutes):
1 Yohann Thuram-Ulien 2 Astrit Ajdarevic 3 Reza Ghoochannejhad 4 Loic Nego 5 Piotr Parzyszek 6 Marcus Tudgay 7 Davide Petrucci 8 Stephen Henderson 9 Tal Ben-Haim 10 Andre Bikey-Amougou 11 Johann Berg Gudmundsson 12 Yoni Buyens 13 Igor Vetokele 14 George Tucudean 15 Franck Moussa 16 Frederic Bulot 17 Francis Coquelin 18 Oguchi Onyewu 19 Neil Etheridge 20 Tony Watt 21 Marko Dmitrovic 22 Milos Veljkovic 23 Christophe Lepoint 24 Roger Johnson 25 Chris Eagles 26 Alou Diarra 27 Patrick Bauer 28 Ahmed Kashi 29 El-Hadji Ba 30 Simon Makienok 31 Zakarya Bergdich 32 Cristian Ceballos 33 Naby Sarr 34 Conor McAleny 35 Ricardo Vaz Te 36 Rhys Williams 37 Jorge Teixeira 38 Yaya Sanogo 39 Marco Motta 40 Rod Fanni 41 Yun Suk-Young 42 Declan Rudd 43 Kevin Foley 44 Andrew Crofts 45 Nicky Ajose 46 Ricky Holmes 47 Jason Pearce 48 Lee Novak 49 Josh Magennis 50 Jordan Botaka 51 Adam Chicksen 52 Fredrick Ulvestad 53 Lewis Page 54 Nathan Byrne 55 Jay Desilva 56 Jake Forster-Caskey
RD signings ordered by debut (therefore doesn't include Anil Koc or others who didn't get any minutes):
1 Yohann Thuram-Ulien - no 2 Astrit Ajdarevic - yes 3 Reza - no 4 Loic Nego - no 5 Piotr Parzyszek - no 6 Marcus Tudgay - no 7 Davide Petrucci - no 8 Stephen Henderson - yes 9 Tal Ben-Haim - yes 10 Andre Bikey-Amougu - no 11 Johann Berg Gudmundson - yes 12 Yoni Buyens - yes 13 Igor Vetokele - no 14 George Tucudean - no 15 Franck Moussa - no 16 Frederic Bulot - yes 17 Francis Coquelin - yes 18 Oguchi Onyewu - no 19 Neil Etheridge - yes 20 Tony Watt - no 21 Marko Dmitrovic - no 22 Milos Veljokic - no 23 Christophe Lepoint - no 24 Roger Johnson - no 25 Chris Eagles - no 26 Alou Diarra - yes 27 Patrick Bauer - yes 28 Ahmed Kashi - no 29 El-Hadji Ba - no 30 Simon Makienok - no 31 Zakarya Bergdich - no 32 Cristian Ceballos - no 33 Naby Sarr - no 34 Conor McAleny - no 35 Ricardo Vaz Te - no 36 Rhys Williams - no 37 Jorge Teixeira - yes 38 Yaya Sanogo - no 39 Marco Motta - yes 40 Rod Fanni - yes 41 Yun Suk-Young - yes 42 Declan Rudd - yes 43 Kevin Foley - no 44 Andrew Crofts - yes 45 Nicky Ajose - no 46 Ricky Holmes - yes 47 Jason Pearce - yes 48 Lee Novak - no 49 Josh Magennis - yes 50 Jordan Botaka - no 51 Adam Chicksen - yes 52 Fredrick Ulvestad - no 53 Lewis Page 54 Nathan Byrne 55 Jay Desilva 56 Jake Forster-Caskey
I've basically gone through it and highlighted who I think had/has been good, taking into account length of time they've been here/played. I left out the last 4 as they are new arrivals.
With players like Vetokele being a no, it doesn't mean I don't think they're a good player, it's more have we had good value over the life of that player's contract. One half a season is nowhere enough. I know he got injured, but if it had been handled the right way then he would be an option for us this season. These are simply my metrics, but in total that's 32 no's and 20 yes'
Perhaps some might disagree with one or two but that's not the point. What becomes strikingly obvious from the list in this format, is the all the "no"s from 28-36 inclusive.
And then all of the "yes"s from 37 on.
What changed?
Quite simply Riga returned and his initial comments featured this understatement "we need to make less mistakes when signing players"
Between Riga and Slade they stabilised things and we now have Robinson making a few changes.
The last six games are unbeaten and we are on two points a game with Magennis back soon. Let's not kid ourselves about how this season might end but it does appear that we have followed Riga's advice. And that's before we assess the final four on the list, three of whom have great promise.
RD signings ordered by debut (therefore doesn't include Anil Koc or others who didn't get any minutes):
1 Yohann Thuram-Ulien - no 2 Astrit Ajdarevic - yes 3 Reza - no 4 Loic Nego - no 5 Piotr Parzyszek - no 6 Marcus Tudgay - no 7 Davide Petrucci - no 8 Stephen Henderson - yes 9 Tal Ben-Haim - yes 10 Andre Bikey-Amougu - no 11 Johann Berg Gudmundson - yes 12 Yoni Buyens - yes 13 Igor Vetokele - no 14 George Tucudean - no 15 Franck Moussa - no 16 Frederic Bulot - yes 17 Francis Coquelin - yes 18 Oguchi Onyewu - no 19 Neil Etheridge - yes 20 Tony Watt - no 21 Marko Dmitrovic - no 22 Milos Veljokic - no 23 Christophe Lepoint - no 24 Roger Johnson - no 25 Chris Eagles - no 26 Alou Diarra - yes 27 Patrick Bauer - yes 28 Ahmed Kashi - no 29 El-Hadji Ba - no 30 Simon Makienok - no 31 Zakarya Bergdich - no 32 Cristian Ceballos - no 33 Naby Sarr - no 34 Conor McAleny - no 35 Ricardo Vaz Te - no 36 Rhys Williams - no 37 Jorge Teixeira - yes 38 Yaya Sanogo - no 39 Marco Motta - yes 40 Rod Fanni - yes 41 Yun Suk-Young - yes 42 Declan Rudd - yes 43 Kevin Foley - no 44 Andrew Crofts - yes 45 Nicky Ajose - no 46 Ricky Holmes - yes 47 Jason Pearce - yes 48 Lee Novak - no 49 Josh Magennis - yes 50 Jordan Botaka - no 51 Adam Chicksen - yes 52 Fredrick Ulvestad - no 53 Lewis Page 54 Nathan Byrne 55 Jay Desilva 56 Jake Forster-Caskey
I've basically gone through it and highlighted who I think had/has been good, taking into account length of time they've been here/played. I left out the last 4 as they are new arrivals.
With players like Vetokele being a no, it doesn't mean I don't think they're a good player, it's more have we had good value over the life of that player's contract. One half a season is nowhere enough. I know he got injured, but if it had been handled the right way then he would be an option for us this season. These are simply my metrics, but in total that's 32 no's and 20 yes'
Perhaps some might disagree with one or two but that's not the point. What becomes strikingly obvious from the list in this format, is the all the "no"s from 28-36 inclusive.
And then all of the "yes"s from 37 on.
What changed?
Quite simply Riga returned and his initial comments featured this understatement "we need to make less mistakes when signing players"
Between Riga and Slade they stabilised things and we now have Robinson making a few changes.
The last six games are unbeaten and we are on two points a game with Magennis back soon. Let's not kid ourselves about how this season might end but it does appear that we have followed Riga's advice. And that's before we assess the final four on the list, three of whom have great promise.
Let's see what the squad looks like in August.
I truly believe it will be lop sided and mal nourished
I think RD's will to put anything substantial in this summer will be minimal
RD signings ordered by debut (therefore doesn't include Anil Koc or others who didn't get any minutes):
1 Yohann Thuram-Ulien - Time at Club - 4 months - number of games - 4 2 Astrit Ajdarevic - 4 momths - 15(2 goals) 3 Reza Ghoochannejhad - 29 months - 38(3goals) 4 Loic Nego - 19 months - 1 game 5 Piotr Parzyszek - 24 months - 1 game 6 Marcus Tudgay - 1 month - 2 games 7 Davide Petrucci - 2 months - 5 games 8 Stephen Henderson - 24 months - 54 games 9 Tal Ben-Haim - 10 months - 37 games 10 Andre Bikey-Amougou - 15 months - 34(1 goal) 11 Johann Berg Gudmundsson - 24 months - 86 (17 goals) 12 Yoni Buyens - 11 months - 40 (8 goals) 13 Igor Vetokele - 24 months - 61 (12 goals) 14 George Tucudean - 24 months - 20 (2 goals) 15 Franck Moussa - 19 months - 19 (1 goal) 16 Frederic Bulot - 9 months - 28 (5 goals) 17 Francis Coquelin - 1 months - 5 games 18 Oguchi Onyewu - 7 months - 3 games 19 Neil Etheridge - 6 months - 2 games 20 Tony Watt - 24 months - 40 (8 goals) 21 Marko Dmitrovic - 18 months - 5 games 22 Milos Veljkovic - 1 month - 3 games 23 Christophe Lepoint - 6 months - 6 games 24 Roger Johnson - 12 months - 12 games 25 Chris Eagles - 3 months - 15 (2 goals) 26 Alou Diarra - 17 months - 45 (1 goal) 27 Patrick Bauer - 18 months - 45 (4 goals) 28 Ahmed Kashi - 17 months - 13 (2 goals) 29 El-Hadji Ba - 18 months - 28 games 30 Simon Makienok - 10 months - 37 (5 goals) 31 Zakarya Bergdich - 13 months - 16 games 32 Cristian Ceballos - 13 months - 7 games 33 Naby Sarr - 11 months - 16 (1 goal) 34 Conor McAleny - 2 months - 6 games 35 Ricardo Vaz Te - 2 months - 7 games 36 Rhys Williams - 1 month - 3 games 37 Jorge Teixeira - 18 months - 30 (3 goals) 38 Yaya Sanogo - 3 months - 8 (3 goals) 39 Marco Motta - 3 months - 12 (1 goal) 40 Rod Fanni - 3 months - 14 games 41 Yun Suk-Young - 3 months - 9 games 42 Declan Rudd - 6 months - 22 game 43 Kevin Foley - 5 months - 19 games 44 Andrew Crofts - 7 months - 34 (1 goal) 45 Nicky Ajose - 8 months - 28(7 goals) 46 Ricky Holmes - 8 months - 20 (4 goals) 47 Jason Pearce - 6 months - 18 games 48 Lee Novak - 8 months - 22 (2 goals) 49 Josh Magennis - 6 months - 26 (8 goals) 50 Jordan Botaka - 6 months - 18 games 51 Adam Chicksen - 6 months - 17 (2 goals) 52 Fredrick Ulvestad - 6 months - 23 (1 goal) 53 Lewis Page 54 Nathan Byrne 55 Jay Desilva 56 Jake Forster-Caskey
28 of the 56 played 20 or fewer games, with 11 playing 5 or less. Of the 56 players, only JBG, Yoni Buyens and Igor have so far got into double figures with goals.
That list reads like Headstones in the cementary that is Charlton Athletic football club.
So depressing, bad results are no problem, but this complete lack of respect from some fucking scum bag just makes my blood boil, how much more can we suffer?
RD signings ordered by debut (therefore doesn't include Anil Koc or others who didn't get any minutes):
1 Yohann Thuram-Ulien - no 2 Astrit Ajdarevic - yes 3 Reza - no 4 Loic Nego - no 5 Piotr Parzyszek - no 6 Marcus Tudgay - no 7 Davide Petrucci - no 8 Stephen Henderson - yes 9 Tal Ben-Haim - yes 10 Andre Bikey-Amougu - no 11 Johann Berg Gudmundson - yes 12 Yoni Buyens - yes 13 Igor Vetokele - no 14 George Tucudean - no 15 Franck Moussa - no 16 Frederic Bulot - yes 17 Francis Coquelin - yes 18 Oguchi Onyewu - no 19 Neil Etheridge - yes 20 Tony Watt - no 21 Marko Dmitrovic - no 22 Milos Veljokic - no 23 Christophe Lepoint - no 24 Roger Johnson - no 25 Chris Eagles - no 26 Alou Diarra - yes 27 Patrick Bauer - yes 28 Ahmed Kashi - no 29 El-Hadji Ba - no 30 Simon Makienok - no 31 Zakarya Bergdich - no 32 Cristian Ceballos - no 33 Naby Sarr - no 34 Conor McAleny - no 35 Ricardo Vaz Te - no 36 Rhys Williams - no 37 Jorge Teixeira - yes 38 Yaya Sanogo - no 39 Marco Motta - yes 40 Rod Fanni - yes 41 Yun Suk-Young - yes 42 Declan Rudd - yes 43 Kevin Foley - no 44 Andrew Crofts - yes 45 Nicky Ajose - no 46 Ricky Holmes - yes 47 Jason Pearce - yes 48 Lee Novak - no 49 Josh Magennis - yes 50 Jordan Botaka - no 51 Adam Chicksen - yes 52 Fredrick Ulvestad - no 53 Lewis Page 54 Nathan Byrne 55 Jay Desilva 56 Jake Forster-Caskey
I've basically gone through it and highlighted who I think had/has been good, taking into account length of time they've been here/played. I left out the last 4 as they are new arrivals.
With players like Vetokele being a no, it doesn't mean I don't think they're a good player, it's more have we had good value over the life of that player's contract. One half a season is nowhere enough. I know he got injured, but if it had been handled the right way then he would be an option for us this season. These are simply my metrics, but in total that's 32 no's and 20 yes'
Perhaps some might disagree with one or two but that's not the point. What becomes strikingly obvious from the list in this format, is the all the "no"s from 28-36 inclusive.
And then all of the "yes"s from 37 on.
What changed?
Quite simply Riga returned and his initial comments featured this understatement "we need to make less mistakes when signing players"
Between Riga and Slade they stabilised things and we now have Robinson making a few changes.
The last six games are unbeaten and we are on two points a game with Magennis back soon. Let's not kid ourselves about how this season might end but it does appear that we have followed Riga's advice. And that's before we assess the final four on the list, three of whom have great promise.
Let's see what the squad looks like in August.
What are you hoping/expecting to be different? Under RD it has always been the same - some good individuals, 1 or 2 players short and a feeling that there are too many young and inexperienced players.
It's always about hope rather than expectation that it'll all come together.
RD signings ordered by debut (therefore doesn't include Anil Koc or others who didn't get any minutes):
1 Yohann Thuram-Ulien - no 2 Astrit Ajdarevic - yes 3 Reza - no 4 Loic Nego - no 5 Piotr Parzyszek - no 6 Marcus Tudgay - no 7 Davide Petrucci - no 8 Stephen Henderson - yes 9 Tal Ben-Haim - yes 10 Andre Bikey-Amougu - no 11 Johann Berg Gudmundson - yes 12 Yoni Buyens - yes 13 Igor Vetokele - no 14 George Tucudean - no 15 Franck Moussa - no 16 Frederic Bulot - yes 17 Francis Coquelin - yes 18 Oguchi Onyewu - no 19 Neil Etheridge - yes 20 Tony Watt - no 21 Marko Dmitrovic - no 22 Milos Veljokic - no 23 Christophe Lepoint - no 24 Roger Johnson - no 25 Chris Eagles - no 26 Alou Diarra - yes 27 Patrick Bauer - yes 28 Ahmed Kashi - no 29 El-Hadji Ba - no 30 Simon Makienok - no 31 Zakarya Bergdich - no 32 Cristian Ceballos - no 33 Naby Sarr - no 34 Conor McAleny - no 35 Ricardo Vaz Te - no 36 Rhys Williams - no 37 Jorge Teixeira - yes 38 Yaya Sanogo - no 39 Marco Motta - yes 40 Rod Fanni - yes 41 Yun Suk-Young - yes 42 Declan Rudd - yes 43 Kevin Foley - no 44 Andrew Crofts - yes 45 Nicky Ajose - no 46 Ricky Holmes - yes 47 Jason Pearce - yes 48 Lee Novak - no 49 Josh Magennis - yes 50 Jordan Botaka - no 51 Adam Chicksen - yes 52 Fredrick Ulvestad - no 53 Lewis Page 54 Nathan Byrne 55 Jay Desilva 56 Jake Forster-Caskey
I've basically gone through it and highlighted who I think had/has been good, taking into account length of time they've been here/played. I left out the last 4 as they are new arrivals.
With players like Vetokele being a no, it doesn't mean I don't think they're a good player, it's more have we had good value over the life of that player's contract. One half a season is nowhere enough. I know he got injured, but if it had been handled the right way then he would be an option for us this season. These are simply my metrics, but in total that's 32 no's and 20 yes'
Perhaps some might disagree with one or two but that's not the point. What becomes strikingly obvious from the list in this format, is the all the "no"s from 28-36 inclusive.
And then all of the "yes"s from 37 on.
What changed?
Quite simply Riga returned and his initial comments featured this understatement "we need to make less mistakes when signing players"
Between Riga and Slade they stabilised things and we now have Robinson making a few changes.
The last six games are unbeaten and we are on two points a game with Magennis back soon. Let's not kid ourselves about how this season might end but it does appear that we have followed Riga's advice. And that's before we assess the final four on the list, three of whom have great promise.
Let's see what the squad looks like in August.
What are you hoping/expecting to be different? Under RD it has always been the same - some good individuals, 1 or 2 players short and a feeling that there are too many young and inexperienced players.
It's always about hope rather than expectation that it'll all come together.
Comments
Foley | Bauer | Teixeira | Chicksen
Gudmundsson | Buyens | Bulot
Vetokele | Magennis | Holmes
Rudd
Tex....Ben Haim...Bauer...Chicksen*
...Buyens....Diarra...Coquelin
JBG.....Magennis....Bulot**
*Could see this being Page in a month or two
**Unlucky on Igor to miss out. We took a promising, athletically gifted young player and may have destroyed his career.
1 Yohann Thuram-Ulien
2 Astrit Ajdarevic
3 Reza Ghoochannejhad
4 Loic Nego
5 Piotr Parzyszek
6 Marcus Tudgay
7 Davide Petrucci
8 Stephen Henderson
9 Tal Ben-Haim
10 Andre Bikey-Amougou
11 Johann Berg Gudmundsson
12 Yoni Buyens
13 Igor Vetokele
14 George Tucudean
15 Franck Moussa
16 Frederic Bulot
17 Francis Coquelin
18 Oguchi Onyewu
19 Neil Etheridge
20 Tony Watt
21 Marko Dmitrovic
22 Milos Veljkovic
23 Christophe Lepoint
24 Roger Johnson
25 Chris Eagles
26 Alou Diarra
27 Patrick Bauer
28 Ahmed Kashi
29 El-Hadji Ba
30 Simon Makienok
31 Zakarya Bergdich
32 Cristian Ceballos
33 Naby Sarr
34 Conor McAleny
35 Ricardo Vaz Te
36 Rhys Williams
37 Jorge Teixeira
38 Yaya Sanogo
39 Marco Motta
40 Rod Fanni
41 Yun Suk-Young
42 Declan Rudd
43 Kevin Foley
44 Andrew Crofts
45 Nicky Ajose
46 Ricky Holmes
47 Jason Pearce
48 Lee Novak
49 Josh Magennis
50 Jordan Botaka
51 Adam Chicksen
52 Fredrick Ulvestad
53 Lewis Page
54 Nathan Byrne
55 Jay Desilva
56 Jake Forster-Caskey
Uncountable.
And we bloody signed Roger Johnson twice.
Foley --- Bauer ---- Teixeira --- Chicksen
------Coquelin --- Diarra/Kashi
JBG --------- Holmes --------- Bulot
------------Magennis
With players like Vetokele being a no, it doesn't mean I don't think they're a good player, it's more have we had good value over the life of that player's contract. One half a season is nowhere enough. I know he got injured, but if it had been handled the right way then he would be an option for us this season. These are simply my metrics, but in total that's 32 no's and 20 yes'
Fanni Teixeira TBH Chicksen
JBG Buyens Kashi Bulot
Igor Magennis
A decent team that, though a bit misleading as with the massive turnover of players we've gone through 2 squads worth in 3 years...
Henderson
Teixeira TBH Bauer
JBG Diarra Kashi Chicksen
Holmes Watt
Magennis
Bench: Dmitrovic, Pearce, Bikey, Page, Crofts, JFC, Vetokele
A bit light on bench attacking options but really not bad
Henderson
Fanni TBH Tex
JBG Diarra Kashi Adjarevic Bulot
Vetokele Watt
Subs; Rudd Motta Suk Buyens Bauer Magennis Holmes
Rudd
Fanni TBH Tex Chicksen
JBG Diarra Buyens Bulot
Igor(non broken version) Magennis
Worst 11
Thuram-Ulien
Nego Williams Sarr Bergdich
McAleny LePoint Ba Moussa
Reza Polish Pete
And then all of the "yes"s from 37 on.
What changed?
Quite simply Riga returned and his initial comments featured this understatement "we need to make less mistakes when signing players"
Between Riga and Slade they stabilised things and we now have Robinson making a few changes.
The last six games are unbeaten and we are on two points a game with Magennis back soon. Let's not kid ourselves about how this season might end but it does appear that we have followed Riga's advice. And that's before we assess the final four on the list, three of whom have great promise.
Let's see what the squad looks like in August.
I think RD's will to put anything substantial in this summer will be minimal
56 new players in 3 years. Blimey: bit different from the time we'd have 3-4 per season at best.
So depressing, bad results are no problem, but this complete lack of respect from some fucking scum bag just makes my blood boil, how much more can we suffer?
It's always about hope rather than expectation that it'll all come together.