Didn't Slade say that he needed 3 or 4 more players a year ago but never got them? Be alright this year as Kathy says she has learnt from previous mistakes
On the basis of one game KR changes his mind about needing to bring in cover for Solly? Or has he been spoken to? Has echoes of the quote from last year about not needing to look for new midfielders because we have Konsa and Aribo.
Solly won't play the whole season judging on how he's being nursed through pre-season. Hope Dijksteel is good enough, haven't seen him play yet.
He was excellent last night.
Maybe he was but there is a world of difference between a pre season friendly and maybe having to play 30 league games in League One. Imo you need more experienced cover at RB. And left for that matter. At LB we have two players with about 30 league games between them and one of them is injured for a few months.
I'm much happier with Dijksteel being our RB cover than Novak being our Striker cover....spend the money on a forward who will score the goals that get us promoted.
So many gaps in the squad where do you start.......
Keeper and striker should be a priority. With what we have and how Robinson wants to play goals are going to be hard to come by, unless things change my money's on us scoring less than 5 goals in August. Add to that we are light on keepers it's a recipe for disaister.
Same old same old, a few good players but woefully short by the first game.
Up front I would take a punt on Walsall's Amadou Bakayoko. Only 21 and 6' 4". Scored 10 goals in his first full season.
I think Robbo is thinking he can get Mivi from Arsenal on loan mid August and he can cover the wing and the striker role if we need two up front to nick a goal.
If big Mag gets injured I think he would struggle up front on his own. The above would be my choice for direct cover for big Mag which is what I think we need.
KR saying post Norwich that he wants a keeper and a winger. The coaching team are going to discuss Stewart tonight.
That sounds fair if he's talking about before the first game of the season in 10 days time. There's still over a month until the transfer deadline closes, I'm sure we'll pick up a loan player or two in that period, especially as we currently only have 1.
Quite likely that plenty of league one and two clubs are waiting for premier league and championship clubs to decide who they're prepared to loan out
The minimum we need is goalkeeper, left back cover and a striker. I suppose when Robinson talks of a winger he means Stewart and with the loss of Marshall that makes sense. If we don't make credible signings in the next seven days we are taking a risk with the season, and it feels the same as usual not a fresh start after learning from mistakes.
I don't listen to KR interviews any more. I love his passion, enthusiasm and positivity but my goodness he contradicts himself every interview. I actually beleive what he says less than what KM says. I really would not get focussed on how many players he talks about or whom as it changes by the day or week and rarely anything actually comes of it.
But this means player a promising youngster out of position. Not good for his development?
The best way to develop a young player is to play them out of position IMO.
At youth level or friendlies I can see sense in that. At first team level it might be sensible for certain players, like putting a centre back at full back. Other than that surely most players need to play in their best position though where they are most comfortable?
Whoever it was is a genius to decide that on Dijksteel's first appearance at RB in a preseason friendly - famed for being just like a competitive fixture.
With 2 players for each position, I assume we are being left short at full-back because we have 5 CB's. We have the 8 defenders we need, but we have a LB who is always injured and 5 CB's.
I never expected us to sign 2 more FB's, but I wouldn't mind someone who can play both positions, even on a loan until January.
I reckon we need a GK, STR, Winger, attacking midfielder and FB cover, making 5. The FB and Winger can be short term deals to cover injuries, but the other 3 are needed desperately.
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Be alright this year as Kathy says she has learnt from previous mistakes
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/15433604.Charlton_manager_unlikely_to_sign_defender/
Has echoes of the quote from last year about not needing to look for new midfielders because we have Konsa and Aribo.
....and sign Stewart and a GK.
Keeper and striker should be a priority. With what we have and how Robinson wants to play goals are going to be hard to come by, unless things change my money's on us scoring less than 5 goals in August. Add to that we are light on keepers it's a recipe for disaister.
Same old same old, a few good players but woefully short by the first game.
If big Mag gets injured I think he would struggle up front on his own. The above would be my choice for direct cover for big Mag which is what I think we need.
Any other realistic players we could go for?
I suppose when Robinson talks of a winger he means Stewart and with the loss of Marshall that makes sense.
If we don't make credible signings in the next seven days we are taking a risk with the season, and it feels the same as usual not a fresh start after learning from mistakes.
I heard he recently had a tyre puncture but he wasn't off the road for long.......
So who did tell him?
I never expected us to sign 2 more FB's, but I wouldn't mind someone who can play both positions, even on a loan until January.
I reckon we need a GK, STR, Winger, attacking midfielder and FB cover, making 5. The FB and Winger can be short term deals to cover injuries, but the other 3 are needed desperately.