Might be interesting to see what Ben Garner makes of Chuks inability to play 90 mins. Perhaps the revamped medical team and a newer perspective by the coaching staff might make a difference to him.
Quite similar to what he experienced with Williams. He played plenty of games for Swindon but believe he rarely played 90 minutes. Used him off the bench too, clearly they managed his minutes well.
Problem is, and always has been, it's difficult to manage someone's minutes when they end up being the only person who can play in that position due to suspensions and other injuries.
Agreed, it would be really frustrating if Stockley was injured or suspended and Chuks still couldn't start
I feel the introduction of five subs is going to make impact replacement a growing part of the game. In a similar way I suppose to Rugby Union having its closers.
Might be interesting to see what Ben Garner makes of Chuks inability to play 90 mins. Perhaps the revamped medical team and a newer perspective by the coaching staff might make a difference to him.
Quite similar to what he experienced with Williams. He played plenty of games for Swindon but believe he rarely played 90 minutes. Used him off the bench too, clearly they managed his minutes well.
Problem is, and always has been, it's difficult to manage someone's minutes when they end up being the only person who can play in that position due to suspensions and other injuries.
Agree, with Aneke and Inniss already here and the cap getting smaller I don’t feel we have room for another player who needs their minutes managing as much as Williams.
Top 10 performers in League 2 by average rating for last season. I wonder how many we're looking at.
McLaughlin had an incredible season but is 32 and would command a fee, would be a good signing if we already had an established team and were looking to just strengthen for promotion but we need to be looking at next season as well
Louis Reed we are looking at and I think will sign
Evans is being linked to the championship, doubt he’s on our radar
McKirdy I imagine is a target, just whether Swindon will want to sell to us and if he’s in the budget
Adams has gone to Cardiff, tidy player
Cadden is who I’ve wanted to fill our left back role, still young, wand of a left foot, can take set pieces and just adds an extra threat to our attack
Guthrie is a left footer but more of an Innis rather than a Naby. Saying that though assuming Eoghan will be our (I hate this term) quarter back type, we may need someone who can handle aerial threats and in general big target men, he was one of the best at that last season. Would also command a few like McLaughlin though and is month shy of 30, not sure if that will be something we’d look to spend our budget on
Can’t say I know anything about Collins
Powell wouldn’t offer us anything, especially if we get Reed, wages spent better elsewhere
Also haven’t heard of Hoskins but he seems to have knocked up some good numbers and Northampton were a good side last season, seems like one of the standouts
Thanks.
Really impressed with your analysis especially after naming O'Connell as a possible target before anyone else.
I feel the introduction of five subs is going to make impact replacement a growing part of the game. In a similar way I suppose to Rugby Union having its closers.
Being able to replace half your outfield players is a big change IMO. It will really help pressing teams for instance. A big swing back to advantage bigger clubs who can afford both the depth and quality of players. It will be interesting to see how teams utilise the change.
The bloke is a monster, the height of a basketball player and only 22 so plenty still to learn. Type of player that could develop nicely and be sold for x times over in 3-4 years.
Why would we be interested in Danny Hylton in the first place?
Hylton was first linked to us by Pete O’Rourke who was the first to break the news of Eoghan O’Connell’s signing.
Maybe there was nothing in the link and it was all agent talk but there was definitely something going on or Pete O’Rourke wouldn’t have reported it.
Having said all that, I don’t love the first two options suggested. The third is more interesting, but only as a back up.
Pete O'Rourke gets quite a bit wrong and I've also noticed he picks up on quite a bit of transfer activity elsewhere and posts it a couple of minutes later. Appreciate he mentioned O'Connell, but that was just before he joined. He seems fairly accurate when he says X is having a medical at Y, bid has been accepted etc but I reckon he also posts a lot of agent talk.
Saw Hudlin play in the play offs, donkey - although gets media interest because of his height. No chance we'd sign him (or any league 1 club i bet)
I saw him live, as Solihull played at Borehamwood. Other than his height, he certainly didn't stand out as the sort of player who could step up a couple of divisions.
Wouldn't want Michael Smith personally. Big lump. We've got a few of those already.
Michael Smith has had a decent career and was very good in League 1 last season. Rotherham look like they will have a weaker team in the championship.
Big striker are effective in League 1 if they get quality balls to run on too. Stockley and Aneke for Cafc so we need the pacey forward to complement CBT, Kanu, Jayden and Chuks, who will vie for a front 3 position.
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Really impressed with your analysis especially after naming O'Connell as a possible target before anyone else.
A big swing back to advantage bigger clubs who can afford both the depth and quality of players.
It will be interesting to see how teams utilise the change.
Maybe there was nothing in the link and it was all agent talk but there was definitely something going on or Pete O’Rourke wouldn’t have reported it.
Having said all that, I don’t love the first two options suggested. The third is more interesting, but only as a back up.
Michael Smith has had a decent career and was very good in League 1 last season.
Rotherham look like they will have a weaker team in the championship.
Big striker are effective in League 1 if they get quality balls to run on too. Stockley and Aneke for Cafc so we need the pacey forward to complement CBT, Kanu, Jayden and Chuks, who will vie for a front 3 position.