Deluded if anyone thinks that those 4 would be good enough to get us into the top 6.
One hasn't played a league game in his life One we loaned out to a lower league club & although did ok hardly set the house on fire One has a history of not being able to play 90 mins One had a back injury last season & only played 30 odd games.
People won't be happy until we have 5 first team level strikers better than what we currently have to compete for one spot. If you're playing one up front you need one striker. You need a backup for that striker for injuries or poor form. You then need another striker so that you still have a bit of depth of the bench to cover those injuries and losses of form. After that it's good to have another backup, which will always be a youth player because no-one is coming in to be 4th choice in a one striker team. Stockley is a good first choice. Aneke is the best sub you can have at this level. He'll get injured, which is why we should upgrade on Davison, but we should not pay well above the odds for a third choice. After that of course Leaburn is our fourth choice, it doesn't matter that he hasn't played a league game, he has to start somewhere and we need a pathway for young players. Sandgaard is in no rush because we're looking for the best possible backup striker and we're not going to spaff huge amounts of the budget on bringing in a player who we don't actually need every week.
But we need better than Stockley to lead the line. He's too one dimensional, our first choice striker needs to be better on the floor and with his feet than Jayden is now
I think you’re doing Stockley an injustice there…..he’s pretty good with link up play and with the ball on the floor, better than the majority of ‘up top’ League 1 strikers I’d say.
On Saturday he tripped over a tap-in from three yards out
I saw Jimmy Greaves do that as well.
You mean the bloke that scored on his debut for Spurs, West Ham, England, Juventus and every other team he ever played for.
Jesus.
You completely missed the point I was trying to make i.e. that everyone can make a mistake once in awhile. Greavsie was of course an absolute genius. Incidentally, he played for Milan not Juventus and also scored in his first game at age 17 for Chelsea in a 1-1 draw with Spurs.
Need another LB option badly. I imagine we'll rely on the full backs for our attacking width
I don't. I suspect that Clare will be our right back and we will play 3 in possession, 4 out of it. I look forward to the Fraser, Kirk, SS triangle that is potentially brewing on the left.
Did you get an answer to if you can watch the game back later on CATV (I think you asked earlier?) cos I can't watch in Saturday.
Need another LB option badly. I imagine we'll rely on the full backs for our attacking width
I don't. I suspect that Clare will be our right back and we will play 3 in possession, 4 out of it. I look forward to the Fraser, Kirk, SS triangle that is potentially brewing on the left.
Did you get an answer to if you can watch the game back later on CATV (I think you asked earlier?) cos I can't watch in Saturday.
Wasn't me who asked that!
I suspect not, as there are no full match replays for the other pre season games
Need another LB option badly. I imagine we'll rely on the full backs for our attacking width
I don't. I suspect that Clare will be our right back and we will play 3 in possession, 4 out of it. I look forward to the Fraser, Kirk, SS triangle that is potentially brewing on the left.
Did you get an answer to if you can watch the game back later on CATV (I think you asked earlier?) cos I can't watch in Saturday.
Wasn't me who asked that!
I suspect not, as there are no full match replays for the other pre season games
Would be disappointed to see JFC leave IF IF IF it happens.
Class player but can see the logic in that he's had injuries, is probably on a fair wedge and we now have other players in his position.
It does make you wonder why the option was taken up on deal but I guess that at the time we hadn't signed those other players and we had a different manager.
Unpopular opinion, but I don’t think he’s as good as everyone makes out. I think he’s okay. I don’t quite understand what he’s done over the 5 years he’s been here to be seen as a cut above or too good for this league. He’s got a good level of understanding, has been brought up in football circles and is competent, but I have never got the buzz that others seem to have.
I don't think Jake would start many games in the system we're playing. May also be a bit intense for him given his history. Wouldn't surprise me if Robinson is in for him.
Really wouldn’t be surprised if it was Jackson whose interested in signing him.
You think Wimbledon is a realistic option?
Probably rather stay south and knows jacko. They could offer him a longer contract with an option to leave for a certain fee vs a league 1 team who offer 1 year for a little bit more a week. He probably wants to get a big contract as possible knowing his injury record.
Unpopular opinion, but I don’t think he’s as good as everyone makes out. I think he’s okay. I don’t quite understand what he’s done over the 5 years he’s been here to be seen as a cut above or too good for this league. He’s got a good level of understanding, has been brought up in football circles and is competent, but I have never got the buzz that others seem to have.
I think he’s at his level in league one
For me he’s a good L1 player and he would have got more game time than Lapslie, Reeves etc in 18/19 had he been fit.
Dobson, Fraser, McGrandles and JFC feels like four first choice players for three positions. The first three all signed in the last year, are younger and on longer deals so I can see why he wants to explore his options.
Gilbey, Morgan and Clare are the squad players with Henry the u23 trying to overtake them. It would be nice if it means we can bring in Payne as I’d like to have the depth, but it shouldn’t be at the expense of other positions. Some will say it’s proof of “Skintgaard” but it’s the squad cap that limits us as well as the budget.
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Greavsie was of course an absolute genius.
Incidentally, he played for Milan not Juventus and also scored in his first game at age 17 for Chelsea in a 1-1 draw with Spurs.
Did you get an answer to if you can watch the game back later on CATV (I think you asked earlier?) cos I can't watch in Saturday.
I suspect not, as there are no full match replays for the other pre season games
We either let him leave or he chose to go to Colchester. No disrespect to the U's, but I think it was the former.
If Garner doesn't feel he's needed, let Garner choose.
Rather Gilbey left than him, though.
I like him and he would go with my best wishes but he always struck me as a player who prefers to sit and dictate play.
Class player but can see the logic in that he's had injuries, is probably on a fair wedge and we now have other players in his position.
It does make you wonder why the option was taken up on deal but I guess that at the time we hadn't signed those other players and we had a different manager.
Still hope he stays and as ever WIOTOS
Gilbey
Played: 225
Goals: 20
Assists: 10
JFC:
Played: 96
Goals: 13
Assists: 10
So, you think he might come down on us like a "ton of bricks" eh...
Dobson, Fraser, McGrandles and JFC feels like four first choice players for three positions. The first three all signed in the last year, are younger and on longer deals so I can see why he wants to explore his options.
Gilbey, Morgan and Clare are the squad players with Henry the u23 trying to overtake them. It would be nice if it means we can bring in Payne as I’d like to have the depth, but it shouldn’t be at the expense of other positions. Some will say it’s proof of “Skintgaard” but it’s the squad cap that limits us as well as the budget.