I think a new striker is pretty pointless anyway, unless we sell one.
For me the priority is getting more pace and creativity into the midfield and wingbacks. Edwards, Ramsay and Small are good but the first 2 aren't very creative and Small is hit and miss. An attacking RWB, an AM and a new left sided centre back would be great. As I've said before I'd love us to sign a couple of wingers and have the ability to play 3 up front but it won't happen.
The outs, Edun, Potts and Hylton are the 3 obvious choices, I'd try and cancel the Campbell loan, but I imagine we'll sell Taylor instead, and maybe loan out Asiimwe again. If Watson was fit I'd sell him too.
AMB, Mannion Ramsay, new WB Mitchell, Edmonds-Green Jones, Mitchell New CB, Gillesphey Edwards, Small Docherty, Anderson Coventry, Taylor New AM, Berry Campbell, Aneke Leaburn, Ahadme Godden, Kanu
Is 24 players too many? If so, maybe a loan for Kanu and one of REG or Z.Mitchell sold/loaned out too? But a couple of injuries and we're up shit creek. Obviously it's also dependent on when people like Zach and Ramsay are even back
I'd like to hope Taylor will stay but I can't see it now. Wouldn't be that bothered if Allan Campbell went back and we signed a proper creator instead.
Kanu is a tricky one because he needs minutes somehow but I can understand keeping him around with Leaburn and Aneke susceptible to injuries.
I think a new striker is pretty pointless anyway, unless we sell one.
For me the priority is getting more pace and creativity into the midfield and wingbacks. Edwards, Ramsay and Small are good but the first 2 aren't very creative and Small is hit and miss. An attacking RWB, an AM and a new left sided centre back would be great. As I've said before I'd love us to sign a couple of wingers and have the ability to play 3 up front but it won't happen.
The outs, Edun, Potts and Hylton are the 3 obvious choices, I'd try and cancel the Campbell loan, but I imagine we'll sell Taylor instead, and maybe loan out Asiimwe again. If Watson was fit I'd sell him too.
AMB, Mannion Ramsay, new WB Mitchell, Edmonds-Green Jones, Mitchell New CB, Gillesphey Edwards, Small Docherty, Anderson Coventry, Taylor New AM, Berry Campbell, Aneke Leaburn, Ahadme Godden, Kanu
Is 24 players too many? If so, maybe a loan for Kanu and one of REG or Z.Mitchell sold/loaned out too? But a couple of injuries and we're up shit creek. Obviously it's also dependent on when people like Zach and Ramsay are even back
I can’t see us doing too much defensively really, unless someone pops up late in the window at big value that’s a no brainer like Kayne Ramsay was last January. That could change if someone comes in with a silly offer for Lloyd Jones…
We know we wanted a keeper in the summer - maybe we go back into the market there.
Other than that, some competition for Luke Berry is all I’d hope/expect between now and first week of Feb.
The rest of the window will probably be about getting clubs lined up for fringe players like Edun, Asiimwe, Terry Taylor.
Equally as crazy as the 38% to me is that 69% score two or less.
Proper mean reversion going on when you sign strikers on a hot streak out of desperation.
Strikers in form aren't likely to be sold in January so unless a club is being offered very silly money then the only strikers moving clubs are likely to be those down the pecking order at their current club......and ergo not very good.
I think a new striker is pretty pointless anyway, unless we sell one.
For me the priority is getting more pace and creativity into the midfield and wingbacks. Edwards, Ramsay and Small are good but the first 2 aren't very creative and Small is hit and miss. An attacking RWB, an AM and a new left sided centre back would be great. As I've said before I'd love us to sign a couple of wingers and have the ability to play 3 up front but it won't happen.
The outs, Edun, Potts and Hylton are the 3 obvious choices, I'd try and cancel the Campbell loan, but I imagine we'll sell Taylor instead, and maybe loan out Asiimwe again. If Watson was fit I'd sell him too.
AMB, Mannion Ramsay, new WB Mitchell, Edmonds-Green Jones, Mitchell New CB, Gillesphey Edwards, Small Docherty, Anderson Coventry, Taylor New AM, Berry Campbell, Aneke Leaburn, Ahadme Godden, Kanu
Is 24 players too many? If so, maybe a loan for Kanu and one of REG or Z.Mitchell sold/loaned out too? But a couple of injuries and we're up shit creek. Obviously it's also dependent on when people like Zach and Ramsay are even back
We can't fit all 24 players on our training pitch.
Very good player but not sure he’s what we need. Think he’s a bit better playing deeper and getting on the ball rather than being an attacking midfielder
As it stands, we are very reliant on TC and Small providing the pace and width we need, which we know we need due to what we see on the pitch and on paper in terms of results. Loss of form or injuries to either or both of them would be a big problem so a player like CBT would make a lot of sense to me if something could be done.
As it stands, we are very reliant on TC and Small providing the pace and width we need, which we know we need due to what we see on the pitch and on paper in terms of results. Loss of form or injuries to either or both of them would be a big problem so a player like CBT would make a lot of sense to me if something could be done.
Pace is 100% the thing we need more of IMO, especially with the way Jones likes to play
…based on the European big 5 leagues…so not your typical L1 team target but basically teams that aren’t necessarily signing a first choice main striker but more of a back up, or mopping up someone who could have gone to a rival otherwise.
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For me the priority is getting more pace and creativity into the midfield and wingbacks. Edwards, Ramsay and Small are good but the first 2 aren't very creative and Small is hit and miss. An attacking RWB, an AM and a new left sided centre back would be great. As I've said before I'd love us to sign a couple of wingers and have the ability to play 3 up front but it won't happen.
The outs, Edun, Potts and Hylton are the 3 obvious choices, I'd try and cancel the Campbell loan, but I imagine we'll sell Taylor instead, and maybe loan out Asiimwe again. If Watson was fit I'd sell him too.
AMB, Mannion
Ramsay, new WB
Mitchell, Edmonds-Green
Jones, Mitchell
New CB, Gillesphey
Edwards, Small
Docherty, Anderson
Coventry, Taylor
New AM, Berry
Campbell, Aneke
Leaburn, Ahadme
Godden, Kanu
Is 24 players too many? If so, maybe a loan for Kanu and one of REG or Z.Mitchell sold/loaned out too? But a couple of injuries and we're up shit creek. Obviously it's also dependent on when people like Zach and Ramsay are even back
Proper mean reversion going on when you sign strikers on a hot streak out of desperation.
Kanu is a tricky one because he needs minutes somehow but I can understand keeping him around with Leaburn and Aneke susceptible to injuries.
We know we wanted a keeper in the summer - maybe we go back into the market there.
Other than that, some competition for Luke Berry is all I’d hope/expect between now and first week of Feb.
The rest of the window will probably be about getting clubs lined up for fringe players like Edun, Asiimwe, Terry Taylor.
But only on MOTD.
Love the rumour thread.
Romaine Sawyers was a great player in this league, and very good at the level above, that was around 6-8 years ago though.
Need better than that.
Romaine Sawyers wanted to leave be Cos he's a little Gem.