Nathan Asiimwe (new contract & season loan to Wimbledon p11)

Scoham said:

The Wimbledon FM researcher has said Asiimwe will definitely be their first choice RWB. Also said Kanu rumbled on for ages, looked done, but seems to have fallen through. Mentioned they don't tend to pay above £3k for players so I wonder if that was an issue with Kanu.

I can't imagine Kanu's wages would be much different from Asiimwe's?

Scoham said:

The Wimbledon FM researcher has said Asiimwe will definitely be their first choice RWB. Also said Kanu rumbled on for ages, looked done, but seems to have fallen through. Mentioned they don't tend to pay above £3k for players so I wonder if that was an issue with Kanu.

I would imagine he or Mbick will be reluctantly loaned out at least until January to give them plenty of game time but it depends upon what our final transfer dealings are and how we get on in those first few games, particularly the Stevenage match now we don’t have the EFL trophy matches to utilise.

maybe that was what was behind the discussion and Johnnie’s pensive expression the other night

The Prince-e-Paul said:

letthegoodtimesroll said:

Scoham said:

The Wimbledon FM researcher has said Asiimwe will definitely be their first choice RWB. Also said Kanu rumbled on for ages, looked done, but seems to have fallen through. Mentioned they don't tend to pay above £3k for players so I wonder if that was an issue with Kanu.

I would imagine he or Mbick will be reluctantly loaned out at least until January to give them plenty of game time but it depends upon what our final transfer dealings are and how we get on in those first few games, particularly the Stevenage match now we don’t have the EFL trophy matches to utilise.

maybe that was what was behind the discussion and Johnnie’s pensive expression the other night

Pretty sure JJ is thinking, "I wonder if I can persuade Tracey to come to Wimbledon!"

“This bloke really is nuts”

SDAddick said:

Watching Wimbledon's press with him Asiimwe is am absolute unit of a man. I've always liked the look of him (as a player, not just physically) and think this is a very good step for him. I expect him back next season a better player and contending for a place in the first team. I think part of why we haven't signed a long term right footed RWB is to make room for him to grow into the role. 

Don’t disagree with the rest but that is a ridiculous suggestion. Jones will be pursuing the best possible team he can for the immediate present and the fact there might be a future option in years to come for one of those positions will have next to zero bearing on his recruitment strategy for the 25/26 season ahead of us in which Asiimwe is likely to play no role whatsoever. 

Bostonaddick said:

The key for Asiimwe to continue to develop is improving his defensive positioning and decision making.  We all know his skill in the attack but he is way too lax in his defensive duties.  It improved at Walsall but still a weak point.

He's young and will improve- he needs to play regularly and I hope he gets that at Wimbledon.

This is the sort of loan we need to be doing. League One with a real pathway into our first team down the line. Kanu and Mbick both need this too and it will only benefit us if one or all of them make the progression we hope.

They have all those Vertue trophy games to fit in.

He starts tonight away at Luton.

fenaddick said:

Big show of faith for Jacko to throw him straight into the starting XI without having played any of their pre season games 

Tbf they literally don’t have anyone else to play there. Been using Sasu who is a striker there in pre-season 

Shame for Wimbledon, they've not really been troubled, but the defender HAD to do something with that beautiful pass, else Woodrow was on it

Wonder if we'll make an offer for Luton's goalscorer?

I was at the game and, maybe I am biased, but I thought he was the best player on the pitch today.

The Dons fans around me were raving about him as well.

I thought he was bang average, as were everyone else in a pretty dire game.