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Post by whitesince63 on May 31, 2024 22:24:20 GMT
I think we need some age and experience in and around the defence and midfield, be it a veteran recently released Tomkins from Palace Ciaran Clark from Stoke Paddy McNair Middlesbrough Jake Livermore Watford Matt Phillips West Brom Ollie Norwood & Chris Basham Sheff Utd) Players worth looking at if we are ‘genuinely’ interested in getting out of this league that we’ve called home for the last 4 seasons😡😡😡 but it’ll probably mean getting the chequebook out for one or two of them as there’ll be no decent loans of any quality lying around FORWARDS Tyrese Campbell Stoke Free Devante Cole Barnsley Fee Macauley Langstaff Notts Cty Fee Jamie Reid Stevenage Fee MIDFIELDERS Alex Robertson Man City (loan) Marc Leonard Brighton (loan) Callum Styles Barnsley Fee George Byers Sheff Wed Free DEFENDERS Jamie Shackleton Leeds End of Contract Sam Bryam Leeds End of Contract Connor Roberts Burnley (loan) Nathanial Chalobah West Brom Free Just a few examples of perhaps the level, age and experience we need to be looking at because currently, we DO NOT have a leader, a shouter, an organiser on the field that can grab us by the scruff and get that extra 10% Interesting how Alan Nixon says we’re signing Ashworth permanently and yet there’s no mention from the club Well if IE does stay as it looks like he will I think I’d forget all of those rioch. I’d be more inclined to go with Nixon on Ashworth yet another hopeful who may or may not make it. Personally I haven’t seen anything in him that leads me to think he’s what we need. Like you and almost everyone else I’d prefer a little experience and leadership but I don’t think we’ll see that with Evatt because he wants to be the only leader without anybody questioning him. He might surprise me but I doubt it. ☹️
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Post by whitesince63 on Jun 1, 2024 8:20:27 GMT
I agree on thev3xperience rioch we’ve been crying out for it for the last couple of seasons but as we know Evatt just doesn’t like players who might just know more than he does or question his tactics and choices. For me it’s a major flaw in him but untilI see some tangible acceptance of that by him I’ll remain dubious.similarly his whole mantra of replacing players after 60 to 70 minutes, whatever the situation, is just ludicrous and I don’t believe the players like it either. If a player is genuinely tired or struggling 5hen fine it’s the sensible thing to do but Evatt does it just when the strikers are facing tiring defenders which seems crazy. How many more goals might Dion and Vic have had if he’d left them on? I really do hope things will change this season because if they don’t I see the result being the same so he’s got one last shot for me to prove himself starting with his signings and outgoings this summer. 🙂
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jun 1, 2024 12:50:58 GMT
I agree on thev3xperience rioch we’ve been crying out for it for the last couple of seasons but as we know Evatt just doesn’t like players who might just know more than he does or question his tactics and choices. For me it’s a major flaw in him but untilI see some tangible acceptance of that by him I’ll remain dubious.similarly his whole mantra of replacing players after 60 to 70 minutes, whatever the situation, is just ludicrous and I don’t believe the players like it either. If a player is genuinely tired or struggling 5hen fine it’s the sensible thing to do but Evatt does it just when the strikers are facing tiring defenders which seems crazy. How many more goals might Dion and Vic have had if he’d left them on? I really do hope things will change this season because if they don’t I see the result being the same so he’s got one last shot for me to prove himself starting with his signings and outgoings this summer. 🙂 You won’t hear or read me disagreeing with you W63 on Evatt’s Hitler’esque approach to management- his way or the highway and you only have to watch that Sarce clip that RTF put on another thread to know that Evatt likes a strop and likes to be fully in control. My points above about having a ‘shouter’ a ‘leader’ a ‘gov’nor’ on the turf will always fall on deaf ears where Evatt’s concerned as he wants 11 YES men and is happy for pitch silence, which is always evident. Who do you see shouting, screaming, angry at a goal conceded??? No one, because there all too scared to act as a proper captain. I only ever see Santos sulk, I don’t even see him waving his arms about gesticulating, he’s nowhere near a leader. Think if BSA’s teams (SKD Nolan Stelios) or Rioch’s (McAteer Stubbs Thommo SJM Paterson) all of them dragging you on for the extra 1%, I think only Dempsey shows that but even he’s a bit reserved. Indeed, anyone trying to lead this team ends up with a record 14 yellow cards (Thomasson) as they’re not shown the way to lead by example We’ll surely have enough for mid table obscurity next term but there’s 2 weeks wasted that Evatt could have made inroads with and yet we hear nothing
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jun 8, 2024 21:40:09 GMT
Wonder if Dapo will fast track his way to the Premier League and with Brighton, if his St Pauli manager Fabian Hurzeler leaves them to take up the role at the AmEx??
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Post by OohMac on Jun 9, 2024 7:07:31 GMT
Wonder if Dapo will fast track his way to the Premier League and with Brighton, if his St Pauli manager Fabian Hurzeler leaves them to take up the role at the AmEx?? You would hope we have a sell on if so but I think as much as we all like Dapo. He's not premier league. So doubtful. Dion Charles isn't passing any medical this summer. So that's a move scuppered. Would have been interesting. I don't think AC/DC ever looked right. And the best pairing when it worked was Colins and JDB. Just couldn't get it enough and in fairness it only ever seemed to work at home. Neither travelled well last season.
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Post by whitesince63 on Jun 9, 2024 7:55:16 GMT
I think Dapo would benefit massively from a season in the Bundesliga and I hope for him that he gets it whatever his manager does.
As for Dion, that’s a massive blow to our chances next season either from having a fit player or the money from a transfer. Dion would have been the favourite to leave for me, I just don’t think he’s happy with Evatt taking him off after 60 every week but just as with Johnston last year, also tipped to be leaving, injuries have struck again and frustrated our plans. With Bod and CJ going I fear for us with just Dan and Vic to partner AC so surely another striker is now a priority. Personally I’d like more of a physical presence up front which I think is essential in L1 but I doubt Evatt will see it that way. Surely we should be hearing something on the transfer front soon, it’s been incredibly boring and quiet so far on that front, not even a rumour though surely if we had this list for both options this year we surely must have targets? At least we’ve got the Euros to quell the boredom although with Southgate ball being similar to Evatt ball I’m not so sure it will? ☹️
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Post by OohMac on Jun 11, 2024 9:24:40 GMT
I can't give names because I've not got the knowledge but here's my shipping list. Or rather this is what I think we need.
Baxter NEED 2ND KEEPER. Now I would say that I would be happy with Coleman but apparently Sharon came out and said If Baxter would have stayed fit we would have gone up. Now is this her opinion or has someone used that as an excuse. Either way I would say Colemans role is almost untenable now. So think we actually so need a slightly more capable keeper that may be someone mentally a bit more ready for stepping up.
RWB: Definitely need another one. If we keep out system these guys do so much work it's unfair and impossible for JDC to keep going. And when they don't work our system fails. I do also think we need someone with a Little bit more quality and have Josh as an understudy. Who will still pretty much play most games. Yes Jones can do the role but never did last season so obvious that's not an option.
CB Johnson depending. But he comes back and Toal goes right and Santos(uncaptained) in the middle. Jones, Forester, Iredale back up. No were find there. Outgoings depending too.
LWB: Yes(see RWB) but Randell has shown his body cannot to the workload and that side has been so inconsistent. Think we need a much improved LWB with RW as back up and Iredale to cover injury.
DM: Undoubtedly. First signing we need to make is to finally replace MJ Williams. Maybe an older head but who definitely fancies a battle.
AM: Need to replace Mahoma. Didn't realise Mendes Gomes would be out for so long. Next year apparently. So definitely.
FW: Yes would like to see a target man who can play alongside Collins. Charles out for the summer so hard to gauge but cannot see him and Collins working that well and I back Aaron at this point. Think he will get us 20+ league goals with the right support.
I'd also like a more flexible striker who can play wider. Nlundulu but Nlundulu is bottom L1/L2 he needs to be loaned out and better version replaced.
So not that radical. Back up keeper. Two better wing backs, could be tricky, a Marc Henry type not impossible, striker and forward player.
Given that we can have 5 loans if we get this right doesn't have to be that expensive.
I would say obviously everyone has a price too. So need to wait and see.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jun 11, 2024 12:04:58 GMT
Some great points there OoooooM
After watching Soccer Aid, there’s a few in there that could have done a better job than some of our current crop (Wilshire Cahill) and I’d rather have Steven Bartlett than Nlundulu 😳😳
It’s nearly a full month since Wembley and apart from a couple of friendlies mentioned along with Sharon’s unwavering support of our fail unsafe manager, there’s been no mention of the monumental task of adding the right quality into the squad and having them bed into the BWFC way (whatever that is) and would you trust Evatt and Markham to get it right??
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Post by whitesince63 on Jun 11, 2024 21:01:28 GMT
I can't give names because I've not got the knowledge but here's my shipping list. Or rather this is what I think we need. Baxter NEED 2ND KEEPER. Now I would say that I would be happy with Coleman but apparently Sharon came out and said If Baxter would have stayed fit we would have gone up. Now is this her opinion or has someone used that as an excuse. Either way I would say Colemans role is almost untenable now. So think we actually so need a slightly more capable keeper that may be someone mentally a bit more ready for stepping up. RWB: Definitely need another one. If we keep out system these guys do so much work it's unfair and impossible for JDC to keep going. And when they don't work our system fails. I do also think we need someone with a Little bit more quality and have Josh as an understudy. Who will still pretty much play most games. Yes Jones can do the role but never did last season so obvious that's not an option. CB Johnson depending. But he comes back and Toal goes right and Santos(uncaptained) in the middle. Jones, Forester, Iredale back up. No were find there. Outgoings depending too. LWB: Yes(see RWB) but Randell has shown his body cannot to the workload and that side has been so inconsistent. Think we need a much improved LWB with RW as back up and Iredale to cover injury. DM: Undoubtedly. First signing we need to make is to finally replace MJ Williams. Maybe an older head but who definitely fancies a battle. AM: Need to replace Mahoma. Didn't realise Mendes Gomes would be out for so long. Next year apparently. So definitely. FW: Yes would like to see a target man who can play alongside Collins. Charles out for the summer so hard to gauge but cannot see him and Collins working that well and I back Aaron at this point. Think he will get us 20+ league goals with the right support. I'd also like a more flexible striker who can play wider. Nlundulu but Nlundulu is bottom L1/L2 he needs to be loaned out and better version replaced. So not that radical. Back up keeper. Two better wing backs, could be tricky, a Marc Henry type not impossible, striker and forward player. Given that we can have 5 loans if we get this right doesn't have to be that expensive. I would say obviously everyone has a price too. So need to wait and see. I think, or at least I hope, that you have misinterpreted Sharon’s comment on missing Baxter. I don’t think she was criticising Joel so much as accepting that he wasn’t ready to just jump into Baxter’s place. For a start he hadn’t been playing games and wasn’t expecting to be thrown in at the deep end and so it obviously took him 4 or 5 games to settle in with the defence which wasn’t exactly solid itself. I actually think Coleman’s ok but why he isn’t playing regularly in the B Team to be match sharp I just don’t know. Another strange decision of Evatt’s but to be honest no quality keepers going to come here just to sit on the bench. As for RWB. With Johnston presumably returning on the left I’d assume as long as Rico’s staying that Toal will move to the right instead of Jones which would allow him to compete with JDC for the RWB position where I think Jones is better anyway and it still leaves both He and Will Forrester spare for the central spot when needed. It’s the left side for me that is weak with Randell often out and Iredale not really a wing back. Maybe young Max Conway can step up? its midfield for me that we’re weakest. Obviously with no Paris we need another creative player but I’d prefer to see more grit and guile in there with an older more mature head. Up front we still have plenty of bodies if Dion can shake off his problems with AC, Vic, Dan and even Conor Carty possibly in the mix but personally I’d like to see a more physical presence and aerial threat, a kind of Madine type but better. There must be some around but I’m not sure that type would fit Evatt’s system. Considering we were supposed to already have a plan worked out it does seem to be taking rather a long time to hear anything with everybody else well on the way with their squads but hopefully now players are coming back from holiday we’ll hear something soon?
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Post by whitesince63 on Jun 13, 2024 9:29:25 GMT
God this is so boring, still not even a whisper from the grapevine of anything happening, which is kind of remarkable given how leaky the football world normally is. Even Marc Iles is struggling to come up with stories for the BN so he’s obviously getting nothing either. I know some players will still be on holiday but it doesn’t seem to be bothering our competitors who’ve all been busy making signings. You’d think with the club wanting to sell season tickets they might even start a couple of exciting rumours just to keep fans interested but not even that. Come on guys get your fingers out and do some business.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jun 13, 2024 13:27:58 GMT
No news is g…
Wait a minute
No news is crap
What’s goin on Evatt? Markham??
Give us a clue
59 days to kick off
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Post by OohMac on Jun 13, 2024 13:34:40 GMT
I thought all the hard work was already done. We brought that analytics team from Liverpool in and apparently Chris Markham was working wonders all last season.
Beginning to think the great wizard is just a normal guy behind a curtain.
Does Sharon get suckered in too much?
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Post by whitesince63 on Jun 14, 2024 10:02:18 GMT
To be fair to them, as I always try to be, could they be playing their cards close to their chest after what happened last season when signings appeared to be done deals and then fell through? Maybe they just want to get them over the line and completed before they announce them this time which does make sense if you think about it? Or am I being too fair to them after all? There is a strong rumour about a Centre Half from Wycombe and even Kioso coming back so maybe things are starting to move after all? 🤷♂️
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Post by OohMac on Jun 14, 2024 16:47:33 GMT
To be fair to them, as I always try to be, could they be playing their cards close to their chest after what happened last season when signings appeared to be done deals and then fell through? Maybe they just want to get them over the line and completed before they announce them this time which does make sense if you think about it? Or am I being too fair to them after all? There is a strong rumour about a Centre Half from Wycombe and even Kioso coming back so maybe things are starting to move after all? 🤷♂️ I'd be surprised if Kioso came back just because he basically walked out on us, snubbed us for Northampton. We went public and said us and Luton agreed that he would either stay here or return but wouldn't go elsewhere. Does anyone know if there's an actual physical transfer list and if so when was the last player we placed on there. We either keep them and let them run down thier contract or we throw them away for free (sarce, John, doyle). Ians said we won't force anyone out and for me that's BS. Its not a charity. If they're not good enough for Bolton why not be honest and try and churn some over. I'd say I would list Coleman, Jones, Forrester, Iredale, Morley, Adeboyejo, and Nlunulu(loan) all on there and see if there's any takers. Not saying I'd sell them/release them all. Though maybe I would.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jun 14, 2024 17:49:52 GMT
I'd say I would list Coleman, Jones, Forrester, Iredale, Morley, Adeboyejo, and Nlunulu(loan) all on there and see if there's any takers. Not saying I'd sell them/release them all. Though maybe I would.
I 100% agree with all those names OooooooooM
And there’s possibly one or two more that could be included with that too as they’re all lower League One standard and we need better
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