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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 10:01:05 GMT
Poor that it's come to this but could we still sign free agents or has the rule changed?
If Jones is going to sink or swim playing the diamond surely as a short term measure we'd be better of playing Martin Olsson at left back than James McClean? Or Bosnian international Bojan Nastic released by Genk?
Olsson always struck me as an energetic, attacking defender whenever I watched him, he'd be ideal wouldn't he?
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Post by werrington on Aug 26, 2019 10:06:56 GMT
Yeah you can sign free agents mate
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 10:08:03 GMT
Yeah you can sign free agents mate Thought so mate. Olsson would be an ideal short term fix in my opinion, might all be too little too late in fairness...... |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Aug 26, 2019 10:10:43 GMT
Yeah you can sign free agents mate Thought so mate. Olsson would be an ideal short term fix in my opinion, might all be too little too late in fairness...... Agreed but how long would it take free agents to get up to speed fitness wise?I remember Derby signing Cole and Efe Ambrose last season and neither took part in games for a while and in Ambrose’s case not at all. |
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Post by werrington on Aug 26, 2019 10:12:28 GMT
We signed a winger once as a free agent...his name was Michael Owen
I always thought he played through the middle but I must of been wrong
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Aug 26, 2019 10:12:53 GMT
There are a few defensive mids available, jedinak, cabaye. Both well past it but better than what we have!
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Aug 26, 2019 10:13:35 GMT
We signed a winger once as a free agent...his name was Michael Owen I always thought he played through the middle but I must of been wrong Come on Wez he got one at Swansea😄 |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 10:13:42 GMT
Thought so mate. Olsson would be an ideal short term fix in my opinion, might all be too little too late in fairness...... Agreed but how long would it take free agents to get up to speed fitness wise?I remember Derby signing Cole and Efe Ambrose last season and neither took part in games for a while and in Ambrose’s case not at all. Yeah of course, and by the time that happens Jones will probably be toast. But some players are naturally fit and hit the ground running, hopefully he'd be one of them. I like Jones and I'm willing to stick with him but this is the one thing that baffles me, to big up the diamond like he has but then choose to play McClean and Cousins in arguably the two most important positions in that formation is possibly a sackable offence in itself....... |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Aug 26, 2019 10:14:23 GMT
Agreed but how long would it take free agents to get up to speed fitness wise?I remember Derby signing Cole and Efe Ambrose last season and neither took part in games for a while and in Ambrose’s case not at all. Yeah of course, and by the time that happens Jones will probably be toast. But some players are naturally fit and hit the ground running, hopefully he'd be one of them. I like Jones and I'm willing to stick with him but this is the one thing that baffles me, to big up the diamond like he has but then choose to play McClean and Cousins in arguably the two most important positions in that formation is arguably a sackable offence in itself....... Spot on mate |
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Post by werrington on Aug 26, 2019 10:15:00 GMT
We signed a winger once as a free agent...his name was Michael Owen I always thought he played through the middle but I must of been wrong Come on Wez he got one at Swansea😄 The only goal he ever scored for us and I’d fucked off and was in that chippy across the road when he scored mate Me to a tee that |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 10:17:12 GMT
Yeah of course, and by the time that happens Jones will probably be toast. But some players are naturally fit and hit the ground running, hopefully he'd be one of them. I like Jones and I'm willing to stick with him but this is the one thing that baffles me, to big up the diamond like he has but then choose to play McClean and Cousins in arguably the two most important positions in that formation is arguably a sackable offence in itself....... Spot on mate And frustratingly James Justin is currently 3rd choice at Leicester behind 33 year old Christian Fuchs wondering where his next 90 minutes is coming from. If Jones can hang in there till January (unlikely), we'll probably end up with him on loan!....... |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Aug 26, 2019 10:20:35 GMT
And frustratingly James Justin is currently 3rd choice at Leicester behind 33 year old Christian Fuchs wondering where his next 90 minutes is coming from. If Jones can hang in there till January (unlikely), we'll probably end up with him on loan!....... But wasn’t his comment last week “I can convert anyone and mould them into a player to play in different positions “ or did I hear it wrong🤔 |
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Aug 26, 2019 10:21:26 GMT
Fredy Guarin that nasty columbian midfielder is a free agent. Would love someone like that in our midfield
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Post by 11wilkosinateam on Aug 26, 2019 10:33:09 GMT
Current free agents who would make our team better
Markel Susaeta - RW - 31
Hatem Ben Arfa - CAM - 32
Freddy Guarin - CM - 33
Andrea Bertolacci - CM - 28
Ivan Strinic - LB - 32
Martin Olsson - LB - 30
Fabio Coentrao - LB - 31
Diego Reyes - CB - 26
Danny Williams - CDM - 30
Gabriel Palletta - CB - 33
Lewis Holtby - CAM - 28
Dennis Aogo - CDM - 32
James Morrison - CDM - 33
Mile Jedinak - CDM 34
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Post by callas12 on Aug 26, 2019 10:34:01 GMT
And frustratingly James Justin is currently 3rd choice at Leicester behind 33 year old Christian Fuchs wondering where his next 90 minutes is coming from. If Jones can hang in there till January (unlikely), we'll probably end up with him on loan!....... But wasn’t his comment last week “I can convert anyone and mould them into a player to play in different positions “ or did I hear it wrong🤔 That was definitely his quote, I was in the media suite & heard it live. The arrogance I thought at the time..! |
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Aug 26, 2019 10:35:17 GMT
Can't believe James Morrison is out of work. No harm in giving one of these a deal up to January pay as you play, with an extension triggered if they do well. We don't have a defensive midfielder to speak of
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Aug 26, 2019 10:40:47 GMT
Current free agents who would make our team better Markel Susaeta - RW - 31 Hatem Ben Arfa - CAM - 32 Freddy Guarin - CM - 33 Andrea Bertolacci - CM - 28 Ivan Strinic - LB - 32 Martin Olsson - LB - 30 Fabio Coentrao - LB - 31 Diego Reyes - CB - 26 Danny Williams - CDM - 30 Gabriel Palletta - CB - 33 Lewis Holtby - CAM - 28 Dennis Aogo - CDM - 32 James Morrison - CDM - 33 Mile Jedinak - CDM 34 Knowing Scholes, if we signed anyone of them, he'd stick them on a 5yr contract!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 10:41:12 GMT
And frustratingly James Justin is currently 3rd choice at Leicester behind 33 year old Christian Fuchs wondering where his next 90 minutes is coming from. If Jones can hang in there till January (unlikely), we'll probably end up with him on loan!....... But wasn’t his comment last week “I can convert anyone and mould them into a player to play in different positions “ or did I hear it wrong🤔 And I think it will be his downfall. Whether he's just overthinking things or whether it is just sheer arrogance, he's brought in Cousins to play the defensive midfield role saying "he's one of the fittest most athletic players he's ever worked with" and he's said McClean "has all the attributes to play left back in a diamond" Well one of those attributes clearly isn't defensive positioning as Leeds first goal proved on Saturday. It's baffling...... |
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Post by shipshape on Aug 26, 2019 10:49:03 GMT
Come on Wez he got one at Swansea😄 The only goal he ever scored for us and I’d fucked off and was in that chippy across the road when he scored mate Me to a tee that Ah Rossi's. Good chippy. |
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 26, 2019 12:27:05 GMT
Would take Olsen as the attacking left back bitI would imagine Jones knew Olsen was available but opted for Ward instead.
Again would take one or both Morrison or jedinak on short term. Both better than cousins and genuine competition for Allen and Clucas.
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Post by scfc75 on Aug 26, 2019 12:33:28 GMT
How does it work regards player registration? If you sign a free agent and you’ve named and registered your 25, can you de-register somebody so the new guy can play??
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 12:36:05 GMT
How does it work regards player registration? If you sign a free agent and you’ve named and registered your 25, can you de-register somebody so the new guy can play?? Isn't registering a 25 man squad just a Premier League ruling? |
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Post by scfc75 on Aug 26, 2019 12:41:57 GMT
How does it work regards player registration? If you sign a free agent and you’ve named and registered your 25, can you de-register somebody so the new guy can play?? Isn't registering a 25 man squad just a Premier League ruling? Could well be, I assumed it was applicable to all clubs. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 16:51:58 GMT
Isn't registering a 25 man squad just a Premier League ruling? Could well be, I assumed it was applicable to all clubs. Yes, just a Premier League ruling. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 16:52:56 GMT
Yes let’s bring in some more fuckers that nobody wants. That will fix everything.
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Post by ursemboys on Aug 26, 2019 16:55:46 GMT
But wasn’t his comment last week “I can convert anyone and mould them into a player to play in different positions “ or did I hear it wrong🤔 And I think it will be his downfall. Whether he's just overthinking things or whether it is just sheer arrogance, he's brought in Cousins to play the defensive midfield role saying "he's one of the fittest most athletic players he's ever worked with" and he's said McClean "has all the attributes to play left back in a diamond" Well one of those attributes clearly isn't defensive positioning as Leeds first goal proved on Saturday. It's baffling...... FFS sake the first goal was not down to McClean.watch is again and then come back and start your witch hunt again |
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Post by Pugsley on Aug 26, 2019 17:07:26 GMT
The answer to this and most managers issues in the English game... sign more footballers.
There is no way this bloke should be allowed to sign any more players, whether we can or not!
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Post by serpico on Aug 26, 2019 17:10:03 GMT
The answer to this and most managers issues in the English game... sign more footballers. There is no way this bloke should be allowed to sign any more players, whether we can or not! Agree, unless there’s a stand out player on that list then what’s the point in adding more average players to this squad ? |
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Post by Pugsley on Aug 26, 2019 17:11:43 GMT
The answer to this and most managers issues in the English game... sign more footballers. There is no way this bloke should be allowed to sign any more players, whether we can or not! Agree, unless there’s a stand out player on that list then what’s the point in adding more average players to this squad ? If they are a free agent at this time then they wont be good enough. |
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Post by Pugsley on Aug 26, 2019 17:46:05 GMT
Current free agents who would make our team better Markel Susaeta - RW - 31 Hatem Ben Arfa - CAM - 32 Freddy Guarin - CM - 33 Andrea Bertolacci - CM - 28 Ivan Strinic - LB - 32 Martin Olsson - LB - 30 Fabio Coentrao - LB - 31 Diego Reyes - CB - 26 Danny Williams - CDM - 30 Gabriel Palletta - CB - 33 Lewis Holtby - CAM - 28 Dennis Aogo - CDM - 32 James Morrison - CDM - 33 Mile Jedinak - CDM 34 Not a single player on that list would improve our side, not one. |
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