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Post by robstokie on Jul 29, 2021 18:47:32 GMT
What 3 positions do we need to prioritise in the rest of the window in your opinion? For Me
1 - Target Man/Lone Striker - With Campbell still out until god knows when, Gregory in the bomb squad and our only Out and Out striker being a 34 year old crock who picks up injuries every other week, we need someone reliable who can offer some physicality and a goal threat up top - we've been linked with Keinan Davis who seems to tick a lot of the boxes we are looking for (big, strong, fast, can link up with those around him and young so can develop further) but his record at Villa does leave a lot to desire in terms of end product! Maybe the thinking is that with regular game time and a goal or two to build his Confidence, we could have a very decent striker on our hands, but the jury's out based on his record alone. Maybe should have taken a punt on that Humphrys - double figures two years in a row in teams that got relegated, albeit at the level below. Would still have rough edges no doubt, but has a knack for grabbing goals and with hopefully better service, could have scored regularly at our level.
2 - holding mid - we have no-one on the books who you could really call a ball winner, no one who can do the dirty work in front of the centre halfs, mopping things up and can act as a base to allow those alongside him to get up and join attacks. The popular and ready made answer on here would have been Paddy McNair, but he does have a history of injuries, plus with financial fair play, he could be priced out of our Market. I would have looked myself at that Sibbick from Barnsley - he played on the right of a back 3 when we played them up there, but had the raw ingredients I would look for in a holding mid - rangy, a good engine on him, quick, loved a tackle and not bad with the ball at feet. Plus has played as a holding mid at his previous club by all accounts, wouldn't cost us the earth and could come If we sold him a vision of what we are trying to achieve and guarantee him regular game time (which, I believe, he wasn't getting at Barnsley last season) plus came through at Wimbledon, so possibly a mate of Bursik which could sweeten the deal.
3 - box to box mid - We don't have anyone who I feel has the legs to get up and down over 90 minutes - Allen is the wrong side of 30 and plays across rather than up and down, Vrancic is again over 30 and looks to be more of a ball player, Clucas again is over 30, and, though he does cover the ground, he blows hot and cold, plus can be petulant and lose his head at times, and Thompson is a bit of a nothing player, good technically, but doesn't have the physicality or presence to really make his mark at this level, plus apart from an in form Clucas (and Powell, but I don't class him as he mostly plays, and is much more effective, higher up) we don't have goals in the middle of the Park! The one I would be interested in is Alan Browne - can run at people with the ball, got the workrate to get back behind it if we lose it, can grab goals and do the dirty work if needed and has experience, leadership and still relatively young - so has the blend of legs and experience that we need.
I think that going beyond this season, there are still areas we need to address - younger, quicker centre halves to add strength in depth, the full Backs need upgrading if we want to push on as Smith and Fox are solid, dependable, but lack the quality we need and also in wide areas - We have no width if Doughty gets injured and Jimmy Mac is bomb squad, Tymon doesn't offer a lot for me personally, and lacks quality with his delivery, plus has played his best football in midfield, Clucas is an option out wide, but, unless we address the midfield dilemma above, particularly the box-to-box role, he's the best we have with no-one there to offer something similar who can do it over 90 minutes, and, on the other side, Brown works hard but he's not really a winger or a striker, again, Tyrese is an option as a drifting striker (which is his most effective position in my opinion) on the right, but there's no inkling on when, even if, he will come back and, for me, Ince is not an option - one good game against a team in the league below in a friendly is not enough to buy me, especially after 2 and a half seasons where he has offered very little and has not even looked up to at least even working hard on occasion.
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Post by bertiestan on Jul 29, 2021 18:48:39 GMT
Striker
Dm
Rwb
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Post by sportsman on Jul 29, 2021 18:55:29 GMT
RIGHT BACK
Striker
Left back
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Post by gingerninja on Jul 29, 2021 19:34:15 GMT
At least 5 signings, all area's to add depth to our squad which beyond the starting xi we are wafer thin.
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Post by lordb on Jul 29, 2021 19:37:58 GMT
Goalscorer
Some other players
But seeing as your asking a midfielder and a RB/RWB
Could do with a RW too
Another striker as well
Maybe another winger
Left sided defender
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Post by scfcwebby on Jul 29, 2021 19:41:53 GMT
RB
LB
ST
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Post by gingerninja on Jul 29, 2021 19:42:04 GMT
Lord B, good shout with left sided CH, Chester scares me when he plays there, as do Souttar & Baath if i am honest.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 29, 2021 19:56:08 GMT
DM
Right back
Striker
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Jul 29, 2021 19:57:15 GMT
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Post by march4 on Jul 29, 2021 20:03:13 GMT
1 Right sided attacker.
2 Right sided defender
3 Midfield destroyer
4 Central forward
5 Left sided defender
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Jul 29, 2021 20:11:52 GMT
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Post by bertiestan on Jul 29, 2021 20:14:45 GMT
Right backs in a 352🙄
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Post by yyy on Jul 29, 2021 20:14:48 GMT
CF, DM, LW & RW
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Post by chayseeoatcake on Jul 29, 2021 20:18:03 GMT
DM if we have any chance of promotion
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Post by greenhoff on Jul 29, 2021 21:03:32 GMT
DM if we have any chance of promotion Definitely a hard running midfielder. |
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Post by gingerninja on Jul 29, 2021 21:08:36 GMT
He isn't going to replace his favourite is he, IE: Joe Allen.
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Post by dirtclod on Jul 30, 2021 14:40:15 GMT
Only way Allen is going to achieve that all season is if we learn how to make substitutions and he's rested.
Need a psychopath somewhere in defense.
Actually nevermind, I like March's list above.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 30, 2021 15:00:29 GMT
1. Striker
2. RB/RWB
3. DM/CM
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Post by christhepotter on Jul 30, 2021 15:13:30 GMT
This but I’d like cover LB as well |
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Post by nathstoke86 on Jul 30, 2021 15:15:35 GMT
I’d say
Striker
Lb
Rb
Smith and fox are poor the way the give so many fouls away shows they not doing there hun right to make a foul.
We need pace at full backs to get forward and obvs need a goal scorer why we ain’t going all out for Clark Harris at posh I don’t know he scored 33 last season think he be great for us
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Post by hardcastle on Jul 30, 2021 15:39:38 GMT
1 Right sided attacker. 2 Right sided defender 3 Midfield destroyer 4 Central forward 5 Left sided defender Agreed, but you don't mean in that order of priority, do you? Surely CF and DM are the biggest priority, since Ty (once fit) and Alfie fill two of the five places you've listed. |
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Post by lordb on Jul 30, 2021 15:41:49 GMT
I’d say Striker Lb Rb Smith and fox are poor the way the give so many fouls away shows they not doing there hun right to make a foul. We need pace at full backs to get forward and obvs need a goal scorer why we ain’t going all out for Clark Harris at posh I don’t know he scored 33 last season think he be great for us He probably would but we probably can't afford him |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 30, 2021 15:50:54 GMT
This but I’d like cover LB as well Oh I'd like cover at left back, I'd like a wide right and a wide left player too  |
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Post by christhepotter on Jul 30, 2021 16:01:23 GMT
This but I’d like cover LB as well Oh I'd like cover at left back, I'd like a wide right and a wide left player too Greedy bastard 😁🤣 |
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Post by nathstoke86 on Jul 30, 2021 16:27:32 GMT
We have surely raised 20m in sales if not more with a huge amount of that from Collins surely we could use 5m of that for a decent forward if that’s what there saying Clark Harris is what they would except
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Post by hardcastle on Jul 30, 2021 16:35:30 GMT
Where do you get the figure of £20 mill from? Maybe 12 rising to to 15 mill for Collins and 750K rising to a mill for Lindsay (my guesswork). Did we get anything else in this summer?
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 30, 2021 16:55:21 GMT
Where do you get the figure of £20 mill from? Maybe 12 rising to to 15 mill for Collins and 750K rising to a mill for Lindsay (my guesswork). Did we get anything else in this summer? You’d hope we got money for BMI? No idea where 20m comes from though. |
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 30, 2021 16:56:07 GMT
Where do you get the figure of £20 mill from? Maybe 12 rising to to 15 mill for Collins and 750K rising to a mill for Lindsay (my guesswork). Did we get anything else in this summer? I think we got some money for Indi and maybe some for loaning Etebo to Watford. I really don't think Millwall paid anything for Woods and only cover a part of Afobe's wages too. My guess is that we haven't got a deal as good as you think for Lindsay either.  |
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Post by hardcastle on Jul 30, 2021 17:29:06 GMT
Fair enough.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2021 18:24:23 GMT
If 5-3-2 is the plan:
striker
defensive midfielder
right wing back
We actually have a pretty reasonable squad for that formation, but Smith is not a wing back.
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