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Post by lordb on Jun 11, 2019 21:26:35 GMT
Outrageous really isn't it? 14 players preferably to move out added to the 3 that already left! Yeah, if we want a lean squad of about 20 so he can really drill them in the diamond from the off, there's got to be one hell of an exodus in the next fortnight, a huge bomb squad training on their own - or just an instruction to stay away from the club until we sort them out? We have the whole window to shift the players out we don't want not just two weeks. Players in by preseason is important players out much less so. We are not going to get rid of them all but we do need to see a fair few out the door.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jun 11, 2019 22:08:24 GMT
I think we’ll be looking at Bathh and Pennington to start Collins backup and Souttar 4th. I think Indi will be sold and possibly Ryan could be gone due to his injury record /wages I think could be on his way. Serious questions to ask about the club if that happens. Really, our worst defender going as well as a high earner going wouldn't be all that bad a thing.
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Post by Gary Hackett on Jun 11, 2019 23:45:19 GMT
Don't we also have GCam? Not heard anything about him for ages. Add that to Wimmer, NDiaye, imbula, Pieters, potentially allen and butland, that's some shifting required! If Gcam comes anywhere near stoke I'll chase the fucker out myself. Bloody pussy footed coward. Well he's the best DM currently on the books
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Post by potterpaul on Jun 11, 2019 23:52:01 GMT
If Gcam comes anywhere near stoke I'll chase the fucker out myself. Bloody pussy footed coward. Well he's the best DM currently on the books That's true I can't make my mind up he'd be perfect for a Jones diamond but not exactly what has been promised, rather a disappointment really if he was an option there. Then you read the Whelan link and think for gods sake let it be Geoff
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Post by FullerMagic on Jun 12, 2019 7:01:06 GMT
Yeah, if we want a lean squad of about 20 so he can really drill them in the diamond from the off, there's got to be one hell of an exodus in the next fortnight, a huge bomb squad training on their own - or just an instruction to stay away from the club until we sort them out? We have the whole window to shift the players out we don't want not just two weeks. Players in by preseason is important players out much less so. We are not going to get rid of them all but we do need to see a fair few out the door. That's true, lord. But I would guess there are going to be various members on the fringes that he's not going to make even a cursory effort to integrate back into pre-season training, which will lead to a sizeable bomb squad from day one of pre-season, as padding the training out with people he sees as having no future here will be more of a burden than benefit.
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Post by Veritas on Jun 12, 2019 7:06:06 GMT
We have the whole window to shift the players out we don't want not just two weeks. Players in by preseason is important players out much less so. We are not going to get rid of them all but we do need to see a fair few out the door. That's true, lord. But I would guess there are going to be various members on the fringes that he's not going to make even a cursory effort to integrate back into pre-season training, which will lead to a sizeable bomb squad from day one of pre-season, as padding the training out with people he sees as having no future here will be more of a burden than benefit. If there are more than 1 or 2 in that category still here when pre-season training starts NJ will have to be brutal and have them training apart from the first team squad.
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Post by JurgenVandeurzen on Jun 12, 2019 7:08:17 GMT
Not seen much of Pennington, to be honest, but it's a strange one IMO. I thought we were looking for players who can play at this level and higher. Surely if Everton, who've had him since he was 11 thought he was capable of playing at their level he'd have been involved at some stage - he's 24 and played 7 games for them. I trust NJ, but not the goons above him and the "system" - which isn't broken
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Jun 12, 2019 7:27:54 GMT
Not seen much of Pennington, to be honest, but it's a strange one IMO. I thought we were looking for players who can play at this level and higher. Surely if Everton, who've had him for 6 years thought he was capable of playing at their level he'd have been involved at some stage - he's 24 and played 7 games for them. I trust NJ, but not the goons above him and the "system" - which isn't broken We are clearly looking at players who can play at this level. We aren't going to attract and keep Premiership quality players. We can worry about recruiting Premiership quality players when we've earned promotion. Pennington hasn't made it in the Premiership but by all accounts did well in the Championship. A well tuned team of Championship quality players can achieve more than a dysfunctional collection of Premiership quality players - it's why Huddersfield stayed up the season we went down. Player for player we aren't going to have anywhere near the quality of player we had when we were in the Premiership, What will count will Jones's be ability to shape an effective team from less than top class players like Pennington.
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Post by sneydgreenstokie1 on Jun 12, 2019 7:31:51 GMT
Is Pennington someone who could play at the base of a diamond?
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Post by LankyPotter on Jun 12, 2019 7:35:31 GMT
Is Pennington someone who could play at the base of a diamond? No
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