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Post by middleoftheboothen on Feb 20, 2022 10:14:20 GMT
The guys a walking contradiction He should be happy his side grabbed a good point at Tranmere yesterday.
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Post by cerebralstokie on Feb 20, 2022 10:20:42 GMT
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Post by bayernoatcake on Feb 20, 2022 10:21:53 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2022 10:30:21 GMT
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Post by bayernoatcake on Feb 20, 2022 10:34:04 GMT
😂 Neither are the same without Powell. Powell makes us tick. Both were poor yesterday when we needed them to step up to fill the void.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Mar 10, 2022 12:12:08 GMT
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Post by bayernoatcake on Mar 10, 2022 12:52:30 GMT
There's no dilemma.
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Post by wakeypotter on Mar 10, 2022 13:31:13 GMT
If he signs on our terms fine, if he doesn’t fine
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Post by toppercorner on Mar 10, 2022 13:38:03 GMT
I'd get Bojan back in, and get rid of Powell.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2022 13:55:43 GMT
Presume it means if we trigger the option on his contract that he has another year on his current wages?
He's worth the gamble imho but I suppose the other option is to negotiate a new 2/3 year contract on less money. Unless he moved to the prem you would think he is unlikely to get a deal in the championship to match his current deal here.
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Post by gingerninja on Mar 10, 2022 14:13:43 GMT
Baker is and will be a better no 10 moving forward and available way more often, Powell's injury record will not improve the older he gets.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Mar 10, 2022 14:51:37 GMT
Baker is and will be a better no 10 moving forward and available way more often, Powell's injury record will not improve the older he gets. Baker has looked better as a box to box midfielder from what I've seen, the Nzonzi role. We should be looking at a beast of a holding player to play behind him with Powell ahead of both of them.
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Post by kustokie on Mar 10, 2022 15:14:07 GMT
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Post by kustokie on Mar 10, 2022 15:25:39 GMT
Not at a price we can afford. If we sell Souttar we can use the cash to buy two or three mediocre players - we already have several of those and don’t need anymore if we are to ever get out of this league. The only three we should keep at any cost are Souttar, Baker and Powell (injuries notwithstanding) because they are the only players that could play in the premier league and we need to plan for the long term. Souttar, Baker and Powell are a strong spine for next season.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2022 15:27:33 GMT
Good news as we need a squad and he is a vital player. Was our top scorer and player of the season but some want him to leave....oh well
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Post by kustokie on Mar 10, 2022 15:34:38 GMT
If he signs on our terms fine, if he doesn’t fine He may have limited options because he is obviously injury prone.
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Post by bunnyscfc on Mar 10, 2022 15:42:35 GMT
Baker is and will be a better no 10 moving forward and available way more often, Powell's injury record will not improve the older he gets. Baker has looked better as a box to box midfielder from what I've seen, the Nzonzi role. We should be looking at a beast of a holding player to play behind him with Powell ahead of both of them. This. He's a number 8. His starting position without the ball has to be higher, he's totally wasted having it from the back three. He has to be getting it off advanced wing backs, the cdm, or possibly if we go longer as the third man run. He's a real goal threat in a team that doesn't score enough, so totally wasted on the edge of his own box
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Post by robwahlmann on Mar 10, 2022 15:42:54 GMT
Powell is one of our best players when fit and up for it, but he can also be very frustarting. I don't know how much we pay him every week, but maybe the best for both parties will be some kind of Clucas solution, lower wages over a two-year-contract.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Mar 10, 2022 15:47:46 GMT
Powell is one of our best players when fit and up for it, but he can also be very frustarting. I don't know how much we pay him every week, but maybe the best for both parties will be some kind of Clucas solution, lower wages over a two-year-contract. The difference is that Clucas is invisible and has contributed close to sod all for a good couple of years now and Powell remains absolutely vital and contributes directly to a large percentage of our goals. He deserves a wage increase if anything.
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Post by bunnyscfc on Mar 10, 2022 15:51:51 GMT
If we lose Powell and don't replace him with similar we really will be looking downwards not upwards next season. he's had a broken leg then further complications. because we have been shite we expected and needed him to hit the ground running, but it was always a tall order and always likely he'd get injured again as so many do after coming back from months out. I hope we rest him as much as possible between now and July, get him his contract sorted, and build the team around him, Harry, Tyrese and Baker.
We are at a crossroads now, both on and off the pitch. It's beginning to smell a bit like 2017/18 again unless we start making the right decisions........
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Post by Northy on Mar 10, 2022 16:21:34 GMT
Hopefully we should get another good 10 games out of him then next season
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Mar 10, 2022 16:33:55 GMT
Hopefully we should get another good 10 games out of him then next season Or 39, like last season...
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Post by wuzza on Mar 10, 2022 16:42:32 GMT
Offer him what we can afford , if he’s up for it fine , if he thinks he can do better elsewhere equally fine. We shouldn’t be breaking the bank and frankly his bargaining position after this season isn’t the strongest. Hopefully both parties will come to a sensible agreement and next season he might prove to be more of an asset than he has this.
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Post by theonlooker on Mar 10, 2022 17:03:43 GMT
I just don't understand where this Powell nonsense has come from all of a sudden. There is no dilemma, there is no discussion point. He's our best player, period, and we need to tie him down any way we can.
As has been said above. Sign a complete raging shithouse in midfield, plonk him alongside Baker and both behind Powell and away we go.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Mar 10, 2022 17:08:10 GMT
I just don't understand where this Powell nonsense has come from all of a sudden. There is no dilemma, there is no discussion point. He's our best player, period, and we need to tie him down any way we can. As has been said above. Sign a complete raging shithouse in midfield, plonk him alongside Baker and both behind Powell and away we go. Yeah but he didn't run off a broken leg, bloody malingerer.
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Post by ChesterStokie on Mar 10, 2022 17:17:37 GMT
I just don't understand where this Powell nonsense has come from all of a sudden. There is no dilemma, there is no discussion point. He's our best player, period, and we need to tie him down any way we can. As has been said above. Sign a complete raging shithouse in midfield, plonk him alongside Baker and both behind Powell and away we go. Yes. I remember saying before the last promotion campaign that our only real chance of going up was if Ricardo Fuller could stay fit for the season, and he did. Nick Powell is our talisman this time around. Yes it's a risk, but a risk we have to take to give us a chance.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Mar 10, 2022 18:54:42 GMT
I just don't understand where this Powell nonsense has come from all of a sudden. There is no dilemma, there is no discussion point. He's our best player, period, and we need to tie him down any way we can. As has been said above. Sign a complete raging shithouse in midfield, plonk him alongside Baker and both behind Powell and away we go. If only it was that simple as that last sentence. But yep, Powell is easily up there as our best player. Souttar has a shout, as does Baker if he's as good as he's shown.
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Post by theonlooker on Mar 10, 2022 18:57:48 GMT
I just don't understand where this Powell nonsense has come from all of a sudden. There is no dilemma, there is no discussion point. He's our best player, period, and we need to tie him down any way we can. As has been said above. Sign a complete raging shithouse in midfield, plonk him alongside Baker and both behind Powell and away we go. If only it was that simple as that last sentence. But yep, Powell is easily up there as our best player. Souttar has a shout, as does Baker if he's as good as he's shown. It would be easier if the manager recognised the need for one. Let's hope he's seen the light this season and it's on the list for the summer. We could certainly get one for the price we wasted on Surridge, at this level.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Mar 10, 2022 19:00:34 GMT
If only it was that simple as that last sentence. But yep, Powell is easily up there as our best player. Souttar has a shout, as does Baker if he's as good as he's shown. It would be easier if the manager recognised the need for one. Let's hope he's seen the light this season and it's on the list for the summer. We could certainly get one for the price we wasted on Surridge, at this level. You don't know he hasn't. Baker came out of the blue and had been wanted/on the radar since last season.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 10, 2022 19:11:21 GMT
It would be easier if the manager recognised the need for one. Let's hope he's seen the light this season and it's on the list for the summer. We could certainly get one for the price we wasted on Surridge, at this level. You don't know he hasn't. Baker came out of the blue and had been wanted/on the radar since last season. He's said he wasn't interested in that type of player quite a few times.
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