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Post by iamstokie on Mar 7, 2023 16:57:30 GMT
Yep. We're looking at maybe three players currently making up our best XI who are likely to be here come the summer aren't we? GK - NEW RB - NEW CB - Wilmot CB - NEW LB - NEW DM - NEW CM - Laurent/Baker CAM - NEW RW - Campbell CF - NEW LW - NEW I don’t agree with that. I’d have Brown in any starting 11 in this league on the RW, especially with a target man. Campbell has made gradual improvements on the LW in recent weeks. I’d love to see Taylor tried alongside Wilmot to see if he’s close. I’d also love to see Tymon given a shot at left back now that we actually have a defensive midfielder. Getting a fuller understanding of those two should be imperative before creating an entirely new defensive line. I don’t see us getting an attacking midfielder. Our system currently doesn’t use one, which means someone would have to come to sit on a bench/be used for the occasional game. We need a couple of mobile 8s though to play alongside Laurent and in front of Pearson (hopefully). It’s still a huge task, but I think it’s a better idea to use what we can instead of trying to bring in even more. The recruitment has been below par for years, the less they have to do the better. Brown is mostly useless , and Tymon can’t play LB |
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Post by femark on Mar 7, 2023 17:02:13 GMT
Those managers also failed at Stoke so we can't really take their word for it. Would these be the same managers that played him at wingback which was so obviously his best position or are you disagreement with that too? I'm suggesting that whenever the previous managers tried to play a back 4 they fucked it up and created a disjointed team. Wingback probably is his best position currently, but I think as a LB in a good set up he could thrive. |
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Post by pmjh on Mar 7, 2023 17:10:02 GMT
Yes different posters have different views on how many of the current squad are regular starters next year. It's only a week ago that some were labelling virtually every player as crap and 2 weeks since they were getting vitriolic abuse as they left the pitch. I think that having so many players out of contract has it's pros and cons. Yes it is difficult to buy and gel so many players at once. On the other hand for the first time in 4 years the manager can bring in players to suit his style of play. I actually think we need a lot more than 7( not all starters). We have 11 players, including Edwards(so 10). If we want a squad of 25, that means 15 new players. Even if we include Tezgel and Lowe and reduce the squad to 23,we would still need 11. Obviously some of those would hopefully be players we already have on loan, and some new loanees.
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Mar 7, 2023 17:26:19 GMT
Tymon in the current system would be best used where Smallbone plays. Absloutely not. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Mar 7, 2023 17:31:29 GMT
Tymon in the current system would be best used where Smallbone plays. Absloutely not. Absolutley. He can’t play left back and he’s hit and miss at left wing. He’s shown under MoN he can play as that third central midfielder that is allowed to go forward. He would press, harass and tackle and probably has more goals in him too. That said the best option for us re Tymon is selling him. |
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Post by karl on Mar 7, 2023 20:26:04 GMT
How many players do we realistically need in the summer 6-10?. At least 11. |
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Post by prestwichpotter on Mar 8, 2023 9:15:38 GMT
I really like Fin Azaz on loan at Plymouth from Villa. I think he’d be a natural successor to Powell…
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Post by gingerninja on Mar 8, 2023 9:28:35 GMT
I think there was an interview with Ricky Martin post transfer window. I think in that, if memory serves me right, he lays out exactly what type of players and profile we are looking at in the summer?..
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Mar 8, 2023 9:33:55 GMT
Absolutley. He can’t play left back and he’s hit and miss at left wing. He’s shown under MoN he can play as that third central midfielder that is allowed to go forward. He would press, harass and tackle and probably has more goals in him too. That said the best option for us re Tymon is selling him. That was a while ago Bayern and he didn't play there that often. He's nowhere near good enough to play in that role. At least I agree with you that we should sell him. |
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Post by gingerninja on Mar 8, 2023 9:42:09 GMT
Tymon for me is quite a limited player, he has moments where his crossing is spot on, but there are too many aspects of his game which are weak..if we could get decent money for him, I would cash in..
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Post by bayernoatcake on Mar 8, 2023 9:42:51 GMT
Absolutley. He can’t play left back and he’s hit and miss at left wing. He’s shown under MoN he can play as that third central midfielder that is allowed to go forward. He would press, harass and tackle and probably has more goals in him too. That said the best option for us re Tymon is selling him. That was a while ago Bayern and he didn't play there that often. He's nowhere near good enough to play in that role. At least I agree with you that we should sell him. I still think it suits him better with what he can do and what he's good at. But he's not good enough to be more than back up there. |
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 8, 2023 14:56:11 GMT
There's a story that Stewart may re-sign at Sunderland (and they have got a year option on him this summer I think?) Although it only seems to have been written by Fishpaste But wonder how much he'd cost this summer if he refused to extend? Turns 27 in July, and if he doesn't re-sign will be entering his final 12 months. His recent goal record is fantastic. 26 last season in L1, and 10 in 13 this season in the Championship. www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-sunderland-transfer-ross-stewart-7977069I think £10m was plucked out of the air when he was linked in January, but that seems optimistic now |
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Post by gingerninja on Mar 8, 2023 15:06:49 GMT
Would rather sign a younger player, with more scope, for a much smaller fee..If we get the target man type spot on, I think Campbell's tally would increase greatly.
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Mar 8, 2023 15:20:22 GMT
How bad, and what is Stewart's injury? If he's out for the season, he'd be a risk to buy in the close season if he hasn't come back to full fitness.
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 8, 2023 15:26:45 GMT
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Post by theonlooker on Mar 8, 2023 15:27:16 GMT
Steer clear.
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Post by chuckrocky on Mar 8, 2023 15:42:20 GMT
Aberdeen currently have a couple of strikers attracting a bit of attention.
Bojan Miovski, 23 and has scored 17 in 34 this season. Is a big lad but is more of the Ross Stewart type than a target man. Obviously his name gets him extra bonus points.
And the brilliantly named Duk, who is also 23 and has 11 goals and 6 assists in 28 games and seems to be more of a Fuller type of striker.
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Mar 8, 2023 15:44:51 GMT
Can't see him going anywhere until he's fully recovered and proven. I guess Sunderland will take up that option intially.
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Post by shrewspotter on Mar 8, 2023 16:17:50 GMT
Aberdeen currently have a couple of strikers attracting a bit of attention. Bojan Miovski, 23 and has scored 17 in 34 this season. Is a big lad but is more of the Ross Stewart type than a target man. Obviously his name gets him extra bonus points. And the brilliantly named Duk, who is also 23 and has 11 goals and 6 assists in 28 games and seems to be more of a Fuller type of striker. The lad Millwall were linked with Kevin Nisbet is decent too, albeit more diminutive. |
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Mar 8, 2023 16:30:39 GMT
Aberdeen currently have a couple of strikers attracting a bit of attention. Bojan Miovski, 23 and has scored 17 in 34 this season. Is a big lad but is more of the Ross Stewart type than a target man. Obviously his name gets him extra bonus points. And the brilliantly named Duk, who is also 23 and has 11 goals and 6 assists in 28 games and seems to be more of a Fuller type of striker. Aberdeen are crap though. |
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Post by lordb on Mar 8, 2023 17:18:24 GMT
Aberdeen currently have a couple of strikers attracting a bit of attention. Bojan Miovski, 23 and has scored 17 in 34 this season. Is a big lad but is more of the Ross Stewart type than a target man. Obviously his name gets him extra bonus points. And the brilliantly named Duk, who is also 23 and has 11 goals and 6 assists in 28 games and seems to be more of a Fuller type of striker. Aberdeen are crap though. Really hard to assess players in Scotland as the standard is below Championship standard Good numbers though |
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Post by cvillestokie on Mar 8, 2023 17:43:21 GMT
Aberdeen are crap though. Really hard to assess players in Scotland as the standard is below Championship standard Good numbers though That’s the gamble with any league though, right? We are unlikely to be buying players who are performing well across Europe’s top leagues. Those players are now costing fortunes we don’t have. That leaves us with either signing cast offs from those leagues (like Piroe), known entities in this league or players who are excelling at lower levels. All of them are gambles. I’m not sure if it’s a better practice (on average) to sign cast-offs or to sign players who have excelled and are looking to step up (e.g Toney). For each success, there’s about 20 failures. It’s going to be a hard window. |
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Mar 8, 2023 17:53:55 GMT
I really like Fin Azaz on loan at Plymouth from Villa. I think he’d be a natural successor to Powell… How long is he out for? |
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Post by prestwichpotter on Mar 9, 2023 16:25:59 GMT
Josh Ginnelly is out of contract at Hearts, he's looked a really good winger this season.
The good news is that Neil signed him so he must rate him, the bad news is he also released him to allow him to join Hearts.........
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Post by lordb on Mar 9, 2023 17:58:14 GMT
Really hard to assess players in Scotland as the standard is below Championship standard Good numbers though That’s the gamble with any league though, right? We are unlikely to be buying players who are performing well across Europe’s top leagues. Those players are now costing fortunes we don’t have. That leaves us with either signing cast offs from those leagues (like Piroe), known entities in this league or players who are excelling at lower levels. All of them are gambles. I’m not sure if it’s a better practice (on average) to sign cast-offs or to sign players who have excelled and are looking to step up (e.g Toney). For each success, there’s about 20 failures. It’s going to be a hard window. Thats true guess a mixed bag of proven Championship quality (like Pearson) Good loans (like Sarkic) and players from other leagues is all you can do, no one magic template We should have a bigger budget than most in the summer, vital we have a good window |
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 12, 2023 7:49:20 GMT
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Post by chuckrocky on Mar 12, 2023 7:56:42 GMT
Would certainly be a downgrade on Sterling. |
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Post by wingy11 on Mar 12, 2023 8:03:41 GMT
We Should of tried to sign the Big-scoring Stoke City fan Ben Brereton Diaz shame he’s off to la liga.
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Post by idle on Mar 12, 2023 8:05:34 GMT
Really hard to assess players in Scotland as the standard is below Championship standard Good numbers though That’s the gamble with any league though, right? We are unlikely to be buying players who are performing well across Europe’s top leagues. Those players are now costing fortunes we don’t have. That leaves us with either signing cast offs from those leagues (like Piroe), known entities in this league or players who are excelling at lower levels. Top leagues, sure, but it's the post-brexit work permits that's stopping us from signing players from the level below, like Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Croatia, etc. All of them are gambles. I’m not sure if it’s a better practice (on average) to sign cast-offs or to sign players who have excelled and are looking to step up (e.g Toney). For each success, there’s about 20 failures. It’s going to be a hard window. Agreed, we'll likely be dependant on 5-6 loans to keep the standard up next season as well. And those are also hit and miss. |
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Post by scfcno1fan on Mar 12, 2023 8:55:11 GMT
We Should of tried to sign the Big-scoring Stoke City fan Ben Brereton Diaz shame he’s off to la liga. Has that been confirmed? Don’t think it has formally. |
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