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Post by davethebass on Jun 29, 2024 10:49:28 GMT
Haha none the wiser...only vague memories of that film Lol thank you. Yeah garlic bread smells like victory 😅
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Post by lordb on Jun 29, 2024 11:10:31 GMT
Pearson’s long term absence means we plan without him and that may be what SS intended anyway, but it does leave us without an option of the bench. Our midfield has a bit of a soft centre so it’ll be interesting to see whether Burger plays the DM role or we have to put up with Thompson. Bringing in Cundle makes us less physical so any midfield signing will tell us a lot about just how we’ll look to play. Laurent may still offer something but we are short of numbers in the engine room. Burger, Thompson, Laurent Sidibe, Baker, Johnson and the injured Pearson Cundle appears a likely signing and possibly Bae may he moved behind the new striker Other than Cundle wouldn't sign any Central midfielders this window Johnson will surely move on, down a division Baker seems likely to leave If Laurent leaves as well then would sign another midfielder 6 midfielders inc Pearson is enough Unless it's a player who can play CB comfortably as well
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Jun 29, 2024 11:52:52 GMT
If Johnson and Baker go then we need another midfielder and Pearson is out for so long that it will be into November before he’s up to speed and you’d hope we’d have established our set up and pattern of play without him.
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Post by idle on Jun 29, 2024 14:09:20 GMT
And yet the Oatcake poster boy for professionalism Jordan Thompson had more cards per game than Pearson last season. I think he's being held to a higher standard because we expected him to be the player we were missing (a true DM) to be a good team, when we were also missing pace up front and a proper left back. So, we became dissapointed with him. It's a real shame he didn't get the entire pre-season to get fit to show what he can do. He needs to work hard to get up to speed once he's injury free. Finger crossed he'll be able to. Pearson received a card every 154 minutes Thompson received a card every 158 minutes Nothing in it….. So they're playing in the same position and getting the same number of yellows. One because he "takes one for the team" by being shit at positioning, and one because his competitive instincts are way over the top (and his lack of fitness probably didn't help either. Yet one is vilified and the other one is cheered. Thats double standards in my book.
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Post by J-Roar on Jun 29, 2024 14:14:03 GMT
Pearson received a card every 154 minutes Thompson received a card every 158 minutes Nothing in it….. So they're playing in the same position and getting the same number of yellows. One because he "takes one for the team" by being shit at positioning, and one because his competitive instincts are way over the top (and his lack of fitness probably didn't help either. Yet one is vilified and the other one is cheered. Thats double standards in my book. Burger had to take one for the team plenty of times last season as well. Like Thompson, he at least knew when to foul.
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Post by idle on Jun 29, 2024 16:21:51 GMT
So they're playing in the same position and getting the same number of yellows. One because he "takes one for the team" by being shit at positioning, and one because his competitive instincts are way over the top (and his lack of fitness probably didn't help either. Yet one is vilified and the other one is cheered. Thats double standards in my book. Burger had to take one for the team plenty of times last season as well. Like Thompson, he at least knew when to foul. True, but Burger plays higher up the pitch (or rather box to box), which is a different role than BP or JT usually play. Maldini used to say that if he had to make a tackle (not even making a FK), he had made a mistake in positioning.
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Jun 29, 2024 16:30:25 GMT
The bloke looks and walks like a sentient chicken nugget.
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Post by northernstokie on Jun 29, 2024 19:15:37 GMT
So they're playing in the same position and getting the same number of yellows. One because he "takes one for the team" by being shit at positioning, and one because his competitive instincts are way over the top (and his lack of fitness probably didn't help either. Yet one is vilified and the other one is cheered. Thats double standards in my book. Burger had to take one for the team plenty of times last season as well. Like Thompson, he at least knew when to foul. I get taking one for the team but pearsons silly yellows by mouthing off annoys me
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