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Post by emretezzy on Jul 16, 2024 9:05:43 GMT
Ideally Baker, Johnson and Laurent move on and we can get Cundle and a ball winning mid That's the plan
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Post by yellowsnowman on Jul 16, 2024 9:12:21 GMT
I think by the time the season kicks off, we will all be suprised at the changes. I still think we will sign 4/5 players not including loans and thats on top of the three who have signed. Bound to see players depart, just whom and and where.
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Post by baconburger on Jul 16, 2024 9:12:23 GMT
Far too many CM’s and not one of them with regular goal contributions. You just can’t play the sort of football Schu wants to play without some major surgery in that area too. Second choice RW not good enough either. If Leris stays needs to be a utility player, Gooch too. We don't have too many CM's, we play a DM and 2 CM's so we need 6. The individuals need changing though I agree. My preference would be Burger and Thompson as the DM options but we're not going to be able to shift Pearson now with his injury so that means moving Burger forward to one of the CM's. As it stands it will look something like: DM Thompson, Pearson Left CM - Burger, Johnson Right CM - Laurent, Baker Ideally this area would need massive changes but I don't think we'll be able to in one window, maybe not even two. I’d be surprised if that’s how Schu goes and I tend to agree non of them are suitable for the two 8’s as he refers to them. They either don’t have the end product (Laurent, Burger, Johnson) or don’t play with the desired intensity (Baker). I think he’d prefer Burger as his deep lying CM and 2 Cundle/Junho types as AM/8’s.
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Post by baystokie on Jul 16, 2024 9:18:59 GMT
What's worrying is FMs 24/7 internet trawl isn't fetching up anything! Even a Turkish loan would be something, even if it's only to dismiss it out of hand It’s definitely as quiet as I remember it with 3 weeks to go before the season starts! Now that the Euros are over, once Prem clubs start their transfer merry-go-round and decide who they can release, this may leave pickings for Championship clubs to haggle over. Crumbs from the rich men's table?
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Post by drippinggoatsnob on Jul 16, 2024 9:26:32 GMT
Fraz hinting that Laurent is off on twitter
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Post by Northy on Jul 16, 2024 9:28:37 GMT
Fraz hinting that Laurent is off on twitter I suppose it's better being off on twitter than being off on Monkey Dust ?
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Post by marshy on Jul 16, 2024 9:45:41 GMT
We don't have too many CM's, we play a DM and 2 CM's so we need 6. The individuals need changing though I agree. My preference would be Burger and Thompson as the DM options but we're not going to be able to shift Pearson now with his injury so that means moving Burger forward to one of the CM's. As it stands it will look something like: DM Thompson, Pearson Left CM - Burger, Johnson Right CM - Laurent, Baker Ideally this area would need massive changes but I don't think we'll be able to in one window, maybe not even two. I’d be surprised if that’s how Schu goes and I tend to agree non of them are suitable for the two 8’s as he refers to them. They either don’t have the end product (Laurent, Burger, Johnson) or don’t play with the desired intensity (Baker). I think he’d prefer Burger as his deep lying CM and 2 Cundle/Junho types as AM/8’s. Yeah I think he'd definitely prefer to move Burger into the deeper role. The issue is that means 3 players for 1 position (Burger, Thompson and Pearson). If the link for Laurent is true and we're able to offload Johnson that does open up things quite a bit. Personally I'd like to bring Cundle back + another attacking CM, sell Baker and use Sidibe as the back up for one of the positions. But that involves essentially selling 3/4 players to make that happen.
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Post by nottsover60 on Jul 16, 2024 10:06:36 GMT
I think onlooker makes a good point, we are trying to slimline our squad according to Walters and Schuey, we can't keep stockpiling players. As much as it is exciting with rumours and signing links, there is only so many squad positions to still fill. I agree certainly in respect to CM not so sure though about strikers where we only have Ennis and Mmae who’s a senior player having let Campbell go along with Gayle and Wesley. It has to be quality over quantity but we don’t want to have a similar issue up front to what we did last year at LB and CB when we had an injury or 2. Certainly true of midfield as it seems from his recent interview as if Schumacher is considering Sidibe for the CM roles so we certainly are covered apart from the Cundle role last year. I also think the same is true of Dixon - we will not sign another CH or his chances will be blocked. I think there is a chance he will get some games ahead of Wilmot and Rose alongside Gibson. I also think Schumacher is taking the chance to assess Tezgel with a view to him being our 4th striker. I think Lowe will get a loan and if Tezgel is considered ready we won't buy 2 forwards but put all our money into one which is why we don't seem to be linked to anyone at the moment
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Post by drippinggoatsnob on Jul 16, 2024 10:07:02 GMT
Fraz hinting that Laurent is off on twitter I suppose it's better being off on twitter than being off on Monkey Dust ? Punctuation Lives Matter
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Post by nottsover60 on Jul 16, 2024 10:13:35 GMT
I’d be very surprised if at least one of Baker, Johnson or Laurent don’t move on. Which should hopefully give us room for a Cundle type to come in. Wingers wise if Junho is to play on the left, we have him and Million as nailed on first choice wingers. Leris and Vidigal are perfectly acceptable cheap back up which covers us really. However I am sure I read a while back about Schuey really wanting a pacy winger in the squad as an option. And that would make sense too. I suppose if Junho is going to play a number of games in the middle as well as out wide, it does potentially free up a space for a pacy winger too as Vidigal is ok for cheap cover but you wouldn’t want him starting too many games. I’d be slightly more comfortable with Vidigal starting games in an attacking position than Leris. With Vidigal we know it’s at least plausible he might produce some end product, with Leris it’s virtually certain he won’t at any acceptable rate for a forward. It depends what you want from your wide man be he winger or wing back. Leris was used to come on towards the end of games when we were defending a lead. He always gives 100% and is great in the air. His headers are useful too when we are struggling a bit for height up front which we will be with our current forward line. We need options
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Post by etebojan on Jul 16, 2024 10:46:59 GMT
As posted in the Josh Laurent thread
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Jul 16, 2024 10:57:15 GMT
I dont think we'll miss him really, certainly not his captaincy. Good luck Josh
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Post by biglad180 on Jul 16, 2024 10:59:28 GMT
all the best if he goes cost us nothing left with a profit,more than we can say for a lot of our signings
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Post by march4 on Jul 16, 2024 11:11:43 GMT
We have no strikers at the club who will make an impact next season.
It is priority 1 and priority 2
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Post by apb1 on Jul 16, 2024 11:25:40 GMT
As posted in the Josh Laurent thread Sivas? Bloody hell that's the back of beyond. Famous for a massacre in 1993, and boasting average attendances of about 4000
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Post by loustokiefc on Jul 16, 2024 11:40:26 GMT
As posted in the Josh Laurent thread If Laurent goes we’re gonna need another 6 or so players. We’ve got what like 3 weeks till the start of the season? We need to get a bloody move on sharpish!
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Post by gaznandi on Jul 16, 2024 11:42:12 GMT
As posted in the Josh Laurent thread Sivas? Bloody hell that's the back of beyond. Famous for a massacre in 1993, and boasting average attendances of about 4000 Wasn't Sivas battered by that earthquake? ( may be completely wrong obviously).
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Post by apb1 on Jul 16, 2024 11:44:11 GMT
Sivas? Bloody hell that's the back of beyond. Famous for a massacre in 1993, and boasting average attendances of about 4000 Wasn't Sivas battered by that earthquake? ( may be completely wrong obviously). Maybe, still not selling it!
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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 16, 2024 12:02:55 GMT
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Post by greystokie on Jul 16, 2024 12:10:00 GMT
As posted in the Josh Laurent thread If Laurent goes we’re gonna need another 6 or so players. We’ve got what like 3 weeks till the start of the season? We need to get a bloody move on sharpish! I'd imagine that a fair bit of background work on possible replacements has been done in anticipation/expectation of his departure.
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Post by gaznandi on Jul 16, 2024 13:12:56 GMT
As someone pointed out, he looks like a brickie in his early 30's.
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Post by st3mark on Jul 16, 2024 13:15:41 GMT
Really shocked someone is willing to pay money for Laurent.
Can't see it being true because A) why pay for someone who turns up so infrequently and B) why would he want to go and play in Turkey with all of the chaos that happens in their football.
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Post by baconburger on Jul 16, 2024 13:25:48 GMT
Ideally Baker, Johnson and Laurent move on and we can get Cundle and a ball winning mid We don't need a ball winning midfielder we have a few already Burger, Pearson, Thompson.
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Post by bolders on Jul 16, 2024 13:28:55 GMT
Ideally Baker, Johnson and Laurent move on and we can get Cundle and a ball winning mid We don't need a ball winning midfielder we have a few already Burger, Pearson, Thompson. No we need the ball winning box to box midfielder someone to get in to the oppositions faces force them to make mistakes and keep the high press. Non of the 3 you mentioned are that kind of player
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Post by baconburger on Jul 16, 2024 13:43:03 GMT
We don't need a ball winning midfielder we have a few already Burger, Pearson, Thompson. No we need the ball winning box to box midfielder someone to get in to the oppositions faces force them to make mistakes and keep the high press. Non of the 3 you mentioned are that kind of player Is this to play to some sort of plan of your own or to actually play to the HC's preferred style of play. He's on record as saying he wants to play a 6 and two 8's who create and score goals. Burger could certainly do a good job of what you're saying he can't do but I think Schu prefers him at the base of the midfield where he offers far more than Pearson or Thompson and does the ugly stuff every bit as well as them and then some.
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Post by stokiejoe89 on Jul 16, 2024 14:39:41 GMT
Really shocked someone is willing to pay money for Laurent. Can't see it being true because A) why pay for someone who turns up so infrequently and B) why would he want to go and play in Turkey with all of the chaos that happens in their football. It is true. When journos such as him are posting it..it's true
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Post by st3mark on Jul 16, 2024 14:48:25 GMT
Really shocked someone is willing to pay money for Laurent. Can't see it being true because A) why pay for someone who turns up so infrequently and B) why would he want to go and play in Turkey with all of the chaos that happens in their football. It is true. When journos such as him are posting it..it's true Sounds like he's not going there then. Let's hope Birmingham stump up 500k.
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Post by essexstokey on Jul 16, 2024 15:03:09 GMT
Google/ independent bave us linked polishmidfielder wictor gromek
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Post by stokiejoe89 on Jul 16, 2024 15:07:01 GMT
Google/ independent bave us linked polishmidfielder wictor gromek Already a thread on it
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Post by etebojan on Jul 16, 2024 15:24:33 GMT
And as if by magic the Stoke transfer window has sprung back into life...
What does the Cirtle have to say on any of todays rumours?
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