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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 12, 2023 11:14:43 GMT
Our home kit is OK apart from the white panel at the back, but our away kit and training wear must be the worst for years! I certainly won't buy any of it!
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 12, 2023 7:45:19 GMT
A player that Bayern doesn't want us to sign who isn't Smallbone? This could be a long game of guess who. Hoever I presume.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 12, 2023 7:24:52 GMT
I will agree with you for the first half of the season, but after that I think he showed what he is capable of. I guess that is why other clubs like Watford is interested in him too, if the rumours are correct. If so I'm not the only one to see it differently than you, Bayern. I think they’ll be going more of his Reading form and that he does have attributes that mean he should be quite good. But he was just not bothered/weak minded for the most part here last season. Didn’t realise he’s a big fucker that can dominate if he wanted to and played like a mouse. Very harsh as he does seem a good bloke and I like that as the squad does need some characters like him I think. But where it counted I think he left a lot to be desired and Watford can have him if they actually want him. As said that's your opinion, but I don't agree. He is certainly one of the players I'd first pick for our starting 11.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 12, 2023 7:14:58 GMT
That's your opinion! I thought he was quite good. No one was quite good last season. The midfield were overrun for most of the season and he was at the heart of that. He does seem to be a bit of a cult hero though and fits the bill nicely for that. Usually not very good at football but a personality. He seems a lovely bloke but he’s not very good at football as evidenced by the majority of his games last season he was a bit gutless. He has the tools be quite good but just very rarely showed it. I will agree with you for the first half of the season, but after that I think he showed what he is capable of. I guess that is why other clubs like Watford is interested in him too, if the rumours are correct. If so I'm not the only one to see it differently than you, Bayern.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 12, 2023 6:55:44 GMT
We'd be silly to let Laurent go unless we got very good money. Why? He was poor last season. Didn’t contribute for most of the season and should be very easy to replace. That's your opinion! I thought he was quite good.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 12, 2023 5:46:12 GMT
I'd like to see Gayle leave, but also Tymon if we can get decent money for him as he isn't a fullback in any way. He is a wingback and nothing else. Also against Notts County you could see how little awareness he has defensively. Baker is another player I think will need to find another club, but again only for decent money so we can find a replacement. I'd keep Brown and also Campbell, but if we can get £8M or more I think it will be difficult to keep him.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 11, 2023 20:33:30 GMT
It's called dialogue, debate, opinions, just what this board is about, it's the same on the terraces, you might not agree but you have to accept it's an opinion. It may not achieve anything but if we all followed the view that we should put up and shut up nothing would change in any walk of life and that's depressing. so why dont you just accept that there are other views than your own. I don't mind different views it just the same people putting the same thing over and again and telling us to wake up and get our head out of the sand etc etc I think we have taken the point after the doom and gloom post number 200!
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 11, 2023 13:17:41 GMT
If it was Nathan Redmond how do we feel about that? don't know too much about him he was good at Southampton wasn't he, why the move to Turkey? I’d be happy with Redmond, class player Still only 29 years old as well so should still have something left in the tank.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 10, 2023 8:02:54 GMT
Butland's clanger versus Leicester and Adam's penalty miss are probably the first two to spring to mind.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 10, 2023 7:25:50 GMT
Our most important signing for years in my opinion! If we could add a decent target man now I think we will be a top half team at least!
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 10, 2023 7:21:42 GMT
Akor Adams with another 2 goals this afternoon. We should be gambling on this lad! I agree, but I don't think he will come much cheaper than £3M. Players from the Norwegian league have become more expensive the last couple of years.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 9, 2023 21:57:26 GMT
Akor Adams with another 2 goals this afternoon.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 3, 2023 21:39:28 GMT
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 27, 2023 19:44:35 GMT
Wasn't it Alex Ferguson who said, "you'll win nothing with kids"? No. It was Alan Hansen talking about Manyoo. ..but, did they?
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 27, 2023 18:52:35 GMT
In Durban’s promotion winners, Jones, Smith, Doyle, Kendall and Richardson were all regulars over the age of 30. In Waddo’s promotion team, it was a similar number. I don’t think it’s age profile that particularly matters, rather a balanced team that is more effective than the simple sum of its parts. Ah, but as everyone would have told you then, 'football has changed' Wasn't it Alex Ferguson who said, "you'll win nothing with kids"?
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 27, 2023 18:21:09 GMT
Been a really good player at this level. My worry is that he's passed his best. He'll be 31 in October so should really have at least 2-3 years left in the tank!
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 27, 2023 12:22:03 GMT
He is one of the Preston players I've seen during the last 3-4 seasons and every time have thought this would be a useful player for us. I think he will be a regular, but even as a squad player he is much better than Clucas and Thompson. I will also say he will be much more useful than Powell who hardly could play 3 games in succession without breaking down.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 26, 2023 19:18:21 GMT
Looks strong and quick with an eye for goals, but the Norwegian league is weak so it's hard to tell how he would cope in the Championship. I guess it all would depend on how much we will have to pay for him to take the gamble. Looks promising though, and German Bundesliga clubs are looking at him as well I've heard. As you should know, plenty of good players have come from the Norwegian league over the past 30 years. I guess there is at least one at Man City and another at Arsenal.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 26, 2023 19:11:02 GMT
Akor Adams has been mentioned? He has. What's he like Rob? Have you ever seen much of him either on TV over there or live? Looks strong and quick with an eye for goals, but the Norwegian league is weak so it's hard to tell how he would cope in the Championship. I guess it all would depend on how much we will have to pay for him to take the gamble. Looks promising though, and German Bundesliga clubs are looking at him as well I've heard.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 26, 2023 18:12:50 GMT
Akor Adams has been mentioned?
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 26, 2023 14:58:35 GMT
....or maybe an understanding of the game? Nope, lazy.. quite apt considering what our "scouting" has been like over recent years.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 26, 2023 14:04:09 GMT
Nobody is better in the Championship as a holding midfielder! I think that's a lazy opinion. ....or maybe an understanding of the game?
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 26, 2023 12:52:48 GMT
Nobody is better in the Championship as a holding midfielder!
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 23, 2023 19:52:29 GMT
I really like seeing Ryan back where he belongs! Let him go step by step before being our most successful manger in history! I really hope this will happen, fairytail ending!
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 21, 2023 18:23:20 GMT
Although I'd very much like it to happen I just can't see anybody wanting to take Gayle off our hands. Loan only with Stoke paying vast majority of his wages Better than keeping him anyway!
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 19, 2023 10:47:21 GMT
Is Edwards really good enough in the air to play in central defence? From what I remember he couldn't defend the back post at all losing out on most headers!? Only in a back three I would think? And we don't want that, do we?!? No, we want 4 at the back!
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 19, 2023 9:12:37 GMT
Wouldn't be surprised if we see three in (Sanderson, Tuanzebe, Rose?) - with Taylor loaned out once 3 new faces are in. Don't think any of those are lefties, although maybe not as much of an issue if a back 3 is going to be rarely seen. Always a chance of different names popping up on the radar though - and a chance none of the 3 linked so far turn up here. Probably the same situation with Tymon. If Neil isn't minded to start him in the back 4, there's got to be a significant chance he departs as he can't waste a year of his career when he could shine in a team playing a back three. If he’s involved I suppose we’ve also got Tom Edwards as an option at centre back (looks like nine of his games on loan at Barnsley came in that position while he also played there a fair bit while on loan in the US) Is Edwards really good enough in the air to play in central defence? From what I remember he couldn't defend the back post at all losing out on most headers!?
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 19, 2023 7:53:49 GMT
If Jacob Brown is a regular in the starting 11 then we are going to be nowhere near the play offs. Same apples to Thompson,we need much better. Brown certainly has his limitations, but in a high pressing game he will be very useful as I see it.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 18, 2023 20:34:34 GMT
Would anybody-disappointed with a spine of sarkic, Axel Tuanzebe ,Pearson and Keinan Davis? We will have to take a risk somewhere in squad so I would punt on Axel. He’s a class above if he plays 30 games. I'd rather go with Sanderson and Wilmot as I think Tuanzebe will be just another expensive experience for us. If fit he is a hell of a player at this level, but I really can't see him play more than 10 full games a season any longer.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 18, 2023 20:31:35 GMT
I really like Smallbone and I think he will turn people who have a negative view on him around this season. I hope so because he was absolute shite. I really disagree he was shite, but as said before anyone can have their own opinion about a player.
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