Animal is a Ram

I'm a little surprised - and feel for the player here.

Hopefully we move on - or Wednesday fold towards the end of the window.

Worth it for the goal-line clearance alone.

Reading 0-1 Derby

Collins

3 minutes ago, Jourdan said:

Yes, I know at the moment we are playing two up top.

But how long will that last? Everyone recognises the need to get the balance right in midfield, likely with a third player.

Even if we persist with a 4-4-2 / 4-2-4, I would be more inclined to play NML as a second striker with Collins, or even a new recruit.

I would make the argument that two up is preferred - what with Warne's predilection for 3-5-2.

Much prefer NML wide - let him isolate a full back one on one.

6 minutes ago, Jourdan said:

This is a curious one. I am not sure how much first team football John-Jules is likely to get by staying on.

With his injury record, his lack of minutes so far, and the competition for places, I just struggle to see where he fits in.

He is clearly a more technical player than Collins but I would give Collins the nod every time. For all of his faults, at least with Collins, you know what you are getting.

With John Jules, there is uncertainty over fitness, match sharpness and a general ability to influence games consistently.

If we sign Blackett Taylor to add to NML, Barkhuizen and Wilson, that’s another player who would likely be chosen ahead of John Jules for the forward positions.

I just think he’d only really figure if we are rotating the team or there is an injury crisis. In which case, you would want us to look to the under 21s and take a chance on our own young players, surely?

I do hope he gets fit and ends up scoring some decisive goals, but it’s hard to see it happening.

Based on the last few games, we're playing two up top.

Blackett-Taylor, Barkhuizen, Wilson, and NML are fighting for two wide spots - based on the last few games.

JJ's playing central striker alongside Collins - his other competition are both injured, Waghorn and Washington.

10 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

Local press reporting it too, probably is happening now….right?

 

Same for their local rag.

I, for one, did not see this coming

8 minutes ago, simmoram1995 said:

So some more information I’ve heard.

CBT - almost done 

- Langstaff is the top striker target as is Devante Cole 

- wide players - two youngsters from Brentford  , dobra and one from Mansfield - 

CM targets are Moxon , Dobson at charlton and loan deal for a guy at Sheffield United 

Arblaster?

Imps 1-2 Rams

JJ.

1 minute ago, jimtastic56 said:

It could be that Hugill is nowhere near good enough to play for us . Let’s wait and see how many goals he gets. My point was - we get crowds of 25k and Burton get 3k . Shouldn’t we be getting much better players than them ?

I'm not just being difficult here - do you not think the players we signed in the summer are not degrees better, at least on an individual basis?

19 minutes ago, Anag Ram said:

Myles Peart-Harris?

Not a bad shout, but looks like he's mostly played CM/AM

17 minutes ago, jimtastic56 said:

Agree with what you say . But how do Burton Albion manage to bring players in on a regular basis with crowds of 3,000 ?

or...

We're keeping our powder dry. Why pay more than we need to for a player that's out of contract at the end of the season? 

When buying a house do you immediately go in at asking price?

and Burton fish in a different pool than we do - I don't think we've ever been both linked for the same player at the same time...

14 minutes ago, Caerphilly Ram said:

Just listened to the same clip and found a couple of points interesting. It was a wide player he went to see and a striker recommended to the club also played in the same game and did well, says other clubs are in the mix for them and can maybe offer more in terms of finances and playing time so we have to convince the clubs to loan to us. If it’s loan players that suggests prem or champ clubs right? 

Yeah, loan screams Champ and above to me too, but in this market I guess you can't rule anything out. Weghorst to United last season, for example.

I wonder if it's the lad from Brentford - Olakigbe - came on in the first half of extra time in their cup game vs. Wolves.

We've been linked because Warne likes to go watch Didzy. Nothing in it, too pricey for us.

1 hour ago, therealhantsram said:

Can someone update the thread title?

Done by your friendly neighbourhood muppet mod.

No, not that one, I meant me.

Locked until actual source arrives.

23 hours ago, nottingram said:

Don’t disagree overall (and don’t think we will sign him) but sure I read last night he has a clause that means his wage goes up after 15 appearances hence not playing. 

Probably needs to sack his agent for negotiating that into a contract with Reading. 

Probably needs to sack his agent for letting him sign for Reading in the first instance.

14 hours ago, rammieib said:

Not league game from memory.

Pizza Paint Car Dealer cup against Fleetwood.