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10 minutes ago, Eoghan1884 said:

A league two attacking midfielder with one goal and two assists all season, no thanks 

They finished comfortably bottom of the league. So, I dare say, going on pure stats may not be the best approach.

Admittedly, never seen him play or anything, and he may well be genuine pony but just thought I'd chuck his name out there from the transfer chatter out there.

No proper link, other than "a host of league 1 clubs" being interested... but Abraham Odoh from Rochdale been attracting interest. 22, attacking midfielder. Would fit a profile of a younger player. Apparently triggered an extension but still expected to leave.

3 minutes ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

You don't think Crooks is a clogger.  He can't touch a ball without trying to break a leg.

Good job of boiling down a large, sensible and reasoned post to one name. You've already lost.

4 minutes ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:

 

There is some guesswork but the bloke talks too much.  I can see that  White for example would have his form affected by his manager openly broadcasting that he rang him on the Saturday evening in tears after the Bristol Rovers game.  What 20 year old wants that sort of private conversation used as sound bite in an interview.  Who's going to tell him anything that may be bothering them when he does this.  

We have a player who seemed very settled here in McGoldrick.  Chance to play in front of a big crowd, loved by fans , end of career and rescued by a phone call last summer, lives a few miles from the ground and he has no agent.  He isn't snapping anyone's hand of too stay so he's clearly thinking about other things.  Our recruitment in January, even with limitations was abject and Warne himself stated one player at least was due to come and changed his mind.   An impressionable youngster from Norwich and a kid from Spurs who may buy some patter does not constitute a player whose been around with a decent championship or top end league 1 career with 3 more years in the legs who needs some convincing.  

Hope I'm wrong and a load of cloggers could quite easily get out of this league regardless. 

I've said this before but it clearly needs reiterating.

It is possible, and frankly quite likely, that Paul Warne knows these players and exactly what might motivate them or indeed upset them much more than anyone on this forum. Warne, of all people, has done studies in psychology and is very into that side of the game and despite what some might say is a slightly Gervais-like demeanor, he's not actually daft.

6 minutes ago, MACKWORTHRAM said:

Someone who's scored 43 goals in over two seasons in league one in a poor side is exactly the type we need.

Warne says he wants players between 25-30 and whilst he's at the top end of that he can clearly finish. We more than likely will be playing a 352 next season so we need at least 4 strikers and having 2 of last season's top scorers in the ranks will surely be a good thing.

We're in League One and we need good league one players and he's one of them.

Where's he said that? Pretty sure he's said 23-28.

I’d be surprised. He’s 30 before the season starts. Definitely doesn’t fit the identified profile. 

Linking him with us likely keeps the fee rising and wage demands. At the very least it drives clicks on websites. 

2 minutes ago, Carnero said:

Some interesting options being released by Coventry:

Fankaty Dabo - right wing back - 28 - player of the year in their league one promotion season 2019/20

plus Todd Kane (RB, age 29), Sean Maguire (#10, age 29) & Tyler Walker (#9, age 26) who could all be decent squad options.

Don't let him take a penalty.

For me it'll just be a serious promotion challenge. Absolute minimum is a play off place with minimal fuss, but we should be challenging the top 2.

Pretty much back to the same old Derbyshire this season again, isn't it?

8 minutes ago, Anon said:

Yes, good enough for that league, not the league the league above and not necessarily good enough for promotion. I'm not claiming Lampard was some kind of genius, he had obvious tactical limitations. I struggle with the idea of writing off 6th place as a failure. Are you genuinely telling me that at the start of that season you would've regarded anything less than promotion as a failure?

No tangible improvement over a Gary Rowett team with a better squad is a failure, yes. I'm not sure what you're disagreeing with at the start, I've already said 3 of the top 5 or so players in the Championship, I haven't said anything about the Premier League.

The only credit Lampard gets is a team spirit. He fostered great togetherness in that team, which is likely the only we came back at Leeds. Beyond that, he was bad and the rest of his career to date has shown that.

9 minutes ago, MadAmster said:

We know the fixtures are out on June 22nd at 09:00. We know the opening game is in the weekend of August 4th. 1st round of the Carabao in the midweek following. We know when the draws are for the Carabao and Pizza Cups. What I've not seen yet is when pre season training starts.

My guess would be Monday June 26th, giving the squad 6 full weeks to ramp up fitness, gel the Newbies into the squad and get used to whatever PWs preferred system will be for the new season. Including the keeper I think he might go for 1-3-4-2-1 or a 1-3-4-3. 

It'd be that week or the week after, as most contracts run til/start from 1st July.

You're also the first person I've ever seen include the keeper in their formation!

12 minutes ago, Anon said:

I can't stand this revisionism regarding that season. It comes up all the time. Of those 3, only Mount came with a big reputation. How is it a fair assessment to look at where those players are now and retroactively base judgement on a manager that had them when they were teenagers? Do you think losing Vydra, who'd scored 21 goals the previous season, might have had an effect? You say top 5ish players, but our forward line for that season in Marriott, Waghorn, and Bennett aren't and have never been close to being top end championship players.

How is it revisionist history? Those players, at the time, were that good for that league. Lampard couldn't buy a result when Mount got injured. Told you all you need to know about how he was being carried by talent.

Just now, Anon said:

How was his stint at Derby a failure? 

He took a team that finished 6th, added 3 future internationals and 3 of probably the top 5ish players in the league, and finished 6th - just.

1 hour ago, Bris Vegas said:

The fault lies with humans, not technology.

This is the most pointless line anyone ever trots out about VAR.

Splitting hairs between the system and those using it isn’t the “well, actually” you think it is. VAR and the officials using it are one and the same, it’s a blanket term. 

The system its implementation and use are human driven, and the choice around how to apply the technology is human driven. It’s all the same thing. 

Facts are all still the same. The officials are awful, and VAR hasn’t helped a thing. In fact, it’s made it worse. Now, rather than blaming the referee or the assistants, you get to blame those same 3 people plus some hidden refereeing overlord who’s managed to watch it in slow motion and still arrived at a pointless decision… all whilst sucking the joy out of the moment.

Bannan been doing everything for 10 mins to show he’s too knackered to carry on to penalties. Properly bottled a penalty. 

Just now, Rambalin said:

Another Var mess up should have told ref to go look

It’s the whole thing about “if he goes to look, he overturns”. Which I don’t understand. Just get him to look to make sure. It seems nonsensical. 

Barnsley been boned here. Possible penalty a couple of minutes ago which I’m surprised VAR didn’t give. Now a red card which is a bit harsh.

Really shocking support from Barnsley. 

20 minutes ago, Ravabeerbelly said:

Surely one of the most baffling decisions made by Pat Lyons in recent times. 

To offer 22 yr old Connor Dixon a 1 year extension, while simultaneously releasing 22 yr old Isaac Hutchinson at the same time was just a ludicrously inept football decision.

Hard to say without inside knowledge. I'd be surprised if Hutchinson would've accepted. He clearly wanted first team football.

12 minutes ago, Sparkle said:

It’s strange that lots of folk say the signing Roberts would be great, we finished 7th with him playing most weeks yet the majority are happy to flog off Sibley Knight and Bird, is that because some folk are bored of hearing their names mentioned?

In the most part you're adding 2+2 and making 5. 

Those that accept the likes of Knight and Bird might go do so because their level, in theory, is higher than this and they have value for sale. They may also not want to be here themselves, probably moreso in the case of Knight who wants to remain in the international picture. 

Wanting a player who wouldn't have that on a free transfer isn't the same as actively wanting those we have to leave.

1 minute ago, alram said:

so as you have said it’s a dreadful premier league, a dreadful championship but let me guess league one is really strong 

 

it might make us feel better to say teams only achieve things because leagues are low quality but it’s not true 

Definitely will be a weaker Prem next year with a skint Sheff Utd and Luton going up. Be shocked if those two aren't the bottom 2.

Championship, however, should be much stronger next year with Ipswich/Plymouth/Leeds/Leicester/Southampton. No more point deductions or anything either. Was pretty bad this year though.

3 hours ago, Terry Hennessy said:

Confirmed in the DET this morning that he's leaving Brighton after 8 years... door open here I hope......

Glad the DET confirmed it, I couldn't just believe Haydon himself.

Patrick Foletti

Leicester going down with that squad has to be close to matching our disgraceful season. 

21 minutes ago, therealhantsram said:

Given barely anyone plays with wing backs these days, we are pretty much guaranteed to be signing midfielders or full backs with a view to coaching them into the role.

Eh?