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Has anyone got any intel on further incomings?
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I heard we were linked with Jack Payne but since then it's all gone quiet .I have a feeling our squad won't be completed until after the season has started .
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RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 2:52 pm I heard we were linked with Jack Payne but since then it's all gone quiet .I have a feeling our squad won't be completed until after the season has started .
January transfer window it is then!
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cockhat wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 4:06 pm
RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 2:52 pm I heard we were linked with Jack Payne but since then it's all gone quiet .I have a feeling our squad won't be completed until after the season has started .
January transfer window it is then!
Yeah, it's beginning to look like it .
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RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 2:52 pm I heard we were linked with Jack Payne but since then it's all gone quiet .I have a feeling our squad won't be completed until after the season has started .
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It ok 2 in 1 out wellens will shake it all about
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DaveDunmore wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 6:29 pm It ok 2 in 1 out wellens will shake it all about
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Quality , proven players with experience of our league or above have to come in urgently if the club are serious about promotion this year.No more talking the talk it’s time to walk the walk.
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RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 2:52 pm I heard we were linked with Jack Payne but since then it's all gone quiet .I have a feeling our squad won't be completed until after the season has started .
Yea I’ve seen a few bits on him. Been offered at Swindon, Crawley and some League 1 clubs apparently too.

Would be really disappointing if we missed the opportunity to integrate more players pre season.
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We need before start of season
1 x CM
1 x LW
1 x ST (No.9 goalscorer)
If not forget about challenging for auto promotion, it will just be another mediocre average mid table season
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:roll: All the usual naysayers all conveniently gathered on one thread.
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Stan1972 wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:32 am We need before start of season
1 x CM
1 x LW
1 x ST (No.9 goalscorer)
If not forget about challenging for auto promotion, it will just be another mediocre average mid table season
😴 💤 💤💤
We need a first choice CDM, definitely.

We have Theo, Ruel and Georgiou to play left wing. We don't need a LW. Could probably do with a RW though, as only have Smyth and Drinnan to play there.

We have Drinnan and Smith to play the 1 ST role. We don't need another (unless they remain injured, obviously!)
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Gary the Plumber wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:13 pm
Stan1972 wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:32 am We need before start of season
1 x CM
1 x LW
1 x ST (No.9 goalscorer)
If not forget about challenging for auto promotion, it will just be another mediocre average mid table season
😴 💤 💤💤
We need a first choice CDM, definitely.

We have Theo, Ruel and Georgiou to play left wing. We don't need a LW. Could probably do with a RW though, as only have Smyth and Drinnan to play there.

We have Drinnan and Smith to play the 1 ST role. We don't need another (unless they remain injured, obviously!)
...... And you really think Drinan & Smith are good enough to score enough goals to get us promoted?
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I think Wellens may have fallen into a bit of a trap here. The typical human trait of overestimating one’s own ability and also overestimating the ability he has to change those he has been in contact with. When he come he turned us around and Jacket had us falling through the floor so it would seem a simple case of one manager=good and one rubbish. Not sure I buy that. Kenny has been around a long time and Gallen was impressive. It is more likely, in my opinion, to be a case of the players not being quite good enough and not enough depth in the squad. The squad situation has not been rectified at all. The players clearly like to play for RW hence the turnaround from mid season but I don’t suddenly see us as a top 3 side just on the basis of a new manager only. Tough division this year and right now, a play off place would be a big deal and probably out of our reach.
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Gary the Plumber wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:13 pm
Stan1972 wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:32 am We need before start of season
1 x CM
1 x LW
1 x ST (No.9 goalscorer)
If not forget about challenging for auto promotion, it will just be another mediocre average mid table season
😴 💤 💤💤
We need a first choice CDM, definitely.

We have Theo, Ruel and Georgiou to play left wing. We don't need a LW. Could probably do with a RW though, as only have Smyth and Drinnan to play there.

We have Drinnan and Smith to play the 1 ST role. We don't need another (unless they remain injured, obviously!)
Theo has been playing on the right for a while now.
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Gary the Plumber wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:13 pm
Stan1972 wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:32 am We need before start of season
1 x CM
1 x LW
1 x ST (No.9 goalscorer)
If not forget about challenging for auto promotion, it will just be another mediocre average mid table season
😴 💤 💤💤
We need a first choice CDM, definitely.

We have Theo, Ruel and Georgiou to play left wing. We don't need a LW. Could probably do with a RW though, as only have Smyth and Drinnan to play there.

We have Drinnan and Smith to play the 1 ST role. We don't need another (unless they remain injured, obviously!)
Theo has been playing RW under RW, as he likes him cutting in on His left foot, which is why I said we need a LW, but RW will do, just need a winger!
I really would not be happy with Drinian and Smith as our No.9’s for the season.
Drinian is our pressing ST and Smith is a bench option at best, a good player if we need to use a target man from the bench.
Again which is why we need a No9 goalscorer.
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Loyal_Supporter wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:50 pm
Gary the Plumber wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:13 pm
Stan1972 wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:32 am We need before start of season
1 x CM
1 x LW
1 x ST (No.9 goalscorer)
If not forget about challenging for auto promotion, it will just be another mediocre average mid table season
😴 💤 💤💤
We need a first choice CDM, definitely.

We have Theo, Ruel and Georgiou to play left wing. We don't need a LW. Could probably do with a RW though, as only have Smyth and Drinnan to play there.

We have Drinnan and Smith to play the 1 ST role. We don't need another (unless they remain injured, obviously!)
Theo has been playing on the right for a while now.
Inverted Wingers & rotating full backs ! It' the Future . :mrgreen:
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LittleMate wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:40 am :roll: All the usual naysayers all conveniently gathered on one thread.
Exactly as said last summer and guess what the naysayers were right. A thin squad gets you nowhere (aside from another round of sacked manager compo)

Give RW the players he identified right at the beginning of his tenure and I'm very confident he'll take us up. If we fall short through lack of depth again the manager can't be blamed again.
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gshaw wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:12 pm
LittleMate wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:40 am :roll: All the usual naysayers all conveniently gathered on one thread.
Exactly as said last summer and guess what the naysayers were right. A thin squad gets you nowhere (aside from another round of sacked manager compo)

Give RW the players he identified right at the beginning of his tenure and I'm very confident he'll take us up. If we fall short through lack of depth again the manager can't be blamed again.
The Naysayers also said KJ was a great choice of manager .
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What is it with this board that every thread eventually ends up with someone trying to one-up someone else.

I don't spend much time on the other board but at least they manage to have civil conversations about topics without it becoming personal and embittered.
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tuffers#1 wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:30 pm
gshaw wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:12 pm
LittleMate wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:40 am :roll: All the usual naysayers all conveniently gathered on one thread.
Exactly as said last summer and guess what the naysayers were right. A thin squad gets you nowhere (aside from another round of sacked manager compo)

Give RW the players he identified right at the beginning of his tenure and I'm very confident he'll take us up. If we fall short through lack of depth again the manager can't be blamed again.
The Naysayers also said KJ was a great choice of manager .
TBF Tufty most of us thought Jackett to be a messiah of a manager a year ago, and believed he would at least get us into the play offs.
And TBF up until 7th December things were going fairly well but for some strange reason we stopped scoring goals, James got injured and the rest is history as they say.
Not sure why KJ didn’t work out, we’ve all probably got our own opinions about this.
RW does seem to have a better relationship with the players if that counts for anything.
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With only two players coming in and two going out our squad is hardly any stronger than it was last season. I hope our youngsters are as good as they say they are because they are going to need to be.
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ComeOnYouOs wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:35 pm
Gary the Plumber wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:13 pm
Stan1972 wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:32 am We need before start of season
1 x CM
1 x LW
1 x ST (No.9 goalscorer)
If not forget about challenging for auto promotion, it will just be another mediocre average mid table season
😴 💤 💤💤
We need a first choice CDM, definitely.

We have Theo, Ruel and Georgiou to play left wing. We don't need a LW. Could probably do with a RW though, as only have Smyth and Drinnan to play there.

We have Drinnan and Smith to play the 1 ST role. We don't need another (unless they remain injured, obviously!)
...... And you really think Drinan & Smith are good enough to score enough goals to get us promoted?
Yes, yes I do. Especially with Ruel, Theo, Smyth and Moncur all chipping in.
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Stan1972 wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:49 pm
Gary the Plumber wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:13 pm
Stan1972 wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:32 am We need before start of season
1 x CM
1 x LW
1 x ST (No.9 goalscorer)
If not forget about challenging for auto promotion, it will just be another mediocre average mid table season
😴 💤 💤💤
We need a first choice CDM, definitely.

We have Theo, Ruel and Georgiou to play left wing. We don't need a LW. Could probably do with a RW though, as only have Smyth and Drinnan to play there.

We have Drinnan and Smith to play the 1 ST role. We don't need another (unless they remain injured, obviously!)
Theo has been playing RW under RW, as he likes him cutting in on His left foot, which is why I said we need a LW, but RW will do, just need a winger!
I really would not be happy with Drinian and Smith as our No.9’s for the season.
Drinian is our pressing ST and Smith is a bench option at best, a good player if we need to use a target man from the bench.
Again which is why we need a No9 goalscorer.
I suspect Theo is playing on the right mainly because Ruel likes playing on the left.
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