https://x.com/wearsidewhisper/status/1749787114202452187?s=46&t=bFwez-5oi7CdxUG56_1QKg Windows officially up and running when this knacker starts again, almost missed him
21/22 season quality would be nice. 4/6 great signings, one okay and one awful but very brief. They didn’t have immediate impact but proved to be very good overall. Last season was not great, one good, one okay, two not very good.
I genuinely hate the transfer window. Clowns like this post rumours from message boards and say they are "hearing......" or "sources indicate...." when they have a hit rate of 1 in 400
We have previous for signing players now, who will come good in a year - likes of Hume and Ba come to mind, but we should be able to also sign players for the here and now. The lack of the 2nd bit is frustrating
Cov were very interested in Styles last season. What I’ve seen of him has been pretty good. An upgrade on Matete and competition for the other midfielders due to versatility. Hasn’t been brilliant this season but probably expected to be playing for Millwall or better this season.
He said we were bringing 6 in on deadline day last year I’ve stuck him on mute like too many people I follow will lap his **** up and I can’t be arsed with it
Think I should rephrase or qualify my comment… what I should have said… the striker issue hasn’t been solved… yes we’ve signed kids.. took a couple on loan but in all honesty.. non of them have worked
The only signing I would be interested in would be an experienced DM or target man style striker. Even then you'd have concerna about the squad being too big as is.
Burstow and Rusyn were supposed to be the solution. One played lots and showed nothing, the other has shown a bit and hardly played.
Have to give them a chance though. People are raving about Tommy Conway from Bristol C at the minute, he only had his first real season last year but they persisted with him. Gyokores was ****ing hopeless his first championship season with Swansea/Coventry but Coventry decided to sign him permanently and throw him in. People want a 30 goal striker without having to do any of the hard yards to establish themself in the team and division.
They can but his data doesn't show lots of interceptions, blocks and tackles etc. May move the ball quicker but that's Dan Neil.
Feels like he's a bit of a Carl Winchester type player - not the most physical, but can play a few positions and probably the nick the ball away from players rather than full blooded tackles/blocks
Kalvin Phillips off to West Ham on loan. Hopefully plays plenty of games ahead of the Euros as it’s a guarantee Southgate picks him.
We have no fit left backs, and we have no cover for Clarke We currently have 7 players out injured from our squad of 29, meaning we have enough for a full bench and 2 reserve players. Of the 7 injured players, 2 (Huggins & cirkin) won't play again this season 2 (Evans & Embleton) haven't kicked all ball yet this season. Alese and Dack are notoriously injury prone so it's really only Roberts that we can rely on to be added to the squad Of the 22 players we have remaining, 4 (Hemir, Burstow, Mayenda, Bennette) aren't yet good enough to start games and the jury is out on another 5 (Aouchiche, Pembele, Triantis, Matete & Rigg) and certainly shouldn't be relied on to contribute to games on a consistent basis. Once you look passed our first choice XI there is very little in reserve
You can PM me Bob, mind the last time you did you called me a mag. We got along so well before that, it was like breaking up. I didn’t eat for weeks, kept thinking was it me, what did I do. I was going to pen a letter to you, pouring my heart out, then I thought ah **** it, he’s a stupid old fart anyhow, just like me
