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  1. Southcoastoldgaffer

    Southcoastoldgaffer Well-Known Member

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    Buenes tardes Spanish!
     
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    Alright gaffer, unlike you to be on here during summer, you usual take a 2 month sabbatical<cheers>
     
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    Yes, I like a bit of cricket. Just watching pre season game in Austria.

    Town one up. Hirst scores a pen.
     
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    Enjoying game in Austria. Hirst scores twice, playing with Sammy Smodics up front. Humphreys playing well and staking a claim.

    Town looking strong against a top team.
     
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    Keep the updates coming gaffer As you know, I love Hirst, think he will have a great season ....if he can stay fit!!
     
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    Ridiculous indirect free kick 5m from our goal line. Yellow cards everywhere.

    2-1 Town. Stupid ref, nothing new!
     
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    New team 2nd half, blues on fire and Taylor & Ali Hamadi combine well to score. Hamadi is delighted.

    3-1 Town. We will be too strong for most Champ sides.
     
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    Broadie & Leif superb link up and Leif scores!

    4-1 Town over & out from one happy gaffer.
     
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    A good outing but we can’t afford any injuries to CDM and ST positions. We have got to strengthen those.
     
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    Ashley Young to Ipswich I’m reading today
     
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    Our full backs will play high a lot of the time in the Championship. Does he have the stamina?
     
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    I know he’s on a free, he’s 40 yrs old though, I don’t see what he’d bring to the table. You’ve been promoted from the division your players have the experience, maybe he is just cheap cover for Leif
     
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    I imagine this is a deal with an eye for him to be part of our coaching set up. McKenna has previously coached him at Manchester United - where he’s got a record bringing former players and coaches there to work with him. Young is somebody that would set high professional standards and has a wealth of top flight experience. He’d be a good voice and influence on the dressing room, I would imagine.

    I’m not sure if he offers a significant improvement on the playing side. At 40, he’s not going to be a regular starter over a 46 game season. Having said that, he played 36 odd times for Everton last season. He has played right back, more often than not, which is an area where we could benefit from a higher level of competition. Sounds like the deal is further away than what was reported this morning, however, so might not happen. I’d rather we targeted someone younger (who could be more of a long term solution at right back in the Premier League, if that’s not asking for too much)! But I can see the value he’d have around the dressing room.

    As an aside, are you happy with Leeds’ transfer business so far? I think your scouts are also keeping on eye on our forum, as you’re definitely targeting physical tall players (and yes ptc, they’ve all been over 6 foot :emoticon-0105-wink:).
     
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    We started off slowly but hopefully smart, three of the first four signings were either out of contract or final year so we got them cheaply.

    Then Longstaff, a huge chunk of experience and a solid 7/10 performer each week and Anton Stach, an absolutely awesome signing if he brings the same attributes to the PL

    Paxaio we’ve lost out on, gutted about that one, yes happy but feeling the next 2-3 in are crucial
     
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