Transfer Rumours Summer '22 Transfer Thread

[balkan tiger]

And there off!!! In the battle of the armchair managers. Interesting to see that a new poster presumably from Turkey taking flak and abuse he knows nowt. I would guess he would know a bit more than those on here even if its just from a local tv highlights show.

 

[Idi Amin]

This is how we managed to strengthened last year (after stepping up a division).

Transfers In
Matt Smith - Man City - Season long loan.
Di’Shon Bernard - Man United - Season long loan
Ryan Longman - Brighton - Season long loan
Nathan Baxter - Chelsea - Season long loan
Tyler Smith - Sheff United (free) - Two year deal (+ one year option)
George Moncur - Luton Town (free) - Two year deal (+ one year option)
Andy Cannon - Portsmouth (free) - Two year deal (+ one year option)
Randell Williams - Exeter City (free) - Two year deal (+ one year option)
Tom Huddlestone - One year deal (+ one year option)

For all the talk of making too many wholesale changes there were 9 in (and 9 out) last season. Although TBF only 3 of them played many minutes (more than 1,000) so we relied mainly on the L1 Champs.

And only Baxter and maybe Longman will be anywhere near the matchday squad.

 

[SydneyTiger14]

Surely speculation time is almost over?We'll find out in 50 or so hours whether or not we're capable of creating chances,to give him 7 or 8 weeks looks like you've prejudged him and the squad already?

Have I pre judged him if I've done so based on things that have happened? Where have I pre judged the squad?

 

[Gone For A Walk]

Where does this talk of Shota preferring 4 3 3 come from? I've never heard him say that.
Up until yesterday, I'm pretty sure I've only heard him say (shortly after joining us) that he favoured 4 2 3 1, and our new foreign friends who know more about him seem generally to support that. Then on RH this week he said we was going 5 3 2 (maybe based on what we currently have available or maybe based on what he now thinks we need for this division). Either way, nothing to suggest he prefers a 4 3 3

 

[PLT]

Where does this talk of Shota preferring 4 3 3 come from? I've never heard him say that.
Up until yesterday, I'm pretty sure I've only heard him say (shortly after joining us) that he favoured 4 2 3 1, and our new foreign friends who know more about him seem generally to support that. Then on RH this week he said we was going 5 3 2 (maybe based on what we currently have available or maybe based on what he now thinks we need for this division). Either way, nothing to suggest he prefers a 4 3 3

I think he said early on that he prefers 4-3-3 when asked by Burnsy, but as you say, he's more recently suggested he wants to play 3-5-2 if the players are available. He's a confusing person to listen to.

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

I think this Shota bashing is fairly baseless. We were something like 16th in the form table during his tenure and that's outperforming our wage bill by 7/8 places. If we do that this year, we'll be going up. Considering last year's squad was largely Grant's side, he did pretty well.

One of my favourite stats is the impact he had on KLP too. Keano got something like 8 in 19 under Shota, compared to 4 in 28 under Grant. That's a massive difference especially when you throw in that we played way more defensive under Shota too. His coaching set up clearly know what they're doing.

I can't understand any argument why people think Shota is ****e and that he won't last 15 games. All the crap that was levelled at Grant, well Shota is the complete opposite. He prefers 433 but knew last season we didn't have the players to play that formation nor did we have the players to play the style he wanted, he adapted and he did the job.

I think it'll take a bit of time for us to settle down and gel but and it did take Shota a little while to get used to the league

I liked the way Shota quietly went about assessing the players he had last season, bearing in mind he had to do this largely without too much time on the training ground, as players were playing, recovering, and playing again. Rome wasn't built in a day, and I also think it will take a bit of time to get the team gelling.

 

[Gone For A Walk]

I think he said early on that he prefers 4-3-3 when asked by Burnsy, but as you say, he's more recently suggested he wants to play 3-5-2 if the players are available. He's a confusing person to listen to.

I honestly can't recall him saying he prefers 4 3 3. It seemed to me that it was a myth that gathered pace and turned into fact on here. Maybe I missed it.

 

[PLT]

I honestly can't recall him saying he prefers 4 3 3. It seemed to me that it was a myth that gathered pace and turned into fact on here. Maybe I missed it.

I know what you mean, that sort of thing happens a lot, but I'm pretty certain I remember him saying it.

 

[Shark Sports]

If by "he did the job" you mean won 6 in 19 then that he certainly did. KLP did score a lot more under Shota that's true.. but KLP isn't here anymore so is a bit irrelevant. How many did Ally score under him even after being eased in? Looked decent but only scored the 1 didn't he? TWT if he can get a tune out of the other imports as well.

The concern is he seems to have adapted to a formation that doesn't even suit the players.

6 in 19 was fine. It's not like we had a strong squad, it was pretty much a L1 squad for the most parts. Any notion that 3 at the back didn't suit us last season is garbage.

I don't understand why you're constantly negative

 

[Shark Sports]

I honestly can't recall him saying he prefers 4 3 3. It seemed to me that it was a myth that gathered pace and turned into fact on here. Maybe I missed it.

He said it in an interview, pretty sure it was with Humberside

 

[SydneyTiger14]

6 in 19 was fine. It's not like we had a strong squad, it was pretty much a L1 squad for the most parts. Any notion that 3 at the back didn't suit us last season is garbage.

I don't understand why you're constantly negative

8 in 27 from Grant wasn't too bad then!

I haven't been lately but Shotas comments lately are just bizarre.

 

[WestStandTiger]

I honestly can't recall him saying he prefers 4 3 3. It seemed to me that it was a myth that gathered pace and turned into fact on here. Maybe I missed it.

Believe he said it when they did the initial press conference with him, Tan, Acun and Rodwell.

 

[GAVINHR]

surely 4-2-3-1 makes the most sense for our players

 

[PLT]

8 in 27 from Grant wasn't too bad then!

I haven't been lately but Shotas comments lately are just bizarre.

He is hard to understand but there's no point judging a manager by his interviews. People used to tie themselves in knots about things McCann said too. Let's just see how the football goes.

 

[NewcastleTiger]

surely 4-2-3-1 makes the most sense for our players

For our attackers maybe we’d need to sign a pair of full backs to play it well

 

[Shark Sports]

8 in 27 from Grant wasn't too bad then!

I haven't been lately but Shotas comments lately are just bizarre.

It wasn't! Nothing wrong with Grant's record either.

It was a L1 squad in the Championship with attackers who couldn't score goals, a midfield that couldn't keep the ball and an inexperienced defence.

Shota doesn't actually say much in interviews, he's always pretty vague and goes round in circles. Look at the other night on Sportstalk, any time he was asked an awkward question, he answered without saying much or answered a completely different question.

 

[DuaneDarby18]

Anyone else think we should consider Poku at Peterborough? I know it was a friendly (and I shouldn’t be judging after one game), but he tore us apart. We also need pace. And he’s a Ghana international. Might help Tetteh feel more settled.

 

[Mckechnie Orange]

I honestly can't recall him saying he prefers 4 3 3. It seemed to me that it was a myth that gathered pace and turned into fact on here. Maybe I missed it.

Said it in a burnsy interview early on. Yes, you must have missed it.

 

[tigerrev]

any time he was asked an awkward question, he answered without saying much or answered a completely different question

Maybe he's planning a career in politics

 

[Cityzen]

Dread to think what would happen if they tried this here.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...er-fans-NFT-holders-VOTE-position-wanted.html