Summer '24 transfer window

  • Please bear with us on the new site integration and fixing any known bugs over the coming days. If you can not log in please try resetting your password and check your spam box. If you have tried these steps and are still struggling email [email protected] with your username/registered email address
  • Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!
Scout73 said:
The issue with roberts is his decision making is shocking, he holds onto the ball for far too long and that drags opponents to him. If he moved the ball quickly, either by playing passes or by dribbling at pace he would get isolated 1vs1 more.

He runs into crowded areas far too often, he must start attacking the back post (Ba does this really well, just then lacks composure to finish) and hes got to improve defensively

Roberts has the talent, but thats been said for years now. I really hope he turns it around here as he can be a joy to watch when hes on it
Click to expand...
Just been talking to my marra about him, defenders know he is going inside, but cant do anything about it, just needs to release it, a podcast made a comment which seriously made me lol, he would dribble up his own arse :) I wonder if we get a good cf how he will play
 
  • Like
Reactions: COYCS, Pure River Slut, Brainy Dose and 1 other person
Hudson92 said:
Chances are if his decision making was decent he’d have never set foot in the championship, he can be unplayable but as with most wingers at this level he’s so inconsistent, Ba has every chance of taking his place imo if coached right, I forget how young Ba is sometimes, 20 year old 70 plus appearances for us already and numbers have improved last year
Click to expand...

Ba should be starting on the right for us this season like he’s just all round a better option. Roberts isn’t going to get any better nor is his decision making, he’s an incredible dribbler but what he lacks in end product and defensive work isn’t worth compromising on. He needs babysat on the right to be effective
 
  • Like
Reactions: ab65, Bucketheads Bucket, Pure River Slut and 1 other person
Scout73 said:
The issue with roberts is his decision making is shocking, he holds onto the ball for far too long and that drags opponents to him. If he moved the ball quickly, either by playing passes or by dribbling at pace he would get isolated 1vs1 more.

He runs into crowded areas far too often, he must start attacking the back post (Ba does this really well, just then lacks composure to finish) and hes got to improve defensively

Roberts has the talent, but thats been said for years now. I really hope he turns it around here as he can be a joy to watch when hes on it
Click to expand...
I spent most matches thinking he must be thick. If midfielders or full backs run past him he still tries to beat people and loses it knowing we’ll clearly be exposed and we are. The clubs biggest transfer error was not taking a massive bundle from Southampton. You can’t blame dumb choices on centre forwards. What does he ever do except look tricky? Run with the ball for 20 metres when there’s free space is the answer. A genuine goal threat and/or regular creator of goals on the right is as important as a striker to me.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Juanito Caminante
WorkyTicketFTM said:
Ba should be starting on the right for us this season like he’s just all round a better option. Roberts isn’t going to get any better nor is his decision making, he’s an incredible dribbler but what he lacks in end product and defensive work isn’t worth compromising on. He needs babysat on the right to be effective
Click to expand...

Are we forgetting how good Roberts was under Mowbray in the play-off season?

There’s more to being a good player than stats. Teams double up on Roberts and he gets us higher up the pitch with ease.

Ba is extremely raw and could potentially become a good player, but Roberts has more to give at this stage.

IMO.
 
  • Like
Reactions: vic9, D-K, Blond Bombshell and 2 others
Wayne the Punk said:
Just been talking to my marra about him, defenders know he is going inside, but cant do anything about it, just needs to release it, a podcast made a comment which seriously made me lol, he would dribble up his own arse :) I wonder if we get a good cf how he will play
Click to expand...
He was better when we had Stewart and more likely to release the ball so I’d expect better stats but some of that will be more about the striker making better use of bobbles and deflected passes/shots than Roberts intentionally creating. They all count though and Roberts certainly gets defenders into panic stations. I would be inclined to keep him.
 
  • Like
Reactions: vic9, Blond Bombshell, Robertson and 2 others
I wouldn’t be looking to “get rid” of Roberts. But of all our established players he’s one I wouldn’t mind seeing linked to a club willing to pay a good chunk of money.
 
I don't see it with Roberts, to me he only looked good when he had amad. Ba has a load of potential and he was showing it at the beginning of the season, he will come on very good
 
  • Like
Reactions: Pure River Slut
Scootsie said:
Are we forgetting how good Roberts was under Mowbray in the play-off season?

There’s more to being a good player than stats. Teams double up on Roberts and he gets us higher up the pitch with ease.

Ba is extremely raw and could potentially become a good player, but Roberts has more to give at this stage.

IMO.
Click to expand...
I thought his final product was ****e then tbh. Totally overrated. Not a patch on Clarke
 
Not a fan of Roberts, just not my favoured type of winger. On form he's good but when he's off the boil he's constantly the worst player on the pitch.

I will say in his defence that Mowbray killed his play at the start of the season having Hume playing inverted, Roberts needs the fullback to overlap him.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Monkey69, Frazier the Lion, Robertson and 5 others
SourPatch2 said:
Not a fan of Roberts, just not my favoured type of winger. On form he's good but when he's off the boil he's constantly the worst player on the pitch.

I will say in his defence that Mowbray killed his play at the start of the season having Hume playing inverted, Roberts needs the fullback to overlap him.
Click to expand...
By the sounds of it RLB likes both his full backs to be an attacking threat which should help.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Monkey69, Blond Bombshell, Frazier the Lion and 4 others
Pure River Slut said:
Avoid passing,crossing or shooting to look threatening.
Cut inside after a few shimmies and gift the opposition a counter (repeat)
Talented, skilful but toothless and a liability in so many ways. Sell
Click to expand...

That's very unfair imo. I don't think he ever got up to full fitness last season due to injuries. Never had a chance to get up to speed by getting a run of games. We should keep him
 
  • Like
Reactions: Wayne the Punk
Scootsie said:
As I said, he brings more to the team for me.

He doesn’t really need to be compared to Clarke here either as they play on opposite wings.
Click to expand...

I have to disagree with you there mate.

I think we need our RW to be just as potent and productive as Clarke. That way, opposing teams have a problem, because they can't double up on both of them.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Yorkie, Pure River Slut, Robertson and 1 other person
You must log in or register to see images


Wednesday are doing a lot of early business. Would anyone took this kid? Smashed a ton of goals at u21 level
 
We do need to get rid of some players, otherwise we’ll have a squad of around 40 players at this rate.

I reckon:

Young - loan
Embleton - sell
Matete - sell
Mayenda - loan
Anderson - sell
Bennette - sell

There’s an argument to loan Hemir as well, but I think he’s got something about him and he looked more of a handful towards end of the season.

I’d be sorry to see Embleton go, but he’s just struggling too much to keep fit. I’m close to having the same attitude towards Cirkin and Huggins too tbf.

We have a large squad even after those depart, I’d want us to focus on bringing in quality in the spine of the team. We’ve seemingly started that with Browne in CM, now to focus on a central striker and CB.

GK: Patterson, Moore
RB: Huggins (injured), Hume, Pembele
CB: Ballard, O’Nien, Alese (LB too), New, Hjelde (LB too), Seelt (injured), Triantis
LB: Cirkin
CM: Browne, Neil, Ekwah, Jobe (ST too), Rigg, Aouchiche
Wingers: Clarke, Ba, Roberts, Mundle, Watson, Rusyn (ST too)
ST: New, Hemir
 
Jackie Chan said:
You must log in or register to see images


Wednesday are doing a lot of early business. Would anyone took this kid? Smashed a ton of goals at u21 level
Click to expand...
Nope, he was ok at u21 level but honestly never stood out

Not sure i see him as a championship striker but then again rohl is a quality coach so might turn him into 1
 
  • Like
Reactions: Young Ted and Wayne the Punk
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom
Back