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« Reply #120 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 09:00:24 » |
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That's the accusation thrown at Power's recruitment policy of bringing in players he thinks can turn a profit instead of what the team actually needs
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« Reply #121 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 09:04:55 » |
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In respect to comments about Byrne. I feel he was our best player. Every team that played against us was genuinely worried about his pace and quality. He may not have had the impact say of Robert but he changed the way other teams set up against us.
As for Luongo I get that his form dropped off somewhat but I don't buy into this that we don't miss him as he was poor after the Asia cup. He would walk into our midfield and is better than anything we have there at the moment.
As for Wes, losing the best keeper in the division for nothing says it all really.
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« Reply #122 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 09:13:23 » |
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As for Wes, losing the best keeper in the division for nothing says it all really.
Personally I think it was amazing we held onto Foderingham for as long as we did. You're right though that Byrne did seem to have a psychological effect on the opposite team. On a separate note, why have we so many players that claim to have a favoured specialist position of the 'number 10' role. Surely we can't play them all there, which makes me think some of the buys were either panic or not thought out properly.
While I do think the quality of the squad is good, it's certainly fair to question whether much thought was given as to how it would fit together. Early signs were 'not very well,' though the injuries have made it impossible to determine. |
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« Reply #123 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 09:24:50 » |
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As for Wes, losing the best keeper in the division for nothing says it all really.
What exactly does it say? Apart from hold a gun to his head to sign a new contract when he had 6-12 months there was nothing more that could have been done. |
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« Reply #124 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 09:54:47 » |
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we were lucky to keep Wes for so long.
Byrne's quality is debatable, not sure he's championship material in the long term myself.
but he was unarguably effective when running at defenders , and had started to chip in with very important goals indeed. even on an off day he could still unexpectedly create something.
in our current squad not yet impressed with boo, traore, ojamaa. brophy may have something, balmy looks enthusiastic - but is that enough, Ajose and kasim are bang out of form.
obika keeps getting injured which is a huge issue. Thomas - oh dear. 8+ weeks out speaks for itself
it's all such a mess and I worry that by the time it's resolved it'll be too late for cooper.
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« Reply #125 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 10:32:36 » |
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On one hand we could fire Cooper, on the other we could stick with him. Is there a third way?
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« Reply #126 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 10:35:33 » |
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On one hand we could fire Cooper, on the other we could stick with him. Is there a third way?
We could fire him, then get him back on loan from somewhere like Nuneaton. The third way, was all the rage during the Clinton and then Blair years....gone out of fashion now mind. |
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« Reply #127 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 10:38:56 » |
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We could fire him, then get him back on loan from somewhere like Nuneaton. The third way, was all the rage during the Clinton and then Blair years....gone out of fashion now mind.
We could sack him in then contract him back in on a Private Finance Initiative? |
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« Reply #128 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 10:55:24 » |
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We could sack him in then contract him back in on a Private Finance Initiative?
Cooper would need to be state owned for that to happen. Even Louis Page managed to avoid being nationalisd by the great Atlee government....sadly  |
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« Reply #129 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 11:45:53 » |
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Reported where? You keep asserting this as fact, but it's just supposition on your part isn't it? Unless I've missed something?
I mean as in reported by Mr Morshead who I think most people seem to trust what he says |
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« Reply #130 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 11:48:03 » |
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Villa are getting increasingly twitchy about Sherwood
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« Reply #131 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 11:48:04 » |
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I mean as in reported by Mr Morshead who I think most people seem to trust what he says
I don't....he's a journalist....tans is probably more reliable. |
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« Reply #132 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 12:00:13 » |
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Villa are getting increasingly twitchy about Sherwood
Oh god, I hope the chain of events don't see him end up here.. |
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« Reply #133 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 12:17:08 » |
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Indeed
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« Reply #134 on: Monday, October 12, 2015, 13:15:58 » |
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Bound to happen a few years down the line with Power in charge and another failed job. Tbf to Sherwood he inherited a terrible team there, I think they will stay up mind.
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