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« Reply #690 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 11:05:40 » |
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Robbie Wilmott appears to be the only one I can actually find. Hardly an 'influx'!
Signed Matt on loan didn’t he and Labadie was already there. A lot of his go to players at Newport seem to be mid 30’s now so hopefully he’s moved on from them. |
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« Reply #691 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 11:12:32 » |
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Signed Matt on loan didn’t he and Labadie was already there.
A lot of his go to players at Newport seem to be mid 30’s now so hopefully he’s moved on from them.
I forgot Matt was at Walsall actually. It's still not exactly loads though is it? |
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« Reply #692 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 11:18:21 » |
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I've had a three day break in Northumberland so have just read the news. Flynn is disappointing.
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« Reply #693 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 11:18:35 » |
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I forgot Matt was at Walsall actually. It's still not exactly loads though is it?
Also he did only sign Matt when Johnson went back. Not a loan though they paid about £50k for him on a perm deal. |
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« Reply #694 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 11:22:54 » |
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Everytime Flynn speaks I like him more. Gone from wondering when the season will end to looking forward to preseason.
Said spoke to Wellens and Phil Brown before coming here.
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« Reply #695 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 11:23:51 » |
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Everytime Flynn speaks I like him more. Gone from wondering when the season will end to looking forward to preseason.
I agree. |
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« Reply #696 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 11:25:26 » |
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Also he did only sign Matt when Johnson went back. Not a loan though they paid about £50k for him on a perm deal.
Forgot it was a perm, he obviously tried to replicate the Vegans strike force of last season but couldn’t get it work due to injury, form or whatever. Labadie was his captain at Newport and Matt his main man up front but with both well in their 30’s he will surely move on from them. |
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« Reply #697 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 11:37:03 » |
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Labadie was his captain at Newport and Matt his main man up front but with both well in their 30’s he will surely move on from them.
Quite probably, Labadie is the sort of aggresive midfielder we have missed and seems to be fairly fit still. But you would think we would go for younger similar style players. |
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« Reply #698 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 11:40:58 » |
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Quite probably, Labadie is the sort of aggresive midfielder we have missed and seems to be fairly fit still. But you would think we would go for younger similar style players.
We probably will, but will we have the budget and will they want to come here. |
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« Reply #699 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 11:43:29 » |
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We probably will, but will we have the budget and will they want to come here.
I am sure Flynn has been promised a "good budget" only time will tell. |
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« Reply #700 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 12:05:56 » |
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- Didn't give many opportunities to their youth players, but does play young players who have been loaned in
Sounds like most of our recent managers. I guess it's financial pressures |
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« Reply #701 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 12:10:11 » |
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Sounds like most of our recent managers.
I guess it's financial pressures
Also its quality, would you put Dabre/Cowmeadow/Parsons on a par with say Tomlinson/Barry/Jephcott/KKH/Simpson? Because TBH I wouldnt. |
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« Reply #702 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 12:39:54 » |
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Sounds like most of our recent managers.
I guess it's financial pressures
Twine apart have we had any good youth players deserving of minutes though? The fact we struggle to get any of them to teams above national league north or south suggests we just aren’t producing players of the required standard currently. Youngsters can’t just be played out of hope, there needs to be a genuine expectation they are good enough. |
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« Reply #703 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 12:41:16 » |
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Twine apart have we had any good youth players deserving of minutes though? The fact we struggle to get any of them to teams above national league north or south suggests we just aren’t producing players of the required standard currently.
Youngsters can’t just be played out of hope, there needs to be a genuine expectation they are good enough.
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« Reply #704 on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 12:46:29 » |
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Is there a figure somewhere on what the academy costs overall?
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