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« Reply #420 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 15:38:22 » |
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Assume Randall was the trialist again
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« Reply #421 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 15:38:25 » |
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Pointless signing a 6’5 forward then  Well I am hoping the wingbacks are allowed to cross the ball mate or else it really will be a long season!! |
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« Reply #422 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 15:40:09 » |
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Pointless signing a 6’5 forward then I dont want to annoy you, but Harry Smith is not a battering ram, win every header kind of centre forward, despite his size. |
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« Reply #423 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 15:41:00 » |
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Assume Randall was the trialist again
Thinking Kirkman is the only trialist left |
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« Reply #424 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 15:41:26 » |
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I dont want to annoy you, but Harry Smith is not a battering ram, win every header kind of centre forward, despite his size.
Is he better with his feet / technically than some give him credit for then? If not we are in big trouble. |
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« Reply #425 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 15:43:47 » |
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I dont want to annoy you, but Harry Smith is not a battering ram, win every header kind of centre forward, despite his size.
Fair point but I’d still rather have wide men putting in crosses to give Smith more opportunities to score. |
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« Reply #426 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 15:44:11 » |
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It's not panic stations yet. I still think we'll unload khan, Cain and uwakawe if we can.
Then it's about how we spend that money.
We look to be headed into the league season under cooked squad wise though. Is it like that at almost all the other league 2 teams these days?
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« Reply #427 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 15:48:25 » |
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I'm assuming that the money we offered Bostock, and possibly the other trialist, is still available and will be spent.
I'm not as gloomy as some (albeit I don't go to pre season games anymore), but still feel we need 3 or 4 more.
We need another Keeper, a number 10/creative type, another striker (a quick/skilful type) and another body in midfield wouldn't go amiss.
Whether we get them or not, only time will tell
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« Reply #428 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 15:53:14 » |
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Is he better with his feet / technically than some give him credit for then?
If not we are in big trouble.
He is decent with his feet. His height will probably be more use defensively. I'm not saying he can't win a header, but he isn't physically strong to hold people off necessarily. He's a good all rounder. The midfield is a huge concern right now for me, as well as options up top. Still 2 weeks before the first game, but i have concerns. |
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« Reply #429 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 16:13:14 » |
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Thanks for the report @riddick.
In two minds about going Saturday. On one hand £15 for a poxy friendly against Wycombe.. Well it wouldn't even be on the list
On the other, off on holiday for our first home games and kind of want to see the new players first.
Will probably go. Fool.
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« Reply #430 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 16:21:35 » |
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Bignot:
improved second-half performance, and Bignot said that he has felt creativity has been an issue in many of Town’s friendlies and it is something they hope to address quickly.
He said: “We are not yet finished, it is an area that we have highlighted and it is not like all of a sudden today and we are thinking ‘where has that come from?’ It has certainly been a topic of conversation.
“Hopefully you will see us address that this week.”
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« Reply #431 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 16:23:45 » |
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Best part of the day was the ride down there and back ! Nice little ground and friendly.
But the footie was pants ! They scored an early scrappy goal, shot into the ground, hit the post then rebounded off the keeper and in - should be classified as Bycroft og !
After that we looked pretty solid at the back but totally lacked any creativity, don't think their keeper had a shot to save. Our forwards were starved of service, a few overhit crosses from the wing backs, Smith was not happy ! No one creating anything at all through the midfield. I thought it improved a bit when Cain and Kahn came on, but too little too late ! Why didn't McGurk feature, he's hardly played at all.
From the look pre season so far, I'd say we're not gonna concede as many, but as we're creating so little, we'll also not score as many. We need some new blood to lift us out of the 'very average' league 2 category !
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« Reply #433 on: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 16:27:18 » |
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Can only think mcGurk is injured. Had anyone seen that confirmed? Edit. Found this vague quote  |
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