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Post by Andrewlang on Jul 25, 2023 9:24:25 GMT
Grown a bit since he was last with us
Andrew
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Post by El Goodo on Jul 25, 2023 9:25:38 GMT
Grown a bit since he was last with us Andrew Boy II Man
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Post by imp566 on Jul 25, 2023 10:42:45 GMT
Slightly disappointed its only a 1 year deal, could have a great season and then leave for free and need replacing. I guess those were the best terms we could offer/he would accept.
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Post by relay22 on Jul 25, 2023 10:45:04 GMT
Echoing everyone`s thoughts on here, really liked him before and now has a lot more experience under his belt too ! Big Welcome back to the Mighty U`s Sullay !
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Post by El Goodo on Jul 25, 2023 10:49:59 GMT
Slightly disappointed its only a 1 year deal, could have a great season and then leave for free and need replacing. I guess those were the best terms we could offer/he would accept. I imagine he sees himself as a top-half L1 player, potentially bottom-half Championship, so the contract length is driven by him rather than us. It's a chance to rebuild a little bit after a nomadic few years where he's not been first choice anywhere and a disappointing last season that ended with relegation. We know part of our pitch to those sorts of players is that we can help get them back in the shop window a bit. Not that bothered by it, personally. We'll always have to work extra hard to persuade good players to sign for us for as long as we're a small fish in this league & in most cases it'll be better to have them even for a season than not at all and, who knows maybe he'll settle & love it here. Once they're through the door initially it makes it easier to persuade them to stay beyond that, as we have with the likes of Bennett & Thomas, for instance.
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Post by Andrewlang on Jul 25, 2023 11:38:38 GMT
A little bit of Mullin about him in that you'd rather have the player you want for a year than not have him at all, I suppose.
I'm quietly quite pleased by our squad rebuild so far, from this time last year I'd say we've certainly improved on paper with the experience we added in January and this window - midfield looks considerably improved. Defence looks strong as a unit to me even we haven't improved on a particular individual (though I'm hoping a fit Rossi can reach the level of Jones)
Attack looks good with two still to come. Gassan should be better than 22/23 Ironjoe I'd think, and Kaikai should quite easily be better than last seasons Tracey.
Bring on the next two signings.
Andrew
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Post by El Goodo on Jul 25, 2023 11:49:10 GMT
Can't see Ibsen Rossi ever being the ball-carrier that Jones was. Looks comfortable enough passing it out but seen no evidence in the few appearances he did make of any ability to maraud upfield & drive an attack.
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Post by Andrewlang on Jul 25, 2023 11:56:56 GMT
No, possibly not. I'm hoping we don't need a defensive ball carrier as much as we did last season if the midfield is a little better at linking the two together. Cousins is that type of player I think so we'll see.
Andrew
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Post by El Goodo on Jul 25, 2023 11:59:24 GMT
Yeah, that's the hope. Although I do have a particular soft spot for buccaneering centre-backs.
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Post by svh on Jul 25, 2023 12:18:56 GMT
If we had one good enough to do that, Digby would sit in but with Cousins and Thomas in there I doubt we'll see it often. Even if Jones was still here to be honest.
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Post by vanni on Jul 25, 2023 12:56:16 GMT
Welcome back Sullay.
Medy Elito, Jake Carroll, Ade Azeez, Gary Deagan and Tom 'Champion of the sideways pass' next please.
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Post by Tom Shaw's Fist of Rage on Jul 25, 2023 13:24:23 GMT
Welcome back Sullay. Medy Elito, Jake Carroll, Ade Azeez, Gary Deagan and Tom 'Champion of the sideways pass' next please. One of those is not like the others
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Post by vanni on Jul 25, 2023 13:28:35 GMT
Welcome back Sullay. Medy Elito, Jake Carroll, Ade Azeez, Gary Deagan and Tom 'Champion of the sideways pass' next please. One of those is not like the others Only my humble opinion of course but Medy and Carroll were underrated, Ade and Deagan were crap and Champion, as much as it pains me to admit it, was overrated.
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Post by milesfenton on Jul 25, 2023 14:07:06 GMT
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Post by artvandelay on Jul 25, 2023 17:48:07 GMT
Can't see Ibsen Rossi ever being the ball-carrier that Jones was. Looks comfortable enough passing it out but seen no evidence in the few appearances he did make of any ability to maraud upfield & drive an attack. Zeno does see it as part of his game though, even if I agree. He reckons it will come with a run of games.
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