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Post by svh on Jun 27, 2024 16:43:49 GMT
it was implied by the spirit of the forum Just remember you’re still on trial here.
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Post by Bendigeidfran on Jun 27, 2024 16:54:03 GMT
So, Mannion aside, we've kept who we wanted to keep. May and Okedina aside, we've got rid of who we wanted to get rid of. Plus we've signed two new players. Seems like a decent start to me. It means the focus can be more concentrated on bringing in new targets, rather than worrying about existing players staying or going.
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Post by lesj on Jun 27, 2024 17:43:02 GMT
Any youngsters in on yesterday's training ?
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Post by El Goodo on Jun 27, 2024 17:54:02 GMT
Looks a bit like Jack Roles does Watts.
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Post by Bendigeidfran on Jun 27, 2024 18:45:23 GMT
He always looks like someone farted just before recording but he's too polite to mention it
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Post by El Goodo on Jun 28, 2024 7:57:44 GMT
The timing of Lankester & Simper's departures yesterday makes me suspect we'll be announcing a signing (or maybe even 2) today.
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Post by Brophypants on Jun 28, 2024 8:03:53 GMT
The timing of Lankester & Simper's departures yesterday makes me suspect we'll be announcing a signing (or maybe even 2) today. Yes, it did have that air of discarding from the hand to draw from the deck, didn't it?
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Post by imp566 on Jun 28, 2024 8:39:47 GMT
If so, we've done well not to include a sneaky preview in the training videos! Presume they would have been around the training ground already meeting people, doing medical tests etc, before a contract is signed.
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Post by Jerry1971 on Jun 28, 2024 9:17:08 GMT
The training ground videos are often fun to do some new player spotting - this season the media team have been a bit bah-humbug on that little game! Was it only last season where we saw Rennet jogging around when we all thought he was probably off? There’s been others too over the past few seasons.
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Post by amberisbackdrink on Jun 28, 2024 9:53:38 GMT
Whats positive is we have made room in the squad but defence has been settled early - only a GK and maybe LB required.
In terms of additions I would imagine we will have announcements soon. Its too early to get downbeat about our activity. Burton have signed a lot of players but hard to judge how they will do. Might be hard to gel the team.
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Post by El Goodo on Jun 28, 2024 10:12:55 GMT
I'll be pretty surprised if we sign a left-back. If we're playing 4 at the back, Andrew's first choice there with Gibbons & Brophy as back-up. With wing-backs you have Brophy probably first choice (depending on what we want to do with him further forward) and Andrew & Gibbons as back-up.
Suspect with Morrison, Ibsen Rossi, Watts & Jobe on the books (+ Okedina for now of course) we'll likely see less of Andrew at CB if we're 3 at the back, especially given Watts is left-footed.
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Post by amberisbackdrink on Jun 28, 2024 10:15:03 GMT
I'll be pretty surprised if we sign a left-back. If we're playing 4 at the back, Andrew's first choice there with Gibbons & Brophy as back-up. With wing-backs you have Brophy probably first choice (depending on what we want to do with him further forward) and Andrew & Gibbons as back-up. Suspect with Morrison, Ibsen Rossi, Watts & Jobe on the books we'll likely see less of Andrew at CB if we're 3 at the back, especially given Watts is left-footed. True lots of good options there.
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Post by El Goodo on Jun 28, 2024 13:19:07 GMT
Plenty of Okedina looking sad in this one
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Post by markt on Jun 28, 2024 13:33:59 GMT
Plenty of Okedina looking sad in this one For the sake of his career lets hope he gets a move sooner rather than later... even though if he is training with us then it would appear nothing is imminent...
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Post by vanni on Jun 28, 2024 13:40:00 GMT
Danny Andrew - 'listen mate, this one here's the 'like' button'
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