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Post by zx10racer22 on Aug 8, 2024 14:54:36 GMT
Stevens retains the No1 jersey, and no number 9. Dangling a carrot for a marquee CF signing? That was my immediate thought as well. Lack of a number 9 must surely mean we have one more bit of business to do before the window shuts. Gassan is a big loss compared to last season, I genuinely think he was the difference between staying up and going down. A comparable replacement would be much appreciated.
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Post by svh on Aug 8, 2024 17:54:09 GMT
Who remembers when a lot of fans on here wanted to send Gassan back to Ipswich in September?
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Post by zx10racer22 on Aug 8, 2024 23:07:44 GMT
Who remembers when a lot of fans on here wanted to send Gassan back to Ipswich in September? Yeah, but what do football fans know? I wanted Garry Monk sacked after three games and here he is 5 months later, about to lead us to the Championship.
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danielcufc
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Post by danielcufc on Aug 9, 2024 9:14:13 GMT
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Post by addyell on Aug 9, 2024 9:45:49 GMT
Not everyone's cup of tea, but a nice insight into the squad. Best part of the video is the 20 second clip of Smith giving Njoku some tips on body position, saying what he doesn't like to see from a striker as someone defending. Shows the value of having that experience in the squad.
2/3 more players of quality through the door and I think this will be the best United team we've seen in some time.
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Post by joe77 on Aug 9, 2024 10:10:36 GMT
Not everyone's cup of tea, but a nice insight into the squad. Best part of the video is the 20 second clip of Smith giving Njoku some tips on body position, saying what he doesn't like to see from a striker as someone defending. Shows the value of having that experience in the squad. 2/3 more players of quality through the door and I think this will be the best United team we've seen in some time. A lot hinges on those extra few players that are not yet in the squad, potentially the difference between survival and relegation. Easier said than done, sadly and yet again, we are entering into a season coming up short in terms of recruitment.
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Post by imp566 on Aug 9, 2024 11:13:09 GMT
Not everyone's cup of tea, but a nice insight into the squad. Best part of the video is the 20 second clip of Smith giving Njoku some tips on body position, saying what he doesn't like to see from a striker as someone defending. Shows the value of having that experience in the squad. 2/3 more players of quality through the door and I think this will be the best United team we've seen in some time. Best part for me was seeing Brophy score!
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Post by Andrewlang on Aug 9, 2024 14:21:57 GMT
"2/3 more players of quality through the door and I think this will be the best United team we've seen in some time"
The standard of signing has been pretty decent until now so assuming we maintain that quality then I'd tend to agree. The number 9 we appear to have left space in the squad for is not an easy signing to get right though.
Even the best United team we've seen since promotion to league 1 is probably still one of ten teams that you'd realistically expect could be down there if one or two things go wrong though so our margin for error is a bit tight I feel.
I do already think we should be better than 5-6 sides though and the new signings can only make that position more comfortable.
Bring it on!
Andrew
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Post by Bendigeidfran on Aug 9, 2024 18:36:00 GMT
Not everyone's cup of tea, but a nice insight into the squad. Best part of the video is the 20 second clip of Smith giving Njoku some tips on body position, saying what he doesn't like to see from a striker as someone defending. Shows the value of having that experience in the squad. 2/3 more players of quality through the door and I think this will be the best United team we've seen in some time. Best part for me was seeing Brophy score! All signs are pointing to Brophy getting a few, or at least attempting to get a few this season. I reckon he'll surprise a few
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Wingco's Boy
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Post by Wingco's Boy on Aug 9, 2024 18:49:17 GMT
Best part for me was seeing Brophy score! All signs are pointing to Brophy getting a few, or at least attempting to get a few this season. I reckon he'll surprise a few That’s quite a few fews.
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Post by Brophypants on Aug 9, 2024 18:58:35 GMT
All signs are pointing to Brophy getting a few, or at least attempting to get a few this season. I reckon he'll surprise a few That’s quite a few fews. A fair few
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Post by El Goodo on Aug 9, 2024 19:14:16 GMT
Phew.
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Post by squeeze. on Aug 9, 2024 20:52:15 GMT
Not everyone's cup of tea, but a nice insight into the squad. Best part of the video is the 20 second clip of Smith giving Njoku some tips on body position, saying what he doesn't like to see from a striker as someone defending. Shows the value of having that experience in the squad. 2/3 more players of quality through the door and I think this will be the best United team we've seen in some time. I throughly disagree but hey, opinions are like arseholes, we all have one.
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Post by mrjimmy on Aug 9, 2024 21:32:18 GMT
Not everyone's cup of tea, but a nice insight into the squad. Best part of the video is the 20 second clip of Smith giving Njoku some tips on body position, saying what he doesn't like to see from a striker as someone defending. Shows the value of having that experience in the squad. 2/3 more players of quality through the door and I think this will be the best United team we've seen in some time. I throughly disagree but hey, opinions are like arseholes, we all have one. ? Were you today years old when you first heard that put down?
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Post by squeeze. on Aug 9, 2024 21:47:01 GMT
I throughly disagree but hey, opinions are like arseholes, we all have one. ? Were you today years old when you first heard that put down? Wasn’t intended as any sort of put down mate.
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