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Post by El Goodo on Jul 18, 2024 8:49:51 GMT
Brophy is the LWB option if Andrew is at CB.
We probably do need another player off that side but I think the only absolute must is another striker/winger-forward type, and then the rest depends a bit on how we're primarily intending on setting up.
We're pretty well-stocked in defence (Smith has played at right-back a lot, Okedina can play there, Brophy at left-back, Gibbons covers both sides, and I wouldn't be overly surprised if we're considering Digby as the last in the pecking order for cover at CB), but if we want to play 3 at the back a lot, another CB would be beneficial.
We are light out wide if we're going to play orthodox wingers, but I don't think we will.
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Post by jwills61 on Jul 18, 2024 9:01:46 GMT
LWB is a tough one for me because while I accept we have ample people who can do a job there, I don’t think any one of them should be a starting LWB in L1.
So more of a quality issue rather than a quantity one for me.
I do like Dandrew but have concerns a 33yo is regularly gonna cover the ground we need at LWB for a whole season. And Brophs I find a little awkward there. Great at the attacking part, but concerns going the other way.
Imagine we won’t add there though, sadly.
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Post by El Goodo on Jul 18, 2024 9:13:44 GMT
LWB is a tough one for me because while I accept we have ample people who can do a job there, I don’t think any one of them should be a starting LWB in L1. So more of a quality issue rather than a quantity one for me. I do like Dandrew but have concerns a 33yo is regularly gonna cover the ground we need at LWB for a whole season. And Brophs I find a little awkward there. Great at the attacking part, but concerns going the other way. Imagine we won’t add there though, sadly. If we play how I think we're going to, I think we're more likely to see Brophy in a central 3 or a the front 3.
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Post by Mike Osbourn on Jul 18, 2024 10:19:08 GMT
Personally I can see two more coming in - another striker and cover for the right side of the pitch.
I'd also like a bit more cover to be kept from the younger members of the squad, if I was being totally greedy, but suspect some will go out on loan to aid their experience and also help balance the books a touch. On face value, we look like we've really shelled out more for the squad this year than last, by going with more experience, although having said that, as a side by side comparison:
Older heads that have gone: Rennett, Dunk, Haunstrup, Fejiri, May, Bonne, Taylor (spit)
Older heads coming in: Gardner, Smith, Lavery
I recognise we only had some of those for part of last season, and that maybe you wouldn't call May etc 'older', but they weren't kids either, so won't have been the cheaper members of the squad.
I suspect both Gardner, Smith and Lavery will be more expensive replacements to Rennett, Dunk and (say) Fejiri, but the gap may not be as wide as maybe we think.
Either way, purely on a numbers basis, we let go or lost 13 players who were around the first team squad at the end of last season, and so far have replaced them with 6. That surely means we've still got some budget to play with, you'd hope.
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Post by El Goodo on Jul 18, 2024 17:25:03 GMT
Not a rumour really but Dom Jeffries, the Gillingham midfielder someone said we were potentially sniffing around in January, has signed for Lincoln.
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Post by huddsmoose on Jul 18, 2024 19:23:28 GMT
If we're going to play wingbacks I'd like to see a proper LWB come in. Andrew is more of a Left sided CB or full back for me, he hasn't got the legs to be a wingback. Brophy.. I'm ok with having him in the squad but would be disappointed if he starts every week.
We definitely need another striker or even two if we intend to play two each week.
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Post by meyrick63 on Jul 19, 2024 13:43:28 GMT
Rumour flying around here in Colchester at present is that Noah Chilvers is about to sign for you guys, but it is only an unofficial rumour!
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Post by martinjohn on Jul 19, 2024 13:56:57 GMT
Rumour flying around here in Colchester at present is that Noah Chilvers is about to sign for you guys, but it is only an unofficial rumour! Panicked for a second when I saw Colchester and thought you were gonna say we were getting Lyle Taylor back. Is Chilvers any good?
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Post by El Goodo on Jul 19, 2024 14:00:06 GMT
He is good, yeah, although I've not seen enough of him to know whether he'd be ready to seamlessly make the step up a league. Saw he was out of contract this summer when they released their retained list so thought he'd probably be on the move, albeit to somewhere else in L2.
He's got absolutely loads of experience for someone so young – had to double-check exactly how old he is because he's been around so long. Feels like the sort of player you'd want to give time to adapt, which would make signing him this season when we've also got Richards on loan a smart move.
Would be quite pleased if this proved to be true.
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Post by malotru on Jul 19, 2024 14:05:03 GMT
Rumour flying around here in Colchester at present is that Noah Chilvers is about to sign for you guys, but it is only an unofficial rumour! This would be a big signing for us as it’s a young player on his way up in his career and stepping up a level. Transfer market says his last contract expired in June but I guess as he’s been with Col since aged 9 there would be some sort of fee involved? Although we’ve got quite a few attacking midfielders currently and could do with a striker really.
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Post by meyrick63 on Jul 19, 2024 14:17:28 GMT
Noah is a very decent player in fact a match winner on his day, he can appear disinterested and lazy at times and was coming in for a lot of stick from our fans last season. He has been with us since the age of 9 coming through all the various levels, he would be subject to a fee because he is under 24, my guess would be around £200K plus a hefty sell on fee but who knows! We have received some big fees recently for our young players including around a million for Junior Tchamadeu.
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Post by danielcufc on Jul 19, 2024 14:47:43 GMT
If Watts is out for any period then we are probably going to have to bring another CB in. Maybe someone on loan as cover. It would leave us with Morro & Zeno and Jubril who's on the list. Yes Andrew & Digby can cover there but its going to leave us light there. He stayed behind as did Njoku & Jobe because of injuries apparently.
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Post by imp566 on Jul 19, 2024 14:49:53 GMT
If Watts is out for any period then we are probably going to have to bring another CB in. Maybe someone on loan as cover. It would leave us with Morro & Zeno and Jubril who's on the list. Yes Andrew & Digby can cover there but its going to leave us light there. He stayed behind as did Njoku & Jobe because of injuries apparently. Have you gone into the wrong thread here?
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Post by artvandelay on Jul 19, 2024 14:53:57 GMT
Noah is a very decent player in fact a match winner on his day, he can appear disinterested and lazy at times and was coming in for a lot of stick from our fans last season. He has been with us since the age of 9 coming through all the various levels, he would be subject to a fee because he is under 24, my guess would be around £200K plus a hefty sell on fee but who knows! We have received some big fees recently for our young players including around a million for Junior Tchamadeu. He sounds exactly like what we have been missing. Lankester could never be described as lazy, but he could never be described as a match winner either! Mercurial playmaker who wins matches is exactly what's needed!
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Post by malotru on Jul 19, 2024 14:54:07 GMT
Isn’t this thread about bees?
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