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Post by El Goodo on Aug 25, 2024 10:34:28 GMT
Ajiboye isn't very good. He is very fast though.
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Post by Andrewlang on Aug 25, 2024 11:00:54 GMT
Initial reaction to the Washington link is slightly underwhelmed. Although tbh I think I unfairly tuck him in with Bonne as a player we've been occasionally linked with over the last 10-15 years and is in bit of a decline.
Washington not so far down that decline as Bonne though, for sure. I guess he's probably about our level right now.
Must admit I'm hoping we lean more towards the Lavery age profile of a player looking to bounce back up the leagues, rather than a player on the way down but I could be talked into Washington.
Andrew
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Post by El Goodo on Aug 25, 2024 11:08:27 GMT
Agreed. He's a good player & wouldn't be a bad signing but would also feel a bit needs-must rather than creative, interesting or exciting as a target.
Also, while it's not a particular criticism, I am slightly perturbed by how many loan signings we've made &, between Reyes, O'Riordan & Stokes, how many of them are seemingly key figures in key positions.
As Monk's first proper one, this was always going to be a transition season (hopefully not transitioning to the league below) & was always going to require some short-term bridging in that sense in terms of personnel – plus there's been misfortune in Jobe's & Thomas's injuries necessitating temporarily replacing 2 players you'd otherwise not have planned to – but with at this point 14 first-team/squad regulars either loanees or out of contract at the end of the season, we've set up ourselves up for 2 summers in a row of massive change in how this squad has been built.
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Post by lesj on Aug 25, 2024 12:02:58 GMT
Monk did say when he came in that he was willing to give the youngsters a chance, & so far there has been Jobe(of whom he was very quick to recognise). Plus Barton & Njoku. O.K some was perhaps due to necessity, but hopefully by next season more will have emerged of which could be key players.
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Post by funkymonk on Aug 25, 2024 12:29:22 GMT
Seems prepared to use NASCIEMIENTO and Ghoddle when available too.
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Post by imp566 on Aug 25, 2024 16:22:56 GMT
Seems prepared to use NASCIEMIENTO and Ghoddle when available too. Given his veiled comments about McConnell, perhaps the jury is still out for Monk on him?
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Post by markt on Aug 25, 2024 16:35:58 GMT
Conor Washington is one of them. Unless I'm mistaken he is still under contract at Derby so there will be a fee involved ??
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Post by Andrewlang on Aug 25, 2024 16:41:26 GMT
Yes, he's under contract. A fee'd probably be involved unless they just want to move him off the books.
Unused sub on Saturday so not sure if they're letting him go until they sign someone else but who knows.
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Post by funkymonk on Aug 25, 2024 17:19:56 GMT
Imagine paying a fee for him, when we turned him down only for him to go for millions a year later.
Different club these days (no one fails a medical etc etc) mind.
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Post by huddsmoose on Aug 25, 2024 22:20:35 GMT
Yes, he's under contract. A fee'd probably be involved unless they just want to move him off the books. Unused sub on Saturday so not sure if they're letting him go until they sign someone else but who knows. Andrew Or he comes on loan and Taylor Richards is left out of match day squads.
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Post by danielcufc on Aug 26, 2024 10:02:25 GMT
Maybe someone will be spotted in this game
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Post by Andrewlang on Aug 26, 2024 10:52:02 GMT
Interested to see what our team'll be. If we've arranged this to get a few minutes into the legs of some of our injured players then excellent...though I think it's a bit early for anyone other than Loft, isn't it?
I assume it's quite a young side from us otherwise.
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Post by cesarowicz on Aug 26, 2024 10:53:06 GMT
Maybe someone will be spotted in this game Saleem Akanbi?
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Post by El Goodo on Aug 26, 2024 11:53:02 GMT
Interested to see what our team'll be. If we've arranged this to get a few minutes into the legs of some of our injured players then excellent...though I think it's a bit early for anyone other than Loft, isn't it? I assume it's quite a young side from us otherwise. Andrew Gardner should have had a week's training by now
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Post by andyf on Aug 26, 2024 14:45:49 GMT
Maybe someone will be spotted in this game Is this an underhand way of showing off our top class training facilities??
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