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Author Topic: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread  (Read 864332 times)

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1725 on: August 07, 2020, 12:20:15 AM »
Targett has pace.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1726 on: August 07, 2020, 12:23:31 AM »
Odd that he regularly looks like he's running through treacle in his time with us then.

Odd too that the opposition have quite blatantly prioritised that side of the pitch to attack on more than one occasion.

Offline Goldie.7

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1727 on: August 07, 2020, 12:23:45 AM »
Think we needed an experienced head alongside Mings (who let’s not forget hasn’t had much top flight experience himself) and still believe that.

Konsa has the raw ingredients, but raw is the key word there. Happy to see how he comes on over the next few years. Hause seems a solid option as centre half and left back cover.

Hause is anything but solid

One of the worst players we have in the squad.

If Hause is on the pitch the opposition score goals.

We couldn't keep an away clean sheet for an entire season and finished second to last for conceded goals. Our defence is far from "sorted" as can be.

Also, did our defence really "improve" during the restart? We picked up 10 points from 10 games, but at the start of the season we picked up 11 points from 10 games. (Everton through to Wolves)

We definitely need to sign a more experienced defender.

Offline Small Rodent

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1728 on: August 07, 2020, 12:24:26 AM »
At this time of year it’s amazing how many ITK’s are born.

A ray of hope
Flickers in the sky
A tiny star lights up
Way up high
All across the land
Dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass
When ITK is born...

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1729 on: August 07, 2020, 12:25:03 AM »
Yes, our defence really improved after the break. What a silly question.

Offline Goldie.7

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1730 on: August 07, 2020, 12:32:30 AM »
Yes, our defence really improved after the break. What a silly question.

How the hell did it improve if we picked up more points over the same amount of games early on in the season?

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1731 on: August 07, 2020, 12:35:48 AM »
Money spent at left back could be better spent elsewhere.

Now go get some exciting attackers.

Raise your hand if your team had the second worst defence last season?

Now raise your hand if you think by not changing your defence from last season you expect them to suddenly improve?

Also raise your hand if by Smith coaching them and not whatever went before resulted in a completely different unit that will have improved with a season in the prem, and better forward options would result in being better on the ball and this concede less chances?

Ultimately we simply can't fix every position in this window. For example we have about five senior keepers and goalkeeper position isn't perfect either but that can wait for a bit.

When you look at how dismal our general transfer record has been since 2010 it would be a minor miracle to have a transfer session where we actually significantly improve two positions.

It's vital we get the core ones right e.g. striker, good wide player, good holding midfielder and another CB would be good aswell. Then you can get away with average players in other areas as many teams who finished above us last season did.

Targett isn't a great defender but he does offer an outlet going forward. Would imagine we'll sign a younger LB to challenge him and try to get Taylor out.

On the other side I'd be o.k going into next season with existing options. Think there's a decent player lurking in Gulibert and AEM rarely lets anyone down when he plays so no problem keeping him in the squad for another 12 months.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1732 on: August 07, 2020, 12:40:12 AM »
We conceded 11 in 10 games, 1.1 gpg. The first 28 games we conceded 56, 2 gpg.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1733 on: August 07, 2020, 12:42:44 AM »
At this time of year it’s amazing how many ITK’s are born.

A ray of hope
Flickers in the sky
A tiny star lights up
Way up high
All across the land
Dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass
When ITK is born...

The most important bit

It's all a dream, an illusion now
It must come true, sometime soon somehow (The ITK motto)
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when ITK is born

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1734 on: August 07, 2020, 12:45:15 AM »
Yes, our defence really improved after the break. What a silly question.

How the hell did it improve if we picked up more points over the same amount of games early on in the season?

We conceded far fewer goals after the break (eighth best defence) than we had before the break (second worst).

Now, come on. Anyone saying that our defence didn't improve after the resumption is (i) at it, and (ii) being a misery arse for the sake of it.

*checks name of poster. Goldie. Ah, yes. I remember you now. See (ii).
« Last Edit: August 07, 2020, 12:47:06 AM by cdbullyweefan »

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1735 on: August 07, 2020, 01:01:51 AM »
We conceded 11 in 10 games, 1.1 gpg. The first 28 games we conceded 56, 2 gpg.

7 of those came against 3 of the top 4 so .57 gpg in the other 7 games.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1736 on: August 07, 2020, 08:34:19 AM »
We’re appointing Rob MacKenzie, formerly of Leicester and Spurs to our Scouting group. He will be head of recruitment apparently

https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2020/08/06/aston-villa-swoop-for-former-leicester-and-tottenham-talent-spotter/
Set of articles written by him about modern scouting: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/10723863/the-changing-face-of-scouting-rob-mackenzies-full-series-of-articles

I found them interesting anyway

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1737 on: August 07, 2020, 08:37:23 AM »
Interesting that Guilbert only played when Elmo was injured & Konsa had moved to the centre. He's going to have to improve a lot & maybe he will but I'd like a new first choice right back.

In order, we need,
Centre forward
Winger
Defensive midfield
Right back
Centre half

Maybe a loan or two to boost numbers.

Who out of the youths is likely to make a step up?

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1738 on: August 07, 2020, 08:50:55 AM »
Interesting that Guilbert only played when Elmo was injured & Konsa had moved to the centre.

Hadn't he only just come back from an injury himself? If so, it's not that surprising.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #1739 on: August 07, 2020, 09:00:35 AM »
I have been banging on about a defensive midfielder for a while but, genuine question, has Dean played with one previously, with his other clubs? We tried for Fer, Nzonzi and Phillips, so I presume he wants one.

 


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