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Squad
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Apperre and Simpson are significant upgrades on Hemmings and Oliver
Phillips in the CDM role is probably an upgrade on Burns.
Kemp I imagine will play a fairly varied role behind the striker, and is a big upgrade from Macca.
We look good and I dont think there is much more we need. UTB
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Reid, Pressley, JFC out for �a few months�
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Crap
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Re: Reid, Pressley, JFC out for �a few months�
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Do we need another striker on loan or just hope Reid is back early Sept .In meantime we could use Roberts as. 4th striker ?
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That makes a change
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It's usually 2 weeks into the season we lose loads of players through injury
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Re: Reid, Pressley, JFC out for �a few months�
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Already knew/suspected this didn't we?
Edit: And Butler is suspended for the opening match too.
Edited by Chuds at 14:05:55 on 26th July 2024
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Re: Reid, Pressley, JFC out for �a few months�
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Take will be back in "a few weeks" from a presumably broken finger.
So that's worryingly tight too, definitely no room for a setback, depending on how you define 'a few weeks' (3 weeks-ish?)
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Re: Reid, Pressley, JFC out for �a few months�
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He told me about a week, so hope there hasn't been a setback :(.
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Re: Reid, Pressley, JFC out for �a few months�
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Look at it positively, it'll be like having three new signings in January.
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Re: Reid, Pressley, JFC out for �a few months�
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I thought they'd all be back playing by the end of September (if not sooner)?
It's not the ideal start but even if they don't play a minute of league football until October it's 8 league games from a 46-game season.
Not great but by no means a disaster and it's the start of the season so fatigue won't be an issue if we need certain players to make more back-to-back starts over that period.
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Re: Reid, Pressley, JFC out for �a few months�
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I think the start is important though. Given Revs last stint in charge, he needs to get off the ground running before the pressure mounts
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Re: Reid, Pressley, JFC out for �a few months�
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I had presumed that JFC would be out until Christmas. His injury was pretty bad iirc
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Re: Reid, Pressley, JFC out for �a few months�
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Yeah this is what someone reported.Jf so i can't see him.back this side of Xmas if at all.
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Re: Reid, Pressley, JFC out for �a few months�
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Was it cruciate, same as he's had previously?
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Re: Reid, Pressley, JFC out for �a few months�
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yeah, I thought it was ACL, can't be 100% sure though, as I can't remember what I had for dinner last night
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Re: Squad
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Can Apere and Simpson score goals? That’s the big question. All looks great on paper but the proof will be in the pudding. My biggest fear for this squad is where the goals will come from.
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They were both playing for Northampton last season. Wonder if they played together or if it was one or the other. I do wonder how many appearances were starts and how many from the bench as that can distort a player's goals per game stats.
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21 starts and 23 sub appearances for Simpson at Northampton. Six goals scored.
28 starts and two sub for Swindon. 11 goals scored.
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I think that's pretty good record then.
Because coming on for 15 minutes at the end of a games isn't ideal for a striker. You're either going to be behind trying to score against a side who has shut up shop. Or your own team is trying to hold on to what they have, so aren't being adventurous.
Basically a record of 1 goal for every 3 games started.
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Re: Squad
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They started just two matches together, both in the FLT.
They lost both, but Simpson scored a penalty in both.
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Was it Simpson who played up top for them in the first game of the season last season? If so, I recall him being a handful.
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Yep.
Edited by Chuds at 13:15:36 on 27th July 2024
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Re: Squad
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Some left back cover and another attack minded player (preferably someone who can play out wide) would be nice but we’re in a pretty solid place.
A back up keeper maybe but I think we might go with Mitchell on the bench and utilise the emergency loan market if something happens to Taye.
Things may go quiet now until the end of the window when we might dip into the loan market for a couple of reinforcements if the right deals come along.
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Re: Squad
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Just a cb so we are not relying on Mr Liability.
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Really? Two strikers that work hard but don't score goals. All hopes are on Ried for goals.
Burns was great, I'm not saying Phillips is worse, I haven't seen him play yet, but I'd be surprised if he's better than Burns was.
I think goals are going to be an issue this year
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Re: Squad
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I think we’ll see a few more goals from Roberts this year. From the friendlies so far he’s 100% been the orchestrator of our best chances up top.
We’re undoubtedly a team that will look to the team to spread goals around, which I think is the right thing to do. We were expected to lose against Cov & Watford but 3 goals from open play against championship opposition isn’t bad. Despite the second half against Cov, we definitely looked the better team and 3-1 at half time didn’t reflect our quality of play.
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Burns absolutely was not great.
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Burns looked like what he was, a young player, playing out of position.
No loss there.
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I didn't understand why he kept getting in the team to be honest. Maybe we were obligated or something?
Started off OK, but was mediocre at best the 2nd half of the season
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Re: Squad
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I thought he was by a country mile our most overrated player and didn't see what he offered us. He didn't score, he didn't assist, he couldn't pass or beat a man, he let his man run past him or gave away a foul more often than he won possession back. I was of the opinion we played him to avoid having to pay his wages.
Some people really rate(d) him, but I never saw it.
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As you get older you say lots of things I agree with.....
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If he ever gets a competitive game for Man City I'll get a tattoo of Chuds' face on my arse.
He wasn't awful but I wouldn't have signed him on a free if they released him.
Edited by BALDOCKBORO at 12:46:10 on 26th July 2024
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He made one appearance for them in the League Cup before joining us. That's competitive.
I didn't think he was phenomenal but also didn't think he was bad. Comfortable on the ball, often tidied up in front of the defence and released. I don't think our style of play suited him and he probably needed to adapt better to League One type of football, but he did alright for me.
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Vadaine Oliver. goal machine.
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He scored on Wednesday in a friendly, could be the start of something special....
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A backup GK and replacement for TVC would be good before the season starts.
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Freestone can move into his CB position to replace TvC.
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Was thinking that Freestone would play at LB in the opener with Butler suspended?
I guess LJW could play there if required.
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Yeah, quite possibly for that game as cover, but long-term it will be Butler so Freestone can play in his conventional CB.
Kane has played LB in two of the three watchable PSFs so far, so would imagine he is more likely than Luther if either of them plays there as cover.
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Playing Kane at lb would be the equivalent of Trippier playing lb for England... Oh wait...
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We'll make the final of the FA Cup?!
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