Lewis Page (ed. New contract to 2020)
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Solly isn't supposed to be involved in the Tuesday night games.1
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Yeah I'd go with this. It's not that we have a small squad, it's that it lacks balance. And it's been clear since preseason that we lacked natural cover in the FB positions.killerandflash said:We always seem to end up with unbalanced squads, and not all of that can be blamed on Roland. Partially it's down to recruitment, and partially down to having injuries in the wrong places.
Last season we had too many CBs, and as a result Sarr and Lennon hardly played, while KR spent all summer trying to get Reeves in and the laughable pursuit of Grigg, so we were left light up front with the panic signing of Dodoo instead.
This season we don't seem to have enough defenders or defensive players, but have ample resources up front and in attacking midfield. Igor, Ajose and Reeves on the bench, Marshall not even in the squad, with Ward due back soon and Clarke a month away, and that doesn't include any youngsters like Lapslie or Morgan.1 -
I don’t think any of the defence were involved last Tuesday.Redhenry said:Solly isn't supposed to be involved in the Tuesday night games.
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I'd say we're 2 or 3 players short. Swap Ward for a left back and we'd lack wide midfield options. A versatile player to cover centre back/right back would be useful. Should have the option of a target man type as well. Bowyer didn't want one, but maybe that's more about budget.SDAddick said:
Yeah I'd go with this. It's not that we have a small squad, it's that it lacks balance. And it's been clear since preseason that we lacked natural cover in the FB positions.killerandflash said:We always seem to end up with unbalanced squads, and not all of that can be blamed on Roland. Partially it's down to recruitment, and partially down to having injuries in the wrong places.
Last season we had too many CBs, and as a result Sarr and Lennon hardly played, while KR spent all summer trying to get Reeves in and the laughable pursuit of Grigg, so we were left light up front with the panic signing of Dodoo instead.
This season we don't seem to have enough defenders or defensive players, but have ample resources up front and in attacking midfield. Igor, Ajose and Reeves on the bench, Marshall not even in the squad, with Ward due back soon and Clarke a month away, and that doesn't include any youngsters like Lapslie or Morgan.1 -
Bowyers didn't need to sign 3 Cms. With Aribo, Lapslie plus Dijksteel and Reeves, 2 would have been sufficient on our budget. The signings of a keeper winger and striker were musts, in hindsight swapping Pratley for full back cover would have left our squad much better balanced.1
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I guess in hindsight none of us knew if Lapslie and Morgan would rise to the level needed of them like they have done... Not to mention the fact that had Pratley not played against Sunderland we'd have looked even worse in terms of squad depthcafcfan1990 said:Bowyers didn't need to sign 3 Cms. With Aribo, Lapslie plus Dijksteel and Reeves, 2 would have been sufficient on our budget. The signings of a keeper winger and striker were musts, in hindsight swapping Pratley for full back cover would have left our squad much better balanced.
Not to mention we're only just into October; Pratley might not be needed now but I bet he will be come December2 -
Rhoys Wiggins thinks Lewis Page is injury prone and should be called sick note 2.0
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Puzzled why Bowyer is so insistent that Mascoll isn't ready for the 1st team, with the lack of alternatives in that position.3
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Remember going to City Addicks last year and KR intimated that Page was basically not up to this level, he was very wrong as has proved to be the norm
Trust Bowyer on Mascoll, seen a lot of players thrown in too early
Such a shame we didn’t have the funds or ambition for JDS0 -
I don’t get it either because he’s 21, not 18, if he’s not ready now when will he be?! I liked the look of him too.killerandflash said:Puzzled why Bowyer is so insistent that Mascoll isn't ready for the 1st team, with the lack of alternatives in that position.
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We had the ambition, fact is we would’ve had to pull off a miracle to sign him, and even then it wouldn’t have been down to us, but down to a Championship club not taking him.Southendaddick said:Remember going to City Addicks last year and KR intimated that Page was basically not up to this level, he was very wrong as has proved to be the norm
Trust Bowyer on Mascoll, seen a lot of players thrown in too early
Such a shame we didn’t have the funds or ambition for JDS0 -
That's true but I stand by the fact but after signing Pratley, signing 2 more CM's in Cullen and Bielik and not a defender was a mistake.ForeverAddickted said:
I guess in hindsight none of us knew if Lapslie and Morgan would rise to the level needed of them like they have done... Not to mention the fact that had Pratley not played against Sunderland we'd have looked even worse in terms of squad depthcafcfan1990 said:Bowyers didn't need to sign 3 Cms. With Aribo, Lapslie plus Dijksteel and Reeves, 2 would have been sufficient on our budget. The signings of a keeper winger and striker were musts, in hindsight swapping Pratley for full back cover would have left our squad much better balanced.
Not to mention we're only just into October; Pratley might not be needed now but I bet he will be come December0 -
No chance would JDS sign for a L1 club, ditto Amos. If we had gone up, both would have been playing for us I'm sureSage said:
We had the ambition, fact is we would’ve had to pull off a miracle to sign him, and even then it wouldn’t have been down to us, but down to a Championship club not taking him.Southendaddick said:Remember going to City Addicks last year and KR intimated that Page was basically not up to this level, he was very wrong as has proved to be the norm
Trust Bowyer on Mascoll, seen a lot of players thrown in too early
Such a shame we didn’t have the funds or ambition for JDS0 -
Bielik can play as a fourth centre back though so Bowyer has effectively signed two position in one.cafcfan1990 said:
That's true but I stand by the fact but after signing Pratley, signing 2 more CM's in Cullen and Bielik and not a defender was a mistake.ForeverAddickted said:
I guess in hindsight none of us knew if Lapslie and Morgan would rise to the level needed of them like they have done... Not to mention the fact that had Pratley not played against Sunderland we'd have looked even worse in terms of squad depthcafcfan1990 said:Bowyers didn't need to sign 3 Cms. With Aribo, Lapslie plus Dijksteel and Reeves, 2 would have been sufficient on our budget. The signings of a keeper winger and striker were musts, in hindsight swapping Pratley for full back cover would have left our squad much better balanced.
Not to mention we're only just into October; Pratley might not be needed now but I bet he will be come December
Just doesnt help we've lost Bauer too0 -
Lapslie is 21 too though and looked so out of his depth on his debut against Blackpool it was horrible to seeBR7_addick said:
I don’t get it either because he’s 21, not 18, if he’s not ready now when will he be?! I liked the look of him too.killerandflash said:Puzzled why Bowyer is so insistent that Mascoll isn't ready for the 1st team, with the lack of alternatives in that position.
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He doesn't look out of his depth this season, and neither did the much younger MorganForeverAddickted said:
Lapslie is 21 too though and looked so out of his depth on his debut against Blackpool it was horrible to seeBR7_addick said:
I don’t get it either because he’s 21, not 18, if he’s not ready now when will he be?! I liked the look of him too.killerandflash said:Puzzled why Bowyer is so insistent that Mascoll isn't ready for the 1st team, with the lack of alternatives in that position.
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Exactly... I dont think age should determine whether a player is ready or notkillerandflash said:
He doesn't look out of his depth this season, and neither did the much younger MorganForeverAddickted said:
Lapslie is 21 too though and looked so out of his depth on his debut against Blackpool it was horrible to seeBR7_addick said:
I don’t get it either because he’s 21, not 18, if he’s not ready now when will he be?! I liked the look of him too.killerandflash said:Puzzled why Bowyer is so insistent that Mascoll isn't ready for the 1st team, with the lack of alternatives in that position.
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I read Bowyers comments about Mascoll as he isn't ready to return after his injury. Not that he isn't ready for first team football. May be just me though.2
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Could also be very much the case as he's not been involved in any U23 games of latecantersaddick said:I read Bowyers comments about Mascoll as he isn't ready to return after his injury. Not that he isn't ready for first team football. May be just me though.
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He did sign a defender - Bielik’s a CB that can cover CM.cafcfan1990 said:
That's true but I stand by the fact but after signing Pratley, signing 2 more CM's in Cullen and Bielik and not a defender was a mistake.ForeverAddickted said:
I guess in hindsight none of us knew if Lapslie and Morgan would rise to the level needed of them like they have done... Not to mention the fact that had Pratley not played against Sunderland we'd have looked even worse in terms of squad depthcafcfan1990 said:Bowyers didn't need to sign 3 Cms. With Aribo, Lapslie plus Dijksteel and Reeves, 2 would have been sufficient on our budget. The signings of a keeper winger and striker were musts, in hindsight swapping Pratley for full back cover would have left our squad much better balanced.
Not to mention we're only just into October; Pratley might not be needed now but I bet he will be come December2 -
Page seems to be walking comfortably along the side of the pitch. Least he isn't on crutches!0
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Bielik has been a CM for the majority of his career (albeit it's still early days). I believe he has only played CB as part of a 3. So yes he did sign a player that could cover 2 positions, but it still left us unbalanced.Scoham said:
He did sign a defender - Bielik’s a CB that can cover CM.cafcfan1990 said:
That's true but I stand by the fact but after signing Pratley, signing 2 more CM's in Cullen and Bielik and not a defender was a mistake.ForeverAddickted said:
I guess in hindsight none of us knew if Lapslie and Morgan would rise to the level needed of them like they have done... Not to mention the fact that had Pratley not played against Sunderland we'd have looked even worse in terms of squad depthcafcfan1990 said:Bowyers didn't need to sign 3 Cms. With Aribo, Lapslie plus Dijksteel and Reeves, 2 would have been sufficient on our budget. The signings of a keeper winger and striker were musts, in hindsight swapping Pratley for full back cover would have left our squad much better balanced.
Not to mention we're only just into October; Pratley might not be needed now but I bet he will be come December
In the summer we lost:
Amos
Konsa, Lennon, Dasilva
Kashi, JFC, Jackson
Mavididi, Kaikai, Zyro
Magennis
We then had Grant and Igor back. So if someone said to me you can have 6 players to replace those, I would undoubtedly gone for:
GK
Def
2 CMs
Winger
Striker
Bielik was a good signing and can play CB. But the squad is still unbalanced, we are a defender short even with Bielik (at FB). It's clear to see we have always been a full back short, especially seeing as we have yet another CM in Dijksteel as our RB cover.0 -
I'm sure Marshall can play FB - does Bowyer just not rate him?cafcfan1990 said:
Bielik has been a CM for the majority of his career (albeit it's still early days). I believe he has only played CB as part of a 3. So yes he did sign a player that could cover 2 positions, but it still left us unbalanced.Scoham said:
He did sign a defender - Bielik’s a CB that can cover CM.cafcfan1990 said:
That's true but I stand by the fact but after signing Pratley, signing 2 more CM's in Cullen and Bielik and not a defender was a mistake.ForeverAddickted said:
I guess in hindsight none of us knew if Lapslie and Morgan would rise to the level needed of them like they have done... Not to mention the fact that had Pratley not played against Sunderland we'd have looked even worse in terms of squad depthcafcfan1990 said:Bowyers didn't need to sign 3 Cms. With Aribo, Lapslie plus Dijksteel and Reeves, 2 would have been sufficient on our budget. The signings of a keeper winger and striker were musts, in hindsight swapping Pratley for full back cover would have left our squad much better balanced.
Not to mention we're only just into October; Pratley might not be needed now but I bet he will be come December
In the summer we lost:
Amos
Konsa, Lennon, Dasilva
Kashi, JFC, Jackson
Mavididi, Kaikai, Zyro
Magennis
We then had Grant and Igor back. So if someone said to me you can have 6 players to replace those, I would undoubtedly gone for:
GK
Def
2 CMs
Winger
Striker
Bielik was a good signing and can play CB. But the squad is still unbalanced, we are a defender short even with Bielik (at FB). It's clear to see we have always been a full back short, especially seeing as we have yet another CM in Dijksteel as our RB cover.0 -
I wasn’t disagreeing with the squad being unbalanced, we need another left back and a fifth CB wouldn’t be a bad thing.cafcfan1990 said:
Bielik has been a CM for the majority of his career (albeit it's still early days). I believe he has only played CB as part of a 3. So yes he did sign a player that could cover 2 positions, but it still left us unbalanced.Scoham said:
He did sign a defender - Bielik’s a CB that can cover CM.cafcfan1990 said:
That's true but I stand by the fact but after signing Pratley, signing 2 more CM's in Cullen and Bielik and not a defender was a mistake.ForeverAddickted said:
I guess in hindsight none of us knew if Lapslie and Morgan would rise to the level needed of them like they have done... Not to mention the fact that had Pratley not played against Sunderland we'd have looked even worse in terms of squad depthcafcfan1990 said:Bowyers didn't need to sign 3 Cms. With Aribo, Lapslie plus Dijksteel and Reeves, 2 would have been sufficient on our budget. The signings of a keeper winger and striker were musts, in hindsight swapping Pratley for full back cover would have left our squad much better balanced.
Not to mention we're only just into October; Pratley might not be needed now but I bet he will be come December
In the summer we lost:
Amos
Konsa, Lennon, Dasilva
Kashi, JFC, Jackson
Mavididi, Kaikai, Zyro
Magennis
We then had Grant and Igor back. So if someone said to me you can have 6 players to replace those, I would undoubtedly gone for:
GK
Def
2 CMs
Winger
Striker
Bielik was a good signing and can play CB. But the squad is still unbalanced, we are a defender short even with Bielik (at FB). It's clear to see we have always been a full back short, especially seeing as we have yet another CM in Dijksteel as our RB cover.
Saying that swapping Ward for a left back would leave us short of wide midfield options, meaning we’d have to stick to a 4-4-2 diamond or 5-3-2.0 -
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I hope no one is going to be predictable and make a "that's when he'll next be fit" or similar joke : - )
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