Summer 2018 transfer rumours
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@golfaddick and where does Ward fit into all that? Or Aribo, who has shown he can score a range of goals and will be a prominent part of the first team squad when fit?0
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Taylor has 3 goals in 6 games if he can keep that going we will score enough goals.6
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Bowyer has said he expects Clarke to join 1st team training sometime during October.ShootersHillGuru said:How far away from selection is Billy Clarke ?
On that basis, after such a long period out, I doubt if he would be ready to be named in a match day squad until November sometime.
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Assuming Taylor, Vetokele and Grant stay fit and if they score thirty goals between them then I’m sure we will be in the top six. Add to that eight from Fosu. Six from Aribo and even 15 from all the others and I don’t think we’ll be struggling to challenge for a playoff.golfaddick said:
Not enough QUALITY up front. Taylor is half decent (of he can decide to stop looking to draw a foul & concentrate on going for the ball), Grant has pace but lacks composure in front of goal & Ajose is unlikely to be used as a striker imo. Vetokele is the only natural striker amongst them but I wonder if he is the player he was 4 years ago. Time will tell but I doubt they will get 40 goals between them........which they need to as the only player in our midfield who will score is FosuCovered End said:
Taylor, Grant, Vetokele & Ajose. Not enough up front ?golfaddick said:
I disagree somewhat. Just don't feel we have enough up front to challenge for a top 6 place.ShootersHillGuru said:
The squad with the addition of the injured lads looks good enough to me to make the playoffs this season with 41 games still to play. In fact I would go as far as to say that if we don’t get top six then Bowyer will have had an epic fail. The key is getting those injured players back and having a bit of luck with injuries. We must be due some.golfaddick said:
One thing LB has done is to have brought in experienced players in Prately & Ward.....even Cullen has played a few seasons in this league. KR brought in players like Mavidid, Dodoo & Kaikai who hadn't played much at this level & are raw. Even though I still don't think we'll get anywhere near the top 6 this season at least the last couple of weeks has guven me hope that we will finish around mid table - which I'd have bitten your hand off at the start of August.Viewfinder said:
It was on deadline day, 31 August 2017, when Robinson pulled a masterstroke in signing Joe Dodoo.KiwiValley said:serious question / when was the last time we signed someone on a deadline day ? Pre Duchâtelet?
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Agreed. I think Taylor will get at least 15 and Grant has 2 so far but with 40 games to go, he’d have to have a poor rest of the season to not get another 8.ShootersHillGuru said:
Assuming Taylor, Vetokele and Grant stay fit and if they score thirty goals between them then I’m sure we will be in the top six. Add to that eight from Fosu. Six from Aribo and even ten from all the others and I don’t think we’ll be struggling to challenge for a playoff.golfaddick said:
Not enough QUALITY up front. Taylor is half decent (of he can decide to stop looking to draw a foul & concentrate on going for the ball), Grant has pace but lacks composure in front of goal & Ajose is unlikely to be used as a striker imo. Vetokele is the only natural striker amongst them but I wonder if he is the player he was 4 years ago. Time will tell but I doubt they will get 40 goals between them........which they need to as the only player in our midfield who will score is FosuCovered End said:
Taylor, Grant, Vetokele & Ajose. Not enough up front ?golfaddick said:
I disagree somewhat. Just don't feel we have enough up front to challenge for a top 6 place.ShootersHillGuru said:
The squad with the addition of the injured lads looks good enough to me to make the playoffs this season with 41 games still to play. In fact I would go as far as to say that if we don’t get top six then Bowyer will have had an epic fail. The key is getting those injured players back and having a bit of luck with injuries. We must be due some.golfaddick said:
One thing LB has done is to have brought in experienced players in Prately & Ward.....even Cullen has played a few seasons in this league. KR brought in players like Mavidid, Dodoo & Kaikai who hadn't played much at this level & are raw. Even though I still don't think we'll get anywhere near the top 6 this season at least the last couple of weeks has guven me hope that we will finish around mid table - which I'd have bitten your hand off at the start of August.Viewfinder said:
It was on deadline day, 31 August 2017, when Robinson pulled a masterstroke in signing Joe Dodoo.KiwiValley said:serious question / when was the last time we signed someone on a deadline day ? Pre Duchâtelet?
As long as they stay fit, I don’t think we have much to worry about regarding our group of strikers.0 -
Marshall was mentioned several times in terms of player recruitment. Wonder if he is getting involved in coaching.0
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I know that they was both with us last season! But someone on here (can't remember who) was saying that Cullen played with Marshall and Clarke at Bradford last season! Or was he meaning it was the season before!?Oggy Red said:
They've played barely 100 minutes together in the same lineup, over 2 matches.uie2 said:
We had both Clarke and Marshall last season!Oggy Red said:
Didn't Mark Marshall play together with Josh Cullen at Bradford, that season?ShootersHillGuru said:I don’t think anyone would argue with the suggestion that the Mark Marshall we have seen isn’t the Mark Marshall of Bradford’s playoff final defeat to the Scum where he was the best player on the pitch. That season wasn’t he Bradford’s player of the year ? He’s not so old and decrepit that he can’t get back to something like that form. I don’t think playing under Robinson and his strange inflexible system did MM any favours and it’s only since Bowyer took charge that Marshall has looked as if he’s on the comeback trail. The most telling point for me is that Bowyer made the point of saying that he wanted to retain Marshall and was very much in his plans. MM is a winger and by definition inconsistent but I certainly havn’t written him off for having an important contribution to make this season.
Billy Clarke was also in that team.
Cullen might be just the player to feed Marshall, as he did that season.
I wouldn't write off Marshall just yet,
Marshall was injured in pre-season and didn't make a 1st team appearance until right at the end of October, when he came on as sub to actually replace Billy Clarke.
Clarke was then injured and didn't return until the Pompey home defeat on December 9th; playing 75 minutes alongside Marshall before being subbed.
The next game, (away at Blackburn, Dec 16th), Clarke did his ACL subbed after 25 minutes - and hasn't played since, of course.
They did well together at Bradford - but we've not really seen them in the same team yet.0 -
The season before at Bradford ..... 2016-17.uie2 said:
I know that they was both with us last season! But someone on here (can't remember who) was saying that Cullen played with Marshall and Clarke at Bradford last season! Or was he meaning it was the season before!?Oggy Red said:
They've played barely 100 minutes together in the same lineup, over 2 matches.uie2 said:
We had both Clarke and Marshall last season!Oggy Red said:
Didn't Mark Marshall play together with Josh Cullen at Bradford, that season?ShootersHillGuru said:I don’t think anyone would argue with the suggestion that the Mark Marshall we have seen isn’t the Mark Marshall of Bradford’s playoff final defeat to the Scum where he was the best player on the pitch. That season wasn’t he Bradford’s player of the year ? He’s not so old and decrepit that he can’t get back to something like that form. I don’t think playing under Robinson and his strange inflexible system did MM any favours and it’s only since Bowyer took charge that Marshall has looked as if he’s on the comeback trail. The most telling point for me is that Bowyer made the point of saying that he wanted to retain Marshall and was very much in his plans. MM is a winger and by definition inconsistent but I certainly havn’t written him off for having an important contribution to make this season.
Billy Clarke was also in that team.
Cullen might be just the player to feed Marshall, as he did that season.
I wouldn't write off Marshall just yet,
Marshall was injured in pre-season and didn't make a 1st team appearance until right at the end of October, when he came on as sub to actually replace Billy Clarke.
Clarke was then injured and didn't return until the Pompey home defeat on December 9th; playing 75 minutes alongside Marshall before being subbed.
The next game, (away at Blackburn, Dec 16th), Clarke did his ACL subbed after 25 minutes - and hasn't played since, of course.
They did well together at Bradford - but we've not really seen them in the same team yet.
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Elliott Ward has signed for Notts County.0
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Ross Wallace has just signed for Fleetwood, they've got quite a good side there now,i reckon they could be challenging top six this season.1
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I live near Bradford and the majority like Marshall for his work rate and effort. They really don't rate Clarke and most think he lacked a final ball a lot of the time. He also spent a bit of time out of position for them upfront.Viewfinder said:
Folk on the Bradford forum were not as enthusiastic as many of us. Mostly, their regard for Clarke was so poor that they were incredulous when he commanded a transfer fee. The loss of Marshall was more keenly debated. One Bradford fan said he was "an irritating little shit" - referring to a talent that promised more than it delivered.Oggy Red said:
They've played barely 100 minutes together in the same lineup, over 2 matches.uie2 said:
We had both Clarke and Marshall last season!Oggy Red said:
Didn't Mark Marshall play together with Josh Cullen at Bradford, that season?ShootersHillGuru said:I don’t think anyone would argue with the suggestion that the Mark Marshall we have seen isn’t the Mark Marshall of Bradford’s playoff final defeat to the Scum where he was the best player on the pitch. That season wasn’t he Bradford’s player of the year ? He’s not so old and decrepit that he can’t get back to something like that form. I don’t think playing under Robinson and his strange inflexible system did MM any favours and it’s only since Bowyer took charge that Marshall has looked as if he’s on the comeback trail. The most telling point for me is that Bowyer made the point of saying that he wanted to retain Marshall and was very much in his plans. MM is a winger and by definition inconsistent but I certainly havn’t written him off for having an important contribution to make this season.
Billy Clarke was also in that team.
Cullen might be just the player to feed Marshall, as he did that season.
I wouldn't write off Marshall just yet,
Marshall was injured in pre-season and didn't make a 1st team appearance until right at the end of October, when he came on as sub to actually replace Billy Clarke.
Clarke was then injured and didn't return until the Pompey home defeat on December 9th; playing 75 minutes alongside Marshall before being subbed.
The next game, (away at Blackburn, Dec 16th), Clarke did his ACL subbed after 25 minutes - and hasn't played since, of course.
They did well together at Bradford - but we've not really seen them in the same team yet.1 -
Did I hear someone say that Scott golbourne is training with us ??0
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Hopefully he is, we are short on defensive options and he's played at or above this level for most of his career, and is only 30 years old, prime age for a defender0
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Only 30 so isnt too old and if we did sign and call upon him then it would be some more experience at the back
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Played for nine clubs overall including loans. Hardly a glowing report but he’s also played at our level and above most of it. We do need cover so I would think as long as he’s motivated he should be ok at 30. In LB we trust I guess.1
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With Sarr as the only real cover at left back, we could be in trouble if Page got injured.1
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Bowyer did mention on Saturday that Page wasn't 100% fit or something, but with Sarr being the LB cover he couldn't rest him.Redrobo said:With Sarr as the only real cover at left back, we could be in trouble if Page got injured.
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Who he?Showmetheway2gohome said:I can’t imagine Payne getting injured
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Golborne on a four month contract could be an option?0
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Dunno who he is but assume he is made of glass.Showmetheway2gohome said:I can’t imagine Payne getting injured
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He's not all he's cracked up to be.DamoNorthStand said:
Dunno who he is but assume he is made of glass.Showmetheway2gohome said:I can’t imagine Payne getting injured
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I suggested Goldbourne in the summer. Think he would be a decent signing. Only issue is despite the fact he may have trained with us for a week or two he is still going to be lacking in match fitness.0
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Has Mascoll left us?0
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No, but we need more than just him covering if we want to aim for promotionharveys_gardener said:Has Mascoll left us?
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Mascot is 21, surely he’s ready to be second choice left back in league one? Would understand if he was 18.1
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Didn’t someone say Mascoll was injured?0
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21 seems a bit old for a mascotBR7_addick said:Mascot is 21, surely he’s ready to be second choice left back in league one? Would understand if he was 18.
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. 🤦♂️Showmetheway2gohome said:Sorry meant page corrects text.
Actually, we knew that. Just too good to resist. So often me!0
