Re: Arter's age, Gallen said that we would look to bring in a few experienced players as well. It's not just going to be all young'uns.
Also, I would be surprised if his legs are gone at 31 years old.
Gunter was only 31 when he came in, and is only 5 months older than Arter, and it can be argued that he's declined significantly from his peak
I don't think Gunter's legs have gone. He's just been shit.
And will Arter be shit because Gunter has been?
What other explanation for a player of Gunter's pedigree being substandard can there be other than physical degradation? He's gained more experience, had more training. Short of getting the yips (which isn't really documented in football aside from in strikers), how could Gunter, once of Spurs, be hapless in League One if his legs haven't gone and he's trying to make up for it and failing?
Last year Bowyer kept chopping and changing the team and also playing him out of position. This year he has been playing out of position again at left back... Matthews proved in the Championship that he needed a consistent run in the side to get with the rhythm of the game, and being copied and changed last year meant he wasn't as effective for us. You can bet it's the same with Gunter and compounded by not being played in his best position.
I spoke to three in the know people today. Bexleyboy Colin Ronnie They have all told me that Arter is going to sign for us. Am I now on the In the know list.
I spoke to three in the know people today. Bexleyboy Colin Ronnie They have all told me that Arter is going to sign for us. Am I now on the In the know list.
I spoke to three in the know people today. Bexleyboy Colin Ronnie They have all told me that Arter is going to sign for us. Am I now on the In the know list.
I spoke to three in the know people today. Bexleyboy Colin Ronnie They have all told me that Arter is going to sign for us. Am I now on the In the know list.
You leave him alone - he always delivers good news. It just might be a little late…and he is on the coaching staff now as well.
Any rumours around how many we're looking to sign? A CM (seems Arter is done or very close), a striker and a left back are a must.
A back up keeper and another winger would be good to have.
Centre back is an interesting one, with the amount of game time Deji is getting I don’t expect us to sign one, but if Inniss picks up a long term injury it’s a lot of pressure on him. Is he on a pro contract?
On unrealistic signings an attacking right back would be good but that seems very unlikely to happen with Matthews and Gunter here.
He’s either injured in which case we wouldn’t be signing him or he’s had a pre season but just not much game time. I think it’s safe to assume that even Charlton don’t sign players that are injured.
I spoke to three in the know people today. Bexleyboy Colin Ronnie They have all told me that Arter is going to sign for us. Am I now on the In the know list.
With all the midfielders we've brought in, and with him seemingly a bit out of favour at the moment, could Dobson end up playing more at CB? That's where he started his career after all
In February he confirmed his instinct is to keep the academy:
Asked if Charlton could follow in the Bees’ footsteps, Sandgaard said: “My gut instinct about this is that I’d rather be smarter about how we develop our academy players than totally get rid of it.
“Now the transfer window is closed we’ve got time to look at our structure and how we maximise it.”
In December he talked about admiring Brentford but not doing everything the same way.
Q: You have outlined a very ambitious target to get to the Premier League. How do you plan to succeed where many Championship clubs have failed, even with parachute money?
TS: To me, it’s not about parachute money or anything like that. It’s just about being smart about it, and creating a foundation so that we have the right kinds of players, are smart about what players we buy, what players we put out on loan, what players we sell. If we start today, in a few years we might have some really great talent coming up from the academy. It’s about grooming all those parts, and improving the odds and the probability. It’s not one smart move or the flick of a switch. I’m not sure I’m going to do everything the same way, but what they’ve done over at Brentford, with very little money, is very impressive.
Last season Brentford signed Winston Reid on loan, he was 32 at the time - so there are even occasions when Brentford don't do things the "Brentford way".
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Matthews proved in the Championship that he needed a consistent run in the side to get with the rhythm of the game, and being copied and changed last year meant he wasn't as effective for us. You can bet it's the same with Gunter and compounded by not being played in his best position.
We need more strikers now we play 442!
great signing at our level
It's OK Nigel, we know what you're trying to say 😂
Let's not get too excited.
Bexleyboy
Colin
Ronnie
They have all told me that Arter is going to sign for us.
Am I now on the In the know list.
A back up keeper and another winger would be good to have.
On unrealistic signings an attacking right back would be good but that seems very unlikely to happen with Matthews and Gunter here.
Did not know that. Can you provide those repeated quotes in a link here? Would like to read them.
In February he confirmed his instinct is to keep the academy:
Asked if Charlton could follow in the Bees’ footsteps, Sandgaard said: “My gut instinct about this is that I’d rather be smarter about how we develop our academy players than totally get rid of it.
“Now the transfer window is closed we’ve got time to look at our structure and how we maximise it.”
In December he talked about admiring Brentford but not doing everything the same way.
https://www.castrust.org/2020/12/thomas-sandgaard-meets-the-fans/
Q: You have outlined a very ambitious target to get to the Premier League. How do you plan to succeed where many Championship clubs have failed, even with parachute money?
TS: To me, it’s not about parachute money or anything like that. It’s just about being smart about it, and creating a foundation so that we have the right kinds of players, are smart about what players we buy, what players we put out on loan, what players we sell. If we start today, in a few years we might have some really great talent coming up from the academy. It’s about grooming all those parts, and improving the odds and the probability. It’s not one smart move or the flick of a switch. I’m not sure I’m going to do everything the same way, but what they’ve done over at Brentford, with very little money, is very impressive.
Last season Brentford signed Winston Reid on loan, he was 32 at the time - so there are even occasions when Brentford don't do things the "Brentford way".