Alex Baptiste ex QPR and Bolton CB on a short term deal until Jan and Macaully Bonne on a season long loan from QPR before deadline day.
Don’t really know much about Baptiste. Bonne imho won’t be any better than Stockley.
Not better, but Bonne would, at the very least, be cover and that's the minimum requirement. We're holding on to all our pennies right now - I still remain staunchly in the camp that Stockton would make us much better in the now, but the finances (plus other things discussed infinitely here) don't add up for him. Main thing I wanted was cover.
Baptiste, similarly, is just cover - could be trash, could be the next CB-T. Somewhere in the middle would be fine.
I could reasonably see this being our business before the window closes and being reasonably OK with that, but a bit disappointed about not having invested a bit more. I think we're on the cusp of being playoff/promotion contenders, and we'll need a decent share of luck to make that more certain.
Alex Baptiste ex QPR and Bolton CB on a short term deal until Jan and Macaully Bonne on a season long loan from QPR before deadline day.
Don’t really know much about Baptiste. Bonne imho won’t be any better than Stockley.
Not better, but Bonne would, at the very least, be cover and that's the minimum requirement. We're holding on to all our pennies right now - I still remain staunchly in the camp that Stockton would make us much better in the now, but the finances (plus other things discussed infinitely here) don't add up for him. Main thing I wanted was cover.
Baptiste, similarly, is just cover - could be trash, could be the next CB-T. Somewhere in the middle would be fine.
I could reasonably see this being our business before the window closes and being reasonably OK with that, but a bit disappointed about not having invested a bit more. I think we're on the cusp of being playoff/promotion contenders, and we'll need a decent share of luck to make that more certain.
The CB we should be looking at (albeit unlikely) is Yoann Barbet. Left-footed, can also play LB. For those concerned about fitness, in the 20/21 season he played every single minute of the league campaign. Don't think QPR wanted to get rid of him so it is audacious but he's lived in London for the last 7 years so worth a look.
The CB we should be looking at (albeit unlikely) is Yoann Barbet. Left-footed, can also play LB. For those concerned about fitness, in the 20/21 season he played every single minute of the league campaign. Don't think QPR wanted to get rid of him so it is audacious but he's lived in London for the last 7 years so worth a look.
If I had known living in London qualified you for "being worth a look" I would never have moved to Kent... What could have been...
The CB we should be looking at (albeit unlikely) is Yoann Barbet. Left-footed, can also play LB. For those concerned about fitness, in the 20/21 season he played every single minute of the league campaign. Don't think QPR wanted to get rid of him so it is audacious but he's lived in London for the last 7 years so worth a look.
If I had known living in London qualified you for "being worth a look" I would never have moved to Kent... What could have been...
Moving to Kent is still fine. Being called "Pudds" might rule you out mind...
The CB we should be looking at (albeit unlikely) is Yoann Barbet. Left-footed, can also play LB. For those concerned about fitness, in the 20/21 season he played every single minute of the league campaign. Don't think QPR wanted to get rid of him so it is audacious but he's lived in London for the last 7 years so worth a look.
If I had known living in London qualified you for "being worth a look" I would never have moved to Kent... What could have been...
Moving to Kent is still fine. Being called "Pudds" might rule you out mind...
That's the least of my issues.
I also fail the CL height test, I am the same age that Jason Pearce was being called past it and I'm more of a Le Point than a Dobson in ability.
I could be called a cost-saving signing as I could work part time in the commercial team if the rest of the squad was fit and then drop into the playing squad when injuries hit.
My first act in my commercial role would be to cut the ticket prices, so I'd maybe get a Wilson-esk chant of "his football is shite, but the pricings alright"
The CB we should be looking at (albeit unlikely) is Yoann Barbet. Left-footed, can also play LB. For those concerned about fitness, in the 20/21 season he played every single minute of the league campaign. Don't think QPR wanted to get rid of him so it is audacious but he's lived in London for the last 7 years so worth a look.
Would be an incredible signing but I can’t see him dropping to league 1 or to our budget unfortunately
Says a lot when @BarnsleyFC aren’t willing to activate a release clause when we are so desperate for firepower. “Judge us by our actions” or lack thereof
Says a lot when @BarnsleyFC aren’t willing to activate a release clause when we are so desperate for firepower. “Judge us by our actions” or lack thereof
Every fan wants the same and moans the same lol 😂
£300k for Asante? Suggests we aren’t in for him at that price then, if we were we could have activated it in June.
We don't need another lump like Bonne up front, we need a mobile forward like Taylor (but not him)
Bonne is mobile, he doesn’t perfectly fit the system but we can’t be too picky at this level and he’s a decent all-round striker which is what we need. His link up play and passing isn’t quite good enough but he’s more mobile and good at pressing. He was dreadful against us in the cup recently but I’m sure given a few more minutes he’d get back to his old self. His style is a lot closer to Taylor (but not as good) than it is to Stockley
I know it wouldn’t be a popular signing but he would definitely score more than Stockley in league 1 with this team. He got double figures in the championship for us and that was his first season playing above non-league level. When Taylor was injured he was sometimes playing up front on his own as well. I’d take him back and I bet whoever we do end up signing isn’t as good as Bonne
We don't need another lump like Bonne up front, we need a mobile forward like Taylor (but not him)
https://youtu.be/6uEHLZkNego Bonne’s highlights from 2019/20. It hasn’t worked out for him since but I think people forget how good he was for us pre-lockdown that season. Definitely wouldn’t describe him as a lump! He scored all types of goals including running in behind defences
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Baptiste, similarly, is just cover - could be trash, could be the next CB-T. Somewhere in the middle would be fine.
I could reasonably see this being our business before the window closes and being reasonably OK with that, but a bit disappointed about not having invested a bit more. I think we're on the cusp of being playoff/promotion contenders, and we'll need a decent share of luck to make that more certain.
Signing Scott Parker and playing him centre forward, centre half or left back?
I also fail the CL height test, I am the same age that Jason Pearce was being called past it and I'm more of a Le Point than a Dobson in ability.
I could be called a cost-saving signing as I could work part time in the commercial team if the rest of the squad was fit and then drop into the playing squad when injuries hit.
My first act in my commercial role would be to cut the ticket prices, so I'd maybe get a Wilson-esk chant of "his football is shite, but the pricings alright"
I reckon he could cover Stockley and Innis (but not both at the same time, obviously)