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Conor Washington gone

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  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,918
    edited May 2022
    shine166 said:
    Now on the OS, moronic move to not offer him a deal. 
    Who says we didn't? I think the consensus on here is there he'd be an excellent squad player, but he can't be an automatic first choice as he doesn't score enough. Maybe the club offered him a contract valued at a league one squad player and he was either unhappy with the figures (wages and/or length of contract) or unhappy with just being a squad player.

    We have no idea of the discussions that go on behind closed doors (and we shouldn't know them), so why do people just assume the facts?

    I like Conor, he works incredibly hard, but he's not clinical enough if we are aiming for promotion. This squad has just finished mid-table in league one, there are very few who we should be sad to see go.
    Yeah fair enough, I assumed, as it was an opinion of why he's been released already.

    I look forward to seeing who we sign for cheaper and a better return than 1/3. Also look forward to the signings in the rest of the starting 11 who will contribute goals. 

    Should be a fun month coming up with our new manager and squad rebuild 👌.

    Kinda shit or bust for TS and his decisions. 
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,286
    Washington only works in a front 2 so I’m guessing we will be going back to 4-3-3 next season. If that’s the plan then maybe it’s the right decision 
  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,955
    Washington going is a bit odd,always run his nuts off,had a 1 in 3 game conversion rate,sort of player,if I was coming in as manager I would have kept,but there you go.
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,548
    Time will tell if this was a good decision or not, all depends who we get to replace him. 
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098
    Liked the player, his attitude and his effort.

    But he isn't quite good enough to be a promotion winning striker with his finishing as it is, IMHO.  If we want to be challenging next season, then we need a more consistent goalscorer.

    Good luck in the future, Connor, and thanks for your efforts.
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,490
    Leuth said:
    Fumbluff said:
    I’m absolutely certain his replacement will show more effort and score more goals.
    Only a fool would think otherwise right?
    All this talk of 'effort' I find misleading. You won't find many professional footballers who don't try, who don't run and run. Yes, Washington put in a shift - his replacement will too, and perhaps more subtly too. There's such a thing as timing a run
    Like Leko you mean
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    The love-in for Washington is strange. 

    A better Simon Church but we could do a lot lot better. 
    The Simon Church that played most of his career at a higher level?  That Simon Church?  That better?

    Washington is a better league 1 player than Church was a championship one......
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,231
    redbuttle said:
    Good decision in my book
    Only when we see his replacement 
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,884
    I think we need someone better if we want to finish top 6, although I would have had him on the bench.
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  • CL_Phantom
    CL_Phantom Posts: 5,513
    So, we need to replace 11 back up goals as well as the elusive main forward.



    yeah, cool, cool...
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,448
    Cafc43v3r said:
    The love-in for Washington is strange. 

    A better Simon Church but we could do a lot lot better. 
    The Simon Church that played most of his career at a higher level?  That Simon Church?  That better?

    Washington is a better league 1 player than Church was a championship one......
    The Simon Church when he played for us. 

    Runs for days, does nothing with the ball when he has it. No quality, just quantity. 
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    NabySarr said:
    Washington only works in a front 2 so I’m guessing we will be going back to 4-3-3 next season. If that’s the plan then maybe it’s the right decision 
    That's my point though, if that is the case how do Stockley and Aneke work in that formation? They aren't mobile enough to play as a lone striker, Stockley proved that last season under Adkins.
  • Very similar to how I feel about the Jacko sacking. Think we need an upgrade but don’t really trust the owners to recruit better. Have to wait to see who his replacement is.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    Is there not a chance he wanted too much money?
  • Always liked his efforts as he pressured teams with his pace, even if the end product was often left wanting. If we replace him with another pacey 15-20 goal a season striker its good business, if not its atrocious.

    Good luck elsewhere Conor. Appreciate your efforts when others seemed less willing or capable. 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,270
    I think we need someone better if we want to finish top 6, although I would have had him on the bench.
    Like I've said on here multiple times, there isn't 4 strikers out there that we can realistically sign (in wages, transfer fees or availability) that are markedly better than Washington is.

    No-one is saying he should play every game and be the first name on the team sheet, but he's good enough for a squad place in a team aiming for the top 6, easily.

    Watch him sign for someone like Wednesday or Sunderland if they don't go up, and get 15-20 goals next season
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Cafc43v3r said:
    The love-in for Washington is strange. 

    A better Simon Church but we could do a lot lot better. 
    The Simon Church that played most of his career at a higher level?  That Simon Church?  That better?

    Washington is a better league 1 player than Church was a championship one......
    The Simon Church when he played for us. 

    Runs for days, does nothing with the ball when he has it. No quality, just quantity. 
    You mean when he played for us in the championship?  Not league 1?
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    Fans on here must get done for littering all the time with the amount of toys they throw out their prams....
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,448
    2 assists in the league over the entire season. 

    More big chances missed than scored. 

    Tried to cause dressing room trouble. 

    See you later. 
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  • Jonniesta
    Jonniesta Posts: 1,153
    colthe3rd said:
    NabySarr said:
    Washington only works in a front 2 so I’m guessing we will be going back to 4-3-3 next season. If that’s the plan then maybe it’s the right decision 
    That's my point though, if that is the case how do Stockley and Aneke work in that formation? They aren't mobile enough to play as a lone striker, Stockley proved that last season under Adkins.
    Perhaps, whisper it, we're looking for a manager with more than one plan... 
    Would be a novelty, I grant you.
  • Billy_Mix
    Billy_Mix Posts: 2,707
    This season…

    Washington started 28 games. We picked up 47 points from those games.

    Washington didn’t start 18 games. We picked up 12 points from those games.

    It’s a mistake letting him go.
    How long have you contributed to this forum Callum?
    Since when did cold hard facts and serious rationale carry any weight on here with all the pant wetting ninnies, keyboard worriers and shouty bug-eyed nutjobs?
    Us being right about CW won't keep us warm in the dim dreary depths of the winter of yet another season in this effing awful division, watching effing awful football from a ragtag rabble of makeweights, crocks, and shirkers being carried by George Dobson, sent out by a manager weighed down by the imminence of his dismissal by Denmark's David Brent tribute act.
    Same shit different season is the apex of reasonable expectation.
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,728
    No connection to anyone in this squad so really not arsed he's gone. Such a frustrating player to watch in front of goal as well.

    Definitely some people over reacting to this just to use against TS.
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,259
    cafc4life said:
    Screams of a change of formation and no longer playing 2 up top 
    who has made that decision though? if its the owner, then we are fucked.
    Owner or son, who else can it be ?
  • CL_Phantom
    CL_Phantom Posts: 5,513
    what looks better:

    Starting - Stockley  (12  goals)+ An other
    Bench - Aneke(fit 15 goals) + Washington (11 goals)
    Bench - Aneke not fit - Washington (15 goals) + Davison (2 goals)

    Starting - Stockley  (12  goals)+ An other
    Bench - Aneke(fit 15 goals) + Davison (2 goals)
    Bench - Aneke not fit - Davison (2 goals) + Kanu ()


    Oh no, wait, seen the other threads we´re getting 9 goal Marquis in. Nice.  
  • Rufus is a dogs name
    Rufus is a dogs name Posts: 1,518
    edited May 2022
    If the rest of the players last season had shown the same work rate as Washington, there's no way we'd have finished pathetically mid-table.

    Also, based on what we've seen from TS' recruitment so far, there is zero chance of us signing a replacement that would be an improvement  on Washington's standard (regular international, double figures despite injuries and being part of an awful side).

    Like it or not, we're a mid-table League 1 side. Not quite sure who those that think its a good idea letting him go, realistically believe we'll replace him with?? Prepare to be seriously underwhelmed.
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,728
    what looks better:

    Starting - Stockley  (12  goals)+ An other
    Bench - Aneke(fit 15 goals) + Washington (11 goals)
    Bench - Aneke not fit - Washington (15 goals) + Davison (2 goals)

    Starting - Stockley  (12  goals)+ An other
    Bench - Aneke(fit 15 goals) + Davison (2 goals)
    Bench - Aneke not fit - Davison (2 goals) + Kanu ()


    Oh no, wait, seen the other threads we´re getting 9 goal Marquis in. Nice.  
    One tweet from a fake journo with 4 followers, but do continue to bed wet over it.

    Getting rid of Washington shows intent for me.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    edited May 2022
    A mistake as far as I'm concerned.
    Everything TS does now is a mistake as far as you're concerned. Rumours going around that he was disruptive in the squad. 

    I liked him, seemed intelligent and made good runs. 
  • CL_Phantom
    CL_Phantom Posts: 5,513
    Croydon said:
    what looks better:

    Starting - Stockley  (12  goals)+ An other
    Bench - Aneke(fit 15 goals) + Washington (11 goals)
    Bench - Aneke not fit - Washington (15 goals) + Davison (2 goals)

    Starting - Stockley  (12  goals)+ An other
    Bench - Aneke(fit 15 goals) + Davison (2 goals)
    Bench - Aneke not fit - Davison (2 goals) + Kanu ()


    Oh no, wait, seen the other threads we´re getting 9 goal Marquis in. Nice.  
    One tweet from a fake journo with 4 followers, but do continue to bed wet over it.

    Getting rid of Washington shows intent for me.


    Yeah im really not.