Davies has just signed a new contract, assume that any potential link to us would be a loan, probably more chance of minutes with us than at Cardiff without the pressure of having to play every week?
Elewere, Mitchell, Asiimwe, Campbell, Aneke all pushing for the squad/fitness.
This is also still without the 3 top loan players too.
Guaranteed goals with May and Clarke-Harris, and Dack and Fraser behind. Got pace out wide and off the bench with CBT, and more goals from the bench with Leaburn.
Promotion here we come!
I don't like Dobson and Fraser as the midfield two, we need someone more dynamic than Fraser in that position
I like Fraser, but he always looks like he's playing on his tiptoes to me.
Elewere, Mitchell, Asiimwe, Campbell, Aneke all pushing for the squad/fitness.
This is also still without the 3 top loan players too.
Guaranteed goals with May and Clarke-Harris, and Dack and Fraser behind. Got pace out wide and off the bench with CBT, and more goals from the bench with Leaburn.
Promotion here we come!
I don't like Dobson and Fraser as the midfield two, we need someone more dynamic than Fraser in that position
I like Fraser, but he always looks like he's playing on his tiptoes to me.
Have we been linked to a single player in the last two years who wasn’t also linked to Oxford
Barnsley, Oxford, Charlton, Burton, Portsmouth, Peterborough, Derby. Teams expected to be in the mix come the end of the season according to most, so all you have to do as a journalist is scatter these clubs about for players, tailoring the club to the position according to their needs. None of it has to be true, just vaguely believable
If Fraser is used properly I think he’d be good enough. He needs to be in a more advanced role as he becomes ineffective when he has to worry about defensive duties.
If Fraser is used properly I think he’d be good enough. He needs to be in a more advanced role as he becomes ineffective when he has to worry about defensive duties.
But that's not where he was successful at MK Dons and where he failed at Ipswich.
If Fraser is used properly I think he’d be good enough. He needs to be in a more advanced role as he becomes ineffective when he has to worry about defensive duties.
But that's not where he was successful at MK Dons and where he failed at Ipswich.
From what I saw he was played in a more advanced role than we have played him?
We need some power in the midfield, someone who can dish it out physically, and strong on the ball. Will help Dobson and Fraser out a lot
I am still not convinced that Dobson and Fraser together could be a part of a top 6 3.
Think the third with them has been part of the problem (I do share your concern). Morgan was a Jack of all and a master of none, couldn’t mix it, and so we were over powered
If Fraser is used properly I think he’d be good enough. He needs to be in a more advanced role as he becomes ineffective when he has to worry about defensive duties.
But that's not where he was successful at MK Dons and where he failed at Ipswich.
From what I saw he was played in a more advanced role than we have played him?
Mk Dons played him on the left of a flat 3. Ipswich tried him as a "10" then jogged him out to the left wing until they could get rid.
We have played him as a "10" at times, under both Garner and Holden.
If we are gonna build a midfield and we can't get Dobson and Fraser to work together, I would pick Fraser any day of the week.
He's a victim of being surrounded by players not up to his technical ability, he was far more consistent in midfield than Dobson last season and even looked like his energy levels had risen, I feel like if you stick Dobbo in most sides he's gonna do a job cause he has a good engine and can put in a tackle.
When you look at Dobson though all of his highlights are recovering a players mistake or his own (barring the Ipswich goal of course and the nutmeg). Dobson needs to show more for me this season, needs to control that midfield more and be a proper anchor, right now he's not top 6 standard, Fraser looks more likely to drive us that way.
If we are gonna build a midfield and we can't get Dobson and Fraser to work together, I would pick Fraser any day of the week.
He's a victim of being surrounded by players not up to his technical ability, he was far more consistent in midfield than Dobson last season and even looked like his energy levels had risen, I feel like if you stick Dobbo in most sides he's gonna do a job cause he has a good engine and can put in a tackle.
When you look at Dobson though all of his highlights are recovering a players mistake or his own (barring the Ipswich goal of course and the nutmeg). Dobson needs to show more for me this season, needs to control that midfield more and be a proper anchor, right now he's not top 6 standard, Fraser looks more likely to drive us that way.
Absolute rubbish. Fraser was nowhere near the performance level of Dobson last season.
If we are gonna build a midfield and we can't get Dobson and Fraser to work together, I would pick Fraser any day of the week.
He's a victim of being surrounded by players not up to his technical ability, he was far more consistent in midfield than Dobson last season and even looked like his energy levels had risen, I feel like if you stick Dobbo in most sides he's gonna do a job cause he has a good engine and can put in a tackle.
When you look at Dobson though all of his highlights are recovering a players mistake or his own (barring the Ipswich goal of course and the nutmeg). Dobson needs to show more for me this season, needs to control that midfield more and be a proper anchor, right now he's not top 6 standard, Fraser looks more likely to drive us that way.
We need some power in the midfield, someone who can dish it out physically, and strong on the ball. Will help Dobson and Fraser out a lot
I am still not convinced that Dobson and Fraser together could be a part of a top 6 3.
This.
They played together last season & we finished mid table. Yes, we have got rid of Morgan but current Henry is taking his place who (imo) is even worse.
Really need to beef up our midfield, esp if we are going to play 3-5-2.
I am absolutely sure that if you stick a fit Camara into that midfield, they’re comfortably a top 6 trio in this league one. They have everything between them: Energy, tenacity, skill, passing, some goals and tackling. If we can find two fit, fast, footballing wing backs to play either side and a partner for May (Leaburn isn’t fit for the start of the season), we will definitely be top 6 going forward.
I am absolutely sure that if you stick a fit Camara into that midfield, they’re comfortably a top 6 trio in this league one. They have everything between them: Energy, tenacity, skill, passing, some goals and tackling. If we can find two fit, fast, footballing wing backs to play either side and a partner for May (Leaburn isn’t fit for the start of the season), we will definitely be top 6 going forward.
I would agree with that. I think Dack would be a good signing and we could even play him instead of the extra striker. We do need some striking cover though.
They play different roles, but Fraser is better at what he does than Dobson does.
If we are talking energy and as a defensive minded midfielder then there is no contest, but when you look at other midfielders qualities (which are imperative) such as ball control, awareness, carrying the ball, passing range, attacking influence, footballer IQ, then there is no contest.
Stats don't tell the whole story but they can give an insight, to say Fraser is nowhere near Dobson's performance levels is a very dramatic comment
I think Dobson and Fraser compliment each other because they offer totally different things. The key is that third midfielder has to be much better than Morgan.
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Same height as Alfie May, 21-years old... Has three goals for Cardiff
It's not one I would get excited about.
We have played him as a "10" at times, under both Garner and Holden.
He's a victim of being surrounded by players not up to his technical ability, he was far more consistent in midfield than Dobson last season and even looked like his energy levels had risen, I feel like if you stick Dobbo in most sides he's gonna do a job cause he has a good engine and can put in a tackle.
When you look at Dobson though all of his highlights are recovering a players mistake or his own (barring the Ipswich goal of course and the nutmeg). Dobson needs to show more for me this season, needs to control that midfield more and be a proper anchor, right now he's not top 6 standard, Fraser looks more likely to drive us that way.
They played together last season & we finished mid table. Yes, we have got rid of Morgan but current Henry is taking his place who (imo) is even worse.
Really need to beef up our midfield, esp if we are going to play 3-5-2.
They play different roles, but Fraser is better at what he does than Dobson does.
If we are talking energy and as a defensive minded midfielder then there is no contest, but when you look at other midfielders qualities (which are imperative) such as ball control, awareness, carrying the ball, passing range, attacking influence, footballer IQ, then there is no contest.
Stats don't tell the whole story but they can give an insight, to say Fraser is nowhere near Dobson's performance levels is a very dramatic comment