Daft to do season previews in July anyway, as the squads will change so much before the end of the window. And not just new additions, as clubs will also lose star players.
Daft to do season previews in July anyway, as the squads will change so much before the end of the window. And not just new additions, as clubs will also lose star players.
Yeah agree. But it’s for a betting site, with the purpose of getting you to put a few quid on before the season starts…
Always find these interesting. Prediction has us down for 4th place behind Portsmouth, Bolton and Derby. Which I would personally take after the last three terrible seasons…
For context, last year Gab predicted we’d finish 9th. Of the three promoted sides, he predicted Plymouth to finish 2nd, Ipswich 3rd and Wednesday 7th.
The eventual top six were all inside his predicted top 8, with a couple of misses in MK Dons and Portsmouth.
Interesting list, be surprised if it looks that way come end.
I don't see Lincoln getting a play off place, they weren't up to much last season and you could make a case for maybe 2-4 of the teams joining this league (from above and below) could finish above them. I can't imagine Fleetwood finishing rock bottom. Finished 13th last season and are an established league 1 side now.
Oxford 7th? They were shocking and recruited sod all so far, also can't see Pompey finishing top, can see them starting strong as per and fading as usual but I reckon they'll be good enough for a top6 slot. Reading will also be up there, making some signings now and I can't see them finishing below sides like Lincoln and Oxford, Wycombe also look way too high for me.
I like the look of us at top4 atm though and I think that's about where we will end up.
I'm saying Bolton are the favourites, strong squad, consistency around the camp and looked good last season. I think as the cliché goes, if you finish above them then you'll probably find you've been promoted
Josh McEachran, Ruben Rogrigues and James Thorniley are perfectly good signings for them. Rodrigues is a bit of an unknown this high up, but was tearing it up for Notts County, McEachran is a decent league 1 midfielder, and Thorniley has spent time playing in the Championship.
I think they'll be formidable at home, but come up just short and finish 7th-10th
I think we're 3 players (hopefully 2 very soon) short of a top 4 finish, provided we don't pick up major injuries. Edun, a striker and another midfielder will go a long way in this division
They got 2 wins in their last 20 games, they're fortunate to even be a league 1 team still, I don't see that being turned around so suddenly.
I expect Bolton, Derby, Portsmouth, Us, Reading, Blackpool, Peterborough, Barnsley and Bristol Rovers at least to finish above them.
I also think they're gonna struggle to finish above Wycombe, Shrewsbury, Burton and potentially a few other sides even.
Dark horse team for me is Burton, Shrewsbury or Stevenage. There's always one and I think they could all potentially be solid
“MethMan” banging the same drum as “SandMan” we continue to have the 4th highest wage bill in League One 🤦🏻♂️
We probably did, budget wasn’t a problem with TS until his final season where he started to cut back. But a lot of budget was spent on absolute rubbish like Lavelle, Jaiyesimi, Kirk etc…
We also almost certainly have more "young professionals" than any other club in this division. Do any of the others even have a proper u21s team? Ipswich and Sunderland did, I think Wigan did as well but not sure if they still have.
We also almost certainly have more "young professionals" than any other club in this division. Do any of the others even have a proper u21s team? Ipswich and Sunderland did, I think Wigan did as well but not sure if they still have.
I know last season our average squad age was lower than 2/3s of the league. Wednesday's was highest
Daft to do season previews in July anyway, as the squads will change so much before the end of the window. And not just new additions, as clubs will also lose star players.
I just saw FourFourTwo's season preview on newsagent shelf, whats the point it must be at least 4 weeks out of date.
Always find these interesting. Prediction has us down for 4th place behind Portsmouth, Bolton and Derby. Which I would personally take after the last three terrible seasons…
For context, last year Gab predicted we’d finish 9th. Of the three promoted sides, he predicted Plymouth to finish 2nd, Ipswich 3rd and Wednesday 7th.
The eventual top six were all inside his predicted top 8, with a couple of misses in MK Dons and Portsmouth.
Interesting list, be surprised if it looks that way come end.
I don't see Lincoln getting a play off place, they weren't up to much last season and you could make a case for maybe 2-4 of the teams joining this league (from above and below) could finish above them. I can't imagine Fleetwood finishing rock bottom. Finished 13th last season and are an established league 1 side now.
Oxford 7th? They were shocking and recruited sod all so far, also can't see Pompey finishing top, can see them starting strong as per and fading as usual but I reckon they'll be good enough for a top6 slot. Reading will also be up there, making some signings now and I can't see them finishing below sides like Lincoln and Oxford, Wycombe also look way too high for me.
I like the look of us at top4 atm though and I think that's about where we will end up.
I'm saying Bolton are the favourites, strong squad, consistency around the camp and looked good last season. I think as the cliché goes, if you finish above them then you'll probably find you've been promoted
You’ve clearly missed oxford’s summer. They’ve now got an excellent manager in Manning and they’ve recruited really well. I think 7th is bang on for them but wouldn’t be surprised if it was higher.
I am not yet I’m bored the Portsmouth bandwagon. Untested manager, major average recruitment. Think they’ll be up there, but don’t see them battling top 2.
Always find these interesting. Prediction has us down for 4th place behind Portsmouth, Bolton and Derby. Which I would personally take after the last three terrible seasons…
For context, last year Gab predicted we’d finish 9th. Of the three promoted sides, he predicted Plymouth to finish 2nd, Ipswich 3rd and Wednesday 7th.
The eventual top six were all inside his predicted top 8, with a couple of misses in MK Dons and Portsmouth.
Interesting list, be surprised if it looks that way come end.
I don't see Lincoln getting a play off place, they weren't up to much last season and you could make a case for maybe 2-4 of the teams joining this league (from above and below) could finish above them. I can't imagine Fleetwood finishing rock bottom. Finished 13th last season and are an established league 1 side now.
Oxford 7th? They were shocking and recruited sod all so far, also can't see Pompey finishing top, can see them starting strong as per and fading as usual but I reckon they'll be good enough for a top6 slot. Reading will also be up there, making some signings now and I can't see them finishing below sides like Lincoln and Oxford, Wycombe also look way too high for me.
I like the look of us at top4 atm though and I think that's about where we will end up.
I'm saying Bolton are the favourites, strong squad, consistency around the camp and looked good last season. I think as the cliché goes, if you finish above them then you'll probably find you've been promoted
You’ve clearly missed oxford’s summer. They’ve now got an excellent manager in Manning and they’ve recruited really well. I think 7th is bang on for them but wouldn’t be surprised if it was higher.
I am not yet I’m bored the Portsmouth bandwagon. Untested manager, major average recruitment. Think they’ll be up there, but don’t see them battling top 2.
Exactly this. I would prefer Holden to have a smaller squad with proven quality players than have a larger squad of bang average players.
The one thing I have seen mentioned a few times is his pace, he doesn't sound like he's very quick. Seems like he has a good engine and is creative when forward but isn't the best defensively and doesn't have a lot of pace to burn.
Pace isn't everything but if you're a left wing back it's definitely more required to be quick than a typical left back, be interesting to see if he is quick or not
The one thing I have seen mentioned a few times is his pace, he doesn't sound like he's very quick. Seems like he has a good engine and is creative when forward but isn't the best defensively and doesn't have a lot of pace to burn.
Pace isn't everything but if you're a left wing back it's definitely more required to be quick than a typical left back, be interesting to see if he is quick or not
He’s rapid from what I remember of him at Lincoln.
Having a natural left footed left back is such a great addition and should make the side a lot more balanced. Striker and possibly another RB next please.
(I'd absolutely love Owen Moxon but don't really see where he'd fit into things with the amount of CMs we currently have)
Loan henry out till jan to a team he will play week in week out ideally league 2 and hope he comes back a better more confident player
Then opens up a space for a player like moxen to jump in
Sorry for jumping on your post but how does loaning Henry out free up a space?
He is "under age" so doesn't take up a squad space. No one that would want him on loan would be in a position to pay his wages. I hope what ever contract we gave him reflects his potential, not a current first team player.
We definitely need another midfielder and Moxon would be great. Henry probably does need another loan. Surely these aren't dependent on each other though?
They certainly aren't dependent enough that Henry has to go out on loan to be able to bring someone else in because there is no squad place or salary saving. i suppose you could argue that we shouldn't let Henry go out on loan until we get someone else in but that suggests Henry was part of plan A?
As I said, sorry for jumping on your post but I think I am up to 7 players that should be loaned out, 3 of which currently play for the u12s. That doesn't include the likes of Kirk and DJ.
loaning out u12s is a progressive idea
Loaning all of then out, including 1st and 2nd years isn't. Which is my point. I even said Henry is probably one we should be looking at loaning because he already has 2 years of u21s football under his belt.
We also shouldn't HAVE to loan a u21 player out to make room for a senior player in his position, for the reasons I stated above.
We also almost certainly have more "young professionals" than any other club in this division. Do any of the others even have a proper u21s team? Ipswich and Sunderland did, I think Wigan did as well but not sure if they still have.
Our U21s faced Barnsley | Reading | Peterborough last season in the League as well as Ipswich and Wigan
The one thing I have seen mentioned a few times is his pace, he doesn't sound like he's very quick. Seems like he has a good engine and is creative when forward but isn't the best defensively and doesn't have a lot of pace to burn.
Pace isn't everything but if you're a left wing back it's definitely more required to be quick than a typical left back, be interesting to see if he is quick or not
He’s rapid from what I remember of him at Lincoln.
13 Acceleration & 12 Pace on Football manager. So in the bracket of 'quick enough' it seems
The one thing I have seen mentioned a few times is his pace, he doesn't sound like he's very quick. Seems like he has a good engine and is creative when forward but isn't the best defensively and doesn't have a lot of pace to burn.
Pace isn't everything but if you're a left wing back it's definitely more required to be quick than a typical left back, be interesting to see if he is quick or not
He’s rapid from what I remember of him at Lincoln.
13 Acceleration & 12 Pace on Football manager. So in the bracket of 'quick enough' it seems
@Yann897 I've only seen him play once and don't remember thinking he was quick, fair enough though mate
As for FM pace I'm not sure how accurate it is, it has Charlie Kirk acceleration 13 and Pace 13 out of 20 whereas CBT has 16 and 14.. I would say that's pretty inaccurate as CBT is a lot quicker than Kirk as an example
Edit:
FIFA has CBT at 91 pace, Charlie Kirk at 78 (which I would say seems more accurate) and then Edun at 75.. I hope they've got that wrong
The one thing I have seen mentioned a few times is his pace, he doesn't sound like he's very quick. Seems like he has a good engine and is creative when forward but isn't the best defensively and doesn't have a lot of pace to burn.
Pace isn't everything but if you're a left wing back it's definitely more required to be quick than a typical left back, be interesting to see if he is quick or not
He’s rapid from what I remember of him at Lincoln.
13 Acceleration & 12 Pace on Football manager. So in the bracket of 'quick enough' it seems
75 pace on FIFA, compared with Sessegnon and Egbo at 74, Rak-Sakyi and Payne at 73 and Kirk at 78 supposedly (obviously not an exact science!)
The one thing I have seen mentioned a few times is his pace, he doesn't sound like he's very quick. Seems like he has a good engine and is creative when forward but isn't the best defensively and doesn't have a lot of pace to burn.
Pace isn't everything but if you're a left wing back it's definitely more required to be quick than a typical left back, be interesting to see if he is quick or not
Pace is pace, fair enough, but he may be brilliant defensively in league one compared to the championship.
The one thing I have seen mentioned a few times is his pace, he doesn't sound like he's very quick. Seems like he has a good engine and is creative when forward but isn't the best defensively and doesn't have a lot of pace to burn.
Pace isn't everything but if you're a left wing back it's definitely more required to be quick than a typical left back, be interesting to see if he is quick or not
He’s rapid from what I remember of him at Lincoln.
13 Acceleration & 12 Pace on Football manager. So in the bracket of 'quick enough' it seems
75 pace on FIFA, compared with Sessegnon and Egbo at 74, Rak-Sakyi and Payne at 73 and Kirk at 78 supposedly (obviously not an exact science!)
Rak Sakyi has been upgraded to 79 pace and Egbo 78. One thing that annoys me is that fifa have CBT as 5’7 when he’s 6’0
The one thing I have seen mentioned a few times is his pace, he doesn't sound like he's very quick. Seems like he has a good engine and is creative when forward but isn't the best defensively and doesn't have a lot of pace to burn.
Pace isn't everything but if you're a left wing back it's definitely more required to be quick than a typical left back, be interesting to see if he is quick or not
Pace is pace, fair enough, but he may be brilliant defensively in league one compared to the championship.
Well I watched the video @Callumcafc linked and from what the Lincoln fan said was roughly:
Pros: Good passer, calm with the ball, aggressive off it, good engine, creative going forwards
Cons: doesn't have pace to burn, isn't that sound defensively, is quite small but a fighter and bulked up.
Just be interesting to see how he looks in the flesh as I'm hearing mixed reviews about him, this was all 2 seasons ago so he wouldn't have got any quicker I imagine.
Apologies to the person who inevitably hops on the thread and says 'blimey, 100 new posts and no actual rumours, can we start another thread'
“MethMan” banging the same drum as “SandMan” we continue to have the 4th highest wage bill in League One 🤦🏻♂️
We probably did, budget wasn’t a problem with TS until his final season where he started to cut back. But a lot of budget was spent on absolute rubbish like Lavelle, Jaiyesimi, Kirk etc…
That's what you get for letting your son play football Manager with a real team
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I expect Bolton, Derby, Portsmouth, Us, Reading, Blackpool, Peterborough, Barnsley and Bristol Rovers at least to finish above them.
I also think they're gonna struggle to finish above Wycombe, Shrewsbury, Burton and potentially a few other sides even.
Dark horse team for me is Burton, Shrewsbury or Stevenage. There's always one and I think they could all potentially be solid
I meant LEABURN!!
joking … said ‘struggled to make an impact in our team but think he could make a go of it in league one. The quality is there’
I am not yet I’m bored the Portsmouth bandwagon. Untested manager, major average recruitment. Think they’ll be up there, but don’t see them battling top 2.
Pace isn't everything but if you're a left wing back it's definitely more required to be quick than a typical left back, be interesting to see if he is quick or not
As for FM pace I'm not sure how accurate it is, it has Charlie Kirk acceleration 13 and Pace 13 out of 20 whereas CBT has 16 and 14.. I would say that's pretty inaccurate as CBT is a lot quicker than Kirk as an example
Edit:
FIFA has CBT at 91 pace, Charlie Kirk at 78 (which I would say seems more accurate) and then Edun at 75.. I hope they've got that wrong
Pros: Good passer, calm with the ball, aggressive off it, good engine, creative going forwards
Cons: doesn't have pace to burn, isn't that sound defensively, is quite small but a fighter and bulked up.
Just be interesting to see how he looks in the flesh as I'm hearing mixed reviews about him, this was all 2 seasons ago so he wouldn't have got any quicker I imagine.
Apologies to the person who inevitably hops on the thread and says 'blimey, 100 new posts and no actual rumours, can we start another thread'