I think we'll see more from Coventry with better players around him.
Rather than having a clear pivot and two other centre midfielders, we'll have 3 players that can all operate as a pivot or as a 10 or as a box to box. Options in the middle and plenty of experience
Been a very good week. Crucial when drastically rebuilding a side to have most of the business done before your overseas camp, as that's such an important time for team bonding.
I wouldn’t be surprised to find Dan Potts rehabbing with us, not sure he is fit enough for a contract. The other late addition might Fred Onyedimna as a utility forward/ midfield/ wing back, and possibly Cameron McGeehan, midfielder from Colchester who has a bit of a tangential career with 3yrs in Belgium
Richard Cawley ruled out Potts a while so that one seems unlikely.
As it stands: GK: Mannion, Isted, AMB RWB: Ramsay, Watson, Asiimwe CB: A. Mitchell, Edmonds-Green CB: Jones, Ness CB: Gillesphey, Z. Mitchell LWB: Small, Edwards, Edun CM: Coventry, Taylor, Henry CM: Docherty, Anderson AM: Berry, Fraser, Campbell ST: Godden, Kanu ST: Ahadme, Leaburn, Aneke
Numbers wise I think we're pretty close.
Quality wise, in an ideal world we'd upgrade on a keeper, a centre back, a midfielder and a number 10, with either Isted or AMB leaving, as well as probably Ness, Henry and Fraser
I wouldn’t be surprised to find Dan Potts rehabbing with us, not sure he is fit enough for a contract. The other late addition might Fred Onyedimna as a utility forward/ midfield/ wing back, and possibly Cameron McGeehan, midfielder from Colchester who has a bit of a tangential career with 3yrs in Belgium
I wouldn’t be surprised to find Dan Potts rehabbing with us, not sure he is fit enough for a contract. The other late addition might Fred Onyedimna as a utility forward/ midfield/ wing back, and possibly Cameron McGeehan, midfielder from Colchester who has a bit of a tangential career with 3yrs in Belgium
I was hoping for 8 before pre season when Jones mentioned getting the majority in, and expect that would have happened if Davies didn’t fall through.
So pretty happy that we have 7 so far. You have to say well done to Jones and the board for getting them done.
Be really interesting to see if Jones can now get them playing his front foot aggressive style of football he wants.
Still don’t have any firm thoughts on whether we will actually be any good or not, and I still feel like we are a little short - but presume we will still bring some in.
5 out (be interesting to see who misses the Slovenia trip).
Plus some new kids in
Believe Jones said he wanted 9, so probs expect 2 more depending on outgoings. Know he wanted a smaller squad though.
He did, but that was before May left so I wonder if he wants 3 more. A GK is a definite, I would imagine the others are a CB (left sided?) and another midfielder (will be interesting to see what type of we do bring another in).
5 out (be interesting to see who misses the Slovenia trip).
Plus some new kids in
Believe Jones said he wanted 9, so probs expect 2 more depending on outgoings. Know he wanted a smaller squad though.
He did, but that was before May left so I wonder if he wants 3 more. A GK is a definite, I would imagine the others are a CB (left sided?) and another midfielder (will be interesting to see what type of we do bring another in).
Good point. I'd say the positions you've mentioned are about right too!
Personally wouldn’t mind if we got a loan keeper in, likely to be better quality than any perm keeper we could get and longer term hopefully mannion will be a start in next couple of seasons.
Personally wouldn’t mind if we got a loan keeper in, likely to be better quality than any perm keeper we could get and longer term hopefully mannion will be a start in next couple of seasons.
I'm particularly encouraged that we seem to have gone back to looking at how players fit into the team as personalities and characters as well as just their on pitch skills.
Based on previous club comments they all seem to fit Jones' preferred mould of being physically competitive and up for a bit of graft and not Kirk/Fraser type style-over-substance players.
Jones system works best if all the players really buy into it and we seem to be recruiting for exactly that.
Great window so far. Here’s hoping we steer clear of injuries in pre season and generally. Will Abbott was an important signing on that score. cant fault the way this ownership are going about things
To those asking a few days ago about not having the players in before the start of pre season and not spending any money, how do you feel now? Still feel like it's not enough, or are some of your concerns eased by the latest 3 incomings?
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still expect 2/3 more (Keeper and CB) but the nucleus of the squad looks to be in place
looks from the outside that NJ has been allowed to have the final say and has been backed
feeling a bit optimistic now....
Rather than having a clear pivot and two other centre midfielders, we'll have 3 players that can all operate as a pivot or as a 10 or as a box to box. Options in the middle and plenty of experience
5 out (be interesting to see who misses the Slovenia trip).
Plus some new kids in
GK: Mannion, Isted, AMB
RWB: Ramsay, Watson, Asiimwe
CB: A. Mitchell, Edmonds-Green
CB: Jones, Ness
CB: Gillesphey, Z. Mitchell
LWB: Small, Edwards, Edun
CM: Coventry, Taylor, Henry
CM: Docherty, Anderson
AM: Berry, Fraser, Campbell
ST: Godden, Kanu
ST: Ahadme, Leaburn, Aneke
Numbers wise I think we're pretty close.
Quality wise, in an ideal world we'd upgrade on a keeper, a centre back, a midfielder and a number 10, with either Isted or AMB leaving, as well as probably Ness, Henry and Fraser
Just gone to Northampton too.
Be really interesting to see if Jones can now get them playing his front foot aggressive style of football he wants.
Still don’t have any firm thoughts on whether we will actually be any good or not, and I still feel like we are a little short - but presume we will still bring some in.
Based on previous club comments they all seem to fit Jones' preferred mould of being physically competitive and up for a bit of graft and not Kirk/Fraser type style-over-substance players.
Jones system works best if all the players really buy into it and we seem to be recruiting for exactly that.
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If we assume that Fraser is off and he wants to go 5-3-2:
CDM: Coventry/Taylor
CMs: Berry, Docherty, Anderson, Campbell (and I'd also add Edun to this, as he won't be getting in at left-back ahead of Edwards or Small)
Will Abbott was an important signing on that score.
cant fault the way this ownership are going about things