Well you won’t be getting one from NJ, he likes to keep his cards very close to his chest.
Fully understand Nathan's stance on some things, but us fans are as interested as him in the goings on within our club, and this includes players fitness, all this secret squirrel stuff is like a double edged sword...
If all he needs to worry about is a few ppl moaning on a forum about him not giving fitness updates, would be a very blunt sword.
If that’s how he wants to operate then all good with me.
I get your point as I’d like to know too, but as long as he’s doing what he’s doing then all good
Been impressed with Amari Bell. Very calm and solid. I think he will start ahead of Gillesphey. Although Gillesphey has done nothing wrong.
One of the real dilemmas. Gillesphey is great at big crossfield stuff and the free kicks and headers, Bell is very good at down the line stuff, composure and football intelligence. Both are very credible selections, maybe it will depend (allowing for fitness) on who is picked around them, and what we make of opponents. If Jones is absent for whatever reason I would pick Gillesphey. Judging only by pre season I think Bell has been a very good squad addition indeed.
Been impressed with Amari Bell. Very calm and solid. I think he will start ahead of Gillesphey. Although Gillesphey has done nothing wrong.
If Lloyd isn't 100% fit I would play Macca as the central CB with Ramsey the RCB and Bell the LCB. The Wembley hero needs to lose the shirt not have it taken from his back without being given a chance in the championship.
Until someone who can score from a free kick actually steps up and shows us what he can do Gillesphey should be the first name on the team sheet after Lloyd Jones.
Well you won’t be getting one from NJ, he likes to keep his cards very close to his chest.
Fully understand Nathan's stance on some things, but us fans are as interested as him in the goings on within our club, and this includes players fitness, all this secret squirrel stuff is like a double edged sword...
Why would you make public who’s available and who’s not? That’s essentially letting the oppo know who they should and shouldn’t worry about in advance and set up accordingly
Well you won’t be getting one from NJ, he likes to keep his cards very close to his chest.
Fully understand Nathan's stance on some things, but us fans are as interested as him in the goings on within our club, and this includes players fitness, all this secret squirrel stuff is like a double edged sword...
Why would you make public who’s available and who’s not? That’s essentially letting the oppo know who they should and shouldn’t worry about in advance and set up accordingly
That's why I said it's like a double edged sword, both positives and negatives, the negatives being us, you and me, left in the dark regarding how things are within our club. Of course we don't want to give the opposition any assistance, I can see that...
Well you won’t be getting one from NJ, he likes to keep his cards very close to his chest.
Fully understand Nathan's stance on some things, but us fans are as interested as him in the goings on within our club, and this includes players fitness, all this secret squirrel stuff is like a double edged sword...
Why would you make public who’s available and who’s not? That’s essentially letting the oppo know who they should and shouldn’t worry about in advance and set up accordingly
That's why I said it's like a double edged sword, both positives and negatives, the negatives being us, you and me, left in the dark regarding how things are within our club. Of course we don't want to give the opposition any assistance, I can see that...
Fair enough. But I’m not sure we as fans have any right to know who’s injured and who’s not do we?
We can speculate and voice our opinions as we pay our money to watch week in week out. But the club don’t owe us any info on the individuals physical state
According to my brother (who happens to live in Tokyo) it is being reported in the sports news that Fukuda to Charlton is a done deal and will be confirmed early next week. Don’t shoot the messenger though!
Any idea on what kind of media? Their version of Sky Sports News for instance, or more like a 2 line summary in the Japanese version of The Daily Star?
It got a mention on their version of Sky Sports news apparently
Well you won’t be getting one from NJ, he likes to keep his cards very close to his chest.
Fully understand Nathan's stance on some things, but us fans are as interested as him in the goings on within our club, and this includes players fitness, all this secret squirrel stuff is like a double edged sword...
This particular fan is more interested in winning games, and not providing the opposition with information in preparing to thwart us is a policy I agree with.
They still tell us the lineup an hour before the game.
What happened back in the 70's and 80's before the internet?
We don't need to know absolutely everything, how is it a double edged sword in any way?
I've already explained that one...
Not really
Well you seemed to get my point, but anyway, the negatives are the fans, us who are interested in our club, I assume I have that bit right, and show interest in match day threads, lineups etc, and notice absentees, whilst not knowing the reasons, that's all, not worth a major discussion. The positives are of course keeping it away from the opposition, and I get that.."Double Edged Sword" = both positives and negatives to any argument...
It does worry me slightly that Lloyd Jones is picking up knocks and his replacement would be Reece Burke who is an international standard 'knock' carrier.
Jones' replacement is probably Alex Mitchell.
Burke is Ramsay's cover.
Alex Mitchell being Jones’ cover does not given me any confidence whatsoever
They still tell us the lineup an hour before the game.
What happened back in the 70's and 80's before the internet?
We don't need to know absolutely everything, how is it a double edged sword in any way?
I've already explained that one...
Not really
Well you seemed to get my point, but anyway, the negatives are the fans, us who are interested in our club, I assume I have that bit right, and show interest in match day threads, lineups etc, and notice absentees, whilst not knowing the reasons, that's all, not worth a major discussion. The positives are of course keeping it away from the opposition, and I get that.."Double Edged Sword" = both positives and negatives to any argument...
You’re kind of suggesting here that NJ is thinking: “oooh I don’t want to give anything away to the oppo but I do owe the fans an update”, which is a double edged sword.
my point is NJ owes us nothing of the sort. No club owes fans that much info.
Therefore it’s not really a double edged sword is it? There no decision to be made
Been impressed with Amari Bell. Very calm and solid. I think he will start ahead of Gillesphey. Although Gillesphey has done nothing wrong.
If Lloyd isn't 100% fit I would play Macca as the central CB with Ramsey the RCB and Bell the LCB. The Wembley hero needs to lose the shirt not have it taken from his back without being given a chance in the championship.
He can keep the shirt if he's good enough in training and pre-season. I'd want the best players to get the result playing (that may or may not be Macca). Harsh as it is to say, in my view there's no place for sentimentality, even at the start of the season, when we could stay up or go down based on goal difference (or a single point like last time). If Macca is the best option then play him. If not 🤷♂️
They still tell us the lineup an hour before the game.
What happened back in the 70's and 80's before the internet?
We don't need to know absolutely everything, how is it a double edged sword in any way?
I've already explained that one...
Not really
Well you seemed to get my point, but anyway, the negatives are the fans, us who are interested in our club, I assume I have that bit right, and show interest in match day threads, lineups etc, and notice absentees, whilst not knowing the reasons, that's all, not worth a major discussion. The positives are of course keeping it away from the opposition, and I get that.."Double Edged Sword" = both positives and negatives to any argument...
You’re kind of suggesting here that NJ is thinking: “oooh I don’t want to give anything away to the oppo but I do owe the fans an update”, which is a double edged sword.
my point is NJ owes us nothing of the sort. No club owes fans that much info.
Therefore it’s not really a double edged sword is it? There no decision to be made
Fair enough...I'm just interested and curious in the things we don't know, and would like answers that's all, maybe I am expecting too much...🤷♂️
This is exactly NJ’s point. We live in a society where information is so readily available and that we want things instantaneously. So whilst he can control what is out in the public domain around fitness and injuries of players, he will. And rightly so. We are all interested and would like to know, but just because we’re supporters does not mean we are entitled to know anymore details than what NJ and the club are prepared to tell.
If CAFC have taken a punt on a couple of players who are injury prone (no not Knibbs!) then they must believe Dr Will Abbott and Coe have magic hands !
Who ?
Burke and JRC
Neither are injury prone especially JRC he missed one friendly ?? … what is injury prone based on your comments Lloyd Jones is injury prone but still got voted POTY , Leaburn worst then both Burke and JRC over last 24 months is he injury prone …? players now days not playing 40 plus league games because of squad rotation , resting players etc etc ….yes we have had a few niggles and strains but that more to do with being late back to pre season and maybe pushing the players a little harder a little earlier then they would have liked … go back to last summer we hardly had any players injured during pre season ?
According to my brother (who happens to live in Tokyo) it is being reported in the sports news that Fukuda to Charlton is a done deal and will be confirmed early next week. Don’t shoot the messenger though!
Not believing this until Linda Fukuda follows the CAFC account
If CAFC have taken a punt on a couple of players who are injury prone (no not Knibbs!) then they must believe Dr Will Abbott and Coe have magic hands !
Who ?
Burke and JRC
Neither are injury prone especially JRC he missed one friendly ?? … what is injury prone based on your comments Lloyd Jones is injury prone but still got voted POTY , Leaburn worst then both Burke and JRC over last 24 months is he injury prone …? players now days not playing 40 plus league games because of squad rotation , resting players etc etc ….yes we have had a few niggles and strains but that more to do with being late back to pre season and maybe pushing the players a little harder a little earlier then they would have liked … go back to last summer we hardly had any players injured during pre season ?
Blackburn fans made it very clear that JRC had had injury issues when we signed him, Burke's record is hardly a secret either that he's not going to be available for every game
Oh and yes I'm definitely counting Miles as injury prone because I'd be daft not to?
According to my brother (who happens to live in Tokyo) it is being reported in the sports news that Fukuda to Charlton is a done deal and will be confirmed early next week. Don’t shoot the messenger though!
Any idea on what kind of media? Their version of Sky Sports News for instance, or more like a 2 line summary in the Japanese version of The Daily Star?
It got a mention on their version of Sky Sports news apparently
They still tell us the lineup an hour before the game.
What happened back in the 70's and 80's before the internet?
We don't need to know absolutely everything, how is it a double edged sword in any way?
Different sport, but I never understand why England cricket reveal their Test team a day in advance, rather than at the coin toss as it always used to be. Why not keep the opposition guessing?
They still tell us the lineup an hour before the game.
What happened back in the 70's and 80's before the internet?
We don't need to know absolutely everything, how is it a double edged sword in any way?
Different sport, but I never understand why England cricket reveal their Test team a day in advance, rather than at the coin toss as it always used to be. Why not keep the opposition guessing?
According to my brother (who happens to live in Tokyo) it is being reported in the sports news that Fukuda to Charlton is a done deal and will be confirmed early next week. Don’t shoot the messenger though!
Any idea on what kind of media? Their version of Sky Sports News for instance, or more like a 2 line summary in the Japanese version of The Daily Star?
It got a mention on their version of Sky Sports news apparently
I asked that Japanese bloke on twitter who supports Charlton and he said he hasn't heard anything
According to my brother (who happens to live in Tokyo) it is being reported in the sports news that Fukuda to Charlton is a done deal and will be confirmed early next week. Don’t shoot the messenger though!
Any idea on what kind of media? Their version of Sky Sports News for instance, or more like a 2 line summary in the Japanese version of The Daily Star?
It got a mention on their version of Sky Sports news apparently
If Jim is getting a rest for the minute could Fukuda’s deal be wrapped and just require announcing early next week? J League is mid season albeit looks to have had a mid-winter break so Fukuda would come in fully fit if we did sign him. Hope so as that RWB area remains light as things stand.
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Gillesphey is great at big crossfield stuff and the free kicks and headers, Bell is very good at down the line stuff, composure and football intelligence.
Both are very credible selections, maybe it will depend (allowing for fitness) on who is picked around them, and what we make of opponents.
If Jones is absent for whatever reason I would pick Gillesphey.
Judging only by pre season I think Bell has been a very good squad addition indeed.
Of course we don't want to give the opposition any assistance, I can see that...
What happened back in the 70's and 80's before the internet?
We don't need to know absolutely everything, how is it a double edged sword in any way?
The positives are of course keeping it away from the opposition, and I get that.."Double Edged Sword" = both positives and negatives to any argument...
my point is NJ owes us nothing of the sort. No club owes fans that much info.
He can keep the shirt if he's good enough in training and pre-season. I'd want the best players to get the result playing (that may or may not be Macca). Harsh as it is to say, in my view there's no place for sentimentality, even at the start of the season, when we could stay up or go down based on goal difference (or a single point like last time). If Macca is the best option then play him. If not 🤷♂️
Oh and yes I'm definitely counting Miles as injury prone because I'd be daft not to?