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  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,439
    CB1 said:
    Not a rumour but just a suggestion. Would anyone on here take Todd Cantwell? I know him and NJ have got a close relationship and the rumours from the Blackburn end is that he is unhappy there. He undoubtedly has quality but know his wage would be pretty steep. Any thoughts about him? 
    I think he's still on loan at Tim Key
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,343
    fenaddick said:
    EugenesAxe said:
    Perhaps we could use extending A Mitchell's loan as leverage for Tolaj if they're looking to sell. Don't know if they are though, the locals would be furious.
    Mitchell’s loan is to the end of the season anyway 
    Plymouth are hoping to sign Mitchell on a permanent in January.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,778
    CB1 said:
    Not a rumour but just a suggestion. Would anyone on here take Todd Cantwell? I know him and NJ have got a close relationship and the rumours from the Blackburn end is that he is unhappy there. He undoubtedly has quality but know his wage would be pretty steep. Any thoughts about him? 
    No, too similar to Todd Kane.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 13,255
    Redrobo said:
    fenaddick said:
    EugenesAxe said:
    Perhaps we could use extending A Mitchell's loan as leverage for Tolaj if they're looking to sell. Don't know if they are though, the locals would be furious.
    Mitchell’s loan is to the end of the season anyway 
    Plymouth are hoping to sign Mitchell on a permanent in January.
    Take the money imo, he won't make the step up
  • Berkshire1970
    Berkshire1970 Posts: 32
    Garrymanilow said:
    CB1 said:
    Not a rumour but just a suggestion. Would anyone on here take Todd Cantwell? I know him and NJ have got a close relationship and the rumours from the Blackburn end is that he is unhappy there. He undoubtedly has quality but know his wage would be pretty steep. Any thoughts about him? 
    I think he's still on loan at Tim Key
    Definitely! Cantwell far better pedigree than what we currently have. Wages & fee could be a problem. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,435
    Leuth said:
    Hey everyone, rather than waiting for a Joe Gomez sell-on clause, why don't we just fucking sign Joe Gomez?? We're going places lads 
    20% off - I do love a bargain
  • Crispywood
    Crispywood Posts: 882
    Scoham said:
    CAFC_boi said:
    Again not a rumour but a more realistic target, if Jones ever buries this stupid no loans policy. 

    Harry Amass loan ends in a few weeks and we could defo use someone like him at LWB and surely even we are more attractive than Sheff Weds right now … 

    Get him and Hardie in early and it will make a huge difference! 
    The no loans policy that excludes Bree, Gilbert, McIntyre, Allan Campbell, the Chelsea striker we missed out on and the Arsenal GK who we also missed out on. 
    A.Campbell, James Bree, Alex Gilbert all could have realistically been signed on permanents once their loans are over, McIntyre came in as emergency cause we unexpectedly sold REG on deadline day. Hein we tried signing after 3 keepers previously rejected us and only started on that deal a week before the season started And Fofana has previous consistent prem football. 

    We’re definitely not against loans completely but we only tend to go for them in the most desperate or favourable of circumstances. 

    If we get to Jan 1 point off the relegation spots injury crisis still occurring can’t afford perms then we likely look at that route. If we get there 9 points off the relegation points and players start to come back from injuries we have perms lined up and we’re clicking we probably wont look at that route we don’t have to sign/avoid loans but it will all come down to circumstances 


  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,951
    Not a rumour but thought I’d share anyway:

    https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/birmingham-city-eiran-cashin-deal-set-to-end-charlton-leicester-norwich-could-look-to-rescue/
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,599
    Macronate said:
    Not a rumour but thought I’d share anyway:

    https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/birmingham-city-eiran-cashin-deal-set-to-end-charlton-leicester-norwich-could-look-to-rescue/
    Cashin is one of the best CBs I've seen at The Valley in recent years. That would be a great loan. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 13,255
    Macronate said:
    Not a rumour but thought I’d share anyway:

    https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/birmingham-city-eiran-cashin-deal-set-to-end-charlton-leicester-norwich-could-look-to-rescue/
    His name did come up in the summer but can't remember if it was a rumour or a wishlist

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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,678
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,571
    Famewo would be a fantastic signing to replace Gillesphey, but is he better than Bell? Certainly fewer injury problems 
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,571
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
    Agree, but then have they been getting the service required? If the answer to that is no, then a playmaker is higher priority.
  • Crispywood
    Crispywood Posts: 882
    Dazzler21 said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
    Agree, but then have they been getting the service required? If the answer to that is no, then a playmaker is higher priority.
    We’ve spent the last 2 years without a playmaker and gone from the verge of L2 to championship football doubt that’s changing now, and that’s before considering we have 7/8 midfielders at present 
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,571
    Crispywood said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
    Agree, but then have they been getting the service required? If the answer to that is no, then a playmaker is higher priority.
    We’ve spent the last 2 years without a playmaker and gone from the verge of L2 to championship football doubt that’s changing now, and that’s before considering we have 7/8 midfielders at present 
    I understand where you're coming from. However we were against far worse opposition where our players were able to do a good enough job. Now they're not supplying the strikers, what do we do? Just sign another striker who won't get the service required?
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,439
    Dazzler21 said:
    Famewo would be a fantastic signing to replace Gillesphey, but is he better than Bell? Certainly fewer injury problems 
    Would he? Since we had him he's been playing for an admittedly basket casey Wednesday side who battle relegation every season, got a big injury last season and has only made 5 appearances for Hull totalling up to about 60 minutes. I'd like to hope we'd be going for a higher standard of defender than him
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,579
    Dazzler21 said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
    Agree, but then have they been getting the service required? If the answer to that is no, then a playmaker is higher priority.
    Surely we still don’t have people banging this drum every window? We don’t need a playmaker, even after every transfer window where people have been crying that we need one, we then prove them wrong with the results we’ve got. So why do people still go back to this? 

    We don’t play football where we pass the through the lines and create chances that way. The way Jones plays football, you create chances by winning the ball high up the pitch, or if we’ve got the ball by getting 1v1 or overloading out wide and crossing, and then finally set pieces. If you look at most of our chances and goals the last 18 months they come from these 3 methods. If that was good enough to take us from the depths of league 1 to competing in the championship then that will do for me.

    It’s never going to be free flowing beautiful football, but it gets results and means we can punch above our weight at this level. If we try and play with a playmaker and play through the lines more we’d be a lot worse off because we’ve not built a squad to play that way. Maybe in a few years at this level we can build to that but not now

    To create more chances, we need to add more wide players so that we have better options at wing back and maybe an alternative forward option to take some of the load off TC. Unless we fundamentally change how we play (we won’t) we don’t need a playmaker and probably need one even less now we’re in the championship 
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,579
    A good system (which we have when enough players are fit) creates more chances than a good playmaker does. We just need to focus on getting enough players signed or fit so that we can play our usual system 
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,678
    NabySarr said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
    Agree, but then have they been getting the service required? If the answer to that is no, then a playmaker is higher priority.
    Surely we still don’t have people banging this drum every window? We don’t need a playmaker, even after every transfer window where people have been crying that we need one, we then prove them wrong with the results we’ve got. So why do people still go back to this? 

    We don’t play football where we pass the through the lines and create chances that way. The way Jones plays football, you create chances by winning the ball high up the pitch, or if we’ve got the ball by getting 1v1 or overloading out wide and crossing, and then finally set pieces. If you look at most of our chances and goals the last 18 months they come from these 3 methods. If that was good enough to take us from the depths of league 1 to competing in the championship then that will do for me.

    It’s never going to be free flowing beautiful football, but it gets results and means we can punch above our weight at this level. If we try and play with a playmaker and play through the lines more we’d be a lot worse off because we’ve not built a squad to play that way. Maybe in a few years at this level we can build to that but not now

    To create more chances, we need to add more wide players so that we have better options at wing back and maybe an alternative forward option to take some of the load off TC. Unless we fundamentally change how we play (we won’t) we don’t need a playmaker and probably need one even less now we’re in the championship 
    You mean giving Apter a look in ?

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  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,579
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    NabySarr said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
    Agree, but then have they been getting the service required? If the answer to that is no, then a playmaker is higher priority.
    Surely we still don’t have people banging this drum every window? We don’t need a playmaker, even after every transfer window where people have been crying that we need one, we then prove them wrong with the results we’ve got. So why do people still go back to this? 

    We don’t play football where we pass the through the lines and create chances that way. The way Jones plays football, you create chances by winning the ball high up the pitch, or if we’ve got the ball by getting 1v1 or overloading out wide and crossing, and then finally set pieces. If you look at most of our chances and goals the last 18 months they come from these 3 methods. If that was good enough to take us from the depths of league 1 to competing in the championship then that will do for me.

    It’s never going to be free flowing beautiful football, but it gets results and means we can punch above our weight at this level. If we try and play with a playmaker and play through the lines more we’d be a lot worse off because we’ve not built a squad to play that way. Maybe in a few years at this level we can build to that but not now

    To create more chances, we need to add more wide players so that we have better options at wing back and maybe an alternative forward option to take some of the load off TC. Unless we fundamentally change how we play (we won’t) we don’t need a playmaker and probably need one even less now we’re in the championship 
    You mean giving Apter a look in ?
    If we had a left wing back fit then I’d be starting Apter in more games from the other side yes, Jones has also said this is why he isn’t playing and it makes total sense 
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 17,414
    NabySarr said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
    Agree, but then have they been getting the service required? If the answer to that is no, then a playmaker is higher priority.
    Surely we still don’t have people banging this drum every window? We don’t need a playmaker, even after every transfer window where people have been crying that we need one, we then prove them wrong with the results we’ve got. So why do people still go back to this? 

    We don’t play football where we pass the through the lines and create chances that way. The way Jones plays football, you create chances by winning the ball high up the pitch, or if we’ve got the ball by getting 1v1 or overloading out wide and crossing, and then finally set pieces. If you look at most of our chances and goals the last 18 months they come from these 3 methods. If that was good enough to take us from the depths of league 1 to competing in the championship then that will do for me.

    It’s never going to be free flowing beautiful football, but it gets results and means we can punch above our weight at this level. If we try and play with a playmaker and play through the lines more we’d be a lot worse off because we’ve not built a squad to play that way. Maybe in a few years at this level we can build to that but not now

    To create more chances, we need to add more wide players so that we have better options at wing back and maybe an alternative forward option to take some of the load off TC. Unless we fundamentally change how we play (we won’t) we don’t need a playmaker and probably need one even less now we’re in the championship 
    I agree with you. But I also think that when people say playmaker they mean more of an all action, box to box midfielder who can run the show and pick a decent pass. Not really a playmaker pinging inch perfect balls to carve open a defence but someone who can run our midfield whilst also meeting Jones positional discipline and pressing demands. We do have need for that sort of player.  
  • scabbyhorse
    scabbyhorse Posts: 2,565
    cantersaddick said:
    NabySarr said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
    Agree, but then have they been getting the service required? If the answer to that is no, then a playmaker is higher priority.
    Surely we still don’t have people banging this drum every window? We don’t need a playmaker, even after every transfer window where people have been crying that we need one, we then prove them wrong with the results we’ve got. So why do people still go back to this? 

    We don’t play football where we pass the through the lines and create chances that way. The way Jones plays football, you create chances by winning the ball high up the pitch, or if we’ve got the ball by getting 1v1 or overloading out wide and crossing, and then finally set pieces. If you look at most of our chances and goals the last 18 months they come from these 3 methods. If that was good enough to take us from the depths of league 1 to competing in the championship then that will do for me.

    It’s never going to be free flowing beautiful football, but it gets results and means we can punch above our weight at this level. If we try and play with a playmaker and play through the lines more we’d be a lot worse off because we’ve not built a squad to play that way. Maybe in a few years at this level we can build to that but not now

    To create more chances, we need to add more wide players so that we have better options at wing back and maybe an alternative forward option to take some of the load off TC. Unless we fundamentally change how we play (we won’t) we don’t need a playmaker and probably need one even less now we’re in the championship 
    I agree with you. But I also think that when people say playmaker they mean more of an all action, box to box midfielder who can run the show and pick a decent pass. Not really a playmaker pinging inch perfect balls to carve open a defence but someone who can run our midfield whilst also meeting Jones positional discipline and pressing demands. We do have need for that sort of player.  
    We’ve already got one at the club in Fullah, so we might as well sell him — he clearly doesn’t fit our style of play 😉.

    I think what people are really getting at when they talk about a “playmaker” is the need for more pace and power in the Docherty position. Anderson provided that on Saturday, but the jury is still out on whether he can sustain that level of performance. 
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,579
    edited December 15
    cantersaddick said:
    NabySarr said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
    Agree, but then have they been getting the service required? If the answer to that is no, then a playmaker is higher priority.
    Surely we still don’t have people banging this drum every window? We don’t need a playmaker, even after every transfer window where people have been crying that we need one, we then prove them wrong with the results we’ve got. So why do people still go back to this? 

    We don’t play football where we pass the through the lines and create chances that way. The way Jones plays football, you create chances by winning the ball high up the pitch, or if we’ve got the ball by getting 1v1 or overloading out wide and crossing, and then finally set pieces. If you look at most of our chances and goals the last 18 months they come from these 3 methods. If that was good enough to take us from the depths of league 1 to competing in the championship then that will do for me.

    It’s never going to be free flowing beautiful football, but it gets results and means we can punch above our weight at this level. If we try and play with a playmaker and play through the lines more we’d be a lot worse off because we’ve not built a squad to play that way. Maybe in a few years at this level we can build to that but not now

    To create more chances, we need to add more wide players so that we have better options at wing back and maybe an alternative forward option to take some of the load off TC. Unless we fundamentally change how we play (we won’t) we don’t need a playmaker and probably need one even less now we’re in the championship 
    I agree with you. But I also think that when people say playmaker they mean more of an all action, box to box midfielder who can run the show and pick a decent pass. Not really a playmaker pinging inch perfect balls to carve open a defence but someone who can run our midfield whilst also meeting Jones positional discipline and pressing demands. We do have need for that sort of player.  
    Tbh I just can’t see us being able to sign that kind of player at this level at the moment. Anyone that is as good on the ball to run the game and create chances like people say we need, and also good enough without the ball for Jones standards, will have better offers than us unfortunately because a player with all of that is basically a top championship player. 

    Jones would love that type of player of course, so would any manager though and that’s the problem because at this level we are low down on the transfer food chain. It’s the type of signing we would be able to make if we stay up for a year or 2 as then really good players will start to choose us over other championship teams. We aren’t in that position yet 

    If Oxford get relegated I think Cameron Brannagan would be a great target for the summer. That’s the kind of player we should look to strengthen our midfield with rather than a playmaker 
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,481
    NabySarr said:
    cantersaddick said:
    NabySarr said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
    Agree, but then have they been getting the service required? If the answer to that is no, then a playmaker is higher priority.
    Surely we still don’t have people banging this drum every window? We don’t need a playmaker, even after every transfer window where people have been crying that we need one, we then prove them wrong with the results we’ve got. So why do people still go back to this? 

    We don’t play football where we pass the through the lines and create chances that way. The way Jones plays football, you create chances by winning the ball high up the pitch, or if we’ve got the ball by getting 1v1 or overloading out wide and crossing, and then finally set pieces. If you look at most of our chances and goals the last 18 months they come from these 3 methods. If that was good enough to take us from the depths of league 1 to competing in the championship then that will do for me.

    It’s never going to be free flowing beautiful football, but it gets results and means we can punch above our weight at this level. If we try and play with a playmaker and play through the lines more we’d be a lot worse off because we’ve not built a squad to play that way. Maybe in a few years at this level we can build to that but not now

    To create more chances, we need to add more wide players so that we have better options at wing back and maybe an alternative forward option to take some of the load off TC. Unless we fundamentally change how we play (we won’t) we don’t need a playmaker and probably need one even less now we’re in the championship 
    I agree with you. But I also think that when people say playmaker they mean more of an all action, box to box midfielder who can run the show and pick a decent pass. Not really a playmaker pinging inch perfect balls to carve open a defence but someone who can run our midfield whilst also meeting Jones positional discipline and pressing demands. We do have need for that sort of player.  
    Tbh I just can’t see us being able to sign that kind of player at this level at the moment. Anyone that is as good on the ball to run the game and create chances like people say we need, and also good enough without the ball for Jones standards, will have better offers than us unfortunately because a player with all of that is basically a top championship player. 

    Jones would love that type of player of course, so would any manager though and that’s the problem because at this level we are low down on the transfer food chain. It’s the type of signing we would be able to make if we stay up for a year or 2 as then really good players will start to choose us over other championship teams. We aren’t in that position yet 

    If Oxford get relegated I think Cameron Brannagan would be a great target for the summer. That’s the kind of player we should look to strengthen our midfield with rather than a playmaker 
    Never a bad idea to sign the best players from the relegated sides (if we stay up and Oxford go down) usually a decent strategy.

    If that was the case, we should be after Brian De Keersmaecker,  4 years younger and their best player. Easily gets into our starting XI. 

    I don't have much hope for this window, Eiran Cashin would be a good pick up for us I reckon, recall Asiimwe, Kanu & Mbick maybe. Be surprised if we do much more than that.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,599
    edited December 15
    NabySarr said:
    cantersaddick said:
    NabySarr said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
    Agree, but then have they been getting the service required? If the answer to that is no, then a playmaker is higher priority.
    Surely we still don’t have people banging this drum every window? We don’t need a playmaker, even after every transfer window where people have been crying that we need one, we then prove them wrong with the results we’ve got. So why do people still go back to this? 

    We don’t play football where we pass the through the lines and create chances that way. The way Jones plays football, you create chances by winning the ball high up the pitch, or if we’ve got the ball by getting 1v1 or overloading out wide and crossing, and then finally set pieces. If you look at most of our chances and goals the last 18 months they come from these 3 methods. If that was good enough to take us from the depths of league 1 to competing in the championship then that will do for me.

    It’s never going to be free flowing beautiful football, but it gets results and means we can punch above our weight at this level. If we try and play with a playmaker and play through the lines more we’d be a lot worse off because we’ve not built a squad to play that way. Maybe in a few years at this level we can build to that but not now

    To create more chances, we need to add more wide players so that we have better options at wing back and maybe an alternative forward option to take some of the load off TC. Unless we fundamentally change how we play (we won’t) we don’t need a playmaker and probably need one even less now we’re in the championship 
    I agree with you. But I also think that when people say playmaker they mean more of an all action, box to box midfielder who can run the show and pick a decent pass. Not really a playmaker pinging inch perfect balls to carve open a defence but someone who can run our midfield whilst also meeting Jones positional discipline and pressing demands. We do have need for that sort of player.  
    Tbh I just can’t see us being able to sign that kind of player at this level at the moment. Anyone that is as good on the ball to run the game and create chances like people say we need, and also good enough without the ball for Jones standards, will have better offers than us unfortunately because a player with all of that is basically a top championship player. 
    I get what you mean but good players do exist outside of this bubble. It's harder but it's been done over and over again. Now we're in the Championship, I especially hope we start to explore some of the value found abroad. 
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,579
    edited December 15
    Braziliance said:
    NabySarr said:
    cantersaddick said:
    NabySarr said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
    Agree, but then have they been getting the service required? If the answer to that is no, then a playmaker is higher priority.
    Surely we still don’t have people banging this drum every window? We don’t need a playmaker, even after every transfer window where people have been crying that we need one, we then prove them wrong with the results we’ve got. So why do people still go back to this? 

    We don’t play football where we pass the through the lines and create chances that way. The way Jones plays football, you create chances by winning the ball high up the pitch, or if we’ve got the ball by getting 1v1 or overloading out wide and crossing, and then finally set pieces. If you look at most of our chances and goals the last 18 months they come from these 3 methods. If that was good enough to take us from the depths of league 1 to competing in the championship then that will do for me.

    It’s never going to be free flowing beautiful football, but it gets results and means we can punch above our weight at this level. If we try and play with a playmaker and play through the lines more we’d be a lot worse off because we’ve not built a squad to play that way. Maybe in a few years at this level we can build to that but not now

    To create more chances, we need to add more wide players so that we have better options at wing back and maybe an alternative forward option to take some of the load off TC. Unless we fundamentally change how we play (we won’t) we don’t need a playmaker and probably need one even less now we’re in the championship 
    I agree with you. But I also think that when people say playmaker they mean more of an all action, box to box midfielder who can run the show and pick a decent pass. Not really a playmaker pinging inch perfect balls to carve open a defence but someone who can run our midfield whilst also meeting Jones positional discipline and pressing demands. We do have need for that sort of player.  
    Tbh I just can’t see us being able to sign that kind of player at this level at the moment. Anyone that is as good on the ball to run the game and create chances like people say we need, and also good enough without the ball for Jones standards, will have better offers than us unfortunately because a player with all of that is basically a top championship player. 

    Jones would love that type of player of course, so would any manager though and that’s the problem because at this level we are low down on the transfer food chain. It’s the type of signing we would be able to make if we stay up for a year or 2 as then really good players will start to choose us over other championship teams. We aren’t in that position yet 

    If Oxford get relegated I think Cameron Brannagan would be a great target for the summer. That’s the kind of player we should look to strengthen our midfield with rather than a playmaker 
    Never a bad idea to sign the best players from the relegated sides (if we stay up and Oxford go down) usually a decent strategy.

    If that was the case, we should be after Brian De Keersmaecker,  4 years younger and their best player. Easily gets into our starting XI. 

    I don't have much hope for this window, Eiran Cashin would be a good pick up for us I reckon, recall Asiimwe, Kanu & Mbick maybe. Be surprised if we do much more than that.
    Yeah he’s their best player but I think would have interest from better sides than us. He’s probably an example that if we want to bring in these player profiles we might have to look abroad. Same goes for strikers, will really struggle to buy a good proven championship striker on our budget, but abroad there might be one on our budget that’s good enough. It’s just a lot more risky recruiting from abroad but that’s hopefully where Chapple can help us advance our recruitment in future years 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 13,255
    Chunes said:
    NabySarr said:
    cantersaddick said:
    NabySarr said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
    Agree, but then have they been getting the service required? If the answer to that is no, then a playmaker is higher priority.
    Surely we still don’t have people banging this drum every window? We don’t need a playmaker, even after every transfer window where people have been crying that we need one, we then prove them wrong with the results we’ve got. So why do people still go back to this? 

    We don’t play football where we pass the through the lines and create chances that way. The way Jones plays football, you create chances by winning the ball high up the pitch, or if we’ve got the ball by getting 1v1 or overloading out wide and crossing, and then finally set pieces. If you look at most of our chances and goals the last 18 months they come from these 3 methods. If that was good enough to take us from the depths of league 1 to competing in the championship then that will do for me.

    It’s never going to be free flowing beautiful football, but it gets results and means we can punch above our weight at this level. If we try and play with a playmaker and play through the lines more we’d be a lot worse off because we’ve not built a squad to play that way. Maybe in a few years at this level we can build to that but not now

    To create more chances, we need to add more wide players so that we have better options at wing back and maybe an alternative forward option to take some of the load off TC. Unless we fundamentally change how we play (we won’t) we don’t need a playmaker and probably need one even less now we’re in the championship 
    I agree with you. But I also think that when people say playmaker they mean more of an all action, box to box midfielder who can run the show and pick a decent pass. Not really a playmaker pinging inch perfect balls to carve open a defence but someone who can run our midfield whilst also meeting Jones positional discipline and pressing demands. We do have need for that sort of player.  
    Tbh I just can’t see us being able to sign that kind of player at this level at the moment. Anyone that is as good on the ball to run the game and create chances like people say we need, and also good enough without the ball for Jones standards, will have better offers than us unfortunately because a player with all of that is basically a top championship player. 
    I get what you mean but good players do exist outside of this bubble. It's harder but it's been done over and over again. Now we're in the Championship, I especially hope we start to explore some of the value found abroad. 
    I have no doubt that will happen but Chapple has only been here 6 months and Andy Scott wasn’t capable of setting that network up. Maybe we’ll sign some overseas players in the summer if we stay up but January feels too soon 
  • Crispywood
    Crispywood Posts: 882
    fenaddick said:
    Chunes said:
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    cantersaddick said:
    NabySarr said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Rather hoping we’ll be in for a striker. None of what we have are cutting it.
    Agree, but then have they been getting the service required? If the answer to that is no, then a playmaker is higher priority.
    Surely we still don’t have people banging this drum every window? We don’t need a playmaker, even after every transfer window where people have been crying that we need one, we then prove them wrong with the results we’ve got. So why do people still go back to this? 

    We don’t play football where we pass the through the lines and create chances that way. The way Jones plays football, you create chances by winning the ball high up the pitch, or if we’ve got the ball by getting 1v1 or overloading out wide and crossing, and then finally set pieces. If you look at most of our chances and goals the last 18 months they come from these 3 methods. If that was good enough to take us from the depths of league 1 to competing in the championship then that will do for me.

    It’s never going to be free flowing beautiful football, but it gets results and means we can punch above our weight at this level. If we try and play with a playmaker and play through the lines more we’d be a lot worse off because we’ve not built a squad to play that way. Maybe in a few years at this level we can build to that but not now

    To create more chances, we need to add more wide players so that we have better options at wing back and maybe an alternative forward option to take some of the load off TC. Unless we fundamentally change how we play (we won’t) we don’t need a playmaker and probably need one even less now we’re in the championship 
    I agree with you. But I also think that when people say playmaker they mean more of an all action, box to box midfielder who can run the show and pick a decent pass. Not really a playmaker pinging inch perfect balls to carve open a defence but someone who can run our midfield whilst also meeting Jones positional discipline and pressing demands. We do have need for that sort of player.  
    Tbh I just can’t see us being able to sign that kind of player at this level at the moment. Anyone that is as good on the ball to run the game and create chances like people say we need, and also good enough without the ball for Jones standards, will have better offers than us unfortunately because a player with all of that is basically a top championship player. 
    I get what you mean but good players do exist outside of this bubble. It's harder but it's been done over and over again. Now we're in the Championship, I especially hope we start to explore some of the value found abroad. 
    I have no doubt that will happen but Chapple has only been here 6 months and Andy Scott wasn’t capable of setting that network up. Maybe we’ll sign some overseas players in the summer if we stay up but January feels too soon 
    Say that we still could very much have Fukuda signing up. Problem with overseas is that the majority of players won’t play at the intensity/ speed/physicality as English clubs which all just so happen to be Jones requirements. Not saying we won’t but I think we would look at the market far less than other clubs do 
  • MartinCAFC
    MartinCAFC Posts: 3,271
    Out of all the names people have mentioned I’d be very happy with Hardie and Cashin.

    I wanted us to sign Hardie until Wrexham did. Also been a prolific striker at Plymouth for a good few seasons scoring at this level too. There aren’t going to be many realistic and affordable proven scorers at this level. Not sure why it’s not worked out at Wrexham for him only playing 5 games but if there’s any chance to buy him we need to try and do so. Worst case scenario we get relegated but have a top recent L1 striker on the books.

    Cashin I remember him putting in a very good performance against us and scored for Derby when we won up there 2-1 in one of Jones’ first games in charge. Would be a very good signing.

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