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Hopefully we go out and get these midfielders now5
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Agreed, love the lad but don't want him backMarcusH26 said:Aribo just screams Harry Arter level bad idea.2 -
As long as the next couple are real quality additions to the middle of the park then we will be in a decent enough place5
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Arter hadn’t played premier league for years when we signed him. Aribo played 30+ prem games the season before last, and 38 in a promotion winning champ team the year before that.MarcusH26 said:Aribo just screams Harry Arter level bad idea.Last season he wasn’t favoured at Southampton so barely played and never got match fit. So when he went to Leicester it also didn’t work out
If we can get him fit then he could be a class signing. Still have 3 friendlies and a cup game before the season starts to get him going.On a free provided the wages aren’t too bad then I really don’t mind it. We need more quality on the ball in midfield and he has that3 -
With moving out Kanu and Tanto, and Godden just coming back, Kelman we have no idea about, Mbick not fit yet and Leaburn hasn’t had a full season without injury, I am pretty confident we’ll be signing another striker.golfaddick said:
I don't see us signing another striker. We already have 5 main strikers & Grant can play there too (more of a striker than TC is).Sage said:
Yes, defence is sorted now. It’s all about top end and ensuring we get the quality.roseandcrown said:If playing 4 at the back that is it sorted
RB - Ramsay & Danny
LB - Edwards & Ivan M
CB - Jones, Bell, Billy, Collins, Reece B & Gough.
NJ has said about 7 signings but I think we’ll end up bringing in another 4, making it 8.
Central midfielder
Right winger
Striker
The additional will likely either be another winger or another midfielder.
Therefore, I make it something like this…
GK: Kaminski, Mannion, Brooks
RB: Ramsay, McNamara
CB: Jones, Sichenje, Burke, Koumetio, Bell, Gough
LB: Edwards, Mesik
DM/CM/AM: New, Coventry, Docherty, Rakin-Costello, Knibbs, Carey, Fullah, Mwamba
RW/LW: New/Redmond, Apter, Campbell, Grant
ST: New, Godden, Kelman, Leaburn, Mbick
Players to leave: Asiimwe, Mitchell, Kanu, Tanto
Players to be assessed for potential loan: Gough, Fullah, Mwamba, Apter, Mbick
I'm just glad that we are signing our top targets that happen to be out of contract. What a steal.
Grant is here mainly to play as the inside forward type instead of up front, although we know he is more than capable of playing up front.3 -
I reckon we will keep him but lose him on a free next summerAberystwythAddick said:As long as the next couple are real quality additions to the middle of the park then we will be in a decent enough place0 -
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I agree. But your original post suggested that we need to no longer sugar coat the fact that we have no money?Berkshire1970 said:TheHerminator said:Berkshire1970 said:There’s no point sugar coating this anymore. There’s a strong possibility money is tight & I suspect loans will be drafted in to plug the gap with our creative problems. We need to attract new fans to the valley and players that get you off your seat is a must.
You're basing this on us having not made a multi million pound signing yet, with the season not starting for a number of weeks and the window open until end of August?Three weeks away from our first league match and a team that was desperate last season for creative players. Not necessarily spending millions but paying competitive wages to players ending their contracts. The next three players will be fundamental to our survival & you would imagine tactically you’d want them in asap.
I think the signings are proving to be tough to get doen, but for the right players the club will invest
There have been players who were right for us like Field who went to Norwich. Like Jones said we were blown out the water with what Norwich offered. I have no doubt Sykes was also the right player but we can’t compete with Millwall. Primarily we don’t stand a chance financially with most clubs in the championship so we have to take chances on players like previous injuries or unproven.
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I don’t particularly want Apter or Redmond on the right and would prefer two new, exciting, quick and direct players. I also would like us to sign a couple of midfielders too. Someone really comfortable on the ball and another who can score goals and create. If we want to evolve the way NJ wants, we need at least one top midfielder who can control a game.arny23394 said:
If Redmond and Apter ended up being our right wing options, I’d hope we never ever play with wingers. We have to sign more than one centre midfielder as well.Sage said:
Yes, defence is sorted now. It’s all about top end and ensuring we get the quality.roseandcrown said:If playing 4 at the back that is it sorted
RB - Ramsay & Danny
LB - Edwards & Ivan M
CB - Jones, Bell, Billy, Collins, Reece B & Gough.
NJ has said about 7 signings but I think we’ll end up bringing in another 4, making it 8.
Central midfielder
Right winger
Striker
The additional will likely either be another winger or another midfielder.
Therefore, I make it something like this…
GK: Kaminski, Mannion, Brooks
RB: Ramsay, McNamara
CB: Jones, Sichenje, Burke, Koumetio, Bell, Gough
LB: Edwards, Mesik
DM/CM/AM: New, Coventry, Docherty, Rakin-Costello, Knibbs, Carey, Fullah, Mwamba
RW/LW: New/Redmond, Apter, Campbell, Grant
ST: New, Godden, Kelman, Leaburn, Mbick
Players to leave: Asiimwe, Mitchell, Kanu, Tanto
Players to be assessed for potential loan: Gough, Fullah, Mwamba, Apter, Mbick3 -
Employee at the club via ex employeeCafcSteve said:
Source?RonnieMoore said:
We made an offer that would have broken our transfer recordBerkshire1970 said:There’s no point sugar coating this anymore. There’s a strong possibility money is tight & I suspect loans will be drafted in to plug the gap with our creative problems. We need to attract new fans to the valley and players that get you off your seat is a must.3 -
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More likely a meltdown is close and Ramsay is offfollett said:Passing it on as it’s a rumour although no idea on the likelihood but someone on FB is saying Aribo is close and Ramsay is off0 -
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Makes you think that conversations are happening thenfenaddick said:6 -
I’ve lost count of the number of times Kayne Ramsay is off.18
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At the start of the window it was always known that RB / Wing Back was a position we were looking to bring someone in … we played one or two different options there last season so it was an important position to get sorted .. and we have.LittleAddick said:
More likely a meltdown is close and Ramsay is offfollett said:Passing it on as it’s a rumour although no idea on the likelihood but someone on FB is saying Aribo is close and Ramsay is off1 -
Didn’t NJ say he wouldn’t let that happen again, after Small left I think.Covered_End_Lad said:
I reckon we will keep him but lose him on a free next summerAberystwythAddick said:As long as the next couple are real quality additions to the middle of the park then we will be in a decent enough place0 -
Looks like the next one out is Assimwe.37
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Whether Ramsey is off or not, we needed another RB and were always going to bring in another RB.fenaddick said:
So why would bringing a RB in be any indication of what is going on with Ramsey's situation?4 -
Makes sense , perm or another loan spell in L1?stjohnshill said:Looks like the next one out is Assimwe.0 -
Which surely means Ramsay isnt going anywhere imminently otherwise we'd go from McNamara being our new RB to him being our ONLY RB, which would be a gamble!stjohnshill said:Looks like the next one out is Assimwe.3 -
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stjohnshill said:Looks like the next one out is Assimwe.
Assimwe, Mitchell & Kanu would definitely trim some bloat off the squad and hopefully free up some funds to bring in some real difference makers in centre midfield3 -
@stjohnshill I doubted you my guy, but you got it bang on with DM being imminent.stjohnshill said:Looks like the next one out is Assimwe.
I can only apologise for my indiscretion. Please punish me any such way you see fit.19 -
I think decent signing. Our squad has a lot of championship experience in it now, and will be valuable as the season goes on. We need couple midfielders and another winger (right side) then would be a good window. Would like us to sign another striker, maybe a wildcard from Europe
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I’m not sure it’ll free up much in Championship terms. Surely Assimwe and Kanu are not high earners? Mitchell probably on more, but still average L1 type money.YannTheMann said:stjohnshill said:Looks like the next one out is Assimwe.
Assimwe, Mitchell & Kanu would definitely trim some bloat off the squad and hopefully free up some funds to bring in some real difference makers in centre midfield0 -
Won’t free up funds but will free up squad places which is importantse9addick said:
I’m not sure it’ll free up much in Championship terms. Surely Assimwe and Kanu are not high earners? Mitchell probably on more, but still average L1 type money.YannTheMann said:stjohnshill said:Looks like the next one out is Assimwe.
Assimwe, Mitchell & Kanu would definitely trim some bloat off the squad and hopefully free up some funds to bring in some real difference makers in centre midfield3 -
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se9addick said:
I’m not sure it’ll free up much in Championship terms. Surely Assimwe and Kanu are not high earners? Mitchell probably on more, but still average L1 type money.YannTheMann said:stjohnshill said:Looks like the next one out is Assimwe.
Assimwe, Mitchell & Kanu would definitely trim some bloat off the squad and hopefully free up some funds to bring in some real difference makers in centre midfield
Individually probably not, but once you take into account incoming fees & combined wages off the books, it definitely frees up some space financially I would imagine1 -
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I don’t think Kanu and Assimwe would take up space as they are technically u21’s I’m not sure what the cut off is thoughfenaddick said:
Won’t free up funds but will free up squad places which is importantse9addick said:
I’m not sure it’ll free up much in Championship terms. Surely Assimwe and Kanu are not high earners? Mitchell probably on more, but still average L1 type money.YannTheMann said:stjohnshill said:Looks like the next one out is Assimwe.
Assimwe, Mitchell & Kanu would definitely trim some bloat off the squad and hopefully free up some funds to bring in some real difference makers in centre midfield1 -
Talk of a less attacking fullback doesn't worry me too much. Last season we played three at the back, creativity was basically the remit of TC and Carey. With a 4231 we are adding more creativity at the top end of the pitch, if we can sign a progressive midfielder and a quick, dangerous winger then the team will be more attacking not less.1
