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You seem to be obsessed with him. Just let it go.John_Fitzpatrick1 said:
I think that notion was peddled by the miserable guy reams or by one of the many accounts he runs on ITTVCovered End said:I thought it had been said that Holsgrove didn't wish to sign for Charlton?1 -
Noooooooooo.fenaddick said:7 -
I don't get why Dykes would be such a disaster. He was mostly really good, held us together and scored some lovely goals. I'd actively cheer his signing40
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At least spell his name correctlyjose said:Best wishes Kahim.
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He's not as bad as some make out. I think he was a key reason we improved a bit after Jan. Great option off the bench as well for certain games.Leuth said:I don't get why Dykes would be such a disaster. He was mostly really good, held us together and scored some lovely goals. I'd actively cheer his signing14 -
Playing with wingers if we do, has to benefit the central striker whoever is there. Last year was attritional ugly stay up football, hopefully a bit more pleasurable to watch this year. Although if we don't sort the midfield it probably won't happen.3
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Was merely stating a simple factDennisBooth said:
You seem to be obsessed with him. Just let it go.John_Fitzpatrick1 said:
I think that notion was peddled by the miserable guy reams or by one of the many accounts he runs on ITTVCovered End said:I thought it had been said that Holsgrove didn't wish to sign for Charlton?2 -
Just hard to know how much of the fall off was down to the WC and if he was over performing before that to make the squad.Chunes said:
He really fell off towards the end of the season but before that he was great.Leuth said:I don't get why Dykes would be such a disaster. He was mostly really good, held us together and scored some lovely goals. I'd actively cheer his signing
Interestingly, Adebayo is still on trial at Bristol City even though they’ve signed Tolaj. I wonder if we both want Adebayo and have Dykes as the next option2 -
Dykes is a good signings as long as he is not starting5
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Hes coming home !!0
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I was hoping we were going to try and kick on from being the type of side that needed the likes of Dykes and Coady last season.6
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M. Alli.2
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An excellent prospect and just made the full Ireland squad.0
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Am I the only one who’d be pleased if we signed Dykes?15
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Anymore bed w’s out there? I think I give it five more days0
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Think you might be mate!, if St John had of spilt the beans on this, it would have been the 1st time they didn’t give me a boner once they had posted!!😂TheHerminator said:Am I the only one who’d be pleased if we signed Dykes?1 -
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Can’t say I’d be overly pleased but I’m certainly not dead against it.TheHerminator said:Am I the only one who’d be pleased if we signed Dykes?2 -
No.TheHerminator said:Am I the only one who’d be pleased if we signed Dykes?2 -
I wouldn't be displeased but I'd be confused. If we are playing 4231 then we'd have 4 strikers (Leaburn, Kelman, Dykes, Godden) competing for one spot plus Mbick to come back from injury and TC/Grant who can play that hybrid role. Then we'd still have to shift Tanto and Kanu. We'd be overloaded with optionsTheHerminator said:Am I the only one who’d be pleased if we signed Dykes?3 -
NJ did say that a striker would have to leave before we sign another one. Didn't sound like a priority though.fenaddick said:
I wouldn't be displeased but I'd be confused. If we are playing 4231 then we'd have 4 strikers (Leaburn, Kelman, Dykes, Godden) competing for one spot plus Mbick to come back from injury and TC/Grant who can play that hybrid role. Then we'd still have to shift Tanto and Kanu. We'd be overloaded with optionsTheHerminator said:Am I the only one who’d be pleased if we signed Dykes?1 -
I wouldn’t mind in the sense of he's effective at what he does, but it would really convince me that Jones wanting more of a cutting edge and quality going forward is nothing more than empty PR speak. If you want to evolve to a more technically skilled style up front, you don't sign Lyndon Dykes.LargeAddick said:
Can’t say I’d be overly pleased but I’m certainly not dead against it.TheHerminator said:Am I the only one who’d be pleased if we signed Dykes?4 -
Not the only one mate 😂. Overhated I reckon.TheHerminator said:Am I the only one who’d be pleased if we signed Dykes?2 -
Must mean three are going (one also injured).fenaddick said:
I wouldn't be displeased but I'd be confused. If we are playing 4231 then we'd have 4 strikers (Leaburn, Kelman, Dykes, Godden) competing for one spot plus Mbick to come back from injury and TC/Grant who can play that hybrid role. Then we'd still have to shift Tanto and Kanu. We'd be overloaded with optionsTheHerminator said:Am I the only one who’d be pleased if we signed Dykes?0 -
Don’t forget Fevrier! He played one good game at the end of last season and some people on here think he’s the answer too!Croydon said:I was hoping we were going to try and kick on from being the type of side that needed the likes of Dykes and Coady last season.7 -
You've laid it out in black and white for us.Braziliance said:
They probably need to, otherwise it is completely unfair on Nathan Jones.RC_CAFC said:
It is of course the first and main aim. But I don’t think a 21st place finish will constitute a great season. And I don’t believe Nathan Jones or the hierarchy would either.jose said:For me avoiding relegation would make next season a great season.They’ve definitely got their sights set on continuing improvement and development for the club.
We have to be realistic that, purely in terms of budget we have a battle on but I remain optimistic that there are 3 more good signings coming our way to give us a better finish than last season.
Realistically, there are 15-18 teams who are all but guaranteed to finish above based on squad strength, league history and/or wages.
It is extremely unlikely we finish above the likes of Burnley, Wolves, West Ham, Boro, Norwich, Millwall, Southampton and Sheffield United.
Probably unlikely we finish above the other Championship regulars in Bristol City, Watford, Derby, West Brom (last season was a bit of an anomaly), Preston
Newcomers like Wrexham and Birmingham City just have too much financial muscle on us, and being blunt ambition as well. That makes 15 teams minimum we would do well to finish above.
It then leaves the remaining teams who are a bit mediocre like us in Pompey, Stoke, QPR and Blackburn. I would argue all of which except Blackburn are more likely to have a stronger season than us on paper.
21st is very good. It keeps us in one of the most competitive leagues and means we are always one good season away from Premier League football. I don’t know how anyone who looks at the quality of this league and how low our budget is, and can think 21st isn't a big achievement. I would take that right now.
So, in summary, HMS Piss The League is in dry dock this year.1 -
I think Dykes is a little underrated in terms of his pure footballing ability.He was a lot quicker, mobile, and technical than I thought he would before seeing him play for us.
It’s not the most exciting signing, but I think when he came in he improved us - and would improve us again if he came back.11
