Attention: Please take a moment to consider our terms and conditions before posting.

Summer Window 2026 - Rumours and Discussion

1441442444446447521

Comments

  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,938
    edited August 4
    Chrispy51 said:
    Can't we hijack this? I think Dobbo would help us greatly this season.
    I would hope for better. Coventry and Doc were an upgrade on him from my perspective (others may disagree!). I would want a real upgrade on them to come in, not a rotation / squad option
    Fkn hell 😂

    On par with when a bloke can only pull a bird that looks like shrek and they say they aren't attracted to Megan Fox or whichever other fit celeb.

    Dobson alone has more of an impact in the middle than the two put together, he's already shown that when we have played Wrexham and he made it look easy.

    If there is any chance to get him back, we should be all over it.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,096
    TC is in this and looking happy so nothing imminent there. Haven’t watched the full thing but the preview on Twitter shows Mbick breaking into a little jog…

    https://youtu.be/Bn9FLkzKpw4?si=kmptaOeYAf_y15W7
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,096
    I was content to let Dobson go at the time as I didn’t think he’d make the step up but happy to admit to being wrong there. He would improve our midfield but probably not enough to stop us needing to upgrade again next season. But if he’s available on a loan deal that isn’t really an issue is it?
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 24,253
    Mbick and Apter feature fairly heavily in the training montage
  • CB1
    CB1 Posts: 380
    Everyone looking in good spirits in the training vid including NJ. Good to see 
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 5,057
    Anyone know if it’s Stu’s birthday soon?
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 6,202
    fenaddick said:
    TC is in this and looking happy so nothing imminent there. Haven’t watched the full thing but the preview on Twitter shows Mbick breaking into a little jog…

    https://youtu.be/Bn9FLkzKpw4?si=kmptaOeYAf_y15W7
    If he’s looking happy maybe he is off then. I’d be less worried if he looked miserable 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,096
    Chalobah is in that video too so he’s still around 
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 11,331
    CB1 said:
    Everyone looking in good spirits in the training vid including NJ. Good to see 
    His shorts were even higher than Billy’s!
  • Gisappointed
    Gisappointed Posts: 1,357
    edited August 4
    Redguy12 said:
    I like Dobson but what helped him last season was that he had players around him that compliment he's weaknesses. Wrexham midfielders profiles are more balanced than what we have. He's definitely better than Doc. I'm not so sure theres much between him and Coventry. I'm not sure he solves any of the problems we have with the ball and connects to the forward players.
    Apart from the fact he passes forwards.

  • Sponsored links:



  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 4,177
    CB1 said:
    Everyone looking in good spirits in the training vid including NJ. Good to see 
    That’ll be exactly what they wanted us to think!
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 5,057
    Redguy12 said:
    I like Dobson but what helped him last season was that he had players around him that compliment he's weaknesses. Wrexham midfielders profiles are more balanced than what we have. He's definitely better than Doc. I'm not so sure theres much between him and Coventry. I'm not sure he solves any of the problems we have with the ball and connects to the forward players.
    Apart from the fact he passes forwards.
    “Dobbo” can pick a pass for sure.
  • MrBurns
    MrBurns Posts: 2,007
    sam3110 said:
    Mbick and Apter feature fairly heavily in the training montage
    Mbick is ready to bully Championship defenders 
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 11,196
    I was sorry to see Dobson leave but felt we had the better player in Coventry.

    i might have been wrong on that

    george Dobson is exactly the player our midfield needs and we should be all over this.

    if anyone from the club reads this, I will gladly drive to Wrexham (probably Cheshire) to pick him up.

  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 15,022
    CB1 said:
    Everyone looking in good spirits in the training vid including NJ. Good to see 
    His shorts were even higher than Billy’s!
    I love that Billy walks around with his shorts pulled up as well, like he has a fear of fabric touching his knee.

    To put it mildly, the man has got tree trunk legs
  • robroy
    robroy Posts: 4,862
    AndyG said:
    SDAddick said:
    fenaddick said:
    NabySarr said:
    Dobson, Mitchell and Bannan is an outrageous league 1 midfield. Which shows how poor ours is when any of them would walk into it 
    Bannan would need a walking stick to walk into it though
    Damn you beat me to it. Mine was going to be:
    "With Bannan, the operative word being walk"
    I must of missed this so apologies but didn’t he sign for Millwall ? How is he back at Wednesday 
    Barry Bannan & Louie Barry: Sheffield Wednesday re-sign club legend and add Aston Villa forward - BBC Sport
    He’s such a little rat that Bannan. 
  • This content has been removed.
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,718
    MrBurns said:
    sam3110 said:
    Mbick and Apter feature fairly heavily in the training montage
    Mbick is ready to bully Championship defenders 

    He's not, actually. Still slowly recovering and gaining fitness.
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 8,900
    TheSE7 said:
    https://youtu.be/Bn9FLkzKpw4?is=wlmmJO73zw8K8Bsd

    I’ve never actually seen TC smiling at all, let alone as much as his is in this video which if anything makes me think even more he could be off 😂

    That said the whole groups vibe seems to be good in this, including NJ, so maybe there’s just a positive attitude around the place at the moment. 
    Obviously can’t really be making conclusions from a 4 minute training video but we’re all gonna do it anyway so why not! 
    Reckon they cracked open the dry powder this morning 
  • This content has been removed.

  • Sponsored links:



  • Redguy12
    Redguy12 Posts: 33
    edited August 4
    Redguy12 said:
    I like Dobson but what helped him last season was that he had players around him that compliment he's weaknesses. Wrexham midfielders profiles are more balanced than what we have. He's definitely better than Doc. I'm not so sure theres much between him and Coventry. I'm not sure he solves any of the problems we have with the ball and connects to the forward players.
    Apart from the fact he passes forwards.
    “Dobbo” can pick a pass for sure.
    I'm not saying your wrong he's long passing is good and he more comfortable opening up he's body than Coventry.

    The problem is I don't think we need to replace Coventry we need to get someone next to him that complement he's weakness in possession and connect to the front players. A lot of Coventry work goes unnoticed off the ball. He does exactly what is asked of him by Jones out of possession. I think we want a no8 that can play through the units. That would give us a different way of playing. Dobbos can't do that.
  • Gisappointed
    Gisappointed Posts: 1,357
    edited August 4
    Well Coventry's work off the ball has gone un-noticed by me, mainly because he was miles behind play. Can someone post stats for the two.

    I'd rather re-sign Coady than rely on Coventry. Or gamble on Chalobah managing 20 games. 
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 11,331
    TheSE7 said:
    Latest quote from Gavin Carter regarding business in the window:

    “The amount of money spent this summer window will be the same amount as last window, as long as we can get the right amount (of players) out.”
    I assume we spending about the same on transfers but have increased the wage budget?

    Otherwise that incremental increase and improving budget is not happening.  

  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 24,253
    Cawley reckons there's credence to TC going to Preston, especially with Grant and Alli coming in, but he also said it's not definitive and that if there's anything going on it's not imminent. 

    He also thinks we might sell as he hasn't signed yet, and Cawley thinks if he was going to sign an extension he would have by now 
  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 4,177
    TheSE7 said:
    Latest quote from Gavin Carter regarding business in the window:

    “The amount of money spent this summer window will be the same amount as last window, as long as we can get the right amount (of players) out.”
    TheSE7 said:
    Latest quote from Gavin Carter regarding business in the window:

    “The amount of money spent this summer window will be the same amount as last window, as long as we can get the right amount (of players) out.”
    I assume we spending about the same on transfers but have increased the wage budget?

    Otherwise that incremental increase and improving budget is not happening.  

    Yes, he said we were bottom 2 or 3 last season for wages and would be bottom 6 or 7 this season. 
  • Diebythesword
    Diebythesword Posts: 951
    Carter a bit tight lipped on contract negotiations and just didn’t answer when asked about tyreece Campbell. But says we should expect to spend a similar amount as last summer, depending if we can move players on. 
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,958
    Did anyone see Kanu in that training vid? Maybe the Ballard move will start things moving even if it’s clubs upping previous offers. 
  • SteveACS
    SteveACS Posts: 590
    All this talk of Dobbo...

    At the end of the season, CL insisting that Jones plays a more adventurous, progressive style of football.

    How the f-k does signing Dobbo achieve that?
  • SteveACS said:
    All this talk of Dobbo...

    At the end of the season, CL insisting that Jones plays a more adventurous, progressive style of football.

    How the f-k does signing Dobbo achieve that?
    Have you seen him since he left. A much much better player than what we had 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,096
    mart77 said:
    Did anyone see Kanu in that training vid? Maybe the Ballard move will start things moving even if it’s clubs upping previous offers. 
    I didn’t but we have about 30 players so they can’t all be doing the same exercises