| Josh Scowen 17:58 - Jun 22 with 23846 views | WadR |
Strong rumours from, relatively, reliable sources saying we've signed Josh Scowen the Barnsley midfielder on a free.
Would be very pleased with that. Had a great season last year, seems very popular with Barnsley fans and although we're well stocked for midfielders, I thought we were lacking a more defensive option to play alongside a box-to-box type in Luongo/Manning/Cousins. |  | | |  |
| Josh Scowen on 17:34 - Jun 23 with 5391 views | BklynRanger |
| Josh Scowen on 14:54 - Jun 23 by toboboly |
I was more booing Brooklyn tbh. If he misplaces a pass i'll be c@nting apoplectic! |
I really punned the fcuk out of that one. |  | | |
| Josh Scowen on 20:01 - Jun 23 with 5224 views | PBLOCK |
My other half's family are from Barnsley and her cousin is a season ticket holder. Text him about Scowen and he said
"From Christmas onwards was arguably best player in the squad can pls pretty.much anywhere. Great talent. Big loss" | | | |
| Josh Scowen on 22:24 - Jun 23 with 5013 views | Northernr |
| Josh Scowen on 20:01 - Jun 23 by PBLOCK |
My other half's family are from Barnsley and her cousin is a season ticket holder. Text him about Scowen and he said
"From Christmas onwards was arguably best player in the squad can pls pretty.much anywhere. Great talent. Big loss" |
Kill it. KILL IT. |  | | |
| Josh Scowen on 22:29 - Jun 23 with 5000 views | WeaverQPR |
Apparently the deal clincher was having 3 Saturdays off a month |  |
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| Josh Scowen on 22:54 - Jun 23 with 4947 views | PBLOCK |
| Josh Scowen on 22:24 - Jun 23 by Northernr |
Kill it. KILL IT. |
Eh? | | | |
| Josh Scowen on 23:07 - Jun 23 with 4917 views | Northernr |
| Josh Scowen on 22:54 - Jun 23 by PBLOCK |
Eh? |
No he sounds great mate, but we know what we'll do with that. The Wikipedia and FIFA 17 veterans on here will be unhappy after half a dozen games if he doesn't hit the ground sprinting. | | | |
| Josh Scowen on 23:27 - Jun 23 with 4862 views | PBLOCK |
| Josh Scowen on 23:07 - Jun 23 by Northernr |
No he sounds great mate, but we know what we'll do with that. The Wikipedia and FIFA 17 veterans on here will be unhappy after half a dozen games if he doesn't hit the ground sprinting. |
Oh granted not scored in his first game hes Bob Malcolm and Gus Caesars lovechild ! | | | |
| Josh Scowen on 12:30 - Jun 24 with 4541 views | rsonist |
I see Barnsley have already signed up Cameron McGeehan from Luton - good player. That's our Bidwell/Rico Henry narrative sorted for this season then.  |  | | |
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| Josh Scowen on 14:15 - Jun 24 with 4377 views | parker64 |
| Josh Scowen on 12:30 - Jun 24 by rsonist |
I see Barnsley have already signed up Cameron McGeehan from Luton - good player. That's our Bidwell/Rico Henry narrative sorted for this season then. |
Luton fan at work said Barnsley were due to sign him before he broke his leg. Alot of the Luton side have come up through through the youth side - got some good players. | | | |
| Josh Scowen on 19:28 - Jun 26 with 3922 views | runningman75 |
Next seasons magic formation may well be a 4-6-0 formation. | | | |
| Josh Scowen on 21:14 - Jun 26 with 3659 views | WatfordR |
You sure thats not Joey Barton in that photo?  |  | | |
| Josh Scowen on 21:40 - Jun 26 with 3571 views | UPPERLOFTNZ |
The Polish lad Ariel will no doubt get the boot... and can anyone see cousins being fit enough to play more than a dozen games? |  |
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| Josh Scowen on 22:00 - Jun 26 with 3478 views | RBlock |
| Josh Scowen on 21:40 - Jun 26 by UPPERLOFTNZ |
The Polish lad Ariel will no doubt get the boot... and can anyone see cousins being fit enough to play more than a dozen games? |
I bloody hope he does. I can see him playing a bit part this season. He hasn't struggled with injuries previously in his career, so one would hope last season doesn't start something and can be viewed as a one of. |  | | |
| Josh Scowen on 22:03 - Jun 26 with 3469 views | ichbinnaughty |
| Josh Scowen on 21:40 - Jun 26 by UPPERLOFTNZ |
The Polish lad Ariel will no doubt get the boot... and can anyone see cousins being fit enough to play more than a dozen games? |
Why would you say that? Young player, first season with us decimated by injury,no previous as a sicknote...
Give the lad a chance.
I think he's going to have a good season for us. |  | | |
| Josh Scowen on 22:05 - Jun 26 with 3462 views | daveB |
| Josh Scowen on 21:40 - Jun 26 by UPPERLOFTNZ |
The Polish lad Ariel will no doubt get the boot... and can anyone see cousins being fit enough to play more than a dozen games? |
even with his injuries he started 17 games last season, i think he could be a very good player for us |  | | |
| Josh Scowen on 22:05 - Jun 26 with 3461 views | davman |
| Josh Scowen on 21:40 - Jun 26 by UPPERLOFTNZ |
The Polish lad Ariel will no doubt get the boot... and can anyone see cousins being fit enough to play more than a dozen games? |
You gotta hope he will. Last season was the first time he has missed significant time since he started in 1st teams. In the previous three season's he started 42, 44 and 39 league games. He is young, so let's hope he recovers.
And if Jack Robinson follows suit, we'll see so much more energy down the left side plus that throw!
Still, someone is going to miss out regularly if we try to accommodate Cousins, Manning, Luongo, Freeman, Scowen, Goss and Hall in central midfield. Can't help but think we'll cash in on Luongo...
Still struggling to drum up any optimism here. Of those SEVEN central midfielders, I can't pick three capable of dominating a Championship game, so as much as it goes against the grain, a big physical presence like Johnson or Jedinak may be needed to sort that bit of the pitch out, but surely we can't sign yet another one?
The squad still looks unbalanced to me... |  |
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| Josh Scowen on 23:54 - Jun 26 with 3287 views | daveB |
| Josh Scowen on 22:05 - Jun 26 by davman |
You gotta hope he will. Last season was the first time he has missed significant time since he started in 1st teams. In the previous three season's he started 42, 44 and 39 league games. He is young, so let's hope he recovers.
And if Jack Robinson follows suit, we'll see so much more energy down the left side plus that throw!
Still, someone is going to miss out regularly if we try to accommodate Cousins, Manning, Luongo, Freeman, Scowen, Goss and Hall in central midfield. Can't help but think we'll cash in on Luongo...
Still struggling to drum up any optimism here. Of those SEVEN central midfielders, I can't pick three capable of dominating a Championship game, so as much as it goes against the grain, a big physical presence like Johnson or Jedinak may be needed to sort that bit of the pitch out, but surely we can't sign yet another one?
The squad still looks unbalanced to me... |
With Cousins back I'd imagine that Hall will slot back into defence so that leaves 6 players fighting for 3 places which seems about right | | | |
| Josh Scowen on 09:31 - Jun 27 with 3124 views | simmo |
| Josh Scowen on 23:54 - Jun 26 by daveB |
With Cousins back I'd imagine that Hall will slot back into defence so that leaves 6 players fighting for 3 places which seems about right |
Agree that it's good to have so many options but I still think we're lacking someone to play the holding role in a midfield 2 or 3, we looked so much better with 1 person (usually Hall) sitting and allowing the others to push on. I am happy with the quality of our midfielders but still think it's a little unbalanced...
Really interested to know how we plan to play this season, I would love for us to have a defined formation and system that we know about and have in mind when recruiting. |  |
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| Josh Scowen on 09:34 - Jun 27 with 3112 views | daveB |
| Josh Scowen on 09:31 - Jun 27 by simmo |
Agree that it's good to have so many options but I still think we're lacking someone to play the holding role in a midfield 2 or 3, we looked so much better with 1 person (usually Hall) sitting and allowing the others to push on. I am happy with the quality of our midfielders but still think it's a little unbalanced...
Really interested to know how we plan to play this season, I would love for us to have a defined formation and system that we know about and have in mind when recruiting. |
I think he'll switch between 4-3-3 and 3-5-2 next season | | | |
| Josh Scowen on 09:39 - Jun 27 with 3086 views | Dorse |
| Josh Scowen on 09:34 - Jun 27 by daveB |
I think he'll switch between 4-3-3 and 3-5-2 next season |
Probably every five minutes. Am I right, Comrades? Eh? Eh? [Post edited 27 Jun 2017 9:49]
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| Josh Scowen on 10:02 - Jun 27 with 3045 views | daveB |
| Josh Scowen on 09:39 - Jun 27 by Dorse |
Probably every five minutes. Am I right, Comrades? Eh? Eh? [Post edited 27 Jun 2017 9:49]
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i fear you are probably right | | | |
| Josh Scowen on 10:18 - Jun 27 with 2989 views | Hunterhoop |
| Josh Scowen on 09:34 - Jun 27 by daveB |
I think he'll switch between 4-3-3 and 3-5-2 next season |
I worry you're right, Dave.
My concern is both those formations can end up with us playing extremely narrow and direct, when our forwards thrive best off crosses, one of our best players is Wszolek (and out and out winger), and attacking wing play is what the LR crowd like.
He needs to find a way that in the 433, the wide forwards play genuinely wide and one, if not two, of the central 3 midfielders, can break late into the box to support Smith/Sylla.
I still think we're better suited to a 442, with Freeman and Wszolek wide, the former tucking in, and then Washington dropping deep to support the central midfield when we lose the ball (in the way Chery never did). Him off Smith gives us numbers in the box, Freeman and Wszolek provide the creativity. In the centre I'd have Luongo and Manning/Cousins at home, and replace one with Hall/genuine DM away. |  | | |
| Josh Scowen on 10:27 - Jun 27 with 2952 views | daveB |
| Josh Scowen on 10:18 - Jun 27 by Hunterhoop |
I worry you're right, Dave.
My concern is both those formations can end up with us playing extremely narrow and direct, when our forwards thrive best off crosses, one of our best players is Wszolek (and out and out winger), and attacking wing play is what the LR crowd like.
He needs to find a way that in the 433, the wide forwards play genuinely wide and one, if not two, of the central 3 midfielders, can break late into the box to support Smith/Sylla.
I still think we're better suited to a 442, with Freeman and Wszolek wide, the former tucking in, and then Washington dropping deep to support the central midfield when we lose the ball (in the way Chery never did). Him off Smith gives us numbers in the box, Freeman and Wszolek provide the creativity. In the centre I'd have Luongo and Manning/Cousins at home, and replace one with Hall/genuine DM away. |
I'd agree but I think the worry Holloway will have is that without the extra man in midfield we are too easy to score against so he will either have to sacrifice a forward or a wide player to protect the back four. We looked very good going forward playing 4-4-2 against WIgan and Barnsley at home but could have conceded 5 or 6 those nights and he seemed to shy away from playing that open again.
I do think we'll have a better idea once the transfer business has been done | | | |
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