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Thread | McCarthy gone
at 15:33 23 Oct 2021
Not too much of a surprise! |
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Thread | Famara Diedhiou
at 14:21 11 Jul 2021
Being linked in a few spots - out & out 9 & scored 1 in 3 all his career but a tad meh for me. |
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Thread | Harry Wilson
at 08:30 4 Jul 2021
Sunday People reporting we are interested in a loan deal, Liverpool would like £15M+ but recognise that is unlikely & might be up for another loan to get some of his £60K pw covered - him sitting in the middle of the 3 in a 4-2-3-1 would look a decent set-up.
PS not suggesting we’d cover the full £60K pw but we might go to £25/30K. [Post edited 4 Jul 2021 8:33]
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Thread | Caraboa Draw
at 15:56 24 Jun 2021
Away at Reading for us in round 1 |
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Thread | The play-off conundrum
at 14:49 25 Apr 2021
Interesting challenge ahead where we go in as the outsiders of the 4 so little to lose & lots to gain - improvement on last season already banked so Cooper & the players have a free shot - for me Cooper has a key decision to make on our formation.
We are defensively most secure with a back 3 (from Guehi, Bennett, Cabango & Nauts with Latibeaudiere & B Cooper as cover), 2 x WBs (usually Roberts & Bidders with Manning as bench cover), 3 CMs (Grimes, Fulton & Smith/Hourihane) with 2 up top (Ayew & Lowe) - that team did the bulk of the heavy lifting & put us firmly in the top 2 battle, however just when it mattered most a combination of drop in form, opposition seeing us as predictable & lack of a plan B flex for weeks has meant we have completed the final quarter of the season in at best mixed form & crucially conceding lots more goals.
When we have tried 4 at the back with an extra attacker - whether that is Dhanda, Routs, Whitaker & more recently Cullen - whilst we have carried a greater goal threat & at times looked a better side we are significantly more vulnerable at the back particularly late in games.
Hopefully Cooper will flex over the next two games & give all our fringe players game time - Latibeaudiere, Manning, Smith, both Coopers, Cullen, Whitaker etc - but for me whether it’s Brentford or Bournemouth I’d be reverting to our first half season 3-5-2 formation with probably Hourihane getting the nod to start ahead of Smith for the first leg match.
That may be a predictable formation but is also our strongest, gets the best out of the vast majority of our players & if the back 3 includes both Cabango & Bennett (with Guehi) we carry a set piece goal threat too. |
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Thread | 7th Spot Watch - we can do this!
at 07:50 21 Apr 2021
To save the club & it’s fans further national tv embarrassment across 2 play-off legs here’s what we need to happen :-
Step 1 Bournemouth, Reading & Barnsley to win tonight - drops us to 4th behind Bournemouth.
Step 2 On Saturday wins for Barnsley & Watford plus a draw between Bournemouth & Brentford - drops us to 6th as both Brentford & Barnsley roll on past & Watford confirmed as promoted.
Step 3 On Sunday we lose 1-0 with Reading scoring with an injury time peno, we do manage 1 attempt on target but cleared off the line - still 6th but only 3 points ahead of Reading with 2 games to go.
Step 4 On the penultimate match day Reading grab a late draw at Norwich but we ‘miss another chance to confirm a play-off spot’ by losing 0-2 at home to Rooney’s Derby to keep them up - still 6th but only 2 points ahead of Reading.
Step 5 On match day 46 we grab a point in a 3-3 thriller at Vicarage Rd with an Ayew hat-trick of penalties but Reading spank Huddersfield 4-0 at home to snatch 6th on goal difference - 7th spot grabbed, boom!
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Thread | Byers
at 17:20 23 Jan 2021
Joined Pompey on loan until end of the season. |
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Thread | Conor Hourihane
at 07:33 15 Jan 2021
Latest player being linked on 6-month loan from Villa, I presume as the MGW/Palmer replacement if there is any truth in it. |
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Thread | Anything happening by 11PM today?
at 09:51 5 Oct 2020
Seems very quiet on the rumours front & with our smallish squad are we expecting anything before the domestic window kicks off? |
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Thread | Brandon Cooper
at 17:03 7 Feb 2020
Off on loan to Yeovil until end of season - apparently National league clubs can still do that. |
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Thread | Relegation fight is on
at 13:37 8 Dec 2019
I’m calling it now, we need another 20 points to stay up - with our home form where are they coming from? |
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Thread | Ayew confirmed as vice-captain
at 07:59 1 Nov 2019
Sensible call but interesting that Cooper specifically mentions Routs, Nath & Nauts, in addition to Ayew, as adding experience to the group but not VdH. |
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Thread | Scott Sinclair available for £2M+
at 09:06 27 Jul 2019
Not generally a fan of recruiting ex-players but still only 30, would add to our width options & give us a penalty taker. |
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Thread | Steve Cooper England U17 Gaffer
at 11:40 6 Jun 2019
Welshman & sneaked into the bookies top 10 options, won the U17s World Cup - interesting link |
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Thread | Loan news outbound
at 19:13 31 Jan 2019
Botti Biabi off to Macclesfield on loan until the summer |
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