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  1. I agree with this, as already mentioned, Buendia isnt the biggest of players but he is physically strong and has a determination in his playing style. In relation to Maddison - he lacks physical presence but has the ability of being an annoying little sh** which winds players up and results in their frustrations and lots of niggly fouls on him that he exaggerates and wins free kicks for - NB I think this is a positive of his game and something that the likes of Cantwell, Rashica, Dowell, Rowe etc should do more of!
  2. Looks like a lovely holiday...when does the training start!! 😉
  3. Nobody could say we weren't very active in the transfer market.... admittedly we did it a bit late but the real problem is they pretty much all ended up being rubbish! Let's see how the signings do for Forest before we start wishing we were them!
  4. Hugill does seem to be a bit of a lynch pin in the group. Also interesting to see Todd featuring so heavily.
  5. Great ball by Cantwell for the second (I'd still love him to prove the doubters wrong!) and great control by Springett
  6. A striker to eventually replace Pukki and a proper box to box midfielder (and the free bonus of Cantwell coming good again!)
  7. As I've said before - Mclean really represents the issue with us as a club. He is a 'decent' championship player, jack of all trades and master of none (except maybe moaning and pointing!). I'm not saying we should get rid or that he is a bad player BUT if at the end of next season he is still one of our first choice midfielders I will be very disappointed.
  8. Not sure about the whole retro thing but may grow on me. What are the shorts like? More importantly what do we read into the video: Gunn over Krul perhaps significant Dowell included but not our main social media guru Cantwell? Captain material Byram over our actual captian Or is it just a focus on younger players/those wiling to do it!???
  9. Having read the article I dont see why this has caused such a debate: Top player says he would rather be playing in a top league Agent says he would like to get his player the best possible contract for the most money (for his player and himself) Club says they dont want to sell one of their best player unless someone pays them the money they want for them. His agent is even quoted as saying it is unlikely a club will make an offer we would accept given his age. So in reality I dont think the position has changed from how it was at the end of last season (or even at any point for any player). In fact it is now the club which is taking the risk - do they accept a lower fee for Pukki now say £10m OR run the risk of him not helping us to secure promotion and losing him for free next year (when if we still hold hopes for promotion we will need to find a bargain basement/lucky replacement as we wont even have £10m to spend on a new striker).
  10. IF he was actually committed to it then he would be a class above most midfielders in the championship and would be an unbelievable signing. I also think with an injury free year (will that be possible??) in the championship he would be one of the few players capable of stepping up to the premier league standard. I'm just not convinced that he actually wants to play for us giving comments attributed to him last year and his second half of the season performance.
  11. Very good point...although not really sure that Dowell has actually been given the opportunity to prove what he can do in that position. Always been in and out of the team and more often than not played out wide which really doesnt suit him. I'd also love Tzolis to come good and be the man for the role - be nice if they (and maybe even Cantwell) were in a battle for that position so it brings out the best in one of them.
  12. In the championship I think we can handle 9 of the players pressing (esp given Pukki presses a lot more than any kind of traditional striker) and then Dowell can have more of a 'floating' role within the main aim to be being a provider and creating some magic. It's pretty much what Hoolahan did for most of his time with us. Our overall quality in the championship should allow us the bonus of having a 'luxury' player... totally different story if we are promoted.
  13. I don't understand the fatigue point - haven't the players for Hungary, Italy and Germany also played full seasons (or is it just the argument the premier league is 'tougher' than any other league?... it's not as hard as the championship!) Southgate is such a negative and drab manager and is not getting the best out of a potentially great squad. Given the favourable draw in euros and the early lead taken in the final we should have won it - possible best chance England will have to win a trophy in my life and I'm convinced that with a more positive and tactically astute manager we would've done. I'd sack him now so new manager has 2 game warm up for world cup. No chance FA will do that though as they have a nice yes man which is perfect for them.
  14. There really are some embarrassing comments and opinions already on this thread. Having coached my young daughters team up to the age of 15 I've seen the great impact football can have on their lives (as can many sports). So I'm really pleased to see my team making the effort to support the womens game. Sadly the comments on this and the 'this language is not OK' thread show that some people (thankfully a minority) are ignorant and have no real understanding of the importance of some of these issues,
  15. Wow, it’s like the Essex reunion! had some wonderful nights in pink toothbrush on indie night. Remember hearing suede# “drowners” there for first time after it had just been released and thinking it was greatest song I’d ever heard (dj must’ve agreed as played it twice in the night!)
  16. I’ve slept with a former girlfriend of Sutton…. Apparently I was bigger and better (honestly her words!)
  17. Dukes nightclub that brings back memories...didnt think there'd be another poster on here who had enjoyed that 'pleasure'!
  18. It was certainly a huge gap in Farke's game plan. I remember panicking every time we conceded a corner that they were bound to score if Hanley wasnt in the team. The whole partial man/zonal marking never seemed to work.
  19. I'm losing track with this (and apologies if covered already) - surely Amercians buying Foulgers shares doesnt mean more money actually being invested in the club- doesn't he just get his money out? I was quite excited about this and thought we could be getting the significant investment to help us ensure promotion next year and have a squad with a fighting chance of actually staying up - have I wrongly got my hopes up?!?
  20. I must admit I think the PinkUn has been a bit sneaky here (perhaps understandably) the quotes in the article do not reflect the overall tone of the interview at all. I'm not blaming them for that, they're perfectly entitled to do that having been snubbed. But everyone on here needs to listen to the full interview and not just read the selected quotes before making a judgement. Having previously been really impressed by Webber I was firmly in the get him out group after the poor performance this season and in particular some of his own ill judged decisions and quotes (see Times interview). This interview has brought me back on side to some degree. There are still some idiotic comments in there but I suppose he is just being honest. Most importantly I do think he genuinely wants to do what is best for the club (even if that is just to secure his own longer term career). I also think we need strong characters to run the club and to at least some extent ignore the fans passionate but knee jerk reactions (just beacuasre we love the club more doesnt mean we are best informed). I'm now back to being willing to give him a chance - he has this transfer window to establish a team that is fighting for promotiion and to prove that the appointment of Smith was the right decision. If that isnt the case after 10 games he should leave and his replacement should in turn be choosing the next manager.
  21. I know there have been lots of calls for Webber's head - and I don't disagree with it. But trying to be level headed this may not be the time to sack our Sporting Director. We are going to need a major overhaul of the squad and have a much smaller window in which to achieve it. Webber has always spoke of the importance of planning and having a selection of targets so SHOULD be able to react quickly (although he also said that about the manager and I don't see that adds up with the appointment of Smith!) If we sacked him the only replacement we could look at would be Adams as a totally new sporting director wouldn't have the time to assess the position and make the changes needed. It risks Webber p' ing more money up the wall but if we were to replace him I think we should be aiming higher than Adams or we really will be going backwards.
  22. I'm not a fan of Smith and I dont think he is the right man for us but I cant agree with this. As a manager he should be playing what he (not the fans) considers the best team for each and every game. We got hammered and embarrassed playing what I presume he thought was the best team and i also presume he thought it would have been even worse if he had played younger/less experienced players - although I'm not entirely sure this is the case!!
  23. I agree, best thing he could do to try and unify the club again is to say he has put his personal mountaineering goal on hold as he wants to give 100% to the club to make sure he leaves us in the best possible position - financially and on the pitch. Not going to happen though as he is far more concerned about himself than the club.
  24. I get the money behind them but look at the way Pep motivated Man City in the second half yesterday and made tactical substitutions to change the way his team play and indeed the game. Cant remember Smith doing this once during his spell with us to date/ The absence of any pride or fight amongst the team is one of my biggest concerns. Smith had no chance of giving the players better skill or ability BUT he should have been able to have an influence on their approach and commitment.
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