Sinclair set to sign

[Hackedoff 0]

Been rumoured but looks like it will be on loan

[Cantiaci Canary 610]

I''ll believe it if I see it!

Would be a superb signing.

[Canary001 0]

[quote user="Hackedoff"]Been rumoured but looks like it will be on loan[/quote]You read Unknown on Twitter then .

[Move Klose 303]

That "Unknown" on twitter makes up so much stuff. And just says stuff like "I know of a player who is unhappy and has asked to leave" doesnt say who this player is. Blatantly just BS.

[Hackedoff 0]

No twitter. Saw it on a sports website. Dont understand the whole twitter thing

[Move Klose 303]

I think it was being reported in the daily mail, but only if we were to sell Redmond which we would be a disaster in my opinion.

[The Bristol Nest 597]

I think that it would be reasonable to assume that Redmond and Ruddy will be off this month.

Sinclair would be a good temporary alternative. I just hope that we invest the money wisely.

[ZLF 335]

Frank Scott or Trevor?

[The Bristol Nest 597]

Clive.

[AJ 1,359]

Sinclair would be a good option but he must be on massive wages and hasn''t done a lot since signing his life away for money. If we do bring him in I doubt we''ll be seeing E Bennett in a yellow shirt again.

More to the point why hasn''t anyone else tried to sign him...

[Mr Jenkins 0]

What we need is a bit of graft and resilience to get us out of this league, the sort of qualities that were so sadly missing against Reading.

Players like Sinclair are not the answer at the moment.

[morty 0]

[quote user="Jenkins"]What we need is a bit of graft and resilience to get us out of this league, the sort of qualities that were so sadly missing against Reading.

Players like Sinclair are not the answer at the moment.[/quote]Agreed.

[lake district canary 4,831]

Was on loan at WBA last season and couldn''t even get into their team.    However, as cover he could be a good signing, just in case of injuries or if Redmond was to go.     We are short of wide players - unless Bennett has found his mojo or the Murphys are given their chance. 

[Feel The Force 0]

[quote user="CJRV 2014"]I think it was being reported in the daily mail, but only if we were to sell Redmond which we would be a disaster in my opinion.[/quote]

It was in in the Mirror. Lazy 1+1=3 journalism. That said, if we can get him to play anything like he did for Swansea then fine by me. Perhaps he''s had enough of sitting on his arse collecting 50k a week, or perhaps not.

[Jacko 0]

One of the major issues all season has been the chronic lack of balance on the left hand side of midfield. We''ve tried Lafferty out there but he''s looked much more suited to being a centre forward - although I concede he did play on the left a lot for Rangers. Bradley Johnson has done well out wide but I''m sure he''d be the first to say that isn''t his preferred position. Elliott Bennett and Nathan Redmond look much more at home on the right hand side of midfield. So in terms of giving us balance he''d fit the bill quite nicely. The big issue is what Scott Sinclair you''d be getting. If you get the one who ripped up the Championship with Swansea then it would be a fantastic piece of business. If it''s the West Brom version then it would in all liklihood be a disaster. I guess ultimately it''s a judgement call for Adams - if indeed he has actually sat down with the player.One thing that is for certain. If we persist in playing 4 central midfielders in a flat 4-4-2 we are not going to be threatening the play off slots at the end of the season. So we need to do something to shake it up - i.e. signing a wide midfielder to compliment Redmond or including Wes in a diamond as we are lacking in a creativity.

[ZLF 335]

Completely agree with that Cambridge Yellow.  We do have a gap in terms of balancing our midfield on the left.   Whether Adams is looking for a sinclair type player for that is another question

There is a risk he could turn out to be this seasons Antoine Sibierski or,  if his mind is right and set/sold on using us as a springboard to play or get a move to another prem club he could easily be this years season changing Huckerby signing. 

 

However the option of a line up of

                   O''Neill Tettey

Redmond            Howson        Sinclair

                         Grabban

 

or variations with Wes, BJ or Jermome in is for me mouth watering.

 

Is it too weak defencively?    Again,  look at the impact Hucks had;   we went from city having the leakiest NCFC defence in 7-8 seasons to being the tightest without changing a single player in the back four,  simply because his pace pushed our opponents back 20 yards.   Hucks remains the single most influential defensive signing I have witnessed at our club.  

 

Who knows - we can only wait and see.

 

 

 

[Jim Smith 2,610]

If you tend to have the ball and a major attacking threat like that often your defence will be under less pressure so you become stronger defensively. A point our manager seems to continually overlook when playing four central midfielders to "keep it tight." Our left sided imbalance is also a further consequence of appointing a novice manager who has hoarded players without any apparent thought of achieving a balanced squad. Pilks and Surman should not have been allowed to leave until a replacement was in the squad. And by that I mean a first team player not one for the future like Mcgrandles.

[Tetteys Jig 851]

Zipper, that last bit about hucks is entirely my point as to why Redmond should be playing week in week out.

[morty 0]

Redmond really is no Huckerby.

Not yet anyway.

[Jim Smith 2,610]

[quote user="morty"]Redmond really is no Huckerby.

Not yet anyway.[/quote]

He is in the sense he terrifies the opposition. I know that he was not great at Reading but in just about every game he has played in the last three months he''s looked a class above almost everyone else on the pitch. It''s particularly obvious when you watch us on TV such as in the Bolton game.

[can u sit down please 0]

[quote user="morty"][quote user="Jenkins"]What we need is a bit of graft and resilience to get us out of this league, the sort of qualities that were so sadly missing against Reading.

Players like Sinclair are not the answer at the moment.[/quote]Agreed.

[/quote]

Huh? We hardly penetrate teams due to them parking a bus. Yes please!

[ellis206 0]

[quote user="Jim Smith"]If you tend to have the ball and a major attacking threat like that often your defence will be under less pressure so you become stronger defensively. A point our manager seems to continually overlook when playing four central midfielders to "keep it tight." Our left sided imbalance is also a further consequence of appointing a novice manager who has hoarded players without any apparent thought of achieving a balanced squad. Pilks and Surman should not have been allowed to leave until a replacement was in the squad. And by that I mean a first team player not one for the future like Mcgrandles.[/quote]

 

Agree with your first sentence for definite.

 

But the rest is pure fiction, playing with the 4 central midfielders in the last few games has led to us scoring 15 goals and conceeding 5.

Furthermore, Lafferty has played most of his club career out on the left and Johson spent most of his Leeds career out on the left, that is factual.

We are now back to the negative formations rubbish that we had to hear week in week out with Hughton "only playing one up top". Having the current setup has allowed our full backs to have more influence on the game and bomb forward, hence the big impact Whittaker has had in the last few matches.

 

If you fail to see this then I would just assume you are making stuff up to suit your agenda.

 

[morty 0]

To be honest Jim, they don''t look THAT terrified.

[hogesar 10,766]

[quote user="Jim Smith"][quote user="morty"]Redmond really is no Huckerby.

Not yet anyway.[/quote]

He is in the sense he terrifies the opposition. I know that he was not great at Reading but in just about every game he has played in the last three months he''s looked a class above almost everyone else on the pitch. It''s particularly obvious when you watch us on TV such as in the Bolton game.[/quote]

I''d have to agree. He can coast past players so easily, which alongside his pace make him just as good an outlet as Huckerby in terms of relieving the defence.

[morty 0]

I don''t disagree, but first on the teamsheet like Huckerby was? Nah.

[hogesar 10,766]

[quote user="morty"]I don''t disagree, but first on the teamsheet like Huckerby was? Nah.[/quote]

See, i''d differ and say yes. Not because he''s as good as Huckerby but because I believe, like Huckerby, he''s something a lot of teams in this division don''t have - and I mean, it can hardly be a coincidence Liverpool are interested in him, can it? [;)]. Admittedly, the unlike Huckerby I can''t see him turning down the proposition.

Taking away from the Huckerby context somewhat - Redmond is comfortably the best winger we have by a country mile. And I believe we need to play at least one out-and-out winger in this league, or teams become just too hard to break down. 

Thus, for me, he''s always on the team sheet.

[ZLF 335]

[quote user="morty"]  first on the teamsheet [/quote]

 

Good question - if not redmond who is that name?

 

Personally I am struggling to make really good case for any player, so would probably suggest it is either Redmond or Ruddy. 

[ZLF 335]

[quote user="hogesar"]

Thus, for me, he''s [Redmond}] always on the team sheet.

[/quote]

 

Agreed [Y]

[morty 0]

Jerome and Ruddy first on the teamsheet for me right now.

[Jim Smith 2,610]

[quote user="ellis206"]

[quote user="Jim Smith"]If you tend to have the ball and a major attacking threat like that often your defence will be under less pressure so you become stronger defensively. A point our manager seems to continually overlook when playing four central midfielders to "keep it tight." Our left sided imbalance is also a further consequence of appointing a novice manager who has hoarded players without any apparent thought of achieving a balanced squad. Pilks and Surman should not have been allowed to leave until a replacement was in the squad. And by that I mean a first team player not one for the future like Mcgrandles.[/quote]

 

Agree with your first sentence for definite.

 

But the rest is pure fiction, playing with the 4 central midfielders in the last few games has led to us scoring 15 goals and conceeding 5.

Furthermore, Lafferty has played most of his club career out on the left and Johson spent most of his Leeds career out on the left, that is factual.

We are now back to the negative formations rubbish that we had to hear week in week out with Hughton "only playing one up top". Having the current setup has allowed our full backs to have more influence on the game and bomb forward, hence the big impact Whittaker has had in the last few matches.

 

If you fail to see this then I would just assume you are making stuff up to suit your agenda.

 

[/quote]

No Ellis i''m not. What you fail to acknowledge with your stats about the goals we have scored over the last few games is that virtually all our goals have come AFTER we changed the line up and introduced Redmond and/or Wes.

Taking the Wigan, Huddersfield, Derby, Millwall and Reading games:

With 4 central midfielders on the pitch F 2 A 4. We won v Wigan, were drawing v Hudds and losing at Derby and Wigan.

After we changed it (and for the whole of the Millwall game) and had Redmond/Wes on F 13 A 1, win secind half v Hudds, won second half v Derby, won v Millwall and got a goal back v Reading.

Thats why i ahve the agenda I have which is that the four central midfielders does not work. in fact, our results and performances once we have changed to a decent line up/formation in those games have been pretty emphatic.