OrlandoDon

Sloppy journalism for the retard, reporting this will be one of our highest paid signings, referencing gilhaus, windass, and dodds as our highest. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t 1M for Paul Bernard our highest fee paid??

You are suggesting we just offer Shayden in a straight swap? Good call

If we can sign a winger, and if this Finn were to be the guy, I’m good as is with the squad. If it’s say 7m for bojan, paying 1m - 1.5m or so for this guy isn’t unreasonable or impossible, plus sell on %. We are due a big signing, especially with bojan going, I could see this happening. JT called for patience and multiple windows, don’t really want another 10 summer signings. Work with what we have, develop a few youngsters, and work on a way to punt a few squad fillers over the next season. Maybe add a couple or loaners and develop the squad. last point, would mind seeing sokler and gueye up front Sunday is bojan is gone. Gueye is not a window play and reminds me of JET. Could be productive…..or not.

Looks like from media pics of training today ante is training and #18. Can you train without work permit?? Does this mean he scores a hat trick of 30 yarders on Sunday? Watched a few clips, boys pings a lovely long ball with either foot.

Miovski in advanced talks with Girona, 3rd in La Liga last year. That would be quite a move for him. No clue what the city group is, an agreement with man city and x number of clubs? Two being Troyes and Girona I gather.

With ante, what’s the deal with work permit etc? I think he needs clearance, is that a quick fix? Can we expect him to be available to play this weekend??

The way McGrath and Mackenzie are combining on the left, I dont think we need a traditional left winger. Certainly don’t think McGrath plays or is being asked to play as a winger. These two are playing well and we get good attacking width from them.

I dont believe it….

Maybe someone can educate me, why did we get rid of the reserve league? Great way to blood youngsters against seasoned pros, get squad players good minutes weekly, plus give guys on their way back from injury (or loss of form) the chance to build match sharpness. its still competitive but not so do or die like the championship. Would be a good place for the likes of boyd to develop physically.

Exactly my thinking. JT seems to have a bit about him, think him sticking around learning would be a real benefit to both parties.

Fuck him. And Mikey Johnson. Shayden is better anyway. In all seriousness, we have clarkson and polvara coming back, a loaner center mid is probably more realistic. so are we linked with this Croatian guy palaversa??

Last season was a cameo, young guy in games that ultimately mattered little. This time around it’s senior pros playing for their livelihoods and thelin figuring out his best 11 and squad depth. Boyd’s time will come, I wouldn’t be surprised if he saw very little first team mins or even went out on loan.

Don’t agree morris looked great at times, I thought he made the wrong decision almost every time. Why the fuck goes a guy with great pace not go outside and hit space every time?? And for a guy with so called lightening pace he never blew by anyone once. He’s a low IQ football player who really needs confidence, getting both improved to get the most out of him will be very difficult. if we have to keep him he’s a super sub, throw him in when we need something or have nothing to lose, but tonight if he had brains and balls he scores and or assists on maybe 3??

Despite the OG, Molloy was very good. Today showed we have little off the bench, gueye has potential centrally but slick him out wide we get nothing. Ambrose is struggling. We needed to replace Morris with a right mid, and needed another center mid to come on to see the game out (replacing bojan.) team looks decent and JT era has potential, but we need some signings!

Square peg round hole time. Dont like players playing out of position. Lack of depth apparent.

Thelin football, absorb and counter?! Good goal!

Much like Joe Lewis, great to have a keeper who comes off his line to attack a high ball without shitting himself!

Nice strip too! Mine made its debut in Orlando this past weekend.

good first half, one up but could be more. Sivert and shinnie look solid in the middle, sivert a little soft on passes at times. Molloy has been good, and we’re passing the ball reasonably well. Morris hasnt been bad but his decision making is poor. hopefully get a second and kick on. Have to add, miovski looks different class at times. Hasn’t scored but increasing in value if you ask me!

Hoping it’s McGrath and Morris wide with bojan at 10/front 2!

Mcgarry at left mid with Mackenzie at left back. Yeah, poorly written earlier post!!!

Looking forward to tomorrow, although we are a squad work in progress, we have to have 2-3 more impact signings. Expect McGrath at 10 which I think is his best position. Would prefer mcgarry ahead of Mackenzie on the left, but part of me wonders if we see a 4-4-2 with McGrath on the left and both sokler and miovski up top. still think 2-1 is, McGrath and sokler.

The problem we have, I think Rico touched on it, we don’t have enough established first team starters. Who in our first 11 would you start week in week out without question. Anyone??? Every single player we have has been questioned. keeper is new so can’t judge, devlin and Mackenzie have their doubters, Molloy unproven, ruby, Jensen and Macdonald all inconsistent and prone to mistakes, we have no right or left mid, some dont rate McGrath, clarkson had an inconsistent last season, no clue about sivert, some think shinnie is past it, and questions asked of sokler. And that’s our best 11. Many of that should be a bench!

It’s a squad clearly lacking. I don’t think we have a single right/left midfielder that’s good enough (I don’t consider McGrath a wide player). And as I repeatedly say, we can’t rely on two old guys every week in the middle of the park. That’s huge to me. Our midfield was the worst part of the team last year - a good midfield protects the defense and creates in attack - and we have not done nearly well enough, almost nothing, to improve that area. We never replaced Rama, Barron is gone, and all we have in return is an unproven soon to be 33 year old. Sivert could be good but, especially with polvara out, both old guys will get over worked and injuries/suspensions will come. if we add a right mid, left mid, and center mid, I’m happy. But all three have to be of a somewhat decent established level.

I think it’s the sale of miovski that’s holding us back in the market right now. The club doesn’t want to spunk a couple of mill on two winger studs then find out no legit offers for miovski come in. I think we’d ‘love’ to sell miovski, duk, and probably richardson too asap, and turn around and spend some cash. But it’s sell to buy at present. We spent a lot last year for little return, I think cormack would like to sell first.