Herb Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Some people are far too harsh on Hunt. I thought he was solid on Saturday. Has definitely improved defensively. There was a few times where players went to take him on down the wing and he emerged with the ball or bullied them out for a goal kick. I would love to see him play behind a quick, out and out winger. I rate Wallace but even with JJ's limited ability I've seen him occupy both a full back and winger from the opposing side. That would free Hunt up so much to go on marauding runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fedor Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Hunt was our best outfield player on Saturday. Much improved defensively. As for the answer to OP. Nuhiu, Nuhiu, Nuhiu, Nuhiu and last but by no means least Nuhiu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Unless you think Joao really is going to come good, we need another forward, and this would be top priority. It's not daft to think he will come good, but I am sceptical. Completely disagree re Lopez who has been one of our unambiguously premier league quality players - but I think this is wholly moot now. Melo has been injured. It happens. He could yet be a star for us. Don't disagree with the rest. I have said we need another striker, but yes I also think joao will be better next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoop Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) This thread Well that's me done on here until July Edited May 30, 2016 by Stoop kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 As much as the OP has bulldozed a thread like this very early in the summer when we are still hurting and proud of the players... it is a valid point. If we want to progress we have to be honest and admit that a few aren't good enough for the next level. I'm sure Carlos knows who he wants to get rid of though and we should be proud of what the squad achieved as a collective. I can't see too many going or coming, maybe 5-6 each way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Scapegoating..classy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ton17 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Hunt plays the role demanded of him. That's why he doesn't play when we go defensive. Carlos deploys him as an auxiliary winger. I despair at our fans sometimes. Me too mate. I get the frustration and the disappointment but we need to remember we exceeded expectations this year. If that isn't improved on then that's the time to be frustrated. I've already said in another thread that this time last year all anyone wanted was to sign mcgugan! Look how far we've come beyond that. I have every confidence that plans were and are in place for next year. The division just needed to be confirmed. I had a wonderful day Saturday. So proud to be a Wednesdayite. The amount of people that have come to me to talk about our fans (I don't live in Sheffield) is incredible. Made a real impression on people. But then I get sat in front of 3 people who after 5 mins started shouting "fu**in rubbish Wednesday" the main target of their abuse? Westwood! Doesn't come out to collect enough crosses apparently Hunt plays the role demanded of him. That's why he doesn't play when we go defensive. Carlos deploys him as an auxiliary winger. I despair at our fans sometimes. Me too mate. I get the frustration and the disappointment but we need to remember we exceeded expectations this year. If that isn't improved on then that's the time to be frustrated. I've already said in another thread that this time last year all anyone wanted was to sign mcgugan! Look how far we've come beyond that. I have every confidence that plans were and are in place for next year. The division just needed to be confirmed. I had a wonderful day Saturday. So proud to be a Wednesdayite. The amount of people that have come to me to talk about our fans (I don't live in Sheffield) is incredible. Made a real impression on people. But then I get sat in front of 3 people who after 5 mins started shouting "fu**in rubbish Wednesday" the main target of their abuse? Westwood! Doesn't come out to collect enough crosses apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 i think we have 5 very very good players 6 if you play hutch at centre back ...as for the others most are decent and can do a job but to progress we need to get the very very good players up around 8 or 9 ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightace Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) Anyone else having trouble posting on a phone? I can't type without somehow clicking on an add three times a post. Edited May 30, 2016 by Eightace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom K Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Pretty harsh title. Loanees; Turner Bennett Lopez Sasso Pudil Mcgeady Out of contract Semedo Price Lavery Potential movers Palmer Bus Melo Helan Sougou I'd look at trying to keep Pudil as long as a decent deal can be agreed and Palmer I don't think is a bad backup Lopez would cost a mint to keep I think but the rest I would look to offload to free up as much space as possible The likes of sougou, melo, bus should be moved on as soon as interest is shown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I'd look at trying to keep Pudil as long as a decent deal can be agreed and Palmer I don't think is a bad backup Lopez would cost a mint to keep I think but the rest I would look to offload to free up as much space as possible The likes of sougou, melo, bus should be moved on as soon as interest is shown what makes you think lopez would be expensive , seems to me if sporting are happy for him to go on loan for a season they'd be happy to get shot . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darra Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 already posted that I heard the other day that Lopez doesn't want to stay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookieisdown Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I'd look at trying to keep Pudil as long as a decent deal can be agreed and Palmer I don't think is a bad backup Lopez would cost a mint to keep I think but the rest I would look to offload to free up as much space as possible The likes of sougou, melo, bus should be moved on as soon as interest is shown Sougou sadly not up to it. Carlos has obviously made his call on Bus and no doubt is right. But on Melo we just don't know. Admittedly he came in a cluster of signings that were less exciting than they seemed at the time. But based on the very limited evidence I'm hopeful. Premature to get rid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Agree with OP regarding Helan and Nuhiu, but not Hunt and Palmer. I think Hunt is improving defensively, and Palmer is adequate cover and competition. We've averaged conceding just under a goal per game over the league season, and matched the club record for clean sheets in consecutive seasons. In light of that, criticism of our full-backs is harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batemoor owls Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 You need to constantly move forward with your squad season to season. Recognising areas for improvement is not only smart, but necessary. I'm not saying we don't,but with of rubbish on here about 8,9,10 new players coz they not good enough is utter twaddle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) Agree with OP regarding Helan and Nuhiu, but not Hunt and Palmer. I think Hunt is improving defensively, and Palmer is adequate cover and competition. We've averaged conceding just under a goal per game over the league season, and matched the club record for clean sheets in consecutive seasons. In light of that, criticism of our full-backs is harsh. I think being brutally pragmatic I've got to ask the question: What does Hunt offer? Defensively he's sometimes questionable, but everyone says the offset of that is that he's good going forward. The way we played this season, we essentially relied on our fullbacks to be late arriving wingers, with that in mind we'd expect to see a lot of goals coming from them. Hunt managed 1 assist all season. That isn't good enough, especially when you do a comparison Pudil managed 2 goals and 4 assists Odubajo managed 2 assists Bidwell managed 2 goals and 5 assists George Friend managed 1 goal and 6 assists Bruno managed 1 goal and 2 assists Cyrus Christie 1 goal and 3 assists I know it's oversimplifying it a lot, but even looking outside of those somewhat shallow stats, he didn't really seem to create that many clear-cut chances in a game. Excellent at carrying the ball and allowing us to make progress, but I lost track the number of times he got tackled and the ball went out for a throw in or corner or he just overran it for a goal kick this season. It was very rare he put a telling ball into the box that resulted in chances. I'm probably being over-critical, and by all means shoot me down for it guys, but I just felt at times we had a RB who wasn't the most defensively consistent and was more full of blind running than someone with any end product. That said, he has shown sparks this season... he definitely played an absolute blinder against Hull, one of the few players that showed what they were capable of on Saturday! EDIT: I should also add that if he were our first choice RB next season I wouldn't be too disappointed... for me it's definitely one of the areas on the pitch we need to worry least about... but I'd still look for a better option if it's possible Edited May 30, 2016 by StudentOwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 If Carlos wasn't satisfied with Hunt, he wouldn't have turned his loan permanent in January. When questioned about interest in Sarioglu, Carlos spoke of Hunt, Palmer, Vermijl, and sounded very content with his RB options. I wouldn't expect changes there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cersei Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 All this getting mad at the OP stuff seems a bit childish. Whenever anyone is negative it seems the witch hunt starts. Anyone being positive claims morale high ground and we can't discuss the OP. If you want to explain where he's wrong like in the instance of Hunt then that's cool. But people have a right to an opinion - even if it tastes bitter to some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modboy Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Dont really get Hunt tbh, never seems to beat a man and put in a cross. Yeh hes decent but a top 2 RB?, im not so sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Past Member Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 All this getting mad at the OP stuff seems a bit childish. Whenever anyone is negative it seems the witch hunt starts. Anyone being positive claims morale high ground and we can't discuss the OP. If you want to explain where he's wrong like in the instance of Hunt then that's cool. But people have a right to an opinion - even if it tastes bitter to some. The wording of the thread title is unecessary, but you're right, the usual OT thought police need to relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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