striker Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 8 minutes ago, owls101 said: Jones Fox Loovens Nuhiu Palmer Wallace Rhodes Matias Butterfield (back to Derby) Pudil Fletcher All of the above (arguably) are past their best/not good enough so I think I fairly big overhaul is needed. Jones - Can leave for me, doesn't add a lot Fox - Not good enough Loovens - Sadly, his best days are behind him and can leave Nuhiu - Appreciate his cult status, but we need better Palmer - Competent squad player in the Championship Wallace - Possibly has another year in him? Depends on wage expectations as would be a squad player Rhodes - He will come good once his confidence rebounds and we find some consistent attacking threat Matias - Needs to kick on from last night, decision to be made in the summer Butterfield (back to Derby) - Yep, ASAP! Pudil - CB as part of a 3 could prolong his career with us, not as physically demanding as LB, decent squad option Fletcher - Injuries suggest we should be looking to replace I'd add Abdi to that list and potentially a few of the other crocks. We cannot carry passengers, they may be good when on the pitch but if not available for most of the season, become a pointless drain on the wage budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfctc1 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Lesson for Mr C !!!! don’t **** with Jos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesdayok Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 17 minutes ago, sweetsheri said: Yes! Censors eff off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigash_swfc Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, Peacenocchio said: Sorry to pick you up on this mate. Luhukay didn't make the signings. Their director did which is why he left. See below. It's all interesting stuff mate, Asano and Mane seem to be wingers which don't suit this current favoured 5-3-2. I hope he gets on extremely well with Chansiri, early signs are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full fathom five Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 55 minutes ago, Adem Poric said: I hope he signs Takuma Asano again. Takuma Asano! What a wonderful name Takuma Asano! Ain't no passing craze It means no worries For the rest of your days Sign him on a free, please Wednesday Takuma Asano Quality post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookowl Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 11 minutes ago, bigash_swfc said: It's all interesting stuff mate, Asano and Mane seem to be wingers which don't suit this current favoured 5-3-2. I hope he gets on extremely well with Chansiri, early signs are great Hope he signs someone early then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 16 hours ago, Caicos Owl said: Thought Fred was captain at his parent club? And we got a glimpse why last Friday...gods knows why he didn't have a run out earier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Apparently Heracles have said that Joey can go with their blessings and thanked him for his 3.5 years at the club...its on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaOwl Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Just now, daveyboy66 said: Apparently Heracles have said that Joey can go with their blessings and thanked him for his 3.5 years at the club...its on You're not pessy-mistic about the possibility then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 For what it's worth I know nothing about this guy But looking at the stats, it seems like he doesn't make loads of interceptions and tackles per game compared to other Eredivisie players, but he still makes more than our midfielders in the Championship currently! So perhaps he's more of a high-energy defensive midfielder than a proper anchorman type defensive midfielder... but this is just me interpreting numbers and hopefully someone who knows a bit more can come in and help us all out! Point is it's looking almost certain that we're about to sign a fairly young, most probably high energy nearly 6ft tall defensive-minded midfielder. Which is literally bang on what I think we've all wanted for about two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Also worth noting that he has started 90 of Heracles' last 94 Eredivisie league games and completed 83 of them, being subbed off 7 times over two and a half seasons and never sent off. I know the Eredivisie is of a slower tempo and they get a winter break over there, but the lad is clearly quite fit too. Can only see him improving our matchday 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhopping Owl Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Crucial question - is he a Doyen client? Well someone had to ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Groundhopping Owl said: Crucial question - is he a Doyen client? Well someone had to ask According to transfermarkt, he is not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Rider Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Must be destiny. He was born on the same day as the 1993 cup final. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhopping Owl Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 13 minutes ago, StudentOwl said: According to transfermarkt, he is not 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, StudentOwl said: For what it's worth I know nothing about this guy But looking at the stats, it seems like he doesn't make loads of interceptions and tackles per game compared to other Eredivisie players, but he still makes more than our midfielders in the Championship currently! So perhaps he's more of a high-energy defensive midfielder than a proper anchorman type defensive midfielder... but this is just me interpreting numbers and hopefully someone who knows a bit more can come in and help us all out! Point is it's looking almost certain that we're about to sign a fairly young, most probably high energy nearly 6ft tall defensive-minded midfielder. Which is literally bang on what I think we've all wanted for about two years. We have, but we’ve wanted one who can put a foot in so we will see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Doesn't look like a Hutch-type, more of a deep-lying mid with a range of passing. If he signs, I hope he can do the dirty stuff as well. Need to get this one right. Smacks a bit of Pessy being signed to do the job Buttercup was supposed to do, who in turn was supposed to do the job Jones was supposed to do, who isn't as good as Hutch. So, we'll see whether he can.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottler Owl Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, wilyfox said: Doesn't look like a Hutch-type, more of a deep-lying mid with a range of passing. If he signs, I hope he can do the dirty stuff as well. Need to get this one right. Smacks a bit of Pessy being signed to do the job Buttercup was supposed to do, who in turn was supposed to do the job Jones was supposed to do, who isn't as good as Hutch. So, we'll see whether he can.. I think part of the issue is that to play that deeper role that you mention rather than an 'enforcer - kick you 4 feet in the air' is that said player needs to be able to read the game but also be very fit, something that the team lacked (the energy/fitness thing) in the last regime. One of the best in the business Kante doesn't go flying into tackles all the time. If Jos is big on fitness, and early signs are that he is, then I think he could make that role work in this team without having to go for a Hutch type (though I'm doing Hutch a bit of a dis-service here as he is pretty good at reading the flow of the game). The formation change certainly allows for it compared to the tedious 442 we were playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Reachs left peg Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Looking at whay has been said on here and in the media looks like a matter of time before he signs for us hopefuly resulting in butterfield going back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poite Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, StudentOwl said: For what it's worth I know nothing about this guy But looking at the stats, it seems like he doesn't make loads of interceptions and tackles per game compared to other Eredivisie players, but he still makes more than our midfielders in the Championship currently! So perhaps he's more of a high-energy defensive midfielder than a proper anchorman type defensive midfielder... but this is just me interpreting numbers and hopefully someone who knows a bit more can come in and help us all out! Point is it's looking almost certain that we're about to sign a fairly young, most probably high energy nearly 6ft tall defensive-minded midfielder. Which is literally bang on what I think we've all wanted for about two years. I thought Jordan Rhodes was what we all wanted for the last 2 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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