Blue and white Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Woo and indeed hoo. We will have promotion wrapped up by Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 9 hours ago, crookesowl said: Baker looks a real prospect in my opinion. I’m not too concerned to be honest. I don’t mind Palmer, he has a lazy motion but maybe Jos can get the best out of him. Sorry for being positive, but there are more pressing needs for us to sort out in my opinion, like centre mid. whats your worry about central midfield ?. with 2 from bannan,lee,joey, hutch,reach all capable players . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsheri Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 10 hours ago, gurujuan said: This is it, things have changed, we are hamstrung when it comes to new additions We will be weaker, on paper at least, but maybe Jos can compensate for that with work on the training ground I have no issues regarding Palmer starting the season as RWB We won’t be weaker on paper or grass now we have the long term injured back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lomas613 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I was mildly excited for the season ahead but now I’m beginning to be concerned. I mean don’t get me wrong I hope I’m proven wrong but I don’t believe that the youth coming through are premiership quality (yet) and judging by the comment of not signing another RB I’m beginning to think this years is about clearing dead wood consolidate and then next year with no FFP signing and pushing for promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernOwl Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 So we are going to be playing a system with wingbacks this season with a squad that doesn't have any wingbacks. Sounds sensible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 1 hour ago, sweetsheri said: We won’t be weaker on paper or grass now we have the long term injured back. Who’s back to aid the cause? I’m a bit out of the loop but I thought Lee and Hooper were still injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi1867 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 13 hours ago, Suzuki_San said: https://www.google.com/amp/the72.co.uk/109904/jos-luhukay-reveals-sheffield-wednesday-sold-jack-hunt/amp/ Doesn’t look too promising for those (like me) that were expecting a new addition at wing back... I think it's been obvious all summer that we will not be active in the transfer market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi1867 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 33 minutes ago, Lomas613 said: I was mildly excited for the season ahead but now I’m beginning to be concerned. I mean don’t get me wrong I hope I’m proven wrong but I don’t believe that the youth coming through are premiership quality (yet) and judging by the comment of not signing another RB I’m beginning to think this years is about clearing dead wood consolidate and then next year with no FFP signing and pushing for promotion. We are not in the Prem league and we have tried that route in the recent past and look where that has got us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfcGibbo Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) Baker is 22 this year so IMO needs to be playing regular first-team football whether that's here or elsewhere. As things stand Jos clearly thinks he is good enough to make the step up to the first team. He cannot be deemed as a 'prospect' any longer as he's nearly 22. He needs games for us to see whether he's good enough to be a regular starter. You don't tend to find this out without starting games It wouldn't make sense for us to loan a 19-year-old from a Premiership team if our manager believes someone in our squad (who happens to be much older) is good enough. This forum can sometimes be awash with contradictions. In one breath we feel the age of the squad was far too high and we should be utilising youth however when it comes to playing youth we worry that we have a lack of experience. We need a happy medium and balance and I believe it's a position where you can bring youth through without impacting the core spine of the team. Let's see how he progresses in the friendlies. Edited July 17, 2018 by swfcGibbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxtongent Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I totally agree. At 22-23 you are , or should be, no longer, 'youth' The average age of some of the top International teams at this year's World Cup was in some cases this age or just a little higher. We thought that the England team were young, but compared to many. they were old. Jos appears to favour youth, and good luck to him and them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsheri Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 1 hour ago, gurujuan said: Who’s back to aid the cause? I’m a bit out of the loop but I thought Lee and Hooper were still injured Westwood, ff, Bannan, lees, hutch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesWalker Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Wouldn't surprise me to see Boyd and RWB and Reach at LWB on August 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lomas613 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 1 hour ago, adelphi1867 said: We are not in the Prem league and we have tried that route in the recent past and look where that has got us. Ok then I’ll re word it do you believe the youth have the ability to take the championship on and get us promotion to the premiership? They haven’t enough experience in my eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultan_Pepper Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 We've gone three seasons without selling anyone apart from Wiggins. Our squad is too big and needs to be smaller and fitter, Jos appears to be doing that so no complaints from me. Owlstak: "Our manager never gives new players a chance, Jack Hunt is bobbins and can't cross, we need to sell players" Manager sells one player to give youth a chance and gets another top wage earner off the books in Rhodes Owlstalk "Waaaa waaa he's doing it all wrong, we've not signed another 15 premier league players to add to our already bloated squad, this close season has been a disaster" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi1867 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 4 hours ago, Lomas613 said: Ok then I’ll re word it do you believe the youth have the ability to take the championship on and get us promotion to the premiership? They haven’t enough experience in my eyes "Some times no hand can be a real cool hand" We either cannot or will not sign expensive players this summer and so will rely on untried players, either from other clubs or our own young players. Personally, I would prefer to bring our own youngsters on, than some one else's. What is the rush to get into the Prem anyway?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Repperton Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 God help us!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliceInBlunderland Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I'm a big fan of Jos, but this is a very bold move which is a bit of a gamble imo. Palmer, at best, divides opinion, and Baker is in his early twenties with only a single competitive first team appearance behind him (played well though tbf). According to the article, Jos says we have plenty of depth in that position. If he did say that, this will have to be one of those rare occasions when I simply cannot agree with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookeh Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 We have a bunch of options at right back. The obvious 2 of Baker and Palmer, which would be fine. Baker looked decent, and will get better, and Palmer the 1st choice in our first season of record clean sheets. He's not as bad as people make out. On top of that we have Kieran Lee, who is going to find it hard to fit into the middle, if we're playing a two (probably Bannan and Pessy as they looked nicely balanced). He used to be a right back, certainly has the energy for wingback and is a threat going forward. Then we're probably looking at Reach at left wing back, which leaves Boyd to fit in somewhere, and he is naturally right footed and also has a great engine. So he cal slot in there as well. So we have 4 players who can play there, Lee probably being the top pick imo. Boyd 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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