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Nesty
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how many more signings will GJ make, what positions and will they be permanents or loans?
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Robin
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I'm expecting three loans, one permanent signing and maybe a trialist based upon GJ's interviews. You would think that's two forwards, a creative midfielder and a right back.
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asl
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Can't see us signing another midfielder.
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Three loans, one permanent. Right back, 2 strikers, wide attacker/hole player. If a trialist impresses and doesn't cost too much, maybe one of those too.
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Robin
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asl wrote:Can't see us signing another midfielder.
Where is the creativity if Winchester gets injured though? Need to replace Dayton/Munns with someone I feel.
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa
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Garita, another striker, then an RB/LB and a creative mid.
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horlickfanclub
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No more central midfielders thank you.
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horlickfanclub wrote:No more central midfielders thank you.
Name our creative midfielders then...
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Artemis
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Pell, Winchester - haven't seen Atangana or Dawson play yet so can't comment on their creativity.
Could do with a winger with a decent left peg though
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Robin
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Dawson plays right wing back though Artemis not central midfield although I understand he can play there if needed. Pell and Atagana are not creative players they are there to break up play and lay the ball off to others first and foremost.

I'm also assuming Page will play left wing if we need to revert to a 4-4-2 but if we add a creative midfielder they could also play there like Dayton and Munns did.
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An out an out winger hopefully so we have a variety of options and not just the 5-3-2 formation. A full back and two strikers. The striker needs to be a proven player at this level imo like the signing of Dawson. Then the rest younger loans who will hopefully be pushing the first team 11.
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In my opinion it looks like the management have no confidence in the pitch. They look like they are setting up to lump it forward so I would be surprised to see another midfielder. I fancy the ball will spend a lot of time in the air this coming season.
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Artemis wrote:Pell, Winchester - haven't seen Atangana or Dawson play yet so can't comment on their creativity.
Could do with a winger with a decent left peg though
Pell is not creative.
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Benctfc wrote:An out an out winger hopefully so we have a variety of options and not just the 5-3-2 formation. A full back and two strikers. The striker needs to be a proven player at this level imo like the signing of Dawson. Then the rest younger loans who will hopefully be pushing the first team 11.
Dawson is primarily a winger.
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:Dawson is primarily a winger.
So was Munns who Robin mentioned as one of the creative midfielders we need to replace - you can't have it both ways.

I'd also use Pell as an example of a creative midfielder in the team. He's certainly not from the defensive mould that Storer was cast from, so I'm not sure what else he could be unless you think he's not first XI material.
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asl wrote:
RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:Dawson is primarily a winger.
So was Munns who Robin mentioned as one of the creative midfielders we need to replace - you can't have it both ways.

I'd also use Pell as an example of a creative midfielder in the team. He's certainly not from the defensive mould that Storer was cast from, so I'm not sure what else he could be unless you think he's not first XI material.
Too short and slow for a winger, Munns was a number ten or creative CM. Dawson is a proper tall powerful up and down winger.

Poll is box to box and a driving force. He isn't going to find little gaps to curl a through ball through from the outside of his boot or drift between the lines.
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Since when was height a factor for being a winger...?
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asl wrote:Since when was height a factor for being a winger...?
Time immemorial.
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:
asl wrote:Since when was height a factor for being a winger...?
Time immemorial.
Aaron Lennon: 5'5"; Shaun Wright-Phillips: 5'5"; Marc Overmars 5'8"; Stanley Matthews 5' 9"...etc, etc...
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I feel like we need a bit more pace in the side, especially in the top half of the pitch.
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Eastaway wrote:
RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:
asl wrote:Since when was height a factor for being a winger...?
Time immemorial.
Aaron Lennon: 5'5"; Shaun Wright-Phillips: 5'5"; Marc Overmars 5'8"; Stanley Matthews 5' 9"...etc, etc...
Marc Overmars 5'8"; Stanley Matthews 5' 9": above average height and top successful players.

Aaron Lennon: 5'5"; Shaun Wright-Phillips: 5'5": below average height and never cut it at the highest level or broke through to be consistent first-teamers and had 'unfulfilled' careers.

Munns is just over 5'5", so in the too small, easily bullied, and inconsistent camp, unlike MO and SM.
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I think AL and SWP at their prime would be tremendous assets in League 2...
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asl wrote:I think AL and SWP at their prime would be tremendous assets in League 2...
Yes, we are talking about relative levels.
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RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:
asl wrote:I think AL and SWP at their prime would be tremendous assets in League 2...
Yes, we are talking about relative levels.
Lennon has 21 England caps and over 350 league appearances mostly in Premiership - but maybe that's not enough to count as a reasonably 'fulfilled' career?
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Eastaway wrote:
RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:
asl wrote:I think AL and SWP at their prime would be tremendous assets in League 2...
Yes, we are talking about relative levels.
Lennon has 21 England caps and over 350 league appearances mostly in Premiership - but maybe that's not enough to count as a reasonably 'fulfilled' career?
Had his strength and consistency lived up to the hype it would have been more than 21 England caps. Too small to have done so.
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so,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

back to my original question, and after yesterdays signings.................

how many more , and what positions?
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Robin
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I think 4 more, one permanent and three loans. Target man, left sided player, right sided player and either another centre forward or a creative young central midfielder to cover Winchester.
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Del Boy wrote:In my opinion it looks like the management have no confidence in the pitch. They look like they are setting up to lump it forward so I would be surprised to see another midfielder. I fancy the ball will spend a lot of time in the air this coming season.
I think Gary was fed up seeing us get beat up by most teams last season,so he wants physically stronger players,nothing to do with the pitch.
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It's not that there any cause for panic, but...............

Been at least 72 hours since last signing and no more mention of striker(s) as yet? Any news anyone? Anyone been seen in Costa? Where's the Mole when you need him?
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Oldun wrote:It's not that there any cause for panic, but...............

Been at least 72 hours since last signing and no more mention of striker(s) as yet? Any news anyone? Anyone been seen in Costa? Where's the Mole when you need him?
Garita has reserved a seat in Costa for 17 days time.
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It does seem to have gone a bit too quiet on the signing front, I am expecting 3-4 more to come including the three loans GJ said were agreed. Target man is need and cover/competition down the flanks as we already see Winchester needing to move to right wing back in the absence of Dawson.
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Loan players will come in when clubs return from tours.
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Talking of Munns - did people see his goal from near the half way line this week? A beaut (even if only pre-season)

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Sorry Nesty for changing topic again but didn't want to start a new thread! Following up from yours I would imagine we will start to see some trialists in next few games
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Three forwards; with Holman on the bench; DW loaned out! Please.....
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Robin
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On tonights evidence we certainly need at least one forward. Wright was pretty anonymous against very poor opposition and Holman looked a shadow of his former self. We had a trialist in from Oxford who was comically terrible too.
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