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Post by chewbacca on Jun 19, 2019 16:54:08 GMT
Personally I can see Reilly returning North of the Boarder this summer, heard a bit of noise from folk up there. Plenty of Championship teams would be interested.
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Post by WeAreTheGas on Jun 19, 2019 17:03:29 GMT
If we are to sign another striker, Payne will have to go, maybe even another. We can’t afford to have Nichols, JCH, Reilly, Mensah, Payne and the wages of another striker, especially if we are forced to fork out a fair bit to find an upgrade on what we’ve already got. Same goes for the midfield, we may be able to bring in an addition to replace Lines/Sinclair but considering we’ve got Upson, Agogo, Sercombe, O Clarke and Russe, we are quite stacked for that position already. Going to be an interesting couple of months recruitment wise and I suspect Coughlan will have to conduct some shrewd business to fully utilise his budget. Not sure I agree about the midfield. Russe is a young player who’ll be on low wages and probably out on loan next season. Sercombe has played most of his football at left midfield under GC. IMO we only really have three senior CMs currently: Ogogo, Upson & O.Clarke. I very much hope there’s room in the wage budget to bring in one more, especially considering Lines was probably one of our top earners.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 19, 2019 17:08:56 GMT
Why do the signings so far make you feel so confident? On paper, the only player we’ve signed so far who should be a significant upgrade on what we had last season is Little (IMO). Hare will be backup RB (I imagine), JVS backup GK and I struggle to see Davies being an improvement on Lockyer.
I’m very much hoping that our biggest signings are yet to come. Davies doesn't really need to be an improvement he just needs to be a decent CB, if we can sign a decent goalie the back line looks good enough, CM possibly good enough if our FB's can give us width, so it's just the wings, or even wing if Rodman takes the RW slot, and a co-striker for JCH required for the starting 11. The new 10 could be the big signing of the summer as we need one who can score 15 or so goals.
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Post by z1zou on Jun 19, 2019 17:32:20 GMT
On paper, the only player we’ve signed so far who should be a significant upgrade on what we had last season is Little (IMO). Hare will be backup RB (I imagine), JVS backup GK and I struggle to see Davies being an improvement on Lockyer.
I’m very much hoping that our biggest signings are yet to come. Davies doesn't really need to be an improvement he just needs to be a decent CB, if we can sign a decent goalie the back line looks good enough, CM possibly good enough if our FB's can give us width, so it's just the wings, or even wing if Rodman takes the RW slot, and a co-striker for JCH required for the starting 11. The new 10 could be the big signing of the summer as we need one who can score 15 or so goals. I can solve your no. 10 problem.. Liam sercombe
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Post by richard on Jun 19, 2019 18:10:58 GMT
Davies doesn't really need to be an improvement he just needs to be a decent CB, if we can sign a decent goalie the back line looks good enough, CM possibly good enough if our FB's can give us width, so it's just the wings, or even wing if Rodman takes the RW slot, and a co-striker for JCH required for the starting 11. The new 10 could be the big signing of the summer as we need one who can score 15 or so goals. I can solve your no. 10 problem.. Liam sercombe Did you miss last season?
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 19, 2019 18:27:38 GMT
Serc's looked lost when ever he was played at No 10, is problem is that he can't head the ball added to that he can't tackle and you've hardly got the best No 10.
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Post by Jomo on Jun 19, 2019 19:00:17 GMT
Serc's looked lost when ever he was played at No 10, is problem is that he can't head the ball added to that he can't tackle and you've hardly got the best No 10. Can't head and can't tackle? Sounds like you've hardly got the best footballer full stop!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2019 19:05:17 GMT
I totally agree that we have to let some players go but lets be honest with the signings so far we will again face a season fighting relegation and this time probably won't succeed in avoiding it. My reasoning is that we will still struggle to score enough goals without more creativity in the side and also that we can't guarantee that the new defence and goalkeeper will be able to again give us the tremendous defensive record we had last season. What I am saying is that if we cannot get rid of some players then it would be a disaster if we could not still bring in 3-4 creative players whether they be wingers,Central midfield or strikers- I would say 2 strikers,a midfielder and a winger are essential and the more we can bring in BEFORE the two big home friendlies the more chance we have of geling in what could well be as many as 7 players into the starting line up. Agree with much of this. So far, I see nothing to make me think we won't be right in the thick of another relegation battle. All we've done is plug some of the gaps that have left. However, there's plenty of time before the window closes. It all depends how much room Coughlan has to bring in more players but I would say some creativity in the middle of the park is absolutely essential (wingers can't dictate play out wide), along with a left winger (although personally I'd be happy to see Kyle given the chance to play alongside the overlapping THD...a la Brown) and a striker who can take the load from JCH. Oh...and a keeper! So I think bringing in a keeper, centre midfielder and striker may be enough, and if we can offload Payne, all the better.
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Post by lpgas on Jun 19, 2019 19:22:34 GMT
If we are to sign another striker, Payne will have to go, maybe even another. We can’t afford to have Nichols, JCH, Reilly, Mensah, Payne and the wages of another striker, especially if we are forced to fork out a fair bit to find an upgrade on what we’ve already got. Same goes for the midfield, we may be able to bring in an addition to replace Lines/Sinclair but considering we’ve got Upson, Agogo, Sercombe, O Clarke and Russe, we are quite stacked for that position already. Going to be an interesting couple of months recruitment wise and I suspect Coughlan will have to conduct some shrewd business to fully utilise his budget. you have forgotten Rodman on the right
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Post by madgas on Jun 19, 2019 19:25:19 GMT
I reckon the squads currently on for the top half.
If we can get 40 games each from little and THD I'm very excited.
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Post by noblegas on Jun 19, 2019 19:34:11 GMT
Along with some others on here, I'd quite like to see Bennett given another go. When he arrived in the wake of Bodin's departure, he really looked like quite an exciting prospect: skilful, quick, could beat his man and also chipped in with goals. He obviously struggled after that, but I think we could do a lot worse than keep hold of him. The team he would be playing in would be completely different- maybe he can recapture some of that form.
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Post by Gas1977 on Jun 19, 2019 19:38:09 GMT
Personally I can see Reilly returning North of the Boarder this summer, heard a bit of noise from folk up there. Plenty of Championship teams would be interested. hes got a house down here, his daughter was born here too. Looks very settled in Bristol.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2019 19:39:28 GMT
Along with some others on here, I'd quite like to see Bennett given another go. When he arrived in the wake of Bodin's departure, he really looked like quite an exciting prospect: skilful, quick, could beat his man and also chipped in with goals. He obviously struggled after that, but I think we could do a lot worse than keep hold of him. The team he would be playing in would be completely different- maybe he can recapture some of that form. Not for me. He flatters to deceive and did everything that was predicted by the Pompey fans when he left. Inconsistent and no end product, we could also spend his reported high wages on a better player. Not convinced he would be a GC player - bit small and tippy/tappy
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Post by axegas on Jun 19, 2019 19:47:37 GMT
If we are to sign another striker, Payne will have to go, maybe even another. We can’t afford to have Nichols, JCH, Reilly, Mensah, Payne and the wages of another striker, especially if we are forced to fork out a fair bit to find an upgrade on what we’ve already got. Same goes for the midfield, we may be able to bring in an addition to replace Lines/Sinclair but considering we’ve got Upson, Agogo, Sercombe, O Clarke and Russe, we are quite stacked for that position already. Going to be an interesting couple of months recruitment wise and I suspect Coughlan will have to conduct some shrewd business to fully utilise his budget. you have forgotten Rodman on the right No I’ve not forgotten about him, was just listing central midfielders. I would like to see Rodman get more of a role in the team, for sure.
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Post by axegas on Jun 19, 2019 19:51:37 GMT
If we are to sign another striker, Payne will have to go, maybe even another. We can’t afford to have Nichols, JCH, Reilly, Mensah, Payne and the wages of another striker, especially if we are forced to fork out a fair bit to find an upgrade on what we’ve already got. Same goes for the midfield, we may be able to bring in an addition to replace Lines/Sinclair but considering we’ve got Upson, Agogo, Sercombe, O Clarke and Russe, we are quite stacked for that position already. Going to be an interesting couple of months recruitment wise and I suspect Coughlan will have to conduct some shrewd business to fully utilise his budget. Not sure I agree about the midfield. Russe is a young player who’ll be on low wages and probably out on loan next season. Sercombe has played most of his football at left midfield under GC. IMO we only really have three senior CMs currently: Ogogo, Upson & O.Clarke. I very much hope there’s room in the wage budget to bring in one more, especially considering Lines was probably one of our top earners. Those are all fair points and I would definitely like Coughlan to bring someone in to cover the void left by the departing Sinclair/Lines. Calling Sercombe a winger is contentious. Whilst he has been played there in recent times, he’s definitely still a central based midfielder in my books and I hope Coughlan recognises this and plays him more where he is suited next season. Russe is more of a fringe player agreed, but with him turning 20 and being the excellent prospect he is, I reckon he’ll have more of a role than he’s had previously next season.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jun 19, 2019 20:21:25 GMT
I reckon the squads currently on for the top half. If we can get 40 games each from little and THD I'm very excited. I'll be amazed if they get 40 between them. Hope I'm wrong.
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Post by rememberhalifax on Jun 19, 2019 20:39:30 GMT
Hope Gavin stays,think he has it in him to be good striker for us,still a youngster!
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Post by pirate on Jun 19, 2019 20:52:37 GMT
Hope Gavin stays,think he has it in him to be good striker for us,still a youngster! He's 26.
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Post by socrates on Jun 19, 2019 21:02:48 GMT
I reckon the squads currently on for the top half. If we can get 40 games each from little and THD I'm very excited. The current squad ? I just don’t see it. Without Bonhams ( who’s left) outstanding performances last season and JCHs wonder goals ( is he really going to keep scoring like that next season ?) we’d have been relegated with a few games left. Add to that we’ve lost our best centerhalf and captain in Lockyer , I actually think we’re probsbly weaker now than we were when we finished last season. Long way to go until the window ends / season starts but with no width , very little pace , no creative midfielder and only one striker who’s ever scored regularly over a 6 month period at the club I find it hard to get excited about a top half finish at the moment.
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Post by Jomo on Jun 19, 2019 21:30:12 GMT
I reckon the squads currently on for the top half. If we can get 40 games each from little and THD I'm very excited. The current squad ? I just don’t see it. Without Bonhams ( who’s left) outstanding performances last season and JCHs wonder goals ( is he really going to keep scoring like that next season ?) we’d have been relegated with a few games left. Add to that we’ve lost our best centerhalf and captain in Lockyer , I actually think we’re probsbly weaker now than we were when we finished last season. Long way to go until the window ends / season starts but with no width , very little pace , no creative midfielder and only one striker who’s ever scored regularly over a 6 month period at the club I find it hard to get excited about a top half finish at the moment. I absolutely agree if we started the season now with this current squad, we are weaker than last season without a doubt. JvS is an unknown quantity where Bonham was a certain reliable starter. Lockyer was our captain and quality defender and whilst I like the look of Davies, he has big shoes to fill. Hare and Little look like good signings at RB and I'm hopeful they'll be an upgrade on Partington and Leadbitter, but James Clarke was excellent there last season and we don't know if Little will even be fit, or if Hare will be any good at L1 level. If we can supplement their arrivals with some quality further up the pitch then we may be able to get top half, and that's with our existing players playing with confidence unlike last season. If we start poorly, then I would be surprised if we don't end up facing a relegation fight.
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