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Post by fanboy on Sept 2, 2022 10:45:33 GMT
Poor old Trevor Clarke. What a turnaround from the high of a new contract, we've now ended up stuck with about the most despondent pro in the league. Or the most motivated to make it work.
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Post by fanboy on Sept 2, 2022 10:44:36 GMT
For me, the two areas where we’re still a bit light are defence and wide attacking options. The defensive situation should sort itself out over time though as Connolly and Gibbons come back (and who knows, maybe even Josh Grant will finally get fit and provide another option at LB!). However, I still think we’re lacking in the wide attacking area. We’ve replaced Anderson, Thomas and Nicholson with Jasper. I know Collins and Saunders can play there but I don’t see them as out and out wingers. Maybe Ryan Jones will emerge as another option? I think Collins is probably viewed as dropping in to replace those three, in which case we're one down. With a striker of Coburn's calibre coming in I can't see Collins being up top much. That signing may just turn out to be the pick of the bunch, he has the potential to be one of the best strikers in this league imho.
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Post by fanboy on Sept 1, 2022 16:41:53 GMT
I remember a few on here being negative when we signed Elliot Anderson, be patient and let’s see what he can do before we start slagging him off before he’s kicked a ball for us! Myself included! Joey has a great record in the market - some of these are certainly not exciting names (well, I guess Sylvester is a pretty cool name)... but I'm confident they're going to add what we need.
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Post by fanboy on Sept 1, 2022 16:18:17 GMT
Usually I side with the social media guy on whipping up a storm, but not sure teasing a signing we'd all love for a random Burnley youngster is quite the right move!
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Post by fanboy on Sept 1, 2022 12:13:20 GMT
Yeah I'd hate to get promoted and then lose them! 🤷♂️🤷♂️ Impossible to post something on an Internet forum with any semblance of balance these days without someone assuming you’re verging to the extremes…. It’s fair enough to say that and nobody would disagree with it. But the loans we had last season were focussed on certain areas which meant we almost had to go back to scratch this season and left us crapping ourselves going into deadline day that we’re drastically short in CB and on the wings. If we hadn’t been able to convert Connolly to a perm we’d have been in a much worse position there as well. It isn’t a massive criticism. It’s a subtle concern that loans don’t allow for continuity unless you can sign said player again 12 months on. If we have a mix of perm and loans in an area we’re building for the future and for continuity and aren’t shafted if we can’t get the same player or similar back in. It's a fair enough point - I wasn't being deadly serious!
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Post by fanboy on Sept 1, 2022 11:13:04 GMT
Players seem quality. My concern is that we don’t overdo it in the loan market and have a repeat of the Anderson/Taylor/Thomas conundrum in 12 months time. Yeah I'd hate to get promoted and then lose them! 🤷♂️🤷♂️
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Post by fanboy on Sept 1, 2022 10:26:43 GMT
I was massively impressed with him last season against Spurs for Boro - he's very well regarded. This has the makings of an absolutely class bit of business imo.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 31, 2022 17:10:29 GMT
Joey always said it was going to go down to the final day as far back as 2 weeks ago - not sure why the surprise! Tomorrow is going to be a busy one...
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Post by fanboy on Aug 31, 2022 11:35:03 GMT
Barnsley trying to sign Adam Phillips from Burnley who we were previously linked with. Based on absolutely nothing, I have a weird feeling the Luke Thomas story is not completely over yet.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 30, 2022 10:38:41 GMT
Surely there has to be a player linked with us via the media today?! In previous deadline days, i remember us being linked with several players days before..... It may all explode into life later today / tomorrow, i guess. The leaks have been cut out of the club, lately. JB's signings come out in the rumour mill far later than in past times. Which is good in itself.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 25, 2022 14:47:19 GMT
Means nothing - no chance Joey is going to Stoke (or that they'd want him)
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Post by fanboy on Aug 12, 2022 11:30:28 GMT
Joey has nailed every CB loan to date... and this guy has the best CV of the lot.
So I'm excited to see how this one works out. Also nice there's clearly potential to make it permanent at the end of the season if goes well.
Fingers crossed he can stay fit. We need him to at this point!
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Post by fanboy on Aug 11, 2022 12:17:31 GMT
Ellis Harrison to Vale for a fee, how romantic 😭
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Post by fanboy on Aug 8, 2022 15:34:18 GMT
Hope they don't fluke a monster buyer. It's great to see them finally suffering for their ridiculous spending.
I've literally grown up having Sh1!heads rip me about them being the big boy spenders who we pale in comparison to. Finally, I'm feeling rather smug.
If we end up in the same league next season after the amount they've spent, they should be ashamed. Tehe.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 8, 2022 13:29:17 GMT
He's got it all. We're really moving in the right direction with our recruitment - so consistent under Joey. This is why I'm not panicking about our lack of business AT ALL. Trust the process, we're moving forward.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 8, 2022 13:23:08 GMT
Anyone know if iFollow is available for this one?
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Post by fanboy on Aug 8, 2022 13:21:15 GMT
Tyler Walker - nothing ever came of our 'interest' back in May (was it?)... Seeing on Twitter he's a target for a few L1 clubs.... When I saw that I immediately thought he might be in the mix for us. No smoke without fire and all.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 5, 2022 15:54:35 GMT
To be fair, as much as everyone likes to paint Joey as a basket case, he has openly said he made a mistake here and holds his hands up. And at the same time put off clubs that may have been interested in taking him off our hands. Will still be taking a wage from us for 2 years. Cheers Joey. I'll be surprised if he isn't gone on a free transfer within 3 weeks.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 5, 2022 15:01:55 GMT
So just burying Clarke even further. If he want to let him go, fine. His decision, but is there any need to just complete trash the bloke I still dont know what Barton knows now that he didnt know 2 months ago, or even throughout the year prior to that? Ok so he didnt see much of him due to his physical state, so why give him a new 2 year deal!? To be fair, as much as everyone likes to paint Joey as a basket case, he has openly said he made a mistake here and holds his hands up.
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Post by fanboy on Aug 5, 2022 12:17:43 GMT
Joey's recruitment guys have had an eye for a young player so far - so very interested to see how this one pans out. Especially as he's a perm. He must rate him higher than Trev!
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