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Post by markczgas on Aug 3, 2020 18:19:03 GMT
Everybody's been asking for a quality central midfielder and here he is. This guy can play. I remember Sercombe's first season. He was outstanding. I suspect Zain is even better. I notice there may be some reservations about his tackling. Simple. Just pair him up with another midfielder who can tackle. We've already got a couple of those at the club. A really good signing. yep, we've got Ogogo, Upson and apparently Grant who are good in that department.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 3, 2020 17:39:17 GMT
When you add the new signings to the players who've already got first team experience then you can see we've probably got too many midfielders. By my reckoning we've got :
3 keepers ( Anssi, VDS and Alex 8 defenders (Hare, Little Leahy Kelly Baldwin Ehmer KIlgour and Harries) 9 midfielers ( Rodman Bennett Nicholson Barrett Upson Ogogo Hargreaves Grant Tomlinson) 3 forwards ( JCH Daly Ayunga)
thats 23, so 2 or 3 probably leaving as Ben said 1 more for sure coming in.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 3, 2020 17:03:35 GMT
If 2 of these have to go then I'd keep Ogogo and Upson and move Rodman on (and Bennett as well of course).
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Post by markczgas on Aug 3, 2020 13:22:15 GMT
So another signing. Is that 5 or 6 now? So exactly what is Ben Garners objective this season? Is he planning to take us to the promised land of the Championship? Things are looking very promising. But the hard work will be really begin when the new season starts. I think we could be in for a very exciting season in league 1. And the Gas could be one of the favourites to at least get into the play-offs. Love a bit of optimism. Unfortunately, plenty of other clubs have probably been doing exactly the same. very few signings by other clubs, possibly Fleetwood have signed 3 or 4 but don't think anyone is near Gas with 6.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 3, 2020 10:52:09 GMT
Officially maybe.. but our undisclosed purchase of Tom Nicholls was apparently more than that (according to the Posh chairman on Twitter some time ago) He said 350 K Sleepy.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 3, 2020 10:51:22 GMT
and what is our transfer record 12th man ? Still Tilson, 370k ? reckon you're right Marshy.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 3, 2020 10:50:41 GMT
Cant be encouraging for Josh Barret. As I'm sure his role in the squad is the number 8? Or am I wrong We shall see. You need 18-20 players to have a good season.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 3, 2020 10:48:12 GMT
If anyone thought it was a mistake letting an injury prone Liam Sercombe go then they can rest easy. This guy will grow with us and IMO, better than Sercombe that we signed 3 years ago. Welcome to the gas Zain! Let's hope so. Sercombe did well for us.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 3, 2020 10:45:32 GMT
I wonder if this broke our transfer record. It seems Coventry wanted rid but even so, I doubt he came that cheap with the potential this lad has got. and what is our transfer record 12th man ?
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Post by markczgas on Aug 3, 2020 10:43:29 GMT
Excited about seeing him play for The Gas
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Post by markczgas on Aug 3, 2020 10:41:27 GMT
I'm just hoping that the fans give Garner a bit of time at the start of the season to bed these players in, and don't get on his back if we lose a couple of games. Exactly ! We may well have 5 new players in the starting 11. I think this new squad will need 2 seasons to really develop. I'd be fairly happy with a top half finish this season and delighted with a top 6 place. If they prove as good signings as they looked at their previous clubs then with a few tweaks we should aim for top 6 the season after.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 3, 2020 10:35:30 GMT
We need a small, nimble striker who knows how to score goals. Kabongo tshimanga from Boreham Wood fits the bill. I'm just not convinced that James Daly has the experience to lead the line alongside JCH this season and may need a season or so to bed in. It would be a lot of pressure to put on the young lads shoulders to expect him to score 25 goals this season. The new guy jonah ayunga looks like a JCH clone and is obviously a replacement for him either straight away or more likely, eventually and I don't think two tall target men can play together albeit walker and lambert did. Another winger needed as well. We signed Daly so you've got to give him a chance otherwise you just sign and release players and get nowhere ??
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Post by markczgas on Aug 3, 2020 10:32:48 GMT
Creative CM and another versatile winger. Seems like Upson is more in Garner's first team plans than we first thought? why shouldn't he be ? composed on the ball, committed performer every game, chips in with assists and goals.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 2, 2020 18:29:24 GMT
Got a cracking delivery on him. That team at 45 seconds in were a bit rubbish weren't they? Gave him far much time on the ball. the goals at 1.20 and 1.45 absolutely fantastic for League 1.
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Post by markczgas on Aug 2, 2020 18:23:56 GMT
Best signing off the season so far if we pull this one off. Garner must have some very good contacts and talk a good game. as these players we are getting would normally not even think about joining us. That’s the playmaker we desperately needed. Leeds Cardiff and the sh** was after this lad in January what a coup this could be. He seems to be a very good signing but I am not sure he us our best signing SN has 170 + games at a good level and ME has close to 300 games, these guys know their way around a football pitch. It will be interesting to see what the line up will be next season, what formation and who will be club captain, but at the end of the day our strike force is critical. The best signing of all would of course be JCH on a three year contract. Maybe more of a chance if Westbrooke is joining. I'd expect these new signings are going to raise standards and morale on the training pitch too ! UTG
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Post by markczgas on Aug 2, 2020 18:16:58 GMT
Hi lads, another Coventry fan here. Would appear I was beaten to the punch by a fellow Sky Blue but nevertheless, I'll throw out some thoughts on Westbrooke. Firstly, very good signing for you boys I'd say. He's a very technically gifted lad and has all the attributes to play at a higher level in that regard. As mentioned above he is let down by his physicality and his slight unwillingness to get stuck in, although he's by no means lazy or work-shy. Stick him in a midfield 3 with a someone like Ogogo and one other and you should be golden. As for why we're letting him go, I'm just not sure he was going to play much next year. We play a pretty weird system as you'll have seen last year, in which we use 4 centre mids, but even then he's behind Liam Kelly, Gustavo Hamer, Jamie Allen, Jordan Shipley and Callum O'Hare in the pecking order. Not really a criticism of him as they're all just very decent players, but I imagine the lad just wants to be somewhere he's first choice at this stage of his career. Personally I'd have been happy for him to stay as he certainly contributed to our promotion last season, especially early on while Jamie Allen was out injured and Liam Walsh and Callum O'Hare hadn't quite settled. Hopefully he'll do a great job for you next year (and I don't just say that because I imagine we'll have a handsome sell on clause!). One final quick note that may be worth bearing in mind. He did have quite a public split with his now ex-girlfriend half-way through last season. She was pregnant at the time and was very unhappy with how he'd handled it all (I think she alleged he'd been cheating) but the muttering our end are that he was prepared to sign a new deal here just as that happened and then didn't because of it. I think the club were also a bit unimpressed with his agent linking him to a big money move in the press either which didn't help. Didn't seem to affect his on pitch performance at all but yeah, good chance he'd be tied down to a longer contract here had that not happened. Good news about Westbrooke. Was very impressed with your team last season. I thought Walsh was brilliant (is he not coming back to you guys ?) and Kelly wasn't far behind - he can play and get stuck in. Hopefully, not playing at home isn't going to affect you much - there again we might not have any fans at the games anyway !
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Post by markczgas on Jul 31, 2020 16:54:06 GMT
So if JCH picked up an injury you would be happy with Daly and Ayunga, who have scored a total of 0 goals in the football league? What happens if we pick up an injury to one of the 3 strikers and want to switch formation and play a front 2...who is there to make an impact off the bench? Need more options IMHO.just Agree three strikers is too low unless the club feel the two young forwards we have that recently signed Pro deals are the goods and can instantly step up to the plate if needed. This however is a gamble and I personally think we definitely need a fourth someone with league experience - Dominic Samuel would be a perfect fit the 3 degrees - Phillips, Hulbert and Warwick.
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Post by markczgas on Jul 31, 2020 16:43:34 GMT
At least he's not gone to one of the bigger L1 club's and will come back to haunt, looks like he's decided to move into semi-retirement on the back of his 82ers contract. funny Topper, BUT Oxford will again be one of the likely teams challenging.
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Post by markczgas on Jul 30, 2020 22:49:23 GMT
Rodman would be in my line up. Every week. Funny how we see each player isn't it. It's odd eh? Alot of his first season he was injured. Then GC didnt really play with wingers. But in small bits here and there Rodders has shown some quality. I could see him leaving but equally, if we become this ball playing team that were aspiring to be I think Rodders could become a real asset. He was quality in a Shrewsbury side that played very good football. Keeping out Dan James. Another aspect is that Rodders hasn't really had a true right back behind him. In his first season it was James Clarke a 3/4s FB- not one that regularly gets beyond the outside. And last season- the majoritu of his appearances were at RB. I'm hopeful of really good season for Rodders Rodman is a good footballer, now doubt. And yes he had a tough job last season playing out of position as you say. The only thing against him is he's reached the twilight of his career. Hopefully, 1 more good season in him.
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Post by markczgas on Jul 30, 2020 22:44:33 GMT
Long Term Garner is talking about getting rid of the players he has inherited, who just might "question" some of his ideas / tactics,. He wants a yes Garner team. not a "Will that work?" team. Anyway, if we are in the bottom 4 at Christmas he will be gone, and the cycle will begin again. Can you ever write anything positive about BRFC ?
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