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Post by DFT on Sept 2, 2021 9:41:54 GMT
I think Tracey Leaburn is a huge assett to the club and a nice person too.
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Post by LoyalAddick on Sept 2, 2021 10:00:44 GMT
Great watch! We've done some good business this transfer window, would've liked to see a left back come in though.
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Post by Mundell on Sept 2, 2021 10:31:30 GMT
Are they the only players he has had a hand in signing? They were the exceptions….we have also had plenty of dross in on loan also……my nagging thoughts on this transfer window is that all of the players that we have brought in bar Lavelle and Kirk couldn’t actually get a game for their respective clubs…..they look good on paper but the game is played on grass so there is a fair degree of risk involved in our dealings if NA can get them all playing as per there previous form ie Arter and Leko then we will have a pretty decent side to watch…..but a touch of realism is also required here IMO….. Completely agree with this perspective and it means that there’s an element of risk in many of the signings we’ve made. Moreover, unlike what happens when signing young players with potential, there’s no compensating upside. If we do manage to secure an unlikely promotion this season, we’ll likely need another significant rebuild next summer. Unlike what happened in the summer of 2011, we have not built a squad capable of transitioning into the Championship. That said, and as you’ve said, it’s just possible that Arter, Lee and Leko could be consistent match winners for us. |
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Post by 1978sussex on Sept 2, 2021 10:33:23 GMT
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Post by Mundell on Sept 2, 2021 10:40:20 GMT
We are at the bottom of League One. It’s a hard sell - “send your elite kids to a team currently struggling in Division 3”. I’m not too hung up on PL kid loans anyway - Gallen has picked quite a few duds in recent seasons. Yep! Cullen Bielik Gallagher! Why so hung up on perfection? Just chillax  You can’t keep dining out on the same story!! We clearly haven’t gone the EPL loans route this summer, for whatever reason. As I’ve said many times, Bielik and Cullen were one offs and simply not typical loan players - we were never going to sign their equivalent this summer. Conor Gallagher is a very different case and arguably the perfect EPL loan signing. Unknown and unproven (and hence available), but immediately able to make a significant contribution and headed for much better things. Such players are very hard to find though and either we tried and failed or, perhaps more likely, chose to go a different route. |
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Post by pulled off at half time on Sept 2, 2021 10:43:23 GMT
Pape Souare
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Post by oldred on Sept 2, 2021 10:48:07 GMT
Maybe the much discussed LB and also back up keeper ? |
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Post by 1978sussex on Sept 2, 2021 11:30:00 GMT
Rumours on other forum Papa Souare is training with charlton
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Post by aucklandaddick on Sept 2, 2021 11:37:22 GMT
Maybe the much discussed LB and also back up keeper ? Left back definitely….not so sure about a back up keeper….NA has said they will use the emergency keeper system to cover this…. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2021 11:51:28 GMT
We were holding out for Josh Parker to be released from Burton. Rest easy fellas, guaranteed goals soon back at The Valley |
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Post by reamsofverse on Sept 2, 2021 12:06:21 GMT
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Post by aucklandaddick on Sept 2, 2021 12:12:42 GMT
Papa Souare and Josh Sims maybe to throw a couple of names out there…….. |
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Post by ExeterAddick on Sept 2, 2021 12:28:59 GMT
I felt sure that we were going to end up with Sims for much of the summer. It's very odd that he seems to be pricing himself out of a move?
We're surely well stocked for wingers now.
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Post by oldred on Sept 2, 2021 13:09:41 GMT
I would’ve liked Sims, but surely CBT and even Leko, has now put that one to bed ?
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Post by garrynelson on Sept 2, 2021 14:47:17 GMT
I would’ve liked Sims, but surely CBT and even Leko, has now put that one to bed ? I guess that depends on what NA has planned for Leko. If he plays him as a striker with Stockley then I can see Sims being above CBT in the pecking order if he were to sign and since CBT only has a contract for four months, perhaps is a filler until we can get a player of Sims’ ability to join? |
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Post by thevalleybest on Sept 2, 2021 14:51:00 GMT
Left Back please.
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Post by revilo on Sept 2, 2021 15:20:56 GMT
Lee Bowyer isn't a left back |
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Post by kings hill addick on Sept 3, 2021 10:04:57 GMT
Lee Bowyer isn't a left back To be fair, neither is Gunter!  |
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Post by DFT on Sept 3, 2021 13:02:00 GMT
Lee Bowyer isn't a left back To be fair, neither is Gunter! It's pushing it a bit to suggest Purrington is either! |
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Post by hongkongaddick on Sept 3, 2021 15:26:02 GMT
To be fair, neither is Gunter! It's pushing it a bit to suggest Purrington is either! 😂😂😂 |
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Post by stu2020 on Sept 3, 2021 23:58:04 GMT
taking my 8 year old son to Chelt next weekend and his mates and fathers to Ports the following week... need some good results..let's make some new fans c'mon CAFC !!!!!
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Post by hongkongaddick on Sept 4, 2021 13:54:12 GMT
taking my 8 year old son to Chelt next weekend and his mates and fathers to Ports the following week... need some good results..let's make some new fans c'mon CAFC !!!!! Hopefully games that the kids will remember for years to come. I know the dads will  |
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Post by 1978sussex on Sept 4, 2021 16:53:25 GMT
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Post by reamsofverse on Sept 4, 2021 17:45:10 GMT
Damn! We should have signed him then offered him to Crewe on loan in exchange for buying Owen Dale!!
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Post by kings hill addick on Sept 4, 2021 18:50:45 GMT
Damn! We should have signed him then offered him to Crewe on loan in exchange for buying Owen Dale!! Or we could have offered him on loan to PSG in exchange for Kylian Mbappé! |
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Post by vaangard on Sept 4, 2021 18:56:23 GMT
If we want a midfield playmaker, Paul Scholes is only 46. Sublime in charity match.
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Post by southnorwoodaddick on Sept 5, 2021 23:07:51 GMT
 I'm unsure if this is usual for teams prior to covid but I found it interesting that so many league 1 teams are reliant on smaller squads than last season. Net squad size is negative for 17 of the 24 teams in the division this season. Presumably free transfers will be acquired by some but not enough for all to be net zero. Presumably most teams would rather have a handful of academy players as backup rather than paying big wages for reserve players. More about this can be found here if you're curious |
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Post by MidlandRed on Sept 6, 2021 2:11:38 GMT
I'm unsure if this is usual for teams prior to covid but I found it interesting that so many league 1 teams are reliant on smaller squads than last season. Net squad size is negative for 17 of the 24 teams in the division this season. Presumably free transfers will be acquired by some but not enough for all to be net zero. Presumably most teams would rather have a handful of academy players as backup rather than paying big wages for reserve players. More about this can be found here if you're curious Good summary of the window there. Interesting to see SW have got 6 loans in. Along with their other signings I cant see many being too happy with not being involved in the starting 11. Same goes for Wigan and Ipswich. Hopefully on the contrast our places of CM and wingers give the lads that have something to prove a motivation. As said in the article, a lot will come down to injuries this season. I just think Ipswich especially should have enough, Wigan next up and a then SW fighting it out with around 3-5 teams for play off spots |
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Post by canterburyaddick on Sept 6, 2021 12:56:47 GMT
If we want a midfield playmaker, Paul Scholes is only 46. Sublime in charity match. Carragher a bit of a psyco though. |
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Post by tonyshootersbull on Sept 6, 2021 13:46:20 GMT
Seriously.
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