LinoJo3 3,191 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Humpty said: Lots of ifs, buts and maybe's in there for me unfortunately. The evidence shows us we've been pretty disastrous playing a back four with the personnel we have. We're still rebuilding and wing backs have produced good performances so far. I don't see any issue with persevering with this formation. It clearly suits the squad we have at our disposal. I agree that wingbacks with what we have at our disposal IS our best hope, however all that will get us is midtable/survival at best. I see where CT is coming from in that it’s a pretty lame excuse not to try and better the team, it CANT be that hard to get a better LB than bola and a failed winger. I still feel we could do well but we are heavily reliant on Tav, Browne and Howson to provide assists and goals from midfield. Akpom I think will improve things as he will be better at linking midfield to attack than fletcher and also allow Britt to sit higher up. That said I think there will be a lot of games where we struggle to create anything. Essentially we have less width in the team than even pulis had. Link to post Share on other sites
Maccarone 265 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I thought this was a transfer rumour and completed transfers thread. By stating it's been a quiet day as far as rumours are concerned seems a fair enough thing to say. Having lost so many we certainly need more than 4 new signings. Anyway I look forward to see what happens during the next 3 weeks leading up to the 16th October when the PL/EFL window closes. Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,982 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Changing Times said: How many seasons has he played as a central defender? This is his first, but tbh you would think going from a CDM originally, CB is probably not to difficult a switch. Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,635 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 51 minutes ago, Maccarone said: I thought this was a transfer rumour and completed transfers thread. By stating it's been a quiet day as far as rumours are concerned seems a fair enough thing to say. Having lost so many we certainly need more than 4 new signings. Anyway I look forward to see what happens during the next 3 weeks leading up to the 16th October when the PL/EFL window closes. I agree, but I think we'll manage to get the rest in now, even if it's 3 more loan signings. The 3 permanents has eased my worries significantly. Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,339 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 15 minutes ago, Brunners said: This is his first, but tbh you would think going from a CDM originally, CB is probably not to difficult a switch. Almost as easy as going from right back to right back. Link to post Share on other sites
xathras 178 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Lack of rumours does not mean progress. In fairness when you look at all of our signings the majority of them were done or close to completion before we knew about them. This tells me things have changed at club with leadership and things are kept secret. The gaffer and blackwell have said they are still looking for a few more yet. So patience is key. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Weasel 966 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 This thread gives me a migraine sometimes. Link to post Share on other sites
xathras 178 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Doesn't help we are on 824 pages and only 4 signings. You'd think we'd bought half the league based upon number of posts Link to post Share on other sites
DurhamRed 2,047 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) We all know we just need to sign a pacy creative winger who can feed our strikers and create chances so we can score alot more goals. As to be honest we are a half decent side now who if you put that Ramirez type player in we would have a chance at promotion. Link to post Share on other sites
Duvel 2,446 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Changing Times said: I think it's because people don't want to listen to a part-timer, glory supporter, mate. I still read your posts anyway though, just to be nice 👍 Thanks for your kind words mate 😍 1 Link to post Share on other sites
boksicdink 1,942 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 42 minutes ago, xathras said: Doesn't help we are on 824 pages and only 4 signings. You'd think we'd bought half the league based upon number of posts Are you telling me that there are more players out there other than Marcus Maddison, Jordan Jones, Patrick Roberts and any other former Boro player?! Link to post Share on other sites
Smogzilla 7,482 Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 minute ago, boksicdink said: Are you telling me that there are more players out there other than Marcus Maddison, Jordan Jones, Patrick Roberts and any other former Boro player?! HERESY Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,982 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Changing Times said: Almost as easy as going from right back to right back. He never really shone as a RB though, even at Charlton he was raw. Absolutely no problem moving him around again. The RCB role appears to suit his skillset perfectly. 43 minutes ago, DurhamRed said: We all know we just need to sign a pacy creative winger who can feed our strikers and create chances so we can score alot more goals. As to be honest we are a half decent side now who if you put that Ramirez type player in we would have a chance at promotion. You make that sound easy... Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rocket 244 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 We've been trying to sign a pacy creative winger since 2009.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,339 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, Brunners said: He never really shone as a RB though, even at Charlton he was raw. Absolutely no problem moving him around again. The RCB role appears to suit his skillset perfectly. Cos he's had a couple of ok games there? He was all over the place against Shrewsbury, same as everyone else. I thought he didn't play well against Barnsley either for that matter. He played most of his time as a RB at Charlton didn't he? I know you can't answer this question but if he didn't shine there then why did we buy him in the first place? Because we definitely bought him to play as a right back, and from what I can remember, people were quite happy with his signing last year? Link to post Share on other sites
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