| Talk of players moving on this season and ruthlessness... 13:55 - Aug 27 with 4262 views | itfcjoe |
...admittedly they were squad options, but look at league starts last season
Hladky (46)
Edmundson (10)
Jackson (9)
Harness (7)
Taylor (7)
Donacien (3)
Ladapo (2)
Al-Hamadi (1)
Ball (1)
Those not getting new contracts, and likely not fitting into the 25 man squad this summer weren't good enough to start games in the Championship.
The 8 senior players, of which most likely 7 won't be in the 25 man squad, started 40 games between them, less than Hladky managed.
Whilst I appreciate they've played their part, it was like the year before where we last Edwards, Leigh etc - they weren't good enough to start at the level below we are now at |  |
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| Talk of players moving on this season and ruthlessness... on 18:13 - Aug 27 with 550 views | Swansea_Blue |
Sadly (because they were part of such a tight knit squad for the last 2 great years) there's no room for sentimentality. We have to try to change what's needed to stay in the league.
So yeah, I agree and I also agree with those on your list. It's a shame - there's some real characters there who played their part and also come across as great blokes. But anyone let go/moved on will know the score. They're all senior pros and know how cutthroat it is. |  |
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| Talk of players moving on this season and ruthlessness... on 19:19 - Aug 27 with 459 views | OldFart71 |
When we played Fulham in the League Cup last season the gulf was clear to see. Yes we were not at full strength and picked up a bit once the game was settled in their favour. I think this more than highlighted the need to McKenna that in a lot of positions we just weren't good enough. This applied from Division One to the Championship where several players such as Ladapo who was a vital cog in Division One didn't get a look in. To be honest Chaplin wasn't as effective in the Championship as when in Division One. This is not having a go at those players as we loved them as we did Kayden Jackson. A model professional . It is highly likely that one or two plucked from the Championship for this season will either find it hard or not make the grade. |  | | |
| Talk of players moving on this season and ruthlessness... on 19:43 - Aug 27 with 427 views | Kropotkin123 |
In another post during the off-season I gave the minutes
Hladky (4140, 1st)
Harness (968, 15th)
Jackson (959, 16th)
Edmundson (889, 17th)
Taylor (875, 18th)
Ladapo (341, 21st)
Al-Hamadi (282, 23rd)
Donacien (217, 24th)
Ball (141, 26th)
It's worth noting that the majority of these players were somewhat replaced last season:
• Taylor and Ball were behind Travis
• Harness was behind Sarmiento
• Ladapo and Al-Hamadi were behind Moore
• Jackson was behind Hutchinson
• Donacian was behind Williams |  |
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| Talk of players moving on this season and ruthlessness... on 19:51 - Aug 27 with 402 views | stonojnr |
| Talk of players moving on this season and ruthlessness... on 19:19 - Aug 27 by OldFart71 |
When we played Fulham in the League Cup last season the gulf was clear to see. Yes we were not at full strength and picked up a bit once the game was settled in their favour. I think this more than highlighted the need to McKenna that in a lot of positions we just weren't good enough. This applied from Division One to the Championship where several players such as Ladapo who was a vital cog in Division One didn't get a look in. To be honest Chaplin wasn't as effective in the Championship as when in Division One. This is not having a go at those players as we loved them as we did Kayden Jackson. A model professional . It is highly likely that one or two plucked from the Championship for this season will either find it hard or not make the grade. |
The thing about that Fulham game is we might not have been at full strength, but neither were they, and they still completely outplayed us which highlighted we had a core group of good players, but not an equivalent squad, hence purchasing a whole bunch if players since | | | |
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