| Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back? 11:10 - Jan 6 with 5464 views | Len_Brennan |
Godfrey has moved from Atalanta because he wasn't getting game time, and there appears to have been a few PL clubs interested in bringing him in during this window. For us to get him & tie up the loan so quickly, we have to assume that both he & Atalanta have received assurance from the club & manager as to him getting minutes here. The cup game will help to guage his match fitness, but we would expect him to play some part of league matches pretty quickly.
I would assume that our favoured back three, when fit, would be Tuanzebe, O'Shea & Greaves, so with Godfrey here, he should take the right sided CB role than can turn into a RB when in possession, allowing O'Shea back into the middle. (Greaves is in a straight competition with Burgess for the left side of the three).
This is bad news for Woolfenden, who will surely drop back to the bench, and even moreso for Clarke, who will likely have to drop out of the squad given the numbers, so a loan or even a sale is in the pipeline for him.
When Axel is back, it then means we then have him likely to slot in, pushing Godfrey to the bench; and we know that McKenna doesn't prioritise having CBs on the bench, so he will likely relegate Johnson (who was very good yesterday) or Burns out of the matchday squad, as Godfrey will surely be viewed as preferred wingback cover too, over at least one of them. Sadly, I can see Wes suffering this fate & thus be a possible departure in January too, as clearly we intend to spend heavily on a right sided winger/attacker too, given the Doak bid. |  | | |  |
| Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back? on 18:11 - Jan 6 with 616 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back? on 17:57 - Jan 6 by Daninthecampo |
Previously mentioned Axel would be back later this month,Phils story yesterday quotes" He hopefully isn’t months away but has missed quite a lot of time and we’ve missed that profile a little bit in terms of a centre-back who can play right-back and is strong one-v-one and has good physicality"
Implies he's going to be our for a while,
Clarke is likely to be the one to move on, which got me thinking his worth. The unreliable Transfermarkt has him at €5m, what do we think he's worth? |
Harry Clarke? I presume any move is likely to be a loan at this stage. If we're to sell him it would be to the Championship, or maybe Birmingham. £1m or so? I can't see that happening now but I think it's one that'll happen in the summer if we stay up just because squad places for senior players are at something of a premium. |  | | |
| Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back? on 18:41 - Jan 6 with 569 views | Blue_Heath |
I posted he wasn't what we needed and got a huge downvote, surely when Axel is fit he plays. I wouldn't change the three central defenders so for me he's a bench player. | | | |
| Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back? on 18:43 - Jan 6 with 566 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back? on 17:57 - Jan 6 by Daninthecampo |
Previously mentioned Axel would be back later this month,Phils story yesterday quotes" He hopefully isn’t months away but has missed quite a lot of time and we’ve missed that profile a little bit in terms of a centre-back who can play right-back and is strong one-v-one and has good physicality"
Implies he's going to be our for a while,
Clarke is likely to be the one to move on, which got me thinking his worth. The unreliable Transfermarkt has him at €5m, what do we think he's worth? |
We shouldn’t forget that Axel is out of contract at the end of the season.
Not seen any rumours about a contract extension but the club are better at keeping things quiet. I can only think of two options, either he hasn’t yet been offered a new contract or he has received an offer but not yet agreed to it.
He is of course free to sign a contract with a European club. |  |
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| Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back? on 18:45 - Jan 6 with 563 views | SheffordBlue |
| Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back? on 17:57 - Jan 6 by Daninthecampo |
Previously mentioned Axel would be back later this month,Phils story yesterday quotes" He hopefully isn’t months away but has missed quite a lot of time and we’ve missed that profile a little bit in terms of a centre-back who can play right-back and is strong one-v-one and has good physicality"
Implies he's going to be our for a while,
Clarke is likely to be the one to move on, which got me thinking his worth. The unreliable Transfermarkt has him at €5m, what do we think he's worth? |
Think it would be a loan for a Clarke in this window wouldn't it? Unless we get a daft offer. Then see what league we're in in the summer and what the squad looks like then. | |
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| Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back? on 20:20 - Jan 6 with 493 views | Chris_ITFC |
At best, much-needed competition for places.
At worst, 2 players lacking minutes/fitness that hopefully means 1 will be available at all times. |  | | |
| Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back? on 21:42 - Jan 6 with 459 views | itfcjoe |
| Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back? on 18:11 - Jan 6 by _clive_baker_ |
Harry Clarke? I presume any move is likely to be a loan at this stage. If we're to sell him it would be to the Championship, or maybe Birmingham. £1m or so? I can't see that happening now but I think it's one that'll happen in the summer if we stay up just because squad places for senior players are at something of a premium. |
We paid more than that for Clarke before he was subsequently a big part in back to back promotions so can’t imagine his value has gone down |  |
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| Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back? on 22:12 - Jan 6 with 434 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back? on 21:42 - Jan 6 by itfcjoe |
We paid more than that for Clarke before he was subsequently a big part in back to back promotions so can’t imagine his value has gone down |
He played a role in our promotions but that's not to say he's proven to be a player who will command a big fee. I was quite underwhelmed by him last season personally, I don't think he's destined for a top Championship side when he does move on, and I think the sort of club he will appeal to probably wont be looking to pay millions.
Perhaps a touch more than £1m in the right market, but not materially more IMO. | | | |
| Where does Godfrey play when Axel is back? on 00:32 - Jan 7 with 380 views | BLUEBEAT |
You can’t rely on Axel, sadly
He’s incredibly injury prone
Check his history at previous clubs too |  |
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