| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. 15:34 - Aug 15 with 2396 views | Bellevue_Blue |
Don’t think any of us were expecting this much squad turnover, but honestly, it sounds like we’ve just been pretty unlucky.
Broady – Been pushing for a move to his boyhood club since pre-season kicked off
Morsy – Got a life-changing offer from the Middle East
Burgess – World Cup year, so of course he wanted guaranteed starts
Tuanzebe – Wanted to move home and play in the Prem
Delap & Hutch – Always likely they’d move on
Not sure there’s much we could’ve done to stop any of that without throwing out ridiculous contracts.
The only thing I think we might’ve handled better is getting into the market earlier and getting deals done faster. Even then, we tried for Hackney, Azon’s clearly been on the radar for ages, and Cajuste went off to explore other options.
Maybe I’m giving the club too much leeway, but it feels like the cards have just fallen awkwardly and left us in a tough spot.
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| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 19:40 - Aug 15 with 509 views | emergencylime |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 17:43 - Aug 15 by Swansea_Blue |
Now that’s a player who would curry favour with most fans |
I await the “player incumin” posts |  |
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| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 19:43 - Aug 15 with 504 views | PrideOfTheEast |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 17:36 - Aug 15 by franz_tyson |
I do truly wonder if we could have kept Morsy on for his final year as club captain with a financial incentive and maybe healthy promotion bonus. He may not have been team captain and not a starter, but I'd still like him here. He could still play a part on the field. |
But he’s literally been offered north of £10m (largely tax free presumably) to play somewhere else for a couple of years. Nothing we could offer would compete with that. | | | |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 19:46 - Aug 15 with 494 views | Vic |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 17:43 - Aug 15 by Swansea_Blue |
Now that’s a player who would curry favour with most fans |
would need declan rice to play alongside him. Cant see us affording him though. |  |
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| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 19:56 - Aug 15 with 463 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 19:07 - Aug 15 by BseaBlue |
To be fair, you have been insistent this would be the case all summer despite plenty on here telling you otherwise! Looks as though you will be right. |
Just had a feeling that would be the case. I never once thought Burgess or Tuanzebe would sign new deals, we all knew Luongo was going before the season finished, as we did with Delap. Had a feeling Broadhead would go given the past 12 months, plus I then expected another 1 from Hutchinson, O’Shea and Davis to go. We was always going to see Slicker and Muric go as well.
The only left field departure was Morsy for me, which is a massive shame. I still think we could see another 4-5 go as well, so given we’re at 6 signings, we could end up on 10-12 again.
But appreciate you have noticed! |  |
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| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 20:03 - Aug 15 with 446 views | emergencylime |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 19:46 - Aug 15 by Vic |
would need declan rice to play alongside him. Cant see us affording him though. |
Declan Rice and Tikka Mosalah, now there’s a tasty partnership | |
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| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 20:19 - Aug 15 with 430 views | Coastalblue |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 16:06 - Aug 15 by _clive_baker_ |
AAH and Baggott almost certainly, but I'm not really counting them. I don't think they'll play even if they stay. Taylor maybe, if we bring in 2 in CM.
Need to go balls deep on a few incomings innit. I want something really spicy from left field. |
Darren Currie to return?
The slowest winger in history, if he's lost half a yard over the years he'll be playing in reverse now. Loved watching him though. |  |
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| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 21:33 - Aug 15 with 375 views | cressi |
I said 2 months ago biggest turn over since demolition man was here got told by the majority on here it wasn't going to happen next couple or weeks will tell. | | | |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 21:36 - Aug 15 with 371 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 19:56 - Aug 15 by Kieran_Knows |
Just had a feeling that would be the case. I never once thought Burgess or Tuanzebe would sign new deals, we all knew Luongo was going before the season finished, as we did with Delap. Had a feeling Broadhead would go given the past 12 months, plus I then expected another 1 from Hutchinson, O’Shea and Davis to go. We was always going to see Slicker and Muric go as well.
The only left field departure was Morsy for me, which is a massive shame. I still think we could see another 4-5 go as well, so given we’re at 6 signings, we could end up on 10-12 again.
But appreciate you have noticed! |
You think another 4-5 will go? Do you mean fringe players like Al Hamadi, etc including on loan? Or do you mean first team players being sold? I would be very surprised if we sold more than 2 more first team players and I would hope it wouldn't be any more at all. |  |
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| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 22:06 - Aug 15 with 340 views | Garv |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 19:04 - Aug 15 by Radlett_blue |
We could easily have held on to Morsy, but I reckon McKenna felt that at 35 next month we'd do well to get another good season out of him & he certainly wouldn't be much use if we got promoted again. I guess the aim is to build a new & better Town (very hard when in the Championship) & we need a younger player than Morsy as a big part of that. Not getting Hackney is a disappointment & we'll have to see if Matisuwa can adjust to the pace of English football. |
34 next month.
He would have played most games again and I think could have easily been a squad player in another PL campaign.
Should have got two years if that's all he wanted. |  |
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| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 22:09 - Aug 15 with 332 views | PioneerBlue |
I’m not sure this level of turnover was planned exactly given the few we really wanted to keep but became necessary once trading became possible. I assume the club made a reasonable attempt to keep a few despite saying they wanted all:
Morsy
OH
Tuanzebe
Everything else is about replacing and powering up for the level we are now at. You can’t direcy replace Delap, Morsy, OH as they were phenomena in their moments. | |
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| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 22:18 - Aug 15 with 315 views | olimar |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 21:33 - Aug 15 by cressi |
I said 2 months ago biggest turn over since demolition man was here got told by the majority on here it wasn't going to happen next couple or weeks will tell. |
We signed 12 players last summer, dont think we will beat that for several summers. | | | |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 22:31 - Aug 15 with 280 views | Freddies_Ears |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 18:07 - Aug 15 by Swansea_Blue |
I’m very surprised he’s still here. Agreed on both points - he’d be a huge loss and we’d struggle to replace. Townsend would be a good replacement so his injury could end up being more significant. |
Which is why I am pretty sure Davis will stay.
The big question for me is the extent to which our squad is stronger than 2 years ago, when we last started a season in the Championship. My view is that we are far stronger, almost everywhere. CM is perhaps the exception, but time will tell. It'll be interesting to see what we now do in the market - LB, CM & RW? | | | |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 22:33 - Aug 15 with 274 views | AVJones |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 22:06 - Aug 15 by Garv |
34 next month.
He would have played most games again and I think could have easily been a squad player in another PL campaign.
Should have got two years if that's all he wanted. |
Why? He was already under contract. | | | |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 23:20 - Aug 15 with 224 views | FrimleyBlue |
Tbh only morsy surprised me.
There are still 4 that I think will go at some point tho
Wolfy
Taylor
Sammy s
Hamadi
Walton poss next summer
Morsys was a shock. I thought he'd see out contract but all others weren't really a shock more hope that we could keep one or two of them |  |
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| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 01:08 - Aug 16 with 183 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 21:36 - Aug 15 by Nthsuffolkblue |
You think another 4-5 will go? Do you mean fringe players like Al Hamadi, etc including on loan? Or do you mean first team players being sold? I would be very surprised if we sold more than 2 more first team players and I would hope it wouldn't be any more at all. |
Again, given McKenna’s comments, I think you could make a case for Woolfie, Taylor, Al-Hamadi and Baggott to go. Plus, Johnson has been linked twice now with Fulham, so wonder if that’s one to keep an eye on as the window gets closer to closing.
Edit - and of course, Omari is about to leave as well. [Post edited 16 Aug 6:48]
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| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 09:19 - Aug 16 with 74 views | lurcher |
Totally expected. There will be more. |  | | |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 09:32 - Aug 16 with 55 views | PrideOfTheEast |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 09:19 - Aug 16 by lurcher |
Totally expected. There will be more. |
Indeed but so many people seem to be living in 2013. I am surprised and please we kept O’Shea, and it looks like we’ll be keeping Davis. The rest was all entirely predictable, including Morsy who was always going to get a big offer from that part of the world that would be impossible to compete with at any level.
The disappointment so far (again) is the time it’s taken to bring people in, and, to date, failure to address major gaps in the team and squad. A massive 2 weeks. | | | |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 09:37 - Aug 16 with 35 views | lurcher |
| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 09:32 - Aug 16 by PrideOfTheEast |
Indeed but so many people seem to be living in 2013. I am surprised and please we kept O’Shea, and it looks like we’ll be keeping Davis. The rest was all entirely predictable, including Morsy who was always going to get a big offer from that part of the world that would be impossible to compete with at any level.
The disappointment so far (again) is the time it’s taken to bring people in, and, to date, failure to address major gaps in the team and squad. A massive 2 weeks. |
Yes. Thought Davis, O'Shea, Wolfenden, Walton and Greaves could all leave.
I think in the main we are after players who don't want to be in the championship. We need our targets to realise that we are their best option.
Central midfield is still week. [Post edited 16 Aug 9:38]
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| Been unfortunate with the squad turnover .. on 09:37 - Aug 16 with 33 views | chicoazul |
I did tell you all this would happen and you all shouted at me. |  |
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