| Am I missing someone? 16:35 - Sep 1 with 944 views | _clive_baker_ |
Palmer, Walton, Button
Furlong, Johnson, Davis, Young
O'Shea, Greaves, Kipre, Baggott
Matusiwa, Cajuste, Nunez, Taylor, Humphreys
McAteer, Burns, Akpom, Szmodics, Elegi, Clarke, Philogene
Hirst, Azon
That's 25 but Elegi doesn't need to be registered. So does Harry Clarke stay with a squad place? Or a late incomer? |  | | |  |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:38 - Sep 1 with 862 views | portmanking |
EADT suggested that Clarke has a squad place.
I can't believe a parchute club has Baggott as a 4th choice CB, 2 wholly average Championship keepers, 1 recognised left back, only 3 *quality* Championship midfielders and an assortment of lightweight wide forwards.
Also asking a LOT of Azon if Hirst pulls his hamstring for 6 weeks. Someone like Danny Ings as an experienced 3rd choice would've been sensible IMO. |  | | |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:41 - Sep 1 with 788 views | Exiled2Surrey |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:38 - Sep 1 by portmanking |
EADT suggested that Clarke has a squad place.
I can't believe a parchute club has Baggott as a 4th choice CB, 2 wholly average Championship keepers, 1 recognised left back, only 3 *quality* Championship midfielders and an assortment of lightweight wide forwards.
Also asking a LOT of Azon if Hirst pulls his hamstring for 6 weeks. Someone like Danny Ings as an experienced 3rd choice would've been sensible IMO. |
I would take Bamford at this stage, or an EPL loan | | | |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:43 - Sep 1 with 761 views | PhilTWTD |
We're all done - assuming no hitches with the deals - Chaplin the last man out, Clarke staying. |  | | |
| (No subject) (n/t) on 16:43 - Sep 1 with 749 views | Exiled2Surrey |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:38 - Sep 1 by portmanking |
EADT suggested that Clarke has a squad place.
I can't believe a parchute club has Baggott as a 4th choice CB, 2 wholly average Championship keepers, 1 recognised left back, only 3 *quality* Championship midfielders and an assortment of lightweight wide forwards.
Also asking a LOT of Azon if Hirst pulls his hamstring for 6 weeks. Someone like Danny Ings as an experienced 3rd choice would've been sensible IMO. |
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| Am I missing someone? on 16:44 - Sep 1 with 722 views | Vaughan8 |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:38 - Sep 1 by portmanking |
EADT suggested that Clarke has a squad place.
I can't believe a parchute club has Baggott as a 4th choice CB, 2 wholly average Championship keepers, 1 recognised left back, only 3 *quality* Championship midfielders and an assortment of lightweight wide forwards.
Also asking a LOT of Azon if Hirst pulls his hamstring for 6 weeks. Someone like Danny Ings as an experienced 3rd choice would've been sensible IMO. |
Yeah because Danny Ings is going to come here to firstly be 3rd choice striker and secondly be on wages you'd want for a 3rd choice striker 
He was on £125k a week at west ham. God knows what Sheff Utd are paying him! | | | |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:45 - Sep 1 with 713 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:38 - Sep 1 by portmanking |
EADT suggested that Clarke has a squad place.
I can't believe a parchute club has Baggott as a 4th choice CB, 2 wholly average Championship keepers, 1 recognised left back, only 3 *quality* Championship midfielders and an assortment of lightweight wide forwards.
Also asking a LOT of Azon if Hirst pulls his hamstring for 6 weeks. Someone like Danny Ings as an experienced 3rd choice would've been sensible IMO. |
Certainly high risk. 3 senior & experienced centre backs (although I'm hopefully that's sufficient in an area where rotation beyond those 3 would only be forced), Matusiwa hasn't played here before albeit has started well, the 2 next to him are prone to injury, a big money 19 year old who is understandably wet behind the ears, Clarke & Philogene yet to really get their Town careers going, young and inexperienced cover for Hirst who hasn't played in this country before.
Big, big emphasis on the likes of Greaves, O'Shea, Szmodics, Philogene & Akpom to really step up to the plate over the next few months.
I'm trusting the process, feels high risk though with the level of proven players who have left. | | | |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:47 - Sep 1 with 637 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:43 - Sep 1 by PhilTWTD |
We're all done - assuming no hitches with the deals - Chaplin the last man out, Clarke staying. |
Thanks Phil.
At least we're well covered at right back. | | | |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:48 - Sep 1 with 612 views | PhilTWTD |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:47 - Sep 1 by _clive_baker_ |
Thanks Phil.
At least we're well covered at right back. |
Indeed, although right-back is also covering left-back, of course, and a bit at centre-half as well. | | | |
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| Am I missing someone? on 16:49 - Sep 1 with 586 views | henryblue |
are we... not very good? |  | | |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:49 - Sep 1 with 581 views | ITFC_History |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:43 - Sep 1 by PhilTWTD |
We're all done - assuming no hitches with the deals - Chaplin the last man out, Clarke staying. |
Gutted. Not felt this low for a while regarding Town. & yes I am including last season |  | | |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:51 - Sep 1 with 522 views | JakeITFC |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:45 - Sep 1 by _clive_baker_ |
Certainly high risk. 3 senior & experienced centre backs (although I'm hopefully that's sufficient in an area where rotation beyond those 3 would only be forced), Matusiwa hasn't played here before albeit has started well, the 2 next to him are prone to injury, a big money 19 year old who is understandably wet behind the ears, Clarke & Philogene yet to really get their Town careers going, young and inexperienced cover for Hirst who hasn't played in this country before.
Big, big emphasis on the likes of Greaves, O'Shea, Szmodics, Philogene & Akpom to really step up to the plate over the next few months.
I'm trusting the process, feels high risk though with the level of proven players who have left. |
Absolutely there should be an emphasis on the players you mention stepping up - they're £100m worth of players who have proven it at this level before.
It's been a slow-ish start to the season but they haven't become bad players. |  | | |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:52 - Sep 1 with 473 views | pointofblue |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:48 - Sep 1 by PhilTWTD |
Indeed, although right-back is also covering left-back, of course, and a bit at centre-half as well. |
I assume Furlong will actually be fourth choice CB instead of Baggott if required. But it does feel like Baggott, in particular, is wasted being part of the 25. | |
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| Am I missing someone? on 16:54 - Sep 1 with 425 views | HighgateBlue |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:49 - Sep 1 by henryblue |
are we... not very good? |
I don't know what you mean.
McKenna has always favoured an asymmetric approach and 4 right backs and 1 left back makes perfect sense, thank you very much! |  | | |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:55 - Sep 1 with 406 views | PhilTWTD |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:52 - Sep 1 by pointofblue |
I assume Furlong will actually be fourth choice CB instead of Baggott if required. But it does feel like Baggott, in particular, is wasted being part of the 25. |
Yes, I would guess that might be the case. Humphreys may also be seen as Leif cover, may depend on the game, also potentially a number 10 as that's more where he played with Wycombe. Glad he's here, even if he may initially not be too often in the picture. | | | |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:56 - Sep 1 with 381 views | pointofblue |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:55 - Sep 1 by PhilTWTD |
Yes, I would guess that might be the case. Humphreys may also be seen as Leif cover, may depend on the game, also potentially a number 10 as that's more where he played with Wycombe. Glad he's here, even if he may initially not be too often in the picture. |
I suppose there's logic with letting Chaplin go in that regard - Humphreys can cover the ten position as well. | |
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| Am I missing someone? on 16:57 - Sep 1 with 373 views | HighgateBlue |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:52 - Sep 1 by pointofblue |
I assume Furlong will actually be fourth choice CB instead of Baggott if required. But it does feel like Baggott, in particular, is wasted being part of the 25. |
I don't think Baggott is wasted, I think his place is wasted.
Did nobody want him then? In any division? On loan? I mean if we're seriously saying that a right back would be 4th choice CB and he would be 5th, surely he's only here because nobody wanted him?
There's room for a really healthy debate as to the relative merits of Woolfy, Burgess and the ones we've kept ahead of them. But Baggott? Seems like a strange decision. One of many.
Let's hope that Egeli and Azon are ridiculously good. If so, no problem. If not, problem. | | | |
| Am I missing someone? on 17:28 - Sep 1 with 193 views | OldFart71 |
| Am I missing someone? on 16:57 - Sep 1 by HighgateBlue |
I don't think Baggott is wasted, I think his place is wasted.
Did nobody want him then? In any division? On loan? I mean if we're seriously saying that a right back would be 4th choice CB and he would be 5th, surely he's only here because nobody wanted him?
There's room for a really healthy debate as to the relative merits of Woolfy, Burgess and the ones we've kept ahead of them. But Baggott? Seems like a strange decision. One of many.
Let's hope that Egeli and Azon are ridiculously good. If so, no problem. If not, problem. |
As I said previously I do not see any sense in giving Baggott another contract and then loaning him out again.
Nobody knows how good the guy is because he hasn't had a chance. I saw him a couple of seasons ago against Fulham in a cup game. He came on as sub, didn't in anyway look out of place and scored our only goal in a 1-3 defeat.
It is really a case of Baggott being sold or being part of the squad. | | | |
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