| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? 15:58 - Jul 15 with 2895 views | WarkTheWarkITFC |
Given the size of our squad and the wage bill I would not be surprised to get to the start of the season with no additions at all.
Can fully see the club deciding we have too many players, being unable to shift people like Nsiala, Donacien and co and going with what we have got.
We clearly need a left back and a proper prolific League One centre forward. I'd argue we also need a decent centre back to look to fight Chambers and that's assuming Wolf and Downes do stay. We also have a very thin midfield if we assume Huws and Bishop will be no fitter than normal and arguably we need wingers if Lambert actually settles on a system and that includes them. Edwards should be playing left midfield in his preferred position if that is the case.
COVID or not, and I understand the financial difficulties, this is an absolutely golden chance to use our position as one of the biggest clubs in this division (for the time being) to pick up some of the top talent at this level that will be out of contract and I can see us dithering as a result whilst other clubs around us, in worse financial positions, do some good business.
Anyone else expect us to be more active that other League One clubs or share my pessimism? |  |
| |  |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 16:05 - Jul 15 with 2349 views | ITFC_Forever |
Completely unbalanced squad as usual.
Thousands of midfielders, but woefully short everywhere else. |  |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 16:10 - Jul 15 with 2334 views | Kieran_Knows |
I genuinely don't think we will sign anyone at all. |  |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 16:22 - Jul 15 with 2288 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
2 free's and 2 loans.
I don't really have an issue with that.
Wonder if we will make one cash signing in the KVY mould. i.e.investment that could see an uplift 12 months on. |  |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 16:23 - Jul 15 with 2279 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 16:05 - Jul 15 by ITFC_Forever |
Completely unbalanced squad as usual.
Thousands of midfielders, but woefully short everywhere else. |
Short on depth, but not THAT short on quality apart from defence. | |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 16:24 - Jul 15 with 2276 views | Herbivore |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 16:05 - Jul 15 by ITFC_Forever |
Completely unbalanced squad as usual.
Thousands of midfielders, but woefully short everywhere else. |
Seems to have been this way ever since ME bought the club. |  |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 16:30 - Jul 15 with 2254 views | IpswichKnight |
Would not be surprised to see us bring in a striker and defender, Were short in depth for defenders, Wilson is fine for a few games as cover but you wouldn't want him playing all 40+ games and with our luck you just know a centre half will pick up a long term injury day after the transfer window closes. We looked in January for a striker to bring in so expect us to do the same again now. | | | |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 16:33 - Jul 15 with 2243 views | BLUEBEAT |
That Colchester LB because we have no chance of bringing Garbutt back. |  |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 16:49 - Jul 15 with 2217 views | WarkTheWarkITFC |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 16:30 - Jul 15 by IpswichKnight |
Would not be surprised to see us bring in a striker and defender, Were short in depth for defenders, Wilson is fine for a few games as cover but you wouldn't want him playing all 40+ games and with our luck you just know a centre half will pick up a long term injury day after the transfer window closes. We looked in January for a striker to bring in so expect us to do the same again now. |
I thought Wilson was abysmal.
I get that passing isn't necessarily a quality you associate with League One centre halves, but he looked very poor. I also thought Pennington was terrible and was mystified as to why some people rated him.
Holy, Woolfenden, Vincent-Young and an in-form Chambers should be the best defence at this level if you throw in a good left back. But Chambers anywhere below in-form causes us major problems and I'd not be adverse to bringing in a proven centre half at this level who is 10 years younger and starting to build. | |
| |
Login to get fewer ads
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 17:00 - Jul 15 with 2195 views | ITFC_Forever |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 16:23 - Jul 15 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Short on depth, but not THAT short on quality apart from defence. |
Need the following:
GK (to seriously compete with Holy)
LB
CB (two if Wolfy goes)
CF
Not quite the 7 / 8 we usually need, but certainly key areas. | |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 17:01 - Jul 15 with 2189 views | IpswichKnight |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 16:49 - Jul 15 by WarkTheWarkITFC |
I thought Wilson was abysmal.
I get that passing isn't necessarily a quality you associate with League One centre halves, but he looked very poor. I also thought Pennington was terrible and was mystified as to why some people rated him.
Holy, Woolfenden, Vincent-Young and an in-form Chambers should be the best defence at this level if you throw in a good left back. But Chambers anywhere below in-form causes us major problems and I'd not be adverse to bringing in a proven centre half at this level who is 10 years younger and starting to build. |
Wilson was solid he's not going to glide past attackers or make a raking 70 yard cross field ball ( well he might but it will go straight out of play! ) for an assist, he can fill in for a game or 2, he's not going to be a starting player if Chambo and Wolfy are fit and I would totally be looking to find a replacement for Chambers as well, the better sides in this league know how to isolate him and expose his lack of pace.
Even with Wilson playing we didn't concede that many goals so he must have been doing something right! | | | |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 18:28 - Jul 15 with 2116 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 17:00 - Jul 15 by ITFC_Forever |
Need the following:
GK (to seriously compete with Holy)
LB
CB (two if Wolfy goes)
CF
Not quite the 7 / 8 we usually need, but certainly key areas. |
I think Holy will prove to be good enough, no major investment needed there.
Agree on defence.
Norwood and Jackson both good forwards, and Sears also good on return. I think Lankester can also weigh in there. But we probably do need another body, that could arguably be a youngster coming through. | |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 18:49 - Jul 15 with 2097 views | Shawsey |
We will have to sell, get rid of about half our squad before we can think of signing anybody that can actually produce for us. Far to many have been signed for their potential or their record in the lower leagues. We need first team signings and good ones at that only. We have a squad full of squad players already. Must be some of the youth team who can set up? Do we have a youth team specialist on here? |  | | |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 19:07 - Jul 15 with 2072 views | Herbivore |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 16:23 - Jul 15 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Short on depth, but not THAT short on quality apart from defence. |
Our defence was far more capable than our attack last season. | |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 19:15 - Jul 15 with 2054 views | Shawsey |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 19:07 - Jul 15 by Herbivore |
Our defence was far more capable than our attack last season. |
Sums us up perfectly. | | | |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 19:24 - Jul 15 with 2046 views | Funge |
Apart from KVY, every single one of the squad were underperforming sh1ts last year, so really we need 25 or so new signings.
I don't think we'll get as many as that. |  | | |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 19:35 - Jul 15 with 2028 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 19:07 - Jul 15 by Herbivore |
Our defence was far more capable than our attack last season. |
The left back has gone for a start.
And Chambers is a year older. | |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 21:42 - Jul 15 with 1940 views | Herbivore |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 19:35 - Jul 15 by Marshalls_Mullet |
The left back has gone for a start.
And Chambers is a year older. |
Garbs is a good footballer but a bang average left back. Chambers remains perfectly capable at this level. Ideally I'd like a better left back than we have and another CB, but if money is tight then we need to prioritise strengthening up top, with a decent winger and/or a more physical striker. | |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 22:17 - Jul 15 with 1889 views | TheTrueBlue1878 |
About as active as a scarecrow. Leaving us with a ridiculously unbalanced squad, overflowed with more central midfielders than fans. The season will begin with hope shorltly squashed as Bishop/Lankester injured in pre season, followed by Dobra and El Mizouni constantly benched. This will leave us with the same old faces, playing the same old way, with the same old outcome.
Pin this sh!t [Post edited 16 Jul 2020 0:08]
|  |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 00:10 - Jul 16 with 1817 views | TheTrueBlue1878 |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 19:07 - Jul 15 by Herbivore |
Our defence was far more capable than our attack last season. |
In essence (if fit) surely we have 4 more players to add to that attack now - Dobra/Lankester/El Mizouni/Bishop which offers exciting options.
However the defence - Chambers/Nsiala/Wilson/Donacien/Kenlock are not defenders in depth that will get you out of this league I’m afraid. | |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 01:22 - Jul 16 with 1794 views | TieDyedIn95 |
For me the telling part is the fact we handed James Wilson the number 5 shirt already for next season when I thought he'd had definitely been on the release list, especially given that say, Rowe has been released already, and Rowe had a better season than Wilson. Although you cannot fault Wilson's efforts he is a player who is nowhere near the calibre we would need to really be taken seriously next season and the fact we've not released him, and instead given him a prominent squad number, means were likely going to be using him as a regular again next season. That says to me there is going to be little change in the overall squad.
If I were to be brutal I would have released/sold Wilson, Donacien, Bishop, Nydam, Judge, Nsiala, Kenlock and Huws. Maybe Edwards too at a push and the jury is still out on Nolan for me as well. I think the reasoning is simple with much of those, injuries, too many midfielders, personal issues and so on. I don't see them suddenly becoming fit and happy first teamers next season either so i'd free up the wages and get a little extra money for a few players in positions we need.
This probably not a popular opinion either but i'd have looked to sign a new established no.1 in goal as even though Holy was the lesser of the two evils last season, he also made some horrendous errors that cost us points and at times him pumping those aimless balls into the stand was frankly embarrassing, so another option would be helpful. A goalkeeper with a cool head and a bit of experience would do us wonders.
We need some options at full back, we ideally need a new centre half to play alongside Wolfenden, again someone with some experience and a cool head at this level who isn't prone to monumental mistakes in front of our own goal would be ideal. Our midfield is already too stacked and there are players there who we'll barely get a game out of again next season, and frankly we need a forward, or two who again play at this level, no frills, no panic and is just a natural goalscorer.
If we do stay more or less the same with a couple of fullbacks and a reserve forward to replace Keane then we'll finish between 6th and 11th next season. |  |
| Football League First Division / Premier League
Champions (1): 1961—62 - Runners-up (2): 1980—81, 1981—82
Football League Second Division / EFL Championship
Champions (3): 1960—61, 1967—68, 1991—92 - Play-off winners (1): 1999—2000
Football League Third Division / EFL League One Champions (2): 1953—54, 1956—57 - Southern League Champions (1): 1936—37
FA Cup Winners (1): 1977—78 - Texaco Cup Winners (1): 1972—73
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League Winners (1): 1980—81 | | Poll: | Would you attend a socially distanced training ground protest? |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 07:48 - Jul 16 with 1660 views | Herbivore |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 00:10 - Jul 16 by TheTrueBlue1878 |
In essence (if fit) surely we have 4 more players to add to that attack now - Dobra/Lankester/El Mizouni/Bishop which offers exciting options.
However the defence - Chambers/Nsiala/Wilson/Donacien/Kenlock are not defenders in depth that will get you out of this league I’m afraid. |
You've missed KVY and Woolfy from the list of defenders for some reason. Both will be starters. It remains to be seen whether the attacking players you list will stay fit and be used. Either way, none of them provides the kind of outlet we need up front. | |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 07:51 - Jul 16 with 1651 views | Libero |
I think I’m going to have to accept that we won’t be signing Tommy Smith :’( |  | | |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 08:40 - Jul 16 with 1599 views | Stadiumofdark |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 07:48 - Jul 16 by Herbivore |
You've missed KVY and Woolfy from the list of defenders for some reason. Both will be starters. It remains to be seen whether the attacking players you list will stay fit and be used. Either way, none of them provides the kind of outlet we need up front. |
apart from them being our two best defenders.... what's your point??!! ;-) |  | | |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 08:43 - Jul 16 with 1591 views | Herbivore |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 07:51 - Jul 16 by Libero |
I think I’m going to have to accept that we won’t be signing Tommy Smith :’( |
I'm hoping for eleven of him. | |
| |
| How active do you predict we will be on the signings front? on 09:05 - Jul 16 with 1552 views | ArnieM |
I think we will look to loan a few if the younger players not deemed ready fir first team squad. If we are able to offload some senior deadwood I’m sure we will.
I think we’ll pick up freebie out of contract defenders ( left back and CB) and pay for a big striker |  |
| |
| |
By continuing to use the site, you agree to our use of cookies and to abide by our Terms and Conditions.
