Fabrice29

I think like last season we’ll be rotating rather than having back ups. Don’t think money/comparable value really exists in football much now anyway so idea that you can only spend a certain amount on a role seems a bit silly to me. Obviously this will sound a little silly and it’s a big if but if he nets a few more of the chances he’s missed for Ipswich last season we wouldn’t be thinking of him as a ‘back up’ or ‘slot of money‘ at that price. We have to sign these players before they reach that so called value and underlying numbers is a good barometer of that sometimes. Anyway, no idea if it’s true or if he’ll work out.

Movement, power, always seemed like a threat and a nuisance. Must have caught him on his better days I guess

Not convinced that sending people out on loan is the best way to restore confidence in someone but given the striker links today it does seem we’re probably cutting Downs loose which is fair enough. I’m all over this board saying we were right to let Ballard go so no issues with that. The point being that if in 2 years time we don’t want to be concluding youngsters as ‘doing nothing here’ …they do require a decent run…we actually have to show the faith/pathway at some stage and not just say it. No reason at all we need a their experience pro to play Archers role last year post January, and actually finding someone to do that would raise other questions. Hence why Archer presumably doesn’t want to do it anymore. Yes. Odd question but glad I clarified that for you.

Really liked the Como/Ipswich lad last season every time I saw him. Assumed he’d scored more than that but was always impressed.

As a defensive midfielder?

I’ll ask…who is Olly?

We invested 10m or so last year in another striking option so would not be shocked to see him being given a chance. Especially if we can’t offload yet. Maybe one to revisit late in the window depending on how he starts. Don’t really see why Dobbin can’t play as a lone striker just because it supposedly didn’t suit him at Preston. And definitely don’t see why Oyekunle can’t be given Archers minutes from last season. That pathway is vital to keeping those youngsters engaged. Unless he goes out on loan himself but I think fobbing off promising strikers is probably what lost us Dom Ballard in the long run.

Wouldn’t be shocked to see Stewart end up at Boro.

All his best work in his YouTube clips from last season comes from central positions so understand this point of view. Looks like a flexible Azaz/Stewart cover for me so not expecting much else in those areas now. Especially considering Robinson and Oyekunle coming through it allows flexibility and a pathway (assuming nobody unexpected stays like Archer, BBD)

Don’t think I was intending to be ‘MLG’, I was asking a pretty valid question. I have looked it up, I don’t see either an informed opinion or precedent relating to a 6 month touchline ban.

Where’s the informed opinion and precedent for that out of interest ?

Reckon the interview the owner did spelling out the summers plan will be pretty spot on.

Nothing comparable about Scienza and Dobbin in terms of playing style from what I can see. Don’t think that aligns with being a replacement at all. Dobbin played and scored against us twice last season both from starting centrally from what I can tell. Most his clips show him doing his effective work from central positions too. Suspect with Archer wanting out and Stewart going this is a nice flexible attacking option that allows us to invest once to cover those two and Azaz…if it’s true.

Odd the new echo reporter tweeted an article he’d done on the Dobbin interest but has seemingly deleted that now.

Good start by getting rid of Skip to be fair