MarkSFC

Apologies if already mentioned somewhere, but was THB at St Marys today?

For all the annoyance we always face with losing players and bids and rumours for your players, we do the same. This is football. Players will always move and continue to move up until the window shuts, we just have to pray the net business is positive at that moment.

And repeat, many times Spors.....

As it stands (with THB in the building) we need; - 1 x Starting CB - 1 x experienced/starting CM (Id take JWP in a shot right now!) - 1 x main striker (to share the load with Larin) - 1 x No.2 GK When THB finally goes, thats 2 x CBs🤦🤦 There has to have been some serious work going on the last week or so to get all these things in place as well as shifting Ramsdale, Suga, Downs, BBD and anyone else!! I know it always goes to the end but just for once it looked like we might be a bit better. Oh well. 8th place it is if we are lucky.

Ah ok. Thanks. Having to watch the game without sound!!

What was the answer?

Its whether Tonda has or not.

The link with this CB is a natural story given the gossip over THB. As an optimistic and looking at the squad quality at CB, we do need one better than both Wood and Stepehns, especially next season should we go up. I hope hes additional to THB and Quarshie will be going (as seems hes not rated). I thought he might turn into a good player for us, tall, string and quick, but guess more is required to convince TE. Selling / letting go Ramsdale, Bazunu, Quarshie, Larios, Edozie, BBD, Archer should bring in 20-25m (🤷‍♂️) and also reduce the wages by quite a bit. This CB and the Serbian Striker can probably come in for that, and then the CM. Job done.

And...

Obviously...we sold one for 75m!

I thought his middle name was Useless. My mistake.

So the team that over the last 25 games (with this manager) that won more points than anyone isn't good enough to go up? Get a grip lad. If THB is sold then I would expect that a more than capable replacement is lined up. Quarshie not really being used in pre-season suggests hes nowhere near being a consideration so we probabaly need two CB in reality if THB is sold.

I cant help but disagree about Bragg, I think hes already superior to Smallbone especially when it comes to passing. His energy is greater and I feel his reading of the game and positioning is already good. He is developing quickly, and although we dont know where his development will end I can forsee a very high class footballer with lin a couple of years.

Sell those 3 and we might just about get half the Vipotnik fee so maybe...I think theres mor money than we think, its just whether its spent this season or next.

Well 11 goals and a few assists in a relegated team last year, and from what I can recall, lots of energy. At 22 could be a great addition. But seemingly in demand.

Jordan James please Johan/Dragan🙏

20m EUROS doesnt buy his left leg...

Obviously

Would be ok, better than BBD obviously and Archer. Mubama is faster, with good physique and height. Larin Mubama and Adams might just be a brilliant trio of outright strikers in this league. In the PL Adams and Larin will be far less effective, Mubama is clearly unknown at this point but you never know, might be excellent. Id rather someone else other than Adams (with one eye on PL next season🤞) but if he and Mubama do turn up I think that would be pretty decent.

If Archer goes (as well as BBD) my faith in TE and JS will increase because he is ok but just not good enough for us. Leo, Larin, Dobbin, Mubama, Azaz, A.N.Other NEW ST, is a fresh looking bunch of forwards and quite exciting (potentially/possibly!!).

Perhaps theres another striker in the pipeline too which allows Archer to go (and BBD🙏🤞😂)

What we all dont know is what his projected development trajectory looks like. Not that every player always ends up where it is forecast but you'd hope that all our analysts and sports science people have a decent idea of where he is. I like the sound of him and it could just be a brilliant signing. Was hoping for someone more established but theres gambles with them too. Larin, Mubama, Archer, Leo, Dobbin, Azaz....should be plenty of goals from them.

Selective noise. For the last 25 games we won the league, 1 point more than Cov I belive (67-66). This clearly indicates the potential to win this league. As always players in/players out will have a major say. So far, we are winning in my opinion, although a striker is necessary. Charles going and being replaced is needed but not as key as Bragg is a better player. As it stands we will certainly be top 4. With a decent striker we may well win the league regardless of the relegated teams persona.

Some of those are very successful indeed😂

Perhaps the other players supporting them weren't good enough to help them score more...🤔🤔🤔 Perhaps ours are....🤔🤔🤔