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Saint_clark

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Looks decent. Hopefully we give him a decent chance and don't just give him 15 minutes here and there, then write him off when he isn't instantly a world beater in a much harder league. 

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Saint Fan CaM

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I’m hoping he’s been targeted for the Chumpionship and we’ve got him early to try him out in the new look side Juric is building. At that price that would make sense - otherwise it’s another daft SR experiment trying to match EPL quality on the cheap, albeit low risk.

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St. Ciervo

St. Ciervo

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From 2 minutes of watching youtube highlights, I really like his desire to move forward and attack the defender. Based on only that, it is worth a shot. We don't have much of that currently. 

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Convict Colony

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He at least sounds like he fits this system, likes pressing and attacking/assisting.

“I’m a dynamic player, a No 8 or No 10, on the wing as well, likes to have the ball. I think they [the fans] will see a dynamic player who likes to press, run, do good for the team & hopefully get involved in goals & assists.

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Saint NL

Saint NL

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27 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

I think they [the fans] will see a dynamic player who likes to press, run, do good 

So the opposite of Aribo then?

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Nolan

Nolan

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16 minutes ago, Killers Knee said:

Can he play up front?  Can he score goals?  Next.

Yes and Yes. 

Looking at Rennes and Denmark formations he's played in a front three in recent games.

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Convict Colony

Convict Colony

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58 minutes ago, Nolan said:

Yes and Yes. 

Looking at Rennes and Denmark formations he's played in a front three in recent games.

No place for actual research in this forum amigo, next you'll be doing research of where and how he played at Bodo and how we could fit into our system.

On a separate note does anyone know if he is fit enough (recent game time etc) or can we expect him off the bench for the next few week.

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Ken Tone

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He sounds to be more competition fot Fernandes (1 of our best players) than a defensive midfielder or a striker -- the positions where we need competition IMO.

Still, maybe it's beggars can't be choosers with our league position.  😒

Nolan

Nolan

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8 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

No place for actual research in this forum amigo, next you'll be doing research of where and how he played at Bodo and how we could fit into our system.

On a separate note does anyone know if he is fit enough (recent game time etc) or can we expect him off the bench for the next few week.

getting minutes consistently

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Scummer

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1 hour ago, Ken Tone said:

He sounds to be more competition fot Fernandes (1 of our best players) than a defensive midfielder or a striker -- the positions where we need competition IMO.

Still, maybe it's beggars can't be choosers with our league position.  😒

Dibling is going to be out for a while, and Armstrong has been getting regular action. I'd be happy for him to fill in for either of those.

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Chez

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5 hours ago, Killers Knee said:

Can he play up front?  Can he score goals?  Next.

He's not a centre forward, so doesn't solve that problem. He did score 19 goals in 55 games for Bodo/Glimt is a good return for a winger. 2 in 16 for Rennes (not many starts for them), so he does seem to know where the net is. As always, can he do it against better oponenrts with less time etc..  

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Saint86

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5 hours ago, Ken Tone said:

He sounds to be more competition fot Fernandes (1 of our best players) than a defensive midfielder or a striker -- the positions where we need competition IMO.

Still, maybe it's beggars can't be choosers with our league position.  😒

Is Fernandes likely to be here in August though? And equally, can he really play every minute of every game between now and May? Getting the lad in now and seeing if he's a good fit for next season isn't bad. And like it or not, we do struggle when Fernandes comes off, so adding extra depth to the midfield will help (assuming he's good enough).

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franniesTache

franniesTache

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5 hours ago, Convict Colony said:

"Gronbaek has the tools to become an elite-level creator in European football."

Elite level creator? Sounds like we've signed god and maybe that means a miracle will happen.

Personally though knowing sport republic i'm expecting it to turn out we signed the wrong one and a green toad in a suit will stroll on the pitch in the first game declaring his hatred of Danger Mouse

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Holmes_and_Watson

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11 hours ago, Convict Colony said:

He at least sounds like he fits this system, likes pressing and attacking/assisting.

“I’m a dynamic player, a No 8 or No 10, on the wing as well, likes to have the ball. I think they [the fans] will see a dynamic player who likes to press, run, do good for the team & hopefully get involved in goals & assists.

"goals and assists"

If he's not going to do even the most basic research into the club he's joining... 🙂

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Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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4 hours ago, Chez said:

He's not a centre forward, so doesn't solve that problem. He did score 19 goals in 55 games for Bodo/Glimt is a good return for a winger. 2 in 16 for Rennes (not many starts for them), so he does seem to know where the net is. As always, can he do it against better oponenrts with less time etc..  

Good point - Ely scored regularly for Basel including v City in the CL and at Celtic. 

Toussaint

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22 hours ago, Killers Knee said:

Can he play up front?  Can he score goals?  Next.

Hopefully a decent midfielder will chip in with a few goals, but in my opinion  improving the midfield will improve the defence and attack. Our woefully weak midfield lets the whole team down and has been the route of our problems.

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suewhistle

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I know Youtube videos can be deceptive but he does appear to have a greater degree of pace and athleticism than Smallbone or Aribo, although the latter has been showing more of his strength recently.  How would he be best used with Fernandez whilst we have them both? Their mobility does give hope that they won't get in each other's way and will feed off each other. Better than Ely (see above!) who looked like he was running in treacle.

I suspect he might be on the bench on Saturday but wont necessarily get on.

Badger

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On 22/01/2025 at 08:00, Convict Colony said:

He at least sounds like he fits this system, likes pressing and attacking/assisting.

“I’m a dynamic player, a No 8 or No 10, on the wing as well, likes to have the ball. I think they [the fans] will see a dynamic player who likes to press, run, do good for the team & hopefully get involved in goals & assists.

I'm still working In 'old money' , what's the difference ?

For me it implies an attacking midfield player, but not sure of the distinction, if at all.

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bugenhagen

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9 minutes ago, Badger said:

I'm still working In 'old money' , what's the difference ?

For me it implies an attacking midfield player, but not sure of the distinction, if at all.

Nubmer 8 can also play in a midfield three is how I see it. Thats where he mostly played for Glimt, either side of the six.

Ken Tone

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1 hour ago, Badger said:

I'm still working In 'old money' , what's the difference ?

For me it implies an attacking midfield player, but not sure of the distinction, if at all.

In real old money a no.8 was an inside left and a no.10 an inside right , or vice versa 

Nothing new under the sun. 😉

Verbal

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18 minutes ago, Ken Tone said:

In real old money a no.8 was an inside left and a no.10 an inside right , or vice versa

In crypto you could say a lot more but it would ultimately be worthless

St Louis

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Am I reading too much into this, or is Juric basically saying he's not likely to be here next season when we inevitably get relegated?

From today's presser... "He comes on loan, he's a good option for us for these few months. He was very good for Bodo and for the national team. He's trained with us today, I think he'll be more of an option for the next game [than Newcastle]."

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Chez

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1 minute ago, St Louis said:

Am I readint too much into this, or is Juric basically saying he's not likely to be here next season when we inevitably get relegated?

From today's presser... "He comes on loan, he's a good option for us for these few months. He was very good for Bodo and for the national team. He's trained with us today, I think he'll be more of an option for the next game [than Newcastle]."

Not sure that is conclusive, but the fact is, its a loan until the end of the season, after that nothing is set in stone.

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Tommy Mulgrew

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5 hours ago, Ken Tone said:

In real old money a no.8 was an inside left and a no.10 an inside right , or vice versa 

In my wallet, a no.8 was an inside right and a no.10 an inside left.  So your “vice versa” is right.  Happy to help.

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Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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You’ve just got to stand back and admire how we’ve managed to assemble the most abysmal team in our history and then halfway through the season somehow sign a player who’s made no impact on it whatsoever.

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BotleySaint

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Just now, Lighthouse said:

You’ve just got to stand back and admire how we’ve managed to assemble the most abysmal team in our history and then halfway through the season somehow sign a player who’s made no impact on it whatsoever.

It doesn't bode well for future recruitment. Yet another, very recent mistake.

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Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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The only positive is at least he isn’t compulsory to buy. The club loves a player with an Achilles injury, you could say it’s their Achilles Heel…

In all honesty, Uncle Albert from Only Fools & Horses would have offered more athleticism and vitality, plus entertained the squad with WW2 stories. 

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Holmes_and_Watson

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25 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

The only positive is at least he isn’t compulsory to buy. The club loves a player with an Achilles injury, you could say it’s their Achilles Heel…

In all honesty, Uncle Albert from Only Fools & Horses would have offered more athleticism and vitality, plus entertained the squad with WW2 stories. 

"All these footballs blasting into our goal, reminds me of the blitz. And did we fall apart then? We did not!"

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skintsaint

skintsaint

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11 hours ago, BotleySaint said:

It doesn't bode well for future recruitment. Yet another, very recent mistake.

Probably the best quality we could have attracted at the time......and still wasn't good enough.

Doctoroncall

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10 hours ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Oh so we signed an injured player ... of course 😂

Our modus operandi. All to improve our rehabilitation centre to be world class 🤪

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Doctoroncall

Doctoroncall

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12 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

You’ve just got to stand back and admire how we’ve managed to assemble the most abysmal team in our history and then halfway through the season somehow sign a player who’s made no impact on it whatsoever.

I’m hoping Wellington will come good next season, not exactly what was needed this, just trying to cling on to some optimism. 

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