January Targets

[AbertilleryRed2023]

so when January comes knocking who should we be looking to bring in as reinforcement or as direct replacements??

[aubrey]

We would have to sell or Loan out first.

[WrexSi]

Originally Posted by AbertilleryRed2023

so when January comes knocking who should we be looking to bring in as reinforcement or as direct replacements??

That’s a toughie. I feel for PP tbh, cos he’s brought in what appeared to be quality, a number of times now, and they’re all letting him down.
So many of them having dips in form, and have to be dropped. They came from higher divisions, but you wouldn’t have thought it.

It says something when the hard workers like Youngy and Mendy are still worth a place in the starting X1 cos their replacements are letting us down.

GK, let’s see how Arthur goes on. I love Chomp but he didn’t make himself big for four of the five goals at Stockport. Seems to crumple backwards. Needed a rest. He’s a legend already, and good to have him on our roster.
We are ok for GK for now.

Defence, I just don’t know WTF is going on with some of our back three. I’d say normally Tunnicliffe, Tozer if he ain’t too tired lately, and Hayden, are our best option. TOC as first back up. The others are riddled with unforced errors.
But I don’t think we need a new CB.

Good choice of Forde and Barnett on one flank, and Mendy or McClean on the other, although the latter has been shite, last two games. Somethings going on, there. But we should be fine for both WB slots.

Center Mid, let’s see if George Evans is the key to the midfield, along with Elliot Lee or Jordan Davies, plus JJ or Youngy. Again, I’m not sure as we stand we need a new Mid.

Up front is the biggest worry for me. We are SO dependent on SPM, look at the impact yesterday. Two goals, and an incredible work rate, after the injury he’s had, too. Ollie is always going to be our favourite alongside Mullin, depends on his fitness/injury. Good to have the quality of Fletcher as main back up. That’s where it ends though. I like Bickers but PP seems to have lost faith somehow. Waters works hard but little impact. Dalby looks off the pace and out of form, can still pop up with a goal though, so we have options. Do we need Another Striker/Forward? Of all the positions, this one for me possibly yeh.

But, overall, I don’t think we are getting the best out of some of our large and expensive squad.

How could ALL of them be off form at Stockport? And start lethargically yesterday? Somethings up. Overtraining, or something.

I know it’s a cliche, but, in PP I do trust! He’s closer to it than us. And since he’s been here, I’ve found whatever me and the fans around me have grumbled about, he’s seen the same things and acted upon them. I think he’ll do what’s needed.

Huge game Tuesday night though, a real tough one, and I think we will all learn some more about some of our players, in this game.

[Royal welsh red]

Andy Marriott is a goalkeeping legend. Howard most definitely isn’t

[WrexSi]

Originally Posted by Royal welsh red

Andy Marriott is a goalkeeping legend. Howard most definitely isn’t

Flynnie disagrees.

Howard put enough shifts in last season, to get us up.
Foster finished the job, at the right time, but Howard did his bit.
For that, Legend.

Just my opinion, and yours counts too! More than mine probably, but there we go.

[krux]

Originally Posted by aubrey

We would have to sell or Loan out first.

Or merely leave them out of the 22

[Back of the Kop]

Clarke-Harris of Peterborough should be top of the shopping list.

He's out of contract next summer so we only have to pay up his contract which will be less than £100k.

We'll have to go big on wages though with Championship clubs sniffing around

[Rhosymedre Red]

Originally Posted by Back of the Kop

Clarke-Harris of Peterborough should be top of the shopping list.

He's out of contract next summer so we only have to pay up his contract which will be less than £100k.

We'll have to go big on wages though with Championship clubs sniffing around

Bristol Rovers, Like us made a mess of the paper work for Harris. They were going to pay £800.000. They might go back in January.

[Back of the Kop]

Originally Posted by Rhosymedre Red

Bristol Rovers, Like us made a mess of the paper work for Harris. They were going to pay £800.000. They might go back in January.

I heard they messed up too. Massive saving on the fee in January.