Nope
Latte Lath is one goal ahead of Akpom.. Greenwood is one or two goals ahead of Ramsey has been with us for half a season longer and will hopefully continue to contribute more!
Silvera replaces Walker and has 5 goal contributions, Rogers replaces Ridley and looks like an earlier version of Tavernier
Left wing.. doing really well
No it can’t Engel and Bangura are solid full time replacements for.. Giles who did his best work first half of the season. Bs guts has already shown he can replicated the assists snd Engel is much stronger defensively.
Pure guff
They all compare very favourably.. recruitment has been ace! Giles, Ramsey & Co have entered mythological status!
Ramsey injured, Archer would be itching for a move and we saw the best of Giles first half of last season.
We’d be around the same position and folks would still be moaning!
Improving, already equal to last year and will get better.
No.. they wouldn’t have played as much most likely. O’Brien replaces Mowett who missed out most of last season btw, Lenihan replaced by Clarke.. revitalised Jones ahead of Forss.. RVDB & Dijksteel been decent at right back. Greenwood doing a good job filling in for McGree
Dairylea?
Howson is mega. Hackney starts over Barlaser when fit.
Crooks is class!
No
Lath as a 10 with Josh as a 9 could be an option (if fit) tough on Crooks mind
Carrick is consistent and we’ve seen players for in really well and hit the ground running as a result.
Striker defo, central defender.. and hopefully a right back!
Nah.. left back is stacked
Yup
Cool Mang
UTB!
"Nope"
- Dismissive and rude.
"Latte Lath is one goal ahead of Akpom.. Greenwood is one or two goals ahead of Ramsey has been with us for half a season longer and will hopefully continue to contribute more!"
- I bet you every penny in my bank account that Lath doesn't score 20 league goals this season. Greenwood has scored more goals but the game is about more than just that as most of us know.
"Silvera replaces Walker and has 5 goal contributions, Rogers replaces Ridley and looks like an earlier version of Tavernier."
- Walker who didn't play a first team game for us last season and has almost disappeared from the game? Ridley? Looks like Tav? They're completely different types of players, what on earth are you watching? Tav was immense at recoveries and providing extra legs, energy and grit in midfield, they are barely alike!
"Left wing.. doing really well"
- Silvera has been tried there but seemingly can't hold down a place. McGree was out of favour, played his way in and got a tricky injury. Greenwood is arguably better centrally and loses the ball so often he has constant threads bemoaning him, see also Rogers.
"No it can’t Engel and Bangura are solid full time replacements for.. Giles who did his best work first half of the season. Bs guts has already shown he can replicated the assists snd Engel is much stronger defensively."
- Giles had lots more experience in the division, was one of the highest assisters in the league for Blackburn and then us. Had composure and drive, was tighter with his passing and looked more spacially aware than either of these two lads who don't look much better than Bola/Dijksteel in terms of quality at the moment. One has got a premier league move and will continue to be top end Championship/lower end prem. Bangura and Engel may well improve but are both older and have nowhere near the same output or pedigree.
"Pure guff"
- A bit rude and you could expand a little. As far as I can see, Howson was injured for a chunk of time, now Howson is. Barlaser was behind Mowatt in last season's pecking order. So, not really guff is it when a lad who couldn't get a kick last season is now a first team regular and despite playing some nice stuff has been at fault for multiple goals, again 'inconsistency' is the point being made in my post.
"They all compare very favourably.. recruitment has been ace! Giles, Ramsey & Co have entered mythological status!"
- They have moved for 5m, 12m, 20m & 10m (due to last year of contract) respecitvely. None of their replacements will be worth those values at the end of the season. Most football fans understand this. It baffles me that you don't.
"Ramsey injured, Archer would be itching for a move and we saw the best of Giles first half of last season."
- I wouldn't have signed Ramsey for this reason, however he is still a better footballer when fit than any of our lads in the positions behind the striker, demonstrably. Giles had loads of great moments in the second half of the season. Archer itching for a move is complete supposition.
"We’d be around the same position and folks would still be moaning!"
- With higher quality players who are more familiar with each other + any other additions we made, we would likely be a lot closer but that's my opinion. It wasn't financially viable. You're entitled to your view. Also, you're seemingly ignoring Wilder's start to the season.
No.. they wouldn’t have played as much most likely. O’Brien replaces Mowett who missed out most of last season btw, Lenihan replaced by Clarke.. revitalised Jones ahead of Forss.. RVDB & Dijksteel been decent at right back. Greenwood doing a good job filling in for McGree
- Dijksteel has barely played and has looked vulnerable and clumsy when he has. RVDB looks good for a centre half at full-back but still doesn't look a natural there to me. Mowatt missed most of the season because he was bogging under Wilder and couldn't get in over Howson and Hackney when Carrick came in. Clarke - great but not sure he's as good and recovering from a very serious injury. Jones is still hit and miss.
Dairylea?
- Don't be facetious. It makes your borderline amusing nonsense distinctly less funny.
"Crooks is class!"
- He's a middling Championship midfielder in the vast majority of things he does. He does have a knack for an important goal or the occasional killer pass though, however he's often clumsy, sloppy and average posiitonally.
"No."
- Okay, in the interest of actual discussion. How do you prefer those players, in particular Rogers?
"Lath as a 10 with Josh as a 9 could be an option (if fit) tough on Crooks mind"
- I'd like to see Lath as a ten, too, I worry the ball wouldn't stick with him much but he'd run behind Coburn which would be interesting. Not sure if that leaves us light in the middle during transitions if one of the fullbacks has pressed though.
"Carrick is consistent and we’ve seen players for in really well and hit the ground running as a result."
- Our results are consistently inconsistent. He's consistent in his defending of the players and trying to keep a feel good atmosphere at the club. I am fully behind him and get excited to watch our games under him.
"Striker defo, central defender.. and hopefully a right back!"
- I hope so, as there's possibly players with more pedigree than Coburn that would ease the pressure on him. Real shame what happened to Lenihan and Smith and I think their leadership qualities and consistency has been missed as much as their talent. Let's hope we unearth a gem during our need to cover them in January.
"Nah.. left back is stacked"
Neither have fully impressed, Coulson was given one last bite at it but isn't good enough unfortunately. We are still looking at options though it isn't a priority in January.
Apologies for my grumpiness, it's a direct response to your facetiousness and perpetually odd takes which I usually quite enjoy when they're not infused with whatever you were on during this response.
