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Post by bobgauden on Aug 28, 2024 23:12:03 GMT
I’m not posting this without thinking it’s a done deal, been scouring the internet to find a bit of info into what he brings, especially since he’s been named as our player by the Costa Rican fa. What stood out was that he’s highly thought of and that he’s not really a defensive midfielder but more of a box to box type that arrives late and scores goals here and there. Doesn't scream goals to me judging by his record... If it did its unlikely he’d be coming here. Not saying he’s Frank Lampard, just that he’s the box to box type who can chip in with goals rather than the defensive midfielder we’re led to believe he is.
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Post by rhys0204 on Aug 29, 2024 6:28:12 GMT
I’m not posting this without thinking it’s a done deal, been scouring the internet to find a bit of info into what he brings, especially since he’s been named as our player by the Costa Rican fa. What stood out was that he’s highly thought of and that he’s not really a defensive midfielder but more of a box to box type that arrives late and scores goals here and there. Doesn't scream goals to me judging by his record... Neither did Jackson Irvine or Ryan Edwards before they came here.
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Post by strettonbrewer on Aug 29, 2024 6:54:51 GMT
Doesn't scream goals to me judging by his record... If it did its unlikely he’d be coming here. Not saying he’s Frank Lampard, just that he’s the box to box type who can chip in with goals rather than the defensive midfielder we’re led to believe he is. So is he more like Frank Spencer?
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Post by bobgauden on Aug 29, 2024 7:12:42 GMT
If it did its unlikely he’d be coming here. Not saying he’s Frank Lampard, just that he’s the box to box type who can chip in with goals rather than the defensive midfielder we’re led to believe he is. So is he more like Frank Spencer? Yes, arriving into the box late on roller skates.
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Post by Ilson Brewer on Aug 29, 2024 7:31:33 GMT
So is he more like Frank Spencer? Yes, arriving into the box late on roller skates. I’ve just read the Wikipedia entry for Costa Rica as it is a country I knew little about. I know that Wiki is liable to some erroneous information, but it makes Costa Rica sound like a great country politically, socially and economically. e.g. they abolished the armed forces in 1948, preferring to invest in education and health care. I’m not sure why anyone would want to leave there to come here but he will be very welcome at Burton Albion I’m sure.
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Post by bobgauden on Aug 29, 2024 8:23:17 GMT
Yes, arriving into the box late on roller skates. I’ve just read the Wikipedia entry for Costa Rica as it is a country I knew little about. I know that Wiki is liable to some erroneous information, but it makes Costa Rica sound like a great country politically, socially and economically. e.g. they abolished the armed forces in 1948, preferring to invest in education and health care. I’m not sure why anyone would want to leave there to come here but he will be very welcome at Burton Albion I’m sure. He currently plays in Minnesota doesn’t he, which is a 11.5 hour flight to Costa Rica. I suppose in Europe is where the real bucks are, especially if he’s a success here and moves up the pyramid.
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Post by bennyboy on Aug 29, 2024 8:32:45 GMT
With more and more International players being signed it says to me, we lose them whenever the country calls and a probability of having matches called off if too many are away. Great you'd think, well yes and no, great we can attract these players, with so many international matches/tournaments, no.
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Post by strettonbrewer on Aug 29, 2024 13:01:10 GMT
Mason Bennett injured for 6 weeks now.
Surely another forward option needed if he was back up.
He didn't fill me with any confidence either so no loss IMO
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Post by Fred Andrews on Aug 29, 2024 13:03:02 GMT
Yet another injury.
Mason Bennett out for 4 to 6 weeks.
Not really a huge loss in the grander scheme of things but yet another face down and means we won't be able to move him on over the next few days.
This has to be our biggest number of injuries in such a short space of time in modern history.
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Post by rhys0204 on Aug 29, 2024 13:13:42 GMT
Lads can you please stop getting injured? We might have to start naming some of our walking footballers on the bench.
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Post by superbrewer on Aug 29, 2024 13:15:00 GMT
Just a tad annoying as I was hoping we might have been able to ship him out to Mansfield or somewhere else either on loan or permanent deal.
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Post by bennyboy on Aug 29, 2024 14:06:37 GMT
Why so many injuries, most relatively young and should be fit?
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Post by Ilson Brewer on Aug 29, 2024 14:42:21 GMT
I came away from the last home game with a neck injury.
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Post by bobgauden on Aug 29, 2024 15:02:44 GMT
What an absolute crock of a poor signing he has been. Might be a lovely bloke buts he’s offered nothing to this club at all since he’s been here. Poor poor signing.
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Post by everard on Aug 29, 2024 17:01:45 GMT
When we signed him, hadn't he missed half the previous season at Milwall due to injury...?
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Post by bobgauden on Aug 29, 2024 18:46:37 GMT
When we signed him, hadn't he missed half the previous season at Milwall due to injury...? This is my point. Obviously there’s no guarantees but come on, when monies tight it’s even more important to avoid players with poor injury records. I would have thought this is plainly obvious? What do I know.
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Post by strettonbrewer on Aug 29, 2024 19:09:51 GMT
When we signed him, hadn't he missed half the previous season at Milwall due to injury...? This is my point. Obviously there’s no guarantees but come on, when monies tight it’s even more important to avoid players with poor injury records. I would have thought this is plainly obvious? What do I know. Maletic Darius Charles Bajrami Bennett Delap Richard Jackson It's the Burton albion way!
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Post by luke on Aug 29, 2024 19:32:15 GMT
When we signed him, hadn't he missed half the previous season at Milwall due to injury...? This is my point. Obviously there’s no guarantees but come on, when monies tight it’s even more important to avoid players with poor injury records. I would have thought this is plainly obvious? What do I know. This was the same Maamria who signed a non league player for 200k (I really like Josh btw, I also go to a lot of Hendon games where he played in 2017, wish it worked out with us - 200k was a crazy figure though)
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Post by Fred Andrews on Aug 29, 2024 19:38:50 GMT
I don't think Mason has been completely crap but I would say he's not really offered much thus far since he joined us. He's one of those players that doesn't really ever have seemed to nailed down a position on the pitch through his career, he isn't effective enough to play up front and doesn't score many, so you stick him out wide but he lacks the fitness to get up and down the pitch and take people on, plus he always seems to be carrying a niggle, and you always wonder when his next injury is coming.
He had an unexpected chance in the squad, gets a few games due to others being injured and then ends up out for over a month himself. By the time he's back we 'might' fingers crossed have half a dozen players back to fitness, and it will be a challenge for him to get into the squad again you'd assume.
I think as for our possible transfer business before the window closes...we keep hearing that central midfielder Bran might be joining us on loan, whether that actually happens or not is yet to be seen as it's been dragging on for a good while now. I think another loan for a forward type player, maybe a winger would be a good move, ideally a younger lad with some pace, as we don't have a lot of options out wide, I'm sure Robinson despite not being involved with transfers knows of a few names he could suggest. Also if the Bran deal doesn't happen another midfielder would be helpful.
Will Moon and Harper be moved on? Are they injured, completely out of favour? We haven't heard a squeak from the club regarding them. If we can manage to get them out of the door that could well free up £5k a week worth of budget. If they're not injured surely they would be of interest to a few clubs.
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Post by Fred Andrews on Aug 29, 2024 19:42:43 GMT
This is my point. Obviously there’s no guarantees but come on, when monies tight it’s even more important to avoid players with poor injury records. I would have thought this is plainly obvious? What do I know. Maletic Darius Charles Bajrami Bennett Delap Richard Jackson It's the Burton albion way! Chuck Mancienne in there too.
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