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Post by bennyboy on Jun 18, 2024 12:59:51 GMT
He can't afford socks, bare ankles, must be poor and needs the money 😅
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Post by rhys0204 on Jun 18, 2024 13:02:36 GMT
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Post by radders on Jun 18, 2024 13:06:39 GMT
He can't afford socks, bare ankles, must be poor and needs the money 😅 I mean....he IS wearing socks. They're just not very big!
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Post by Fred Andrews on Jun 18, 2024 13:18:51 GMT
That's scary that is, I was looking at him literally 5 minutes before the announcement he'd signed on the list of released/out of contract players!
On paper, very experienced a L2 level, a goal in him and at 28 a good age.
Again a player who hasn't really played at this level of football though. Hopefully he, along with the other signings can make the step up.
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Post by mikeyboy on Jun 18, 2024 14:23:08 GMT
Welcome to Ben.
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Post by bennyboy on Jun 18, 2024 14:58:04 GMT
He can't afford socks, bare ankles, must be poor and needs the money 😅 I mean....he IS wearing socks. They're just not very big! Let's hope he pulls them up and socks it to the opposition😁
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Post by superbrewer on Jun 18, 2024 15:12:11 GMT
Shame we couldn't afford to put the lights on when they did that interview,it's rather dark.
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Post by bartonyellow on Jun 18, 2024 15:37:48 GMT
Apparently burton are making some “strange signings “ Not sure what other fans mean by that - I assume unproven risks at this level. Hopefully he pays off. Welcome to the club.
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Post by Fred Andrews on Jun 18, 2024 16:07:08 GMT
I'd go along with that to a point, without sounding disrespectful, if I'm completely honest I've been a little underwhelmed by the signings so far (bar Watt), certainly wouldn't say I'm disappointed or unhappy though. That being said, look at some of the signings we've made like Stockton etc who had L1 experience & that we had high hopes for/expected to perform and flopped massively.
I just think we need to be careful and maybe some of the signings over the last few seasons that have had us in horrible relegation battles are clouding my judgement. We've lacked genuine quality to compete and I hope we can this season.
Given our new man in charge is 'head coach' it's hard to tell if these will be his signings or those of our new sporting director, but you'd expect that Mr Robinson will have at least some input or a list of guys he'd like to see join us.
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Post by annable on Jun 18, 2024 16:07:24 GMT
Another signing of a highly rated L2 player with this one being more experienced and a bit older than the other 4. Sounds like an exciting type of player in terms of how he plays and hopefully he can step up a level. I guess the thing with the signings so far is that they are all unproven at the level we are competing at so they will all need to step up a level from where they've been so far. Fingers crossed for them all.
I must admit that with the fanfare of the new ownership I was hoping for a few more statement type signings rather than the unproven(at L1) category. That may well still happen of course with negotiations maybe ongoing. They won't need me to tell them that we were crap last season and with one of our better players leaving and uncertainty over three others we really are building from quite a low base. Early days and maybe i'm panicking unnecessarily but would really like a statement signing like this time last year with Cole Stockton.....oh wait!!
COYB!!
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Post by mikeyboy on Jun 18, 2024 16:12:14 GMT
Apparently burton are making some “strange signings “ Not sure what other fans mean by that - I assume unproven risks at this level. Hopefully he pays off. Welcome to the club. Yes I’d agree. If we’d gone down and we were trying to put together a promotion challenging team, we’d be on the money. I guess I just need to be more patient. From the Barrow Board re their retained list: I can see that Ben Whitfield might move on, but it would be a real loss if he did as he has been one of our best players over the last 2 seasons and his goals have been crucial. I like his attitude too. However, as has been said in previous threads, he needs to play in his best position.
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Post by bancroft on Jun 18, 2024 18:26:23 GMT
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Post by strettonbrewer on Jun 18, 2024 18:36:17 GMT
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Post by bobgauden on Jun 18, 2024 19:30:22 GMT
I think you’re spot. Algorithms are the way forward.
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Post by cbh1 on Jun 18, 2024 20:48:44 GMT
I think you’re spot. Algorithms are the way forward. I think there will be an element of this in our recruitment. Looking at Watt and Whitfield both are high up on the number of assists for League Two in the last couple of seasons. One thing we have lacked greatly over the last couple of seasons is creativity so these two, despite stepping up a level should be able to make the step up and still be productive in League One. Will be interesting to see, when we get round to signing a striker, whether they too have impressive numbers for the level they have been playing at in the last couple of seasons. Sure that in one of the articles I read about Mark Robinson that he is very keen on the players being the right sort of character as well, buying into his style of coaching and ethos. That is not something you can get from stats. As long as the new players can play as a cohesive team with a style of play we can all appreciate I have no problem with them stepping up from a lower level. It gives them that extra incentive to prove they can play at this level. Interestingly Whitfield would have played with Josh Gordon at Barrow the season before last. Would be interesting to see how many of his 22/23 assists were for Josh's goals.
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Post by ianmcgibbon on Jun 18, 2024 21:41:31 GMT
I think you’re spot. Algorithms are the way forward. I think there will be an element of this in our recruitment. Looking at Watt and Whitfield both are high up on the number of assists for League Two in the last couple of seasons. One thing we have lacked greatly over the last couple of seasons is creativity so these two, despite stepping up a level should be able to make the step up and still be productive in League One. Will be interesting to see, when we get round to signing a striker, whether they too have impressive numbers for the level they have been playing at in the last couple of seasons. Sure that in one of the articles I read about Mark Robinson that he is very keen on the players being the right sort of character as well, buying into his style of coaching and ethos. That is not something you can get from stats. As long as the new players can play as a cohesive team with a style of play we can all appreciate I have no problem with them stepping up from a lower level. It gives them that extra incentive to prove they can play at this level. Interestingly Whitfield would have played with Josh Gordon at Barrow the season before last. Would be interesting to see how many of his 22/23 assists were for Josh's goals. Agree with all of that cbh, but I do think every manager recently has suggested that players need to have the right character. It has become a cliché I'm afraid. The difference, so far, I would suggest is the age profile. 3 or 4 aged 24 ish, 1 at 21, 1 at 28. I do expect the data research is an important part,as others have identified.
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Post by bornandbrewed on Jun 19, 2024 11:22:56 GMT
Ben Whitfield's signing pretty much confirms (in my head) these signings are being done through data analytics more than anything. On his stats, he has the potential to be one of the best AMs in the league (albeit the stats being achieved against lower opposition). Interesting to see who's next through the door!
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Post by luke on Jun 20, 2024 14:23:01 GMT
Signing number six coming very shortly…
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Post by luke on Jun 20, 2024 14:32:10 GMT
Julian Larsson
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Post by rhys0204 on Jun 20, 2024 14:33:13 GMT
23, ex-Forest. 13 apps for Morecambe this season with no goals.
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