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How can any of us say assertively what Baradji is or isnt or even if he will perform that role? Its December and hes had a few semi lively cameos against tired legs.

Why shouldn't he be? Two weeks shy of Christmas and he hasnt been fit enough to start a game yet! If he eventually comes in and does well, and then we sign him permanently and he turns into a bit of a superstar you could excuse it but otherwise he's been a pointless and costly signing.

one who looks like he cant be arsed

Does Tavares know what sort of midfielder he is?

So he is like a worse version of John Buckley? 😉

You are bloody obsess with the fact that Baradji was injured when signed. Baradji is box to box and ball carry midfielder. You seen that when watching him and researching into the type of player.. On Tavares, I dont know what type of player he is tbh. From Ismael comments he seen like box to box but not real seen that. I dont see him as defensive midfielder to be honest

But 7b is from registration not signing. A full window passing can’t possibly include a window in which that event took place, even if it was right at the very beginning of it.

Sounds more like a temporary fix to get us through the season, so in the summer everyone can forget about it and save our Billionaire owners some cash.

He could technically be signed now, he jut cannot be registered until the window opens on 1st Jan. This is possible as "future signings" can be made, all paperwork completed etc, the top teams do so all of the time. This would mean that if he is signed as soon as the window opens, then 1 full window will have passed by the time the January window closes, so he could then be converted in the summer of 2027 when the registration window reopens. Obviously this relies on Rovers being organised and efficient, so is pie in the sky stuff

Zero faith at the min but hoping the away day tactics come up trumps again. Pompey 1 Rovers 2

What I want to know is how many number 8s and number 6s (etc etc) actually wear that shirt.

We are away We will win

Who the fuck are Atigua? Do they mean Antigua.

Other than not being able to score (which was a standing joke) Batty was a fairly accomplished all round player. None of this modern " all I do is sit in front of the back 4 and shield the defence and make the occasional interception". A far superior version of Travis if you like.

I don’t see how that would meet 7b - if he’s signed in January by definition the whole of January can’t have passed since his signing. Therefore, in my opinion, summer ‘26 would count as the whole of a registration window. We’d then need to wait until January ‘27 to meet 7a.

But what I am saying is either scenario falls back to poor recruitment. Tavares is crap and Baradji is unfit. Forshaw played 3 games in a week. So if neither is seen as a potential alternative to Tronstad, why sign them both aswell as TGH who also plays a more box to box role? That suggests imbalanced recruitment signing 3 players to do the same thing. If Tavares in particular wasnt chosen to start in any game because he is shit, in favour of repeatedly flogging Forshaw until he got injured, then again poor recruitment.

Would 1 full domestic registration period essentially mean 1 transfer window & mean that he could be converted during the summer? Either way, it seems a waste of an ESC slot unless he is the reincarnation of Maldini

Couldn’t do so until January ‘27 though:

I think so, although given his age (going back to the Mafoumbi discussion during the summer), one appearance would then mean he could be converted to a standard work permit "Or they can give Exauce Mafoumbi his Championship debut. As the player hasn’t yet made his senior debut for any club, making his first appearance in a bad second-tier league would earn him five points. He’d then get an additional 10 points for playing in the Championship, hitting the 15 needed to qualify for a GBE work permit."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cedx6296jylo Looks like something is happening with the pitch based on that story but no idea what?!

Would he need a ESC spot?!

Would hope (although not necessarily expect) that a 20 year old college kid who has never played a senior game would be a signing for the u21s, not the first team

I did implied nothing of the sort so please stopping lying cos you losing the argument here. But different players play different roles within team structure whether its a centre back or wide players or centre midfielders or strikers. That's going years and years. Shearer was number 9 whilst Sheringham was number 10, you wouldn't play them the other way round would you or David Batty has midfielder playmaker would you?

New defender sorted then 😄

The issue is you only need one shot with defensive headers like that - it was routine. As I say he's cost us plenty of goals and the entire Norwich game at home but he's our go to number 1 starter at centre back. Got his feet muddled on the line for the calamitous equaliser at Deepdale too, he isn't that good but he's the best we've been left with and is a guaranteed starter. I'm certain we'd have seen some of these recent games out too at 1-0 had the club spent some money on a proper centre back that can attack a cross and command the air.