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joey_big_nose

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  1. I don't know... when he's on it he can be really good even against top teams like Newcastle in the cup last season. I think Buckley is one who if a few things clicked could go up significantly in his performance. I am hopeful we will have a consistent player come end of the season.
  2. I dont know.... I can see why Premier League teams will look at him and wonder if he will really cut in at the top level. Not particularly quick, strong or skillful... That there are not many teams in for him tells it's own story.
  3. I like them both separately but playing together I think they lack the ability to find good forward passes and dominate the midfield. Id say play JRC deeper in a three with both of them.
  4. If Szmodics plays any part I really will believe theres a chance he will stay. Sure he wont though. I think we wont rotate the squad much as we are settling into a new system and have a lot of new signings so will want to use the game as opportunity to mesh the first team further together. Reckon we might see a couple of changes but that's it.
  5. Colchester (where Szmodics grew up) is only a 30 minute drive from Ipswich. Ipswich is by far the closest major club to Colchester, so while he's a West Ham fan I am sure there are attractions to be close to family etc.
  6. So impressed with the new signings. Been a long time since new lads through the door have looked so up to it on day one. Probably would have go go back to that Wolves game in 2002ish? First 30 mins and last 30 mins we dominated but lost our way in the middle of the game. Thought it would have helped for JRC to drop deeper and get in a three with Travis and Tronstad to win the ball back. Feels like better sides could steam roller us in the middle of the park. Some great slick passages of play. Nice one touch, layoffs. Scored some cracking goals. But when we came under modest pressure we looked quite brittle. Seems like it will be a fun season...
  7. Yeah... I was a bit concerned when Broughton was dropped as while his signings were very hit and miss he at least seemed to have an idea about the future... But tbf Park and Gestede seem to have found some real quality. Think I remember Glenn saying on here Waggott saying Broughton was bobbins and the scouts could do just as good a job. And looks like he was right.
  8. Wasnt there someone on here who kept calling him Carthorse?
  9. Hes getting on so probably not quick but wonder if Weiman will come on for his delivery? Is he a bit of a crosser?
  10. Yeah but sometimes its obvious someone will make a big impact on the division. Hes in that category for me. Hes won every duel, held it up nicely, shown pace and dominance, found a player with every pass. Could be wrong, but looks a real good un.
  11. Gueye looks to me like he is going to have a very very good season. I haven't seen a player who convinces so much with all the attributes to succeed at centre forward since Gestede. Great find by whoever it was (was it Gestede himself?)
  12. We have had this incredible knack the last few years of selling our prolific strikers and pulling a new one out of our arse. This years candidate to take over from Szmodics could be any of Hedges, Dolan, Sigurdsson, Ohashi or Gueye. Could see any of them randomly turning into goal machines like Brereton or Szmodics. I mean it seems very unlikely, but then so did BBD or Szmods scoring like they did, so against all the probabilities I am expecting one of them to lead the championship goals table come Christmas...
  13. Tin hat on but I think we actually have about the same amount of first team players before loans than last year? I assume we will still end up with the same amount of loans but then tend to come later in August. Ignoring loans we have lost Gallagher, Adam Wharton, Scott Wharton (injury). I guess you could say Leo & Telelovic but neither were championship players Gained Mak, Ohashi, Baath, Fadz, Wieman. Could say Travis too... I mean squad is still pretty poor, but I wouldn't say it is thinner in numbers than last year which is what is being bandied about. Quality wise Id have hopes that the signings will at least mitigate the losses of Gallagher and Scott Wharton (no idea about this until we see half a dozen games).
  14. In that number 10 role we have Ohashi, Dolan, Wieman, Markanday, Buckley all who have played there. No shortage of numbers... I would think Ohashi will get it and Dolan will play left side.
  15. Do you know what sort of fee Gala are offering?
  16. What stupid is this is all these games at 12.30 are just to work around the 3pm football blackout in law... If Sky and the clubs are just going to screw over the fans to get more on TV let's just get rid of the 3pm blackout. It's daft to add insult to injury by making away fans lives hell to get to 12.30pm games. Reckon attendances are going to take a big hit... Not because of the TV so much as the kick off times.
  17. Yeah... If Wharton had jumped ship at the same age I doubt he would be starting for a premier league team now and getting in the england squad. The stats on going from academy to premier league starter must be tiny. I bet if Harvey Elliott had stayed at Fulham he would have had a big CL move by now and be in the England squad rather than a bit player at Liverpool.. Conversely if Bellingham had gone straight to Man U or Liverpool from Brum I think he would not be where he is.... Silly decision by Finneran for me.
  18. Bit of a conundrum how we setup... Its hard to say what our strengths are really and how to play to them... With Szmodic on his way out and Wharton lomg gone we haven't really got a key player to build around... I think we will probably go same as the Stockport side but maybe give Ohashi a start at 10? Drop Travis if he is really pushing to leave, play JRC in the middle with Tronstad, Dolan on the right, Hedges left and Big Mak up front?
  19. Hmmm... I would have thought wing back is only beaten by full back in terms of expectations on how much ground to cover? All of attacking mid, number 10, wide forward seem less fitness demanding than wing back to me?
  20. I like him a lot but like Mani says he needs someone more creative beside him.... Really Buckley should be ideal for that role but hes going backwards at a rate of knots. Big season for Bucko.. hes obviously out of favour and I think he could go in January if he doesnt kick on.
  21. Yeah I think it will be more about Travis wanting to leave than Eustace pushing him out. We basically told him we dont value him. The team that wanted him ultimately got promoted. Ergo its quite logical that Travis will think he can do better elsewhere, with the extra money and longer contract etc a move will bring.
  22. Yeah... The question I always ask of a striker is "will this player worry defenders" and big Mak will every time the ball comes in. Long time since we've had that. Other players will benefit too as he will draw so much attention from defenders.
  23. I think Pickering is decent personally. Had a few shockers - who hasnt in this squad - but generally solid and way down the problem list. There are better players (JRC, Hedges) who are more of an issue for me because they get injured so much that we cant really view them as any more than bit part participants.
  24. Yeah feels like Eustace knows what we're doing to stay up this year. But all these one year deals and lack of renewals of existing squad does make the following season look a huge challenge. Probably JE is thinking pointless to do any long term planning with the state the clubs in. Just live hand to mouth.
  25. Yeah it does make a big difference, especially when at our level centrebacks are usually so poor on the ball. If we do go 352 i could see Pickering playing LCB and the guy who was on loan in Scotland last year as LWB.
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