3 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Which, importantly, sounds like he's the right type of player for the way JDT wants to play.

I think it’s exactly that mate. I was told by a member of the coaching team a week after JDT was appointed that he is VERY specific about how he wants to play. They’d been doing his pressing drill for days!

The intimation at that point was that the players they would target would have to be tireless runners as well as being able to play fast, one and two touch football.

Brittain and Szmodics appear to tick these boxes as does Styles. Not sure on Bowler re his running stats etc 

10 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Decent player, but they should be wearing masks at 2.5m seems to be the general consensus on their forum…

I think it’s better to wait on what the fee is Matty, I can’t honestly see it being anywhere near £2.5m other than if he takes us up!

Either way though, it’s hard to criticise the club / owners who seem to be putting their money where their mouth is! 👍🏼

The consensus of opinion by Posh fans on Szmodics is that he’s a high energy 10, who looks to get in behind and has a goal or two in him. Interesting profile…

6 minutes ago, Miller11 said:

If the Szmodics talk turns out to be true it makes me think that @Paul Mani was right a couple of weeks back when he mentioned JDT feeling Dack wasn’t up to the pressing game he wanted to implement (if I remember correctly).
It seems strange to be forking out big money, for a player who it’s an either/or with Dack.

Ayala and Dack highlighted early on as not having the physical attributes to play the way the manger wants. Both on borrowed time unless they can prove otherwise 👍🏼

30 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Is this hope or expectation based on info?

Hope-xpectation 🤞🏽

Szmodics, Bowler, Styles, JPvH & Morton 👍🏼
 

Birmencevic plus another striker IF we / when sell BBD 👍🏼

Always makes me laugh (sometimes out loud) when posters come on here like “I’m sorry to tell you, but there’s NO chance of us signing him, we don’t have the money”

Me in my head - “Thanks Barry, from Darwen, but I doubt very much that having just finished your shift at Frank Barnes this evening, there’s a cat in fuckin hells chance that you know that!” 🤣🤣

1 minute ago, glen9mullan said:

Very true, interviewed a guy last week, verbally informed him yesterday he has the role. Now it all needs to go through HR etc, so I suspect his job offer will arrive some time next week if I'm lucky and with IT etc, he maybe in the building in around 5 weeks, as he will have a notice to work which he wont put in until offer arrives in writing

For most senior roles it’s 1-3 month notice period. This guys starting in just over a week…that’s rapid!

1 minute ago, islander200 said:

Nixon reckons we are after 2 centre backs 

Add a CB 👍🏼👍🏼

RB / RWB - Brittain✅

cb

cm - Styles

forward - Bowler / Szmodics

Also, read the article on Gus Williams - looks like we’ve bagged an absolute class act! 

18 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

If it’s the 2 out of Bowler & Styles then I’d personally go for Styles…Surely we can’t afford both?? We have Markanday & Hedges on the right, although I don’t rate the latter…

I think it’s Styles plus one of Bowler or Szmodics…

2 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Or the management who see them every day feel Garrett or Wharton can play a part. 

Sharpe is guessing what we are looking for there anyway.

I must admit, I think we need 2x cm’s too!

Intrresting that Nyambe’s deal was pulled. I thought as much…he’s just not great. His agent has probably cost him £3m in wages by not signing that 4yr deal he had on the table.

The club bidding on Styles and Smozics tells me that Dack is on borrowed time. I mentioned shortly after JDT’s appointment that the coaching staff were particularly worried about Dack and Ayala ability to fit in to the high intensity game plan….

15 minutes ago, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

He’s just posted a photo of him with the eyes emoji.

Come on Glen, what have you heard pal?

Report incoming this evening….you’re not going to want to miss this one!!

11 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

would be massive if we could get jpvh back here,though i am pretty sure he`ll be in brightons first team this year,the lad is a class player,reminds me of colin hendry

Anymore coming in before weekend?? 

1 minute ago, roverandout said:

Reading the Barnsley forum. He had a great first season but was poor last season.  He doesn't have the confidence to take the fullback on but gives his all

He’s absolutely gone at us hammer and Tonge, every time I’ve seen him play. Hopefully we get that version!

2 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

What, you used to date Poveda?

Erm, no. 🤣

Just now, bluebruce said:

There's optimism and there's delusion. Thinking BBD is signing an extension here is the latter.

🤞🏽👀

2 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Probably wouldn’t kill you two to leave each other alone would it?

I don’t even see any of his posts! 🤣🤣

I Just see the aftermath of what he creates on here and then usually you guys going around telling everyone else to stop 🤷🏽‍♂️

4 minutes ago, J*B said:

This PNE thing is dull as dishwater, it really is. 

Not as dull as his constant tearing down of everything in our club which is now being picked up by several posters on the forum and yet, never seems to be dealt with publicly or otherwise by you guys…like Teflon that guy and 💯a plant PNE fan. 👍🏼

9 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Who have your beloved PNE signed in this transfer window?

Had their budget cut by a third but good old Sparks will already know that seeing as he’s ‘involved in “elite” football 🤥

6 minutes ago, neophox said:

Think we need 4 more signings or 5 if Brereton Diaz leaves.

Agreed - cb, 2x cm and a forward. Plus another forward (or two) if BBD goes. He might sign an extension yet 👀

5 minutes ago, Danny O.Brien said:

Poveda had one good game at ewood, I can't remember who against. But he scored and might have got an assist too. He was terrible before that and then obviously got injured. He'd be a good prospect if he was like 18/19 but he's a few years older and not good enough.

Loads of players have managed one good game in the last season or so. Off the top of my head Paul downing when he got that assist, magloire mid week against I want to say wigan and even Clarkson when he played that ball through with the outside of his boot.

Avoid.

Sheff United - he was brilliant! I took my friend (United fan) and he was waxing lyrical 

1 minute ago, TheKitGuy said:

You talking about your ex there mate? 

Same thing. Hahaha