Emerald Isle Rover

Not in all cases it obviously helps if you can afford a significant loan fee/wages (in our position I’d find that a waste personally given the likelihood they return to the parent club) Brereton Diaz would have been deemed a failure by sheff u fans Rob holding little impact either men as and Louie Barry both season ending injuries Iheanacho for boro was poor / doak was excellent but missed the last 15 or so games so there needs to be luck

To me it wouldn’t be a massive shock if one of the mentioned players hit around 15 and most certainly would be welcome there are so many variables the truth is as mentioned before it’s a messageboard for opinion and debate and I can see why some would use the players recent numbers to try and project next year. I just try an look at it with a different perspective in regards to a years experience a new manager new tactics pre season etc not a full proof theory by any mean they could all stink the place out but equally 2/3 could do very well

Good balanced post agree with a lot of it except the start i I don’t think szmodics is a very big exception to the rule Brereton Diaz showed little to no form then hit big numbers gyokeres another did nothing for Swansea nothing for Coventry in 2 seasons then bang form came

How’s it a lot more probable they won’t? What are you basing that on just assumption? If we had the same management team same tactics as all of last season into this season I could slightly see where this could come into your thinking the fact is we’ve a new manager full pre season new tactics and new players so it’s just as probable particularly given a years experience behind them that they will improve on last year

Remember when szmodics scored 5 goals and then went on to score 27 in the league the next season…… yes I remember that too

A lot of luck is required in the loan market out of the above doak stands out head and shoulders but looks as though he will be staying in the prem

Brereton Diaz I’m pretty sure did that job then szmodics done his

Of course yes on last seasons performance nobody could dispute that and I’d 100% like to see a right winger or wing forward come in

But we will only know how crucial Eustace is/was when this season starts under Eustace we didn’t score as much we sacrificed that side of things for a more defensive approach which help fill the void of Sammie goal new coach now with pre season and what looks like his type of players everything is now different we could see a completely different side to certain players

Beck missed 19 games whilst I rated him I certainly wouldn’t have him down as being a key variable

As stated that’s for another debate poster said if the season started tomorrow there’s clear imbalance in the team/squad….there isn’t however the quality of player can be put up for debate as for the front 4 cantwell and Ohashi I’m content with kargbo an unknown hedges def needs upgrading 100%

Based on what Ohashi scored 9 last season after already playing half a season granted that doesn’t mean much for this season but to say he will only get around half has no basis but ultimately it’s irrelevant you said there’s no balance there def is balance a different debate as to the quality of those options can be had

Toth Brittain carter hyam ribeiro travis tronstad hedges cantwell kargbo ohashi Where’s the imbalance in that?

Yes a right winger and cb are a must if and I know it’s a big IF we get those positions covered and by chance don’t lose Travis/tronstad then we should a squad capable of being competitive this season

Are all transfer fees reported not misleading? They are either undisclosed or you are given a figure. Never given the breakdown of fee up front plus whatever….

I did state a few weeks back we could easily fetch approx 1mill for each of jrc and Buckley. They are still in a good age profile

Nixon is a clown

It is likely to be an unknown given the ones already in the building this summer however on Nixon he didn’t have a clue about the signing last night so what he reports is take with a pinch of salt

And I can defend my right to think my way…full circle

I have opinions you do and all others do but when your option has been proven to be way off the mark would you continue to go with that same opinion each time (I wouldn’t)

That is not what I’m saying at all. I’m pretty much saying he’s been wrong before so what’s to say he can’t/wont be wrong again. This debate raises its head all the time I’d have thought posters would have learnt that maybe just maybe instead of instant doom they look at last season and maybe go ok these aren’t inspiring (because they aren’t) but we shall se show it goes

Totally against the regime hate venkys hate pasha and all before them but there’s no way they let all 3 go this summer

Yep correct but I’m just showing that because we haven’t heard of these signings etc doesn’t mean we’re automatically doomed - judgement should be made in season again I refer to last year batth the main one got laughed off this forum and now we’re gutted he’s gone

Could be an educated guess though as all signs point to Brittain extending

One year on…..suppose law of average says you will be right at some stage