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SuffolknWhat

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Going to be a lot of competition for the six attacking slots, or assuming Pearson is available the five.
Unless we lose some we have 10 or so, some some won't even make the bench.
 
hornbycastle said:
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Pearson if not injured/suspended has to start.That leaves (accepting some can play in more than one position) Gally/Browne/Harrop/Ledson for one place with any of Bodin/Robbo/Barks/Moult/Maguire plus new striker and anyone I have missed for the other 4.
The bench has sub keeper plus options for defensive cover so those from above not starting can't all get on the bench.
Nice problem to have though.
 
SuffolknWhat said:
Pearson if not injured/suspended has to start.That leaves (accepting some can play in more than one position) Gally/Browne/Harrop/Ledson for one place with any of Bodin/Robbo/Barks/Moult/Maguire plus new striker and anyone I have missed for the other 4.
The bench has sub keeper plus options for defensive cover so those from above not starting can't all get on the bench.
Nice problem to have though.
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The options to play alongside Pearson are Ledson, Browne, Gallagher and Johnson though the last three of those can also be played further forward and arguably in the case of the last two should be. Harrop has to play further forward. That is six players. Other players for the front six are Barkhuizen, Bodin, Burke, Horgan, Robinson, Moult and Maguire - so 13 in total, which is just about compatible with AN's supposed aim of a first team squad of 24 players if you add eight defenders and three keepers. Personally even if Horgan is offloaded then I don't see that we would need another wide player.
 
ernest said:
The options to play alongside Pearson are Ledson, Browne, Gallagher and Johnson though the last three of those can also be played further forward and arguably in the case of the last two should be. Harrop has to play further forward. That is six players. Other players for the front six are Barkhuizen, Bodin, Burke, Horgan, Robinson, Moult and Maguire - so 13 in total, which is just about compatible with AN's supposed aim of a first team squad of 24 players if you add eight defenders and three keepers. Personally even if Horgan is offloaded then I don't see that we would need another wide player.
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Don't think AN played Gally in the 10 role once last season. He doesn't have the legs for it any more
 
ernest said:
The options to play alongside Pearson are Ledson, Browne, Gallagher and Johnson though the last three of those can also be played further forward and arguably in the case of the last two should be. Harrop has to play further forward. That is six players. Other players for the front six are Barkhuizen, Bodin, Burke, Horgan, Robinson, Moult and Maguire - so 13 in total, which is just about compatible with AN's supposed aim of a first team squad of 24 players if you add eight defenders and three keepers. Personally even if Horgan is offloaded then I don't see that we would need another wide player.
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Agree 're don't need another side player. All those named are worthy of a start but some won't even make the bench if all are available.
Strength in depth and really looking forward to seeing what they can do.
 
paddysr said:
Don't think AN played Gally in the 10 role once last season. He doesn't have the legs for it any more
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Though when played further back Gallagher's passing can become little more than big high punts forward. However he is used in the coming season it is likely to be sparingly with Pearson, Browne, Ledson, Johnson (if still here) and Harrop all taking precedence over him.
 
Well at least we are not short in the midfield role---Not sure I fit Barkhuzen and Robinson in that mould though, or some of the others mentioned above either---Would class them as Wingers or strikers
 
SuffolknWhat said:
Pearson if not injured/suspended has to start.That leaves (accepting some can play in more than one position) Gally/Browne/Harrop/Ledson for one place with any of Bodin/Robbo/Barks/Moult/Maguire plus new striker and anyone I have missed for the other 4.
The bench has sub keeper plus options for defensive cover so those from above not starting can't all get on the bench.
Nice problem to have though.
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Thank you for that explan suffolk appreciated cheers:thumbsup:
 
Saw the thread title and I thought it was the name of Carlo Nash’s autobiography.
 
Connolly and Moore would do me for the window tbh.

Looked at wingers but not sure it’s a priority.

Can’t be a lot of room left beyond a target man and possibly another defender for anymore new players really.
 
Connolly would be a good signing and would tick a lot of boxes. Young, promising, versatile and with valuable international and Championship experience.

We'll see about Moore. We've all been proved wrong before, if we get him, let's hope its for a low fee and Neil is right...one thing is for sure, we do lack presence up there.

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BigMarkLeonard said:
Connolly would be a good signing and would tick a lot of boxes. Young, promising, versatile and with valuable international and Championship experience.

We'll see about Moore. We've all been proved wrong before, if we get him, let's hope its for a low fee and Neil is right...one thing is for sure, we do lack presence up there.

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Agree with Connolly comments, but can't see the fee for Moore being low. That is considering it is North End - looks like it'll be well over a million.
 
I'm sure the club has a price in mind that we aren't willing to go above. Moore's increase in price since being released by Yeovil in 2015 has been little short of remarkable considering he's done so little in his career at a decent level (and even flopped previously at poor standards of football).

I can't help but think it's worked like this: Moore decides he wants out of Barnsley, his agent starts touting him around, he hits our radar and we realise he could meet some of our requirements, silly season starts in terms of fees, we maintain in our mind a fee that is either deemed acceptable or we move on.



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BigMarkLeonard said:
I'm sure the club has a price in mind that we aren't willing to go above. Moore's increase in price since being released by Yeovil in 2015 has been little short of remarkable considering he's done so little in his career at a decent level (and even flopped previously at poor standards of football).

I can't help but think it's worked like this: Moore decides he wants out of Barnsley, his agent starts touting him around, he hits our radar and we realise he could meet some of our requirements, silly season starts in terms of fees, we maintain in our mind a fee that is either deemed acceptable or we move on.



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That sounds about right. However much we might want to get all transfer business down well in advance the simple fact is that the approach of the deadline will concentrate minds wonderfully. Personally I am not too bothered by the prospect of us signing a targetman centre forward. Sorting out the Johnson situation so that he stays or if he goes bringing in an experienced creative central midfielder strikes me as much more important. But doubtless AN and PR are on the case.
 
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