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SF said:
Doubt we'll actively try and bin the squad players until we have bodies through the door. I doubt Lowe wants Earl and Maguire, but if we have a shit window then he'll have to use them.
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Yep, aside from us wanting to attract bids for these players and not have a fire sale, we'd look pretty dumb to stick another half a dozen on the transfer list, then have to bring them all in from the cold and play them if our summer window ended up going as well as e.g. last summer's.
 
stf4ever said:
I think he's said several times he'd prefer to be playing in a better division. Got to think there will be several clubs all over Europe interested in him.
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Got to remember that Sepp and Iversen are both at an age now where they'll want to be looking at establishing themselves for their countries. To do that they need to be playing at a higher level.

SVDB is easily good enough in my opinion to be playing in the top league in England, Germany or his native Holland. Not for one of the big hitters just yet (maybe in Holland) but it would mean good money and more exposure than playing in the Championship.

Same with Iversen, if there is any question mark with Iversen its his distribution but his shot stopping and command of his area are top level.

We've been lucky to have both of them, I very much doubt they'll be back but I'll watch their careers with interest, best of luck to both of them.

Archer I think will be back, the worry there is that he scores a shit ton of goals in pre season and impresses Gerrard enough to warrant being one of his back up strikers in the PL.

We have to remember though that we've done ourselves no harm at all with the way we have played and developed these three, we just need to try and find the next lot of young PL stars to come through the door.
 
Euxtonboy said:
As it is likely from his comments that Sep will not be here maybe we could exchange him for a Ben loan as he will never get near a game at Liverpool and as he is not getting a start at Sheffield it is doubtful that they will want him back. Mind you his pride might stand in the way even if Liverpool and PNE could agree a deal.
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Do we want a LCB? I would suggest not. RCB is a priority if Storey is not the answer
 
NG White said:
Got to remember that Sepp and Iversen are both at an age now where they'll want to be looking at establishing themselves for their countries. To do that they need to be playing at a higher level.

SVDB is easily good enough in my opinion to be playing in the top league in England, Germany or his native Holland. Not for one of the big hitters just yet (maybe in Holland) but it would mean good money and more exposure than playing in the Championship.

Same with Iversen, if there is any question mark with Iversen its his distribution but his shot stopping and command of his area are top level.

We've been lucky to have both of them, I very much doubt they'll be back but I'll watch their careers with interest, best of luck to both of them.

Archer I think will be back, the worry there is that he scores a shit ton of goals in pre season and impresses Gerrard enough to warrant being one of his back up strikers in the PL.

We have to remember though that we've done ourselves no harm at all with the way we have played and developed these three, we just need to try and find the next lot of young PL stars to come through the door.
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You know Sepp is 20 yeah? And has been a regular in the dutch u21 set up this season just gone so clearly being here hasn't affected that.

We all thought Davies could and should be playing in the Prem and he finished the season on the bench in the Championship. The step up is huge.

Iversen is closer to playing in the Prem IMO, but he's 'only' 24. Young for a goalie and Schmeichel probably has another season at the top left in him.

Could be a critical summer for both. I wouldn't read anything into their messages they're just standard end of season stuff. They'd certainly be much better player 40+ games here next season than sat on the bench elsewhere.
 
Tino said:
You know Sepp is 20 yeah? And has been a regular in the dutch u21 set up this season just gone so clearly being here hasn't affected that.

We all thought Davies could and should be playing in the Prem and he finished the season on the bench in the Championship. The step up is huge.

Iversen is closer to playing in the Prem IMO, but he's 'only' 24. Young for a goalie and Schmeichel probably has another season at the top left in him.

Could be a critical summer for both. I wouldn't read anything into their messages they're just standard end of season stuff. They'd certainly be much better player 40+ games here next season than sat on the bench elsewhere.
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No " we " didn't... 🙂
 
Just to give a bit of perspective, this was Sepps message when he left this time last year.
 

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Liberation said:
Can anyone post any links to the Olosunde saga?... Never quite understood what went wrong.. Was it all injury or what ? Thanks.
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He was injured almost as soon as he arrived, painstakingly eased back into the first team picture via a bunch of Central League games in Oct-Nov, and only made his debut in Frankie's last game at Rovers, when he looked shagged-out after an hour on a bog of a pitch, and was subbed with an injury long after he should've been replaced.

Some people thought he looked pretty good, others (including me) thought he looked pretty gash.

He played only once for Lowe, replacing Barky in his last game for us, and I think it's fair to say he looked absolutely bloody hopeless.

He played RWB both times.

Since then, nothing - although he wasn't injured the whole time, because he played several more times for the Title-Winning™ Central League team, sometimes in central midfield.

This thread captures most of the "story", and the 2nd link is the MDT of his 2nd/final appearance for us:

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Throwing a player in against Fulham when he’s not played a proper game all season, what happens if he pulls up in the first 20 minutes , it will be a very tough game I would love to see how he plays but a gradual introduction to the first team could be the best option most times when a player...
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Match Day - Swansea City v PNE - 22/01/22 - KO:15:00 - Championship

Swansea City v Preston North End Saturday 22nd January 2022 , Kick Off 3PM Any links or requests for illegal streaming will be deleted. https://www.pnefc.net/news/2022/january/match-preview-swansea-city-a/
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Liberation said:
Can anyone post any links to the Olosunde saga?... Never quite understood what went wrong.. Was it all injury or what ? Thanks.
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Good question. If I was to hazard a guess RL wants "robust" footballers, and Olosunde doesn't fit that bill, and possibly isn't good enough to take a risk for.
 
Tino said:
You know Sepp is 20 yeah? And has been a regular in the dutch u21 set up this season just gone so clearly being here hasn't affected that.

We all thought Davies could and should be playing in the Prem and he finished the season on the bench in the Championship. The step up is huge.

Iversen is closer to playing in the Prem IMO, but he's 'only' 24. Young for a goalie and Schmeichel probably has another season at the top left in him.

Could be a critical summer for both. I wouldn't read anything into their messages they're just standard end of season stuff. They'd certainly be much better player 40+ games here next season than sat on the bench elsewhere.
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Yes I know he is 20 which was exactly my point really.

There is a major difference between being called up the Under 21 squad and being called up to the senior squad.

Whether we like it or not, Sepp is far more likely to be given that chance if he is playing for someone like a mid table Bundesliga side than he is playing for North End. He'd also earn more money.
 
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