Father Ted Posted 29 November 2018 Share Posted 29 November 2018 How did Matty James get on out of interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwl fox Posted 29 November 2018 Share Posted 29 November 2018 18 minutes ago, Father Ted said: How did Matty James get on out of interest? Played the full 90 and was one of the better performers, however thats not really saying much cos the match was pretty dire. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted 30 November 2018 Share Posted 30 November 2018 14 hours ago, nwl fox said: Played the full 90 and was one of the better performers, however thats not really saying much cos the match was pretty dire. Good to know that he's got a solid 90 under his belt. Would be nice to see him back for our Christmas run in, think he would be a great asset. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 30 November 2018 Author Share Posted 30 November 2018 Stopped watching again after 60 mins such uninspiring football from both sides and I'd struggle to say anyone looked remotely up to stepping up to the 1st team squad never mind the 1st eleven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Apprentice Posted 30 November 2018 Share Posted 30 November 2018 It certainly was uninspiring stuff and whilst I understand why both King and James played ,their presence didn’t add anything to the spectacle.The two things that struck me were that Pascanu looks a quality player and clearly gained a lot of confidence from his call up to the full Romania squad , and that the dearth of strikers extends well below our first team - seeing Knight pushed up front and scoring the winner took me back to the days of Walshie and Matt Elliott .If the recruitment masterplan is indeed to finesse George Hirst from OH Leuven , I hope it pays off ,because as it stands ,the cupboard looks pretty bare . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spicer Posted 30 November 2018 Share Posted 30 November 2018 We seem to have a bunch of decent CB's with Pascanu, Kinight, Hughes & Johnson. Which is ironic considering we've just bought two young CB's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 30 November 2018 Share Posted 30 November 2018 I thought Pascanu was a right back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy-Lady Posted 30 November 2018 Share Posted 30 November 2018 10 minutes ago, lgfualol said: I thought Pascanu was a right back Pascanu's preferred position is Centre back but he is usually asked to play at RB to accommodate Johnson at CB. Only in last few games has this changed following the defeat Vs Forest when Johnson was badly exposed at CB IMO, Pascanu & Knight are both much better prospects at CB than Johnson but for some reason, Johnson always seems to get all the headlines (famous relatives??) and recently earned himself a lucrative 3 year deal while neither Pascanu or Knight have been offered anything remotely similar as they enter the final 6 months of their contracts. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 30 November 2018 Author Share Posted 30 November 2018 7 minutes ago, Foxy-Lady said: Pascanu's preferred position is Centre back but he is usually asked to play at RB to accommodate Johnson at CB. Only in last few games has this changed following the defeat Vs Forest when Johnson was badly exposed at CB IMO, Pascanu & Knight are both much better prospects at CB than Johnson but for some reason, Johnson always seems to get all the headlines (famous relatives??) and recently earned himself a lucrative 3 year deal while neither Pascanu or Knight have been offered anything remotely similar as they enter the final 6 months of their contracts. Johnson's been quite bad these last two game well at least for the first 60 minutes before i stopped watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxxed Posted 30 November 2018 Share Posted 30 November 2018 Johnson looked decent in the preseason but didn't keep up the form sadly. Knight and perhaps Hughes when he gets back in the squad look the best bet for a loan out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 30 November 2018 Share Posted 30 November 2018 Pascanu needs his contract renewed and a loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwl fox Posted 1 December 2018 Share Posted 1 December 2018 12 hours ago, Foxy-Lady said: Pascanu's preferred position is Centre back but he is usually asked to play at RB to accommodate Johnson at CB. Only in last few games has this changed following the defeat Vs Forest when Johnson was badly exposed at CB IMO, Pascanu & Knight are both much better prospects at CB than Johnson but for some reason, Johnson always seems to get all the headlines (famous relatives??) and recently earned himself a lucrative 3 year deal while neither Pascanu or Knight have been offered anything remotely similar as they enter the final 6 months of their contracts. I really hope they sort this out as Knight and Pascanu look like good prospects to me. I also dont get why Johnson is so intent on being CB, i always think he looks better when he's playing RB. He likes to have a run at players and although he didnt do great in that last match at RB theres been times previously when hes looked decent at that position. If he's looking for a quicker route into first team contention its certainly more likely to happen in the Right back option than Centre Back where i'd say weve got 7 or 8 better options than him at present... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 1 December 2018 Share Posted 1 December 2018 16 hours ago, Foxy-Lady said: Pascanu's preferred position is Centre back but he is usually asked to play at RB to accommodate Johnson at CB. Only in last few games has this changed following the defeat Vs Forest when Johnson was badly exposed at CB IMO, Pascanu & Knight are both much better prospects at CB than Johnson but for some reason, Johnson always seems to get all the headlines (famous relatives??) and recently earned himself a lucrative 3 year deal while neither Pascanu or Knight have been offered anything remotely similar as they enter the final 6 months of their contracts. 2 hours ago, nwl fox said: I really hope they sort this out as Knight and Pascanu look like good prospects to me. I also dont get why Johnson is so intent on being CB, i always think he looks better when he's playing RB. He likes to have a run at players and although he didnt do great in that last match at RB theres been times previously when hes looked decent at that position. If he's looking for a quicker route into first team contention its certainly more likely to happen in the Right back option than Centre Back where i'd say weve got 7 or 8 better options than him at present... I agree with both of you. I've said for a long time that We have a number of very good CBs who should be pushing for first team recognition. I also agree that Johnson looks a better RB than CB and if he had enough intelligence he'd realise that working on being a good RB gives him much better chances of making the first team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post themightyfin Posted 1 December 2018 Popular Post Share Posted 1 December 2018 Pascanu is closest to the first team out of all of them. Fully integrated with the first team in training. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwl fox Posted 1 December 2018 Share Posted 1 December 2018 4 hours ago, themightyfin said: Pascanu is closest to the first team out of all of them. Fully integrated with the first team in training. He looks confident on the ball, although i did think he got bullied a bit a couple of times against Prague. I dont think theres much between him knight and hughes to be honest but i think hes played least out of all of them (accounting for hughes's injury) so not sure why hes ahead in the pecking order, hes the youngest of all of them isnt he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksz Posted 1 December 2018 Share Posted 1 December 2018 There's a fair bit of interest in Pascanu from clubs abroad. I would imagine he's training with the first team to keep the lad on his toes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 1 December 2018 Share Posted 1 December 2018 5 hours ago, themightyfin said: Pascanu is closest to the first team out of all of them. Fully integrated with the first team in training. Hence the call up to the full Romania squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy-Lady Posted 3 December 2018 Share Posted 3 December 2018 On 01/12/2018 at 13:25, themightyfin said: Pascanu is closest to the first team out of all of them. Fully integrated with the first team in training. Bizzare really that the U23s manager didn't think he was good enough to play CB as he couldn't head a ball properly....YET he's considered good enough to be fully integrated into first team training and the Romanian full international squad. Makes you question the continuity of thinking between our U23s management and the first team...?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 3 December 2018 Share Posted 3 December 2018 10 minutes ago, Foxy-Lady said: Bizzare really that the U23s manager didn't think he was good enough to play CB as he couldn't head a ball properly....YET he's considered good enough to be fully integrated into first team training and the Romanian full international squad. Makes you question the continuity of thinking between our U23s management and the first team...?!? LOUDER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 4 December 2018 Share Posted 4 December 2018 On 01/12/2018 at 14:25, themightyfin said: Pascanu is closest to the first team out of all of them. Fully integrated with the first team in training. I think he's a great prospect but watching them I still prefer Hughes then Knight. What I love about those two is that they are a REAL threat at corners and set pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwichfox Posted 4 December 2018 Share Posted 4 December 2018 On 30/11/2018 at 22:39, lgfualol said: Pascanu needs his contract renewed and a loan. I can lend him a tenner 'till Friday..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryy Posted 4 December 2018 Share Posted 4 December 2018 We've signed a Young Nigerian CB called Daniel Obi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphericalfox Posted 4 December 2018 Share Posted 4 December 2018 5 minutes ago, Nannypig7 said: We've signed a Young Nigerian CB called Daniel Obi. Is he a robot? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopic Posted 4 December 2018 Share Posted 4 December 2018 He couldn't look happier to be here, good signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themightyfin Posted 4 December 2018 Share Posted 4 December 2018 37 minutes ago, Nannypig7 said: We've signed a Young Nigerian CB called Daniel Obi. Already a trhead for this Mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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