Popular Post davieG Posted 23 April Popular Post Posted 23 April I know he's 34 but Matty James might be a decent option to bring in as Captain I'm sure he could do a decent job in L1 13
coolhandfox Posted 23 April Posted 23 April (edited) 6 hours ago, honeybradger said: Our academy produces leaders, our recruitment team signs pansies. Who came to apologise to fans the other day? Lascelles, Choudhury and Page, 2 out of 3 academy players. Look at the way Braybrooke has turned his career around after a nightmare loan and injury. Evans went to a relegation battling league one side at 17. Jayden Joseph, Wilson Brown both establishing themselves in league 2 at a young ages. These are players with the required mentality, not some 30 year old league one journeyman whose going to "lay down the law". The thing is we looked decent in pre season, lots of energy and players trying to prove themselves. Those standards were set by the young lads like Joseph, Wilson Brown, Aluko, Page looking to prove themselves and it got ruined by the senior lads coming in and taking back their place without having to fight for it. Experienced players reduce footballing standards because they retain their position in the team through dressing room hierarchy rather than footballing ability and desire. The way we fix the mentality at this club is through playing a young group of players who are competitive and hungry to prove themselves and by bringing in a manager who backs them and doesn't default to relying on experience. How that working out for Chelsea? You need a blend of both, nothing wrong with experience if it the right ones. We have just pick the wrong ones, look at the impact the like of Milner and Welbeck have had at Brighton. You also need the right manager who pick a team based on performance not hierarchy. The majority of the squad should young upwardly mobile players with a few seniors pros, our balance is wrong at the moment with to many players in the latter bracket. Edited 23 April by coolhandfox 3
Popular Post orangecity23 Posted 23 April Popular Post Posted 23 April Pearson was very good at bringing in the right kind of experienced old pros with the right attitudes- players like Berner, Powell, Phillips, Wasilewski, Hammond 6
JimJams Posted 23 April Posted 23 April 2 hours ago, davieG said: I know he's 34 but Matty James might be a decent option to bring in as Captain I'm sure he could do a decent job in L1 He's got another year at Wrexham, so why bother?
moore_94 Posted 24 April Author Posted 24 April Yesterdays Result - Thursday 24th April DFB Pokal Semi Final: Bilal El Khannouss (8.0 - 1 assist - 57 mins) - Stuttgart 2-1 Freiburg AET
AjcW Posted 24 April Posted 24 April 14 minutes ago, moore_94 said: Yesterdays Result - Thursday 24th April DFB Pokal Semi Final: Bilal El Khannouss (8.0 - 1 assist - 57 mins) - Stuttgart 2-1 Freiburg AET Come on mate, you've missed the key detail that he came off after vomming all over the centre circle
moore_94 Posted 24 April Author Posted 24 April 39 minutes ago, AjcW said: Come on mate, you've missed the key detail that he came off after vomming all over the centre circle I was tempted to put it
Lambert09 Posted 24 April Posted 24 April 1 hour ago, moore_94 said: Yesterdays Result - Thursday 24th April DFB Pokal Semi Final: Bilal El Khannouss (8.0 - 1 assist - 57 mins) - Stuttgart 2-1 Freiburg AET I thought they confirmed the deal has been activated?
moore_94 Posted 24 April Author Posted 24 April 17 minutes ago, Lambert09 said: I thought they confirmed the deal has been activated? Still doesn’t go through until the summer
moore_94 Posted 25 April Author Posted 25 April Evans on the bench for Northampton vs Cardiff Alves back in the squad on the bench for Huddersfield vs Mansfield Braybrooke starting for Chesterfield vs Crewe Opoku not in the squad for Newport vs Oldham
Rubbersoul Posted 25 April Posted 25 April 20 minutes ago, moore_94 said: Evans on the bench for Northampton vs Cardiff Alves back in the squad on the bench for Huddersfield vs Mansfield Braybrooke starting for Chesterfield vs Crewe Opoku not in the squad for Newport vs Oldham Was Alves just injured and nothing was ever said?
County Fox Posted 25 April Posted 25 April Braybroke is having a good game for Chesterfield. He can replace Winks next season if he plays like this most weeks. He takes up similar positions to what Winks does and looks to dictate the play 1
moore_94 Posted 25 April Author Posted 25 April 17 minutes ago, Rubbersoul said: Was Alves just injured and nothing was ever said? Wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case
JimJams Posted 25 April Posted 25 April According to Hudds fans he's not been injured just left out. 1
Popular Post Rubbersoul Posted 25 April Popular Post Posted 25 April Evans just scored an absolute beauty! Basically his first touch. What a talent 7
davieG Posted 25 April Posted 25 April Jake Evans scores for Northampton but they’re losing 4-1 to promoted Cardiff
Rubbersoul Posted 25 April Posted 25 April (edited) 1 minute ago, Rubbersoul said: Evans just scored an absolute beauty! Basically his first touch. What a talent My picture is so bad I thought that went in the top corner. Still a fantastic goal haha Edited 25 April by Rubbersoul
moore_94 Posted 25 April Author Posted 25 April No Opoku but scenes in the Newport game 90+19 winner 2
LVFox Posted 25 April Posted 25 April Think this has been the most positive thread of the season (not hard). But Braybrooke has been immense all season in differing circumstances. Evans seems to have shown enough talent for him to be in our first team squad next year too. 1
ClaphamFox Posted 25 April Posted 25 April 1 hour ago, davieG said: Jake Evans scores for Northampton but they’re losing 4-1 to promoted Cardiff Three minutes after coming on. 1
Popular Post Rubbersoul Posted 25 April Popular Post Posted 25 April Such a good finish. Hopefully plenty of game time next season 6
TommyK Posted 25 April Posted 25 April On 23/04/2026 at 10:28, AKCJ said: I disagree. I know people think that we shouldn't sign experience because of how awful the likes of Coady, Ayew, BDCR etc were but a side with a majority of players fresh out of youth football will absolutely need some experience around them. I'm not talking experience for experience's sake but quality players who have been there and done it with the motivation to keep doing it. We absolutely do need to sign some players who are going to come here and lay down the law and point out shit behaviour. Agreed. We absolutely need a dirty bugger in midfield or up front.
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