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Post by Mad91 on Jul 27, 2020 20:52:09 GMT
Looks like we will be playing a lot of games so I can’t see us starting with the same team much
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Post by slomasscfc on Jul 27, 2020 20:53:32 GMT
Amount of sat/tues we may decide we want a couple extra bodies now
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Post by wnm on Jul 27, 2020 21:27:19 GMT
Amount of sat/tues we may decide we want a couple extra bodies now Agreed. Should suit us as I doubt many teams will have as much depth to their squad as we will once we’ve finished putting it together. |
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Post by vicar on Jul 28, 2020 8:53:51 GMT
Jim said in his interview that Kitching reminds him of Jim McNulty which makes me think he'll be the 3rd centre half if we play a back three and cover for James Jennings but Hartlepool fans say he can play midfield aswell. I personally think we'll stick to 4-2-3-1 and play the same way we have the last 2/3 years with 2 holding midfielders Hinchliffe Minihan Palmer Hogan Jennings Maynard Keane Jennings Rooney Thomas Bennett No room for Reid in your starting 11? I'd be surprised as I think he'll be our star next season. |
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Post by timberwolf on Jul 28, 2020 9:11:28 GMT
Jim said in his interview that Kitching reminds him of Jim McNulty which makes me think he'll be the 3rd centre half if we play a back three and cover for James Jennings but Hartlepool fans say he can play midfield aswell. Strong looking team that isn’t it, not sure it even has a weak link! With some signings still to come, we’re either going to have an incredibly strong bench or if they’re players who will get in ahead of that 11^ then 😳 for me there is only 1 adam thomas. as for kitching i,d say he,s a bit of a cross between duxbury and sam minihan. could play as an out and out left winger like sam has done in the past. |
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Post by vicar on Jul 28, 2020 14:16:43 GMT
Strong looking team that isn’t it, not sure it even has a weak link! With some signings still to come, we’re either going to have an incredibly strong bench or if they’re players who will get in ahead of that 11^ then 😳 for me there is only 1 adam thomas. as for kitching i,d say he,s a bit of a cross between duxbury and sam minihan. could play as an out and out left winger like sam has done in the past. Looks an exciting prospect. |
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Post by Philcounty on Jul 28, 2020 20:08:38 GMT
Potential signing. Will Mannion 22 year old GK just released by Hull. He was on loan at Kidderminster this season and got Conf North player of the month which doesn't happen very often for a keeper.
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Post by PSP on Jul 28, 2020 20:17:37 GMT
Strong looking team that isn’t it, not sure it even has a weak link! With some signings still to come, we’re either going to have an incredibly strong bench or if they’re players who will get in ahead of that 11^ then 😳 for me there is only 1 adam thomas. as for kitching i,d say he,s a bit of a cross between duxbury and sam minihan. could play as an out and out left winger like sam has done in the past. Thomas will improve with better players around him. Jim likes him and that’s all that I need to know about his quality. |
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Post by timberwolf on Jul 29, 2020 9:00:58 GMT
Thomas will improve with better players around him. Jim likes him and that’s all that I need to know about his quality. will having better players around him give him a yard of extra pace or enable him to cross the ball without it being intercepted by the first defender he comes up against. i know jim seems to rate him, and every manager seems to have a player like that in the side who is not the most popular with the whole fan base. its about how the team performs with them in the side or not. will be keeping a big eye on the situation next season regarding results when thomas is in the side or not. |
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Post by tgttiw on Jul 29, 2020 9:09:07 GMT
Thomas will improve with better players around him. Jim likes him and that’s all that I need to know about his quality. will having better players around him give him a yard of extra pace or enable him to cross the ball without it being intercepted by the first defender he comes up against. i know jim seems to rate him, and every manager seems to have a player like that in the side who is not the most popular with the whole fan base. its about how the team performs with them in the side or not. will be keeping a big eye on the situation next season regarding results when thomas is in the side or not. Kieran Durkan was like that. My preferred wingers in 96/97 jeffers and cavaco or cooper. Except Kieran kept his place and if you look through the video he created a lot of chances. If you asked me who I didn't rate in that team it would've been kd. Gave the ball away too much. Clearly megson agreed with us as kd was packed off to macc and hardly played. |
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Post by vicar on Jul 29, 2020 9:11:29 GMT
Thomas will improve with better players around him. Jim likes him and that’s all that I need to know about his quality. will having better players around him give him a yard of extra pace or enable him to cross the ball without it being intercepted by the first defender he comes up against. i know jim seems to rate him, and every manager seems to have a player like that in the side who is not the most popular with the whole fan base. its about how the team performs with them in the side or not. will be keeping a big eye on the situation next season regarding results when thomas is in the side or not. I think Jim likes him because he follows his instructions, he does a lot of the dirty work and gets us up the pitch, better players might give him space and options when he's on the ball, he deserves a chance under the new regime for the effort he's put in. |
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Post by Cale Green Hatter on Jul 29, 2020 11:59:30 GMT
will having better players around him give him a yard of extra pace or enable him to cross the ball without it being intercepted by the first defender he comes up against. i know jim seems to rate him, and every manager seems to have a player like that in the side who is not the most popular with the whole fan base. its about how the team performs with them in the side or not. will be keeping a big eye on the situation next season regarding results when thomas is in the side or not. I think Jim likes him because he follows his instructions, he does a lot of the dirty work and gets us up the pitch, better players might give him space and options when he's on the ball, he deserves a chance undervthe new regime for the effort he's put in. Thomas is deceptively fast. He wasn't helped by having forwards who were constantly outside the penalty when he was in a position to cross the ball. Jim, Simon Wilson and others rate him highly. Otherwise he wouldn't have been offered a Full Time contract and I doubt the ability to follow instructions would come into it. |
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Post by stantheman on Jul 29, 2020 12:30:52 GMT
One thing to consider with Thomas which Vicar alludes to is his ability to get us up the pitch.
Also, We're very effective at corners these days and how many times did we score following Adam Thomas carrying us forward and winning a corner? Something to think about.
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Post by slomasscfc on Jul 29, 2020 13:36:15 GMT
We were excellent off set pieces last year and this season we have even bigger side so no reason to think we wont be again, Thomas winning set pieces certainly away from home could be vital, hes not flamboyant, flashy or skilful but works his nads off and chips in with few goals too
I'd still want a more marauding, flair like winger brought in certainly when expected play on front foot at home, but Thomas has huge part to play as winger, wing back or even 2nd striker...his versatility is handy
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Post by mattyovrio on Jul 29, 2020 13:40:59 GMT
Thomas is a worthy squad player and gives us strength and height, but not so strong getting a cross in. He can weigh in with a few goals. I suspect he will be preferred on the right if we go with a back 3, but will have to improve to be on the right in Jim’s preferred 4-2-3-1 and will miss out if we go 4-3-3 I would imagine.
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