ALM Squad Speculation Thread 2024/25 (Part 1)

I thought Lolley played for the Toffees ?

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Browsing the Nottingham Forrest forum for reactions, it’s a mixed bag of relief and sadness that he’s leaving.

A good player a couple of years ago, but due to injury concerns has fallen out of favour and seems like they’re happy for him to be moved on.

Sounds like a great guy too

Yes. And would work well if we signed Pato…

LeFondre-Pato-Lolley
Caceres–Yazbek–Brattan
Caballo-Wilko-Donk-Grant
Redmayne

We’d still be two top quality (marquees/ designated players) players short, though . We definitely need a centre-half. But I reckon you could give Yaz the chance to be the starting 6 and depending how that pans out bring someone in in January.

CB has to be a priority in that line up… am aging Wilko and donk has carnage written all over it

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Yeah, looking at it - Lilley would also let us play Burgess in the middle, meaning you’ve a few more options for midfield combinations.

You could play:

Caceres/ Burgess———Burgess/Brattan/Retre
—————Yazbek/Brattan/Retre

It’s reasonable depth if Brattan is good to go.

Would be an interesting signing, targeting mid-late 20s from the championship is what I’d like us to do more of

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If we signed Pato I’d have Alfie on the bench. I really don’t think he’s suited to playing as a wide forward/winger.

I’d go with a front 3 of Segecic, Pato & Lolley

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I reckon he can do it.

Pretty clear seniority:

ALF/Segecic–Pato/Wood–Lolley/Kucharski

Those kids should still see quite significant game time.

I hope he hasn’t gone off the boil.

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Wouldn’t you play Pato as the wide player? Mentor to Segecic with Alfie and Wood through the middle and Lolley and burgess on the left?

Hopefully Lolley won’t roll his eyes every time Alfie fucks up

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Yeah that’s what I would assume as well, Pato can play across the whole front three can’t he?

I also wonder if this might be instead of the Pato signing.

I’d have him central.

Might be. But theyre not mutually exclusive.

Pato is a marquee that would get APL funding.

Lolley more likely a designated player.

Is he? I assume he doesn’t have the name recognition for that. Definitely agree he’d be on marquee wages though

He totally does. It’s fucking Alexandre Pato.

Bigger than Nani, surely.

Pato is bigger than Nani globally for sure, but I’d say because most Australians are closer to the EPL and Nani played for ManU, Nani is probably a bigger draw card in Aus.

Pretty close though.

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If Victory get money for signing Nani, we fuckin get money for signing Pato, that’s all I’m saying.

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The important details from his wiki

Lolley also takes a keen interest in politics, and would often use his now deleted twitter account to discuss current affairs. He has supported increasing rates of income tax for high earners.[23]
Lolley is also a dog lover. He visited the Soi Dog Foundation in Thailand in June 2019, and also has his own black labrador named Bear.[24]

Also played 60 mins against Liverpool in the cup in March so that’s good commentator content

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