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you take that back!
Patrick was so good that Melby shamelessly ripped his Buffalo Soldier tune.
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Looks like Arnold is off our coaching requirement list
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Would he consider a bit of bling with that?, we have a reputation to uphold.
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So does this look right for the current state of play - as per public info?
- Listed as 4/3/3 as thatās what we mostly played through the season
- Kamijo 1st XI over Hollman as was preferred in the last portion of the season
- Included only youth who have played or were āpromotedā to the first team (that I knew of anyway).
We donāt have a single senior #9 contracted past June 30.
HDM going into next season you have to assume is a massive risk.
The centre-half situation isnāt good.
The full-back situation isnāt good.
If Caceres isnāt re-signedā¦ itās a massive loss. Work rate, quality, leadership. A huge hole to fill.
Thatās a lot of issues to resolve in a single off season.
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We get Pat Wood back next season, which reinforces our need to find a starting striker.
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Yay.
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The thing is they wont be resolved. We need to find:
CB who will start and lead the line, someone with experience and leadership skills
GK minimum starting, but someone that has a wealth of experience to sort out the back line
CM a decent starter, doesnāt have to be world breaking
CF a decent starter, doesnāt have to be world breaking
On top of that, I dare say we need a new left and right back, unless King somehow manages to sort his shit out. Then throw in weāll need a new attacking mid that will cover once we lose Sega who was a huge impact for us.
Now the biggest problem, is that we only have a single foreign spot. So whoever we go with, weāre 100% going to be screwed as there really isnāt that many Aussie players available for signing. Of the potential options:
Cameron Burgess (linked with Valencia)
Yengi (maybe?)
Luongo (doesnāt really solve our holding mid problem)
Duke (could be worse if you ignore the taint)
Antonis (not exactly amazingā¦)
There really isnāt that many players apart from some of the dregs that are being released by ALM clubs. Throw in the fact that thereās also no real knowledge on who the coach is, which causes even bigger problems if you consider who we have off contract that should be signed asapā¦
Iād be surprised if we went for a LB. If we have proper stability in goal, the centre of defense and maybe the base of midfield as you have suggested, we should get more out of King or JCP than in this seasonās absolute mess.
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Always the possibility that the first one goes some way to fixing the second.
The LB would be a luxury, but then Grant isnāt getting any younger at RB. Playing five at the back allows the wingbacks to be better situated with less stress and being covered, but if we do that, we need probably an extra 2 defenders then. I will agree that LB, is the least of our defensive worries.
I honestly have no faith. Thereās no point in having a rock solid defence if a shit, lucky shot gets through the keeper. The amount of times HDM made stupid mistakes or got beaten on the near post is actually very disappointing. Heās already old enough that I canāt see him getting any better, baring some miraculous change in coaches that would probably have to be reported to the Vatican as a mirracle.
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If weāre going for a RB (which is not as big a priority as at least two other positions) then Iād be going for Gabriel Cleur. Heās coming off contract.
I miss-read Transfermarkt (lists 2 end of contracts - one for the loan and one for the parent club)
Dollan Warren awards are now live for voting. Not sure how Nishan Velupillay is in the running for Young Footballer of the Year at 24, yet somehow Sega at 20 isnāt an option despite winning the Golden Boot???
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Cleur better be hitting the gym already, given the amount of hot dogs Arzani sent him for on Saturday night.