| No loans in January - Confident in our Squad Depth 17:20 - Feb 4 with 1515 views | numptydumpty |
Refreshing to see that despite us having six or seven players out injured and a couple only coming back recently, we have chosen to not bring in any players on loan. Basically, we are confident in our squad, which has not been the case in seasons gone by. And we have even loaned out a couple in Morrison and Field from the first team squad.
On occasions in the past, we have used the loan system well, and often brought in players that have done well.Saito and Edwards recently and the troublesome foursome, when Charlie et al came in. But there have been some horrors and some mediocre, Ashby, Yang, Hodge, Sanderson, etc.
Only actually i believe currently we have RND as our sole loanee.
But they quite often used as emergencies to cover where we have no cover. Think the fsct we have not utilised this way of getting players is a massive thumbs up for the recruitment and also the abities of a few of the younger lads stepping up.
You never know what you will get with loanees but we strong enough currently not to even have this as a consideration.
Well done to all involved.... [Post edited 5 Feb 8:24]
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| No loans in January on 17:22 - Feb 4 with 1490 views | daveB |
It's a very good sign we are going in the right direction when we don't have a mass panic January window and the number of loan players is very small. |  | | |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 17:57 - Feb 4 with 1337 views | silverbirch |
If we make the play-offs without loaning players in, there’s cause for congratulation.
Slip steadily down the league as our players tire and continue to get injured, and not so much. |  | | |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 18:02 - Feb 4 with 1308 views | Rangersw12 |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 17:57 - Feb 4 by silverbirch |
If we make the play-offs without loaning players in, there’s cause for congratulation.
Slip steadily down the league as our players tire and continue to get injured, and not so much. |
It's highly doubtful we will get in the play offs even if we did get some expensive loans in.
Club made the right decision on this one imo. | | | |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 07:51 - Feb 5 with 930 views | stainrods_elbow |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 18:02 - Feb 4 by Rangersw12 |
It's highly doubtful we will get in the play offs even if we did get some expensive loans in.
Club made the right decision on this one imo. |
Why not? |  |
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| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 08:11 - Feb 5 with 920 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
No loans is great as it'll give the youngsters a chance to step up.
Not sure everyone will be happy having Bennie, Morgan, Esquardinha, Alemayehu etc playing a part or even starting though. | |
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| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 08:24 - Feb 5 with 895 views | eastside_r |
Or, perhaps just to play devil’s advocate, the signing of Edwards used up any contingency funds and we can now no longer afford any loans to help out with the growing injury list. [Post edited 5 Feb 10:01]
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| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 08:25 - Feb 5 with 883 views | SW_Ranger |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 08:11 - Feb 5 by Wilkinswatercarrier |
No loans is great as it'll give the youngsters a chance to step up.
Not sure everyone will be happy having Bennie, Morgan, Esquardinha, Alemayehu etc playing a part or even starting though. |
Agree with the first sentence.
Our youngsters are coming in and getting the real experience they need to settle into a match day squad - not just fannying around on the training ground with the big boys. Other young players (at the club and outside the club) are seeing a real pathway to first team football if they put the effort and drive required to make it at our club. |  | | |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 08:26 - Feb 5 with 863 views | numptydumpty |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 08:24 - Feb 5 by eastside_r |
Or, perhaps just to play devil’s advocate, the signing of Edwards used up any contingency funds and we can now no longer afford any loans to help out with the growing injury list. [Post edited 5 Feb 10:01]
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Well thats Ronnie with an impact injury out for the season, now then !!
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| No loans in January - Confident in our Squad Depth on 08:49 - Feb 5 with 756 views | DWQPR |
The bright side of the amount of injuries that we have suffered is that the younger players are having to step up. Just a few years ago hearing the likes of Aaron Drewe being in the first team or the likes of Gubbins on the bench meant we were really down to the bear bones. Now if Kolli or Bennie or Morgan are picked I know they won’t let the team down. | |
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| No loans in January - Confident in our Squad Depth on 08:54 - Feb 5 with 741 views | EuroRanger |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squad Depth on 08:49 - Feb 5 by DWQPR |
The bright side of the amount of injuries that we have suffered is that the younger players are having to step up. Just a few years ago hearing the likes of Aaron Drewe being in the first team or the likes of Gubbins on the bench meant we were really down to the bear bones. Now if Kolli or Bennie or Morgan are picked I know they won’t let the team down. |
Agreed. I like the look of Bennie a lot. I was quite skeptical before but he has pace and a decent positional sense. I think he'll grow into the first team, same as Kolli who looks best as a striker to me | | | |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 08:59 - Feb 5 with 718 views | aston_hoop |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 08:24 - Feb 5 by eastside_r |
Or, perhaps just to play devil’s advocate, the signing of Edwards used up any contingency funds and we can now no longer afford any loans to help out with the growing injury list. [Post edited 5 Feb 10:01]
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I feel like it is this, but I said at the beginning of the window that we play the Dev Squad before we make pointless loan signings and I still think that is the right way to go. If we get minutes into the legs of people like Esquerdinha, Bennie, T. Smith, Alemayehu and Pearman, then great. If it means opportunities for others like Tarbotton, Trujillo, Brunson etc to at least be around the first team squad, then also great. It's what we should be doing before looking at Spurs or Chelsea or whoever to bring someone in |  |
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| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 09:03 - Feb 5 with 688 views | EuroRanger |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 08:24 - Feb 5 by eastside_r |
Or, perhaps just to play devil’s advocate, the signing of Edwards used up any contingency funds and we can now no longer afford any loans to help out with the growing injury list. [Post edited 5 Feb 10:01]
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To be fair, DMc seemed to suggest that it was a choice rather than necessity in the latest WLS podcast. Him and Gallen both seemed pleased by it rather than indicating that the money had dried up, though they also said that the Field loan was due to the high loan fee. | | | |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 09:39 - Feb 5 with 595 views | lassel |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 09:03 - Feb 5 by EuroRanger |
To be fair, DMc seemed to suggest that it was a choice rather than necessity in the latest WLS podcast. Him and Gallen both seemed pleased by it rather than indicating that the money had dried up, though they also said that the Field loan was due to the high loan fee. |
Yes, as said in the Field thread earlier this week, the plan was to get Morgan out playing games which would’ve been great for him but they had to pivot when Norwich made a good offer and Field wanted the move.
On no incoming loans, purely my opinion but I think it was a mix of lack of funds but more lack of an obvious move to make - we could do with a proper RB but Mbengue, Dunne and Edwards can suffice for the rest of this season, you could make a case for a young backup CF with Burrell out for a little while and now Obikwu also, and they might have gone for that if they’d managed to get Kolli out, but it was far from a desperate need and any young PL striker wouldn’t be sent to warm the bench anyway. Better to keep your powder dry. | | | |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 09:45 - Feb 5 with 578 views | JamesB1979 |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 09:39 - Feb 5 by lassel |
Yes, as said in the Field thread earlier this week, the plan was to get Morgan out playing games which would’ve been great for him but they had to pivot when Norwich made a good offer and Field wanted the move.
On no incoming loans, purely my opinion but I think it was a mix of lack of funds but more lack of an obvious move to make - we could do with a proper RB but Mbengue, Dunne and Edwards can suffice for the rest of this season, you could make a case for a young backup CF with Burrell out for a little while and now Obikwu also, and they might have gone for that if they’d managed to get Kolli out, but it was far from a desperate need and any young PL striker wouldn’t be sent to warm the bench anyway. Better to keep your powder dry. |
I think left back is more of a priority than right back. Mbengue, Edwards, Dunne are all decent. I think Mbengue is an excellent right back to be honest. The others provide good cover. Also have Adamson. At left back we have RND who can’t do more than 1 game a week and Esqerdinha…..no one after that.
On loans, I thought new plan was to not use them (loans in) unless real necessity…like RND. Otherwise you are developing other clubs players and the best ones aren’t cheap. I can’t imagine Coady to Charlton is a cheap loan for example! | | | |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 10:06 - Feb 5 with 519 views | PlanetHonneywood |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 18:02 - Feb 4 by Rangersw12 |
It's highly doubtful we will get in the play offs even if we did get some expensive loans in.
Club made the right decision on this one imo. |
Solid post!
For me, get to 50 points asap, then play all the pups as much as possible. Because if SC and JCS are going; if we're not retaining RND (which would be a shame); and we're potentially looking at any number of sales, then I'd be playing Bennie, Obi Wan, Ezza, Kolli, Morgs, Tylon the Pylon, IAM, etc., now with the pressure off to see if they're up to it or not.
This is a luxury we've not been able to do for some time now, so let's use it. |  |
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| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 11:10 - Feb 5 with 367 views | W7Ranger |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 18:02 - Feb 4 by Rangersw12 |
It's highly doubtful we will get in the play offs even if we did get some expensive loans in.
Club made the right decision on this one imo. |
"Highly" doubtful?
That's a bit of a bold statement to make when we're only 4pts off the play offs and there's still 48pts up for grabs! |  | | |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 11:37 - Feb 5 with 288 views | londonscottish |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 09:45 - Feb 5 by JamesB1979 |
I think left back is more of a priority than right back. Mbengue, Edwards, Dunne are all decent. I think Mbengue is an excellent right back to be honest. The others provide good cover. Also have Adamson. At left back we have RND who can’t do more than 1 game a week and Esqerdinha…..no one after that.
On loans, I thought new plan was to not use them (loans in) unless real necessity…like RND. Otherwise you are developing other clubs players and the best ones aren’t cheap. I can’t imagine Coady to Charlton is a cheap loan for example! |
Agree. But, looking on the positive side, I can't remember when we were light in just one key area.
In recent seasons, we've been continually exposed in all manner of key positions simultaneously. |  |
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| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 12:14 - Feb 5 with 195 views | Ned_Kennedys |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 18:02 - Feb 4 by Rangersw12 |
It's highly doubtful we will get in the play offs even if we did get some expensive loans in.
Club made the right decision on this one imo. |
Win on Friday and we will be 7th and just a point out of the playoff positions: we are certainly in the mix.
Sort the away form out and get a few of the injured players back (whilst not losing any others of course) then we have a decent chance.
It’s nice to be looking up instead of down for the second half of a season for once. |  | | |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 12:14 - Feb 5 with 195 views | JamesB1979 |
| No loans in January - Confident in our Squaf Depth on 11:37 - Feb 5 by londonscottish |
Agree. But, looking on the positive side, I can't remember when we were light in just one key area.
In recent seasons, we've been continually exposed in all manner of key positions simultaneously. |
100% agree. It takes time. To go from the squad that Ainsworth had for Watford to today has taken significant change. And it takes time. I’m pleased we didn’t rush out and sign a left back and goalie now. Time to reassess in the summer | | | |
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