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TheRam wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2026 11:38 am
All feels a bit Fulham at the moment.
Not sure we’re moving the needle in any way.
Good to see us acting quick though but I think that midfield looks, very weak.
It does but bobble seems insistent that the club are looking at a 6.
We will need to replace Gana regardless and there is a chance Tim gets sold. Could be looking at entirely new midfield not just with players but in terms of how it functions.
Cozzie wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2026 12:10 pm
It does but bobble seems insistent that the club are looking at a 6.
We will need to replace Gana regardless and there is a chance Tim gets sold. Could be looking at entirely new midfield not just with players but in terms of how it functions.
Selling Iroegbunam and Alcaraz for a proper DM and Hackney would be tremendous business.
Both of those players have a ton of potential and could be properly excellent but they’re so raw right now. Fair to take the cash for their talent and pass the liability of needing to improve the mental side of their games to someone else if we’ve identified a couple of likely steadier performers.
As well as being a fan, I also like the total switch up he gives us coming on for Grealish. After the brummie George Best has twisted your blood and wriggled through you, imagine facing a young, pacy, energetic and direct George. Mixes it up a bit, creates different opportunities. So often we’ve brought on like for like with 10 mins to go and expected the game to somehow change.
I get Madueke vibes from him - looks like he wants to get the ball and take people on at the first opportunity, which I love. Worth noting that he is only 20 as well.
Silas wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 2:47 pm
An investment rather than a regular starter but rather he get minutes and we ship out Mc Neil all day long.
I dont see why he cant start tbh. I've always been impressed with how he makes some sort of impact. He'd need a 5-10 game run of starting to see the best of him, like any player needs. We've only seen flashes so far.
If we can secure him for somewhere in the region of the Hackney deal figure that is a pretty solid couple of signings which should improve us going forward.
If the eventual sales of McNeil and Alcaraz eat into a large chunk of that outlay then it’ll be a decent upgrade of squad quality.