Life After Gus

[AnstonBlade1]

He’s not good enough for the prem and nowhere near fit enough
He’ll end up abroad.

 

[FTPE]

West ham and Leeds interested apparently, hoping to get at a cut down price

I just don't see how he fits into any Premier league team if I'm honest.
The first time he avoids a tackle, let's a man jog past him, or gives a lazy free kick away at the edge of his box and he'll be on the bench for the rest of the season.

 

[Davalon]

Everyone hopes to buy players at a cut price but why should we sell for less than we think he is worth? He has at least two years on his contract, is getting better and is one of a number of players of value which means that we cannot be forced to sell.

Gus?

 

[bertieblade]

Good point Got him Mixed up with Sydie
Whilst ever we have a number of clubs interested we can try to drive the price of Hamer up, but doubt we will get more than £6m abd he will be a bargain for that

 

[Gin&Juice]

Love it when he breaks the one dimensional chokehold of Wilder’s tactics and twats it from the edge of the area. That’s what we’re going to miss.

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

Let's be honest, it will be back to Cov (if remaining in the UK is possible due to personal circumstances) or a move to Holland, if not.


This is the system I would like to see. I know we won't and I know we have no say, but still.

I can't help but think that we've missed a trick in recruiting to a formation that includes:

Cooper

Seriki Tanganga An actual good centre half Burrows

Athletic CM x 3

O'Hare, Hamer

Bamford

That way, you get the press and chance creation and natural linkups of Hamer and O'Hare, a supply line for Bamford (and which could also rejuvenate Campbell), you get legs in midfield, and that gives you some licence to get some form, attacking and confidence into the WBs for width. We also need a serious CB option to settle Tanganga down and get Burrows back to form.

I think k we've seen this season that Burrows is I capable of playing LB without a really strong LCB and LW who tracks back. Your system above seems to lack both.

Personally i think Burrows should be playing LW/LH or LCM. He's too good a footballer not to be in our XI but he's not a good enough defender/doesn't want to defend to play as a LB.

We'd look exponentially better with McCallum as LB, Burrows as LW and Gus as a No 10. The fact we have never seen this is a reflection of Wilder as a coach in this third stint. I'd like to bet Wilder MkI tries this formation...

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

No manager at this level will ever play Burrows LW

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

No manager at this level will ever play Burrows LW

I'd argue based on this season, no manager at this level would play him LB either..

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

I'd argue based on this season, no manager at this level would play him LB either..

He's only a LB for me, but needs the right players around him to cover

 

[bertieblade]

He's only a LB for me, but needs the right players around him to cover

So he cannot fulfill the basic requirements of being a full back , I.e tackle so we put guys round him who can do his job and theirs.
The guy is a wide left midfield player, in the mould of Ian jock Bryson, buys half a yard and puts good balls into the box.
He is very similar to Seriki, who is another full back who cannot defend but is better creating in the opposition half, although he has the added advantage of pace to get beyond players.

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

So he cannot fulfill the basic requirements of being a full back , I.e tackle so we put guys round him who can do his job and theirs.
The guy is a wide left midfield player, in the mould of Ian jock Bryson, buys half a yard and puts good balls into the box.
He is very similar to Seriki, who is another full back who cannot defend but is better creating in the opposition half, although he has the added advantage of pace to get beyond players.

Totally agree. My lad plays full back to a decent level at U14's and the basics such as holding shape, not being too far from your CB, knowing what's behind you at all times, never allowing the cross - Burrows does none of these.

Disagree on Seriki though. I think he's a much better defender than he gets credit for - he's just knackered after a long season.

 

[Frank the tank]

No manager at this level will ever play Burrows LW

Why are all your posts such hyperbolic nonsense ?

 

[bertieblade]

Seriki, rarely shows any of the opposition one way or the other, as he stands square on when they attack him and the goal that we conceded on Saturday was indicative of his inability to cover , anticipate and pick people up as his positional awareness is terrible. Hopefully it is something that he can work on, as he has strength, touch and pace to enable him to go a long way

 

[jt64]

West ham and Leeds interested apparently, hoping to get at a cut down price

Completely doesn't fit the recruitment style of either of them so I'm assuming this is just extremely lazy paper talk

 

[jt64]

Everyone hopes to buy players at a cut price but why should we sell for less than we think he is worth? He has at least two years on his contract, is getting better and is one of a number of players of value which means that we cannot be forced to sell.

His initial contract was until June 2027 and I have seen no indication that he has signed an extension at any point. So he has one year left. Much to people's surprise, nobody is ever forced to sell anybody (barring the obvious such as having a release clause in your contract), despite what people might say in that we were "forced" to sell Ndiaye, but if we can get a fair chunk more than what is left on his registration (which is roughly four million), or even roughly that amount, we should likely cash out, given that even with Hamer we are nowhere near a promotion run next season and without Hamer we're nowhere near a relegation level squad. There is no scenario where the amount of added value Hamer generates next season is anywhere near what is lost when the remainder of his contract expires (oddly, the exact opposite of the Ndiaye situation).

 

[bertieblade]

His initial contract was until June 2027 and I have seen no indication that he has signed an extension at any point. So he has one year left. Much to people's surprise, nobody is ever forced to sell anybody (barring the obvious such as having a release clause in your contract), despite what people might say in that we were "forced" to sell Ndiaye, but if we can get a fair chunk more than what is left on his registration (which is roughly four million), or even roughly that amount, we should likely cash out, given that even with Hamer we are nowhere near a promotion run next season and without Hamer we're nowhere near a relegation level squad. There is no scenario where the amount of added value Hamer generates next season is anywhere near what is lost when the remainder of his contract expires (oddly, the exact opposite of the Ndiaye situation).

Err , I have already admitted I got him mixed up with Sydie

 

[jt64]

Err , I have already admitted I got him mixed up with Sydie

If you did I must have missed it, my bad

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Why are all your posts such hyperbolic nonsense ?

Just to upset you, flower

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

So he cannot fulfill the basic requirements of being a full back , I.e tackle so we put guys round him who can do his job and theirs.
The guy is a wide left midfield player, in the mould of Ian jock Bryson, buys half a yard and puts good balls into the box.
He is very similar to Seriki, who is another full back who cannot defend but is better creating in the opposition half, although he has the added advantage of pace to get beyond players.

Burrows never makes himself half a yard though, he is totally reliant on being played in and arriving later

Full backs like this don't get started as a winger because they're shit in that position

 

[Frank the tank]

Just to upset you, flower

So it's a shit attempt at humour

 

[Coolblade]

A couple of observations (everyone is entitled to their opinion):

- an attacking midfielder who contributes over 0.6 goal contributions per game in a struggling team, whilst arguably being played out of position, is exceptional.

- you attack and defend as a team. Burrows has been weak defensively many times this season, but he played all 24/25 with Hamer in front of him, and we got 92 points and pre-Souttar’s injury, had a water tight defence. And his crossing and occasional goal are key parts of our team dynamic. McCallum, when fit, has looked good, but I wouldn’t write off Burrows just yet. I would be more interested in how we fill the huge physical gaps in central defence and midfield since Souttar and Souza went.