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Not fussed about Jairo staying. A midfield with him/Peck/Rothwell/Blaster isn't getting us close to contending IMHO. Need mobility/athleticism/presence/power and goals/creativity. None of these 4 offer this so I'd like a brand new pairing personally, admittedly unlikely due to finances.
Which is why it would be nice to hear the retained list as presumably he will be on it if he is staying
Both Rothwell and Jairo are on similar salaries, if it was a choice I know which I would prefer. Unsure if Peck will be offloaded but he only has 2 years left on his contract so if it’s not this season, he will be cheaper next season if he doesn’t sign.
Me neither,doesn’t impress me at all,ponderous,can’t sprint,hardly a box to box type,plays in a 30 yard circle. There was a reason no one else was interested before us throwing ridiculous money around. I’ve just watched Kovacic in his latter years,now there is a midfield player.
Probably a good 3 and a half months before we’re scrambling around for what’s left after everyone else is done.
Should be before then, we’re working off the famed fag packet list knocked up in the banner. Just need to find it first.
More than just you with that opinion to be fair, Jairo is excellent at doing the “unfashionable” things like breaking up play and playing the short balls. Yes every now and then Hamer may come up with a screamer and Jairo will never do any of that. Sometimes you just need players to do the basics well and build a foundation around the spine of a team
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Which makes the signing of Rothwell even more baffling.
I can believe it on Jairo to be fair mainly because of cost, salary wise. I don’t know how long we have been after Rothwell for before he signed but it seemed like Wilder wanted him in his club, Jairo was signed as available and needed. It depends on Gus really, as if they offloaded him that would free up wages for Jairo and reduce to overall wage bill. The problem we have is having Bamford, Gus, Rothwell and Jairo at over £30k each a week we also had Mee and Ings in that bracket too. Without getting rid of the high earners we can’t stay under the rules. Luckily Rothwell, Gus and Bamford only have next season left on their contracts it’s how we cope when we really need to scrape the barrel next season if we have the money to extend any.
Going to increasingly incentivise a sign and develop approach it’ll favour clubs with productive academies and who are able to sign and develop. We have the first of those things although I think we’ve had a golden generation which isn’t going to continue indefinitely. We desperately need to show we can be a club which can sign and develop players again something we arguably haven’t done since Wilder MKI
Yep - lose Peck and you can kiss goodbye to any pace in midfield , keeping our transition just as slow & boring as it's been for ages.Peck's the only one I'd want to keep from that list. Jairo's a calming influence but neither dynamic nor a game changer, Rothwell plays in very short spurts and we can't carry passengers. I didn't get all the hype with Blaster pre-injury where I thought he was too slow to be top class. If he comes back next season without improving a lot he might be one of our own, but he won't be a very good one.
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One direction and it isn't up going on last seasons performances....shitshow.
Depends if the rules are enforced like they have been with the pigs , Leicester , ManCity & Chelsea.
What position are you suggesting Brooks should play in? (Not criticising, just want to understand your thoughts)
I know we are talking different territory but Premiership (Prem) Rugby has just become a closed shop for relegation with the aim of promoting 2 more clubs when they hit criteria. In their cases they are waiting for Worcester and Wasps to be back.
KMC I wonder if that increases the likelihood of Phillips coming back? We don't need Rothwell, Jairo and Phillips but we could do with 2 of them. You add them to Blaster and Peck (or his replacement ) and that will be our CM fornnext season I suspect. Desperately lacking in athletisism but functional.
I've got a fairly open mind about where to use Brooks pace & talent , apart from the fact that I'm against inverted wingers unless their weaker foot is at least decent - and I think he struggles on the RW.
After watching the highlights of the past 2 Celtic matches I believe that football is fixed, Manchester Utd have shall we say have had the rub of the green, there’s nothing sacred can’t they keep their mucky paws off our sport and keep them on politics!
But with Jairo and Peck in midfield, we finished 13th and lost 22. Rarely did we control midfield. The defence has been rightly criticised but I have issues with a central midfield that does not protect the defence, but rarely scores/ assists or carries other forward and gets physically overrun. If we roll those two out again next season, we probably finish no higher than mid table.
The main problem was mentioned on the other thread about the Jairo hour, when he was on the pitch we did well but then things seem to fall apart when he was replaced. I don’t think we can afford a 60 min Jairo on those wages though. With the teams that will be in the division next season and the cuts we need to make in wages, I think I would take mid-table now to be fair. Rebuild and go again 27/28 Wilders contract will be up too so be interesting to see if it turns a corner and we start to use it as an opportunity to improve the club.
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