In terms of what's needed in January, as a minimum:
2 centre backs.
2 centre midfielders.
A striker. Maybe 2.
A spine, basically. We don't have one right now.
5 or 6 quality players. Experienced, and quality. That's something that a properly organised, well run and well funded, attractive club would struggle to do. We have no chance.
January won't save us.
We're f*cked. We need to focus on the bigger, more important task of running Rahic out of town and doing all we can to force a sale to the rumoured interested parties waiting in the wings. Or even organise as a group to seek willing buyers ourselves.
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Another way of reflecting how poor we have become :
How many of the current crop of players would even make the subs bench with the team that lost against Millwall at Wembley ?
We are a fickle lot really. It was only last season that Law was booed of as he was subbed during one match. Vicelot was regarded as rubbish yet had scored 5 goals coming up from the deep. Reeve was booed off when subbed. Billy Clarke was said to be not effective any more. People moaned about the long ball tactic with Hanson etc.
I for one would gladly have all that back and never complain again !gildersomebantam, marshy77 and Sheffield Bantam like this. -
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Three.
O'Donnell, and both O'Brien's.BingleyBantam and Farsley XI like this. -
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I mean, you could build around Payne, I guess, but you'd have to play something like a 3-4-3 and use Payne as just one of two attacking midfielders/forwards either side of a very talented striker.
If you're not going to actually do something like that, Payne is out for me.
So I'd say Scannell (if a squad player, not a key player), O'Donnell, and Jim O'Brien (though his introduction into a god awful side may have made a pretty average player look amazing).
I'd still keep the likes of O'Connor, Doyle, Miller, and perhaps Mellor, but I'm not sure they're promotion chasers.
As for Akpan, I'm not sure successive relegations haven't ruined him.Onside likes this. -
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O'Donnell Wood who improves every game for me both O'briens and Payne shame 2 of those aren't even ours. Then only Young Gibson Goldthorp both inexperienced i know but deserve a chance to shine and Robinson if we ever see him again The rest aren't fit to wear the shirt
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Three, possible four. we are ready for league two if don't have a clear out. But, our leader and head of recruitment will have different ideas and get a load of conference players in. get ready for oblivion at this rate.
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4 players needed for me, then if we trim the squad a little then maybe one or two more utlility players.
I'd go for a Center back possibly 2 if available - imposing one who wins the aerial battles. Not easy to come by but one we can look to train into a way to play, shifting it onto a midfielder or the other CB who can play. We do not win enough headers and its showing
Left winger - Clear Hopkin wants to play with two wide men and Payne just isn't that. Really not sure what the recruitment side were doing when they didnt get one in the summer, We barely had one last year. Robinson was a makeshift one
Center forward - Strong and one who can hold it up. Doesnt have to be a big lump, someone in the Jon Stead mould would be perfect. He can take the pressure off and that means we can get up the pitch then.
Center midfielder - One whos good on the ball. One who will drop and ask for it from the defence. Reeves was decent at this but is always injured. Law was good previously -
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Success as in not being relegated or as in getting promoted?
I believe we have enough to not be relegated so for a play off place I'd say O'Donnel, Wood, Payne, Jnr O'b, possibly Snr O'b and Doyle. Think under new management Akpan, Colville and Reeves have all the ability to do a job for us.Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand... -
I worry about how new signings will view the prospect of joining a club in turmoil.Will we fail because players won't want to join us?
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