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[Albion] Squad Harmony?



portlock seagull

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Hearsay is how Radio Sussex labelled it, but Dave the caller was pretty adamant not all is well having spoken to 2 players last week.

Any further insight anyone?
 
















portlock seagull

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"Dave the caller" :ROFLMAO:
I was driving home and heard that, Radio Sussex dealt with it quite well.

If "Dave" has indeed spoken to 2 players (no chance) then shock horror if those players are Ensico & Moder then yeah, they might be annoyed.
Maybe he did and maybe he didn’t. I’d find it odd though if a regular caller like him hadn’t. I think you’ve tailored what you want to believe however with those 2 player examples, and of course the assertion neither are happy also. Regardless, asked for creditable insight (if anyone had any?) rather than more ‘hearsay’ :)
 








GT49er

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Hearsay is how Radio Sussex labelled it, but Dave the caller was pretty adamant not all is well having spoken to 2 players last week.

Any further insight anyone?
Radio Sussex cut the call off pretty sharpish, calling it hearsay. I was listening at the time and for me Radio Sussex called it dead right. That was how unhelpful rumours could start.
 


Han Solo

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Not seen indications of "bad squad harmony", but plenty of signs that our players are competing with each other as much as with the opponents.

We have like 10 players who think they're going to be Chelseas next £100m signing. So when we're 2-0 up against some shit team, players rather take a dumb hail mary shot to improve their stats and status rather than passing the ball to a team mate with a better chance to score. No way of saying that we would have scored another goal against Wolves or Leicester if people had thought more about 3-0 than their own careers, but I suspect it has cost us at least a few points.
 






Milano

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Maybe he did and maybe he didn’t. I’d find it odd though if a regular caller like him hadn’t. I think you’ve tailored what you want to believe however with those 2 player examples, and of course the assertion neither are happy also. Regardless, asked for creditable insight (if anyone had any?) rather than more ‘hearsay’ :)
I'd find it odd if he had, mainly because I'd expect those 2 players to be pretty pissed off with "Dave" if they do in fact know him, had chatted to him and he's then decided to call the local phone in to share the chat with everyone!!
 


Guinness Boy

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Not seen indications of "bad squad harmony", but plenty of signs that our players are competing with each other as much as with the opponents.

We have like 10 players who think they're going to be Chelseas next £100m signing. So when we're 2-0 up against some shit team, players rather take a dumb hail mary shot to improve their stats and status rather than passing the ball to a team mate with a better chance to score. No way of saying that we would have scored another goal against Wolves or Leicester if people had thought more about 3-0 than their own careers, but I suspect it has cost us at least a few points.
When you sign a lot of young players who play in similar positions this is inevitable. One less winger at least and one more defender should have come in. I’m sure one or two of ours are also eyeing Bounanotte at Leicester.
 






Herr Tubthumper

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These nonsense rumurs always come up when we're on a losing run. I recall there was a player mutiny led by Dunk when RDZ lost a few games....which was of course bullshit.
 


Han Solo

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When you sign a lot of young players who play in similar positions this is inevitable. One less winger at least and one more defender should have come in. I’m sure one or two of ours are also eyeing Bounanotte at Leicester.
Yeah and its not exactly helped through the (somewhat) more experienced Joao Pedro and Julio Enciso both being in the "I do it better than anyone else"-camp.
 


portlock seagull

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I'd find it odd if he had, mainly because I'd expect those 2 players to be pretty pissed off with "Dave" if they do in fact know him, had chatted to him and he's then decided to call the local phone in to share the chat with everyone!!
But he hasn’t if nameless, has he? Players do talk and not just to one person. Are you suggesting he’s not even using his own name every time he calls in? This isn’t national security we’re discussing here!
 




Oh_aye

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Jul 8, 2022
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Hearsay is how Radio Sussex labelled it, but Dave the caller was pretty adamant not all is well having spoken to 2 players last week.

Any further insight anyone?
Dunno about that but their behaviour and body language looks very.... juvenile. Especially in moments of struggle. Rutter had his head do and was snapping at Pedro who looks more and more like he thinks everyone else is the problem whilst he contributes to being the problem with every game.

I do wonder how much a collegiate, youthful manager can command respect and discipline.
 


Eeyore

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Folk shouldn't reveal this stuff anyway. It's all for ego. Last week I was given some information about a happening at the Albion from someone, not prone to falsehoods, who had it directly from a senior person in the club. Nothing bad, but very interesting stuff. It doesn't go into NSC or on phone chats. And this was something that would cause interest rather than friction. I've heard this, with details, is all about getting likes and attention. And sometimes it's based on Dave's dog rather than reliable sources. Should get used to it with all the rubbish newspapers make up.
 


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