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Smith and Poke I think
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Smith and Poke I think
Laridae
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Attitude, I bet. Gus is building a team not just around quality footballers, but work ethics and attitude... and if it they don't fit, he don't buy!
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
According to the Argus today Tanno is considered a player now having done pre-season and will be competition for Calde & Paints.
DarrenFreemansPerm
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Not too convinced by that tbh. He did well when he filled in last season but surely the Championship is pushing it a bit?
Marshy
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Why do people keep naming Navvaro... has he signed a deal.... ?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Gus quote 'He's feeling great which means we have got a problem because he is a top class player. He is a Premiership player all day long. The competition then is going to become a little bit more complicated for the full backs, which is good for the team'
I get the impression he is still going to be a bench player but good cover for the full backs.
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Well I guess seeing as Gus is the manager his opinion is going to be better placed than mine. Fair play to Tanno it has to be said
Albion Dan
Banned
Not suitable to me means we already have similar skills and players in the squad. I honestly think we are just a couple of defenders and an attacking CM away now from being the ideal starting set of players. I think more strikers will actually be detrimental to the very strong 4 we already have.
Very much agree. Barnes, CMS and Hopkins will surely be good enough as our 3 main strikers, possibly in rotation depending on form, with Toby and Bergkamp as cover/extra competition.
Attacking CM would be good, I'd see Sparrow and Dicker as great squad players at this level but I feel we may need someone a little better in our starting line-up.
As for defenders, we only need one CB - and maybe only as cover if Dunk can fit in well with GG, it depends on how well El-Abd and Elphick do when they come back I suppose.
Then one more full-back cover? Or will Tanno and the Chelsea lad in the DS be enough?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Apparently Vincelot can also play at full back.
Ah yes, forgot about him. I'm not entirely sure where Gus is planning on playing him, whether he'll be an extra CM - possibly more of an attacking style as proved by his goals last season - or whether he's more for full back cover.
Papa Lazarou
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not suitable means that Gus only wants 1 Frenchman in the squad. Vincelot fills that 'quota'. We need someone from Portugal now.
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I presumed thats why he came to us, as full back cover? Thought he played most of the season at right back?
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Well if Tanno is still going maybe we should look at Figo...
Nathan
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Thunder Bolt
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He played centre midfield for Daggers. Poyet has mooted that there may only be 5 on the bench instead of 7 (not sure if the changes are to implented yet), so he was signed up as versatile cover.
Sam Ovett
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Is he not injured still ?
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Fair enough, good to know he's so versatile.
severnside gull
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Vincelot can play right back or centre back or defensive midfield - most of his goals were headers and I think mostly from set pieces. Not sure about his lack of height as he clearly has spring heels 