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I'm not going to slate any of the players by name that we have at Town but I attended all pre-season games except the couple in Devon and I have to say I can't understand why RS signed certain players he has when I personally thought he would have signed Jay Rollins, he showed desire and quality for a young lad and wasn't afraid to run at defences, scaring the shite out of them, I know league defenders are of more quality but It still opens up opportunities. Also I would be giving Karleigh Osborne game time, another young lad that showed real promise at Winterton. I would much sooner sign these sort of players rather than journeymen looking for a last payday. Early days but needs sorting sooner rather than later.
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I think we struggled to attract players, whether that be down to location or money. Trialists are trialists for a reason most of the time. Dembele was the exception.
To be honest I'm sick of having a new team to get used to already and think we've made mistakes that we got away with in League Two last year. We up with a squad none of the fans is attached to and we know half of then will be gone come May. Not a way to build a team.
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most of these signings are on 2 year contracts probably as the only reason they would come here. That tells us all we need to know. so better get used to them I suppose
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It's only 3 games in. Surely these players need to be given a bit more time. It's not a good sign to be subbed after 45 minutes of your debut, but he will know improvement is needed now. I actually think Clarke and Dixon will be really good signings. My worry with Dixon was that his legs had gone, but he's been pretty decent getting up and down. He has some real quality and will surprise a few doubters.
There's no doubt that we've been bargain shopping, but that is how Slade operates and the weak budget from the club.
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I'm not going to slate any of the players by name that we have at Town but I attended all pre-season games except the couple in Devon and I have to say I can't understand why RS signed certain players he has when I personally thought he would have signed Jay Rollins, he showed desire and quality for a young lad and wasn't afraid to run at defences, scaring the shite out of them, I know league defenders are of more quality but It still opens up opportunities. Also I would be giving Karleigh Osborne game time, another young lad that showed real promise at Winterton. I would much sooner sign these sort of players rather than journeymen looking for a last payday. Early days but needs sorting sooner rather than later.
I think they are pretty much all journeymen at this level these days to be honest, I do agree though the amount of players who are playing for Town now and this could be their last full time club is a worry. The fact that we had so many "experienced" players out there yesterday but still couldn't get any form of foothold in the game really worries me.
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We have suffered from injuries in key areas, two strikers from last season out injured, midfielders injured or unavailable for compassionate reasons, suspensions on top of that....arguably Slade hasnt had what may well be the first 11 available to him as yet, we have played two teams that were in League 1 last season and in Stevenage they were in good form for a large part of the end of last season. We now have , in just 12 months, a merger of 3 managers players in the squad....
Did we seriously think that we would start the season flying with all the above ?
Having said that i am not convinced Slade has used what he is currently able to pick from in the best way.
Last time with Slade we struggled at the seasons start under his preferred system....which all changed when we played Derby in the cup and he switched formation for that game.......roll on Tuesday !!
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One thing we could do to get real effort on the pitch is give some of our youngsters a bit of playing time. I guess Danny North was the last 'home-grown' player to get a sustained run in the first team. That was a while back....
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Last season, we won the first game and promptly lost the next three. Much derision on here at the time, but then, as now, you can't judge a season on three games.
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Last season, we won the first game and promptly lost the next three. Much derision on here at the time, but then, as now, you can't judge a season on three games.
At the beginning of last season, our manager's stated aim was survival. Our current manager has promised an attempt at play-offs. I've always been told to under-promise and over-deliver.
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Compare us to Accrington, yesterday they got 1600, we would expect to have 3 times that, as the TVs money is the same for both clubs then we should have a bigger budget and in theory attract better players (managers opinion) but even now I will predict they will finish when above us.
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