1HorshamCobbler
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I think we maybe have been shopping in the wrong market, clearly Harrogate, Sutton and to a lesser degree Barrow knew the Non League players well (Graham C prev). Is it a hunger trait, desire or skill.
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Shoemaker
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If we don’t get a grip soon we will know all about non league players next season!!
#nostrikers
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Manwork04
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A very good point. I wonder how many of the 'committee' knew who they even were!
Committee indeed, what a loan of utter spin, sucked up by the sheep. There is no data driven approach that’s fcukin obvious.
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Rule Britannia
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MCHammer
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Caleb Chukwuemeka has won Premier League 2’s September Player of the Month award. Five goals during three games last month saw the striker fire Aston Villa to the top of the table. Chukwuemeka's standout display came when he tore West Bromwich Albion apart at Bodymoor Heath, netting a hat-trick in a 4-2 win. Anyone on the committee heard of him I wonder What do you think the committee should have done differently re Caleb?
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EB Claret
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What do you think the committee should have done differently re Caleb?
I was just making a joke really Could we have got him back on a season loan? Perhaps they tried, who knows? To be fair they got money for a player who wasn't tearing up any trees for us at the time. Perhaps U23 football is his level at the moment.
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MCHammer
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I was just making a joke really Could we have got him back on a season loan? Perhaps they tried, who knows? To be fair they got money for a player who wasn't tearing up any trees for us at the time. Perhaps U23 football is his level at the moment. No worries. Think I'm being over sensitive at the moment as I just don't understand why people think a recruitment committee and data driven approach is something that happens overnight and produces perfect results straight away. I get people are frustrated but surely it's time we all just took a breath and had some patience with the playing/coaching side. Re Caleb. Good for him. Great to see he's doing well. He's clearly a good player, a real prospect and I don't think he needs to out on loan yet as I think Villa will want more time to work with him at the moment. As you say I think U23 level is his level currently and if anyone has ever watched games at that level it's a far cry from league two in the way football is played.
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West Stand
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I don't how people have the energy to keep on being wound up by the cobblers. I couldn't care less. Maybe if I was a bit happier with the rest of my life I could give a damn like some of you. None of this really matters.
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west stand oap
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Aston Villa U23's are playing Caleb down the middle as an out and out striker a position where he was not given a chance here as he was usually played wide. I never thought there was any point in him coming back on loan as when he left he was getting very little game time.
As for us soon finding out about non league players I don't think there is any chance of us going down. To reach the much touted 50 point safety mark we need another 35 points from 35 games, so only a point a game. Oh wait a minute from the last 5 games we only got 3 points, drastic improvement needed.
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Clarity
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I don't how people have the energy to keep on being wound up by the cobblers. I couldn't care less. Maybe if I was a bit happier with the rest of my life I could give a damn like some of you. None of this really matters.
In which case, what are you doing on here??
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Clarity
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I've got nothing better to do.
Get yourself over to the redevelopment thread, you’ll soon feel revitalised
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EB Claret
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I doubt if the recruitment committee had much if anything to with the summer singings as it would have been formed too late.
So most of the players that came in were Martin Foyle recommendations and we don't know how far down his list they were, first choice or last resort?
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Shoemender
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I don't how people have the energy to keep on being wound up by the cobblers. I couldn't care less. Maybe if I was a bit happier with the rest of my life I could give a damn like some of you. None of this really matters.
It's not a matter of life or death.......It's more important than that.
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everbrite
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I've got nothing better to do.
Quite enjoyed the recent remarks/opinions from the last few posters. For example MCH and Clarity remarks to Mannys bombshell all make decent points. For me OAP comment that Caleb was played out of position does seem to make JB’s selection policy a bit suspect. But is this an accurate assumption?
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2020 Grand National S/S 3rd Place
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Zen Master
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Ask any striker their preference and it is likely to be through the middle. With higher quality players around you this is more likely as are the standards of through balls to set you up. Drop down a few divisions and it becomes more about winning the fight firstly and hoping you get a few chances and it dropping kindly. Wish him well on a personal note and also as it financially may help the club the better he does. U23 games are not the combative arena of the fourth division or even PJ Trophy games. BAS did well at U23 level for Wolves etc. If we played Etete off the shoulder of the last man with a packed midfield with some pace to break the lines or the ability to set him free I’d hope he’d be more prolific. Instead we repeat how we used Smith and numerous others. Hit the big man and feed off the scraps except there’s massive gaps between defenders and midfielders and then forwards. Games easy from the stands or behind a keyboard
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I think someone should just take this city of Peterborough and just... just flush it down the f***in' toilet
The Hotelend Grand National Sweepstake Champion 2022
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Manwork04
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I doubt if the recruitment committee had much if anything to with the summer singings as it would have been formed too late.
So most of the players that came in were Martin Foyle recommendations and we don't know how far down his list they were, first choice or last resort?
https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2021/may/kt_050521/It’s was formed on the 5th May so I think they had time to find a meeting room don’t you?
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Rule Britannia
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Gen.Disorda
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It always baffles me that people think its always the forwards at fault. What fans expect is for us to sign a forward so much better than our level that they can score goals out of nothing or feeding from scraps.
I personally think our central midfield is non existent. We have several forwards capable of 10-15 goals with the right service, Harry Smith is currently proving he wasn't the issue last season.
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Manwork04
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It always baffles me that people think its always the forwards at fault. What fans expect is for us to sign a forward so much better than our level that they can score goals out of nothing or feeding from scraps.
I personally think our central midfield is non existent. We have several forwards capable of 10-15 goals with the right service, Harry Smith is currently proving he wasn't the issue last season.
I don’t disagree, hence me saying we need a Nicky Adams type of player, unfortunately for us they cost money.
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Rule Britannia
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Mysterious Curle
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Caleb Chukwuemeka has won Premier League 2’s September Player of the Month award. Five goals during three games last month saw the striker fire Aston Villa to the top of the table. Chukwuemeka's standout display came when he tore West Bromwich Albion apart at Bodymoor Heath, netting a hat-trick in a 4-2 win. Anyone on the committee heard of him I wonder I hope not! Scoring goals at kids level is no guarantee of success in the men's game, and besides he didn't have much luck when he was hear a couple of months back. Etete and Benny are prime examples.
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DrillingCobbler
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just spent 5 minutes (literally) googling under23's league, etc... https://www.worldfootball.net/goalgetter/eng-u23-premier-league-div-1-2020-2021/ - ETE IS 11th equal on that list. So I started off at the top and worked my way down. First two players, both at Man City still, never been out on loan anywhere to compare. 3rd place, McBridge, yet to play for Blackburns first team. 4th place, Broadhead. He scored 3 goals in 22 games on loan to Burton. So he'd fit in well with us, he'd be our top scorer!! I think my point is simple. That the under23's league thing is totally and utterly irrelevant when it comes to stats versus capability at EFL level!
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