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GhostoftheBok

Every expert who talks about us (managers, techy pundits, etc) praise Evatt's press. I'm not wasting time on that topic. If you think the whole of football is wrong then I'm hardly going to convince you otherwise.

GhostoftheBok

Nobody associated with the football club is happy right now.

GhostoftheBok

The reality is that anyone on a 2025 deal is available unless and until they sign a new contract.

Anyone on longer than that leaves on our terms.

Whatever formation/system Ian picks some business will just be business.

GhostoftheBok

Why is our press much more ineffective than oxfords It's not. At the start of the season we were far and away the best pressing outfit. Where that fell down was when we lost Dion and Vic. None of the replacements could do the work. Without one key pressing player it worked, without both it didn't. ...

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Who is saleable then? Can we cash in on Santos, Sheehan, Charles to plug the gaps we need in mentality? Sheehan is 29 with a raft of injuries in his folder. The best business decision is to give him a new deal. If he won't sign we might look to sell him to record a profit, but the money we get won'...

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There is no good reason to play 3 at the back, bottom line is we can recruit into a 4131 far more easily it suits more of our players and even if you say the main ones it doesn’t suit are Charles and Santos…both of those might not be here…… If Evatt is manager he's shown before he actually prefers ...

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I think you're saying, probably doesn't get in the way of us, but might hinder his personal development in future. If that's correct, then I genuinely don't care. I was starting to get images of him sitting 13 round a table for the pre-match and making them say Grace... I don't think it hinders us ...

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If it helps, I am more worried about the books than The Book.

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Gonna ask a question, coz you've more than hinted at this a few times. Does his religion get in the way of his job? Because if it doesn't, I'm happy to leave him to it.. People are religious in different ways and for different reasons. Ian's extreme fervour wasn't apparent until after he had a fair...

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One thing he did directly comment on post match, "it's probably the first time I can't argue against the narrative of not turning up in a big game" I can only conclude he musta been having a sickie for a few. Wigan was horrendous. That's a state of denial. That felt more like covering his own arse,...

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It’s not Cogley alone. But there are singular points of failure in this system and one of the most common ones, beyond Sheehan, is the wing backs. To make this work we’d need considerably better ones. It’s also noticeable how much Cogley faded as the season went on. That will keep happening because...

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But I think over time I’ve realised that Evatt’s particular ego is a front to cover up his own self doubt. Did the self-help books and "Jesus needs me to be in the Premier League" not give it away to you on day one? Doubt is healthy. Avoiding it is the weakness. If Evatt can stop avoiding it it'll ...

GhostoftheBok

I think one thing that has been demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt is that as good an egg as Cogley is he is in no way up to being a regular RWB for a side with ambitions of exiting league one in a positive direction. I like him. I think he never lets you down. But looking at the league next ...

GhostoftheBok

One of me mates' sons landed his 1st pro, so he's pretty happy with it. Alongside what you say Ghost, wonder if Jerome's non-contract for "upstairs gig" is tied to us not making it up a rung? Not surprised other than that. Congrats to the kid. Huge moment for any young man. It may well be a case of...

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BWFC_Insane wrote: ↑
Wed May 22, 2024 9:33 am
Which is the mistake? I can’t see any argument for keeping any of the three. I really liked BOD as a player, but he’s always injured, takes an age to get going when he is fit, and then misses a lot of chances nowadays.

Clearly means Jerome.

Ian has ruined TD's favourite chant

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Same applies to Conor Carty, so we’ll see. I wrote a whole thing and deleted it for being a bit self-indulgent, but the basic gist was that we are likely to have budget issues this season after the fan loan splurge and may therefore need to patch the squad up and make do. Cogley was in the TotY, so...

GhostoftheBok

Also interesting is Luke Matheson on the senior retained list, with Evatt having said he will play a part next season in previous pressers.

Would require a squad place.

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jimbo wrote: ↑
Wed May 22, 2024 9:04 am
Confirmed that Bod, Jerome and Declan John have been released.

Interesting that Jerome is just leaving. No other role announced.

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The blessed Retained List, in all her glory...

https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/retained-list-confirmed

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"The Great Blanking"...FFS.

Coming out in public to tell a kid to man up was worse than this and that was also nothing.

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