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coulsdoneagle London 07 Sep 16 5.20pm
Originally posted by sotac464 Disagree, I saw some decent enough balls coming into the box last year, I'm not talking about them flying from all angles, every few minutes like when we were in the championship, but enough for us to score more goals, if the forwards were of decent enough quality. We may only get 2 or 3 chances in a game, especially against decent opposition, but those chances need to be taken. Agree. Adebayor should have scored more. He never shook off the rust he had and the year out at Spurs probably ruined him. There was a good player in there somewhere and were he 2 years younger he would have been a good player to keep around. But I harbour no ill will, he came in and did a job when we needed bodies, wasn't good enough and moved on. Still amazes me that not log ago we had an aging Steffan Iverson, and Jermaine Easter, now we are too good for Adebayor and have one of the best young strikers in the league playing for us.
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coulsdoneagle

London 07 Sep 16 5.20pm

Originally posted by sotac464

Disagree, I saw some decent enough balls coming into the box last year, I'm not talking about them flying from all angles, every few minutes like when we were in the championship, but enough for us to score more goals, if the forwards were of decent enough quality.

We may only get 2 or 3 chances in a game, especially against decent opposition, but those chances need to be taken.

Agree. Adebayor should have scored more. He never shook off the rust he had and the year out at Spurs probably ruined him. There was a good player in there somewhere and were he 2 years younger he would have been a good player to keep around. But I harbour no ill will, he came in and did a job when we needed bodies, wasn't good enough and moved on. Still amazes me that not log ago we had an aging Steffan Iverson, and Jermaine Easter, now we are too good for Adebayor and have one of the best young strikers in the league playing for us.

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Flash Lampeter 07 Sep 16 5.26pm
Originally posted by Dan89 Can flamini play with cabaye or is it a replacement if cabaye injured or loses form? I certainly hope they can play together - so that Cabaye can become more of a CAM.
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Flash

Lampeter 07 Sep 16 5.26pm

Originally posted by Dan89

Can flamini play with cabaye or is it a replacement if cabaye injured or loses form?

I certainly hope they can play together - so that Cabaye can become more of a CAM.

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Vim Fuego Haywards Heath 07 Sep 16 5.30pm
Originally posted by Flash I certainly hope they can play together - so that Cabaye can become more of a CAM. My thoughts too. I'd like to see him higher up the pitch.
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Vim Fuego

Haywards Heath 07 Sep 16 5.30pm

Originally posted by Flash

I certainly hope they can play together - so that Cabaye can become more of a CAM.

My thoughts too. I'd like to see him higher up the pitch.

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Johnny Eagles berlin 07 Sep 16 5.44pm
Would be pleased with this. Exactly the type of player we should have gone for on 31 Aug instead of faffing about all day on Wilshere. ...we must expand...get more pupils...so that the knowledge will spread...
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berlin 07 Sep 16 5.44pm

Would be pleased with this.

Exactly the type of player we should have gone for on 31 Aug instead of faffing about all day on Wilshere.

...we must expand...get more pupils...so that the knowledge will spread...

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Johnny Eagles berlin 07 Sep 16 5.45pm
Originally posted by Flash I certainly hope they can play together - so that Cabaye can become more of a CAM. Cabaye box-to-box, plus a tackler (Flamini) plus a deep passer (McArthur) plus a playmaker (Puncheon), pick three of the above depending on the opponent. ...we must expand...get more pupils...so that the knowledge will spread...
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berlin 07 Sep 16 5.45pm

Originally posted by Flash

I certainly hope they can play together - so that Cabaye can become more of a CAM.

Cabaye box-to-box, plus a tackler (Flamini) plus a deep passer (McArthur) plus a playmaker (Puncheon), pick three of the above depending on the opponent.

...we must expand...get more pupils...so that the knowledge will spread...

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Uphill Bedford 07 Sep 16 5.51pm
Fingers crossed. This will be the vital 'missing link' in our transfer window as it's not much good signing quality strikers if the service is missing - as it has so obviously been during 2016. It looks like AP is sincere in wanting to change our style - and not before time as our penchant for hoofed clearances and crosses into the area is sterile and easily countered. Hopefully, we will now get some thoughtful through balls along the deck to make a change form the aerial tactics. Pity Gayle has gone as this is the service he didn't get and which he thrives on.
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Uphill

Bedford 07 Sep 16 5.51pm

Fingers crossed.

This will be the vital 'missing link' in our transfer window as it's not much good signing quality strikers if the service is missing - as it has so obviously been during 2016.

It looks like AP is sincere in wanting to change our style - and not before time as our penchant for hoofed clearances and crosses into the area is sterile and easily countered.

Hopefully, we will now get some thoughtful through balls along the deck to make a change form the aerial tactics.

Pity Gayle has gone as this is the service he didn't get and which he thrives on.

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Baldfella Wigan 07 Sep 16 6.04pm
Gives us an option when playing "the bigger sides" to have 3 proper midfielders (Flamini,Cabaye and McArthur) and then also to rotate one of them with Punch and CYL in games where we're expected to do a bit more! Great signing!
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Wigan 07 Sep 16 6.04pm

Gives us an option when playing "the bigger sides" to have 3 proper midfielders (Flamini,Cabaye and McArthur) and then also to rotate one of them with Punch and CYL in games where we're expected to do a bit more!

Great signing!

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Booted Eagle Bristol 07 Sep 16 7.00pm
Originally posted by Uphill Fingers crossed. This will be the vital 'missing link' in our transfer window as it's not much good signing quality strikers if the service is missing - as it has so obviously been during 2016. It looks like AP is sincere in wanting to change our style - and not before time as our penchant for hoofed clearances and crosses into the area is sterile and easily countered. Hopefully, we will now get some thoughtful through balls along the deck to make a change form the aerial tactics. Pity Gayle has gone as this is the service he didn't get and which he thrives on. Agree with your points in relation to a change of style but this would have to mean surely Cabaye moving further forward with JMac and Flamini further behind ? However he might just be a substitute for Jedi who was in and out of the team last season. However the guy is versatile as already noted so brings in a bit more. In fact I seem to remember him playin in the Arses defence one season whilst being a midfielder and getting a shed load of points on fantasy league for me. Solid signing. “ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ” —United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld
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Booted Eagle

Bristol 07 Sep 16 7.00pm

Originally posted by Uphill

Fingers crossed.

This will be the vital 'missing link' in our transfer window as it's not much good signing quality strikers if the service is missing - as it has so obviously been during 2016.

It looks like AP is sincere in wanting to change our style - and not before time as our penchant for hoofed clearances and crosses into the area is sterile and easily countered.

Hopefully, we will now get some thoughtful through balls along the deck to make a change form the aerial tactics.

Pity Gayle has gone as this is the service he didn't get and which he thrives on.

Agree with your points in relation to a change of style but this would have to mean surely Cabaye moving further forward with JMac and Flamini further behind ? However he might just be a substitute for Jedi who was in and out of the team last season. However the guy is versatile as already noted so brings in a bit more. In fact I seem to remember him playin in the Arses defence one season whilst being a midfielder and getting a shed load of points on fantasy league for me. Solid signing.

“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ”
—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

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Southampton_Eagle At the after party 07 Sep 16 7.07pm
Originally posted by Uphill Fingers crossed. This will be the vital 'missing link' in our transfer window as it's not much good signing quality strikers if the service is missing - as it has so obviously been during 2016. It looks like AP is sincere in wanting to change our style - and not before time as our penchant for hoofed clearances and crosses into the area is sterile and easily countered. Hopefully, we will now get some thoughtful through balls along the deck to make a change form the aerial tactics. Pity Gayle has gone as this is the service he didn't get and which he thrives on. I see Remy as a replacement & upgrade for Gayle, similar style of play.
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Originally posted by Uphill

Fingers crossed.

This will be the vital 'missing link' in our transfer window as it's not much good signing quality strikers if the service is missing - as it has so obviously been during 2016.

It looks like AP is sincere in wanting to change our style - and not before time as our penchant for hoofed clearances and crosses into the area is sterile and easily countered.

Hopefully, we will now get some thoughtful through balls along the deck to make a change form the aerial tactics.

Pity Gayle has gone as this is the service he didn't get and which he thrives on.

I see Remy as a replacement & upgrade for Gayle, similar style of play.

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DANGERCLOSE London 07 Sep 16 7.09pm
Hurry up and announce it
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London 07 Sep 16 7.09pm

Hurry up and announce it

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ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 07 Sep 16 9.01pm
Anything concrete on this? I've mainly only seen Palace based blog opinion pieces? Red and Blue Army!
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Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 07 Sep 16 9.01pm

Anything concrete on this? I've mainly only seen Palace based blog opinion pieces?

Red and Blue Army!

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europalace Europe 07 Sep 16 9.17pm
Originally posted by ASCPFC Anything concrete on this? I've mainly only seen Palace based blog opinion pieces? Sky news has reported he is having a medical at Palace. [Link] Edited by europalace (07 Sep 2016 9.18pm)
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