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CONFIRMED Confirmed Hughes gets his one year extension
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Bit of a lazy one again for me with his recent injury issues and form. Better than Dai but still.
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Hes to unreliable for me and doesn't seem able to play consistently
I'd happily have him for the Cunningham role in the squad as cover/back up. But don't think he can play 40 games a season now
It is noticeable how Best has played best with him by his side. But yeah think he needs to be phased out as a starter.
Same with Storey. Back up player, not a starter for a team with top 6 ambition
Probably deserves another year, but he's not been at his usual standard this year, i'd hope that by the end of this contract we'd have sorted out our defence and signed a few better players to replace the ones we currently have, but i expect to be seeing a similar tweet from the club this time next year
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The easy option.
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We already knew about this one after the summer when Peter said he had another 12 months from January, again the easy option and i dont really see him being first choice left centre back/left back for much longer when Greg and Bauer go and we hopefully sign 2 top centre backs.
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Out best defender. No issue at all. Think it had already been agreed, I remember Ridsdale getting tetchy about Jake from FTF mentioning him being OOC.
Half of our squad will be drawing their pensions with us at this rate.
I thought the aim was to get players in to improve the squad to push us up the table and into the premier league?
Not extend contracts on ageing defenders who already spend a chunk of the season injured, and who have been part of a defence that has conceded 44 league goals already this season.
I mean yeah he is probably our best defender on his day but it's not really saying alot.
Pleased for him but yeah seems like a typical easy fix for north end kind of deal
I thought the aim was to get players in to improve the squad to push us up the table and into the premier league?
Not extend contracts on ageing defenders who already spend a chunk of the season injured, and who have been part of a defence that has conceded 44 league goals already this season.
I mean yeah he is probably our best defender on his day but it's not really saying alot.
Pleased for him but yeah seems like a typical easy fix for north end kind of deal
Made out of too much glass to warrant an extension.
A year isn’t horrendous mind.
Think this extension stinks of FFP and wasting so much money being so close to it.
A year isn’t horrendous mind.
Think this extension stinks of FFP and wasting so much money being so close to it.
Hahahahahaha
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Hopefully it still is the aim to strengthen, if so keeping Hughes as a back up would make sense.
Stinks of Cunningham MK2 this.
Aye hopefully mate. Think I'm just feeling a bit grumpy today so Hughes has copped for it a bit 🤣🤣
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Realistically would be nice to have a new option at LCB next season. But it's Cunningham I'd be letting go rather than Hughes.