sedgwick__7
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Sounds like Bodin is back in training this week, hopefully means he is fit enough to go out on loan.
January 2021 - Transfer Window Rumours and Discussion
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Bodin wont be going on loan.
I was a fan of Nmecha and thought he would go on to have a very good career. He has all the attributes aside from consistency but that may come with age. His performance against Wigan that season was one of the best front man performances I can remember in a white shirt. Absolutely bullied them for the whole game but then the next week he would be anonymous for long periods. I would certainly have him back here.
I liked him, although his better performances were wide right and not as an out and out striker. I think he got a lot of flak because strikers are judged on goals, and some of our more judgemental supporters don't always see the bigger picture.
He was unplayable at times, in terms of potential, probably the best teenager I've seen live.
He was very raw whilst with ourselves. Raw pace, raw power and it was clear he had a lot of talent but it needed fine tuning. His assist at Ewood was typical of him, dusted the defender and shrugged him off like he wasn't there.
As much as I thought he was decent for us, I must admit I looked at his loans at Boro and Wolfsburg and thought he had started to fizzle out. Couldn't see him having a pathway into the City eleven on the back of such torrid times on loan. Glad to see him on the way to fulfilling his potential.
In fairness, look at Harry's Kane's loan career.
Mickypne
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Above us in the league ...... just for your benefitAnd now they’re a League One outfit trying their luck in the Championship.....that’s for #NIGHTMARE‘S benefit
Aye, who the fuck would want him?
St. Ledger used to do it, but yeah other than that they’re few and far between from the centre. Chilvers used to ping long balls out with decent accuracy. Otherwise it’s tended to be HOOOF from the back or give it to a full back.
Chilvers was surprisingly adept at long range passing but to be fair, since SSL we have been mildly deprived of such attacking onus. At present we are crying out for a toothless, muscled brute who wins everything near him, let alone a good ball player.
I don't know if this has been mentioned but Greg Cunningham's contract is up in the summer.
sedgwick__7
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If he wants to kick a ball between now and August he will.
Would love him back but I'm sure it's been mentioned on here before he would never play under Neil again.
Can anyone confirm if I have that right and if so what happened?
I'm always a bit surprised by people's high expectations of what young players will do. Unless they're one of the very few exceptions, a la Beckham, we'll only ever see glimpses and occassions of what they can do. Nmecha was clearly talented and has the potential to play in the top flight, but when he came to us he was a teenager with no experience of proper footballer and was learning his trade with unfamilar players in a very competitive league - it's not surprising he had a lot of limitations. He was the same age as Ben Davis when he was farmed out to Southport and is now the same age as Davies was at Fleetwood; he's still younger than Hugill was when he was sent to Hartlepool to get more game experience. It takes time for them to develop. And compare him in general to top Premier League strikers at similar stages of their careers - Kane was sent on loan to Orient, Millwall, Norwich etc. in his late teens and early 20s, Salah had played in Egypt and was then in the Swiss league, De Bruyne couldn't get a kick at Chelsea and had only played in Belgium and a season in Germany, Vardy was at Stocksbridge. I could go on...
Absolutely decimated by injuries. Played 20 games since leaving us in 2018 and will be 30 in a fortnight. Too big a risk
Robinson?
I'd bite your hand off for Robinson and Hugill, but agree with you re Cunningham. Lets look forward, not back.
sedgwick__7
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Looks like one outgoing is imminent -
www.twtd.co.uk
Town Closing in On Harrop Loan Signing - Ipswich Town News
TWTD understands that Town are closing in on the loan signing of midfielder or wideman Josh Harrop from Preston and the move could be completed today.
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