Rocking Red Cyril Posted November 27, 2023 Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 Think we need Wells fit again to play up front with Conway they work well together . How far is Wells off being fit ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 Interesting to see how a player can be either nailed on for selection or just not a managers cup of tea. Whereas I think Nige was very much a player first manager I think Liam is going to be a system first coach. Weimann was often praised by Nige, and after one game finds himself on the bench for Liam. His style of play doesn’t fit into the keep the ball system Liam prefers (from what I’ve seen so far), so I think it unlikely Weimann will get much match time going forward, although he could be played as a CF if needed. I don’t see a lot of changes from game to game with most players nailed on, simply due to the lack of availability. Both full backs and CBs have only Naismith who isn’t in the team to challenge for their positions. Max is the only goalkeeper worth a place and it would take a series of monumental errors to see him being replaced. In midfield James, Knight and TGH have only Williams to challenge them. The forwards even without Wells is the only area with a bit of competition, Bell, Sykes, Weimann, Conway, Cornick and Mehmeti contesting three positions. Sykes and possibly Conway are pretty much nailed on leaving just one starting position up for grabs. The talk of looking at the Academy first for players is just that, talk, I think the likes of Yeboah and JKL while useful in the squad for training are unlikely to get any game time at all, Yeboah for me is very much in the Weimann type of player. I don’t think the Academy is going to produce any regular first team players this season or next, so going into the loan market is a distinct possibility in January if it’s too expensive to buy players outright. We are very thin on the ground both defensively and in midfield, and I know I’m stating the obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratz260689 Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 10 hours ago, redkev said: Wonder if he did go either Jan or end of season would he end up with Martin & hunt north of the river , very settled in Portishead , kids settled at schools his young lad plays in local football and Andi has made it no secret how much he likes Bristol - could tempt him I believe his kids and wife still live in derby, so doubt he will stay in Bristol with there being enough teams around the midlands he can play for maybe even a return to derby!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted November 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 58 minutes ago, Countryfile said: Interesting to see how a player can be either nailed on for selection or just not a managers cup of tea. Whereas I think Nige was very much a player first manager I think Liam is going to be a system first coach. Weimann was often praised by Nige, and after one game finds himself on the bench for Liam. His style of play doesn’t fit into the keep the ball system Liam prefers (from what I’ve seen so far), so I think it unlikely Weimann will get much match time going forward, although he could be played as a CF if needed. I don’t see a lot of changes from game to game with most players nailed on, simply due to the lack of availability. Both full backs and CBs have only Naismith who isn’t in the team to challenge for their positions. Max is the only goalkeeper worth a place and it would take a series of monumental errors to see him being replaced. In midfield James, Knight and TGH have only Williams to challenge them. The forwards even without Wells is the only area with a bit of competition, Bell, Sykes, Weimann, Conway, Cornick and Mehmeti contesting three positions. Sykes and possibly Conway are pretty much nailed on leaving just one starting position up for grabs. The talk of looking at the Academy first for players is just that, talk, I think the likes of Yeboah and JKL while useful in the squad for training are unlikely to get any game time at all, Yeboah for me is very much in the Weimann type of player. I don’t think the Academy is going to produce any regular first team players this season or next, so going into the loan market is a distinct possibility in January if it’s too expensive to buy players outright. We are very thin on the ground both defensively and in midfield, and I know I’m stating the obvious. Lots to agree with there. Think (hope) what we will see a bit more of with LM is rotation and rest - if he can keep the 17 senior players he had in the Match Day 20 (19) fit. If he can get Nahki and Haydon back over the next few weeks then he has a lot of flex. +++++ I still get a bit frustrated by the - we had two players for every position in the summer - comment, when we had Atkinson and Benarous coming back from ACLs. Atkinson in particular was never gonna be back in the early months. Probably about now would’ve been his likely return, more than a third of the way through the season. Benarous was always gonna be one to be careful about in terms of reliance on him. So we were really going into the season with 20. Add McCrorie that we knew about in pre-season, and that is 19. Don't get me wrong, I didn’t want a big squad, but we were left with no wiggle room, because injuries are always gonna happen. It’s a couple light imho. You can’t always use Academy to backfill. As we’ve seen even Academy players get injured - OTC for example. And if you have aspirations of a playoff push, OTC (no disrespect) isn’t gonna influence games. He came in and did a fill-in job last season, that was all. Fantastic for him btw. And on the flipside, I get that you can’t overfill with perm signings, nor is it necessarily easy to get half-season loans of either the quality required who are also happy to be sub! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkev Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 13 hours ago, Gratz260689 said: I believe his kids and wife still live in derby, so doubt he will stay in Bristol with there being enough teams around the midlands he can play for maybe even a return to derby!! Live in Portishead mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratz260689 Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 11 hours ago, redkev said: Live in Portishead mate Got a house there mate but they don’t live there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 6 minutes ago, Gratz260689 said: Got a house there mate but they don’t live there Do 11 hours ago, redkev said: Live in Portishead mate Don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted November 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 Think Andi said he lives down here but goes back home (Midlands?) for wife and kids…but they sometimes come down to stay in holidays. Something like that anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 I can be ITK here as my wife follows/stalks Mrs Weimann on Instagram. The family home is in Solihull but they have a place down here which they use on weekends/as needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkev Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 12 hours ago, Gratz260689 said: Got a house there mate but they don’t live there 12 hours ago, Bristol Oil Services said: Do Don't I bow my head in shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engvall’s Splinter Posted November 29, 2023 Report Share Posted November 29, 2023 11 hours ago, Silvio Dante said: I can be ITK here as my wife follows/stalks Mrs Weimann on Instagram. The family home is in Solihull but they have a place down here which they use on weekends/as needed. Course mate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 11 hours ago, redkev said: I bow my head in shame Don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 On 27/11/2023 at 20:33, The Bard said: Agree with that. He's ooc at the end of the season. Wouldn't surprise me if he left in January tbh. Bit like Chris Martin last season. He'd have plenty of takers in the Championship. Would free up wages for signings Contracts don't work like that tho do they? If AW hasn't asked to leave then let's say he goes to Derby for example purposes and they offer him half of what he's on here, we'd still have to pay him the other half. So whilst it's a saving, it's not much of a saving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 12 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said: Contracts don't work like that tho do they? If AW hasn't asked to leave then let's say he goes to Derby for example purposes and they offer him half of what he's on here, we'd still have to pay him the other half. So whilst it's a saving, it's not much of a saving. Yep but, we could get someone from League 1 with the half a wage we've saved... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 (edited) On 29/11/2023 at 08:35, Gratz260689 said: Got a house there mate but they don’t live there Edited November 30, 2023 by The Bard Responded to wrong quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 Weimann has a flat in a converted famous old building close to the docks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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