(That long since we've had any, couldn't find the thread)

Alan Nixon: "Top Liverpool starlet Cameron Branagan will Ben allowed out on loan in Jan.

Bolton lead the race for the 20 year old midfielder"

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He looked like he'll turn into a good player in the future but for whatever reasons he played 16 times in a 46 game season. We wasted a few hundred grand in the same type of deal on Dan after his loan after he hadn't pulled up any trees, would have been another outlay on budget for a player who's always randomly absent from matchday squads for whatever reasons. Hopefully it means we're focusing on bringing in players who are more hardened, seasoned & reliable over a long hard season.

2 minutes ago, Deanu said:

He looked like he'll turn into a good player in the future but for whatever reasons he played 16 times in a 46 game season. We wasted a few hundred grand in the same type of deal on Dan after his loan after he hadn't pulled up any trees, would have been another outlay on budget for a player who's always randomly absent from matchday squads for whatever reasons. Hopefully it means we're focusing on bringing in players who are more hardened, seasoned & reliable over a long hard season.

Or, hopefully we're focusing on bringing in players who fit into a wingback system.

The ITK nonces on Twitter are at it again this afternoon

A new signing might be close

Or not, I suppose

Rumours about we’ve signed Klaidi Lolos from Crawley town. 

Edited June 27, 20242 yr by Mounts Kipper

Magennis signed for Exeter useless tosspot.

3 hours ago, radcliffe white said:

Still at Wembley with his foot on the ball 

🤣

 

4 hours ago, Mantra said:

 

look as if they’ve aged 5 years in the off season

Is that GT or Wolverine 

38 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Rumours about we’ve signed Klaidi Lolos from Crawley town. 

Heard the same earlier today.
Attacking midfielder, scored 14 last season in L2.

£300k is the rumour.

43 minutes ago, Zog1 said:

 

I can’t listen to that

2 hours ago, kent_white said:

Not sure if he's more of a LB than a LWB maybe? 

Blackpool play wing backs...

10 minutes ago, tomski said:

I can’t listen to that

It’s ok actually.

Actions speak louder than words.

Accepts changes need to happen.

Acknowledges it has to be better than  3rd.

Acknowledges all the hurt, disappointment and there’s only one way to address that.

Pretty honest and no sugar coating 

1 hour ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Yes, that's the bottom line, he's a LB and IE wanted a LWB.  Same problem for Iredale.

I'd have Ashworth or Iredale in the team before Williams but they don't have "pace" on their list of qualities.  Iredale has played some games out of position because of injuries to Johnston etc but Ashworth another mystery signing that was never going to fit in here.

Iredale played at lwb for Cambridge iirc. One of the points that attracted IE initially. 

Depends what you want from a wing back- if it's purely pace and no great crossing/defending ability then Williams is your man. He will score a few, but also comes back onto his wrong foot at times and doesn't get crosses in frequently. 

Ashworth seemed a more complete player, but without the same speed. I'm convinced a longer spell would have seen him stamp his authority on the position, but Evatt clearly saw it differently. 

Which is fair enough; it is his job and we simply have to support the decision, whether we agree with it or not.

Iredale isn't a wing-back

Like Jones, he's done a job for us there, but it's not his position

I thought Ashworth was decent better than Ogbeta and Williams.

18 minutes ago, desperado said:

It’s ok actually.

Actions speak louder than words.

Accepts changes need to happen.

Acknowledges it has to be better than  3rd.

Acknowledges all the hurt, disappointment and there’s only one way to address that.

Pretty honest and no sugar coating 

Good to hear. Heard it all before. 
 

You’ve heard this before though. I hope you're right. 
 

I’ve given up on him as I think he’s found his level. Apathy over hatred

37 minutes ago, Traf said:

Heard the same earlier today.
Attacking midfielder, scored 14 last season in L2.

£300k is the rumour.

Bit of punt that if true.

Young, big and athletic. Former Greek U19 but has mainly been around the lower leagues since. Scored plenty for the likes of Oxford City but as an out and out striker. Have only seen him on the EFL highlights show last season where he appeared to be playing as a 10 - and obviously he looked OK as it was a highlights/goals show but I have no idea what his all round game is like - if Evatt does want him it will probably mean he can run a lot.

Could turn out to be a good player and he has the right age and physicality - a bit like Dan when we signed him, only this lad has decent control. But it's a punt.

Looks like a 6ft odd powerful attacking mid who has a great trait of arriving in the box to bag goals along with having some very good feet & IQ for the role. Looks like a B Tech Dele Ali when he used to be good, that is. Be interesting if he can step up because he'll need to, assume he'll be the Paris replacement 

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Iredale played at lwb for Cambridge iirc. One of the points that attracted IE initially. 

 Nah he was a left back 

5 minutes ago, Zico said:

 Nah he was a left back 

https://lionofviennasuite.sbnation.com/2022/5/9/23063378/done-deal-bolton-wanderers-sign-jack-iredale-transfers-efl-cambridge-united

 

15 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

https://lionofviennasuite.sbnation.com/2022/5/9/23063378/done-deal-bolton-wanderers-sign-jack-iredale-transfers-efl-cambridge-united

 

Aye 

The 26 year old, comfortable playing as a left back and centre back

Also

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bolton-iredale-john-evatt-wrexham-24453829

 

15 minutes ago, Zico said:

Aye 

The 26 year old, comfortable playing as a left back and centre back

Also

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bolton-iredale-john-evatt-wrexham-24453829

 

Did you read the full article?

The bit where it said he'd played at lwb, and left centre back for the season before we signed him?

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Iredale played at lwb for Cambridge iirc. One of the points that attracted IE initially. 

Depends what you want from a wing back- if it's purely pace and no great crossing/defending ability then Williams is your man. He will score a few, but also comes back onto his wrong foot at times and doesn't get crosses in frequently. 

Ashworth seemed a more complete player, but without the same speed. I'm convinced a longer spell would have seen him stamp his authority on the position, but Evatt clearly saw it differently. 

Which is fair enough; it is his job and we simply have to support the decision, whether we agree with it or not.

All good points.  Iredale may have played some games at LWB for Cambridge but he's played games at CB for us and it makes him versatile and a good player to have in the squad, but he'll never be 1st choice at either CB or LWB under IE despite being one of our few leaders and having more physicality than most.

7 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

All good points.  Iredale may have played some games at LWB for Cambridge but he's played games at CB for us and it makes him versatile and a good player to have in the squad, but he'll never be 1st choice at either CB or LWB under IE despite being one of our few leaders and having more physicality than most.

Agreed.

He was clearly brought in as he was playing the two positions for Cambridge that Evatt was looking for.

I don't think he's turned out to be a lwb in the way that IE thought he would, but he's fine at centre back.

Certainly appears more of a centre half or proper full back, but IE saw something different.