June 28, 20242 yr Wouldn't be surprised if he turned up at Hudds with his old gaffer Duff. Apparently Cadden had a shite season by his standards but Barnsley were an eccentric looney team last season on & off the pitch.
June 28, 20242 yr 8 hours ago, Mannyroader said: Didn't his dad work for us in the Megson era? Happy memories? Maybe not. Yup - and nowadays Alan is a scout for the England team. Alan had a great career, has a FA Cup winner's medal and been an OK manager - but that apart I think his son Jack has outshone him. Magnificent for Burnley and exactly the kind of leader we could do with, but he's 35 now and I'm not convinced he still has the engine that is integral to his game. That said, Pepe is still the captain of Porto and plays for Portugal at 41 - and is still a class act so who knows? I think that to get a player of that tenacity, drive, skill, composure and with leadership qualities we would have to look abroad, but it would have to be a helluva sell to bring such a player to Bolton at the moment Someone should be on the phone to Campo, Stelios and our other foreign "scouts" and see what they can dig up. Nicky Cadden is a bit meh for me. Edited June 28, 20242 yr by Wanderlust
June 28, 20242 yr 13 minutes ago, Wanderlust said: Someone should be on the phone to Campo, Stelios and our other foreign "scouts" and see what they can dig up. Picking up the phone to some old boys from 15 years ago hardly fits our data-driven approach
June 29, 20242 yr 8 minutes ago, jmjhb said: Picking up the phone to some old boys from 15 years ago hardly fits our data-driven approach Glad I didn't suggest Steinsson then Although I'm sure we haven't got data on everyone on the planet and a steer in the right direction might help narrow down the search. I like data though. Did you know that 83.7% of facts are made up on the spot with zero supporting evidence? Edited June 29, 20242 yr by Wanderlust
June 29, 20242 yr 6 hours ago, jmjhb said: Picking up the phone to some old boys from 15 years ago hardly fits our data-driven approach Data is the reason our players think its fine to stand on the ball in the middle of the pitch when we're losing.. Ah yes we're on 78% possession, never mind we're 2 nil down and their keepers got that bored he's created a hammock using the goal posts..
June 29, 20242 yr I’d be disappointed if we didn’t try and use data (or any forward thinking tools) to improve our club. That said we should be using all the old school resources we have too and should absolutely talking to the stelios and campos of this world. Why wouldn’t we.
June 29, 20242 yr Seeing as Williams injured we need a LWB also we still need another midfielder and looks like Charles will not be available for the start of the season so another striker required.
June 29, 20242 yr 14 minutes ago, Rizlar said: Seeing as Williams injured we need a LWB also we still need another midfielder and looks like Charles will not be available for the start of the season so another striker required. Dan's yer man!
June 29, 20242 yr Just now, W.cramp said: Dan's yer man! Why can he play LWB as he’s useless as a striker .
June 29, 20242 yr 14 minutes ago, Rizlar said: Why can he play LWB as he’s useless as a striker . And left back, left centre half. Multi dimensional is our dan !
June 29, 20242 yr 12 minutes ago, W.cramp said: And left back, left centre half. Multi dimensional is our dan ! I reckon Dan would be a great defender as he always managers to keep the ball clear of the goal
June 29, 20242 yr We could always try 4-3-3 with Cogley and Iredale playing in the positions they did for their former clubs
June 29, 20242 yr 19 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said: We could always try 4-3-3 with Cogley and Iredale playing in the positions they did for their former clubs 4-3-3 is Evatts preferred formation - so why the frig doesn’t he use/try it?
June 29, 20242 yr 7 minutes ago, Ros Coe said: 4-3-3 is Evatts preferred formation - so why the frig doesn’t he use/try it? Because the man is a balloon who thinks he’s some kind of football master
June 29, 20242 yr 2 hours ago, Rizlar said: Why can he play LWB as he’s useless as a striker . I can see Dan at LWB. Pacey - gets forward well. Good positional sense. Can get his foot in and would probably save us £250,000 on a new player. No brainer to at least let him start off the season there and see how he gets on.
June 29, 20242 yr 2 hours ago, tomski said: I’d be disappointed if we didn’t try and use data (or any forward thinking tools) to improve our club. That said we should be using all the old school resources we have too and should absolutely talking to the stelios and campos of this world. Why wouldn’t we. Are all our old players scouts? Just because they were great players for us, in our golden generation, doesn't mean they have any ability to identify players now. What about Nakata, Djorkaeef, Jussi, N'gotty, Anelka, Diouff? Why aren't we talking to everyone.
June 29, 20242 yr 1 minute ago, CambridgeBWFC said: Are all our old players scouts? Just because they were great players for us, in our golden generation, doesn't mean they have any ability to identify players now. What about Nakata, Djorkaeef, Jussi, N'gotty, Anelka, Diouff? Why aren't we talking to everyone. We should be in contact periodically IMO these people will be connect to clubs
June 29, 20242 yr 5 minutes ago, CambridgeBWFC said: Are all our old players scouts? Just because they were great players for us, in our golden generation, doesn't mean they have any ability to identify players now. What about Nakata, Djorkaeef, Jussi, N'gotty, Anelka, Diouff? Why aren't we talking to everyone. Yeah I agree anyone or everyone connected in any sort of way. Not that bothered about the legend status. Those 2 were sounded out merely as connections into 2 countries we probably have no foothold in.
June 29, 20242 yr Just now, Big E said: We should be in contact periodically IMO these people will be connect to clubs If they are still involved with football, in any capacity around developing players, then yes, maybe we should, but other than that the only reason we should be in contact with most of our old players is for events and memorial matches etc. Being a great player at a club, does not give you any automatic ability to become a talent scout.
June 29, 20242 yr Just now, tomski said: Yeah I agree anyone or everyone connected in any sort of way. Not that bothered about the legend status. Those 2 were sounded out merely as connections into 2 countries we probably have no foothold in. But are they still involved with football and scouting or developing players? If not then we should also include Stavros and Manuel as contacts that could open up routes into those countries
June 29, 20242 yr 12 minutes ago, CambridgeBWFC said: But are they still involved with football and scouting or developing players? If not then we should also include Stavros and Manuel as contacts that could open up routes into those countries Stelios is 100% involved. Campo I’m not so sure but even if he can open some door to players with curly hair then the call is worth making
June 29, 20242 yr Gudni, I believe, recommended half of the Iceland team that knocked England out as youngsters. We of course ignored him.
June 29, 20242 yr 50 minutes ago, tomski said: Stelios is 100% involved. Campo I’m not so sure but even if he can open some door to players with curly hair then the call is worth making Think campo is a big cheese at mallorca with Stuart holden.
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