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Farrell on a season long loan would be good business
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Lot of rumours last season about Roberts going but …
It could easily cost us 8 or 10 places if it were to happen. IMHO – without him and Ewing, in order to challenge, there’d have to be 4 or 5 better players coming in than we have at the moment.1 user thanked author for this post.
Over on the clappers channel along with all the expected gushing comments on the season i see Poz Dave with his inner circle sauces stating Ewing is definately leaving and going on Roberts post match comments he is too..
Recruitment hasnt been the best in recent years so without quality replacements next season may well be a lot less challenging and Butler must build a competitive team or im sure his heroics of NLN promotion and NL play offs will be forgotten.Still not a Butler fan and thought his choices for the bench were off the mark for such a huge game Scales , Barrows Rose and a less than fit Boyce included ?? but no Smith Brogan or even Beck more attacking options
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Brogan would have been the one I would have had on the bench. We got completely dominated in midfield yesterday, but the biggest culprit was JB as he simply couldn’t defend. No idea what he was doing. 2nd goal he went walkabouts and then fell asleep and nearly gave a goal away when a rochdale player ran alongside him to take the ball from him. Comical really.
Where did this positivity dave spawn from ?. All of a sudden he just popped out of nowhere.
As much has I luv Whitehall he doesn’t last a full season without injuries probably carrying one yesterday, when he went down there was no waiting they just got Howe stripped off.
Not far off there WG imo, but I fear the goalie will be the cheap and cheerful Rory Watson again.1 user thanked author for this post.
Roberts all but said the other day on Humberside he’d probably be leaving if we didn’t secure promotion. Time for him to step up a division or two.
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Need to build from the back, our goal difference and goals conceded was no match for most of the top 6. Don’t want to see any of the keepers here that started last season. Need at least two solid CB’s and also need creativity in midfield with an AM who can contribute goals. Some of our defending over the whole season has been very questionable. Something I would expect better from Butler with his defensive capabilities. Throughout the season the two best players were Ewing and Roberts, we still have a lot of dross in the squad.
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Rose came to us as a CB but, as with JB, hasn’t had a chance to show what he can do there. Could be the answer? I also thought he had a decent game when he had a go in MF.
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Less tantrums !
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Based on yesterday he wouldn’t get in their team.
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not sure how recruitment can be criticised at the same time post as saying how good Roberts and Ewing have been. Farrell was decent, Westbrooke, Jones wingers looks good. Not all have worked out Beck, goalies, (though Jones is improving rapidly and is not young) etc but which club has a 100% success rate on signings. Overall AB has got a lot more right than wrong
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Agree with most of your post IA64 but we can’t be crediting Butler with recruitment of Roberts. He is the first manager to get and keep him fit for 2 full seasons so he deserves credit for that.
You also missed referring to what I think what is his best bit of business. Our second best player is Joe Rowley and whilst his signing was decent the masterstroke was seeing him as a holding midfielder this season.A big test awaits this summer. Finding replacements for Roberts, Ewing and Boyce (possibly Westbrooke too) from the bargain basement is not going to be easy. A proper goalie wouldn’t go amiss either.
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Roberts contributed to over 30% of our goals this season so will be a massive loss if he goes (which he probably will and deserves a crack at league football).
Pat Jones needs to step up here in Roberts’ likely absence. Lots of effort but 1 goal and 1 assist in his 12 appearances so far isn’t exactly great.
Ewing no great loss, would prefer to see Alfie be the regular starter as the more forward midfielder in a 3. Always pops up with important goals and has scored more than Ewing/Westbrooke/Rowley combined.
Unsure on Jones in goal…he’s done ok but nothing spectacular, could be the answer with a full pre-season under his belt and with injuries hopefully behind him.
Right back hopefully sorted with Rose returning, but can he stay fit!?
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I think both Ewing and Roberts will leave, and personally While I would offer Westbrooke a contract, I wouldn’t get into a bidding war for him. Myself, I feel that the key to our success next season is playing Howe and Whitehead together as a 2 up top. This will involve us either going to a 2 in midfield , with 4 at the back or a 5 in midfield with 3 at the back. With the latter ( which we know is a Butler favorite) we will need to find a couple of Center backs and a midfielder who can ping a pass. The fact that we need a Goalkeeper has been obvious all season! These 4 players must be permanent signings, not loanees! UTI
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After over achieving this season we might well get a dose of mid table reality in 2027 .. hopefully not in a relegation struggle … obviously a lot depends on the soon to be announced retained list, departures of key players ie Ewing n Roberts and more so finding quality permanent signings as replacements which will not be easy…. not relying on loans too much.
Just how appealing SUFC will be to decent names is yet to be seen.1 user thanked author for this post.
Roberts leaving will free up some money. Ewing is class but hasn’t been first choice this season. Need to get Westbrook signed. Wondering if Hakeeb Adeluken will be making a return. We need to 2 new CB’s, hopefully Rose is an option we already have. We need a quality centre forward. The retained list will make interesting reading.
Hakeeb has been retained by Doncaster. Plus his agent will want too much money.
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Only you and Butler think Pat Jones is a WB (I hope)
Do you have inside info on 3-5-2 for next season?1 user thanked author for this post.
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