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I'd rather we go for players in the Adelakun ilk in the summer, who we know can perform at this level or even above. Don't mind the odd Sotona type gamble but if we want to challenge for promotion, then sign proven quality.
The one from Gateshead has been our best player. So surely that proves it’s irrelevent where we sign them from
A player that looked good in one pre season friendly and some our fans were crying out to sign him immediately.
Quote from: drfcsteve on March 25, 2024, 07:39:26 amA player that looked good in one pre season friendly and some our fans were crying out to sign him immediately. Reading back on this thread is definitely interesting!https://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=288371.180
Another one who has moments in games attracts the eye, and can be exciting fleetingly, the rest of the time a liability to the lads defending behind him and being carried.
Quote from: selby on March 25, 2024, 11:14:50 am Another one who has moments in games attracts the eye, and can be exciting fleetingly, the rest of the time a liability to the lads defending behind him and being carried.Lots of teams have “luxury” players who could be potential match winners with a touch or two of genius, but are crap the rest of the time..Players like Cotterill for us, Maddison at Posh etc..
Why in football are players not allowed time to learn and develop? Sotona is raw, very raw and these loans are there to teach him the things he needs to learn in football.I find it mad that we don't allow that. How many players have been largely poor here and kicked on elsewhere? Alfie May for example?
We talk about players as if they have no agency over themselves sometimes. Ultimately there is responsibility on them themselves to become better. If they don’t have the right attitude that is less likely to happen. This is why coaches want young players who want to learn.Alfie May he dropped down a division after leaving us and didn’t set that division alight straight away either. Perhaps things just lined up right in life for him to kick on afterwards. There are many such examples across all football clubs.If we had kept every young player we released over the years just in case they became world-beaters we’d be in a right mess.
Quote from: ncRover on March 27, 2024, 03:40:06 pmWe talk about players as if they have no agency over themselves sometimes. Ultimately there is responsibility on them themselves to become better. If they don’t have the right attitude that is less likely to happen. This is why coaches want young players who want to learn.Alfie May he dropped down a division after leaving us and didn’t set that division alight straight away either. Perhaps things just lined up right in life for him to kick on afterwards. There are many such examples across all football clubs.If we had kept every young player we released over the years just in case they became world-beaters we’d be in a right mess.Alfie scored 67 goals in all competitions and played a huge part in Cheltenham's League Two title victory, followed by a record-breaking season in League One.May's Cheltenham career began in January 2020 and he hit the ground running scoring on his debut in a 3-0 victory over Oldham Athletic, just a day after signing.He continued that early form, scoring another five goals in 11 games before the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.