Squad Development 2024/25

[StringerBellend]

1 hour ago, William said:

How before Simmons and Wookie are back from injury 

Simmons we need back for backup to Cleur we need a left back to start. Wookie's injury is irrelevant we needed a decent CB before he was injured, need one now and will need need one when he gets back.

He's really not very good at football 

[StringerBellend]

1 hour ago, 102megan said:

He's a westie - if he weren't so injury prone, I'd have him in a heartbeat!! 

When he's fit, he's damn good. 

 

I'd probably still have him, if we can get him on a bargain. 

Wow you really do see the best in people

If Dr Who style we could go back to his Mariners days then yes I'd take him 

 

[StringerBellend]

44 minutes ago, BoyFromTheWest said:

Injury replacement, perhaps?

I think the idea with an injury replacement is to replace someone injured with somebody not injured.

This would be a very like for like injury replacement 

Edited December 29, 2024 by StringerBellend

[Kotallo]

45 minutes ago, BoyFromTheWest said:

Injury replacement, perhaps?

Surely for depth if nothing else, would probably come cheap

[William]

9 minutes ago, StringerBellend said:

Simmons we need back for backup to Cleur we need a left back to start. Wookie's injury is irrelevant we needed a decent CB before he was injured, need one now and will need need one when he gets back.

He's really not very good at football 

I think Wookie was playing with an injury for a period of time hopefully and hopefully when he returns he will be ok , most players in the team have been deemed to not be very good over the last period of time so maybe he might fall into the group that have been classed as duffers to heroes over the last few weeks 

[GE942150]

1 hour ago, William said:

How before Simmons and Wookie are back from injury 

Someone mentioned that Simmons was training a couple of weeks back. 

[StringerBellend]

33 minutes ago, William said:

I think Wookie was playing with an injury for a period of time hopefully and hopefully when he returns he will be ok , most players in the team have been deemed to not be very good over the last period of time so maybe he might fall into the group that have been classed as duffers to heroes over the last few weeks 

Let hope so, has to be a player in there somewhere given the level he's played at.

 

[102megan]

2 hours ago, StringerBellend said:

Wow you really do see the best in people

 

I mean, I call you a friend don’t I?  

[StringerBellend]

2 hours ago, 102megan said:

I mean, I call you a friend don’t I?  

Now that is harsh!

[Sithslayer1991]

Jeong (ankle stress fracture 4-6 weeks) should be back by mid Jan and Panta (MCL 6-8 weeks) should be back late Jan at the earliest or early Feb at the latest.

 

It was never disclosed what Simmons had as an injury all I remember is that could be March when he returns. And Cluer its a hamstring hasn't been graded but lets assume it was pulled hamstring and its another 6-8 week injury.

[Zelinsky]

Brings back memories from S3 when we signed injury replacements for injury replacements. 

[StringerBellend]

1 hour ago, Zelinsky said:

Brings back memories from S3 when we signed injury replacements for injury replacements. 

That's why they are called injury replacements

[Bangaverage]

Simmons and Panta are back training already. Simmons I imagine will be on the bench this week 

[GE942150]

50 minutes ago, Bangaverage said:

Simmons and Panta are back training already. Simmons I imagine will be on the bench this week 

So has Simmons fully healed?

[GunnerWanderer]

On 29/12/2024 at 1:00 PM, Bangaverage said:

ACL confitmed

I just read it this morning should have known someone would post here just terrible for the kid 

 

[SBW]

From this list, only Milos Degenek and Brad Smith would be worth signing

[Sithslayer1991]

Brad Smith 100% is a damn good player for us. But we only know Degenek was given an offer by the club

[William]

How is Harry Van Der Sagg

Brisbane let him go today for personal reasons and is returning to NSW maybe a good defensive squaddie  

 

[StringerBellend]

Laws? Left footed CB

bring back the 5 dock Neymar 

Edited January 7 by StringerBellend

[MathyouWSW]

31 minutes ago, William said:

How is Harry Van Der Sagg

Brisbane let him go today for personal reasons and is returning to NSW maybe a good defensive squaddie  

Does the squad need another right back?

[Edinburgh]

8 minutes ago, MathyouWSW said:

Does the squad need another right back?

Definitely not one that gives away as many stupid needless fouls as Cleur.

[bombagol]

There has been quite a bit of Clisby hate around, some of which was fair, but I’m curious to hear from all you armchair experts to tell us which current A-League left back has impressed you?  Who would you rather have than our very own Ginger Maldini?

[Edinburgh]

6 minutes ago, bombagol said:

There has been quite a bit of Clisby hate around, some of which was fair, but I’m curious to hear from all you armchair experts to tell us which current A-League left back has impressed you?  Who would you rather have than our very own Ginger Maldini?

Garrucio? Just back from injury and not exactly impressive yet. He's WU's captain this season, so would bring some leadership too?

I struggle to think who the other left backs are.

[MathyouWSW]

10 minutes ago, bombagol said:

There has been quite a bit of Clisby hate around, some of which was fair, but I’m curious to hear from all you armchair experts to tell us which current A-League left back has impressed you?  Who would you rather have than our very own Ginger Maldini?

Auckland's Francis De Vries and Victory's Kasey Bos.

[Edinburgh]

26 minutes ago, bombagol said:

There has been quite a bit of Clisby hate around, some of which was fair, but I’m curious to hear from all you armchair experts to tell us which current A-League left back has impressed you?  Who would you rather have than our very own Ginger Maldini?

After some research/thought 

Brisbane- no

Jets - Wilmering - no

Glory - no

Phoenix-? - probably  no

Victory- Bos - yes

CCM - ? - probably no

City - ?

Auckland- whoever he is - yes?

SFC - Courtney-Perkins? - yes

Adelaide- ? - no?

Bulls - Vujica? - yes/no/Maybe?

[BoyFromTheWest]

I was thinking about left backs whilst watching Jets-Roar, and especially Wilmering. I thought that left back must a position where there are few decent players because Wilmering (God love him) is at best NPL level but starting?!

[Upthehill]

19 minutes ago, Edinburgh said:

After some research/thought 

Brisbane- no

Jets - Wilmering - no

Glory - no

Phoenix-? - probably  no

Victory- Bos - yes

CCM - ? - probably no

City - ?

Auckland- whoever he is - yes?

SFC - Courtney-Perkins? - yes

Adelaide- ? - no?

Bulls - Vujica? - yes/no/Maybe?

Id agree on most. But I'd add 3.

Behich is nearly cooked, but streets ahead of Clisby... But a massive k**b jockey

I want Lucas Mauragis. He hasnt had the best year at CCM but he was respectable in a very bad Jets squad, and quite reliable for Nix. He's 23 with about 80 Aleague games under his belt, and can do a lot more growing. 

We would have been better these last 2 seasons had we kept Traore. I think we would still be belly aching about his defending but he was shades better than Clisby has been. And we would still be looking for a new LB in Jan this year or at worst end of the season.

Leftback just sucks to recruit to be honest. We've had a hatful of **** ones and still been better off than most clubs. Even Raul Llorente, who everyone forgets had an excellent first season grabbing 2 player of the month awards, was horrifically bad in the second season. Elrich, jamo and Da'Puzzo all had their ups and downs but get pass marks, and Shannon cole gets  a big ACL shaped golden star. But the rest? Meh

[mack]

Left back is the weakest position in global football. Any left footed player who is very quick becomes a left winger. Any left footed player who is tall becomes a left sided central defender. Any left footed player who is technical without being too quick or too tall becomes a midfielder.

So you're left with stamina players who can't attack falling back into a defensive role, converted central defenders who didn't get a growth spurt as a teenager & washup failed attackers who move to fullback because they wouldn't get any playing time otherwise.

It's up to the manager to recognise the lack of ability and work with it. Adam D'Apuzzo scored 2 goals in 206 league games and those came as a youth player at Marconi. Popa never asked him to score though, and rarely asked him to attack significantly high up the park. And he got the job done.

[andypk]

Add Behich at City, Kitto at Adelaide and Mauragis at CCM to the list.

[Upthehill]

3 minutes ago, mack said:

Left back is the weakest position in global football. Any left footed player who is very quick becomes a left winger. Any left footed player who is tall becomes a left sided central defender. Any left footed player who is technical without being too quick or too tall becomes a midfielder.

So you're left with stamina players who can't attack falling back into a defensive role.

It's up to the manager to recognise the lack of ability and work with it. Adam D'Apuzzo scored 2 goals in 206 league games and those came as a youth player at Marconi. Popa never asked him to score though, and rarely asked him to attack significantly high up the park. And he got the job done.

This is correct. I actually did some quick reading on this last year. I looked at 26 players in La Liga who started at LB, 14 entered senior football as a LW or inverted RW. Oddly, I could really only find information on circa 15 of the PL lefbacks. About half were LW/IRW