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Had a perfectly good academy kid ready to go and Cock Piss drops 20m on a left back we didn't need when cash is scarce.

Unless there's  a massive improvement on that performance expect Scarles to start the season.

 

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑27 Jul 2025, 09:19 Summerville played in that Villa game … before coming off and missing the rest of the season
Agree that our biggest problem is lack of midfield control … no pace, no movement, no ball winning
Sort that and playing forward is possible 
Ludicrous that we are 3 weeks from the first game & nothing has changed

twoleftfeet wrote: ↑27 Jul 2025, 09:46 Why is this cսnt still allowed to post on here? 

Why is this cսnt still allowed to post on here? 

Summerville played in that Villa game … before coming off and missing the rest of the season
Agree that our biggest problem is lack of midfield control … no pace, no movement, no ball winning
Sort that and playing forward is possible 
Ludicrous that we are 3 weeks from the first game & nothing has changed

This is just silly after one friendly. Yeah he was poor, but let’s at least have a touch of patience. 

Sir Alf" wrote: ↑27 Jul 2025, 08:59 You have to have some control of a game to make the best of attacking wing backs. Fix that midfield and be able to compete with teams in the division and then maybe we can see if Diouf is of any value.

Scarles not quick enough to play as a full ir wing back imo.  

You have to have some control of a game to make the best of attacking wing backs. Fix that midfield and be able to compete with teams in the division and then maybe we can see if Diouf is of any value.

Scarles not quick enough to play as a full ir wing back imo.  

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑27 Jul 2025, 08:29 Maybe he has bought him because he wants to play forward 
 

Maybe he has bought him because he wants to play forward but didn’t think he had the players capable of that 
Only saw Scarles live at home last season & he never seemed to want to take his man on on the outside & ended up passing inside
Was never sure whether that was:
Under instruction 
Because he lacked the confidence to do it as a young player
Because he lacked the pace or ability to do it

I still say his games would have taught him a lot about what he needs to work on & he hopefully will step up this season

goose wrote: ↑27 Jul 2025, 08:16 Must be difficult being an attacking player in a team that has no idea how to attack.

Must be difficult being an attacking player in a team that has no idea how to attack.

Given Emerson is off I don’t think Scarles showed enough to imagine he would be able to be an automatic first choice
Showed promise & hopefully learnt a lot … especially when Salah skinned him … but has a lot of development to do