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New signing - Jack Stobbs


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Does this mean that the injury to Montano is worse than we thought? Though it seems to me that Brown signs players because they're available' date=' then realises that they're not good enough - do we scout anyone properly these days? Let's hope this lad doesn't fall into that category.[/quote']Think Browny has been working with Smurthwaite to long and has adopted his transfer philosophy, if we sign enough players, some of them are bound to be decent. We've had all the dross last year so can only improve surely!

 

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Wonder how many players have had actually signed in the past three transfer windows. 40?
Must be around that figure, possibly more. Crazy. And to think, a couple of years ago we had the nucleus of a squad that had finished 9th in league one. If only we'd kept it together and tried to improve it. I'll never forgive Smurthwaite for the damage done.

 

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Think Browny has been working with Smurthwaite to long and has adopted his transfer philosophy, if we sign enough players, some of them are bound to be decent. We've had all the dross last year so can only improve surely!

 

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It does feel like we've got a lot of players, but if you break it down we have 27 first team players, not including the 4 youth graduates. Take away Brown (not likely to play), Knops (injured) and Yates (loan), that's 24, which is probably about the right size squad needed.

 

Add to that we currently have 5 injured (Lainton, Montano, Pugh, Barnett and Forrester), that's 19 first team players, so only 1 of them are going to miss out on the match day squad. All of a sudden it's looking a bit thin!!

 

Anyway, welcome to the Vale Jack Stobbs!!

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It does feel like we've got a lot of players, but if you break it down we have 27 first team players, not including the 4 youth graduates. Take away Brown (not likely to play), Knops (injured) and Yates (loan), that's 24, which is probably about the right size squad needed.

 

Add to that we currently have 5 injured (Lainton, Montano, Pugh, Barnett and Forrester), that's 19 first team players, so only 1 of them are going to miss out on the match day squad. All of a sudden it's looking a bit thin!!

 

Anyway, welcome to the Vale Jack Stobbs!!

 

We are definitely thin on the ground. We need a centre mid and full back still. We have Pugh injured and tongue that needs resting if he plays midweek. And we have to play centre halves at full back if there is an injury.

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As with all new signings welcome on board, had bad injuries hence no game time at Wednesday.

Only concern is we now have 3 wingers on loan, every man and his dog realise we need energy in midfield and to use up most of our loan ratio on wingers may not be the best way forward. I know people are saying Whitfield can play centre midfield but i,m sure Brown knows best :closedeyes:

 

Off topic..Yates already on the bench at Macc so all those saying he should be in our team i'd say he is nowhere near fit despite the fact Wilson doesn't look fit either !!

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Off topic..Yates already on the bench at Macc so all those saying he should be in our team i'd say he is nowhere near fit despite the fact Wilson doesn't look fit either !!

 

He's played 270 minutes or Macclesfield so far. 90 more minutes than Wilson has. In fact Yates has played more minutes this season than any Vale player bar Smith and Kay.

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He's played 270 minutes or Macclesfield so far. 90 more minutes than Wilson has. In fact Yates has played more minutes this season than any Vale player bar Smith and Kay.

 

Maybe as they have already played 4 league games , double what we have, he was a non-playing sub in their last game so has either lost his place due to form or fitness.

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