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He couldn't sort Sam Johnstone outWe have a top goalkeeping coach which I think a lot of people overlook. Roefs is a very good keeper for us but that gap from average/good to very good is probably bridged by the coaching staff.
Well Roefs is a much better keeper if were are honest. I know the goalkeeping coach came from Wolves with an excellent reputation.He couldn't sort Sam Johnstone out
He's not a miracle worker!He couldn't sort Sam Johnstone out
A complete and utter clown.
I'd be astonished if Bournemouth don't cut their losses in the summer.
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Toure?One of so many sliding doors moments over the summer where I reckon we'd got the better timeline.
Roefs over Petrovic, Brobbey over Guiu, Toure over the lad from Italy, and probably loads of others. Coin lands slightly differently on a few of those and whilst we'd still be having a good season, I wonder if we'd be where we are right now
Alderete over lucumi, mukiele over diakiteOne of so many sliding doors moments over the summer where I reckon we'd got the better timeline.
Roefs over Petrovic, Brobbey over Guiu, Toure over the lad from Italy, and probably loads of others. Coin lands slightly differently on a few of those and whilst we'd still be having a good season, I wonder if we'd be where we are right now
TraoreToure?
One of so many sliding doors moments over the summer where I reckon we'd got the better timeline.
Roefs over Petrovic, Brobbey over Guiu, Toure over the lad from Italy, and probably loads of others. Coin lands slightly differently on a few of those and whilst we'd still be having a good season, I wonder if we'd be where we are right now
The more you list them…are we the luckiest recruitment team in the league?Alderete over lucumi, mukiele over diakite
Traoré! Autocorrect and fat fingers.Toure?
Didn't half get away with it with Bulka and this chap.
I referenced luck a few weeks back and general response was luck plays no part/you make your own luck etc, or pointed to Diarra injury, AFCON etc as bad luck.The more you list them…are we the luckiest recruitment team in the league?
Is it luck or did the club choose other options?The more you list them…are we the luckiest recruitment team in the league?
There's definitely a bit of luck involved, as well as hard work, to get those personalities to gel so well and quickly.I referenced luck a few weeks back and general response was luck plays no part/you make your own luck etc, or pointed to Diarra injury, AFCON etc as bad luck.
That's really fair, but I do still think there's a small pinch of luck in our summer transfers in that all (even Masuaku) have worked out to varying degrees most brilliantly, or at least none have been a gamble too far which is almost inevitable for that much transfer activity.
We've outperformed our xTS (expected transfer success) you could say... (if you wanted to be ripped apart here)
Certainly the club tried to get Bulka and Petrovic. It worked out that we ended up with RoefsIs it luck or did the club choose other options?
There could be any number of factors that make a transfer a success or failure to be fair. There's nothing to say that diakite for example would have been so poor for us alongside different players. Definitely feels like a relief to have missed out on them all though up to this point. Recruitment team still found them all in the end.The more you list them…are we the luckiest recruitment team in the league?