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We are overloaded with attacking talent, like I have done all summer, I feel a little anxious about seeing how Cook will manage this. He'll do well not to have some unhappy players on his hands, either that or we won't have any consistency in our starting line up. We pretty much have 11 first team players with quality potentially above this level competing for 4 playing spots. Cook said he likes working with a small squad, well that is not what we have.

Celina no doubt has quality but what is it about him that means he's coming back to play in League 1, and it sounds as though he will be another player who is likely to take time to get up to speed. I think I would have been more excited if he was one of the first signings but we have so many players up there now it feels a bit messy, any how that is for PC to manage and he's proven himself at every club to be a good manager (except here so far), let's hope he hasn't overstepped himself this time.

Still think we need another centre midfielder and if push comes to shove another experienced CB.

Definitely too many forwards. There’s no point whatsoever Kayden Jackson being at the club and not convinced by Barry, Piggott, Aluko or Chaplin. But Celina is a fantastic signing and maybe we’ll send some out on loan or terminate loans early. None of those have done much wrong but I don’t think we need all of them.
 
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Definitely too many forwards. There’s no point whatsoever Kayden Jackson being at the club and not convinced by Barry, Piggott, Aluko or Chaplin. But Celina is a fantastic signing and maybe we’ll send some out on loan or terminate loans early. None of those have done much wrong but I don’t think we need all of them.
Definitely agree re: Jackson, gotta be shipped out. Barry and Aluko will only be back up if we get injuries and suspensions. As for Chaplin and Piggott, they'll both definitrly be part of the matchday squad, and are excellent signings. Chaplin on his day will rip up this division if getting a good run of games
 
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Of all the signings made, Barry is the 1 I don’t understand. I thought the loan market was used for 2 reasons - parent club gets minutes into their player and the loaning club improves the 1st team. With Celina coming in, with Edwards, burns already in the team (+ Chaplin & Fraser for the number 10 position) not sure when Barry is ever going to play
 
Of all the signings made, Barry is the 1 I don’t understand. I thought the loan market was used for 2 reasons - parent club gets minutes into their player and the loaning club improves the 1st team. With Celina coming in, with Edwards, burns already in the team (+ Chaplin & Fraser for the number 10 position) not sure when Barry is ever going to play

For us it’s probably a case of throw mud and see what sticks. For them it was probably a case of us bullshitting them that he would be a regular starter.
 
Dobra to Colchester. Bonkers.

What is ****ing bonkers about that, he ain't good enough, he won't get in our side, so ship him out for experience!! Sometimes i ****ing wonder!!
Sam Morsy set to sign before deadline.....i suppose that's bonkers too!
Stop ****ing moaning and get behind the bloody regime, you just have to find something to moan about don't you. It's been a brilliant transfer window and credit to all involved!!
 
What is ****ing bonkers about that, he ain't good enough, he won't get in our side, so ship him out for experience!! Sometimes i ****ing wonder!!
Sam Morsy set to sign before deadline.....i suppose that's bonkers too!
Stop ****ing moaning and get behind the bloody regime, you just have to find something to moan about don't you. It's been a brilliant transfer window and credit to all involved!!

****er.
 
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All very good. is the squad too big? I’m not sure; we’re already seeing injuries and it’s nice seeing a good front 3 even with Bonne and Chaplin out. Burns is carrying a Achilles problem, Celina is way out of match fitness, edmundson hast played …so I think we need the depth?

surely some players (Nsiala, Nolan, Jackson and kenlock springs to mind) we’re kept as there was no certainty we’d get the players in but theyre not needed if everyone else is fit now? Dobra and mizouni the same. Neither are good enough to propel a team to a L1 title and we’ve simply got better backups now.

aluko looks poor, Barry ain’t gonna haul us upwards he’s icing on the cake stuff when everything else is going swimmingly, which it aint yet.

great midfielder to get in and a gk who must be better than hladky…he’s done well at a higher level.

I’m fascinated about how the midfield will line up with carrol seemingly here to play football, Harper looking good, and a big buy now in to anchor the midfield…Drop his captain? Big call…
 
For the first time in many years we’ve set our stall out for the players we’re after and have, on the whole, ended up getting them.What a difference to have serious operators in charge rather than half assed idiots with no idea what they’re doing.
 
What a transfer window!

We now have a talented squad that will be a force soon enough. I'm not worried about players staying happy if they're not playing, I'm sure it's all explained to them before they decide to sign.

We've brought in a few players from higher up the pyramid and all have said they don't want to be in League One for long so I hope we now have a squad that has a real drive and determination to get us promoted as soon as possible.

Well done to Mark Ashton and everyone involved for giving us what is probably our busiest transfer window ever <applause>
 
Fantastic transfer window. Decent signings and all at a good age so have potential moving forward. Mark Ashton definitely deserves a glass of something having convinced along with others, these players to come to us. The signing of Morsy is definitely an added bonus and will us some steel in the centre of the park. Will he be named captain or will that stay as Evans (doesn’t matter that much as some players are born leaders). I think he is waiting for an appeal to see if his 3 match suspension will be overturned but when he is ready to play, does he replace Evans or Harper? My gut feeling says it will be Harper missing out to start with but exciting times ahead
 
In all my 60 yrs of following Town, I have never drooled at seeing such a promising squad. Cant wait to see Celina fit and tearing it up down the wing.

Only a matter of time before getting results on the pitch.
 
All very good. is the squad too big? I’m not sure; we’re already seeing injuries and it’s nice seeing a good front 3 even with Bonne and Chaplin out. Burns is carrying a Achilles problem, Celina is way out of match fitness, edmundson hast played …so I think we need the depth?

surely some players (Nsiala, Jackson, kenlock springs to mind) we’re kept as there was no certainty we’d get the players in but theyre not needed if everyone else is fit now? Dobra and mizouni the same. Neither are good enough to propel a team to a L1 title and we’ve got better backups now.

aluko looks poor, Barry ain’t gonna haul us upwards he’s icing on the cake stuff when everything else is going swimmingly, which it aint yet.

Morsy is a good midfielder to get in and a gk who must be better than hladky…he’s done well at a higher level.

fascinated about how the midfield will line up with
 
What is ****ing bonkers about that, he ain't good enough, he won't get in our side, so ship him out for experience!! Sometimes i ****ing wonder!!
Sam Morsy set to sign before deadline.....i suppose that's bonkers too!
Stop ****ing moaning and get behind the bloody regime, you just have to find something to moan about don't you. It's been a brilliant transfer window and credit to all involved!!
**** right off <laugh>

It had started to get really embarrassing for you guys in the end.