Cowburn will stay at LB. Miller was clear in his comments of 2 weeks ago as to how much he rates Cowburn as a LB.
I posted a week back we should sign Alessi purely on the basis of being a cheap back up defender, off contract, some HAL experience who could fill 2 positions in the backline. I didn't factor in his u20 status which makes this signing a no brainer
Miller has said in todays herald we are after a goalkeeper, leftback and wingersOriginally Posted by borat
The same bloke who was fapping over Mitch Cooper in pre season and then barely gave him a run when season started??
Miller needs his head read if he doesn't sign a LB
You can't bodge a good side together with no specialist fullbacks
With spots on the roster he needs shooting if he chooses to sign Alessi when we have ample depth in his positions and he goes with Jackson and Cowburn as makeshift LBs
Backup u20 LB I can see but where else do we find a comparable Aust LB on our budget. Or we blow a Visa on this position.
Cowburn held his own in his first season at LB and will only get better. No reason to blow what little cap we spend on a starter to relegate Nick to the bench.
It's an u20 signing in a squad position we need to fill, with no current backup for Hoffman at all. Ample depth........where would that be ffs. We have 6 players to cover 4 defensive positions.
Murnane, scott galloway, woodcock. All would of been at leftback last season instead of cowburn if here. Cowburn is a good back up option for both right and left back but is definitely suited to mids and miller knows that
Cowburn is 1000 x more suited on the RB role than the left and played 2 years in the Yoof there
Boogaard and Mullen have both played plenty of HAL at RB
Hoffman is the incumbent
As for CB Kanta Boogaard Mullen Jackson
So by my thinking we have ample coverage at RB and CB.
RB ain't a squad position we need to be filling at all.
What does last season have to do with who we sign. It's who is available now within our budget. Only Galloway would have started infront imo on ability anyway.
Aust LBs are hard to find and you pay through the nose. The good young players get snapped up like Gersbach.
Salary Cap discussion is about where you would rather spend the money, particularly at the Jets where we spend the floor. I just see no reason to overspend at LB. And based on Millers statistical analysis in the press I would guess that's the way he is going.
Murnane, galloway and woodcock would all be within budget easily and are all designated leftbacks (granted galloway can play either side). Even if cowburn is better and remains there ( which i dont agree with) we still need better backup/ competition then jackson (who will hopefully be pushing for a starting cb role).
Like i said, miller latest words are that we are after a goalkeeper, LEFTBACK and wingers.
The one element you are missing, and I agree with a lot of what you say here, is who is available. You can only plug holes with what you can find. There are very few available LBs on the market. And we have to sign 3 u20's.
We also sign utility players which makes it look like we have depth until we lose 1 or 2 to injury.
Kanta can be classed as a CB but then we are short on DMs/CMs. Same with Jackson. At LB/CB.
Defenders
Hoffman
Mullen
Boogs
Jackson
Cowburn
Mids (6/8)
Kanta
Ugarkovic
Poljak
Brown(maybe basing on Millers description today)
There is literally no downside to Allesi. He fills an U20 at a time when no one really is stepping up from the youth team. And we need defensive cover. A squad position filled by a young player who already has HAL experience.
Even if we go and sign a starting LB from somewhere, Allessi will still fill a role
The full article went on to say he is looking for young Australian players. As we must sign 2 more u20's and you can put your house on the LB will be one of them, as will the Goalkeeper. VISA spots will go to the wingers.
None of the players you suggest are u20.
Doubt very much the LB will be anything more than a backup/squaddie.
I respect your thoughts but dont agree. Time will tell
I am genuinely interested.
There are 4 positions identified wingers, GK, and a LB. And 2 u20's that must be filled under squad regulations plus 2 Visa positions.
So do you suggest we sign a Visa LB, like another Leaky G, or is the starting LB you think we should sign an U20?
I just don't see any Aust U20 LB's anywhere of starting quality but maybe Miller is chasing one from OS that he has identified.
I would genuinely be surprised if we arent trying to free up more spots by releasing some low wage contracted players like brennen, pavicevic.
Last 2 visa spots need to go in the attacking 3rd still.
Im sure there will be enough room for a non u/20 leftback.
Just play 5 at the back 3 CBs, RWB and LWB like City and use these players as your visas. Simples.
Sorry mate, you've had way too many puffs of your own magic pipe today.
Boogard and Mullen can play RB in the same way that Watson can play CM.. Technically it's true but you don't want to see it.
As for the rest of you lot, Alessi is being signed as backup right back, yes? Australian U20 captain and happy to learn and ride the bench until he gets a shot, brilliant.
By all means we are allowed to sign a LB and make Cowburn backup, with the option of him playing in the middle, but we still need to sign either a starter from another team who would demand better money, or a backup from somewhere else who would probably be of similar level to Cowburn. Not as simple as just go to the store and pick someone better than Cowburn and throw him on the pitch.
Does anyone know who Caio De Godoy is? Another Australian U20 defender on our books according to Wiki.
My contacts tell me it's English 27-year-old Wayne Brown, a product of Fulham's youth academy.
Apologies. My contacts don't use modern communications technology, so their mail is often late.
He plays in the Yoof team. As either a CB or LB
Played last season as well
Big kid in stature left footer and about 17
He ain't HAL ready so I wouldn't be thinking he the answer
Yeah, 17 is a little bit young to ride the bench at a HAL team. Cheers Member.
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