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Apparently he has his kit on and Campbell doesn’t, apparently it might actually be Kian Johnson who is ex-Donny
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Campbell might be injured as he didn’t have his training kit on. No idea why Fitz didn’t play though.
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Think a favour would be letting him train with us, but to play him 90 mins in a game (albeit a friendly), at the expense of getting minutes into our existing keepers… I reckon thats more like a potential signing.
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Strange one… I can’t see us carrying 3 GK’s this season on our vastly reduced budget.
SURELY No way should/will the club have 3 keepers for the upcoming season squad, at the same time moving fixtures for amongst other things budget reasons an extra keeper simply isnt needed so would be mightily strange if it happens.
Unless of course if Fitz is leaving ????????
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My source tells me they’re looking to save Fitz’s 2k a week. 5 players make up 50% of the wage bill, him being one!
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I like Fitz but makes financial sense. Perfectly competent keepers around for a grand a week or less.
Are we looking for new homes for Roberts and Kelly who are probably on at least as much.
Roberts doesn’t seem to have a natural place in the new formation and he’s got through most of pre season without injury (hastily touches nearest wood). Higher level teams have surely noticed.
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I think a fit Roberts is probably 3 leagues better than where he currently is. I don’t think we have even seen him properly match fit. He’s not really played a sustained spell for 3 years so he is much like Beestin in that he needs 5 games or so to get match sharp.
When fit he will waltz through low blocks at this level. Can Butler turn him into a number 10 though?
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Campbell looks a good keeper to me and the lad on trial pulled off one really good save last night but too early to tell if he’s any good as he didn’t have to face all that much.
Kelly will be on a lot and we don’t even really need him as Law and Denton can play wing back. Roberts could play in behind two strikers in an advanced midfield role but doesn’t naturally fit into this system and Fitz is a really good keeper, but Campbell looks more than capable to replace him.
I could see those 3 being on a 2k or near 2k a week as they were signed from teams higher up in Hilton’s time here. Paying that for players at this level is mental.
Roberts is a good player, but just goes to show with that young lad last night on trial that there are capable players out there. If young Braithwaite keeps it up in our next two matches, you’d have though he’d be a good addition and he’s only 20yrs old. Roberts makes me feel uneasy because you know an injury is coming, you just don’t know when.
Kelly and Fitz we could move on now and be fine. Roberts would be harder to replace but we have a lot of CM’s anyway and Braithwaite may keep impressing/improving and could sign. As a straight winger Roberts would be a hell of a lot harder to replace but not sure that’s the case as he’ll be playing centrally now in this system.
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If any team at a realistic level need to match Fitz’s wages then they will probably not be looking to pay a fee. Would we let him go on a free to save the money?
Unfortunately Kelly is the one from whom we’re not getting VFM but that’s hardly his fault. Too expensive for back up in NLN I reckon. (I’m only guessing he’s on a decent wage as he arrived as one of the best LBs in NL.)1 user thanked author for this post.
I think the chairman told us.
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I think a fit Roberts is probably 3 leagues better than where he currently is. I don’t think we have even seen him properly match fit. He’s not really played a sustained spell for 3 years so he is much like Beestin in that he needs 5 games or so to get match sharp.
When fit he will waltz through low blocks at this level. Can Butler turn him into a number 10 though?
I think we only just started to see glimpses before the second injury; can’t remember the opposition but there was one game where he tore them to shreds.
The problem we saw last year- especially with Butterfield in the second half of the season- is that teams pack out the middle and nullify any threat within the space a number 10 occupies. Maybe 2 up front will create extra space for him in there next year ?
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