2022-23 Discussions

[Shredding Green]

2 hours ago, Reading Rebel said:

Doesn't Bracknell have a 3G surface?

Top scorer at Bracknell was Seb Bowerman with 29 goals.

For the 2021/2 season Bracknell Town ground-shared with Sandhurst Town at their Bottom Meadow ground which is grass.

Bracknell Town's Larges Lane ground is 3G but they stopped playing there at the end of the 2020/1 season.

[3spirit]

14 hours ago, Neil Baker said:

He won’t play on 3G, we tried to sign him a few years back on loan from Barnet, and he had been told by a physio not to play on our surface.

Thanks for the update, Neil. Good to know.

Back to scratching my head who we have lined up, and who might sign further along ! ha ha !

[SloughFlyer]

17 hours ago, Neil Baker said:

He won’t play on 3G, we tried to sign him a few years back on loan from Barnet, and he had been told by a physio not to play on our surface.

I remember that coming up when he left Maidnehead as well.

Interesting Neil, do you know if he plays on 3G at all, or just not "full time" or a "regular basis". Would be an interesting prospect for a side to sign a play of his ability, but not to have him available for any 3G surface?

[Reading Rebel]

1 hour ago, SloughFlyer said:

I remember that coming up when he left Maidnehead as well.

Interesting Neil, do you know if he plays on 3G at all, or just not "full time" or a "regular basis". Would be an interesting prospect for a side to sign a play of his ability, but not to have him available for any 3G surface?

Playing for Bracknell at step 4 might not be much of a problem with, as far as I'm aware, hardly any 3G pitches and missing the odd game or two.

The higher up the ladder you go this would become more of a problem and as in our case you have your own 3G I think the problem becomes insurmountable having to miss all home games and in the case of the NLS this season 7 other sides having a 3G surface. 

My guess is, apart from not wanting to play on a 3G surface, Dave Tarpey has a family and a very good job and doesn't want the extra travelling involved in the SLP.

Of course this theory could be all hogwash if he signs for a club like Farnborough  ?  

 

Edited May 16, 2022 by Reading Rebel

[GlenSTFC]

Bad news for us that Freddie Grant has left. He was one of our better players and i guess you can’t blame him for moving elsewhere for what sounds like a lot more money than we could offer. Problem is any club can just cherry pick our best players and there’s not much we can do as aside from a couple of U23’s no one is on contract. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Aaron Kuhl leave as for me he was our best player last season. Us fans desperately need some positive news!

[Guest Wycombe Rebel]

16 minutes ago, GlenSTFC said:

Bad news for us that Freddie Grant has left. He was one of our better players and i guess you can’t blame him for moving elsewhere for what sounds like a lot more money than we could offer. Problem is any club can just cherry pick our best players and there’s not much we can do as aside from a couple of U23’s no one is on contract. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Aaron Kuhl leave as for me he was our best player last season. Us fans desperately need some positive news!

More than happy if we give Gabe George his chance at left back now, it’s not all doom and gloom.

I’m not worried!

[GlenSTFC]

15 minutes ago, CookhamRebel said:

More than happy if we give Gabe George his chance at left back now, it’s not all doom and gloom.

I’m not worried!

Can’t comment as I’ve not seen him play but I wouldn’t want to rely too much on the youngsters, I’m hoping we have more ‘senior’ players than youngsters next season!

[Footyfan007]

31 minutes ago, GlenSTFC said:

Bad news for us that Freddie Grant has left. He was one of our better players and i guess you can’t blame him for moving elsewhere for what sounds like a lot more money than we could offer. Problem is any club can just cherry pick our best players and there’s not much we can do as aside from a couple of U23’s no one is on contract. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Aaron Kuhl leave as for me he was our best player last season. Us fans desperately need some positive news!

Most of the better players will be offered more money in the summer silly merry go round due to some crazy budgets in leagues below us as well, it then comes down to the individual based on their own circumstances, yes some will follow the money always will be the case not just in football.  

[Guest Wycombe Rebel]

8 minutes ago, GlenSTFC said:

Can’t comment as I’ve not seen him play but I wouldn’t want to rely too much on the youngsters, I’m hoping we have more ‘senior’ players than youngsters next season!

We’ll be fine… If we can line up with Jackman, Dandy, Hollis (fingers crossed he returns!), George it will be great ok

[Curtis]

31 minutes ago, GlenSTFC said:

I wouldn’t want to rely too much on the youngsters

[GlenSTFC]

36 minutes ago, CookhamRebel said:

We’ll be fine… If we can line up with Jackman, Dandy, Hollis (fingers crossed he returns!), George it will be great ok

No Pruti? Dandy is untested at this level and may need more time to adjust? Hollis yes I’m sure it’s a possibility he’ll return but his work commitments seem to get in the way.

[Guest Wycombe Rebel]

36 minutes ago, GlenSTFC said:

No Pruti? Dandy is untested at this level and may need more time to adjust? Hollis yes I’m sure it’s a possibility he’ll return but his work commitments seem to get in the way.

I can’t see Edon not being picked up by a higher team even if I do think he should stay because I think his timing is off in the air for someone of his stature. He needs time to develop more and he’ll get that at Slough!

Edited May 20, 2022 by CookhamRebel

[3spirit]

2 hours ago, CookhamRebel said:

More than happy if we give Gabe George his chance at left back now, it’s not all doom and gloom.

I’m not worried!

Considering Bakes and Unders have always favoured an experienced left back in their Slough teams through the seasons,I can't see them using Gabe George as a replacement to Freddie Grant. I might be wrong of course but it doesn't strike me as sensible. No offence to Gabe George but to me he isn't ready to be thrust into playing regular in the Conference South. I'm not saying we can't use him next season in various games but I think it would be wiser to find a more experienced left back, this time around.

Another thing that also needs to be addressed, and doesn't help Gabe's case,is that Slough currently have no natural left winger,so this highlights the fact that you shouldn't play a novice left back, if our team is forced into using a makeshift player on the left wing.

On the right side, we don't have that problem as our squad can easily cover the right back/right wing slots but the left side looks problematic currently. Pity we couldn't get George Wells back ! ha ha !     

[Guest Wycombe Rebel]

35 minutes ago, 3spirit said:

Considering Bakes and Unders have always favoured an experienced left back in their Slough teams through the seasons,I can't see them using Gabe George as a replacement to Freddie Grant. I might be wrong of course but it doesn't strike me as sensible. No offence to Gabe George but to me he isn't ready to be thrust into playing regular in the Conference South. I'm not saying we can't use him next season in various games but I think it would be wiser to find a more experienced left back, this time around.

Another thing that also needs to be addressed, and doesn't help Gabe's case,is that Slough currently have no natural left winger,so this highlights the fact that you shouldn't play a novice left back, if our team is forced into using a makeshift player on the left wing.

On the right side, we don't have that problem as our squad can easily cover the right back/right wing slots but the left side looks problematic currently. Pity we couldn't get George Wells back ! ha ha !     

What’s the point? To get a left back in you’d have to pay them, so play Gabe George and use the money on other areas of them, namely a striker. Experienced left backs of NLS standard will want too much money, and by all accounts, it’s probably money the club do not have… Blood the kids!

[3spirit]

8 minutes ago, CookhamRebel said:

What’s the point? To get a left back in you’d have to pay them, so play Gabe George and use the money on other areas of them, namely a striker. Experienced left backs of NLS standard will want too much money, and by all accounts, it’s probably money the club do not have… Blood the kids!

I'm all for giving youngsters a chance but at the same breath I'm not one for filling the team with them.  I favour Joe Dandy as a right back this season with Josh Jackman playing on the right flank in front of him. Whether Bakes and Unders favour this,is a different matter.

For me I would look for an experienced left back,as I'm not convinced about Gabe George at our level but I am happy to be proved wrong. If we are to save money then I would on a younger left winger, although there is an experienced striker around, that has just been released from his club who can play up front and on the left wing but he won't be cheap but would be a good option. Not all experienced left backs have to come from our level or Step 1.       

[Reading Rebel]

4 hours ago, CookhamRebel said:

More than happy if we give Gabe George his chance at left back now, it’s not all doom and gloom.

I’m not worried!

Gabe has the potential but still has a lot to learn to become a competent NLS player.

Personally I'd loan him out to a step 3/4 club to get the experience required and see how he copes playing senior football for a season.

Edited May 20, 2022 by Reading Rebel

[Reading Rebel]

First George Wells leaves Maidenhead and now Freddie Grant leaves Slough.

Surely just a coincidence  ? 

Edited May 20, 2022 by Reading Rebel

[Footyfan007]

24 minutes ago, 3spirit said:

I'm all for giving youngsters a chance but at the same breath I'm not one for filling the team with them.  I favour Joe Dandy as a right back this season with Josh Jackman playing on the right flank in front of him. Whether Bakes and Unders favour this,is a different matter.

For me I would look for an experienced left back,as I'm not convinced about Gabe George at our level but I am happy to be proved wrong. If we are to save money then I would on a younger left winger, although there is an experienced striker around, that has just been released from his club who can play up front and on the left wing but he won't be cheap but would be a good option. Not all experienced left backs have to come from our level or Step 1.       

You appear not to be keen or undecided on some of the Slough youngsters if I am correct from past posts?  Some of those players you have mentioned in your posts have been offered more money to depart I guess by scouts etc that have been monitoring them.   My quote goes if your good enough you play! age does not matter as all players have a mistake in them, the Premiership players just make less mistakes than a conference south player for example. 

[Reading Rebel]

Just seen that Hemel have listed the players that are leaving.

Among them is left back Dan Wishart.

Could Freddie Grant be replacing him at Hemel or Farnborough who have no natural left back.

 

Edited May 21, 2022 by Reading Rebel

[3spirit]

6 minutes ago, Footyfan007 said:

You appear not to be keen or undecided on some of the Slough youngsters if I am correct from past posts?  Some of those players you have mentioned in your posts have been offered more money to depart I guess by scouts etc that have been monitoring them.   My quote goes if your good enough you play! age does not matter as all players have a mistake in them, the Premiership players just make less mistakes than a conference south player for example. 

To be honest Footyfan007, I've not seen enough of the Under 23's to form any opinion of them. The last two seasons I haven't watched a lot of non league football, however I have watched a lot of it in the past, and have watched a lot of youth football over the years.  I don't write any young player off but having watched non-league football over the years I tend to favour sides with a mixture of real experience, and a small sprinkling of youth.

Being good enough to play in the Conference South is not as easy as some seem to think. Throwing a young player into the deep end and expecting him to be good enough in every game is to me a daft way for a player to learn unless of course, the young player really has something about them.Edon Pruti's don't come along everyday.

I haven't seen Gabe George play many games, so I don't want to criticize him when I have not seen him enough. To me it isn't about Gabe George, it is getting a resilient team to not only compete in the Conference South but to actually win more games than they lose. Too many youngsters in this league will win you nothing. Bakes and Unders are good competent managers but they are not clones of Alex Ferguson.

Slough may have money issues in what they can afford as a club but while this season went down as a fairly successful season given the finances, next season looks like it is going to be harder with three extra teams taking the division to 24 teams, and I fear we will struggle big time, if we don't sign some proven players soon.