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Prior to the past few seasons I have written about how our 25-man squad is shaping up in line with the ‘home grown’ rule. I wrote an update in July, and am regularly asked to update further, so here’s how our squad is looking. To summarise the rule again, we are able to name a […]
- WindyCOYS
- 3 minute read
- 15th August 2015 at 10:14
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Pre-season is over, the scouting has been done and loan moves are starting to happen now. This week we’ve gone from having one player out on loan to having five: Grant Ward – Rotherham United (Championship) – January Nathan Oduwa – Rangers (Scottish Championship) – season Dominic Ball – Rangers (Scottish Championship) – season Shaq […]
- WindyCOYS
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- 15th August 2015 at 09:23
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First thing’s first: it was a friendly, so let’s not take too much to heart. We can get an impression of a player or a style, but the intensity of friendlies is so much lower than that of a Premier League match, especially at altitude. It’s easy for players to stand out when there is […]
- WindyCOYS
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- 30th July 2015 at 14:01
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Some people are turned off by statistics in football. Frequently I get responses when I tweet basic stats saying ‘I use my eyes’ – or words along those lines – disregarding any form of data or numbers. That’s fine – we all appreciate football in different ways. Well, I unashamedly like data. I don’t ‘do’ […]
- WindyCOYS
- 3 minute read
- 18th July 2015 at 13:24
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Prior to the past few seasons I have written about how our 25-man squad is shaping up in line with the ‘home grown’ rule. I have been asked to do the same again this year. To summarise the rule again, we are able to name a 25-man squad if eight of the players are ‘home […]
- WindyCOYS
- 3 minute read
- 18th July 2015 at 10:38
- 38 comments