2024/25 Jake O'Brien

[Librarian]

May we have high class selection problems all over the pitch

 

[Sharpattack]

Dyche ignoring Jake should be the death of Dyche's managerial career anywhere in the world. As is his style isn't enough.

Dyche will never manage in the PL again unless he takes a team up.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

Dyche will never manage in the PL again unless he takes a team up.

I’m not sure. Struggling teams last throw of dice

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I’m not sure. Struggling teams last throw of dice

Yeah, he's a sort of low-rent Allardyce. I suspect we'll see someone bite.

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Yeah, he's a sort of low-rent Allardyce. I suspect we'll see someone bite.

Doesn't expect showboat signings like Okocha, Djorkaeff, Campo, etc. The main requirement is Dyche fit British cloggers.

 

[Eggs]

Is Jake going to start before Tarks this year at CB or do we think RB / bench.

Zero points for saying Branthwaite is going

…I think the Tarkowski injury is of major concern, given it required an operation and his age.

Moyes will have been delighted that O’Brien covered just as effectively at CB, not forgetting we didn’t concede at Newcastle with Keane alongside. I reckon Moyes will be perfectly content with Branthwaite/O’Brien, the main concern might be the loss of Tarkowski’s leadership, which could be why we might be looking to bring in a more experienced RB in Tete.

 

[Walken]

Dyche will never manage in the PL again unless he takes a team up.

Pretty much this, we were his chance to show he was something more than his, the way he reverted to type in his final season should fill him with regret

 

[Rita_Poon]

I’m not sure. Struggling teams last throw of the Dyche

indeed.

 

[twoblue]

Doesn't expect showboat signings like Okocha, Djorkaeff, Campo, etc. The main requirement is Dyche fit British cloggers.

Alardyce soon went off those signings

 

[GoldenToffee]

…I think the Tarkowski injury is of major concern, given it required an operation and his age.

Moyes will have been delighted that O’Brien covered just as effectively at CB, not forgetting we didn’t concede at Newcastle with Keane alongside. I reckon Moyes will be perfectly content with Branthwaite/O’Brien, the main concern might be the loss of Tarkowski’s leadership, which could be why we might be looking to bring in a more experienced RB in Tete.

Thankfully (and it's a rare occasion we can say that), Tarkowski being out for a while ought not to have us panicking, so long as a new centre half is brought in for backup to replace Keane. O'Brien and Branthwaite, if we're serious about being JB, is the long-term partnership anyway, so what better way to kick off the season?

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Alardyce soon went off those signings

"I went to Marbella, tried Paella, but thought it too fancy, so found a nice British pub selling burgers and chips".

 

[mikel_88]

Dyche will never manage in the PL again unless he takes a team up.

Looks like leicester with the runours and links to the dof, but if not can really see him an option for leeds/sunderland maybe if another club say a brentford/wolves or somebody fighting down at the bottom.

 

[mikel_88]

Think this lad is great really hope we get to see him progress more this season

 

[MikeH72]

I’m not sure. Struggling teams last throw of dice

The game has moved on from parking the bus and nicking a handful of 1-0’s from set pieces as a method of staying up. He basically acknowledged this himself when he went and told the board he’d ran out of his one idea.

 

[FTY]

Whoever we bring in* at right back this summer I think JOB's earned the right to start the season as first choice, as Moyes is never dropping Tark for him in the middle

*within reason, if Hakimi comes through the door on July 1st I'd probably rethink that one