2026/27 Ins & Outs Discussion

[David]

From the admittedly limited times I've seen Chilvers, he seems technically clean, comfortable under pressure, and makes good decisions. But he’s not a player who directly influences matches regularly, and that’s the difference.

If you look at it from our point of view, he’d fit the way we play under Jens from a structural point of view. He’d be fine in build-up, understands space, and would slot into the system without any real issues I think. But I’m not convinced he actually gives us something we don’t already have. He’s probably closest to Fadinger in profile, just maybe a bit safer and with far less upside.

He improves the floor of the midfield, but I’m not sure he raises the ceiling, if that makes any sense? And if we’re looking to push on, what we probably need more of is goals and real impact from midfield rather than another tidy connector.

So I get the appeal, and in the right setup he probably looks a good player again. I’m just not sure he’s the kind of signing that moves us forward in any meaningful way.

[thewelllfan]

The midfield signing I'd most like to see us make is Bailey Rice. He's OOC at Rangers, our former academy player and when he was coming through was thought of as a better player than Miller. He's also 6'0 so would add some physicality to the side which is something we are currently lacking and if platformed correctly has the potential re-sale value the club would be looking for.