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Post by iot on Aug 28, 2021 17:58:19 GMT
It's all about timeline on this According to Rob Page this last week FAW only made aware of his Welsh links a few weeks ago. (say around the 8-12th August) Therefore it would take time for the paperwork to go thru regarding his eligibility (FIFA) (for example this would have probably come thru when the BBC broke the news – 18 Aug) The process of the Visa / finger printing for Kazan would have started for the squad in the first of week August (so the 32 players would have been selected then) My guess it would it be too late to start the process of Visa's for Kazan... Hope this makes sense Just unfortunate this time with a new player – with the Covid regulations etc But i cannot see nothing stopping a call up maybe for Estonia only (on his current form) What, you mean to tell us there's more involved with playing international football then getting a call and joining up? Honestly, you'd think from some of the comments here that it's as simple as playing for your local village team. None of us knew about him until 3 weeks ago and yet some are using this as another stick to beat Page with. |
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Post by mortillsy on Aug 28, 2021 19:12:05 GMT
The guy is far more productive than many players in our squad. Why can’t we add him to the squads for the home games and just get him involved ASAP ? George Thomas will never be much use - he is another Simon Church. We need to move on from mediocrity quickly when we see a player producing with seemingly much greater potential. Sorba is not only productive, he fights and is a big guy at 6ft 1inch. We lack physicality. Makes no sense to delay. Do we have any indication he wants to play for us? Does anyone have official confirmation as to why he was not picked for the squad? I heard the 3 week visa thing but that is the same for everyone? Based on his Twitter .. very passionate about the national team. Quite refreshing to see! |
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Post by iot on Aug 28, 2021 19:25:44 GMT
The guy is far more productive than many players in our squad. Why can’t we add him to the squads for the home games and just get him involved ASAP ? George Thomas will never be much use - he is another Simon Church. We need to move on from mediocrity quickly when we see a player producing with seemingly much greater potential. Sorba is not only productive, he fights and is a big guy at 6ft 1inch. We lack physicality. Makes no sense to delay. Do we have any indication he wants to play for us? Does anyone have official confirmation as to why he was not picked for the squad? I heard the 3 week visa thing but that is the same for everyone? Based on his Twitter .. very passionate about the national team. Quite refreshing to see! Yeah, and it was back in 2016 too - way before he could have conceivably thought that representing Wales would be a possibility. So must be 100% genuine. His Newport mum must have made sure he knew his roots growing up! |
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Post by welshrover on Aug 29, 2021 8:38:13 GMT
Colin Murray imploring Wales to pick him on TV last night.
Two assists and one goal for Huddersfield.
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Post by cogancoronation31 on Aug 29, 2021 10:47:37 GMT
Is it too late to draft him into the current squad if someone drops out through illness/ injury/ whatever?
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Post by 1gwaunview on Aug 29, 2021 12:16:24 GMT
Can't do any harm for Page and the other coaches to have a look at him close up at some point soon. Could prove to be a surprise package.
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Post by twofootedtackle on Aug 31, 2021 11:48:53 GMT
I find it incredibly frustrating that Page hasn’t called him up for the home game. He’s lighting up the league and offers a much needed option given the withdrawal of Brooks now too
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Post by allezlesrouges on Aug 31, 2021 12:02:35 GMT
I find it incredibly frustrating that Page hasn’t called him up for the home game. He’s lighting up the league and offers a much needed option given the withdrawal of Brooks now too He can't be picked because the eligibility paperwork hasn't gone through! |
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Post by marsvolta on Aug 31, 2021 12:04:06 GMT
I find it incredibly frustrating that Page hasn’t called him up for the home game. He’s lighting up the league and offers a much needed option given the withdrawal of Brooks now too FAW were only made aware of him a few weeks ago and it’s too late to get the paperwork/visas done in time. He’d definitely have been called up otherwise and he’s almost certain to be in the next squad. As he is unable to take part, maybe we shouldn’t have announced that he was eligible until after these games had finished |
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Post by twofootedtackle on Aug 31, 2021 15:45:47 GMT
Surely there’s been enough time to submit paperwork from
When he was found to be eligible and the game at home next week?
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Post by iot on Aug 31, 2021 16:02:09 GMT
Surely there’s been enough time to submit paperwork from When he was found to be eligible and the game at home next week? No idea, and unless you've had direct experience, you probably don't either. It depends on FIFA signing off on it. I seem to remember it took Moore over a year to be registered because of some administrative challenges with proving his eligibility. It should be easier for Sorba given he qualifies through his mother, but I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a good few weeks/months to jump through FIFA's hoops |
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Post by twofootedtackle on Aug 31, 2021 16:10:49 GMT
What a bizarre opening line
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Post by iot on Aug 31, 2021 16:17:48 GMT
What a bizarre opening line How so? You asserted that a month must be long enough to register an international footballer - my point was, how the hell would you know? |
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Post by quetzal on Sept 6, 2021 10:10:37 GMT
You can’t go by YouTube highlights but I think this lad is worth a shot. Kieffer Moore is the reason why we need to look at these guys like Sorba and Christian Doidge
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Post by twofootedtackle on Sept 6, 2021 10:30:46 GMT
You can’t go by YouTube highlights but I think this lad is worth a shot. Kieffer Moore is the reason why we need to look at these guys like Sorba and Christian Doidge It's not YouTube highlights, statistically he's got the highest assists and is one the biggest attacking threats in the league. Huddersfield fans adore him. He's got one hell of a delivery. |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Sept 6, 2021 13:25:23 GMT
Having Sorba as a LWB and James at LW would frighten most teams. I'm very excited by this lad. I think he *could* have a similar effect to Chester when we called him in. Imagine we could put a team out like this...
Ward
Ampadu-Rodon-Davies
Roberts-Allen-Ramsey-Sorba
Bale-Moore-James
That's actually a team I could see getting a result in the final game against Belgium. Whether we will be able to name that, let's see. But that would excite me
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Post by fiveattheback on Sept 6, 2021 14:47:12 GMT
Having Sorba as a LWB and James at LW would frighten most teams. I'm very excited by this lad. I think he *could* have a similar effect to Chester when we called him in. Imagine we could put a team out like this... Ward Ampadu-Rodon-Davies Roberts-Allen-Ramsey-Sorba Bale-Moore-James That's actually a team I could see getting a result in the final game against Belgium. Whether we will be able to name that, let's see. But that would excite me That midfield would get torn apart by Belgium in my opinion, has to be a 3 if Ramsey's in there particularly with Allen incapable of the levels he used to reach. I'd like a 3 man midfield with Ampadu sitting in front of the defence against the better sides This of course assuming we don't get 13 withdrawals |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Sept 6, 2021 16:10:03 GMT
Having Sorba as a LWB and James at LW would frighten most teams. I'm very excited by this lad. I think he *could* have a similar effect to Chester when we called him in. Imagine we could put a team out like this... Ward Ampadu-Rodon-Davies Roberts-Allen-Ramsey-Sorba Bale-Moore-James That's actually a team I could see getting a result in the final game against Belgium. Whether we will be able to name that, let's see. But that would excite me That midfield would get torn apart by Belgium in my opinion, has to be a 3 if Ramsey's in there particularly with Allen incapable of the levels he used to reach. I'd like a 3 man midfield with Ampadu sitting in front of the defence against the better sides This of course assuming we don't get 13 withdrawals Whether we play a 3 or a 2 in midfield against Belgium we won't see much of the ball & will get played around with. Ramsey & Allen are positionally aware & can play balls forward for the counter so has to be them in my view. We need 3 at the back against Lukaku who is a monster now |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Sept 6, 2021 16:16:49 GMT
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Post by fiveattheback on Sept 6, 2021 16:35:00 GMT
That midfield would get torn apart by Belgium in my opinion, has to be a 3 if Ramsey's in there particularly with Allen incapable of the levels he used to reach. I'd like a 3 man midfield with Ampadu sitting in front of the defence against the better sides This of course assuming we don't get 13 withdrawals Whether we play a 3 or a 2 in midfield against Belgium we won't see much of the ball & will get played around with. Ramsey & Allen are positionally aware & can play balls forward for the counter so has to be them in my view. We need 3 at the back against Lukaku who is a monster now I see your point and agree, Lukaku's a frightening prospect, but for me having Ampadu in a defensive midfield role can help shield the defence and prevent balls into Lukaku whilst also allowing Ramsey to go slightly further forward. Having a player occupy the space between the midfield and defence should stop the balls coming through so easily to the striker Although I agree, either way Belgium will have loads of the ball and we'll need everything to go our way to get a result |
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Post by iot on Sept 6, 2021 17:21:37 GMT
Whether we play a 3 or a 2 in midfield against Belgium we won't see much of the ball & will get played around with. Ramsey & Allen are positionally aware & can play balls forward for the counter so has to be them in my view. We need 3 at the back against Lukaku who is a monster now I see your point and agree, Lukaku's a frightening prospect, but for me having Ampadu in a defensive midfield role can help shield the defence and prevent balls into Lukaku whilst also allowing Ramsey to go slightly further forward. Having a player occupy the space between the midfield and defence should stop the balls coming through so easily to the striker Although I agree, either way Belgium will have loads of the ball and we'll need everything to go our way to get a result Unless I'm mistaken, your disagreement is on whether we play Ampadu in defence or 5 yards further forward. The beauty of having him is that we can start out with him in a back 3, and push him forward if it's not working much like how Denmark use Christensen. He's such an asset |
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Post by insertname on Sept 7, 2021 13:57:40 GMT
Lots of talk about paperwork like it’s a given this guy is a nailed on squad member in waiting but I can’t recall seeing anyone say the player himself wants to play for Wales. Is there any evidence for this?
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Post by saturn9 on Sept 7, 2021 14:09:46 GMT
For those of you on twitter. Get asking the man himself, whether or not he runs his Twitter account is anyone's guess, but worth a try. www.twitter.com/sorbathomas |
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Post by twofootedtackle on Sept 7, 2021 14:22:03 GMT
Lots of talk about paperwork like it’s a given this guy is a nailed on squad member in waiting but I can’t recall seeing anyone say the player himself wants to play for Wales. Is there any evidence for this? read the thread |
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Post by georgetm1 on Sept 7, 2021 14:56:49 GMT
I went on his Twitter feed and he was tweeting about Wales during the Euros and no-one else. I think he wants to play for us.
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Post by vaulksthrowfanclub on Sept 7, 2021 15:56:51 GMT
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Post by hooky on Sept 7, 2021 18:04:03 GMT
Quote from Sorba when asked about his possible international career:
'My mum was born in Newport. If I keep doing what I am doing, I hope I can achieve one of my personal goals and make my mum happy'.
Good lad. The hand that rocks the cradle. I am sure that the mum is typically the decisive factor in family allegiances!
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Post by quetzal on Sept 9, 2021 4:40:39 GMT
This squad needs new blood. Get Sorba in. Get Doidge in when fit. Needs a little shake up here and there. Everything a bit too cozy with current crop.
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Post by msjohns on Sept 9, 2021 7:13:34 GMT
This squad needs new blood. Get Sorba in. Get Doidge in when fit. Needs a little shake up here and there. Everything a bit too cozy with current crop. We're not going to win this group and are unlikely to finish second, so we need to use the remaining games to get the likes of Sorba Thomas, Jack Vale and Dan Williams blended into the squad before the playoffs! |
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Post by allezlesrouges on Sept 9, 2021 10:05:37 GMT
Sorba yes - should start as a wing back and we should be using that system as first choice now
Doidge no thanks
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