To perform you first need a good chance to perform.
He'll get a good chance to perform in France in a few months, and against some decent opponents too - Singh, Cacace & Wood for the 3 over 23 spots at the Olympics, you heard it here first 😉.
I'm forever hopeful that someone in Belgium or the Netherlands is on the lookout. He's levels above 3.Liga and Regionalliga play in Germany. So unless he's nursing a niggle or getting some match fitness, it should be a criminal offence to play him at that level.
Still waiting for him to really kick on. Everyone can see the quality, he just needs the right environment. Germany ain't it so far...
For the Olympics I'd go Payne, Singh & Wood. Yes is some good players in Sutton & LK-H who can play LB. RB stocks on the other hand are thin, though yes really impressed by the Sheridan last few weeks. Elliot is 24, too old for a 2nd Games.
Singh however maybe unavailable if he moves to a new club, as August will be right into pre season wherever he's at clubwise. But he did miss the Tokyo Games so maybe says fudge it, I'm just going to have some fun with me Kiwi mates on a big stage.
And then who knows if Empoli go down, Libby may be another looking for a new club, and so have the new club preseason/Olympics timing clash. Same the Woodsman. But being an older hugely experienced player, he probably has sway at whatever club he's at, to say I'll skip some of the pre season to be in Paris.
I love Cacarce, but I don't think we need to pick him.
Sutton and LKH can play the LB role. Wood and Singh are a lock as we don't really have a young player like them.
I would look to maybe Boxall - play Surman and Bindon either side of him with Sutton on the left. Sheridan or Elliott on the right.
I can see the rationale, but I think we have to take the highest profile players we have. Boxall is a good shout for the experience too, but if it were my choice I still take Libby.
On the plus side you'd have Sutton as back up, or you could even push him further forward on that left hand flank and then that leaves LKH for the left sided CB option.
Sheridan has really come on strongly, and I like that option as a potential bolter. Would like to see a bit more game time this season before forming a firm judgement on him, but I've liked what I've seen from him when given the chance.
Rostock lose 2-0. They stay 16th (relegation playoff spot), 1 point above the automatic relegation zone. 4 games left.
2nd season in a row Singh has been at a struggling Bundesliga 2 club facing the drop. Not that he's really 'at' Rostock anymore it seems.
His old club Jahn Regensburg are 2nd in Liga 3 (3 pts clear of 3rd), so a good chance of promotion straight back to Bundesliga 2, after being relegated last season.
But I think the Gods are saying Sarpreet needs to get out of Deutschland, even if he has learnt the language!
He can move to Austria and still sprechen Sie Deutsch. He definitely needs to find someone, somewhere, that can and will utilise his skills.coochiee
Rostock lose 2-0. They stay 16th (relegation playoff spot), 1 point above the automatic relegation zone. 4 games left.
2nd season in a row Singh has been at a struggling Bundesliga 2 club facing the drop. Not that he's really 'at' Rostock anymore it seems.
His old club Jahn Regensburg are 2nd in Liga 3 (3 pts clear of 3rd), so a good chance of promotion straight back to Bundesliga 2, after being relegated last season.
But I think the Gods are saying Sarpreet needs to get out of Deutschland, even if he has learn the language!
I wonder if the Rufer bros still have contacts in Switzerland. The Swiss league would suite Singh IMO. FCC Zurich would be a good fit…..German speaking as well
You would think he could definitely hold his own, if not flourish, in the top flight of Austria or Switzerland. It's just that serendipitous aspect of finding the right club, right management, right whatever, for it to come together - but he's talented, which gives greater belief that the right spot is out there somewhere.
A random, somewhat out of the blue comment, but I wonder if being from India is holding him back.
British Asians love football more then cricket, but struggle to make it on the professional scene even when they have the talent.
There is still loads of racism in Europe, seen and unseen, that could be holding him back. I've got South Asian colleagues who got a lot of racism while working in Nuremberg and Vienna airports from the locals.
Well when he left Nuremberg (his first Bundesliga 2) there was a fair bit of fan hate towards him. But I think that was mostly because they expected more from him, and he clearly didn’t enjoy his time there ending the loan early to return to BM. But that was amongst Covid and openly a shark time for him, on his his own through all those lock downs etc
Got 10 mins on the weekend off the bench as Rostock lost 1-0 at St Pauli (1st). Socceroo Jackson Irvine the winning goal. Connor Metcalfe also in the St Pauli lineup. They basically have promotion confirmed with 3 games left. On the other hand Rostock go 2nd last into the drop zone
Would he be useful as a loan to the Nix next season? Give him a chance to rebuild his confidence etc??
Rostock could well be relegated to Liga 3. There will probably be yet another coaching change there
Mutual release and Singh finding a new club and coach that wants him, is the best bet. If it’s an ALM return (I hope not) I’d say it’s the new team in the 09
