NewBlue 1,232 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I hope we haven't signed all our first choice midfielders... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Guru 228 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Or strikers...need to offload Cassidy and Brown as a minimum they really are a waste of a wage. I imagine Cassidy is on a decent wedge too as he was literally the whole piece to Darren Kellys puzzle! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
palmer1 1,677 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I hope we haven't signed all our first choice midfielders... Flynn, Banks, Green, Klok, Winchester. Fane is a central midfielder isn't he? How many do you want? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
palmer1 1,677 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Or strikers...need to offload Cassidy and Brown as a minimum they really are a waste of a wage. I imagine Cassidy is on a decent wedge too as he was literally the whole piece to Darren Kellys puzzle! Kelly didn't have a plan & he probably didn't even sign Cassidy. We don't 'need' to offload anybody as we need a bigger squad this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigfatjoe1 550 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Kelly didn't have a plan & he probably didn't even sign Cassidy. We don't 'need' to offload anybody as we need a bigger squad this year. We really need to offload Brown. Not because of wages. He's a liability. He needs replacing with a left-back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SavageTheBeast 93 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Was told that we are trying to offload Winchester Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobOAFC 278 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Was told that we are trying to offload Winchester I was thinking that he might possibly have been one of those Robinson referred to about leaving, after he only got 5 minutes against Wigan along with Brown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GlossopLatic 2,554 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Was told that we are trying to offload Winchester You would think that means 1 maybe 2 midfielders still to come in possibly in wide positions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SavageTheBeast 93 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Young midfielder made his debut for FC United against Hereford on Saturday getting rave reviews called Kieran Glynn, attended Hopwood Hall and must of been on the radar for Oldham you'd think, might be worth a look BP? Was going to join our Sunday league team due to his contract allowing it but after his last two appearances for Fc United their manager is giving him a pro contract. Was a class above in training and In the game. Was too good took the piss and banged in hat tricks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikejh45 539 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Was told that we are trying to offload Winchester If ever a player in recent years polarised opinion, then it is Winchester. He's not good enough at this level because of his lack of commitment and application. A new start in your form of a kick up the arse could be just what he needs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBlue 1,232 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Flynn, Banks, Green, Klok, Winchester. Fane is a central midfielder isn't he? How many do you want? Aside from Klok and Green, who are both holding midfielders, none are actually proper centre mids... There's no Mike Jones replacement there, anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welshgaz 457 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Aside from Klok and Green, who are both holding midfielders, none are actually proper centre mids... There's no Mike Jones replacement there, anyway. What type of central midfielder was Mike Jones? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yarddog73 3,031 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Blokes had more kicks up the arse than any player I know yet he still doesn't get it, blowing out of his arse again pre season, not sure if he still smokes the tabs but you have to question the blokes desire to succeed in the game, great to watch at times but getting to the stage where enoughs enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBlue 1,232 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Was told that we are trying to offload Winchester Seems ludicrous we would sign him up for another year then try to get rid a month later, especially with NI connections I like him but nobody can say he doesn't deserve it if he's offloaded Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobOAFC 278 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Aside from Klok and Green, who are both holding midfielders, none are actually proper centre mids... There's no Mike Jones replacement there, anyway. He's done well to score 56 goals as a holding midfielder. Was Jones a proper CM? He'd previously played a few seasons as a winger and often played there for us... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBlue 1,232 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 He's done well to score 56 goals as a holding midfielder. Was Jones a proper CM? He'd previously played a few seasons as a winger and often played there for us... At his best Jones was box to box. I can't imagine a 33 y-o player will be able to fulfil that role. Jones had a reyt engine Going off what people on here have said, Green is a holding player. Still not convinced we have enough true CMs even if Green can fill the position of up and down midfielder tho. I don't know whether it's injuries or just being out of favour but he's only had more than 30 season appearances twice in six years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
josh_latics 730 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 At his best Jones was box to box. I can't imagine a 33 y-o player will be able to fulfil that role. Jones had a reyt engine Going off what people on here have said, Green is a holding player. Still not convinced we have enough true CMs even if Green can fill the position of up and down midfielder tho. I don't know whether it's injuries or just being out of favour but he's only had more than 30 season appearances twice in six years. We could replace 2015/16 Jones with a well-rooted tree. He was garbage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBlue 1,232 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 We could replace 2015/16 Jones with a well-rooted tree. He was garbage. I agree. We didn't have an adequate CM til Palmer came in and played the role I'm on about. How did that one go..? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PlayItLivo 947 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 We could replace 2015/16 Jones with a well-rooted tree. He was garbage. I only saw Jones in the second half of the season and he looked like the only player not afraid to shoot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheBigDog 1,616 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 I only saw Jones in the second half of the season and he looked like the only player not afraid to shoot. To me he just looked like he had lost interest in playing for us - a shadow of the player he could be... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byrnes boots 19 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 To me he just looked like he had lost interest in playing for us - a shadow of the player he could be... I thought that as the well... perhaps it was because he was in a different position every week. .. he should be a decent player in league two though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikejh45 539 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Jones formed a good CM partnership at the beginning with Kelly in a 442 formation with Forte on the left and (dare I say it) Winchester on the right. When Forte got injured was the tipping point when Johnson started pillocking around with the formation and going with a midfield diamond, shoving Jones out to the left instead of playing someone else in that left wing spot and maintaining that 442. And as NewBlue said, Sheridan brought in Palmer to form a CM partnership with Kelly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mcfluff1985 1,240 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Midfield written off already. Jones and Kelly did forge a good partnership in midfield. But it took them longer than our current midfield has had. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hubster35 5 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 (edited) I thought Jones and Kelly played better when we reverted to a diamond shape with Kelly playing as the holding, Jones and Winchester central with Philly at the top. We played our best football under LJ with this formation until teams started to expose us out wide. Edited July 30, 2016 by Hubster35 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichardOafc 8 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Jones formed a good CM partnership at the beginning with Kelly in a 442 formation with Forte on the left and (dare I say it) Winchester on the right. When Forte got injured was the tipping point when Johnson started pillocking around with the formation and going with a midfield diamond, shoving Jones out to the left instead of playing someone else in that left wing spot and maintaining that 442. And as NewBlue said, Sheridan brought in Palmer to form a CM partnership with Kelly.. Have to agree with all this. He was benched a few times last season also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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