oafc1000 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 We have Mcgloghlan, Croft, Law played as a winger before turning up here, Flyn has also been quoted as saying he prefers to play wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Only Croft could be classed as an out and out winger. The squad is set up for 3-5-2, they need to play it and have the bollocks to stick with it for longer than a half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1000 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 What is mcglauglan then however you spell it. Law was also a winger who scored a few aswel at Motherwell and was dropped back to fullback half way through last season due to injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzlatic Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Only Croft could be classed as an out and out winger. The squad is set up for 3-5-2, they need to play it and have the bollocks to stick with it for longer than a half. This for me. let's stop with the square pegs and get on with getting our best players on the pitch together. Ripley Dummigan Wilson Clarke Burgess Reckord Green Fane Banks/Winchester if you're that way inclined Then see which 2 strikers look good together in training and stick with it for a decent run The supposed pace of McLoughlin and Martin to be used from the bench if we need a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1000 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 That coude well be the problem then, playing 5 in midfield and not expecting any of them to give you any width or do anything down the flanks. Surely the one on the left and the one on the right of the five must be wingers/wide players of some description or even if one or two are holding the players on the left and right should be considered as wide players or wingers. I'm not looking for an argument by the way i just find in baffling that 5 narrow midfielders can ever work. What also confuses me is that if we are set up to play 3 at the back why we only play 2 centre halves with a right back at one side of them and a left back at the other. Surely it would be 3 centre halves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1000 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 This for me. let's stop with the square pegs and get on with getting our best players on the pitch together. Ripley Dummigan Wilson Clarke Burgess Reckord Green Fane Banks/Winchester if you're that way inclined Then see which 2 strikers look good together in training and stick with it for a decent run The supposed pace of McLoughlin and Martin to be used from the bench if we need a change. That would be 5-3-2 then as Dummigan and Rekord certainly arn't midfielders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzlatic Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 That would be 5-3-2 then as Dummigan and Rekord certainly arn't midfielders.Don't know enough about Reckord but from what I've seen of Dummigan he's more than capable of playing wing back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Winchester or Martin must be on the bench too to be thrown on if we're losing. If CW suddenly found some form he could create a goal for another or for himself. Martin seemed to maybe have that in him too from the little we've seen (I might be wrong) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1000 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Don't know enough about Reckord but from what I've seen of Dummigan he's more than capable of playing wing back. Im thought you wanted to stop putting square pegs in round holes though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 All this said - simply trying to replicate what we did against Wigan or Bury might be worth a try like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 All this said - simply trying to replicate what we did against Wigan or Bury might be worth a try like... The most creative we have been this season was 4-5-1 against Wigan with Flynn in the hole. Robinson should have stuck with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzlatic Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Im thought you wanted to stop putting square pegs in round holes though?He's a full back who's good going forward. I'm no coach so don't know the technical term for that but it sounds a bit wing backy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 We looked good against a 10 man Wigan granted but it's rare that we are going to be able to replicate that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 All this said - simply trying to replicate what we did against Wigan or Bury might be worth a try like... Be nice it Flynn could replicate turning up, like he did at Wigan and Bury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobOAFC Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Don't know enough about Reckord but from what I've seen of Dummigan he's more than capable of playing wing back. The few times I saw Dummigan play RWB when Sheridan was in charge he was :censored: at that role. Reckord didn't look that good as a LWB either in pre-season but improved when just standard LB with someone infront of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Guru Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Only Croft could be classed as an out and out winger. The squad is set up for 3-5-2, they need to play it and have the bollocks to stick with it for longer than a half. Croft isn't an out and out winger...absolute bear minimum is average pace to be a winger to get past a man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 The few times I saw Dummigan play RWB when Sheridan was in charge he was :censored: at that role. Reckord didn't look that good as a LWB either in pre-season but improved when just standard LB with someone infront of him. Both are full backs and need wingers in front of them, which we know won't happen though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Why do some say our regular players need a rest, they've only played 9 league games, what will they be like next April? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobOAFC Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Both are full backs and need wingers in front of them, which we know won't happen though. I'm hoping for a Dummigan and McLaughlin combination down the right. We know Dummigan is a good player and McLaughlin came in with some good reviews. Reckord appears to be attack minded and looks to overlap, so a Reckord and Flynn combination might work well on the left side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneSizeFitz Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) We can still sign free agents right? Ex-Charlton Diego Poyet's available on a free after his release from West Ham...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Poyet...ambitious?He'd be several upgrades on Klok... Edited September 25, 2016 by OneSizeFitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 We can still sign free agents right? Ex-Charlton Diego Poyet's available on a free after his release from West Ham... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Poyet ...ambitious? He'd be several upgrades on Klok... Unfortunately, several Championship and European clubs want him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nonaenever Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Given that we've gradually moved closer and closer to a Northern Ireland set up I doubt anyone with an argument they've got talent has got a chance of getting in. Of everything I have read on OWTB, this comment sums up the problem for me. There appears to be no "plan B" - our manager thinks there is only one way - a very negative, dull, boring, lifeless, soulless, :censored: brand of football that might get you through a competition of half a dozen games "with dignity". Over a season, however, you will get found out and will have increased the NHS prescription rate for anti-depressants amongst the Oldham population by around 500%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Of everything I have read on OWTB, this comment sums up the problem for me. There appears to be no "plan B" - our manager thinks there is only one way - a very negative, dull, boring, lifeless, soulless, :censored: brand of football that might get you through a competition of half a dozen games "with dignity". Over a season, however, you will get found out and will have increased the NHS prescription rate for anti-depressants amongst the Oldham population by around 500%. Think he deserves a bit more credit than this nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nonaenever Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Think he deserves a bit more credit than this nonsense. each to their own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Of everything I have read on OWTB, this comment sums up the problem for me. There appears to be no "plan B" - our manager thinks there is only one way - a very negative, dull, boring, lifeless, soulless, :censored: brand of football that might get you through a competition of half a dozen games "with dignity". Over a season, however, you will get found out and will have increased the NHS prescription rate for anti-depressants amongst the Oldham population by around 500%. There's definitely a plan B as the two halves at Coventry showed. It's just both plans are dull. Didn't you love the gaffer three games ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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