Tom Conlon

[JumpingJoshLundstram]

Heard a couple of rumours swirling around the fans bar today that he's out injured for a couple of months.

 

Shirt wasn't up in the dressing room either today as shown below.

 

https://x.com/OfficialOAFC/status/1872306375797129562/photo/4

 

Big big big loss if true. 

 

[daniel]

Yep, that would be a blow. The weak link according to a lot, but for me he does a good job of breaking up play and keeping things simple, allowing others to play their games in more forward positions.

I’d be giving Wigan a call and asking for Payne back. He’d do a job alongside Clucas, and still not even featuring on the bench for them. 

[League one forever]

As long as Clucas is here, we’ll be fine. 

Clucas playing deep. 

Charsley and Lundy to press. 

[yarddog73]

9 minutes ago, daniel said:

Yep, that would be a blow. The weak link according to a lot, but for me he does a good job of breaking up play and keeping things simple, allowing others to play their games in more forward positions.

I’d be giving Wigan a call and asking for Payne back. He’d do a job alongside Clucas, and still not even featuring on the bench for them. 

Good shout.

[Hemel latic]

I really like Payne but I don't think he'd be a direct replacement for Conlon, he's more box to box giving you legs in midfield, Clucas replaced him in the team when he went back. 

[Dave_Og]

Some disturbing entitlement becoming evident here. Injury to a crucial player? No problem, Frank will just write a cheque...

[daniel]

1 minute ago, Dave_Og said:

Some disturbing entitlement becoming evident here. Injury to a crucial player? No problem, Frank will just write a cheque...

Oh come on…. We are suggesting a player like Payne on loan. Who is on his 1st professional contract at Wigan and will be on peanuts. Add to the fact we probably wouldn’t pay all his wages as per how loans usually work (appreciated that each loan could be different). It’s a very cheap, low risk option and as per numerous sources we are actually looking to strengthen in January anyway with 2 or 3 signings. We’d have probably continued renewing his month to month loan if Wigan hadn’t recalled him. 

[TheBigDog]

4 minutes ago, Dave_Og said:

Some disturbing entitlement becoming evident here. Injury to a crucial player? No problem, Frank will just write a cheque...

I don’t see that entitlement in this thread…

[Dave_Og]

4 minutes ago, daniel said:

Oh come on…. We are suggesting a player like Payne on loan. Who is on his 1st professional contract at Wigan and will be on peanuts. Add to the fact we probably wouldn’t pay all his wages as per how loans usually work (appreciated that each loan could be different). It’s a very cheap, low risk option and as per numerous sources we are actually looking to strengthen in January anyway with 2 or 3 signings. We’d have probably continued renewing his month to month loan if Wigan hadn’t recalled him. 

Principle rather than specifics. Let's not forget where we've come from. I'll guarantee that if we don't sign a replacement then someone on here will be berating the club's management 

[disjointed]

4 minutes ago, Dave_Og said:

Principle rather than specifics. Let's not forget where we've come from. I'll guarantee that if we don't sign a replacement then someone on here will be berating the club's management 

Of course they will Dave, it's the nature of the beast. 

[League one forever]

25 minutes ago, Dave_Og said:

Some disturbing entitlement becoming evident here. Injury to a crucial player? No problem, Frank will just write a cheque...

I wouldn’t go that far, but I do think the automatic assumption that he needs replacing when we have very good options in the current squad is a little premature. 

[GlossopLatic]

Let's wait and see we know nothing yet about what's happened to Conlon.

 

From what I saw of Payne he looks an OK box to box player but he's inexperienced and I'm not sure he offers us what Conlon does, we would be asking a 19 year old lad to step into the shoes of the club captain. I actually think Dan Gardner would be a better replacement but keeping him fit is always the issue here. 

 

If Conlon is injured for a long period of time (and we know nothing yet) then this is a bigger blow than some people are currently seeing. 

Edited December 27, 2024 by GlossopLatic

[Guy Branston Pickle]

1 hour ago, Dave_Og said:

Some disturbing entitlement becoming evident here. Injury to a crucial player? No problem, Frank will just write a cheque...

Entitlement? A couple of people have suggested loaning a player... we've already loaned this season. Where on earth is the entitlement?

[League one forever]

57 minutes ago, GlossopLatic said:

then this is a bigger blow than some people are currently seeing. 

. . and yet no one can define what a big blow means? 
 

Does it mean we’re out of the title race? (I think we’re short of this with or without him) 
 

Does it mean we won’t make the playoffs. 
 

Does it mean he’s the difference between winning and losing? 
 

I’m not suggesting he hasn’t played his part, but people waxed lyrical about Payne. We covered him seamlessly. People worried about Rags, Sutton has done a great job as cover. Norwood didn’t play at the start of the season, Mikey did a fantastic job. Kitching didn’t start, Caprice did a good job as cover. 
 

People are coming as across as though he is the difference and absolutely vital to our success. I don’t think he is, and like many others cover will be found and we’ll be fine for the playoffs. 

[Dave_Og]

1 hour ago, Guy Branston Pickle said:

Entitlement? A couple of people have suggested loaning a player... we've already loaned this season. Where on earth is the entitlement?

Two weeks ago there was much comment that it would be our depth of squad that would see us right but now we seem to have one injury and we have to go shopping. Not saying we shouldn't do so, not my call!, but not right to just expect it.

[Lukers1]

On a positive note, Hobson was involved in the full training routine after the game had been cancelled.

 

 

[Guy Branston Pickle]

4 minutes ago, Dave_Og said:

Two weeks ago there was much comment that it would be our depth of squad that would see us right but now we seem to have one injury and we have to go shopping. Not saying we shouldn't do so, not my call!, but not right to just expect it.

I don't think people suggesting we loan back a young player we've already had on loan this season who won't be on big wages is really "entitled", is it?

[Dave_Og]

6 minutes ago, Guy Branston Pickle said:

I don't think people suggesting we loan back a young player we've already had on loan this season who won't be on big wages is really "entitled", is it?

As I said, principle rather than specifics. 

[Guy Branston Pickle]

Going by that principle every set of football fans on the planet is entitled then 

[Dave_Og]

8 minutes ago, Guy Branston Pickle said:

Going by that principle every set of football fans on the planet is entitled then 

It's probably not an unfair conclusion!

[AlanGrovesFanClub]

3 hours ago, Dave_Og said:

Two weeks ago there was much comment that it would be our depth of squad that would see us right but now we seem to have one injury and we have to go shopping. Not saying we shouldn't do so, not my call!, but not right to just expect it.

If we don't go shopping now then when the heck are we going to get Christmas puddings at 50% off? 

[oldham57]

He mops everything up, works well with Clucs and he's our captain....he will be a big loss.

 

Looking at this positively, drop Clucs back, bring in Gardner or Chars with Lundy and it may work better and have a bigger goal threat.

[b0ndl1ne]

11 minutes ago, oldham57 said:

He mops everything up, works well with Clucs and he's our captain....he will be a big loss.

 

Looking at this positively, drop Clucs back, bring in Gardner or Chars with Lundy and it may work better and have a bigger goal threat.

Shortening Clucas to Clucs isn’t really worth it is it 

[simplythemostimportantkick]

15 minutes ago, b0ndl1ne said:

Shortening Clucas to Clucs isn’t really worth it is it 

Don’t be like that b0ndl1n

[b0ndl1ne]

6 minutes ago, simplythemostimportantkick said:

Don’t be like that b0ndl1n

Sorry simplythemostimportantkic