Harriot is out of contract at the end of this season and will probably leave (let's be honest who would want to stay) so can understand why the club are selling...
Can't say I'll miss Harriott if he goes. Incredibly frustrating for me because he's more of an athlete than a footballer. Just doesn't have the intelligence to put the ball into dangerous places frequently enough. Maybe he just needs some great coaching but I'm not convinced he'll ever really hit the heights.
Nd he has an attitude problem, thinks he is better than he actually is, he will be a league 2 player in 3 years. The only problem I have is the timing, we have 5.5 hours for a replacement in time to play at bury
Ah the old imaginary 'attitude problem'
Imaginary? No, witnessed it first hand. A mate played for vcd and I went to see a Kent cup match a few years bank. Harriot murdered them, scored and created a few. After 30 minutes he demanded to be substituted because he had done his job. When eventually tackled he started on the guy and questioned who he was and what has he done. Harriot had only played 2-3 first team games at this point.
I imagine that you imagine he hasn't got an attitude problem and he is in fact as good as messi
So because he once mugged off a couple of amateur footballers - when he was what, 18? - he's got a career-damaging attitude problem. Brilliant. 9 times out of 10 whenever someone claims a player has an attitude problem it's because they've got a personal stake in it, this is no different.
I find it interesting that so many people online are getting annoyed at the idea of selling Harriott - set against people's actual reaction to him on a match day.
That familiar sound of the Valley crowd groaning as he cocks up just about everything he ever tries.
Nice guy, good attitude and a good athlete, but just doesn't have enough quality. Those frustrating decisions, wayward shots and crosses, I personally believe that it doesn't really matter if you drop down a level - you either have it or you don't as a creative player.
So I for one am not too fussed if he goes, but I guess that all hinges on bringing in a good replacement.
Everyone goes on about wingers but I think they are an endangered species these days, back in the days of Chris Waddle everybody had one. A drop of the shoulder or a little trick to buy a yard and then a dangerous cross, now crossing seems to be the remit of the fullback. Wide players either simply tuck in or play as a wide striker, looking to get shots away. Pace and strength are valued far more than tricks these days and Harriott is that all over, he can score but doesn't often deliver a cross. In a decent side he will look good.
Can't say I'll miss Harriott if he goes. Incredibly frustrating for me because he's more of an athlete than a footballer. Just doesn't have the intelligence to put the ball into dangerous places frequently enough. Maybe he just needs some great coaching but I'm not convinced he'll ever really hit the heights.
Nd he has an attitude problem, thinks he is better than he actually is, he will be a league 2 player in 3 years. The only problem I have is the timing, we have 5.5 hours for a replacement in time to play at bury
Ah the old imaginary 'attitude problem'
Imaginary? No, witnessed it first hand. A mate played for vcd and I went to see a Kent cup match a few years bank. Harriot murdered them, scored and created a few. After 30 minutes he demanded to be substituted because he had done his job. When eventually tackled he started on the guy and questioned who he was and what has he done. Harriot had only played 2-3 first team games at this point.
I imagine that you imagine he hasn't got an attitude problem and he is in fact as good as messi
No you're right. He's got messi in his Twitter name so he must be as good as him.
And I'm sure the semi-pro playing against a young professional wasn't dishing out any stick before hand as well. Harriott bit and now he's got an attitude problem for the rest of his career. Rightyo.
Maybe Jackson on left and Holmes on the right cutting in
That's who I'd play certainly at the moment. Jacko may be in his twilight years and won't strip most full backs for pace but he'll put in a shift each and every game, will track back when needed and will be one of the better ball crossers in this division, can tackle and is a good shield for Fox. Think Walsh & Minto (although I'm not directly comparing Fox to Minto!)
I expect he'll start more away games than home where experience and graft will be important.
Dont underestimate what the skipper has still to give even if it won't be 90 minutes every game. I think having experience on the left wing (and also CB) will get the best out of fox too.
Cally is shit, end of. Don't care if he's homegrown etc. That just means half our fans think he can do no wrong. The amount of wrong decisions he makes every time he is on the pitch is staggering. Sure every now and then he surges past a couple of players, or takes a dig that the keeper is scrambling for, but it's once every 3-4 games, and is nowhere near good enough. I just hope we bring in someone to play on the left to fill the gap left in the squad
Maybe Jackson on left and Holmes on the right cutting in
That's who I'd play certainly at the moment. Jacko may be in his twilight years and won't strip most full backs for pace but he'll put in a shift each and every game, will track back when needed and will be one of the better ball crossers in this division, can tackle and is a good shield for Fox. Think Walsh & Minto (although I'm not directly comparing Fox to Minto!)
I expect he'll start more away games than home where experience and graft will be important.
Dont underestimate what the skipper has still to give even if it won't be 90 minutes every game. I think having experience on the left wing (and also CB) will get the best out of fox too.
He'll also get a few goals.
This.
There is one HUGE advantage playing Jacko on left wing over Harriott. So much better cover defensively for Fox...
Maybe Jackson on left and Holmes on the right cutting in
That's who I'd play certainly at the moment. Jacko may be in his twilight years and won't strip most full backs for pace but he'll put in a shift each and every game, will track back when needed and will be one of the better ball crossers in this division, can tackle and is a good shield for Fox. Think Walsh & Minto (although I'm not directly comparing Fox to Minto!)
I expect he'll start more away games than home where experience and graft will be important.
Dont underestimate what the skipper has still to give even if it won't be 90 minutes every game. I think having experience on the left wing (and also CB) will get the best out of fox too.
He'll also get a few goals.
No. Just no.
Jackos a Charlton man and all that - but it would be painful to watch.
Jackson never had pace, but one of the main reason it worked in League One was he regularly had Wiggins bombing on past him when he came up against the full back. He could either play the ball into the space Wiggins was speeding into or he could use Wiggins to pass round the defender. Wiggins being a presence down the left wing also allowed Jackson to drop back and arrive late in the box, which is how he gets a lot of his goals. That doesn't happen now with Fox; he's not got a lot of pace himself and he's more of a cross from deeper full back rather than a byline crosser like Wiggins. I'll never write Jacko off but our current personnel and what our tactics have looked like so far don't suit him playing wide.
Cally is shit, end of. Don't care if he's homegrown etc. That just means half our fans think he can do no wrong. The amount of wrong decisions he makes every time he is on the pitch is staggering. Sure every now and then he surges past a couple of players, or takes a dig that the keeper is scrambling for, but it's once every 3-4 games, and is nowhere near good enough. I just hope we bring in someone to play on the left to fill the gap left in the squad
That's the Cally that scored shit loads of goals for Colchester in league one last season? Don't be ridiculous , he's not shit and never has been. It looks like he's going listening to that Slade interview but I think he would be an asset in this division .
We shouldn't be letting Callum go unless it's for silly money. He's not good enough for the Championship but he's proven he'd be one of the best wingers in league 1.
He'll need replacing along with another centre mid, striker and cover at RB, that should be the minimum we're looking to bring in.
Can't say I'll miss Harriott if he goes. Incredibly frustrating for me because he's more of an athlete than a footballer. Just doesn't have the intelligence to put the ball into dangerous places frequently enough. Maybe he just needs some great coaching but I'm not convinced he'll ever really hit the heights.
We shouldn't be letting Callum go unless it's for silly money. He's not good enough for the Championship but he's proven he'd be one of the best wingers in league 1.
He'll need replacing along with another centre mid, striker and cover at RB, that should be the minimum we're looking to bring in.
Reading have offered 10p, how's that for silly money?
Cally is shit, end of. Don't care if he's homegrown etc. That just means half our fans think he can do no wrong. The amount of wrong decisions he makes every time he is on the pitch is staggering. Sure every now and then he surges past a couple of players, or takes a dig that the keeper is scrambling for, but it's once every 3-4 games, and is nowhere near good enough. I just hope we bring in someone to play on the left to fill the gap left in the squad
That's the Cally that scored shit loads of goals for Colchester in league one last season? Don't be rediculous , he's not shit and never has been. It looks like he's going listening to that Slade interview but I think he would be an asset in this division .
Shit loads of goals? 7 in 23 games, before coming back to us and promptly looking shit again. He's a lower league 1 player (which is what Colchester was last season)
Compare him to people we have had in his or similar positions the past couple of seasons, Bulot, Eagles, Gudmundsson.
Like I said, he does something good every 3-4 games. Wow. We'dbe better off selling him and bringing in a proper winger who can cross the ball and track back a bit too.
So we struggled to create and score in the pre season friendlies and have solved the problem brining in a keeper, CB and apparently a defensive midfielder (who played most of those games anyway) plus releasing a creative looking winger, who, despite many saying how pony he is, is going to the league above us.
Will we get creative players in? Is Slade usually a defensive looking coach? Our squad looks much weaker than last season to me in terms of quality and we were bloody hopeless then (although I admit that was probably as much to do with team spirit as anything else).
Seem to remember an interview with Calumn as well 'so Calumn who is the best player technically in the squad.' 'I am.'
This is what really gets me about the attitude problem argument with Callum. People - I'm not directing this all at you by the way Neil - get the hump with him because he talks a big game and then doesn't always deliver on the pitch. But so what? Why do people have such a big problem with footballers being arrogant? You get that in every walk of life; I know people who are arrogant cocks about how good they are with Excel. It doesn't meant they have an attitude problem in their jobs and will never make it. Anyone who has ever seen Callum play knows that he's one of the biggest confidence players we have. His OTT off the pitch confidence covers the fact that he's actually very easily knocked off his game, and that's really common in people who try to talk a big game. The fact is, if you've got an issue with a 22 year old professional footballer having the nerve to claim he's good at football then that's your problem, not his.
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That familiar sound of the Valley crowd groaning as he cocks up just about everything he ever tries.
Nice guy, good attitude and a good athlete, but just doesn't have enough quality. Those frustrating decisions, wayward shots and crosses, I personally believe that it doesn't really matter if you drop down a level - you either have it or you don't as a creative player.
So I for one am not too fussed if he goes, but I guess that all hinges on bringing in a good replacement.
And I'm sure the semi-pro playing against a young professional wasn't dishing out any stick before hand as well. Harriott bit and now he's got an attitude problem for the rest of his career. Rightyo.
Possibly. I may have just made that up!
I expect he'll start more away games than home where experience and graft will be important.
Dont underestimate what the skipper has still to give even if it won't be 90 minutes every game. I think having experience on the left wing (and also CB) will get the best out of fox too.
He'll also get a few goals.
It's an Internet username he probably come up with when he was 15 ffs.
There is one HUGE advantage playing Jacko on left wing over Harriott. So much better cover defensively for Fox...
Jackos a Charlton man and all that - but it would be painful to watch.
Don't be ridiculous , he's not shit and never has been.
It looks like he's going listening to that Slade interview but I think he would be an asset in this division .
Maybe.
He'll need replacing along with another centre mid, striker and cover at RB, that should be the minimum we're looking to bring in.
He has certainly had times where he has been our most skilled player, just makes bad choices.
Compare him to people we have had in his or similar positions the past couple of seasons, Bulot, Eagles, Gudmundsson.
Like I said, he does something good every 3-4 games. Wow. We'dbe better off selling him and bringing in a proper winger who can cross the ball and track back a bit too.
Will we get creative players in? Is Slade usually a defensive looking coach? Our squad looks much weaker than last season to me in terms of quality and we were bloody hopeless then (although I admit that was probably as much to do with team spirit as anything else).
Harriot is similar, all tricks and flicks but never seems to have an end product.