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Will we be a better team without Ricky?

I'm one of his biggest fans. But is it possible to be a better team without him? It sounds like Reeves had a better game today. Please discuss
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  • I think just lately,especially with Fosu out injured,we have been very predictable. Give the ball to Holmes and let him run with it seemed to be the mantra. Other teams soon sussed it,double marked him and we looked a bit devoid of creativity. Difficult to say if we will be a better team without him but maybe we wont be any worse if its possible to say that after losing our best player?
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,698
    edited January 2018
    No, was our best player.

    That said, I think Fosu showed some signs that he could be as good.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    Redhenry said:

    I'm one of his biggest fans. But is it possible to be a better team without him? It sounds like Reeves had a better game today. Please discuss

    Only if you promise us the Takeover will happen next week and we’ll be considerably richer than yaaaaaaaaw (Man City).

    Otherwise my lips are sealed!
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    It depends who we replace with.

    Let’s be clear about this, Holmes was our go to player with the ball. Always showing, never hiding. He would receive five times the amount of ball a game than Marshall, for example.

    Other teams knew this, and it was a clear tactic of them to double up on Holmes as they knew he was the most likely one to do damage. I may well,be that Malvididi becomes the focus for that if he is played wide.

    So we will have to see imo. The comparator should be the early season form when everyone was fit and not the last couple of months.

    Worth remembering a similar conversation when a Parker left and we won the next game away at Everton. The rest of the season went on to prove, yes, we did miss Parker.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Yes. Rather than just panic playing it to Ricky and hoping for the best, our players will utilise more team mates.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,219
    We played the worst team in the league so hard to judge.

    We did often play through Holmes too often but that was because he always made himself available and was often our best player.

    But one man doesn't make a team.
  • If he's not replaced, absolutely not.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954

    Ricky could be a match winner.
    A speculative 30 yard goal right out of the blue, or just unpredictability and determination, could nick all 3 points.
    And there were times when it did.

    But he often ran himself into blind alleys, trying to do too much himself and unawareness of team mates around him.
    Take nothing away from Ricky - good player and plenty of effort.

    Not really a team player though. We might just be a better team (Curbs': the whole is greater than the sum of parts) without him, especially with our passing game. But nevertheless a very useful player to have around.





  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    No man is an island
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  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    edited January 2018

    If he's not replaced, absolutely not.

    He's the one player we HAVE replaced. Mavididi is his direct replacement. We've still not added to Magennis, is the problem
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    Good player at this level and probably good enough for lower Champ so he's 100% replaceable.

    The problem is, Roland won't.
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 11,983
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051

    No man is an island

    Except when he's in the bath
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited January 2018
    At the moment, no way. You can’t be better off when your best player has gone and no sign of a replacement. Hopefully somebody else can step up.....and probably be sold.
  • This years andy Reid...
  • 100% record so far
  • No
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,477
    Evidently a very popular fella and a great character in the dressing room......so will be a loss in more ways than one, an important feature which should not be overlooked.
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  • Cardinal Sin
    Cardinal Sin Posts: 5,233
    How can we be better without our most creative player and biggest goal-scorer? Wishful thinking....
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229

    No man is an island

    Isle of Man
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    No.

    If we maintain our play-off position it will be a case of 'in spite of' rather than 'because of'

    6 goals and 7 assists from midfield tell their own story
  • Yes.
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    He's no Robert Lee (my hero) and we replaced him with John Robinson who was probably more hard working but Roland wont replace Holmes
  • doronron
    doronron Posts: 817
    As good as Ricky is there will be others coming and going every bit as good as him,we might be more of a team without him
  • No man is an island

    How about Stephen Ireland, will he do as a replacement?
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    Ridiculous question.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,668

    No man is an island

    How about Stephen Ireland, will he do as a replacement?
    Jill Ireland.
    Bet you don't remember her
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    edited January 2018

    No man is an island

    How about Stephen Ireland, will he do as a replacement?
    Jill Ireland.
    Bet you don't remember her
    Sadly I think I do, Emergency Ward 10 ? Was married to Charles Bronson :blush: