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Matt Smith MK2 (the Arsenal loanee one) - gone to Wigan p7
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I have an old school colleague who works in Arsenal's academy. When I asked what we are getting he said
"Very good technician & passer of the ball. Midfielder with good game insight"
So technically good and has a football brain...sounds promising8 -
Sounds like a Gilbey replacement already. Hard to know whether to be whelmed or not. .0
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Think we might of got a real talent here because I've just found out his middle name is Gerrard.4
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Does the Man City Matt Smith have a middle name of Lampard?Karim_myBagheri said:Think we might of got a real talent here because I've just found out his middle name is Gerrard.2 -
No his middle name is Amdy Fayekillerandflash said:
Does the Man City Matt Smith have a middle name of Lampard?Karim_myBagheri said:Think we might of got a real talent here because I've just found out his middle name is Gerrard.4 -
He looked good for Swindon when we played them, feel sorry for Swindon fans with us pinching two of their best players. Feel like the sort of thing that happens to us
Swindon fans were already raging at losing Doyle and Wellens strung some ok results together and been competitive then that happens to them
Serves them right for beating us that season we had a whip round for them when we won the league1 -
Pleased with this signing. Onwards and upwards.0
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Bow said "if we play a diamond he's a 10 or an 8" "He's like Shinnie" and "I want to turn him into a box to box midfielder".
How are people getting he's gonna play the Pratley role from that? Literally listed every midfield role except the Pratley role.3 -
Rob Beckett discovered a possible love child on a recent TV series ... could this be another one?
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Our last loan (Bielik) from Arsenal was very good and helped us get promoted through go playoffs, hope for a deja-but although rather an automatic please.2
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Agreed, no way will he be doing the dirty work in midfieldcantersaddick said:Bow said "if we play a diamond he's a 10 or an 8" "He's like Shinnie" and "I want to turn him into a box to box midfielder".
How are people getting he's gonna play the Pratley role from that? Literally listed every midfield role except the Pratley role.
Indeed I'm still struggling to see how he'll fit in our team, especially if we play 442 as we now have 2 wingers that you'd expect to be regular starters in most matches.
His best chance is if we play a diamond with DJ as one of the strikers, as with Millar on the left he can play at the top of the diamond. Or a 433 with 3 midfielders0 -
If we pay attention to Bowyer, he makes it very clear with his intentions. He's pretty consistent and often it's easy to guess what he'll do next.cantersaddick said:Bow said "if we play a diamond he's a 10 or an 8" "He's like Shinnie" and "I want to turn him into a box to box midfielder".
How are people getting he's gonna play the Pratley role from that? Literally listed every midfield role except the Pratley role.
And yes, he's no doubt going to use Matt Smith in the Shinnie role ........ Smith has the same reverse pass and killer ball ability as Shinnie.
Shinnie himself was a big miss when he was out 6 weeks with injury.
Bowyer's not going to risk again being left short if Shinnie gets injured - he's now got a ready made 'double'; a 'like-for-like' with whom to rest Shinnie or to replace from the bench; or vice versa.
Shinnie's also 31 and maybe Bow thinks Smith has the young legs to cover more ground box to box - which is what he loves most in a midfielder, apart from scoring goals, of course!
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He gave up because he believed he had a better future working in the City (he was right).alburyaddick said:
I played with him in the same team at Wyborne Primary School - his Dad had played for Hearts and they lived in Footscray Road. He was a brilliant player, not even sure why he gave up so early maybe injury.Covered End said:
Yes, a few years older than me.RedChaser said:
Didn't he go to school at the Roan in Blackheath? His namesake came from Forest I think or is my memory playing tricks again.Oggy Red said:aliwibble said:
We've had two David Campbells IIRC. I saw the second one play but not the first.Stig said:”should hit the ground running” (Bowyer) = Trips over his own feet“he’ll complement our team and the way we play” (Gallen) = Won't get picked, but he'll say nice things when he's standing on the touchline
Seriously though, Welcome Matt. I think this may be the first time in our history that we've had two players with identical names (I'll check later). Good job we have a numbering system to distinguish him from Matt Smith (V895).
I remember the first David Campbell was a young centre half who came through the youth system here.
Broke into the 1st team as a teenager and established himself quickly.
Then got destroyed by the bullying of his manager, Andy Nelson.
And quit football at 21 or something.
Edit; @aliwibble memory was good at least on the ex Forest Campbell (Brian Clough was the manager) signed for £75k in 1987.
Worked in the city and made his fortune.
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In the video above ..... Smith created 7 clear goal scoring chances. But only 3 were scored.
Stats say only 3 assists. Clearly not good enough.
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Remember him?0
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That kid who was mascot for a few games?cafcsinger said:Remember him?1 -
we signed Shinnie until the end of the season so that he could be named in the 18 man match day squad.
That worked out well for both players !!1 -
3 windows running we've signed a Big 6 midfielder on loan who never played...ForeverAddickted said:
That kid who was mascot for a few games?cafcsinger said:Remember him?0 - Sponsored links:
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Hasn’t been involved since the 1-1 draw with Shrewsbury six weeks ago.0
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Another good piece of Gallen business?1
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Forgot about him. Went from being a main starter in the Swindon team to MIA at Charlton. Strange that two January signings have both been rarely used since they signed, him and Schwartz struggling to make the bench.0
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Or Bowyer being obsessed with signing midfielders?SELR_addicks said:Another good piece of Gallen business?3 -
Not sure if it was Gallen or Bowyer, but it feels like after we had that injury crisis we became obsessed with signing midfielders.SELR_addicks said:Another good piece of Gallen business?1 -
Not being picked doesn't make him a bad player, he's not had a run to be judged fairly either way. We know Shinnie is a good player but clearly Gilbey is a better fit in the way Adkins wants to play - he's quicker making him more suited to pressing high up the pitch and supporting the front three.SELR_addicks said:Another good piece of Gallen business?
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A bit below the belt.SELR_addicks said:Another good piece of Gallen business?
We missed Shinnie when he was injured and did not have a replacement. This kid was bought in to play if he was out again. He wasn’t and is now out of favour under a new manager. It does not make the decision wrong.
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Bowyer signed players to fit his systems.
Different system under Adkins.
Not really surprising that some players who appear not to fit Adkins systems are not being used.
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That's very true. The recruitment in Bowyer's 1st 3 transfer windows was very much round pegs for round holes. Despite the fact that the 3rd window was, by championship standards, lacking in quality, through no fault of Bowyer or Gallen. The 4th window doesn't count.Oggy Red said:Bowyer signed players to fit his systems.
Different system under Adkins.
Not really surprising that some players who appear not to fit Adkins systems are not being used.
The 5th and 6th one seemed to be a bit more of get as many good players as we can and we will work the rest out later.
Maybe it was just for numbers, flexibility, necessity, they didn't get the final piece of the jigsaw? I have no idea.
There are mitigating circumstances of course but it makes a massive difference when you our under a cap on the number of players in the squad and you have 2 or 3 that you can't, or won't, pick.3 -
But he didn't feature in Bowyer's system either?Oggy Red said:Bowyer signed players to fit his systems.
Different system under Adkins.
Not really surprising that some players who appear not to fit Adkins systems are not being used.1
