Quality balls in the box to Stockley will certainly improve us. This aspect has felt a bit hit and miss in recent seasons. Usually more miss than hit. I recall in some games thinking the law of averages must apply but to no avail.
Lets' all be honest, nobody really has any idea whether these players will be any good or not (unless you spend your spare time watching mid table of League 2).
So anyone saying 'Great Signing' or 'He's Rubbish' is frankly guessing at this stage.
I haven't a clue how this is gonna work out - all we can do is wish the new players luck and see how they look.
Remember, we are aiming for promotion and so need players ready for the top of league 1. Not just bog standard league 1.
I hope someone does because we are rapidly acquiring a defence built to last 2 or 3 yrs. With O'Connell, Lavelle and Egbo we have signed 3 L2 players in less than a year. I doubt we will see Matthews or Famewo back again.
Just me who quite liked Famewo?
No. Famewo was great in his first season but not so last year. I just don't see him coming back. We had a chance to buy but haven't taken that up.
Played almost exclusively in a 4 in his first season. Last year , he looked a bit lost on the left of a 3, as did Leuth’s mate though .
Lets' all be honest, nobody really has any idea whether these players will be any good or not (unless you spend your spare time watching mid table of League 2).
So anyone saying 'Great Signing' or 'He's Rubbish' is frankly guessing at this stage.
I haven't a clue how this is gonna work out - all we can do is wish the new players luck and see how they look.
Remember, we are aiming for promotion and so need players ready for the top of league 1. Not just bog standard league 1.
I hope someone does because we are rapidly acquiring a defence built to last 2 or 3 yrs. With O'Connell, Lavelle and Egbo we have signed 3 L2 players in less than a year. I doubt we will see Matthews or Famewo back again.
Just me who quite liked Famewo?
No. Famewo was great in his first season but not so last year. I just don't see him coming back. We had a chance to buy but haven't taken that up.
Played almost exclusively in a 4 in his first season. Last year , he looked a bit lost on the left of a 3, as did Leuth’s mate though .
Do you mean Sarr? He was the opposite, way more comfortable in a back 3 where he had 2 other centre backs to cover if he went marauding up the pitch/getting caught out of position, in a back 4 he was awful half the time (and I'm a huge fan of Sarr)
Might just be me but the Nelson Mandela stuff already getting boring! It's his firstname, not surname and he's not even from the same country. Surely we can do better than that!
This blokes got a fairly unusual back story in terms of playing. I think that’s what’s put him under everyone’s radar. Very good news for us that Garner was well aware of him and what he can offer. The lad obviously rates Garner too. Very happy with this and with Eoghan.
Two good signings in two days! A very pleasant surprise and possibly a sign that lessons have been learned after last summer. It’s difficult not to feel more optimistic!
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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/sep/29/mandela-egbo-borussia-monchengladbach-crystal-palace
Good to hear Palace were miffed at the low level of compensation.
Denis Irwin (and Steve Bruce) as defenders at United yes, but Neville?
Nelson Vivas was a right back taking a penalty that I remember fondly.