The thing with Bakinson last season, I accept he didn't set the World alight, but I thought I could see a player in there. I would have been happy if we signed him as a squad player. In terms of May, his strength is he scores goals and differnt types of goals including classy ones. I like that. I think you need that in a side. His weakness IMO is he can lack maturity, he chases the game too much when things are not going his way rather than stick with the programme. But I would keep him and find a system that accomodates him personally. You take his goals out of the side and you have a tougher job finding them elsewhere. He also works his socks off which I like.
The thing with Bakinson last season, I accept he didn't set the World alight, but I thought I could see a player in there. I would have been happy if we signed him as a squad player. In terms of May, his strength is he scores goals and differnt types of goals including classy ones. I like that. I think you need that in a side. His weakness IMO is he can lack maturity, he chases the game too much when things are not going his way rather than stick with the programme. But I would keep him and find a system that accomodates him personally. You take his goals out of the side and you have a tougher job finding them elsewhere. He also works his socks off which I like.
No thanks on Bakinson. The midfielders we currently have aren’t good enough, we need to be signing players to play ahead of them not squad members to back up the likes of Anderson and Terry Taylor. Assuming Berry comes in that’s only him and Coventry who you’d expect to start regularly and the jury is still out on Coventry. We’re not in a position where we can be signing squad players, the ones we have just aren’t good enough for that
Better if he replicates his performance against Deby.
Better if he learns to tackle.
Bottom line is, he’ll be a lynchpin next season only if he improves, and improves quite a lot.
We’ve had too many of these nearly players in recent years. Let’s look for something closer to the finished article. Players who look good with the ball at their feet, like Cullen, Gallagher, or Ricky Holmes. I hope he does improve and can fit in with a winning side, but from what we’ve seen of him so far, that’s anything but a certainty. On the plus side he did play a couple of very nice passes that led to goals, but we need more of those for him to be a success.
At the moment for me he is in the Angus Fraser category, not the Cullen category. Some nice touches but not able to control the game, and certainly not a replacement for Dobson in the defensive part of the game.
Better if he replicates his performance against Deby.
Better if he learns to tackle.
Bottom line is, he’ll be a lynchpin next season only if he improves, and improves quite a lot.
We’ve had too many of these nearly players in recent years. Let’s look for something closer to the finished article. Players who look good with the ball at their feet, like Cullen, Gallagher, or Ricky Holmes. I hope he does improve and can fit in with a winning side, but from what we’ve seen of him so far, that’s anything but a certainty. On the plus side he did play a couple of very nice passes that led to goals, but we need more of those for him to be a success.
At the moment for me he is in the Angus Fraser category, not the Cullen category. Some nice touches but not able to control the game, and certainly not a replacement for Dobson in the defensive part of the game.
In all honesty, I was so wrapped up in the kids football this morning I forgot to ask him. I’ve sent him a “oh by way..” WhatsApp message. When I get it you get it, apologies for now.
In all honesty, I was so wrapped up in the kids football this morning I forgot to ask him. I’ve sent him a “oh by way..” WhatsApp message. When I get it you get it, apologies for now.
£1.5M for Alfie, but priceless for us to get of this division.
Priceless?
There’s been nine teams promoted in the last three years of Alfie being in this league and none of them had him in it.
I like him. And I’m not saying he’s holding us back.
But our chances of actually achieving anything as a football club are not joined to Alfie May’s hip.
How many had the players he’s got around him? Such a stupid argument. They were all round better teams. We’re not. And I can’t see that changing in one summer.
In all honesty, I was so wrapped up in the kids football this morning I forgot to ask him. I’ve sent him a “oh by way..” WhatsApp message. When I get it you get it, apologies for now.
"Are you Ronnie, Are you Ronnie, Are you Ronnie, Are you Ronnie in disguise?"
In all honesty, I was so wrapped up in the kids football this morning I forgot to ask him. I’ve sent him a “oh by way..” WhatsApp message. When I get it you get it, apologies for now.
I got up at 5 this morning waiting for your update
In all honesty, I was so wrapped up in the kids football this morning I forgot to ask him. I’ve sent him a “oh by way..” WhatsApp message. When I get it you get it, apologies for now.
£1.5M for Alfie, but priceless for us to get of this division.
Priceless?
There’s been nine teams promoted in the last three years of Alfie being in this league and none of them had him in it.
I like him. And I’m not saying he’s holding us back.
But our chances of actually achieving anything as a football club are not joined to Alfie May’s hip.
How many had the players he’s got around him? Such a stupid argument. They were all round better teams. We’re not. And I can’t see that changing in one summer.
We’re not making the same argument.
I would keep him. I think our chances are better with him.
I don’t think our chances are zero without him. Which is what I took “priceless to us getting out of the division” to mean.
thought I’d just add some more irrelevance to the thread in an attempt to get to 200 pages before we announce our second signing or first purchase. The good old days!
thought I’d just add some more irrelevance to the thread in an attempt to get to 200 pages before we announce our second signing or first purchase. The good old days!
thought I’d just add some more irrelevance to the thread in an attempt to get to 200 pages before we announce our second signing or first purchase. The good old days!
thought I’d just add some more irrelevance to the thread in an attempt to get to 200 pages before we announce our second signing or first purchase. The good old days!
In all honesty, I was so wrapped up in the kids football this morning I forgot to ask him. I’ve sent him a “oh by way..” WhatsApp message. When I get it you get it, apologies for now.
"Are you Ronnie, Are you Ronnie, Are you Ronnie, Are you Ronnie in disguise?"
Only joking BR7
The fact there is one too many ‘are your Ronnie’s in this is killing my OCD!
In all honesty, I was so wrapped up in the kids football this morning I forgot to ask him. I’ve sent him a “oh by way..” WhatsApp message. When I get it you get it, apologies for now.
"Are you Ronnie, Are you Ronnie, Are you Ronnie, Are you Ronnie in disguise?"
Only joking BR7
The fact there is one too many ‘are your Ronnie’s in this is killing my OCD!
In all honesty, I was so wrapped up in the kids football this morning I forgot to ask him. I’ve sent him a “oh by way..” WhatsApp message. When I get it you get it, apologies for now.
"Are you Ronnie, Are you Ronnie, Are you Ronnie, Are you Ronnie in disguise?"
Only joking BR7
The fact there is one too many ‘are your Ronnie’s in this is killing my OCD!
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We're almost into Fergie time
At the moment for me he is in the Angus Fraser category, not the Cullen category. Some nice touches but not able to control the game, and certainly not a replacement for Dobson in the defensive part of the game.
Are you Ronnie,
Are you Ronnie,
Are you Ronnie in disguise?"
Only joking BR7
I would keep him. I think our chances are better with him.
I don’t think our chances are zero without him. Which is what I took “priceless to us getting out of the division” to mean.
what a coincidence.🤔
https://x.com/1968tv/status/1801999984734130570?s=61&t=F2eH3vDESb2i_UUXi2-6ww
Two goals passed an England keeper , hope that’s not a bad sign.