Miles Leaburn - Signs New 3 Year Contract (p77)

Love him.

Set for his 100th league appearance for Charlton next weekend. 

I don't think that it's any coincidence that both Leaburn and Kelman have looked better as individuals when playing in the same side. 

The stats bear that out too. These are the only times the pair have been on the pitch at the same time:  

Leicester (H) - 11 mins
QPR (A) - 21 mins
Preston (A) - 11 mins
Hull (A) - 20 mins (1 goal - Berry)
Swansea (H) - 23 mins (1 goal -Kelman)
Oxford (H) - 29 mins (1 goal - Kelman)
Portsmouth (A) - 90 mins (1 goal - Knibbs)
Coventry (H) - 88 mins (1 goal - Rankin-Costello) 
Blackburn (A) - 78 mins (2 goals - Kelman both)
Chelsea (H) - 66 mins (1 goal - Leaburn)

So, they've been on the pitch at the same time for a total of 437 mins  during which time the team has scored 8 goals (of which 5 have come from either Kelman or Leaburn) and that's about 1.65 goals a game on average. In the Championship, we have averaged 0.86 when one, other or neither have been on the pitch.

Too often Leaburn and Kelman have looked isolated when playing on their own. The formation doesn't have to be 4-4-2, we just need the two of them to occupy the opposition CBs and supporting each other rather than one on top on his own. 
 

Weegie Addick said:

Surprised he didn’t get a look in today

Jones is the manager that's why he drops players randomly,omits them from the squad occasionally and then forgets about them when their on the bench,apter being the case in point aswell gives him a token match day squad spot but never gives him a minute.

Weegie Addick said:

Surprised he didn’t get a look in today

Had his shirt on to come on at the corner where they scored the second goal.

I don’t get Godden coming on over Leaburn, we needed more height and physicality up front, not a second poacher.

I’m hoping Dykes’ performances will open the eyes of some to how hard the role Leaburn is asked to play is. He does it admirably, especially for someone of his age and experience. He was improving week on week before LD turned up. Hope he is back in the team next week.

Scoham said:

I don’t get Godden coming on over Leaburn, we needed more height and physicality up front, not a second poacher.

Bringing on a 3rd striker at that stage was crazy anyway. 

Watameire said:

I’m struggling to see the point of having both Godden and Kelman on the bench let alone having them both on the pitch 

Too often our bench this season seems to have been chosen to incorporate big names and signings, than because they were needed.

Now Godden is back, NJ almost feels obliged to bring him on, whether he's actually needed on the pitch or not. That's 2 games running where we've finished with Kelman and Godden on the pitch together. But no Apter, someone who might provide some ammunition to the strikers.

elbiglad said:

I’m hoping Dykes’ performances will open the eyes of some to how hard the role Leaburn is asked to play is. He does it admirably, especially for someone of his age and experience. He was improving week on week before LD turned up. Hope he is back in the team next week.

It's weird.  Leaburn was having the best form of his season. Now he is dropped.  Kelman picked up form.. and was dropped.  Costello was out best player for a couple of games... and was dropped.
I just don't get it.

Tbf again thought dykes was quality

Crispywood said:

wmcf123 said:

Steven81 said:

Weegie Addick said:

Surprised he didn’t get a look in today

Jones is the manager that's why he drops players randomly,omits them from the squad occasionally and then forgets about them when their on the bench,apter being the case in point aswell gives him a token match day squad spot but never gives him a minute.

Jones has been found out .  Nobody denies our squad isn’t great but we shouldn’t be losing 4-0 there .  

Shouldn’t we? who in our squad besides Lloyd Jones gets remotely close to getting into that Millwall XI, absolutely the effort was unacceptable today but our team is pants for this level 

All of them, probably the only way we were going to win yesterday.

Yeah I'm not sure why we've brought in Dykes to play over a youth product who we can give minutes to get better to or show that he can play at championship level and find a buyer. 

We have lots of strikers and one fit LWB. Crazy.

Miles would start every game for me if fit. Rest him when he needs it, obvs. But him going behind Dykes is really dumb from so many perspectives. 

Covered_End_Lad said:

Tbf again thought dykes was quality

paulsturgess said:

Covered_End_Lad said:

Tbf again thought dykes was quality

He didn’t win a header all match and he barely touched the ball. I thought he was a largely almost entirely anonymous presence and Leaburn should have come on for him 

He won 7 aerial duels yesterday. The issue was we forced him to make 21 of them. I do agree Leaburn should have been given at least 30 mins 

oohaahmortimer said:

I thought Dykes up against the giants gave it a good go and was getting stuck in a lot more than the other Fanny’s out there , trying to feed off fuck all with our non attacking crabs offering nothing except TC
Leaburn deffo a better choice at this point but Dykes to me was one of our better performers (Which isn’t saying anything with that shower of shit )

It wasn't through lack of effort he didn't win anything, he challenged all the time but their CBs were huge.

The tactics of smash it long to two huge CBs was pathetic.  Not bringing on the equally huge Leaburn was bewildering.