Mad Dog
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Very true, but I prefer a bit more dynamism in that position to be honest.Nothing wrong with that type of player "Mad Dog"
Very true, but I prefer a bit more dynamism in that position to be honest.Nothing wrong with that type of player "Mad Dog"
A position which has certainly evolved a lot since Mickey's day for sure.Very true, but I prefer a bit more dynamism in that position to be honest.
"Mickey's gonna getchya, Mickey's gonna getchya, la la la la, la la la la"A position which has certainly evolved a lot since Mickey's day for sure.
Not a bad thing for either of them to feel under threat. Brannagan has started to slip in to that place he goes to where he feels he IS the team rather than part of it - just nailing it at the keeper in frustration when patience and an extra pass is the better option. I felt Manning did a really good job of getting him in check - bitching at referees in the opening minutes and throwing his hands against his hips was gone and now very much back and noticeable and it spreads a ‘woe is me attitude’ that throws us back to a dark time under Robinson where this kind of body language was rife. He needs to lead better than that and I hope Matete will bring with him a bit of calm, class and composure that’ll rub off on him.More players will also mean that we can rest players. MM clearly needs a rest, CB appears to me some kind of machine, but might benefit from an occasional break.
Reading…. Did they get a mention?Interesting wrap up video across League 1 signings in Jan...
It’s ended up being a solid January. Albeit we haven’t actually grown the squad a great deal, despite the ongoing injuries to Murphy, Browne, Edwards & Bodin etc.
i think the Matete signing is an excellent one, subject to the player being the same as he was for Plymouth last year and not still hampered or recovering from his significant knee injury. I guess time will tell with that. Brannagan and McGuane certainly needed competition and Matete will provide it.
I’d still be surprised if a striker doesn’t come through the door, either a free agent or a loan that hasn’t been confirmed, yet. Buckingham has been consistent throughout that he wanted a forward and I’m pretty confident we will see someone come in.
No other team in the race for promotion would be happy to go into the last 17 games with O’Donkor as the third striker and we should be no different.
7/10 window as it stands.
When we're you "absolutely ridiculed"? Nearly everyone wanted another striker in didn't they?Despite getting absolutely ridiculed the other day, I stand by the fact we needed a striker and we should’ve secured one as a priority. If the money was there then it should’ve been spent. Sure we got Goodwin who’s injured currently but he was needed as a second striker. O’Donkor could have been loaned out to non-league and we should’ve then signed someone proven or who could’ve made an impact. Also an attacking central midfielder in place of Marcus Browne was also a necessity - we are flat and pedestrian in the middle.
I am delighted with Matete but there were priority positions elsewhere that should’ve been filled.
Check the post history to see what I had to endure on Thursday - all I heard back was ‘’we’ve got Bodin and Goodwin will be back for Blackpool’’ blah blah.When we're you "absolutely ridiculed"? Nearly everyone wanted another striker in didn't they?
I read every post pretty much, don't remember any pile ons, especially on someone wanting a striker.Check the post history to see what I had to endure on Thursday - all I heard back was ‘’we’ve got Bodin and Goodwin will be back for Blackpool’’ blah blah.
Well the irony of today is a DM was exactly what was called for, much more than a striker, but we deployed him 10 minutes after conceding rather than at 1-0. It was a disastrous afternoon for Des tbh.Two things. First, we actually did bring in another striker. Second, what difference would having brought in one more striker have made to today's result? I don't recall any obvious missed chances from either Harris or GOD. Maybe we need another Rodrigues instead of another striker.