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Yes, I forgot we were awash with capable strikers.
Take Loft out we’ve got Turan who looks to have disappeared “probably for the best”. Mooney has hit 1 goal in national league north.
Jarvis is utter tripe but injured. Olomola and Van Veen both crocked.
I don’t know about you but going all the way through to March with just Loft is utter madness.
I will however agree we need another CM player. Striker has to be more important though surely ?
Least we have Spence, Beestin there. I think Hornshaw would do fine there as well.
Ok grumps. I was merely stating a fact.
Cassidy, before he came to us he made one, yes ONE appearance at Shrewsbury and has come here and scored 4/5 goals now he thinks he’s destined for the premier league.
I’d take Hallam over him. Eisa at least tries but he’s already gone in his own mind, not taking the care to deliver a simple corner time and time again is just beyond careless.
I’d personally draft Dales in as well. I’d involve Eisa in some compacity but probably not starting.
McAtee needs moving on A.S.A.P. I would leave him out all together…he’s a liability.
We have Hallam and Dales so may as well use them.
It wouldn’t at all surprise me if the pair of them end up at Grimsby.
Question is, would the cods be able to stump up the nominal fee’s we’d want for them ?…wages on top too and in these times money is thin on the ground.
Hurst got a song out of Eisa though so he’d most certainly want to go back there.
Barton, I think Hallam is fit isn’t it ?. Not sure, with him it could change daily.
The way Eisa and McAtee are applying themselves, I’d re-introduce the forgotten man Dales and draft Hallam back in from the cold.
Dales would at least do until we find another LW to replace him. Least Dales puts an honest shift in.
McAtee after the other night needs not just moving out, but, booting out…that was diabolical.
I forgot we even had Dales until I read todays reserve match report.
Old Turan didn’t feature…any look Brigg Town might want him. Jessop I think will be involved in some capacity at the weekend as he came off after 60 mins, as did Rowe.
Dales sounded lively and got 80 mins under his belt, scored and hit the post so he’d most certainly be ready to come on if needed.
Green may have to go upfront and that would free a slot up for Dales.
The squad is substandard and to stay up, in my opinion we need an experienced manager to try and extract the most they can out of the squad.
No doubt expecting Cox to rinse the squad of every single last bit of quality available “which isn’t a lot” is expecting a hell of a lot for a rookie manager.
I suspect Eisa and his agent have a free transfer move already set up behind the scenes.
Agents do talk !
Eisa thinks he’s a big time charlie and yet can’t even deliver a corner properly. Harry Jessop as you said wouldn’t do any worse than Jarvis.
As you said, I’d be tempted to use Hornshaw as a defensive midfielder and use Pugh more…we have options, just they’re not been used.
I wouldn’t start with Eisa. I’d stick Butroid at LB and move O’Malley up to play on the wing. Eisa clearly wants away, he hasn’t even got the required professionalism to stick a good corner in.
Absolutely pathetic !
If we continue to play somebody in the no 10 role, play Taylor there for me.
I don’t know why Cox keeps playing Jarvis either. I’d rather stick Green up there..Jarvis clearly isn’t good enough.
Playing with Jarvis and Eisa was like playing with 9 men at times. Eisa needs moving on A.S.A.P.
McAtee thinks he’s better than he is as well. Hallam and Taylor before him. I’d be tempted to give Charlie Barks a go at CB, can’t be any worse than Bedeau.
Good, he was substandard anyway. They can take Cordner back when they’re at it.
Worst we’ve played for quite a while, we were worse than non league. Grimsby weren’t much better.
I’d offer Jai Rowe an extended deal as well, he’s talented enough to warrant it. About time the club started doing this.
You have to be careful with these experienced/old players
Contract to end of the season would be not much risk at all in my opinion. We definitely need at least 2 strikers though, ideally 3.
If the chairman is funding the signings then he has every right to stick his nose in
Chairmen should be there to sign off on deals in the background, not there to decide on footballing matters and making a decision not to go with a scout due to thinking that they know better.
This is what has caused all this crap. Cox signing Hippolyte just goes to show if he had a war chest who the feck he’d be signing.
Then to top it off we signed a relation of Swann for the scouting.
Chris O’Grady would be decent enough upfront with Van Veen if/when he’s fit….we need options that’s for sure, the one’s we’ve got are dire.
J charles, who cares. I think you’re missing the main point here.
Swann did say he got rid of Turnbull because he was using other sources for players, obviously this fella was one of them.
This is what you get when you have a chairman who sticks his nose in to areas of the club he shouldn’t be venturing in.
Now we’re stuck with utter crap.
This supposed clued up transfer committee signed 4 strikers, 3 of them probably not fit enough to grace non league and one in Loft who’s average.
Cordner and Vincent are both crap. Taylor was a pointless signing to start with.
Then you have Cox who signed probably the worst player I’ve witnessed since Tomi Ameobi.
Step forward Mr Hippolyte.
This is why scouting systems are there in the first place, to safeguard against this circus.
Only upside is Taylor, Cordner and Vincent could easily be sent back.
Butroid ,Hallam and Olomola are soon to be out of contract so they may be fairly easy to shift you would have thought.
Answers on a postcard how we shift on Jarvis, Turan and Hippolyte who are all on 2yr contracts.
Yeovil may come back for Hippolyte on loan but who the feck are going to go near Turan and Jarvis ?
Just read that he left Fleetwood due to his discipline and behaviour…no thank you, he’s a wrong-un.
Ishmael Miller 33yr old on a free transfer ?
Paul Taylor
Simeon Jackson
Chris O’Grady 34 yr old Target man for Loft to learn from till end of the season ?That’s obviously bargain basement territory. This isn’t a great league and an old wise head upfront maybe what we could do with to help us at times.
I know this isn’t great but I remember a few season back Hornshaw playing as a defensive midfielder against Notts County in a crappy cup game at home and got man of the match, he looked really good in there but never had a shot in there since.
Hornshaw and Pugh are at least options and should be used more. Especially when Beestin and Spence are running on empty during games.
Beestin is cream crackered. Gillead looks like he’s running fumes, he needs resting for a match for Green in my opinion.
I think Pugh looks a handy player with the bit’s I’ve seen and is capable, big lightweight but got decent energy and can at least accurately pass a ball.
Those two need resting.
I was contemplating whether Eisa needed a rest but I came to the swift conclusion that he properly needs a slap or a kick up the backside.
When Brown is back, I’d be tempted to stick O’Malley on the wing and leave Eisa out. Hippolyte doesn’t really even count as a player so he can bench warm.
He didn’t literally say those words no but the meaning was pretty obvious. Listen to it if you like that’s better than me trying to explain it but it certainly didn’t sound like angling for a better deal.
He said he wasn’t looking to leave in Jan as he didn’t want to be perceived a disloyal and wanted to “help the team till the end of the season”
He very much sounded like he didn’t want to be here any longer than he had to be.
You’re right…said in so many words that he’s off come the end of the season. I didn’t catch the interview but when it said on the radio that we were close with two of the younger players, I assumed one was Eisa because I caught the tail end of it.
The two youngsters must be Rowe and O’Malley then that we’re trying to tie down.
I’d stick him up for sale in January in a bid to get something for him….he’s probably already gone in his own mind anyway.
Maybe make it a 2 for 1 deal and throw Hippolyte in as well ?
All they’ve been doing is showing Eisa on the outside and see as he’s largely a one trick pony and keeps cutting inside..they have that space covered.
Eisa would only have to run full pelt around his fullback on the outside to bypass them but never does.
Playing him upfront on his own doesn’t help. I’d stick Green up there with him, McAtee is capable on his day but he’ll naturally drop deep as he’s more a no 10/attacking midfielder.
Turan, Jarvis are dog mess. Olomola’s crocked with Kev and Mooney wasn’t deemed good enough from day one so only really leaves Green as our only viable option.
Post match interview Cox was going on about playing 4/3/3 again to combat our frailties going forward..even though that will leave Loft even more isolated.
Oh and the fact it didn’t work last time he tried it.
Cox at times defies logic. O’Malley was on the bench, yet starts with Hippolyte, who happens to be a crap LW player who’s playing out of position.
Very, Very… strange.
other than telling the players it’s a local derby it would just seem like a normal game to them
If they had any ounce of pride and battling qualities about them, telling them should be enough. They didn’t really appear to give a crap…worst performance in some time.
Shocking against a crap Grimsby side.
All 3 loan players need sending back.
Hallam can go as we have McAtee and Van Veen who plays there.
Butroid needs letting go as we have brown and O’Malley.
Those strikers mentioned need shifting and Hippolyte needs flogging for a small fee back to the conference.
Turan, Jarvis and Hippolyte will be hardest to shift as they’re on 2yr contracts.
Olomola, Butroid and Hallam may be fairly easy to shift as their contracts are coming to an end.
As a matter of urgency we need at least 2 strikers and 2 CM players.
Also another left winger is really important because while Eisa is talented he’s equally as slack at times…he strikes me as a player who can’t be guaranteed a first team place otherwise he’ll become too comfortable and at times do the bare minimum.
If Eisa signs the new deal that’s been offered and somebody comes in a with a decent fee, I’d be tempted to take it if we have some one good enough already lined up.
As long as another Hippolyte doesn’t end up here to replace him.
Loft is a bit like Cordner in that they’re ” big units ” but when they scrap it out and they get overpowered a few times, neither of them want to know.
Loft would be ok with a partner with him but not as a lone striker..if he was more like Torpey then maybe but not this version of Loft.
Tactically he’s dire and makes countless strange decisions.
Loft couldn’t hold it up, why didn’t he go 4/3/3 and try and get it down the sides of Grimsby ?. Cox could have gone 4/3/3 and brought Green on for Gillead and could have brought O’Malley on to play LW.
What did he do ?. Took McAtee off and stuck Jarvis on who we all know couldn’t even finish his dinner.
I don’t get him at times.
Reality is we need to offload Olomola, Turan, Jarvis and release/flog Mooney…we need 3 new strikers.
Loft has reverted back to type. We have absolutely nothing going forward.
Going on today’s lack of performance, why didn’t Cox bring on Green and stick him up there with Loft?. I don’t know why he keeps sticking Jarvis up there.
Don’t even get me started why he chose Hippolyte over O’Malley…a shite LW at LB, instead of playing a really talented youngster who’s a natural player in that position.
Hippolyte’s another that needs moving on.
Eisa needs to get a grip as well, he’s been shocking of late.
I don’t think Cox is up to it long term either, we shall see. Cox signed Hippolyte stating he as a good player….not sure who he thought he was watching.
Come January we need 3 strikers, a LW, a CM and possibly another CB because it’s evident we really miss Mcgahey. Bedeau isn’t up to it and Cordner’s dog mess.
Worse performance today in a fair old while, putting it that performance is shocking in a supposed local derby. Grimsby were crap themselves.
We have to adapt, occasionally giving the opposition something to think about.
We did that V’s Bolton when we completely changed to a formation we all knew didn’t work just to combat them…when in reality Cox messed it up.
In modern day football,I agree you have to adapt but with us…we only seem to play well in a 4/4/2…always been the same.
Keeping it simple seems to suit us. Everybody know’s what they’re doing and we play with more freedom.
How many times have we tried that daft formation Cox tried to play and those daft diamond formations ?
They just didn’t work.
I hope he’s realised 4/4/2 is the way….he tried to change it all up against Bolton and fecked up. As long as he keeps it 4/4/2 and plays the right players, he’ll be fine.
loft is getting himself in there now to score and we#re starting to get more players forward now in and around the box.
I’m optimistic. I just hope to god nothing happens to Beestin or Spence.
Really good performance today. Beestin,O’Malley and Manny all stood out.
It really is imperative we sign Beestin to a longer deal, his contract runs out end of this season and there will be teams there waiting for him.
One of the best midfielders we’ve had in quite some time. Spence is no slouch but Beestin looks to have a bit of everything, he’s a very good at every aspect of central midfield play.
Loft is looking the part now. I may have to eat my words if he keeps going…which I won’t at all mind as long as he’s doing well.
O’Malley needs tying down to a longer contract…he reminds me a bit of Townsend. O ‘Malley I think may become better than him though.
Top talent.
Good performance against a poor non league team
They must be doing something right, they’re not badly placed in the table..granted they were poor last night. Harrogate had defensive injuries which crippled them.
I know we’ve had a dodgy start but when everybody’s fit and firing we have a top 6 side .Playing like that last night with Gillead and Eisa running riot, we probably would have beaten most league two teams.
This is why we shouldn’t be giving teams like Bolton too much respect.
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