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But not the preferred option ?
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But not the preferred option ?
The Sock of Poskett
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- Jun 12, 2009
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Not sure he's got the intensity of glare to be in our staring 11. I'd love us to have a staring 11 [emoji15]
pastafarian
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I was thoroughly impressed with our starting 11 on friday, a real get stuck in commitment and playing and passing how they wanted to dictate the game
tex who?
tex who?
Withdean11
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Tex could play as second striker and would offer a lot more than Baldock.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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If we were to get Tex on a season long loan would that allow us to spend more on Marshall?
Tex could play as either an attacking central midfielder or behind the striker thus filling two squad requirements for the cost of one(loan player). If we then signed Marshall we'd have Marshall, Lua Lua and March as our wingers with Harper becoming a fourth option as the season develops. Leaving us needing just cover at cb before we had a genuine top half squad.
Our bench would then look something like: Maenpaa, Rosenior, New cb, Ince, Tex, March, Bobby.
Tex could play as either an attacking central midfielder or behind the striker thus filling two squad requirements for the cost of one(loan player). If we then signed Marshall we'd have Marshall, Lua Lua and March as our wingers with Harper becoming a fourth option as the season develops. Leaving us needing just cover at cb before we had a genuine top half squad.
Our bench would then look something like: Maenpaa, Rosenior, New cb, Ince, Tex, March, Bobby.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Yes, but unluckily, suspensions and injuries will prevent us playing the same 11 for each match
He'll have a role, and variety and options are what is needed as well in this league.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Wingers are notoriously injury prone, so 2 new wingers are top priority, whether we get Tex or not.
With 5 rumoured target signings, we can get Tex and 2 wingers - it's not either / or.
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Justice
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Nine pages and its not even a rumour.
Justice
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Eh? he hasnt got any pace.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
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Two out and out wingers please.
Green Cross Code Man
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pastafarian
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Yes, but unluckily, suspensions and injuries will prevent us playing the same 11 for each match
He'll have a role, and variety and options are what is needed as well in this league.
you are correct and have thought things through to a logical conclusion
this is why i only read the footy stuff and dont comment so much...............i am i admit clearly an arse when it comes to football
Having watched possibly the first ever match at the AMEX, where the entire team were played in their correct position, in a formation that suited those positions.
Why are people so desperate to shoe horn Tex into the team anywhere, just to have him.
Haven't you seen enough mix & match performances to know it just doesn't work?
On Friday we played as a team, one unit with defined roles, and it looked so much better for it.
That also applies to the 4-5-1 squad that came on to see out the game.
Why are people so desperate to shoe horn Tex into the team anywhere, just to have him.
Haven't you seen enough mix & match performances to know it just doesn't work?
On Friday we played as a team, one unit with defined roles, and it looked so much better for it.
That also applies to the 4-5-1 squad that came on to see out the game.
Lacking a little pace but has great first touch and can ghost past people with the ball at his feet, would be a great addition to the squad. Second half of last season he definitely got physically stronger and has looked good in pre season for Liverpool.
severnside gull
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pastafarian
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This is correct
i wonder how many people in the stadium friday night were thinking crikey this formation makes total sense(nearly everyone)........and at the same time thinking has someone screwed up and not understood the brief
Agree we looked solid, if Baldock got injured first half and Tex came on would we have been that much less solid? He would be another option depending on how we set up.
Yet the team only started with 2 newbies, both of whom were pretty much identical, like for like, replacements.
So basically we've sat (quietly) through 4 years of, 'look at me', overthinking, management and coaching, to evolve right back to square one, Goldstone football.
But he's not the 'little one' striker.
The team needs cover for Baldock, so assuming the dev squad has nobody yet, the club need to buy (loan) a Baldock striker.
Why over complicate things?