by From Despair To Where? » 24 May 2018 10:38
by Hound » 24 May 2018 11:00
by Whitley » 24 May 2018 12:42
by leon » 24 May 2018 14:56
Whitley Meyler is exactly the sort of player we need midfield, he's experienced and a leader. Something we lack massively in our midfield.
Would be a great signing for us
by Snowflake Royal » 24 May 2018 15:32
From Despair To Where?Snowflake Royal Well, yeah, if you want to be over simplistic. But it's pretty clear Edwards and Berg hage different responsibilities when playing.
Yeah, Edwards runs around and Joey kicks things whereas Meyer can run around AND kick things.
I get your point that they are all very different players but I see it as a Moneyball situation. We need to streamline the squad. Meyler offers more and is 4 years younger.
by NewCorkSeth » 25 May 2018 07:07
Snowflake RoyalFrom Despair To Where?Snowflake Royal Well, yeah, if you want to be over simplistic. But it's pretty clear Edwards and Berg hage different responsibilities when playing.
Yeah, Edwards runs around and Joey kicks things whereas Meyer can run around AND kick things.
I get your point that they are all very different players but I see it as a Moneyball situation. We need to streamline the squad. Meyler offers more and is 4 years younger.
Not against Meyler, clearly we need some work in midfield. I actually quite like Berg and Edwards.
Berg clearly struggles at this level and just doesn't really have the pace or acceleration for it. But I like the way he tries to play when in the middle of the pitch.
Edwards, isn't that bad at all. Not someone you want doing defensive work around your own box, he's more the midfielder who'll link midfield and attack, hitting the box late and supporting the striker. I think in a team that was playing better and played in such a way as to work with that style (ie getting in behind for crosses and pull backs, with some knockdowns from the striker as well) I think he'd be fine. He doesn't really do anything special, but he's also reasonably solid... again, except for when lunging in like a loon in his own box.
I don't think either should really be first choice, maybe Edwards... but they're useful squad players still, and seeing as we're likely stuck with them for another year, it's probably worth accepting that.
The real frustrating thing is our transfer policy. For years we've been buying players who don't actually complement what we're trying to achieve. It's like each signing is bought in a vacuum based solely on availability and individual talent... no grand plan. Something that Coppell and Hammond excelled at. They worked to a strategy, bought stop gaps where they had to, but moved them on once they found the right piece.
by genome » 05 Jun 2018 18:53
by CountryRoyal » 05 Jun 2018 19:11
by Muskrat » 05 Jun 2018 19:21
RoyalwasterHound Read a couple of pages, looks good
And he apparently thinks Adkins is a knob, so he must be a good guy.
by Hound » 05 Jun 2018 19:33
by muirinho » 05 Jun 2018 19:35
MuskratRoyalwasterHound Read a couple of pages, looks good
And he apparently thinks Adkins is a knob, so he must be a good guy.
That seals the deal for me, I'm IN for this signing. Just needs a song now
by Sutekh » 05 Jun 2018 19:38
by Hound » 05 Jun 2018 19:38
by Snowflake Royal » 05 Jun 2018 21:21
by Millsy » 05 Jun 2018 21:34
by Hound » 05 Jun 2018 21:41
by JimmytheJim » 05 Jun 2018 22:27
by Royalwaster » 05 Jun 2018 22:33
2 world wars, 1 world cup I don't know how good this guy is but pleeeeeeease let's not repeat Stam's error of believing ten 1/10 players is the same as one 10/10 player!
He brought in so many average midfielders but seemingly forgot we can only play a certain number at a time.
*If* (and I don't know) he's no better than what we have then as has been suggested let's please aim higher if we need yet another midfielder that is.
by Lower West » 05 Jun 2018 22:39
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