We said this all summer about us needed a combative midfielder but Rosie didn’t think we needed one. Seri’s legs have gone and he’s holding us back now. Slater needs to be playing next to Morton or we need to sign someone else. Marc Leonard at Northampton/Brighton would be my pick.
Did I hear LR intimate that we'll be in the market over the window for a few additions? On the evidence of Bristol and Sunderland we need a couple, or else the Play off charge will peter out. Left back is a problem. Christie isn't good enough and My Cousin Vinny never plays....Plus a new body in midfield to replace a tiring Seri....On Harry Vaughan, when he comes on, I'd switch him to the right because he's no use on the left.
I think Lokilo needs to start, he looked gash when he first came on yesterday but he warmed to it pretty quickly and was getting some decent ball into the box come the end. Also can't have the likes of Traore and Vaughn on the bench for 88 minutes every week, too wasteful. It's been said that the target for this season was a top-10 finish, if that's the case surely Rosie can be a bit bolder, let players off the leash he seems to have them on and take some risks. Blackburn at home on Friday could be the place to start.
Delap should be starting games as a centre forward he is young and powerful with pace. Wasted out wide.
I know he’s a centre forward but he’s strong and skill full enough to play anywhere across the front three. I said at ht it’s not working get Delap down the middle basically not because he wasn’t playing well but because the other two were no threat what so ever. At the moment if Delap gets injured or his off his game we don’t have a good alternative. Get another centre forward in to do this. Play Delap down the middle or wide. If we want to move up to the next level which Delap and Philogene are then we need a bit more.
Obviously I meant a fit Jaden for us and an injured Clarke for them would have made a huge difference to the two teams
I know he’s a centre forward I’ve seen him play well enough in that position. Yesterday proved he can play anywhere because he’s a quick strong player. We didn’t score yesterday when he was wide or down the middle not because of him but the other two were ineffective.
The left hand side is a problem full stop when Jaden is injured. What we can or can't do in the January window may well be the difference between a sustained play off challenge and dropping back to mid-table
Maybe just a little bit to slow. How did you rate Delap performance yesterday out wide?and let me say once again I like him as a centre forward.
So let's summarise, we need: goalkeeper left back defensive midfield left winger right winger centre forward
Has anyone analysed Clarke's goal yesterday,there's been very little mention of it? The lad took his goal well but our defending was slack and he got his shot off very easily with the minimum of attention!!! Should Clarke have been allowed the space he got?,Should our back tracking midfielder be standing motionless watching Clarke prepare to get his shot off?,Should our keeper have been positioned better and got a hand on it? It's all well and good banging on about Delap on the wing,Conolly scuffing a decent chance and Seri prancing around like a ****ing ballerina but when are we going to look at the real reason we lost that game yesterday? Our defence is as weak as piss!!!
It could have been defended better. But you can’t ignore all the good blocks etc we put in during the game. I thought the back four did pretty well for the most part - even Slater!
Just my point Pete, I know and like him as a centre forward, I think some on here think I prefer him on the wing when I don’t. The point I am trying to make is if a good centre forward became available then Delap is more than good enough to go wide or alternate.
They are paid handsomely to defend for 90 minutes.Clarke got that shot off far too easily and the game was over,earlier attempts in defence counted for nothing,we need to work on stopping opposition players cutting inside and getting shots off unchallenged?
