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Sounds like Danny hall says we’re still loan to buy which I’m happy with

either way I’m happy with cannon in just hope the club do due diligence financially

let’s see who the player picks
 
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WorkyTicketFTM said:
Fair enough mate, I agree he defo offers more than Rigg at the minute but I can’t say I agree with the captaincy thing and how much he brings to the team I think he’s a wheel in the cog and as you say he’s the engine in that role but if we moved Jobe back would we really be missing that much? What does he offer that Jobe couldn’t in there? Jobe is having to play as a 6 in possession sometimes and I wonder if that’s through preference to RLB or because he has to, because Neil doesn’t always want the ball. When you watch the better teams they rarely have their other centre midfielders having to come between the CB’s for the ball, it’s always just the 6. He just doesn’t look like a captain to me when he’s on the field I see other players like O’nien barking orders and looking superior, I think it was a mistake to take the captaincy from him but you could probably argue when we signed Mepham we weren’t expecting LON to stay in the Xl.

Maybe I’m harsh on the lad because I expect more from him when I hear how highly our fans have rated him for years but I just don’t see the talent in him that I see in others. I think he’s a good player but he’ll never be a great player. Certainly good enough to get us promoted like but with signing better midfielders it makes you wonder if we’ll end the window without losing one because we’re going to be stacked in there and on paper Neil is not one of the better midfielders we have imo.
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His ability on the ball and in tight spaces is incredible, watch how many turns he jinks away from someone or fakes a pass out wide then drives inside or to the other wing, has really good body feints and dribbling ability and rarely loses the ball this way. When he plays further up the pitch his drives forward are very effective
His range of passing is good, he can play it between the lines effectively or ping one out wide if he needs to, plays lots of little reverse or disguised passes into the midfield after taking it off the back four.
Infront of goal he has improved a lot this season even though he rarely gets up there due to his role now, his goal away st Swansea was incredible.
Defensively he's been very good as well. I wouldn't say he's the strongest in the tackle but reads the play and can intercept and recover the ball very effectively
 
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If Cannon was here for talks yesterday, you'd think we would have a good chance of getting it done. You often hear that when you want someone you don't let them leave until they've signed. And we've been after him for 18 months now.

All depends on when he's spoken to Sheffield United but I'd fancy KLD , KS and Harvey to sell the dream
 
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WorkyTicketFTM said:
Fair enough mate, I agree he defo offers more than Rigg at the minute but I can’t say I agree with the captaincy thing and how much he brings to the team I think he’s a wheel in the cog and as you say he’s the engine in that role but if we moved Jobe back would we really be missing that much? What does he offer that Jobe couldn’t in there? Jobe is having to play as a 6 in possession sometimes and I wonder if that’s through preference to RLB or because he has to, because Neil doesn’t always want the ball. When you watch the better teams they rarely have their other centre midfielders having to come between the CB’s for the ball, it’s always just the 6. He just doesn’t look like a captain to me when he’s on the field I see other players like O’nien barking orders and looking superior, I think it was a mistake to take the captaincy from him but you could probably argue when we signed Mepham we weren’t expecting LON to stay in the Xl.

Maybe I’m harsh on the lad because I expect more from him when I hear how highly our fans have rated him for years but I just don’t see the talent in him that I see in others. I think he’s a good player but he’ll never be a great player. Certainly good enough to get us promoted like but with signing better midfielders it makes you wonder if we’ll end the window without losing one because we’re going to be stacked in there and on paper Neil is not one of the better midfielders we have imo.
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Definitely think you are being massively harsh on him like, Jobe has been class this season but for me Neil plays a part in that. Positionally Neil is a lot better than Jobe, and helps Jobe so much - Jobe helps Neil at times as well

No matter what I say you'll not agree with and likewise

Neil had a few poor games at the start of the season but other than that he's had a good season - the last month he is on a whole different level and has been the best player in the team

He deserves to be captain because RLB trusts him, as does all the players. Neil never goes hiding, he is always looking to get on the ball and he is always looking to play forward - that's exactly what I want to see from a leader!!

Neil makes us a better team, and is one of the 1st names on the teamsheet

I don't get the stick he gets at times like, the lad has carried our midfield at times this last month and dragged us back into games

Last season he was a 1 man midfield and held his own while getting no support

He's a top player and I hope we keep him this window
 
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Forpadydeplasterer said:
If Cannon was here for talks yesterday, you'd think we would have a good chance of getting it done. You often hear that when you want someone you don't let them leave until they've signed. And we've been after him for 18 months now.

All depends on when he's spoken to Sheffield United but I'd fancy KLD , KS and Harvey to sell the dream
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His agent was in Sheffield he was up here
 
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I'm pretty confident we won't be getting a quick resolution to this btw. Will go on for a fortnight waiting for a club to panic IMO.
 
Southern A said:
I'm pretty confident we won't be getting a quick resolution to this btw. Will go on for a fortnight waiting for a club to panic IMO.
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Bids have been accepted though and doubt the player wants to sit around, its down to him and his agent deciding which club and offer suits them best and doubt that is going to take weeks
 
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we have tried 3 times to sign him, and failed,

why I think ( i could be wrong) he wont be coming, and hopefully that we can move on to another target quickly
 
Dave_39 said:
if Everton link is true he got a chance of premier league right now
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The lad is frustrated at not having a perm home, he won't go back to a club that'll loan him out again like they did before. I honestly think he has more potential at staying and playing here than he does elsewhere
 
SourPatch2 said:
I'd imagine they'd sign him and then loan him out straight away, if that is allowed.
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Sounds like they are signing him to play not loan, says Moyes is looking to improve firepower with the signing, might be favourable for them as there'd be no sell on
 
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