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I think the swap of Stevens/Leigh to Long/Bennett under Des is a major issue going forward as well as the roles of McGuane/Rodrigues.
Firstly, we have a game on Friday, not tomorrow.
Secondly, Des had a 'do or die game' against Port Vale in the last game and picked Bennett over Leigh (and rightly so as Leigh has been poor by his standards for a while now).
Thirdly, you said earlier today that managers don't care about international football and will do what's best for them, now you are saying Des has taken into account Leigh's international games?
We know that most of what you put on this forum is rubbish but at least keep it consistent please. It's quite amazing how many times both you and Mustard contradict yourselves.
Well that was a morning well spent wasn’t it?I said “if” we had a game tomorrow. Ironic that you mention contradiction, considering I spent the best part of this morning pulling apart virtually everything you were posting. You’ve had a bad day, that’s for sure.
And while I'm rolling with the full-back rant, I'll just add that the best team I've ever seen in yellow (started going to games early 90s) had Mike Ford at LB. He had his moments going forwards, but was mostly a solid-as-you-like fullback. And the second best team I've ever seen in yellow had Joe Skarz, who was the definition of no nonsense. Every great team has to have the right balance of attacking flair and defensive solidity.
Greg Leigh is a terrific player, but if you're going to play Murphy and Dale on the flanks, and give them the freedom to do their thing (and the way they've both been playing lately, I think you have to), then you've in turn got to be more pragmatic at the fullback positions. That can be just asking Leigh to blunt his attacking instincts, but when you've got a quality backup like Bennett, then sacrificing Leigh for at least a few games might be the better option.
The sad thing is that he probably thinks it was.Well that was a morning well spent wasn’t it?
Yeah I spent 5 solid hours on this forum just replying to SG… ever heard of figure of speech? Probably not, don’t worry. Ask your teacher tomorrow.The sad thing is that he probably thinks it was.
What about George Baldock and Alex Macdonald? A devastating attacking combination. Sorry but I don’t think your argument makes any sense. This is 2024, not the 1950’s.
Alex MacDonald was like the most disciplined, sensible winger I've ever seen in yellow - the way he read the game, filled in and covered for Baldock's attacking forays was glorious to behold. Now Murphy's not lazy, but he has none of MacDonald's defensive instincts.
Frankly, I'm not sure you could have picked a fullback/winger combination to make my point for me better if you tried!
We could do with rules of Just a minute being enforced.
No Repetition, No deviation, maybe give No hesitation a miss it may be good for some people to think before posting.
Although this may shorten a few threads significantly.
It’s called having a debate with someone who has a different opinion to you, Baldy. That doesn’t equal ‘pulling apart’ what I was saying.I said “if” we had a game tomorrow. Ironic that you mention contradiction, considering I spent the best part of this morning pulling apart virtually everything you were posting. You’ve had a bad day, that’s for sure.
How about Jordan Graham and George Baldock. Ripped teams apart down the right side.Alex MacDonald was like the most disciplined, sensible winger I've ever seen in yellow - the way he read the game, filled in and covered for Baldock's attacking forays was glorious to behold. Now Murphy's not lazy, but he has none of MacDonald's defensive instincts.
Frankly, I'm not sure you could have picked a fullback/winger combination to make my point for me better if you tried!
I may be wrong but didn’t we also have Ruffles and O’Dowda on the left for a period of time which was just as good?How about Jordan Graham and George Baldock. Ripped teams apart down the right side.
Don't even pretend that Graham was interested in the defensive side of the game .
Didn't do too bad with those two in situ.
Alex MacDonald was like the most disciplined, sensible winger I've ever seen in yellow - the way he read the game, filled in and covered for Baldock's attacking forays was glorious to behold. Now Murphy's not lazy, but he has none of MacDonald's defensive instincts.
Frankly, I'm not sure you could have picked a fullback/winger combination to make my point for me better if you tried!
How about Jordan Graham and George Baldock. Ripped teams apart down the right side.
Don't even pretend that Graham was interested in the defensive side of the game .
Didn't do too bad with those two in situ.
I did express my surprise at this signing in January and although it looked good on paper, it was always a huge risk with his injury track record.
The risk was him being signed ahead of a different target who could've been fit and in a more needed position. Nobody expected us to sign another defensive midfielder in January and many on here were expecting us to strengthen in other positions.Au contraire...he was on loan.
It was hardly 'a risk' at all.
Now, if we'd've taken him on a 5-year-contract....