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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: CheeseToastie on January 14, 2025, 07:46:36 pm
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Confirmed on twitter now. Good signing from what I've heard of him Wales national squad think he has a big future!
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Confirmed now on the club site.
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Good news.
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A fast striker, a forward looking midfielder and one to back up the front man, some of our players are going to have to accept splinters in the bum from these three.
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https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2025/january/14/watch-charlie-crew-s-first-interview-as-a-rovers-player/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yh2NsRhf28 look at 16.23 for Charlie
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Welcome Charlie
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We could get the odd Donny White fan coming to check him over when he’s at home
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Welcome Charlie to the Rovers crew!
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We could get the odd Donny White fan coming to check him over when he’s at home
Their fans expected him to go to a high end L1 team, some suggesting a low Championship team even. Never seen him play so can't comment, also it's a big step up mens football, must have talent though with a full Wales Cap & also being selected for the U21s at 16
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Recycle Tommy Rowe’s song ?
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Recycle Tommy Rowe’s song ?
With oooh oooh (to rhyme with Crew) instead of ohhh ohhhh (which rhymes with Rowe).
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He seems a very level headed young man.
Welcome Charlie.
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Cracking shot to score from Charlie on this vid. Sorry about long url, but the link does work.
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/LeedsUnited/videos/-lufcu18-%25F0%259D%259F%25B0-%25F0%259D%259F%25AF-%25F0%259D%2597%25A0%25F0%259D%2597%25B6%25F0%259D%2597%25B9%25F0%259D%2597%25B9%25F0%259D%2598%2584%25F0%259D%2597%25AE%25F0%259D%2597%25B9%25F0%259D%2597%25B9chadwick-27crew-32beaumont-og-58whiteman-og-71/824294776361846/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjS0bCCmvaKAxWaWkEAHbclHsgQtwJ6BAgBEAE&usg=AOvVaw3V0V0iU3hKL91LgFOfX-Ca
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Happy with this! Apparently very highly regarded young footballer who adds something else different along with Rob Street & Ethan Ennis :boxing:
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Welcome to the Group Charlie .... if Sbarra gave him his shirt number he could be 10CC
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Motley Crew.
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Great interview. Very level headed young man. Speaks well. Focused. Excited to see what he brings.
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Welcome Charlie Crew - looking forward to seeing what you will bring to the side. Good Luck young man we are all wanting you to do well.
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Sounds like a great prospect but will he be enough to help get us promoted? I know Craig did exceptionally well last season but will it happen again?In my opinion we need someone who has experience at this level and maybe the level above. Look at the signing MK Don's have just made - one of Notts better players, now that is a statement of intent!
Like I say CC Sounds superb so here's hoping I'm proved wrong.
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Great interview. Very level headed young man. Speaks well. Focused. Excited to see what he brings.
He certainly knows how to use the standard "yes no" response that most footballers use now in interviews!!
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Sounds like a great prospect but will he be enough to help get us promoted? I know Craig did exceptionally well last season but will it happen again?In my opinion we need someone who has experience at this level and maybe the level above. Look at the signing MK Don's have just made - one of Notts better players, now that is a statement of intent!
Like I say CC Sounds superb so here's hoping I'm proved wrong.
Because Notts wouldn’t pay the wages he wanted there was no way we would sign players like that. Experience is a good thing and we may suffer for not doing that but Close Westbrooke Clifton are all experienced at this level and above and they’ve not pulled any trees up. The best midfield player we have again was inexperienced but has shown he can play at this level consistently in Owen Bailey . The best striker in league 2 was inexperienced but he’s shown what he can do for Walsall So we will have to wait and see what happens
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Who have the Dons just signed then?
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Who have the Dons just signed then?
Dan Crowley
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We had him on trial a few seasons back.
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Great interview. Very level headed young man. Speaks well. Focused. Excited to see what he brings.
He certainly knows how to use the standard "yes no" response that most footballers use now in interviews!!
this horrific use of the English language seems to have crept in from nowhere in all walks of life of late. Ye no doesn’t even make any sense.
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Great interview. Very level headed young man. Speaks well. Focused. Excited to see what he brings.
He certainly knows how to use the standard "yes no" response that most footballers use now in interviews!!
this horrific use of the English language seems to have crept in from nowhere in all walks of life of late. Ye no doesn’t even make any sense.
Glad it's not just me ! My current favourite is when I hear " Can I get ..........." instead of "Could I have............" Not bloody hard is it.
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Great interview. Very level headed young man. Speaks well. Focused. Excited to see what he brings.
He certainly knows how to use the standard "yes no" response that most footballers use now in interviews!!
this horrific use of the English language seems to have crept in from nowhere in all walks of life of late. Ye no doesn’t even make any sense.
Glad it's not just me ! My current favourite is when I hear " Can I get ..........." instead of "Could I have............" Not bloody hard is it.
Americanisms.
"I could care less" is the worst, in my opinion.
Then we have the homegrown of instead of have, which annoys me no end.
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Sounds like a great prospect but will he be enough to help get us promoted? I know Craig did exceptionally well last season but will it happen again?In my opinion we need someone who has experience at this level and maybe the level above. Look at the signing MK Don's have just made - one of Notts better players, now that is a statement of intent!
Like I say CC Sounds superb so here's hoping I'm proved wrong.
No, it will take all our players to perform more consistently at the level we know they can.
Yes, it's possible for one particular player to have a positive influence on the rest but, we need our 'better' players to deliver.
TSL. Getting better plus the game at Hull will have done his confidence a world of good.
Maxwell. Below par. Yes just back from injury, looking a bit rusty but signs he's heading in the right direction.
Sterry. On par. Has been getting better defensively and contributes to our attacking strategy. Just needs to avoid the odd lapse.
Olowu. Above par. Been Mr Consistent this season.
McGrath. On Par. Shown great potential and desire but has the odd sloppy moments maybe trying too hard at times.
Bailey. Below par. Yet to reach the heights and consistency of last season but has been better of late. We need his leadership by example.
Broadbent. Just below par with a couple of bad mistakes spoiling his good stuff. Still concerns about his mobility when the games get stretched.
Moly. On par. Would be harsh to say otherwise even taking into account his recent dip but so much is expected of him so he tends to get spotlighted. We know he will be a talisman and could double his goal tally.
Gibson. Below par. Just too inconsistent and we'll see how he responds with the added competition. Too few goals, too few assists.
Billy. On par. But another who could profit if those behind him get into first gear. Needs better support in and around the box.
Ironside. Well below par. Just been a shadow of the influence of last season. Not all down to him but he doesn't seem as hungry or determined as last season. He could become a bench warmer if he doesn't get on the end of things more often.
That leaves a number of peripheral players who haven't commanded a regular enough starting berth but need to show they want it when called upon. Together with the new energy from the young talent just signed, if all of the above perform and cut out the silly mistakes, we will get that promotion. It's that extra 10% we need no matter who we play.
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Arses who end the expression of their opinion by saying or writing "to be fair ", oh you decide if its fair or not?
Then there's the way football people
refer to the Liverpool's, the Arsenal's, the Chelsea's, there's only one of them.
Not to mention apostrophes misplaced in plurals.!!!
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Great interview. Very level headed young man. Speaks well. Focused. Excited to see what he brings.
He certainly knows how to use the standard "yes no" response that most footballers use now in interviews!!
this horrific use of the English language seems to have crept in from nowhere in all walks of life of late. Ye no doesn’t even make any sense.
Another that is becoming prevalent is when people get to the end of what they were saying and finish a pause then say “so …. yeah”.
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There’s a new guy in our office and after every single sentence he says “you know what I mean”
I fear that it will see me being sacked for launching him through the window!
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Great interview. Very level headed young man. Speaks well. Focused. Excited to see what he brings.
He certainly knows how to use the standard "yes no" response that most footballers use now in interviews!!
this horrific use of the English language seems to have crept in from nowhere in all walks of life of late. Ye no doesn’t even make any sense.
Another that is becoming prevalent is when people get to the end of what they were saying and finish a pause then say “so …. yeah”.
Sounds like a nervous reaction. I hope you don't intimidate them Hound!
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A hell of a lot of posters on here write "loose" instead of "lose".
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Hope he’s one of the 20% or so 1st time loanees who contribute in any meaningful way. Can see he’s been given the big up as the best prospect going but we’ve seen that so it’s in one ear out the other.
This position is by general consensus what we’re not quite nailing (centre forward has a question mark for me but that is as much about service) so if he is a good one this could get us properly going and nail down a auto spot.
We’ve the players for sure just need something to click and we’ll be fine
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Arses who end the expression of their opinion by saying or writing "to be fair ", oh you decide if its fair or not?
Then there's the way football people
refer to the Liverpool's, the Arsenal's, the Chelsea's, there's only one of them.
Not to mention apostrophes misplaced in plurals.!!!
Or sentences that end with 4 punctuation marks!
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I like him. Looked good today.
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I like him. Looked good today.
He clearly has quality but looked as if he could do with being about 50% bigger to compete against brutal league 2 sides like Gillingham
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No improvement on Broadbent on 1st showing JMHO
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Well it shows McCann has confidence in him. There can't be many harder places to make a debut. A very steep learning curve for him but hopefully, it means he'll work it out that much quicker.
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Craig had rings ran round him in his first few games remember. Stockport made him look like a little boy
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I like him. Looked good today.
Not sure what you saw and I didn’t but a pretty poor debut I thought. Stood out as a boy against a very physical Gills team. Not going to judge him too much in his first game but, as above, it wouldn’t have made a difference if Broadbent was in the middle today, it may have been an improvement.
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Let’s give him a chance to grow in the team. Took Craig a few games.
On Ennis, to me looks of the pace a bit. But again give him a chance and a few games to grow. Grant has seen something in these two.
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I like his positioning more than Broadbents, he's always offering something.
Ennis looked knackered after 5 mins on the field which was a bit funny when he was stood next to Molyneux who had done 80 mins and looked fine.
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I like him. Looked good today.
Agreed, tough game for him mind but when he has the ball he looked decent and his positioning was good.
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You can see straight away his touch at close quarters is really good. Think he’s gona be a great signing
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Early days but glimpses of quality there.
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Looked class to me. Always available.
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Off the pace today, although he did battle to regain possession when he lost it. Not the sort of game to blood him in.
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Off the pace today, although he did battle to regain possession when he lost it. Not the sort of game to blood him in.
As Grant says, exactly the sort of game to blood him in, show him the tough side of L2
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I like him. Looked good today.
Not sure what you saw and I didn’t but a pretty poor debut I thought. Stood out as a boy against a very physical Gills team. Not going to judge him too much in his first game but, as above, it wouldn’t have made a difference if Broadbent was in the middle today, it may have been an improvement.
I thought he showed some neat touches and used his body well at times given his lack of stature. Positioning was good as well and wasn’t scared to get on the ball. Looking forward to seeing more of him! Difficult place to make your debut given the pitch and the fact we never usually do well there.
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Off the pace today, although he did battle to regain possession when he lost it. Not the sort of game to blood him in.
As Grant says, exactly the sort of game to blood him in, show him the tough side of L2
Not when we have a number of more capable options available.
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Off the pace today, although he did battle to regain possession when he lost it. Not the sort of game to blood him in.
As Grant says, exactly the sort of game to blood him in, show him the tough side of L2
Not when we have a number of more capable options available.
Like who?
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Off the pace today, although he did battle to regain possession when he lost it. Not the sort of game to blood him in.
As Grant says, exactly the sort of game to blood him in, show him the tough side of L2
Not when we have a number of more capable options available.
Like who?
Most of the midfielders on the bench.
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It’s his first game so we have to not be overly judgmental, I think he was concentrating on not making any mistakes in his first appearance, rather than playing his natural game.
However, :rolleyes: I did think he looked to be lacking in pace, was too lightweight and also did not want to head the ball at all, but I do think he found space and started wanting the ball.
Let’s see in a few weeks.
I have had a feeling we need either Close or Westbrooke in the team at all times, with Bailey and mix the others up. Close & Westbrooke are the only ones we have who can control the ball for the team.
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I’m not sure both Close and Westbrooke will both be here come end of the window.
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Never easy on your league debut. Hopefully he settles into it and improves.
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Such a shame about Close and Westbrook. Despite their limitations, these two are the only midfielders we have that can look after the ball. Our midfield options currently being used are really poor in my opinion ( apart from Bailey). Hopefully Charlie can be the man we need as it’s obvious these two are not fancied.
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I like him. Looked good today.
Not sure what you saw and I didn’t but a pretty poor debut I thought. Stood out as a boy against a very physical Gills team. Not going to judge him too much in his first game but, as above, it wouldn’t have made a difference if Broadbent was in the middle today, it may have been an improvement.
I thought he showed some neat touches and used his body well at times given his lack of stature. Positioning was good as well and wasn’t scared to get on the ball. Looking forward to seeing more of him! Difficult place to make your debut given the pitch and the fact we never usually do well there.
So did I, it was his first game. He will be a good player for us between now and May
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Saying nothing. GM signed Craig and chucked him straight in against Newport and I thought he looked like he had won an award so I will judge him as time went on. What I will say is Broadbent and Clifton were brilliant when they came on today. Loved Broadbents yellow card for the team and Clifton’s tackle near the end.
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He did fine today. Not a bad debut by any means.
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Such a shame about Close and Westbrook. Despite their limitations, these two are the only midfielders we have that can look after the ball. Our midfield options currently being used are really poor in my opinion ( apart from Bailey). Hopefully Charlie can be the man we need as it’s obvious these two are not fancied.
Eh, not fancied? They are seen as central to this season and next, that's why they were given contracts, no?
Those two after T Bramhall said "we have to manage the budget better and do better than the budget suggests", perhaps do a Walsall?
Why does McCann never say in interviews that there are players smashing it in training who are demanding a place in the match day squad?
Why are u so obsessed with westbrooke and close
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Charlie Crew has a touch of genius about him. A future Lee Tomlin or better.
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Such a shame about Close and Westbrook. Despite their limitations, these two are the only midfielders we have that can look after the ball. Our midfield options currently being used are really poor in my opinion ( apart from Bailey). Hopefully Charlie can be the man we need as it’s obvious these two are not fancied.
Eh, not fancied? They are seen as central to this season and next, that's why they were given contracts, no?
Those two after T Bramhall said "we have to manage the budget better and do better than the budget suggests", perhaps do a Walsall?
Why does McCann never say in interviews that there are players smashing it in training who are demanding a place in the match day squad?
Why are u so obsessed with westbrooke and close
Is it me or what? The above T.Bramall quote together with "if you're not prepared to fight to win the league don't come back after summer "
Somethings not right, two players given contracts whilst injured ( stupidly reminiscent of the John Taylor episode), that I can't remember anyone understanding at the time. They have contributed less together than Yeboah alone, who was dispatched as soon as possible.
I am baffled by silence from the manager AND the players themselves as to their absence, no determination to demand even a place in the squad from either player, no message from the manager describing their progress to this aim, though Grant did say in early November that Westbrooke was ready to return. Instead we have a loan signing go straight in, would you say that's done in preparation for next season ? You are aware they both were contracted to summer 2026?
https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/what-grant-mccann-said-on-doncaster-rovers-contracts-as-he-discusses-zain-westbrooke-situation-4947360
Update from GM four days ago.
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Such a shame about Close and Westbrook. Despite their limitations, these two are the only midfielders we have that can look after the ball. Our midfield options currently being used are really poor in my opinion ( apart from Bailey). Hopefully Charlie can be the man we need as it’s obvious these two are not fancied.
Eh, not fancied? They are seen as central to this season and next, that's why they were given contracts, no?
Those two after T Bramhall said "we have to manage the budget better and do better than the budget suggests", perhaps do a Walsall?
Why does McCann never say in interviews that there are players smashing it in training who are demanding a place in the match day squad?
Why are u so obsessed with westbrooke and close
Is it me or what? The above T.Bramall quote together with "if you're not prepared to fight to win the league don't come back after summer "
Somethings not right, two players given contracts whilst injured ( stupidly reminiscent of the John Taylor episode), that I can't remember anyone understanding at the time. They have contributed less together than Yeboah alone, who was dispatched as soon as possible.
I am baffled by silence from the manager AND the players themselves as to their absence, no determination to demand even a place in the squad from either player, no message from the manager describing their progress to this aim, though Grant did say in early November that Westbrooke was ready to return. Instead we have a loan signing go straight in, would you say that's done in preparation for next season ? You are aware they both were contracted to summer 2026?
https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/what-grant-mccann-said-on-doncaster-rovers-contracts-as-he-discusses-zain-westbrooke-situation-4947360
Update from GM four days ago.
Yes, exactly the point if it went over your head, do you need me to link the almost
the exact same update from the beginning of November, the one that although fit he was given the upcoming game off because his wife giving birth?
Your point was there 'was silence from the manager' and 'no message from the manager' He gave an update four days ago. Whether you like the update or not, he gave one.
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Such a shame about Close and Westbrook. Despite their limitations, these two are the only midfielders we have that can look after the ball. Our midfield options currently being used are really poor in my opinion ( apart from Bailey). Hopefully Charlie can be the man we need as it’s obvious these two are not fancied.
Eh, not fancied? They are seen as central to this season and next, that's why they were given contracts, no?
Those two after T Bramhall said "we have to manage the budget better and do better than the budget suggests", perhaps do a Walsall?
Why does McCann never say in interviews that there are players smashing it in training who are demanding a place in the match day squad?
Why are u so obsessed with westbrooke and close
Is it me or what? The above T.Bramall quote together with "if you're not prepared to fight to win the league don't come back after summer "
Somethings not right, two players given contracts whilst injured ( stupidly reminiscent of the John Taylor episode), that I can't remember anyone understanding at the time. They have contributed less together than Yeboah alone, who was dispatched as soon as possible.
I am baffled by silence from the manager AND the players themselves as to their absence, no determination to demand even a place in the squad from either player, no message from the manager describing their progress to this aim, though Grant did say in early November that Westbrooke was ready to return. Instead we have a loan signing go straight in, would you say that's done in preparation for next season ? You are aware they both were contracted to summer 2026?
https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/what-grant-mccann-said-on-doncaster-rovers-contracts-as-he-discusses-zain-westbrooke-situation-4947360
Update from GM four days ago.
Yes, exactly the point if it went over your head, do you need me to link the almost
the exact same update from the beginning of November, the one that although fit he was given the upcoming game off because his wife giving birth?
Going into anymore detail is more information than we're entitled to. That should remain between manager and player.
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Such a shame about Close and Westbrook. Despite their limitations, these two are the only midfielders we have that can look after the ball. Our midfield options currently being used are really poor in my opinion ( apart from Bailey). Hopefully Charlie can be the man we need as it’s obvious these two are not fancied.
Eh, not fancied? They are seen as central to this season and next, that's why they were given contracts, no?
Those two after T Bramhall said "we have to manage the budget better and do better than the budget suggests", perhaps do a Walsall?
Why does McCann never say in interviews that there are players smashing it in training who are demanding a place in the match day squad?
Why are u so obsessed with westbrooke and close
Is it me or what? The above T.Bramall quote together with "if you're not prepared to fight to win the league don't come back after summer "
Somethings not right, two players given contracts whilst injured ( stupidly reminiscent of the John Taylor episode), that I can't remember anyone understanding at the time. They have contributed less together than Yeboah alone, who was dispatched as soon as possible.
I am baffled by silence from the manager AND the players themselves as to their absence, no determination shown to demand even a place in the squad from either player, no message from the manager describing their progress to this aim, though Grant did say in early November that Westbrooke was ready to return. Instead we have a loan signing go straight in, would you say that's done in preparation for next season ? You are aware they both were contracted to summer 2026?
You’ve made around 25 posts now about them, we get it you don’t think they should’ve been offfered new contracts. Don’t need to tell us every day
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They shouldn’t have been given contracts.
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Thought he grew into the game Saturday and we all saw what he can bring to the team in the 2nd half before he came off. His close control under pressure and then getting us going forward very impressive.
Good debut on the whole after being chucked in the deep end a bit, like others have said, won’t be many tougher places he will go to this season so now knows what he can expect.
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Looking forward to seeing him play in front of his home supporters on Saturday.
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Thought he grew into the game Saturday and we all saw what he can bring to the team in the 2nd half before he came off. His close control under pressure and then getting us going forward very impressive.
Good debut on the whole after being chucked in the deep end a bit, like others have said, won’t be many tougher places he will go to this season so now knows what he can expect.
Agree with this. You can learn how to handle League two physicality, a few times he was looking at the ref for a free kick which he would definitely have got at academy level. Good touch and vision to get a pass away in a tight spot. Happy to take the ball under pressure which we definitely require in midfield.
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Thought he grew into the game Saturday and we all saw what he can bring to the team in the 2nd half before he came off. His close control under pressure and then getting us going forward very impressive.
Good debut on the whole after being chucked in the deep end a bit, like others have said, won’t be many tougher places he will go to this season so now knows what he can expect.
Agree with this. You can learn how to handle League two physicality, a few times he was looking at the ref for a free kick which he would definitely have got at academy level. Good touch and vision to get a pass away in a tight spot. Happy to take the ball under pressure which we definitely require in midfield.
I agree too. You ought not to judge a young player directly with established pros like Close and Westbrook. You surely look out for things about his game and his attitude which experience suggests are reliable indicators of the way he can develop. And at this stage development can be fast so that they may quickly be more effectual and more suited to the style McCann wants than Close and Westbrook. Whereas in Ennis’s case, there wasn’t enough evidence at Gillingham to know one way or the other, Crew made an encouraging impression with me in the same way as Kelly. Both Crew and Kelly seem to require a bit more bulk to enable them to stay on the ball better, but they are at the stage when their strength and poise can develop quite quickly.
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Thought Crew had a very decent start which allowed Bailey to play further forward