Hanlan

[TonySoprano]

Surely starts on Tuesday.

 Can't keep playing billy this much, or has mcann made up his mind on him?

Has looked way off it so far

[steve@dcfd]

Grant should play had many players who have not had games on Tuesday.
Hanlan must be given his chance along with Ajayi and Gibson
In midfield a choice of Close  Crew Westbrook Clifton( unless Gotts won’t be ready for Saturday)
Sbarra

[Padge_DRFC]

Need to just play the second 11 on Tuesday it should be enough to get through

[sedwardsdrfc]

If he made 11 changes v boroi reckon he will again this round

[mushRTID]

Just seen the video of the lads over to the fans at full time.

I don’t mean to speculate and be mischievous, but Hanlon looks thoroughly pissed off.

[5minstogo]

Just seen the video of the lads over to the fans at full time.

I don’t mean to speculate and be mischievous, but Hanlon looks thoroughly pissed off.

Good. Maybe he needs to channel that on Tuesday.

[wing commander]

Not as pissed off as Ironside must be,can't get near the squad for whatever reason.Wouldnt shock me if he's gone before the window which is a shame as he still has something to offer for me

[Chris Black come back]

We have an absolutely colossal squad. If Terry is happy to keep funding this and if senior players are ok with not even making a league squad for weeks on end, then fine. I am not sure both will endure though. There are likely 2 and maybe even 3 players who could leave this window, especially if we end up bringing in the striker.

[sedwardsdrfc]

We should clear out a few who aren’t making the match day imo. Even the likes of Grehan who has a future here should be away on loan if he’s not playing games here.

And if I’m TB I’m not going to be overly happy we sign a number 9 and then decide he’s not fancied after 2 games. If it were my money I’d be having a word. Same with Hurst, Close and Westbrooke who all got new deals and were quickly binned.

[Nudga]

We should clear out a few who aren’t making the match day imo. Even the likes of Grehan who has a future here should be away on loan if he’s not playing games here.

And if I’m TB I’m not going to be overly happy we sign a number 9 and then decide he’s not fancied after 2 games. If it were my money I’d be having a word. Same with Hurst, Close and Westbrooke who all got new deals and were quickly binned.

Why would you be having a word?

Geant was given a budget with the intention of being promoted. We went up as Champions so Grant has delivered.
Not to mention a couple of half decent cup runs to boost the coffers.
Mr Bramall seems happy enough considering Grant was given an improved contract and a bigger budget this season and also supporting the footballing staff numbers and training ground upgrades. 
It'd inevitable players will move on when the new number 9 comes in, you can't have 4 players for 1 position. 
Not sure why some folk are getting their knickers in a twist.

[Alan Southstand]

Who actually signed him? If it was Grant, then who or what did he think he was getting?

I thought the object was to not bother if a new player was not going to improve us? There’s been precious little evidence that he’s got enough in his locker to make an impression. It could be, of course, that he’s finding our system not to his liking?

[mpc123]

Who actually signed him? If it was Grant, then who or what did he think he was getting?

I thought the object was to not bother if a new player was not going to improve us? There’s been precious little evidence that he’s got enough in his locker to make an impression. It could be, of course, that he’s finding our system not to his liking?

He will be something he thinks he can work with, its only a few weeks, you can't say it hasn't worked yet. Many of the players we get are before they arrive a little bit poo, yet GM turns them to gold. It just takes a little time, yet also some may not work. Give the lad and the coaching team time with him first.

[rich1471]

We should clear out a few who aren’t making the match day imo. Even the likes of Grehan who has a future here should be away on loan if he’s not playing games here.

And if I’m TB I’m not going to be overly happy we sign a number 9 and then decide he’s not fancied after 2 games. If it were my money I’d be having a word. Same with Hurst, Close and Westbrooke who all got new deals and were quickly binned.

close was outstanding at Middlesbrough and unlucky not to on the subs bench ,but the squad is so strong somebody has to miss out

[dickos1]

Dear me, Sharp is playing well so is keeping his place. That’s how it should be.

[rtid88]

Not as pissed off as Ironside must be,can't get near the squad for whatever reason.Wouldnt shock me if he's gone before the window which is a shame as he still has something to offer for me

Ironside was incredibly poor last season so why would he be given a chance this season. Genuinely surprised be he is still with us tbh.

[Ian Nimmo]

Not as pissed off as Ironside must be,can't get near the squad for whatever reason.Wouldnt shock me if he's gone before the window which is a shame as he still has something to offer for me

Ironside was incredibly poor last season so why would he be given a chance this season. Genuinely surprised be he is still with us tbh.

Ironside was definitely not incredibly poor last season, and he will still have a lot to offer in this league when he gets his chance.

[Padge_DRFC]

Another good game for Close might see someone come in for him after Tuesday. Clearly there's no plans to use him in the league so why waste a wage on him.

[roversdude]

Saw a rumour linking Ironside with a move back to Cambridge.
Our fans are not very patient are they, we are 5 games in and Hanlon is written off. As Dickos says it’s Billy’s shirt through merit

[EasyforDennis]

It seems like a lot of our fans have joined the "I want it NOW" society that we have become. Is patience still listed in the OED?

[KingKendrick]

Not as pissed off as Ironside must be,can't get near the squad for whatever reason.Wouldnt shock me if he's gone before the window which is a shame as he still has something to offer for me

Ironside was incredibly poor last season so why would he be given a chance this season. Genuinely surprised be he is still with us tbh.

Ironside was definitely not incredibly poor last season, and he will still have a lot to offer in this league when he gets his chance.

Game of opinions but statistically he was very poor even more so in a side that won the league. He averaged less than 1 shot a game. Less than 60% pass accuracy. Goals per 90 was at 0.2 compared to 0.44 with bill and 0.71 for street. So on those comparisons he was well off it last season

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Saw a rumour linking Ironside with a move back to Cambridge.
Our fans are not very patient are they, we are 5 games in and Hanlon is written off. As Dickos says it’s Billy’s shirt through merit

It does look like Ironside will have to move out I think, bit of a shame but he's not getting game time is he?

Hanlan needs time to learn how we play and develop a role.  He's obviously good ball to feet but needs to work on his movement and positioning.  We have to be a team that develops players, we can't afford the finished article.  Hopefully he develops onwards.

[grayx]

Not as pissed off as Ironside must be,can't get near the squad for whatever reason.Wouldnt shock me if he's gone before the window which is a shame as he still has something to offer for me

Ironside was incredibly poor last season so why would he be given a chance this season. Genuinely surprised be he is still with us tbh.

Ironside was definitely not incredibly poor last season, and he will still have a lot to offer in this league when he gets his chance.

Sorry, but he really was. He was exceptionally good the season before but god knows what happened to him last season. I cant see him getting a game in league 1.

[mpc123]

We should clear out a few who aren’t making the match day imo. Even the likes of Grehan who has a future here should be away on loan if he’s not playing games here.

And if I’m TB I’m not going to be overly happy we sign a number 9 and then decide he’s not fancied after 2 games. If it were my money I’d be having a word. Same with Hurst, Close and Westbrooke who all got new deals and were quickly binned.

It would probably be best to arm yourself with info   those players could have done a job. Several reasons for contracts.

1. What happens if we miss out on our targets I  close season.

2. They may step up.

3. We possibly can get a price for them if contracted.

4. Cover for injuries.


Many mccann has already mentioned.

I dont think he bins them off, there could be settling in time, form of other players, injuries. .. anything.

[DonnyOsmond]

Not as pissed off as Ironside must be,can't get near the squad for whatever reason.Wouldnt shock me if he's gone before the window which is a shame as he still has something to offer for me

Ironside was incredibly poor last season so why would he be given a chance this season. Genuinely surprised be he is still with us tbh.

Ironside was definitely not incredibly poor last season, and he will still have a lot to offer in this league when he gets his chance.

Sorry, but he really was. He was exceptionally good the season before but god knows what happened to him last season. I cant see him getting a game in league 1.

Became a father, lack of sleep?

[IDM]

Another good game for Close might see someone come in for him after Tuesday. Clearly there's no plans to use him in the league so why waste a wage on him.

Hope we don’t, but if we had a couple of long term injuries to midfielders he would be in with a shout.?

We have a big squad for a reason.  Some players will miss out on the match day squad but that doesn’t mean it’s a waste of a wage.

If we don’t have a few players champing at the bit to get into the team, the match day squad could get complacent.?

I reckon most of the fringe players (so far) will play on Tuesday and perhaps give the manager a headache again.

As for Hanlan, maybe he will come good maybe he won’t, but it’s hardly a disaster if we occasionally sign someone who doesn’t work out.

[Goole Rover]

Not as pissed off as Ironside must be,can't get near the squad for whatever reason.Wouldnt shock me if he's gone before the window which is a shame as he still has something to offer for me

Ironside was incredibly poor last season so why would he be given a chance this season. Genuinely surprised be he is still with us tbh.

Ironside was definitely not incredibly poor last season, and he will still have a lot to offer in this league when he gets his chance.

I agree, and just the same story as Alfie.

[danumdon]

We have a bigger squad because the management have deemed the insurance it supplies us is far better than being in the situation like we were a couple of years ago where we had to press juniors into action on a regular basis to produce a matchday team. You would imagine that players coming in have been told the situation that may occur where they may miss out on a regular matchday squad but are still wanted and will defiantly be required at some stages of the season, it worked very well for us last season and allowed us to plough through without the drop off in quality that you would get otherwise.

As for Joe Ironside, some on here seem to have forgotten the quality he had from the season before, we also need to remember that he had injuries to contend with last season, playing with or through injury is never going to make a player look great, i'd say with a clean bill of health he would improve our side or anywhere else he may end up. Hope we keep him if the prospective striker does not arrive.

[scawsby steve]

Who actually signed him? If it was Grant, then who or what did he think he was getting?

I thought the object was to not bother if a new player was not going to improve us? There’s been precious little evidence that he’s got enough in his locker to make an impression. It could be, of course, that he’s finding our system not to his liking?

I don't understand that first sentence, Alan. Grant signs all our players; who else could it have been?

[Lesonthewest]

Saw a rumour linking Ironside with a move back to Cambridge.
Our fans are not very patient are they, we are 5 games in and Hanlon is written off. As Dickos says it’s Billy’s shirt through merit

It does look like Ironside will have to move out I think, bit of a shame but he's not getting game time is he?

Hanlan needs time to learn how we play and develop a role.  He's obviously good ball to feet but needs to work on his movement and positioning.  We have to be a team that develops players, we can't afford the finished article.  Hopefully he develops onwards.

Thing is there was a reason we signed Hanlon, personally I believe it's far too soon to judge him. But, if it doesn't work out, questions should be asked as to who influenced his signing. After all he has played in an excellent side previously. He will have a part to play I'm sure. It's 5 games in.

[RoversInSpain]

Not sure some folk take a blind bit of notice of what Grant says. How many times?
We need a big squad (& Terry seems ok with this).
We’ve got very decent players not getting game time isn’t that a fantastic position to be in? Why are we wanting rid of some. Surely the Middlesbro game showed what we are about, in regards to depth, challenging for places and players biding their time. Hanlan, Close, Ironside et al, if their characters are right, they will play a part.
We are 5 games in and already some players are looking leggy (quote Grant, quote Big Dave). We are going to need them. Those missing out at the moment should be p*ssed off, that’ll be their motivation.