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Post by terryconroysmagic on Jul 26, 2020 18:57:35 GMT
MoN has done really really well but I hope we don’t sign older players in the twilight of their careers.
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Post by silsdenstokie on Jul 26, 2020 19:03:30 GMT
Player of the year 1990/91 He was mate and scored a few remember him scoring at Bury in a 1-1 draw but it was effectively division 3. Scored a last minute winner at Bradford if memory serves Awful season but Mickey was one of our few shining lights |
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Post by Lard on Jul 26, 2020 19:24:58 GMT
He was mate and scored a few remember him scoring at Bury in a 1-1 draw but it was effectively division 3. Scored a last minute winner at Bradford if memory serves Awful season but Mickey was one of our few shining lights I was there that night. Great mental |
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Post by Squeekster on Jul 26, 2020 19:36:44 GMT
Scored a last minute winner at Bradford if memory serves Awful season but Mickey was one of our few shining lights I was there that night. Great mental I was too the Bury one sticks in the mind as the opposite site of the ground to us it was undeveloped and kids were playing football at the back of it and it was so surreal. |
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Post by Gob Bluth on Jul 26, 2020 20:01:22 GMT
I’m surprised people are suggesting he’ll be ok as a back up. We need a left back, this is all. We have 78 central midfielders and a number of left wingers. We also already have a backup left back in Tymon. I don’t care if you don’t think he’s good enough, the fact remains we’re paying him money.
We can’t mindlessly let managers sign players unless we absolutely need them. Otherwise you end up with a squad like ours.
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Jul 26, 2020 20:38:49 GMT
Chris Brunt cannot be signed as our left-back but why not our Defensive Midfielder?
He has played there a lot. He is a good leader and great on the ball. He could be our Glen Whelan if he has more athletic players around him.
But signed as a left-back? No way josey. The modern full-back is a youngsters job because of the amount of running required up and down the wing
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Post by Gob Bluth on Jul 26, 2020 20:41:24 GMT
Chris Brunt cannot be signed as our left-back but why not our Defensive Midfielder? He has played there a lot. He is a good leader and great on the ball. He could be our Glen Whelan if he has more athletic players around him. But signed as a left-back? No way josey. The modern full-back is a youngsters job because of the amount of running required up and down the wing We already have Cousins and Sorenson. I’m not sure we need another one that’s not a definite upgrade on either. |
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Post by potter25 on Jul 26, 2020 20:43:33 GMT
I think he is to O’Neil what McGovern was to Clough..
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2020 20:44:56 GMT
Chris Brunt cannot be signed as our left-back but why not our Defensive Midfielder? He has played there a lot. He is a good leader and great on the ball. He could be our Glen Whelan if he has more athletic players around him. But signed as a left-back? No way josey. The modern full-back is a youngsters job because of the amount of running required up and down the wing I’m not sure we need another one that’s not a definite upgrade on either. I think that's a good reason to have another. Both been ok but a position we are poor away from home in particular |
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Post by SamB_SCFC on Jul 26, 2020 21:01:06 GMT
Chris Brunt cannot be signed as our left-back but why not our Defensive Midfielder? He has played there a lot. He is a good leader and great on the ball. He could be our Glen Whelan if he has more athletic players around him. But signed as a left-back? No way josey. The modern full-back is a youngsters job because of the amount of running required up and down the wing We already have Cousins and Sorenson. I’m not sure we need another one that’s not a definite upgrade on either. He's better on the ball than both, certainly Cousins. If he's not on much money I see him as a low risk, short term signing who might turn out to be inspired if he can stay fit and play himself into form. He's got the ability and pedigree at this level. And if he's off the pace Stephen Ward style or keeps getting injured then we can just get rid of him after a year without much loss. |
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Post by longdistancekiddie on Jul 26, 2020 21:03:43 GMT
Old dog for the hard road
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Post by Gob Bluth on Jul 26, 2020 21:43:40 GMT
The problem O’Neil acknowledged he faced when he arrived was we had a squad that was misshaped and too big.
I’m not sure I can say I’m too pleased about signing a 35 year old to fight two other players for one place. I accept he might be better than what we have but it will only be marginal where I expect our current players to outperform him on some occasions.
He might be our left back but that’s disappointing as it’s the only position we can really say we need to fill.
I’m on the O’Neil bandwagon but we’ve wasted money as recently as last summer on Ward and Hogan with players we don’t need. With a move like this it’s hard to see if we’ve learnt any lessons.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2020 21:48:16 GMT
If MON told me it was Wednesday tomorrow, I'd believe him.
In MON we trust.
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Post by BristolMick on Jul 26, 2020 21:51:15 GMT
If MON told me it was Wednesday tomorrow, I'd believe him. In MON we trust. Clearly going to be our best manager since Macari. BM |
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Post by theteacher on Jul 26, 2020 22:17:10 GMT
If MON told me it was Wednesday tomorrow, I'd believe him. In MON we trust. Clearly going to be our best manager since Macari. BM Best? Only time will tell. One who unites the club and the fanbase the best? Most probable. |
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Post by JurgenVandeurzen on Jul 26, 2020 22:17:54 GMT
For just one season can we take each transfer as a single transaction and not throw a blanket over them all.
We’ll sign older more experienced players and I’m sure we’ll sign younger players.
A good squad needs a mixture of both.
Just because we sign Brunt (if we do) doesn’t mean we’re shopping in the knackers yard all summer.
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Post by owdestokie2 on Jul 26, 2020 22:29:30 GMT
If MON told me it was Wednesday tomorrow, I'd believe him. In MON we trust. Clearly going to be our best manager since Macari. BM Have you forgotten a manager with the initials of TP who staved off relegation (to oblivion), executed promotion successfully to the richest league in the world, provided sustainability in the aforementioned, witnessed 30,000 supporters twice at Wembley and saw us in Europe for the first time since the 70’s. or; Are you fishing? |
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Post by BristolMick on Jul 26, 2020 22:34:53 GMT
Clearly going to be our best manager since Macari. BM Have you forgotten a manager with the initials of TP who staved off relegation (to oblivion), executed promotion successfully to the richest league in the world, provided sustainability in the aforementioned, witnessed 30,000 supporters twice at Wembley and saw us in Europe for the first time since the 70’s. or; Are you fishing? As mentioned above in a reply to me by the teacher,he will unite the fan base. Just like Macari did and no one else has since. 👍 BM |
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Post by Menorca Stokie on Jul 26, 2020 23:03:07 GMT
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Post by blackpoolred on Jul 27, 2020 4:18:56 GMT
I had no idea he was still alive - he must be nearly 40 now.
What an absolute total shite signing. We have old slow crocked clod hoppers at the back and we sign him - surely he is not our answer to our left-back issue - we just never learn
What is it with this Northern Ireland shite also - Mon is worrying me in the transfer market - his signings have been woeful so far
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2020 4:37:40 GMT
I had no idea he was still alive - he must be nearly 40 now. What an absolute total shite signing. We have old slow crocked clod hoppers at the back and we sign him - surely he is not our answer to our left-back issue - we just never learn What is it with this Northern Ireland shite also - Mon is worrying me in the transfer market - his signings have been woeful so far No one said he's the new left back IF he signs |
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Post by scfc75 on Jul 27, 2020 6:17:58 GMT
I had no idea he was still alive - he must be nearly 40 now. What an absolute total shite signing. We have old slow crocked clod hoppers at the back and we sign him - surely he is not our answer to our left-back issue - we just never learn What is it with this Northern Ireland shite also - Mon is worrying me in the transfer market - his signings have been woeful so far As far as transfer rumour bingo goes, you’ve pretty much nailed a full house there. |
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Post by Menorca Stokie on Jul 27, 2020 6:34:22 GMT
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jul 27, 2020 6:40:54 GMT
For just one season can we take each transfer as a single transaction and not throw a blanket over them all. We’ll sign older more experienced players and I’m sure we’ll sign younger players. A good squad needs a mixture of both. Just because we sign Brunt (if we do) doesn’t mean we’re shopping in the knackers yard all summer. Well said. We’ve never had so many young players pushing for the first team at the moment and Brunt is just what we need around the club. He’s a great pro who’s a safe pair of hands in a number of positions. It’s wrong to pre judge him. I’m pretty sure he’s not expecting to play 40+ games a season. If it happens I like this signing suplementing the likes of Collins, Souter, Verlinden, Sorrenson, Oakley Booth, Tymon and Campbell. |
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Post by jarhead on Jul 27, 2020 9:02:06 GMT
He’s a Gareth Barry kind of signing IF it happens although I hope it doesn’t happen tbh.
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Post by jonnybravo on Jul 27, 2020 9:03:34 GMT
If MON told me it was Wednesday tomorrow, I'd believe him. In MON we trust. Clearly going to be our best manager since Macari. BM Let's hope he doesn't jump ship as soon as Celtic come knocking on the door when we were on a roll |
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Post by markby on Jul 27, 2020 13:36:40 GMT
Let's hope he doesn't jump ship as soon as Celtic come knocking on the door when we were on a roll Extremely unlikely (imo).
For one thng, 8 years in his previous job when he was getting plenty of other offers shows he's loyal.
And for another why would he leave the Championship for an inferior league, and a club where you can't win (even by winning everything), but only lose (by not winning everything)?
Trust me, Michael has his eyes firmly fixed on the (English) Prem, ideally with Stoke, who he must imagine give him at least a fighting chance of getting there.
I predict season 2021/22 will be the real test of the man, and his future at Stoke.
Edit: I'm only getting the Macari reference now, but I hardly think he's relevant, since Lou was always "Celtic-minded" and both Celtic and Scottish football generally were a bigger deal than they are now.
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Post by heworksardtho on Jul 27, 2020 15:15:19 GMT
For just one season can we take each transfer as a single transaction and not throw a blanket over them all. We’ll sign older more experienced players and I’m sure we’ll sign younger players. A good squad needs a mixture of both. Just because we sign Brunt (if we do) doesn’t mean we’re shopping in the knackers yard all summer. Well said. We’ve never had so many young players pushing for the first team at the moment and Brunt is just what we need around the club. He’s a great pro who’s a safe pair of hands in a number of positions. It’s wrong to pre judge him. I’m pretty sure he’s not expecting to play 40+ games a season. If it happens I like this signing suplementing the likes of Collins, Souter, Verlinden, Sorrenson, Oakley Booth, Tymon and Campbell. Waste of a squad number and wages , we have Ryan |
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jul 27, 2020 15:22:26 GMT
We already have Cousins and Sorenson. I’m not sure we need another one that’s not a definite upgrade on either. I think that's a good reason to have another. Both been ok but a position we are poor away from home in particular We do need another but we'll have the same problem next season if Brunt is who we sign for DM, we need someone that can stick around a while not a 35/36 year old do a job. Where else does he play, he's not got the pace we need for a winger and he's no better than we have in the middle, the more I think about it the more pointless he'd be as a signing, expensive (I assume) back up if he does. |
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Post by Sven on Jul 27, 2020 15:56:29 GMT
he might just be a top notch professional who o'neill trusts immensely, i doubt he will be coming in as a guaranteed starter but as a bit of cover for a few positions. I think o'neill sees him as a great character and leader to have in the dressing room and round the club in general. Maybe a coaching role in the not to distant future.
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