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7 minutes ago, Jacko51 said:

What I’m a little surprised about is Clarke saying we only have one defensive midfielder. I can’t believe that professional footballers can’t adapt their game to the position they are asked to play. Why can only Joyce play that position?  Why have we not got another player in our large squad that could put in a shift there?  

I thought Alex Hurst had defensive experience , I know he does not have the physique  of a Grant or Griff. Manny no doubt could fit in as well , for the odd game.  

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2 hours ago, valefan16 said:

It can change quickly. Mansfield were on about the play offs... Bradford and Bolton were in big trouble below us three weeks later both in a play off challenge.

We just need a good week, maybe at some point in the next three weeks where we rattle of 7 or 9 points then the complexion changes and we look safe.

This is it. If we'd have managed a scruffy winner in the last 2 games we'd be 11th.

The problem is we're absolutely awful and can't win for love nor money.

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I don’t think it’s as easy as just throwing someone else in to that holding midfield role and they’ll be good at it.  Of course we could try anyone of the other midfielders there and it may work, but Joyce has made a career of it and we’d just be making do with someone else. He’s just laying the groundwork for him wanting another dedicated holding midfielder in the transfer window. Cant really argue with him wanting dedicated players for the positions and roles he sees that the team needs. 

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I find his comments re the defensive mid a bit odd. If askey only thought the squad for his style of play needed one then why would we have more? This is the exact reason we could have done with getting a manger in with the window still open. Still I’m sure someone could fill in there if need be. 

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1 minute ago, valiant_593 said:

I find his comments re the defensive mid a bit odd. If askey only thought the squad for his style of play needed one then why would we have more? This is the exact reason we could have done with getting a manger in with the window still open. Still I’m sure someone could fill in there if need be. 

Backup?

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1 hour ago, osprey said:

Manny and fit in one sentence 😂

I feel sorry for Manny, he's a professional footballer who would far rather  be playing and taking part, I don't know when his contract is up, but they are worrying times for a footballer, wondering if you will be offered another deal, same for Amoo I'm certain they don't want to take the money and just spend all their time in the treatment room.

He doesn't want to be injured.

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2 hours ago, Jacko51 said:

What I’m a little surprised about is Clarke saying we only have one defensive midfielder. I can’t believe that professional footballers can’t adapt their game to the position they are asked to play. Why can only Joyce play that position?  Why have we not got another player in our large squad that could put in a shift there?  

Its the physique we are lacking with the rest of the midfield to play that position except Manny who lacks the discipline.

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He's bang on. When Joyce was playing superbly we were a different side. When he's not on form (more often than not this season) we're terrible and leak goals. 

 

Were not going down anyway. People are really overreacting. There's at least 5 teams worse than us and the league table will show that at the end of the season. 

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29 minutes ago, blackdog said:

I feel sorry for Manny, he's a professional footballer who would far rather  be playing and taking part, I don't know when his contract is up, but they are worrying times for a footballer, wondering if you will be offered another deal, same for Amoo I'm certain they don't want to take the money and just spend all their time in the treatment room.

He doesn't want to be injured.

I completely agree. I don't like this "sick note" stuff.  People should listen to the Manny A+V podcast. It is just unfortunate for both parties.

Manny played a full season for the Shots before us and almost a full season for us first season. Since then things have gone wrong. Amoo played a lot for us last season, probably more than he ever has before. This season he has struggled. 

It makes you wonder if it is them being "sick notes" or us not managing players well enough? How many of our lot go out due to training incidents? 

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19 minutes ago, Nofinikea said:

I think the fact Clarke is bemoaning the lack of extra defensive midfielders speaks volumes about the way he wants to play.  Its looking like a turgid time folks 

It is a turgid time now. He can only work with what he has and that is a dodgy defence, and a midfield that cannot assist our defence 

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