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1 hour ago, philmpv said:

I really don't think he will. He used it last season as a necessity given how pants we were in defence. I can see us using 442 or 4231 mostly next season when with his own squad we'll hopefully be a lot better creatively through the middle and actually be able to take the game to the oppo.

Totally agree. I don't think it makes sense to play 352 longer term on our pitch. We need to make that pitch as wide as possible with wingers. When you look at other pitches in ourleague its unique and should give us a real home advantage.

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Where has this come from that Dan Jones is a centre half?
I've not seen anything other than him being a LB.
Would we really sign a 6' centre half that can play as a defensive LB? We would have kept Adam Crookes? 
That implies that Crookes was good enough in either of those roles. He wasn't, at all.
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1 hour ago, Warren said:

My preferred centre halves come in two styles. Firstly white, bald and six foot six. Second, black, big afro and six foot six

Thankfully I don't think this is part of Flickers recruitment criteria.

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16 minutes ago, valeparklife said:

Where has this come from that Dan Jones is a centre half?

I've not seen anything other than him being a LB.

Would we really sign a 6' centre half that can play as a defensive LB? We would have kept Adam Crookes? 

Yeah, I have spent the time today (because I'm a nerd) looking back through all the teams he has played for...

He's very much a left back having played there for Grimsby, Barrow, England C, Harrogate.

I couldnt find a game where he played centre half.

I may have missed them though as Some of the games I couldnt get details for. @JRC where did you see the comment about him playing Centre half?

 

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34 minutes ago, valeparklife said:

Where has this come from that Dan Jones is a centre half?

I've not seen anything other than him being a LB. 

That came from me but it was a question not a statement of fact. I don't know much about him so I was musing on whether he could take over the Crookes role of a left-sided central defender. 

If you've not seen him play anything other than left-back then that answers my question. 😉

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19 hours ago, dishydave said:

I don't think we've made any yet I think Clarke has been on holiday so I would imagine things will get going when he's back

I think we have

You have Garlick and Flitcroft to conclude deals.... deals wont get announced anyway until DC wants them to be

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19 hours ago, Walka003 said:

Also I think Mike Baggerly said on the Ale and Vale pod that he thought Clarke was on holiday so maybe news may start coming out next week

Start of June next week and contracts will be up soon so yes my guess would be that from next week the signings will start getting announced as its 5 weeks tomorrow for the first friendly,so at a guess it will be only 3 weeks until they start training again

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https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/gateshead-boss-neil-aspin-keen-12134986
“[Dan Jones] He did well as a left-side centre-back. That’s probably his preferred position and if we continue playing that way then it would suit him.”
Gateshead manager.... Neil Aspin!
Didn't he try Monty as a left side CB at one point? The man was obsessed with CBs! He would have played 9-0-1 with Pope if he could have gotten away with it.
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51 minutes ago, philmpv said:

Didn't he try Monty as a left side CB at one point? The man was obsessed with CBs! He would have played 9-0-1 with Pope if he could have gotten away with it.

Indeed. Jones can play as a left-sided centre-back so that versatility is nice but I don't know why Aspin thought he was stronger there than at left-back.

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I'd be shocked if we were in for Wilson. If we are going down the metric based route for recruitment I can't see much in his last few seasons to suggest there's anything worth signing. Could be wrong though.
Was at the club yesterday and left impressed at Vales plans. However several clubs are chasing him. Carlisle being one but obviously he's not keen on the travel.
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5 minutes ago, butt lane vale fan said:
7 hours ago, Walka003 said:
I'd be shocked if we were in for Wilson. If we are going down the metric based route for recruitment I can't see much in his last few seasons to suggest there's anything worth signing. Could be wrong though.

Was at the club yesterday and left impressed at Vales plans. However several clubs are chasing him. Carlisle being one but obviously he's not keen on the travel.

He's from Hartlepool.

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3 hours ago, Iron Curtain said:

Yeah, I have spent the time today (because I'm a nerd) looking back through all the teams he has played for...

He's very much a left back having played there for Grimsby, Barrow, England C, Harrogate.

I couldnt find a game where he played centre half.

I may have missed them though as Some of the games I couldnt get details for. @JRC where did you see the comment about him playing Centre half?

 

There are a couple of interviews with him online where he's said he feels it is his best position. 

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