January Transfers and Rumours

[londonvale]

14 hours ago, Bimbleabout said:

Can anyone remember the last time we actually signed who and what we needed and had a positive productive outcome in a January window?

Purse and Hughes

[philpvfc]

18 hours ago, blackdog said:

I don't understand why Arblaster and Devine were signed one or the other for me, the recruitment team need to answer a few questions, I thought the lesson had been learned last season Re. the Keepers  (Two average ones or one good one) same mistake with the strikers this time round except we never got round to signing anyone and now looking back they all seem to be panic buys and I guess none of them have come cheap. 

2 positions that we are well covered- center back and center midfield. Everywhere else we have been short this season, certainly over indexed in center midfield.

Flitcroft used to be a center midfielder as a player, Crosby a Center defender. Any coincidence?

[philpvfc]

For me, Devine is played for what he can do, not for what he has done. Until he is consistent he shouldn’t be starting.

[WV]

1 hour ago, philpvfc said:

2 positions that we are well covered- center back and center midfield. Everywhere else we have been short this season, certainly over indexed in center midfield.

Flitcroft used to be a center midfielder as a player, Crosby a Center defender. Any coincidence?

What’s Foyle up to these days? For all of his faults as manager he could spot a striker. 

[Trumpingtonvale]

54 minutes ago, philpvfc said:

For me, Devine is played for what he can do, not for what he has done. Until he is consistent he shouldn’t be starting.

Phil are you trying to say he should be dropped (to the bench/out of the team)?   I thought he was only starting because he’s currently better/fitter than other players in that position. I agree he’s not a ‘first name on the team sheet’ player (at the moment few are) but he’s been used as either a replacement for Chizzy when Chizzy starts and vice versa. I suspect he’s starting more more recently because Chislett’s form has dipped since his return from injury.

[Emile]

I'd play plant in his correct position above all the others. Let's develop our own 

[Rampant Zebra]

We don't score enough goals so we should keep Devine on the pitch because he scores goals...

[MBE]

For me Devine has been one of our best players over the past 6 games. I thought he was excellent 1st half v Derby but sadly we don’t have players or tactics to capitalise on his passing and clever movement. 
 

[DazFred]

5 hours ago, londonvale said:

Purse and Hughes

Mehmet and Fasan

[philpvfc]

4 hours ago, WV said:

What’s Foyle up to these days? For all of his faults as manager he could spot a striker. 

He signed, Brooker, Paynter, Constantine and Sodje, all of which I would have above Uche and Loft. Could we bring him back as a scout?

Edited November 30, 2023 by philpvfc

[philpvfc]

4 hours ago, Trumpingtonvale said:

Phil are you trying to say he should be dropped (to the bench/out of the team)?   I thought he was only starting because he’s currently better/fitter than other players in that position. I agree he’s not a ‘first name on the team sheet’ player (at the moment few are) but he’s been used as either a replacement for Chizzy when Chizzy starts and vice versa. I suspect he’s starting more more recently because Chislett’s form has dipped since his return from injury.

Yes he should be dropped to the bench, I’d much rather have Ojo back in the middle playing alongside Chislett and Arblaster. I would even consider playing Walters above Devine. 
 

Devine is a great prospect with great talent but what I’ve seen of him so far he has not been consistent with more bad games than good, we should be using him as an impact sub, one thing that has been lacking under Crosby.

[MBE]

45 minutes ago, philpvfc said:

He signed, Brooker, Paynter, Constantine and Sodje, all of which I would have above Uche and Loft. Could we bring him back as a scout?

I think he’s scouting for one of the teams in Scottish Premier League. 

[WV]

7 minutes ago, MBE said:

I think he’s scouting for one of the teams in Scottish Premier League. 

He still lives locally, perhaps worth a call. Tap him up Carol.  

[LancyTony]

On 28/11/2023 at 19:04, Osh said:

I'm sure we'll find that out in due course. 

And i trust we will find adequate replacements, if necessary?

[Vale_Legend]

2 hours ago, MBE said:

For me Devine has been one of our best players over the past 6 games. I thought he was excellent 1st half v Derby but sadly we don’t have players or tactics to capitalise on his passing and clever movement. 
 

Exactly this for me. In his earlier games I thought he looked a luxury we could get away with playing because we were winning. There was one game where he was at fault for a goal where he didn't track his man with any commitment. Fair play though, he's adding that to his game and I thought on Tuesday he was one of the better performers.