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Post by Qatar Gas on May 9, 2018 8:58:33 GMT
The greatest strength of J Clarke is his versatility. It means we can free up the sub bench at matches. 1 sub that can fulfill multiple roles. Means we can fill up the bench with other positions where we might not have players that can fill multiple roles. Exactly. Since his injury this season he has not only played right back, but also at left back. He can player anywhere along the back line so its very useful to have such a utility player. If he was to leave, we could end up with a better replacement, but that player would be most likely only play in one position. This also doesn't mean that DC wont still be looking for new full backs. We must also remember that Clarke was DC's first choice at the start of the season. |
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Post by markczgas on May 9, 2018 10:02:13 GMT
The greatest strength of J Clarke is his versatility. It means we can free up the sub bench at matches. 1 sub that can fulfill multiple roles. Means we can fill up the bench with other positions where we might not have players that can fill multiple roles. could be our secret centre forward next season  |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2018 10:44:29 GMT
We now have james clarke,ollie clarke,rory gaffney and tom nichols under contract who arnt good enough to perform well at league one level.
Plus we have tom lockyer who has mostly struggled in league one but were hoping he wont next season.
Mostly great pro"s with top attitude i should add but im a bit concerned.
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Post by philbemmygas on May 9, 2018 11:03:16 GMT
We now have james clarke,ollie clarke,rory gaffney and tom nichols under contract who arnt good enough to perform well at league one level. Plus we have tom lockyer who has mostly struggled in league one but were hoping he wont next season. Mostly great pro"s with top attitude i should add but im a bit concerned. Sorry I must question you on the Tom Lockyer statement; since the signing of Tony Craig he has been "mostly" outstanding. Just my opinion, but as valid as yours to balance the thread. |
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Post by northoftheriver on May 9, 2018 11:14:49 GMT
We now have james clarke,ollie clarke,rory gaffney and tom nichols under contract who arnt good enough to perform well at league one level. Plus we have tom lockyer who has mostly struggled in league one but were hoping he wont next season. Mostly great pro"s with top attitude i should add but im a bit concerned. You need players in a squad - we will sign first team players but do you really think we will sign a new squad in the summer.. To be fair to the players named other than TN they all finished in a top 10 squad last season. This season will hopefully see these players fighting to get in the match day squad and other players pushed to the bench by new arrivals. |
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Post by Topper Gas on May 9, 2018 12:10:12 GMT
We now have james clarke,ollie clarke,rory gaffney and tom nichols under contract who arnt good enough to perform well at league one level. Plus we have tom lockyer who has mostly struggled in league one but were hoping he wont next season. Mostly great pro"s with top attitude i should add but im a bit concerned. You need players in a squad - we will sign first team players but do you really think we will sign a new squad in the summer.. To be fair to the players named other than TN they all finished in a top 10 squad last season. This season will hopefully see these players fighting to get in the match day squad and other players pushed to the bench by new arrivals. The fact that neither TN or RG scored 15+ goals is probably why we didn't maker the top 10 again this season, whilst fans will suggest our defence is the real problem how many time this season have we outplayed a team away from home only to fail to take our chances then get hammered in the second half once the players heads go down when they conceded the first goal. BB saying he hoped TL wouldn't be here is just him attention seeking again as I can't recall him ever suggesting that in the past. |
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Post by lpgas on May 9, 2018 17:29:50 GMT
I think Clarke; Gaffney, Ollie Clarke and Sinclair should, and could be replaced. They are "ok" if you don't want to progress. You wouldn't want to build a team around them would you
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Post by lpgas on May 9, 2018 17:32:15 GMT
We now have james clarke,ollie clarke,rory gaffney and tom nichols under contract who arnt good enough to perform well at league one level. Plus we have tom lockyer who has mostly struggled in league one but were hoping he wont next season. Mostly great pro"s with top attitude i should add but im a bit concerned. Sorry I must question you on the Tom Lockyer statement; since the signing of Tony Craig he has been "mostly" outstanding. Just my opinion, but as valid as yours to balance the thread. If we had a better midfield then the defence wouldn't be under pressure all the time. Strange, but true |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2018 19:33:44 GMT
I think Clarke; Gaffney, Ollie Clarke and Sinclair should, and could be replaced. They are "ok" if you don't want to progress. You wouldn't want to build a team around them would you James Clarke is an integral squad member who can play anywhere across the back and has never let us down. Rory had a poor second half of the season but hus all round play is perfectly good enough for this league. Ollie Clarke hasn't had a great season and does need to do something to avoid getting a reputation with referees, but he proved last season that he can cut it at this level. Stuart Sinclair - better than given credit for and DC clearly sees him as someone to build a team around as he is a regular starter. Pretty sure DC wants to progress. Just my opinion whuch is no more or less valid than yours though. That's why we're in a forum I guess! |
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Post by mattgashead on May 9, 2018 19:57:45 GMT
I think Clarke; Gaffney, Ollie Clarke and Sinclair should, and could be replaced. They are "ok" if you don't want to progress. You wouldn't want to build a team around them would you Agreed with the exception of Sinclair. By no means our most talented player but he puts in 110% every game and I actually think he is one of our most influential players, someone who is proud to wear the shirt. As for the other 3 I agree, I would suggest they are all league 2 standard, and I wouldn’t even take Gaffney as a squad player because he is useless off the bench. |
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Post by readinggas on May 9, 2018 20:52:19 GMT
Sincs has proved in a number of games that he's an ideal harrasser of opposition back lines when employed to do so - pressure them into mistakes and stop them settling into a rhythm. He's well-worth keeping for that alone.
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Post by markczgas on May 9, 2018 20:59:40 GMT
We now have james clarke,ollie clarke,rory gaffney and tom nichols under contract who arnt good enough to perform well at league one level. Plus we have tom lockyer who has mostly struggled in league one but were hoping he wont next season. Mostly great pro"s with top attitude i should add but im a bit concerned. Sorry I must question you on the Tom Lockyer statement; since the signing of Tony Craig he has been "mostly" outstanding. Just my opinion, but as valid as yours to balance the thread. Phil, Locks had a better 2nd half of the season - not sure he's been outstanding. Overall, a disappointing season for him, wouldn't you say ? Long term, I'm not sure he's a CB - lacks the physical presence and not great in the air (just ok) - don't know what you or others think about that ? |
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Post by Henbury Gas on May 10, 2018 1:12:31 GMT
Sorry I must question you on the Tom Lockyer statement; since the signing of Tony Craig he has been "mostly" outstanding. Just my opinion, but as valid as yours to balance the thread. Phil, Locks had a better 2nd half of the season - not sure he's been outstanding. Overall, a disappointing season for him, wouldn't you say ?Long term, I'm not sure he's a CB - lacks the physical presence and not great in the air (just ok) - don't know what you or others think about that ? Yet he fulfilled his dream of playing for Wales as a full international, i think he will see it as his best so far |
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Post by Hugo the Elder on May 10, 2018 5:55:57 GMT
You need players in a squad - we will sign first team players but do you really think we will sign a new squad in the summer.. To be fair to the players named other than TN they all finished in a top 10 squad last season. This season will hopefully see these players fighting to get in the match day squad and other players pushed to the bench by new arrivals. The fact that neither TN or RG scored 15+ goals is probably why we didn't maker the top 10 again this season, whilst fans will suggest our defence is the real problem how many time this season have we outplayed a team away from home only to fail to take our chances then get hammered in the second half once the players heads go down when they conceded the first goal. BB saying he hoped TL wouldn't be here is just him attention seeking again as I can't recall him ever suggesting that in the past. Nichols didn't manage 2+ goals and rarely looked like it!!! |
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Post by philbemmygas on May 10, 2018 6:52:43 GMT
Sorry I must question you on the Tom Lockyer statement; since the signing of Tony Craig he has been "mostly" outstanding. Just my opinion, but as valid as yours to balance the thread. Phil, Locks had a better 2nd half of the season - not sure he's been outstanding. Overall, a disappointing season for him, wouldn't you say ? Long term, I'm not sure he's a CB - lacks the physical presence and not great in the air (just ok) - don't know what you or others think about that ? Mark I am not sure physicality is a barrier these days; on saying that he has certainly contained some large strikers in recent months. Time will tell that's for sure; as Henbury said celebrating his first full Welsh Cap is certainly an achievement we can all be proud about. UTG |
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Post by socrates on May 10, 2018 7:22:04 GMT
Only time I ever remember J Clarke making a mistake was a couple of weeks ago when he got caught and they went on to score other than that he’s been very reliable and to be fair all of our defenders have make mistakes this season at times.
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Post by Gassy on May 10, 2018 7:42:42 GMT
I think Clarke; Gaffney, Ollie Clarke and Sinclair should, and could be replaced. They are "ok" if you don't want to progress. You wouldn't want to build a team around them would you You're not wrong. However, you think the teams in the top 6 have 17 players who are all top 6 material? Only Manchester City have a subs bench who are just as good as their first team. Your back up players need to be the following; 1. Versitility 2. Be a model pro 3. Liked by the team/manager They all fit those 3 and are great as back up. |
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Post by markczgas on May 10, 2018 9:02:14 GMT
Phil, Locks had a better 2nd half of the season - not sure he's been outstanding. Overall, a disappointing season for him, wouldn't you say ?Long term, I'm not sure he's a CB - lacks the physical presence and not great in the air (just ok) - don't know what you or others think about that ? Yet he fulfilled his dream of playing for Wales as a full international, i think he will see it as his best so far Meant - in what he's done for The Gas, which you probably knew |
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Post by lpgas on May 10, 2018 9:05:40 GMT
Phil, Locks had a better 2nd half of the season - not sure he's been outstanding. Overall, a disappointing season for him, wouldn't you say ? Long term, I'm not sure he's a CB - lacks the physical presence and not great in the air (just ok) - don't know what you or others think about that ? Mark I am not sure physicality is a barrier these days; on saying that he has certainly contained some large strikers in recent months. Time will tell that's for sure; as Henbury said celebrating his first full Welsh Cap is certainly an achievement we can all be proud about. UTG I thought Blackburn and Wigan teams were on the whole "larger" than our players |
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Post by lpgas on May 10, 2018 9:06:33 GMT
Only time I ever remember J Clarke making a mistake was a couple of weeks ago when he got caught and they went on to score other than that he’s been very reliable and to be fair all of our defenders have make mistakes this season at times. and that's why we need better defenders |
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