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Post by GasAttacK on Aug 9, 2014 16:18:25 GMT
I've seen Leadbitter twice now and to be honest I haven't been overly impressed. The lad has good pace and works hard but seems low on confidence and unwilling to go forward with the ball. He's not bad but based on what I've seen Higgins looked the better player.
Having seen Higgins a couple of times in pre season I'm struggling to understand why he wasn't offered a contract.
He might not be as quick as Leadbitter but he looked very assured on the ball and capable of delivering good crosses into the box.
If he's still a free agent I'd be offering him a deal right now.
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Post by dmacca65 on Aug 9, 2014 16:23:00 GMT
I've seen Leadbitter twice now and to be honest I haven't been overly impressed. The lad has good pace and works hard but seems low on confidence and unwilling to go forward with the ball. He's not bad but based on what I've seen Higgins looked the better player. Having seen Higgins a couple of times in pre season I'm struggling to understand why he wasn't offered a contract. He might not be as quick as Leadbitter but he looked very assured on the ball and capable of delivering good crosses into the box. If he's still a free agent I'd be offering him a deal right now. With respect Gas, I thought he was ok today, when he went off we lost our way for ten minutes or so! Low on confidence is a very good reason he may have been unwilling to go forward, im sure he will be more than competant in this league given time. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 16:32:14 GMT
Don't judge Leadbitter after just one proper game. We didn't even have enough time to judge Higgins. It's not like Leadbitter seems a bad signing
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Post by GasAttacK on Aug 9, 2014 16:36:58 GMT
I've seen Leadbitter twice now and to be honest I haven't been overly impressed. The lad has good pace and works hard but seems low on confidence and unwilling to go forward with the ball. He's not bad but based on what I've seen Higgins looked the better player. Having seen Higgins a couple of times in pre season I'm struggling to understand why he wasn't offered a contract. He might not be as quick as Leadbitter but he looked very assured on the ball and capable of delivering good crosses into the box. If he's still a free agent I'd be offering him a deal right now. With respect Gas, I thought he was ok today, when he went off we lost our way for ten minutes or so! Low on confidence is a very good reason he may have been unwilling to go forward, im sure he will be more than competant in this league given time.You may be right. I agree he wasn't bad, he's very quick and I couldn't fault his workrate. Hopefully he'll grow in confidence and improve. He is only 23 and still settling into a new club. However, iIf there is room in the budget and he's not asking for silly money I'd still offer Higgins a deal. Showed enough in pre season to suggest he'd be an asset in my opinion. A quality winger and striker havce to be the priority though so it all depends on whether we can afford it. |
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Post by dmacca65 on Aug 9, 2014 16:42:07 GMT
With respect Gas, I thought he was ok today, when he went off we lost our way for ten minutes or so! Low on confidence is a very good reason he may have been unwilling to go forward, im sure he will be more than competant in this league given time.You may be right. I agree he wasn't bad, he's very quick and I couldn't fault his workrate. Hopefully he'll grow in confidence and improve. He is only 23 and still settling into a new club. However, iIf there is room in the budget and he's not asking for silly money I'd still offer Higgins a deal. Showed enough in pre season to suggest he'd be an asset in my opinion. A quality winger and striker havce to be the priority though so it all depends on whether we can afford it. Good shout mate, whilst I havent seen Higgins Ive obviously heard good things and would agree sounds a good signing if possible? |
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 9, 2014 16:48:08 GMT
Perhaps being an ex Hereford player Leadbitter was prepared to take a lower/shorter contract, freeing up cash for another signing?
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Post by hanham on Aug 9, 2014 17:12:00 GMT
I got majorly slagged off for posting that I could not forgive DC for letting Higgins go in favour of Leadbitter and as yet I have not seen anything to make me think differently. I would still snap him up if available.
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Post by Henbury Gas on Aug 9, 2014 17:32:18 GMT
Leadbitter was up against a very good No 3 today, the sort of player i would like Brown to become
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 17:52:59 GMT
I've seen Leadbitter twice now and to be honest I haven't been overly impressed. The lad has good pace and works hard but seems low on confidence and unwilling to go forward with the ball. He's not bad but based on what I've seen Higgins looked the better player. Having seen Higgins a couple of times in pre season I'm struggling to understand why he wasn't offered a contract. He might not be as quick as Leadbitter but he looked very assured on the ball and capable of delivering good crosses into the box. If he's still a free agent I'd be offering him a deal right now. Massively impressed with higgins, not a dig at the lad from Hereford but Higgins will be a league player in a year or two. |
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Post by philbemmygas on Aug 9, 2014 19:10:20 GMT
I've seen Leadbitter twice now and to be honest I haven't been overly impressed. The lad has good pace and works hard but seems low on confidence and unwilling to go forward with the ball. He's not bad but based on what I've seen Higgins looked the better player. Having seen Higgins a couple of times in pre season I'm struggling to understand why he wasn't offered a contract. He might not be as quick as Leadbitter but he looked very assured on the ball and capable of delivering good crosses into the box. If he's still a free agent I'd be offering him a deal right now. Massively impressed with higgins, not a dig at the lad from Hereford but Higgins will be a league player in a year or two. In his defence, Ledbetter is already an established player with plenty of potential |
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Post by pirate49 on Aug 9, 2014 20:07:11 GMT
'Why Didn't We Sign Ryan Higgins?'
There was a danger of us breaking EU regulations regarding beard quotas.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 22:09:33 GMT
i like higgins,watching leadbitter today it struck me that like brown hes a full back not really a wing back,i have a feeling we might play 4-4-2 when things settle
if higgins was cheap would like to see him offered a deal but will back dc on his judgement
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Post by fanboy on Aug 9, 2014 22:11:25 GMT
i like higgins,watching leadbitter today it struck me that like brown hes a full back not really a wing back,i have a feeling we might play 4-4-2 when things settle if higgins was cheap would like to see him offered a deal but will back dc on his judgement If anything I'd say Leadbitter looks more of a winger than a full back! |
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Aug 9, 2014 22:16:07 GMT
Whilst I preferred Higgins. I do wonder how slow as a team we would be with him instead of Leadbitter. If Leadbitter was cheaper as well then I can understand the decision in a way. To be honest I trust Clarke's judgement and have full faith in him.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 22:18:52 GMT
i like higgins,watching leadbitter today it struck me that like brown hes a full back not really a wing back,i have a feeling we might play 4-4-2 when things settle if higgins was cheap would like to see him offered a deal but will back dc on his judgement If anything I'd say Leadbitter looks more of a winger than a full back! im not sure,he wasnt quite at it today but i still liked him,you might be right i was trying to work him out |
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Post by UpTheGas on Aug 9, 2014 23:47:45 GMT
To say Higgins is a better player than Leadbitter is laughable. DL has played one game in a new team - give the guy a chance!
I'm not suggesting Higgins is not a good player but DC clearly didn't think he was worth signing after having him on trial for so long and I fully support his decision.
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Post by hanham on Aug 10, 2014 12:00:13 GMT
To say Higgins is a better player than Leadbitter is laughable. DL has played one game in a new team - give the guy a chance! I'm not suggesting Higgins is not a good player but DC clearly didn't think he was worth signing after having him on trial for so long and I fully support his decision. He also played in the Coventry game. I think people who have paid to see him play 180 minutes and also seen Higgins play in 4 + games are quite justified to compare. As yet Leadbitter has not shown any of the flair or excitement that Higgins did. I am very happy with all of DC's other signings. He should have signed Higgins IMHO. |
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Post by UpTheGas on Aug 10, 2014 12:15:56 GMT
To say Higgins is a better player than Leadbitter is laughable. DL has played one game in a new team - give the guy a chance! I'm not suggesting Higgins is not a good player but DC clearly didn't think he was worth signing after having him on trial for so long and I fully support his decision. He also played in the Coventry game. I think people who have paid to see him play 180 minutes and also seen Higgins play in 4 + games are quite justified to compare. As yet Leadbitter has not shown any of the flair or excitement that Higgins did. I am very happy with all of DC's other signings. He should have signed Higgins IMHO. The Coventry game was a friendly and to judge any player seriously after a friendly is ridiculous. Higgins may have looked decent but for some reason DC clearly wasn't impressed enough to offer him something and decided he wanted Leadbitter. We'll have to see how the situation develops but I am happy to go with our manager on this one and not a few fans who got overly attached to a trialist. In a year's time people might be justified in saying we should have gone for Higgins but what's the point now? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2014 12:55:26 GMT
He never filled me with confidence, was worried every time he got the ball.
That said, hopefully it's just nerves and he'll be settled in in a few weeks or so.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2014 14:43:22 GMT
I have to give the new ayers the benefit of the doubt here as I bet none of them have played in from of 7K before. That must have been both scary but exciting as well. Hoping they get used to it and we continue to get the decent crowds
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