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PostPosted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:35 pm
by maypaxvobiscum
and we also have the aussie GK whom is very highly rated :)

guess the future is bright. just a matter of patience.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:29 pm
by stmichael
was really impressed with danny guthrie last night for bolton against the mancs. he was their best player by far.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:38 pm
by Ace Ventura
stmichael wrote:was really impressed with danny guthrie last night for bolton against the mancs. he was their best player by far.

Agreed.

In the first couple of minutes he made two stray passes but after that his passing and touch was spot on, even under pressure. He looks to be stronger than he was as well.
His cross for the Davies chance was a cracker, he has definately improved an awful lot for his experience in the premiership.
The Bolton fans were singing his name after he went off as well.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:10 pm
by stmichael
Ace Ventura wrote:
stmichael wrote:was really impressed with danny guthrie last night for bolton against the mancs. he was their best player by far.

Agreed.

In the first couple of minutes he made two stray passes but after that his passing and touch was spot on, even under pressure. He looks to be stronger than he was as well.
His cross for the Davies chance was a cracker, he has definately improved an awful lot for his experience in the premiership.
The Bolton fans were singing his name after he went off as well.

I think Rafa will give the lad a chance next season to come in and prove himself. Ok he'll probably be 5th choice but the season is usually long and as Lucas has proved that if you have potential and can wait for your chance then you play. Instead of Rafa buying another player we should get him back because we still need 5 or 6 players in that position.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:22 pm
by JoeTerp
What if we went with a 4-2-3-1 that looked like
                     Mascherano               Alonso
        Lucas                      Gerrard               Guthrie
ok no natural wingers or left footers, but that is the case right now as well.  In this system, anyone of the 3 forward midfielders could be anywhere on the pitch at any time.  Babel might be better suited and we might buy more quality wingers in the summer, or a second striker (in essence making Rafa pick a new formation), but this is an interesting look for me.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:04 am
by RedBlood
JoeTerp wrote:What if we went with a 4-2-3-1 that looked like
                     Mascherano               Alonso
        Lucas                      Gerrard               Guthrie
ok no natural wingers or left footers, but that is the case right now as well.  In this system, anyone of the 3 forward midfielders could be anywhere on the pitch at any time.  Babel might be better suited and we might buy more quality wingers in the summer, or a second striker (in essence making Rafa pick a new formation), but this is an interesting look for me.

i think babel has to play and if he does will develop into one of the best players in the leauge imo, so i wouldnt go for this...
as much as i would like to see guthrie make it for us i cant see him getting ahead of xabi masch stevie or lucas and i feel selling him for a few million would be a better option

PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:08 pm
by JoeTerp
taken from .tv an interview with Emmy Insua:

I INTELLIGENCE
WHO'S THE SMARTEST MEMBER OF THE RESERVE SQUAD?

I don't know about general knowledge but Mikel San Jose is an expert on football, or likes to think he is anyway. He sounds off and we have to listen. Sometimes he's right, sometimes he&'s wrong. But, no matter what, he just keeps talking.


That reminds me of someone. Maybe we should start calling BigMick BigMikel   :D

PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:28 pm
by stmichael
List of loaned players for this season 2008/2009:

Paul Anderson to Nottingham Forest

Adam Hammill to Blackpool

Robbie Threlfall to Hereford

Goodwin Antwi to Tranmere Rovers 

Jack Hobbs to Leicester City

David Martin to Leicester City

Sebastian Leto to Olympiacos

PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:46 pm
by John Kegs
Adam Hammill played very well on saturday apparently

PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:59 pm
by Almighty Red
stmichael wrote:List of loaned players for this season 2008/2009:

Paul Anderson to Nottingham Forest

Adam Hammill to Blackpool

Robbie Threlfall to Hereford

Goodwin Antwi to Tranmere Rovers 

Jack Hobbs to Leicester City

David Martin to Leicester City

Sebastian Leto to Olympiacos

Hobbs is going down to League One now? That's hardly what I'd call progression...

PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:06 pm
by stmichael
is anderson injured does anyone know? he was nowhere to be seen for forest yesterday. ???

PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:35 pm
by Toffeehater
I would me most interested in the progress of hammil and anderson and leto also , i think they have the quality to be good players if they get regular football at some other club

PostPosted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:20 pm
by RedBlood
RedBlood wrote:
JoeTerp wrote:What if we went with a 4-2-3-1 that looked like
                     Mascherano               Alonso
        Lucas                      Gerrard               Guthrie
ok no natural wingers or left footers, but that is the case right now as well.  In this system, anyone of the 3 forward midfielders could be anywhere on the pitch at any time.  Babel might be better suited and we might buy more quality wingers in the summer, or a second striker (in essence making Rafa pick a new formation), but this is an interesting look for me.

i think babel has to play and if he does will develop into one of the best players in the leauge imo, so i wouldnt go for this...
as much as i would like to see guthrie make it for us i cant see him getting ahead of xabi masch stevie or lucas and i feel selling him for a few million would be a better option

OMG i cant believe my brother put Guthrie ahead of Babel

aww man im gonna rip em when i next c him

PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:52 pm
by stmichael
I see Hammill played well for Blackpool at the weekend. Won a penalty and looked very dangerous.

PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:54 pm
by andy_g
blackpool, eh? do you think we'll beat 'em?