Barker

[bluenoz 16,106]

After all the wingers we signed last summer, I hate to say this.... I hope we sign a proper right winger tomorrow. Barker & Jones are average at best.

[James Rolle 513]

2 hours ago, molesmole said:

A goal scoring winger! 

We have wanted one for years.....

And now hair he is.

Cut inside well, remained composed and powered it home. 

Few other close shaves ,baw hair away where a little break and he was in. 

Hope he isn't a fringe player for much  longer.

 

 

Toupe....i mean touche! 

[Mafeking St. 361]

1 hour ago, Bill8972 said:

That goal was important for us today, enough to kill them off.

Also, allowed thousands of us to breathe a huge sigh of relief and say the words ''thank fuck for that ''.

[SeparateEntityMyArse 45,755]

15 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

After all the wingers we signed last summer, I hate to say this.... I hope we sign a proper right winger tomorrow. Barker & Jones are average at best.

We're looking for at most one more player. If it turns out to be a right winger rather than a strong CAM then we've fucked it.

[Cedrick 7,127]

18 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

After all the wingers we signed last summer, I hate to say this.... I hope we sign a proper right winger tomorrow. Barker & Jones are average at best.

Need a striker anaw , they two never gonny be fit 

[MrMckee 2,270]

Would use him and Jones in games like today and when we need to rest key players. Both options off the bench as well to run at tired legs

[bluenoz 16,106]

1 minute ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said:

We're looking for at most one more player. If it turns out to be a right winger rather than a strong CAM then we've fucked it.

I'm not so sure about that mate. We have 3 attacking midfielders in Aribo, Hagi & Arfield. 3 defensive midfielders in Jack, Kamara and Davis (somewhere in between).

Those 3 attacking midfielders I mentioned have all been shoehorned into the right side of a front three. I don't want to call that a right winger because we play the Liverpool kind of way where the front 3 move around but imo, that is a position we haven't addressed.

I suppose Roofe and Itten can play there but again, that seems shoehorned to me.

[bluenoz 16,106]

5 minutes ago, Cedrick said:

Need a striker anaw , they two never gonny be fit 

If that turns out to ne true mate (I hope not) then Gerrard's transfer record will not look too good.

[SeparateEntityMyArse 45,755]

1 minute ago, bluenoz said:

I'm not so sure about that mate. We have 3 attacking midfielders in Aribo, Hagi & Arfield. 3 defensive midfielders in Jack, Kamara and Davis (somewhere in between).

Those 3 attacking midfielders I mentioned have all been shoehorned into the right side of a front three. I don't want to call that a right winger because we play the Liverpool kind of way where the front 3 move around but imo, that is a position we haven't addressed.

I suppose Roofe and Itten can play there but again, that seems shoehorned to me.

I'm talking about someone who can burst forward from midfield rather than one who sits more comfortably in the 3 behind Alfie.

With Tav playing, we don't need a right winger, he'd get in Tavs way. And we don't need a rhs player for the 3 behind the CF as loads of players as you say are doing that already 

[bluenoz 16,106]

1 minute ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said:

I'm talking about someone who can burst forward from midfield rather than one who sits more comfortably in the 3 behind Alfie.

With Tav playing, we don't need a right winger, he'd get in Tavs way. And we don't need a rhs player for the 3 behind the CF as loads of players as you say are doing that already 

Don't get me wrong, I would love is to sign a creative midfield player in the next 24 hrs. But so would even team in the world. We kind of have that player in Hagi. He is still a work in progress but I disagreed in him starting on the bench today.

[SeparateEntityMyArse 45,755]

12 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

Don't get me wrong, I would love is to sign a creative midfield player in the next 24 hrs. But so would even team in the world. We kind of have that player in Hagi. He is still a work in progress but I disagreed in him starting on the bench today.

We have 2 'anchors'. Gerrard says he doesn't mind if one of them joins in attacks. Imo we're looking for someone more dynamic for one of those slots, someone who can instigate and join in attacks more than Jack, Kamara or Davis can. I think we have our creative types in Hagi, Kent and Aribo.

[bluenoz 16,106]

1 minute ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said:

We have 2 'anchors'. Gerrard says he doesn't mind if one of them joins in attacks. Imo we're looking for someone more dynamic for one of those slots, someone who can instigate and join in attacks more than Jack, Kamara or Davis can. I think we have our creative types in Hagi, Kent and Aribo.

You can't have a midfield of Aribo, Hagi and lets say Johnson (Preston). You need balance. Johnson to me seems like a luxury. He seems very similar to Aribo.

If anything, we need an update on Jack. Every great team has a Macherano type, a great DM.  Jack is ours but we could upgrade in that spot although Gerrard loves him.

[gogzy 30,914]

3 hours ago, Assegai said:

Happy for him in a game where there wasn't much to be happy about.

Lots to be happy about today.  We came off the back of a hard fought midweek European game, and won 2-0 in the league.

Another goal for our captain, and a goal for someone who could really do with a goal to help his confidence.

It wasn't the nicest game to watch, but we won, which is all that matters.

[SeparateEntityMyArse 45,755]

26 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

You can't have a midfield of Aribo, Hagi and lets say Johnson (Preston). You need balance. Johnson to me seems like a luxury. He seems very similar to Aribo.

If anything, we need an update on Jack. Every great team has a Macherano type, a great DM.  Jack is ours but we could upgrade in that spot although Gerrard loves him.

We play two anchors, 3 in front, then a CF.

We dont need two anchors in many games, an upgrade on one of them is the player we're hopefully looking to bring in.

Dare I say a Gerrard type of player 😳

[bluenoz 16,106]

1 minute ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said:

We play two anchors, 3 in front, then a CF.

We dont need two anchors in many games, an upgrade on one of them is the player we're hopefully looking to bring in.

Dare I say a Gerrard type of player 😳

I do believe we will sign a midfielder tomorrow, an upgrade on our anchors. But Gerrard was not an anchor type mate, he was a driving force,

[SeparateEntityMyArse 45,755]

Just now, bluenoz said:

I do believe we will sign a midfielder tomorrow, an upgrade on our anchors. But Gerrard was not an anchor type mate, he was a driving force,

The point I'm making. I think he wants that forceful player, someone than can be physical, can take in tight areas, but will instead be a driving force going forward leaving one anchor to do that role.

[Wullies_bowly_legs 2,808]

56 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

. Every great team has a Macherano type, a great DM.  Jack is ours but we could upgrade in that spot although Gerrard loves him.

Great player Macherano, but for me i always preferred Makelele. Guy was a rolls- royce of a player but as hard as nails when needed.

[Wullies_bowly_legs 2,808]

2 minutes ago, Wullies_bowly_legs said:

Great player Macherano, but for me i always preferred Makelele. Guy was a rolls- royce of a player but as hard as nails when needed. Could read a game and control it from infront of the back 3 or 4.

 

[bluenoz 16,106]

5 minutes ago, Wullies_bowly_legs said:

Great player Macherano, but for me i always preferred Makelele. Guy was a rolls- royce of a player but as hard as nails when needed.

You know wit mate, I almost mentioned him in that post. You are exactly right. And see that Niddi that plays for Leicester, he's the same. All good teams have one these days.

[Drunk and disorderly. 7,432]

He took his goal well. His first in about a year though. The lad will need to step it up a level or two to win over the support.

Hopefully the goal will boost his confidence and he will improve. 

[bluenoz 16,106]

An no really a fan of Barker but he sure does get a roastin on here. Must be the hairdo. 😁

[Real Ranger 2,324]

4 hours ago, Smell the hotdog said:

Goes on a run and hits it straight at the keeper where it ends up going in between his legs.

Barker and Jones weren’t good enough last season, in a team who weren’t good enough last season.

How the fuck some of our fans dont understand this I’ll never know.

Barisic wasn’t good enough 2 seasons ago in a team that wasn’t good enough.

Players can improve and develop as can teams.

How the fuck some fans don’t understand this I’ll never know.

[Siam69 16,648]

6 minutes ago, Real Ranger said:

Barisic wasn’t good enough 2 seasons ago in a team that wasn’t good enough.

Players can improve and develop as can teams.

How the fuck some fans don’t understand this I’ll never know.

Swearing!

Are you drunk again?

[bluenoz 16,106]

8 minutes ago, Real Ranger said:

Barisic wasn’t good enough 2 seasons ago in a team that wasn’t good enough.

Players can improve and develop as can teams.

How the fuck some fans don’t understand this I’ll never know.

Because some real fans have played the game mate. Barker has nothing more than speed and that is the only reason he has got this opportunity.  He is a shite football player with no vision and no end product.

If you think he does, I guarantee you never played at a decent level. 

Not meaning to have a go btw.

[Real Ranger 2,324]

2 hours ago, bluenoz said:

Because some real fans have played the game mate. Barker has nothing more than speed and that is the only reason he has got this opportunity.  He is a shite football player with no vision and no end product.

If you think he does, I guarantee you never played at a decent level. 

Not meaning to have a go btw.

To be fair mate I’m not the person who put him in the team. SG is the man and he played at a decent level.

From past performances I’d wrote him off but I thought he looked a different player pre season and after an injury setback he came on today and made an impact producing an end product.

Whether he can now produce this on a consistent basis remains to be seen.