Torquay United Fans Forum

ferrarilover wrote:Are we gonna take out Danny (no reflection on his performance) and stick Showumni in midfield with Harding? That would give us some real muscle in the middle and a real goalscoring threat from there too. With Stockley, O'Connor, Harding, Showumni, Downer and Pearce all in the side, we'd have a big team too (granted it would be balanced somewhat by Danny, Nico, Chapell and Pokey, but that's life).

Poke
O'Connor Downer Pearce Nico
Chaps Harding Showumni Danny
Stockley Benyon

That'd probably be my team for Saturday. I don't think there's any argument against that side in favour of Manse replacing anyone, unless we go:

Back 5
Chaps Manse Harding
Stockley Benyon Showumni

This rather seems to be too many square pegs in round holes in order to accommodate him. It gives us no options out wide (not really) and will result, particularly with the two big lads up top, in very one dimensional football, which would bypass Manse anyway.

Matt.

Chris B wrote:Whilst Showunmi was sometimes employed in midfield earlier in his career, is he really mobile enough to play that role? I have him down as a solid target man, who'll win headers and hold the ball up - basically a likeable Leo Fortune-West! After impressing on Tuesday night, it'd be surprising to see either Lathrope or Harding make way for him, unless there are doubts over the latter's ability to start successive games after such a long absence.

Sunnysideup wrote: He's not an attacking midfielder FFS. He's a ball winnning tackler that gets the ball and passes it to someone else. Like Hockers used to for Alex. He's had one season where he's been able to get forward as he had 2 other midfielders to look after breaking up opposition play if they counterattacked.

Remember when he arrived here? He was the ball winner and Murray was supposedly the playmaker (before he was sold to Maccy of all teams)

If that a bit too distant to remember, he did exactly the same on the occasions he played alongside Greavsey and again when he played alongside Nicky Wroe.

Lathrope did indeed play well tonight. However, he mishit the ball out for a throw in twice in the first 15 minutes. By most peoples opinion on here though, that must mean he had a crap game.