by bobby93 » 04 Jun 2014, 09:01
DerbyshireGull wrote:Absolutely GITP although I still reckon we have players that just haven't been used properly by all managers. Hawley has been disastrous for us but he did used to have a scoring record and that goal he scored v Morecambe was top drawer. I think he could do a job at conference level but we just haven't played him and Benners in the right manner and given them direct, fluent and consistent service. If it takes Van Persie 2 accurate crosses for him to get on the end of one and score then it takes Hawley about 15. If we don't get enough balls into dangerous areas then he isn't going to socre and then hangs back and ends up playing with his back to goal the entire game and we lump balls up to him to hold up. I'm not defending him in any way shape or form and Knill signed some dross but with weaker opposition and some fresh players then those like Hawley who we can't shift maybe just could be the answer in the conference. Part of it also lies with their attitude. It's a gamble but if we're stuck with them then we may as well try our hardest to get our money's worth this season.
We also shouldn't forget that there are a lot of players that were already here when Knill arrived that have been worse than some of his signings. At this level all managers have to sign poor or unproven players, it's then what you get out of them that matters. Sadly neither Knill nor Hargreaves could squeeze out enough.
This is spot on, and is the reason why I feel Martin Ling was the best man-manager we have had in recent years.
I think we need to be patient, Hargreaves has got a lot of convincing to do if he is to tempt players to come and ply their trade down here. A couple of names soon would be nice though, Buckle had no trouble in 2007. But then, he was "ambitious", wasn't he?
[quote="DerbyshireGull"]Absolutely GITP although I still reckon we have players that just haven't been used properly by all managers. Hawley has been disastrous for us but he did used to have a scoring record and that goal he scored v Morecambe was top drawer. I think he could do a job at conference level but we just haven't played him and Benners in the right manner and given them direct, fluent and consistent service. If it takes Van Persie 2 accurate crosses for him to get on the end of one and score then it takes Hawley about 15. If we don't get enough balls into dangerous areas then he isn't going to socre and then hangs back and ends up playing with his back to goal the entire game and we lump balls up to him to hold up. I'm not defending him in any way shape or form and Knill signed some dross but with weaker opposition and some fresh players then those like Hawley who we can't shift maybe just could be the answer in the conference. Part of it also lies with their attitude. It's a gamble but if we're stuck with them then we may as well try our hardest to get our money's worth this season.
We also shouldn't forget that there are a lot of players that were already here when Knill arrived that have been worse than some of his signings. At this level all managers have to sign poor or unproven players, it's then what you get out of them that matters. Sadly neither Knill nor Hargreaves could squeeze out enough.[/quote]
This is spot on, and is the reason why I feel Martin Ling was the best man-manager we have had in recent years.
I think we need to be patient, Hargreaves has got a lot of convincing to do if he is to tempt players to come and ply their trade down here. A couple of names soon would be nice though, Buckle had no trouble in 2007. But then, he was "ambitious", wasn't he?
