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by arcadia » 10 Mar 2015, 15:34

royalgull wrote:He isn't good enough but I wish him a speedy recovery. Signing him at the start of this season was the first of Hargreaves mistakes in all honesty.
I agree but as you said lets hope he has a full recovery :keepie:

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by royalgull » 10 Mar 2015, 15:24

He isn't good enough but I wish him a speedy recovery. Signing him at the start of this season was the first of Hargreaves mistakes in all honesty.

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by Gullscorer » 10 Mar 2015, 15:00

http://www.torquayunited.com/news/artic ... 25576.aspx

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by Richinns » 10 Mar 2015, 14:46

Looks like the end for him as a TUFC player:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31814801
(Taking away from how he has performed - I cannot see him being offered a contract with his injury history)

Shame as from what I have been told he is a nice lad who looks the part in training but never really stepped up on matchdays.

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by Greybeardedgull » 07 Aug 2014, 21:55

Sorry about the last line, I'll sack my editor in the morning.

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by Greybeardedgull » 07 Aug 2014, 21:34

RussianGull wishes Tom good luck before stressing that hopefully Tom will find some form and kick on before asking if it's not too much to ask for.
I totally agree with the good luck to Tom bit RG but as for the it's not too much to ask for bit, well lets have a look.
You see it all depends on what you consider as value for money. £400 a week wages means that he is now approaching the minimum wage bracket and the none security of the short term contract he's been given by the club committing himself to us by moving to the area proves to me why we are where we are and also where we deserve to be. Add to this the full time abuse that he'll probably get from the dildo's on the popside and on here and bingo, Torquay United in a nutshell. Good luck Tom.
No wonder we Good luck Tom.

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by RussianGull » 07 Aug 2014, 20:25

Good luck to Tom, hopefully he'll find some decent form. Get his head down and zip up and down the left for us and put some decent crosses in. Not a lot to ask is it?

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by Neal » 07 Aug 2014, 16:26

Yes good luck Tom, you and every player has 10 games ( that I have watched) and I will decide if I you are up to it

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by chardie » 07 Aug 2014, 15:49

Richinns wrote: This. Well said.
Fair comment, my guess is the Popside will cruiseify (geddit?) him on the first home game of the season and then at every further home game. They seem to prefer to criticise than to encourage.

Good luck Tom.

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by Richinns » 07 Aug 2014, 13:16

hector wrote:I feel sorry for Cruise. IN his two years here, he hasn't really managed to convince anyone of the talent he must have possessed to persuade Arsene Wenger to pick him in a Champions League game. However, his two years here have coincided with one of the worst periods in our history. He has been in and out of the team because of injury; because of politics surrounding whether Nicholson should be picked or not; because of loss of form. When he first broke into the team under Ling, it did look like he may be the long-term answer to Nicholson's declining form and then he got injured. He has been here under Ling, Taylor, Knill & Hargreaves - four managers in a year and it may be that he needs a run in the team to get to grips with the rigours of first-team football. He seems a likeable character and I hope supporters do not single him out for the special abuse the likes of Bodin has received (and therefore never prospered) over the last couple of years.
This. Well said.

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by hector » 07 Aug 2014, 13:01

I feel sorry for Cruise. IN his two years here, he hasn't really managed to convince anyone of the talent he must have possessed to persuade Arsene Wenger to pick him in a Champions League game. However, his two years here have coincided with one of the worst periods in our history. He has been in and out of the team because of injury; because of politics surrounding whether Nicholson should be picked or not; because of loss of form. When he first broke into the team under Ling, it did look like he may be the long-term answer to Nicholson's declining form and then he got injured. He has been here under Ling, Taylor, Knill & Hargreaves - four managers in a year and it may be that he needs a run in the team to get to grips with the rigours of first-team football. He seems a likeable character and I hope supporters do not single him out for the special abuse the likes of Bodin has received (and therefore never prospered) over the last couple of years.

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by PhilGull » 07 Aug 2014, 11:04

brucie wrote:Yes Cruise is better than Nicholson. Cruise is excellent on the ball but seems incapable as regards positional sense.
That said we are playing at a lower standard and its probably worth the risk in my view (just about)
Again I'm agreeing with Brucie! (must look out for the blue moon tonight!)
Nicho used to be good (notice the past tense) at set piece delivery but hasn't really shown it consistently for a good 18 months.
Cruise is a much more technically proficient player, more skillful. He just needs to develop his thinking and reading of the game more.

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by Gulliball » 06 Aug 2014, 22:40

Having a talented 17 year old left us in a good position, because we had the opportunity to get rid of Nicholson and Cruise, neither of which have excelled or made the position their own over the last few seasons, and replace them with one player - making a saving and hopefully improving the team. Signing Cruise 3 days before the season starts suggests that we've failed to attract anyone better, or that loan options haven't materialised yet. I hope we keep working on this, because the full backs look to be the weakest link in our squad by a country mile. Ives stands a great chance of getting some game time at the moment, which could be good for us long term, but ideally he would get a chance when forces it, not forced because we have no-one else.

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by +mustard+ » 06 Aug 2014, 21:40

Tom cannot hit passes good enough for a fullback to many go out of play, I feel that he has had his chance and Levi is the better option.

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by chunkygull » 06 Aug 2014, 21:12

Richinns wrote: Obvious to who? Are you questioning Hargreaves judgements before season start?
On this decision - YES!

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