by tomogull » 10 Oct 2018, 21:52
lucy6lucy wrote: 05 Oct 2018, 23:14
So if an appraisal after one month is required, I would imagine he would be quietly thinking , who the hell signed half this squad on full time contracts. Whether Owers/hedges is to blame is not the answer now.
Not often I disagree with Lucy x 2, but my opinion is that the majority of players brought in by Owers are good signings. There are one or two who haven't lived up to expectations, but (off the top of my head) Hall, Niate, Dickson, Cameron, Bass, Essuman and McDonald are decent players. Owers failed on two counts (1) his boring negative defensive style (a continuation of last season) and (2) his failure to bring in an effective striker, although I remember we were all very pleased when the signing of Andre Wright was announced. Whatever has happened to him? He looked such a promising prospect when he was on loan from WBA several seasons ago.
The difference now is that, under Gary Johnson, we are playing positive football at a quicker tempo and the players seem to be enjoying their football at last (with the exception of Chris Regis).
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So if an appraisal after one month is required, I would imagine he would be quietly thinking , who the hell signed half this squad on full time contracts. Whether Owers/hedges is to blame is not the answer now. [/quote]
Not often I disagree with Lucy x 2, but my opinion is that the majority of players brought in by Owers are good signings. There are one or two who haven't lived up to expectations, but (off the top of my head) Hall, Niate, Dickson, Cameron, Bass, Essuman and McDonald are decent players. Owers failed on two counts (1) his boring negative defensive style (a continuation of last season) and (2) his failure to bring in an effective striker, although I remember we were all very pleased when the signing of Andre Wright was announced. Whatever has happened to him? He looked such a promising prospect when he was on loan from WBA several seasons ago.
The difference now is that, under Gary Johnson, we are playing positive football at a quicker tempo and the players seem to be enjoying their football at last (with the exception of Chris Regis).
