Ian Morris

[goodluckgull]

It looks very likely that Morro is or soon will be back in contention for a place in the team. He was in full training today and looked very keen and involved in everything. We saw him kicking a ball around before the game on saturday,which was great to see and it is even better to see him training today.

[brucie]

Good another winger who has no pace and can't beat his man (we have got about seven of those already)

[Colorado Gull]

Ian Morris is a very good player in the middle of the park, sadly ineffective on the wing so I don't think when Morris returns, he'll get back into the starting line up. We could maybe use him alongside Howe? But that's if we become very desperate in attack.

[AustrianAndyGull]

Good another winger who has no pace and can't beat his man (we have got about seven of those already)

Got to agree with you there Brucie in the fact that we have wingers who can't do what a winger should but Morris is a quality player compared to some we have and the sooner he comes back in the better IMO.

[Dave]

That is it, Morris is not a winger as such. His most succsseful period in his career during his time playing at Championship level was playing in the centre, again like Nail Thompson I wonder whether Nathan Craig would have been used as much had Morris remained fit.

Still think personaly Morris is one of those players with something to prove, delighted for the lad he is on the way back, and hopefully he will get a run of games to do just that, and prove his worth.

[lankyben]

sooner he is back the better. he brings alot more to the middle of the park than other midfielders at the club. and the notion that he is a winger is ridiculous. I personally would much prefer morris in centre mid than mansell. he offers all mans does and more

[PhilGull]

Good news (for a change!) I can't wait to see Morris back in the middle and Jarvis back on the bench.

[Richinns]

I find it strange that everyone is seeing Morris as some mystical answer. Before his injury he had few plaudits yet now he is a saviour! Shows how poorly we have played for the most part this year!

[gullintwoplaces]

Good another winger who has no pace and can't beat his man (we have got about seven of those already)

SEVEN wingers? SEVEN? Who might these be then? Still, why let the facts get in the way of a good rant from Mr Rant.

[Richinns]

SEVEN wingers? SEVEN? Who might these be then? Still, why let the facts get in the way of a good rant from Mr Rant.

Craig
Macklin
Stevens
Bodin
Thompson
Yeoman (has been used in a wide position)
Morris (has been used in a wide position)

I count 7! (you could argue 8 if you include Jarvis who has also been used out wide - albeit not this year)

[gullintwoplaces]

Oh come off it! Yeoman is certainly not a winger. Morris is a midfield player. Craig is a midfielder who is (wrongly in my view) being asked to play wide (wide midfield, not on the wing). Jarvis is not a winger. To describe Bodin and Stevens as wingers is stretching it, although you could argue that Danny is being played as a winger. In my mind we really only have TWO wingers, Macklin and Thompson.

[PhilGull]

Craig
Macklin
Stevens
Bodin
Thompson
Yeoman (has been used in a wide position)
Morris (has been used in a wide position)

I count 7! (you could argue 8 if you include Jarvis who has also been used out wide - albeit not this year)

Just because they've been used out wide doesn't mean they are wingers. Craig and Morris are central attacking midfielders. Macklin and Stevens are the only two traditional 'chalk on the boots' wingers. Bodin is a modern wingery-striker and Thompson and Yeoman are kids who haven't proven themselves in any position yet but are both looking likely to mature in to wingery-strikers like Bodin.

[AustrianAndyGull]

I find it strange that everyone is seeing Morris as some mystical answer. Before his injury he had few plaudits yet now he is a saviour! Shows how poorly we have played for the most part this year!

He's not the mystical answer Rich but his experience and return to the side will be a lot better than the options we've got at the minute. It's a bad situation all round i agree but i do like Morris and i'd rather have him in that out of our 'ideal' starting 11 that we can pick from. I also agree that if we are desperate for Morris and Macklin to return AND to get in someone like Richard Logan ( who by all accounts isn't too good and has problems ) then it does show how poor we have been this season and how poor we will probably continue to be. I hope to God i'm wrong and Ling can do the business we need this week to stop this from happening.

[Richinns]

Oh come off it! Yeoman is certainly not a winger. Morris is a midfield player. Craig is a midfielder who is (wrongly in my view) being asked to play wide (wide midfield, not on the wing). Jarvis is not a winger. To describe Bodin and Stevens as wingers is stretching it, although you could argue that Danny is being played as a winger. In my mind we really only have TWO wingers, Macklin and Thompson.

So we are arguing about the term winger/wide man? You can only have 2 regardless and brucie point is we have 7 which have no pace and cannot beat a man. I happen not to agree with him (regards pace and beating a man) but to say we have less than 7 wide men/wingers is incorrect as 8 from the current squad have been played in this position.

[gullintwoplaces]

Brucie said "wingers" not "wingers/wide men". These are not the same. I agree that we have 8 men who have played wide, but to describe them as "wingers" is a bit daft, but that's Brucie for you.