sweetsheri Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Reyt player Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 hour ago, pazowl55 said: And the opposite aswell. Look how excited we all got when we signed Abdi. He turned out to be one of our worst signings in recent years. Try ever! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholder Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Tried to look on YouTube for dribbling skills but theres a few goal vids. Nothing too spectacular. Anyway, looks mobile and skillful and isn't too bad at putting the ball in the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxtongent Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Why do we all seem so surprised, and often negative, about our signing players so surprisingly? We always seem to thinks we should be shouting to the world our interest in Player X. This isn't the way business is done. To publicly claim that we MUST have Player X simply pushes up his price and invites other clubs interest. That's not the way to do business. For once, can we give him a proper SW welcome, and not be on his back from Minute 1, expecting him to be able to walk on water. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oh_weds_we_love_you Posted June 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 minute ago, Buxtongent said: For once, can we give him a proper SW welcome, and not be on his back from Minute 1, expecting him to be able to walk on water. After some of our transfer dealings in the last few years, I'm just glad he can walk at all! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatter Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 4 hours ago, Philb125 said: This from a very knowledgeable Cardiff friend of mine... No he did his knee ligaments the season before last which stopped him in his tracks and he missed half that season & the start of the promotion one, by that time NML was flying for us so he never got a look in after, he clearly had a sulk & rubbed Warnock the wrong way, he was pretty much fit last year but only had a few run outs, MOM at home to Fulham though.. So to recap, he’s been fit for a while, has pace to burn and doesn’t get on with Colin. It’s a yes for me!! Impossible to understand how anyone could fail to get along with Colin. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike1867 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 I don't know too much about him apart from that he's pretty rapid, and sometimes that's all that is required to push the opposition back 5-10 yards so they don't get caught pushing too far up. This is the 5-10 yards of space that Bannan craves to get his head up, that Hooper used to drop into, that Kieran Lee drifts into, that will allow Fletcher to back into his marker, that allows Reach to find himself 25 yards out with his left peg getting twitchy. Some teams have a rapid striker, same outcome. Some have it in a strong runner from midfield, same outcome. Some have it at full back, same outcome. Sometimes all a team needs is the threat of pace to allow all the other elements of the team to perform better. This season, we may have that plan B we all craved. If a team comes at us, they now run the risk of getting caught in behind. If they sit off, they run the risk of Reach, Lee, Fletcher, Bannan or FF doing some serious damage with the extra space. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twolaptops Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Surely Colin wouldn't goose us with a dud ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Wednesday Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 41 minutes ago, twolaptops said: Surely Colin wouldn't goose us with a dud ?? He's out of contract ya badman, generally your ex manager doesn't decide which club you sign for next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, pazowl55 said: And the opposite aswell. Look how excited we all got when we signed Abdi. He turned out to be one of our worst signings in recent years ever. Changed. Others beat me to it. Edited June 27, 2019 by prowl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaminowl Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Buxtongent said: Why do we all seem so surprised, and often negative, about our signing players so surprisingly? I can't imagine why we'd be surprised when something so surprisingly happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beloved_aunt Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 At the moment we basically only have one winger in Reach. I'm sure by the end of the transfer window Bruce will want to have 4 (or maybe 3+ Nando) to choose from and each of those will play some games throughout the season. In picking up these players we can't spend loads of money and need to prioritise pace in at least a couple of them. With that context understood Harris seems a perfect signing and could prove a bargain. Those moaning about it need to give alternative names that are actually plausible signings or STFU in my view. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyowl Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Didn't Leeds fans want rid of Tom Lees? Anyway don't know anything about him, sounds like we have signed this guy rather than Arrons. Lets see what he can do! Now lets go get Hector! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modboy Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Sort of rough diamond we need to develop and sell on once were in the PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Just think if this lad helps fire us to promotion We get to thank Colin for it Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Turpin Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Buxtongent said: For once, can we give him a proper SW welcome, and not be on his back from Minute 1, I think you mean like as usual rather than for once. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Anyone who really knows anything about this lad, is his end product better or worse than Jermaine Johnson's? That will give us a better insight as to what to expect - and where to buy a season ticket on the Kop or not!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonk Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 hour ago, jonnyowl said: Didn't Leeds fans want rid of Tom Lees? Anyway don't know anything about him, sounds like we have signed this guy rather than Arrons. Lets see what he can do! Now lets go get Hector! Yes but the Cardiff fans dont want rid of Harris from what I’ve seen. Colin getting some stick for letting him go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwokenGiant Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, spike1867 said: I don't know too much about him apart from that he's pretty rapid, and sometimes that's all that is required to push the opposition back 5-10 yards so they don't get caught pushing too far up. This is the 5-10 yards of space that Bannan craves to get his head up, that Hooper used to drop into, that Kieran Lee drifts into, that will allow Fletcher to back into his marker, that allows Reach to find himself 25 yards out with his left peg getting twitchy. Some teams have a rapid striker, same outcome. Some have it in a strong runner from midfield, same outcome. Some have it at full back, same outcome. Sometimes all a team needs is the threat of pace to allow all the other elements of the team to perform better. This season, we may have that plan B we all craved. If a team comes at us, they now run the risk of getting caught in behind. If they sit off, they run the risk of Reach, Lee, Fletcher, Bannan or FF doing some serious damage with the extra space. Agree with all of this, except the last paragraph. We’ve struggled time and time again to break teams down, when they’ve dropped off, with the same aforementioned players. Edited June 27, 2019 by AwokenGiant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffield_dave Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 3 hours ago, spike1867 said: I don't know too much about him apart from that he's pretty rapid, and sometimes that's all that is required to push the opposition back 5-10 yards so they don't get caught pushing too far up. The lack of pace in this squad has been our downfall for years. I think there is a remarkably obvious example of your exact point there in the home semi final against Huddersfield. Sometimes you just need a release valve. Someone who can just bolt after it and get you 50 yards up and out of your own 20 yard line. As daft as it sounds, I think if we had Jermaine Johnson - or someone of the same ilk - to bring on for the last 20 minutes of that Huddersfield game then we win it and go into a final against Reading. Even if Harris is a one trick pony, it's one trick we've missed for four years and in my opinion has probably cost us promotion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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