Thatslife
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Post by Thatslife on Nov 7, 2014 16:15:27 GMT
He has scored a goal in the last 5 games (a record) in the Scottish Premier league, and we never played him as a striker DOH
What utter madness!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2014 16:19:37 GMT
He plays for Dundee.
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Thatslife
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Post by Thatslife on Nov 7, 2014 16:57:46 GMT
He does , O.P corrected, not that it makes much difference to the point I was trying to make |
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Post by Wreckless on Nov 7, 2014 17:02:40 GMT
Clarkson always looked to me as if he was trying to be a striker, but just wasn't very good at it.
Riordan is one of the highest scorers in Scottish football in recent years, but couldn't score in League 2.
All this just shows that the highest standard of Scottish football is around Conference level.
Also illustrated by Paterson, Kenneth and any other Scotsman that McGhee brought in.,
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Post by Westcountry Gas on Nov 7, 2014 17:04:46 GMT
It was a disgrace that he never played as a striker or second striker during his time here until DC came in and played him up front for the last few games of last season, my main issue with Ward was playing O'Toole as a number 10 when in Clarkson we had the best number 10 in league 2. O'Toole lacked creativity and a football brain which is why he was completely lost and ineffective in that role, Clarkson was a clever player and by the far the most technically gifted member of the squad, it was crazy that a player who had very little pace and stamina was stuck out wide, it would be like playing Cureton as a wide man. McGhee also had Clarkson out wide although most of the time he played him as a defensive midfielder because of injury's. I'm so glad the days of 4-2-3-1 & 4-5-1 are over, and the fact that Darrell is playing 2 up front every week has gone a long way to helping us reach 5th in the table.
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Post by LJG on Nov 7, 2014 17:05:54 GMT
It was a disgrace that he never played as a striker or second striker during his time here until DC came in and played him up front for the last few games of last season, my main issue with Ward was playing O'Toole as a number 10 when in Clarkson we had the best number 10 in league 2. O'Toole lacked creativity and a football brain which is why he was completely lost and ineffective in that role, Clarkson was a clever player and by the far the most technically gifted member of the squad, it was crazy that a player who had very little pace and stamina was stuck out wide, it would be like playing Cureton as a wide man. McGhee also had Clarkson out wide although most of the time he played him as a defensive midfielder because of injury's. I'm so glad the days of 4-2-3-1 & 4-5-1 are over, and the fact that Darrell is playing 2 up front every week has gone a long way to helping us reach 5th in the table. In the division below  |
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Post by brizzle on Nov 7, 2014 17:44:30 GMT
Clarkson always looked to me as if he was trying to be a striker, but just wasn't very good at it.Riordan is one of the highest scorers in Scottish football in recent years, but couldn't score in League 2. All this just shows that the highest standard of Scottish football is around Conference level. Also illustrated by Paterson, Kenneth and any other Scotsman that McGhee brought in., Really? David Clarkson was, in my opinion, a more than competent striker at League Two level. The fact that he wasn't played there on a regular basis speaks volumes about BRFC, their budget and their managerial appointments over the past few seasons. In my opinion if David Clarkson had been played in his natural position, he would have kept us in the Football League all on his own. He may not have been the quickest it's true, but at the level that we were playing at last season he would have done nicely, |
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Post by crater on Nov 7, 2014 17:47:25 GMT
We never played him consistently in the position where he would have had most effect on a game. The 82s told us where we should play him and for once the sports direct clothes wearing monkeys were right. He was and never will be a wide man. We never played Riordan in his most effective position neither.
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Post by ComptonDandoGas on Nov 7, 2014 18:36:14 GMT
We never played him consistently in the position where he would have had most effect on a game. The 82s told us where we should play him and for once the sports direct clothes wearing monkeys were right. He was and never will be a wide man. We never played Riordan in his most effective position neither. completely agree regarding both Clarkson and Riordan. Anyone can feel free to slag both players off as much as they want but it's obvious that both had high potential but were being played in poistions that greatly reduced their chances of affecting games, which cannot be anything other than poor management |
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Post by LPGas on Nov 7, 2014 18:47:55 GMT
Ward OUT
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Post by Westcountry Gas on Nov 7, 2014 19:14:40 GMT
It was a disgrace that he never played as a striker or second striker during his time here until DC came in and played him up front for the last few games of last season, my main issue with Ward was playing O'Toole as a number 10 when in Clarkson we had the best number 10 in league 2. O'Toole lacked creativity and a football brain which is why he was completely lost and ineffective in that role, Clarkson was a clever player and by the far the most technically gifted member of the squad, it was crazy that a player who had very little pace and stamina was stuck out wide, it would be like playing Cureton as a wide man. McGhee also had Clarkson out wide although most of the time he played him as a defensive midfielder because of injury's. I'm so glad the days of 4-2-3-1 & 4-5-1 are over, and the fact that Darrell is playing 2 up front every week has gone a long way to helping us reach 5th in the table. In the division below When we tumbled out of league 1 to the division below we never reached the heights of the play-offs, so the progress being made in such a short time since last summer has been incredible. I know certain people keep thinking we should be winning every game and promoted by February but this league is tougher than league 2 and with budget being slashed, i think things are going well. I said after the Braintree game that everyone needs to settle down and let DC and the players do there thing and they have delivered, people need to start enjoying the season because any more reactions like the one after the FGR game, and we will be stuck in the non league for years. |
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Post by chelt_gas on Nov 7, 2014 19:17:06 GMT
Ward and McGhee failed these players, it will be interesting to see if clarkson gets a call up with mcgimp being assistant.
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Post by nickchippenhamgas on Nov 7, 2014 21:18:32 GMT
Clarkson always looked to me as if he was trying to be a striker, but just wasn't very good at it. Riordan is one of the highest scorers in Scottish football in recent years, but couldn't score in League 2. All this just shows that the highest standard of Scottish football is around Conference level. Also illustrated by Paterson, Kenneth and any other Scotsman that McGhee brought in., With respect when did MM or JW play DC up front??? He was one of the best footballers to pull on our shirt in my opinion, and his goal ratio was alright for a midfielder, which he pretty much played whilst here, I couldn't understand why we managed to sign such a good player, who was/is a striker, then slot him into midfield to make way for some of the so called "strikers" we used up front!! Just my opinion though. |
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Post by ellington on Nov 7, 2014 21:37:00 GMT
It was a disgrace that he never played as a striker or second striker during his time here until DC came in and played him up front for the last few games of last season, my main issue with Ward was playing O'Toole as a number 10 when in Clarkson we had the best number 10 in league 2. O'Toole lacked creativity and a football brain which is why he was completely lost and ineffective in that role, Clarkson was a clever player and by the far the most technically gifted member of the squad, it was crazy that a player who had very little pace and stamina was stuck out wide, it would be like playing Cureton as a wide man. McGhee also had Clarkson out wide although most of the time he played him as a defensive midfielder because of injury's. I'm so glad the days of 4-2-3-1 & 4-5-1 are over, and the fact that Darrell is playing 2 up front every week has gone a long way to helping us reach 5th in the table. Imagine what it would be like if 2 up front could stick the ball in the net |
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Post by Wilkimania on Nov 7, 2014 22:07:09 GMT
If you were going to play Clarkson up front then you needed the right man to play off of him, which Chris Beardsley never was close to being.
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Post by Westcountry Gas on Nov 7, 2014 22:12:14 GMT
It was a disgrace that he never played as a striker or second striker during his time here until DC came in and played him up front for the last few games of last season, my main issue with Ward was playing O'Toole as a number 10 when in Clarkson we had the best number 10 in league 2. O'Toole lacked creativity and a football brain which is why he was completely lost and ineffective in that role, Clarkson was a clever player and by the far the most technically gifted member of the squad, it was crazy that a player who had very little pace and stamina was stuck out wide, it would be like playing Cureton as a wide man. McGhee also had Clarkson out wide although most of the time he played him as a defensive midfielder because of injury's. I'm so glad the days of 4-2-3-1 & 4-5-1 are over, and the fact that Darrell is playing 2 up front every week has gone a long way to helping us reach 5th in the table. Imagine what it would be like if 2 up front could stick the ball in the net As long as the points keep ticking over i couldn't give a flying feck how many we goals we score, we have the best keeper in the league, a top 3 back four and the midfield is packed full of energy and effort. If a lack of goals start affecting our results on a regular basis which then will alter our league position then i'll have a problem with it, but at the moment it seems like there always has to be something that some fans aren't happy with which is sad when you consider what a good season we are having. |
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Thatslife
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Post by Thatslife on Nov 7, 2014 22:40:47 GMT
Imagine what it would be like if 2 up front could stick the ball in the net As long as the points keep ticking over i couldn't give a flying feck how many we goals we score, we have the best keeper in the league, a top 3 back four and the midfield is packed full of energy and effort. If a lack of goals start affecting our results on a regular basis which then will alter our league position then i'll have a problem with it, but at the moment it seems like there always has to be something that some fans aren't happy with which is sad when you consider what a good season we are having. My O.P was not one of "if he was here now" it was a lament about how we had, as he has proved to be, a talented striker and never used him as such. Like most supporters I never, and still dont, understand why he was never given a run of matches as an out and out striker, such a waste of talent. |
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Post by chelt_gas on Nov 8, 2014 0:07:47 GMT
We were a lower league club with a manager who was no longer relevant.
Chris Beardsley was the worst player we had since Christian lee
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2014 11:08:47 GMT
Imagine what it would be like if 2 up front could stick the ball in the net As long as the points keep ticking over i couldn't give a flying feck how many we goals we score, we have the best keeper in the league, a top 3 back four and the midfield is packed full of energy and effort. If a lack of goals start affecting our results on a regular basis which then will alter our league position then i'll have a problem with it, but at the moment it seems like there always has to be something that some fans aren't happy with which is sad when you consider what a good season we are having. If we were top, you'd have made a good point there. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2014 12:21:17 GMT
We were a lower league club with a manager who was no longer relevant. Chris Beardsley was the worst player we had since Christian lee No Harrold holds that accolade |
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