[cite]Posted By: carly burn[/cite]Still no news of any competition for Weaver then?
I'm not alone then!
I don't trust him at the moment. His handling is woeful and he runs like he is on roller skates and could fall at any moment
I think he's just the last to catch the Pardew's confidence-busting bug. Take out the last couple of games he's been excellent and you don't become a bad keeper overnight. Yes the squad needs another keeper and he could possibly do with the competition but writing him off completely is mad.
[cite]Posted By: nigel w[/cite]Haven't seen offical confirmation of Gillespie or Helguson yet, the reports I've seen still seem to be of the "set to sign" variety.
But assuming we get them, could be just what's needed. I think we require men not boys right now (sorry Martyn Waghorn) and both have had ups-and-downs in their career which has, I am sure, served to make them stronger. Neither seems the type to shirk a scrap , and that's what we're now in.
All these six loanees could feature tomorrow:
Primus
Bouazza
Cranie
Waghorn
Helguson
Gillespie
Which says rather a lot about the fully-contracted team that Pardew built . But hey, that's water under the bridge now. I think we're going to fight like dogs of war tomorrow night and QPR won't know what has hit them...
I'm not completely sure but i think theres a limit to how many loan players can appear in the side at the same time? I'm sure someone on here knows as we had so many last year.
[cite]Posted By: PeanutsMolloy[/cite]Not another has-been, please.
Please suggest what other available wingers a relegation threatened championship side with no money should be attracting then? Maybe we should be lining up Ronaldo, Wright-Phillips or Lennon. Or give Barca a call and see if Messi fancies a game.
We're staring league one in the face, and TBH i'm surprised we've even managed to get someone as experienced as Gillespie.
Still a current Norn Iron international:
"The Northern Ireland international is hoping that the loan move could result in a permanent transfer after the loan expires on 3 January.
Gillespie has won 86 international caps and played against Hungary last week."
It's all pretty academic because we'll probably be in administration before the season's out but, in any event, I'd rather we stopped worrying about what division we are in next season or the season after. In the long term, what matters is that we get back to developing and blooding youngsters that could make-up the core of the team for the next 5 years+ and restore some pride in watching CAFC. I'm was fed up watching a bunch of mercenaries in the Prem and can't get excited about has-beens and/or loanees in the CCC. The youngsters we have are a reasonable start and are not the cause of our current League position - in truth the biggest indictment against Pards is that he has managed them so badly.
Remember when he signed for Man U for £1M? I saw him a few days' later arriving at Belfast airport, being met by all his family - Mum, sister etc - and they all wanted to admire his million pound legs!
My view - could go either way, but at best it's a fairly short term solution. Wingers are ususally well past their sell-by date by the age of 33.
Perhaps there is some truth in the Lawrie Sanchez rumour after all? The Nor'n Irish are coming....
Wingers lose their pace (although Ryan Giggs is still pacy) - but wingers are often blessed with good ball skills and trickery, even dare I say it - a bit of football intelligence.
They tend not to lose that ability.
An overlapping Moo2 can supply the pace.
In anycase,in later days they often make creative attacking centre midfielders.
What are we lacking - is their a plan B in hand .....?
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Is he any better than Ambrose? We shall see....
I'm not completely sure but i think theres a limit to how many loan players can appear in the side at the same time? I'm sure someone on here knows as we had so many last year.
Please suggest what other available wingers a relegation threatened championship side with no money should be attracting then? Maybe we should be lining up Ronaldo, Wright-Phillips or Lennon. Or give Barca a call and see if Messi fancies a game.
We're staring league one in the face, and TBH i'm surprised we've even managed to get someone as experienced as Gillespie.
Still, if he produces the goods, nobody can complain.
"The Northern Ireland international is hoping that the loan move could result in a permanent transfer after the loan expires on 3 January.
Gillespie has won 86 international caps and played against Hungary last week."
My view - could go either way, but at best it's a fairly short term solution. Wingers are ususally well past their sell-by date by the age of 33.
Perhaps there is some truth in the Lawrie Sanchez rumour after all? The Nor'n Irish are coming....
Why Peanuts and Why not WSS?
They tend not to lose that ability.
An overlapping Moo2 can supply the pace.
In anycase,in later days they often make creative attacking centre midfielders.
What are we lacking - is their a plan B in hand .....?
OK, if it is that scientific ; - )
ditto - can't see a white knight emerging from the mist rolling in from the Thames.
Do you mean, "why didn't we go for Ronaldo or Rooney" ....?
;o)
Thanks chaps, most enlightening : - )
Yeah oggy lets take it to the extreme.
Was ANYONE scouting players last year??
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What a plum.
He looks a bit mental in that picture. Looks like he could do with blinking a few times.
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he certainly does, probably just spent the evening round at paddy kennys house