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Centre Mids

AFKABartramAFKABartram
edited January 2009 in General Charlton
Amid all the 'cutbacks' and our streamlined squad for this season, we now have the following centre mids on our books:

ZZ
Holland
Racon
Shelvey
Spring
Bailey
Semedo
Sinclair
Wright
Arter

Ten centre mids, when you can only play 2 or 3.

Take it as given that ZZ is gone, how the hell do you go about getting a settled pairing out of that lot, particularly when what appears to be the best is the one the club apparently want to play the least ?

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  • TavernTavern
    good question
  • RiscardoRiscardo
    Think ZZ will be gone.

    Holland will be gone in the summer.

    Shelvey will be gone come Feb.

    Spring and Bailey in the mid for next season.

    Semedo wil go back to Portugal in the sumer.

    Sinclair/ Arter will be let go and maybe Wright as a back up.

    There you go ...
  • BigRedEvilBigRedEvil
    Racon would be my first choice imo.
  • superclivesuperclive
    early days but what does spring have that wirght doenst?
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Yet again on Saturday we lost a CM to injury. Racon is out, ZZ is out, Bailey was suspended, Arter has just come back from injury and now Semedo for a foul that the ref didn't even see.

    Racon and Semedo in the middle,

    Spring wide ala Graham Stuart

    Shelvey pushed forward.

    Bailey on the bench or even full back.

    And Basey can play CM as well
  • RiscardoRiscardo
    [cite]Posted By: superclive[/cite]early days but what does spring have that wirght doenst?

    I don't really understand the negativity surrounding Spring. He's been likened to one Bryan Hughes.

    Hughes is playing in the Prem, and would do a good job for us now.

    Spring turned up on Friday evening having not trained with the team. Give him a month at least ...
  • Athletico CharltonAthletico Charlton
    [quote][cite]Posted By: Riscardo[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: superclive[/cite]early days but what does spring have that wirght doenst?[/quote]

    I don't really understand the negativity surrounding Spring. He's been likened to one Bryan Hughes.

    Hughes is playing in the Prem, and would do a good job for us now.

    Spring turned up on Friday evening having not trained with the team. Give him a month at least ...[/quote]


    I agree, thought he looked ok for a guy who has only just arrived. Will be a good acquisition IMO.
  • AFKABartramAFKABartram
    [cite]Posted By: Riscardo[/cite]
    Spring turned up on Friday evening having not trained with the team. Give him a month at least ...

    Which begs the question, why have so many CMs on our books when for our biggest game of the season, the manager obviously felt forced to play a fella who is not match fit and had never met the rest of the team before ?
  • GoonerhaterGoonerhater
    AFKA easy answer mate. Parky is shit, no clue. He wasnt Pardews bag carrier he was being "groomed" for the job as he said himself. The Boards bullshit about a strategic review was just more spin, which explains why people like legend Steve Brown never evern got a reply to their intrest in the job.
  • razilrazil
    pretty clear he is, so do we want a Brown/Dicanio dream partnership in?

    :)
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  • GoonerhaterGoonerhater
    edited January 2009
    At the very least he deserved to get a reply from the club.

    "thanks for your intrest Steve but after the Boards strategic review and the massive improvement under Pardew oooppps sorry Parkinson we have desided to stay with them --- opps again, him. He also cares much more than the saps opppps , fans"
  • ScohamScoham
    ZZ will be going.

    As said Basey can also play there, Ambrose has in the past. We also have Yussuff and Jensen who are central or left midfielders. No surprise Pardew let Dorian Smith go, he had no chance of breaking through when we literally had about 13 or 14 other options in his position.

    Pardew's fault, over 10 CMs but only 2 CBs.

    I think Semedo is better off at right back, always been solid when he's played there.

    I'd like to see Bailey and Racon, both can win the ball and help in attack. I like Jonjo playing behind the striker, best position for him at the moment.

    Holland on the bench, bring him on near the end. Give Wright and Arter games when we can.

    Not impressed with Spring, but as said he signed on Friday and probably hadn't even trained with the team yet. Might be better of in a wide position, not sure if Parkinson will use him there though.

    Dean Sinclair we can let go, much rather see Wright and Arter come through, they've got more potential.
  • SaladSalad
    edited January 2009
    Spring would have had more confidence than the players already here, but of that nine the best three were not available Saturday, the last three aren't ready, leaving Spring with the other three who did all play.
  • LargeAddickLargeAddick
    I know, from speaking to his Mum on Saturday, that we have spoken to Jem Karacan about a loan move to us and he too is a central midfielder.
  • Dazzler21Dazzler21
    Four worth keeping

    Racon
    Shelvey
    Holland
    Wright
    And one still to prove himself:
    Bailey?
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    edited January 2009
    [cite]Posted By: Dazzler21[/cite]Four worth keeping

    Racon
    Shelvey
    Holland
    Wright
    And one still to prove himself:
    Bailey?

    I'd keep Semedo. Got his own song.
  • RossRoss
    Assuming ZZ and Ambrose are as good as gone....

    Spring, Bailey, Shelvey, Wright, Semedo

    The only ones I have question marks over are Racon (whether we can keep him), Holland (age and contract) and Sinclair (will he want to stay?).

    Basey can also play there but I'd have him as our first choice left back. And have Semedo as back up at right back.
  • ScohamScoham
    [cite]Posted By: Dazzler21[/cite]And one still to prove himself:
    Bailey?

    He has proven himself, and anyway we're going to get relegated and he was one of the best players in League One last season.
  • AFKABartramAFKABartram
    [cite]Posted By: LargeAddick[/cite]I know, from speaking to his Mum on Saturday, that we have spoken to Jem Karacan about a loan move to us and he too is a central midfielder.

    Really ? He went to Colfe's.

    Can't see it happening now that Spring has come in.
  • charlton_carlcharlton_carl
    We missed Bailey on sat, that midfield afer Jose went off was the most lightweight i have seen
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  • ScohamScoham
    To be fair that wasn't Parkinson's fault, we know he'd have two from Bailey, Racon and Semedo there before Holland and Spring. Not sure where he would play ZZ if he ends up staying, Parkinson seems to like two defensive midfielders in there. Not that Spring looks like that sort of player though.
  • LargeAddickLargeAddick
    [cite]Posted By: AFKABartram[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: LargeAddick[/cite]I know, from speaking to his Mum on Saturday, that we have spoken to Jem Karacan about a loan move to us and he too is a central midfielder.

    Really ? He went to Colfe's.

    Can't see it happening now that Spring has come in.

    uhmm, wouldn't surprise me though. Spring still hasn't officially signed yet and we were talking to Jem as late as Friday afternoon.
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