I've been thinking about the form running into the play-offs of certain players, Sam has been brilliant in recent weeks and I think he could be key going into the next 2 and hopefully 3 games. Randolph has also been talked about at length on here and along with Burton looking fit again our big players really seem to be playing well. Semedo has been immense and by all accounts Racon was the main man in the middle on Saturday?!
But Bailey scoring for the first time in 15 odd games at the weekend could be massive. His last goal before Saturday was away at Swindon in the 90th minute so I'm sure he'll be turning up full of confidence again. I can see him scoring and playing a massive part in the play offs now as it was clearly a massive weight off. All those missed chances will be forgotten and hopefully he'll be back finding the net over the next 2 weeks.
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Same goes for Sam, Randolph and a few others.
If they play well and we go up - maybe they stay. Good result for all
If we stay in League 1 - they get a free transfer, wage increases and are delighted. Good result for them
All in all they are in a good position it seems
We all know we're a much better side when Bailey's at his best so fingers crossed he continues the improvement.
Okay, he doesn't have the attacking flair of Youga, Jackson or even Basey - but he holds his position very well, always shows to receive a pass, and does the simple things well.
And Bailey when playing LM doesn't usually have to give the same depth of defensive cover as he does with the more attack-minded fullbacks.
But most of all, Borrowdale is a defender that defends and keeps the shape of the team, which helps anchor the defence when other defenders get forward. Like Chrissy Powell did for us.
I agree on that. He's been very good because he is a solid defender. The fact he doesn't bomb up and down the win like Roberto Carlos seems to anger some but he is rarely out of position and his dead ball delivery is very good too.
Yes, spot on .... I see I forgot to include that. Overall, Borrowdale = a good loan signing.
And I'm sure the management and team mates appreciate what he brings to the team.
Borrowdale is without question the better and more natural defender.
Jacko is a converted winger remember, but he has flair and creative football intelligence - and a superb quality touch on the ball. I'd like to see him back at Charlton.
I know its a cop out answer but they are very hard to compare for me as they are completely different type of full-back.
The way i look at it is away at Southend we had Jackson & Reid who looked unstoppable......but away to Swindon on friday, id prefer Borrowdale & Bailey.
Id like to have them both next year as i can see Jackson being a very good utility player, even at CC level.
Agreed again.
I really like both of them.
Johnnie Jackson is a poor mans Andy Reid. Wand of a left foot, good touch and was very comitted.
Borrowdale as already discussed is a steady Eddie - and a very good one at that
The problem is what would you do with Youga and Basey. Grant is well worth keeping IMO as he is young, hungry and has been here a long time. He's also versatile (can play DCM, LB, LM, CB).
Youga has also had a few appearances at CB so maybe could stay and fit in there too.
Decisions decisions
Team Jacko and Reid, then great combination of creative and direct attacking flair.
But then one of the CB's has to drift across to cover, which could leave us vulnerable to the quick break.
Verdict: defensively weaker but creates more goal scoring chances.
Borrowdale teamed with Bailey ...... defensively solid but creativity and pace not their strong point - and still opportunity for Bailey unmarked to ghost in from deep, like he did at Oldham.
Verdict: defensively tight but lacking in flair and pace.
All this is conjecture, of course ...... but If I was the manager, lol ...... then if I signed Jacko, I wouldn't be looking to use him at LB except in an emergency; he'd fill an Attacking CM slot or interchangeable with LM, especially if Reid was signed permanently.
All this assuming Youga recovers/stays with the club. Basey would be my LB cover.
If Youga isn't around, then Borrowdale is perfectly sound to anchor LB.
If Bailey stays, then he can be used as LM in horses for courses, or across the midfield - but for all his goals and sometimes tigerish play, it's the quality of his 1st touch and lack of pace that sometimes lets him down, as also his natural tedancy to get forward at every opportunity which can cost team shape, when the move breaks down. Not Bailey bashing because he is a good player but needs the right combination of players around him - same as Racon; sometimes it's a question of where best to fit Bailey in the team?
Me too.
This conversation is good, though. Hopefully Bailey will want to put his miss against Oldham right. I'd prefer to have Jackson next season to Borrowdale, but I think Borrowdale is doing a great job and has contributed to the tight defence over the last 9 games.
As for Borrowdale, he's done well. Never going to offer loads going forward, but he's surely played a part in making us more solid.
Still not sure about Jackson, there might be better players out there if we go up. Not saying he's poor, he's not, will depend on who stays and who goes. If everyone was fit, and he was with us now, I could only see him getting on the bench. We'd need squad players so maybe that's not a bad thing.
I think overall Borrowdale has been a good loan signing, but I'm not sure he'd be a good permanent one. He's filled a hole but I'm not sure I'd want him as a full time memeber of the squad if I was trying to build a team to take us forward.
He reminds me a lot of a non-psychotic version of Ben Thatcher. He's generally pretty solid defensively but pretty unwilling/unable to attack. That's can be okay but my problem is that if you are a full back who never get's forward you need to be very good defensively and I'm just not sure Borrowdale is. He's decent, but not outstanding and I don't think he's a positionally sound as some do. He certainly has seemed a bit prone to a simple ball over his head for the winger to run onto and I think he's been lucky not to give away a couple of penalties in games I've seen. We could do a lot worse but overall I'm not a massive fan, which is rather how I felt about Thatcher.
I think I only saw Jackson play one game so not really in a position to judge, but we do need to bring some people in the club who can produce the 'killer ball' a bit more often and his delivery from wide areas would certainly help with that.
Jackson I don't see as someone to play that killer ball, more like Basey in that his passing is accurate and he can put in a decent cross, rather than someone like Andy Reid that see's passes others don't.
Re Jackson - the killer ball can come from out wide though, he may not have that special pass in him but he might produce that un-defendable cross once in a while. Very similar to Basey in that respect as you say. I wish Grant was a little bit quicker - he'd be a very good young full back if he was.