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Thoughts on Grigg

AFKABartram
AFKABartram Posts: 57,827
in Other Football and Sports
After what you saw tonight.

Would fit into Robinson's one up top formation?
Would be an improvement to Magennis or wouldn't swap them?
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  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Dogshit

    Bullet dodged
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    He's a perfect fit for Wigan. Pulled our centre backs out and drew them into committing, which gave Powell - a very dangerous player - plenty of freedom. A good foil. Against the lesser centre backs he'll get more chances and goals - and against better ones, like ours, he'll give their system room to express themselves by occupying those CBs with good movement.

    I'd love to have him up top. I think him and Magennis would change the way we focus our attacks, and give us two great options in how to build an attack. They would serve different roles and thus necessitate a different system, but with the same players behind them. For instance, Reeves/Clarke behind Grigg would have more freedom to create, while behind Magennis, they would have an extra attacking focal point to gear towards.
  • Southendaddick
    Southendaddick Posts: 5,314
    Would prefer Bryne the 8, or Powell but we was ok
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,702
    Thought he looked alright but there are other players of theirs I'd have preferred. Byrne for a start looked v good.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    17 Jacobs was excellent
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,467
    Keep in mind this was, I believe, his first league start in like 6 months.

    Yes, he would be a very good signing. His movement caused us a lot of problems.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,770
    Southendaddick said:

    Would prefer Bryne the 8, or Powell but we was ok

    Wasn't Evans 8 and Byrne 2? Would agree that those two were impressive. Also Morsy 5 and Jacobs 17 were very good.
  • Oh_Yoni_Boy
    Oh_Yoni_Boy Posts: 1,762
    Well, he's a senior striker so I'd take him. Having not realised who he was until he was taken off... I didn't notice him being particularly good/bad to be honest. Would agree Powell looked better.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,751
    Grig did nothing . Powell was outstanding though.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,856
    Grigg obviously did a job for his team tonight, but Powell was the class player out there
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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,038
    It would be tough to play him and Josh at the same time as Robinson will only play one formation (unless things are going drastically wrong) and we couldn't afford for either to be an off the bench player.
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    People are right about Powell - but I only think he looked as good as he did because of Grigg's movement and interaction with our centre backs.
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    se9addick said:

    It would be tough to play him and Josh at the same time as Robinson will only play one formation (unless things are going drastically wrong) and we couldn't afford for either to be an off the bench player.

    Why not? Competition for places is healthy. I don't like having just Josh virtually guaranteed to play with the back-up players falling some way short of the quality we need if we want to mount a promotion challenge.
  • Redvalleyeast
    Redvalleyeast Posts: 4,690
    Swisdom said:

    17 Jacobs was excellent

    He was. But also a whinging twat. Didn't stop crying at the ref all game.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,856
    PaddyP17 said:

    People are right about Powell - but I only think he looked as good as he did because of Grigg's movement and interaction with our centre backs.

    Not sure who was meant to pick up Powell, was it the CBs or the midfielders?
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,038
    Davo55 said:

    se9addick said:

    It would be tough to play him and Josh at the same time as Robinson will only play one formation (unless things are going drastically wrong) and we couldn't afford for either to be an off the bench player.

    Why not? Competition for places is healthy. I don't like having just Josh virtually guaranteed to play with the back-up players falling some way short of the quality we need if we want to mount a promotion challenge.
    Mate I'd have him, I just don't think there's any point whilst Robinson is manager as he'll be on decent money and the stipulation that we have to play 4-2-3-1 means he would hardly ever get a game whilst Josh is on the pitch.
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,652
    I Might well be incorrect, but I thought Grigg had recently signed a new contract with Wigan when the transfer window closed?
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,569
    Mendonca In Asdas said:

    I Might well be incorrect, but I thought Grigg had recently signed a new contract with Wigan when the transfer window closed?

    yes he has
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,298
    We ain't that good to turn players down, we've come up against a genuine promotion rival and been bent over.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,814
    Would sign him straight away if we had the chance
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,324
    Gotta remember that this is the Nick Powell who played for Man Utd a few times and was signed by Ferguson

    Sadly a combination of bad attitude and injuries ruined his chances at Old Trafford yet like others at this level, they clearly shouldn't be playing this low in the first place
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,232
    Callumcafc said:

    Southendaddick said:

    Would prefer Bryne the 8, or Powell but we was ok

    Wasn't Evans 8 and Byrne 2? Would agree that those two were impressive. Also Morsy 5 and Jacobs 17 were very good.
    Callumcafc said:

    Southendaddick said:

    Would prefer Bryne the 8, or Powell but we was ok

    Wasn't Evans 8 and Byrne 2? Would agree that those two were impressive. Also Morsy 5 and Jacobs 17 were very good.
    It was Burn who played well.
  • Addick in SW16
    Addick in SW16 Posts: 1,421
    Callumcafc said:

    Southendaddick said:

    Would prefer Bryne the 8, or Powell but we was ok

    Wasn't Evans 8 and Byrne 2? Would agree that those two were impressive. Also Morsy 5 and Jacobs 17 were very good.
    I think he means he would take all three of Byrne, the number 8 and Powell.
  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    se9addick said:

    It would be tough to play him and Josh at the same time as Robinson will only play one formation (unless things are going drastically wrong) and we couldn't afford for either to be an off the bench player.

    Don't go til they're gone but avidly follow reports and yet to see a suggestion that we have played anything other than usual 4-2-3-1 or 4-5-1. Where please? Certainly not 3-5-2 which was the obvious change last night.
  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,869
    Will Grigg certainly wasn't on fire last night. :o 

  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,355
    I'm told the vegan 'sausage rolls' smell bad and taste worse
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,154
    Charlton_Stu said:
    Will Grigg certainly wasn't on fire last night. :o 

    Oh dear :-:smile:
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,298
    tbh i would rather have parker than will grigg
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,674
    Charlton_Stu said:
    Will Grigg certainly wasn't on fire last night. :o 

    Going off on a tangent here, but those kits are a bit too similar no?
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    Totally agree - Sky showed a bit of Millwall v Sheff Wed last night and the colour clash was even worse. I thought that these were a thing of the past.

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