20 Jul 2016 12:06:31
I'm really happy with the squad so far. The options we now have are quite incredible. I think another CB will do for me and just keep Hardie in the 1st team. I think between Dodoo, Waggy and Miller we'll have enough there.
The midfield is looking as good as it's done for many a year. I feel sorry for Haliday, Forreter and Holt because I can see the midfield 3 being Barton, Rossiter and Kranjcar for the big games, but I'm sure they'll still get plenty of game time.
The more a look at our squad the more I think it's better than that other mobs. Theirs is bloated with mediocre talent, ours is perfectly balanced and full of different attacking options. Gordon and Griffiths are the only 2 that would make my team if am honest. Kierney is a player but I'd rather have Wallace any day of the week. If they pay anywhere near £6m for Sinclair I will laugh till it hurts. Desperate.
20 Jul 2016 13:41:13
Hey Recbob - I don't think we can base any details on Rossiter until he actually plays for us . Right now I have no doubt in my mind that Halliday is a starter for us and Rossiter, Holt et all will have a job getting him out the team if he continues to play like this. Worried for wee holty tbh. Starting to think that Crooks will be played as CB.
20 Jul 2016 14:11:33
Couldn't agree more teddyofthesouth let the boy come in and settle see how he does few posters on here building him up big time, don't get me wrong I hope he comes in and is a superstar but just give him time. Was very impressed by the team last night even if the opposition wasn't great. One thing I do think is MOH has to get his head up more and pass the ball round a defender his pace is lightning and he ran onto a few through balls which worked well for us just feel he puts his head down and runs into defenders sometimes. Other than that it was all good.
20 Jul 2016 14:17:51
Crooks won't be played CB unless there are injuries. Hardie would be better loaned out this year because he would only get a handful of appearances for us if he is lucky. Would be great if he went down south playing regular in league 1 or 2. Or even at a club like St Mirren or Dunfermline who will be looking to replace El Bahktaoui.
20 Jul 2016 15:01:11
The gaffer has already said hardie will go out for another loan, as will most of the under 20,s.
20 Jul 2016 17:26:50
I'm not saying Hardie will stay, just that I would prefer that to bringing in another striker. If someone else comes in then they would only be getting the same game time as Hardie would get anyway, as I'm sure Waggy and Dodoo will be competing for that starting slot.
Ive seen Rossiter play about 5 games now all in and I personally think he will go right into the first team. He's on the same cash as Barton and didn't leave Liverpool 1st team squad to come up and sit on our bench. He will have been giving assurances before he signed that he is seen as a 1st pick. In my opinion he's our highest profile signing of the summer. Everyone at Liverpool bar Klopp reckons this guys the next Gerrard, I personally think he's more like B Ferguson from what I've seen.
20 Jul 2016 22:12:05
When's this bronze statue of mcpartland getting errected then recbob?
21 Jul 2016 09:36:23
I agree with that about Rossiter, he is more of a regista style player who likes to sit deep and dictate play with quick passing, whereas Gerrard took the game by the scruff of the neck and made things happen all over the park in his prime.