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Posted 27 April 2011 - 09:34 PM

View Posth again, on 27 April 2011 - 09:11 PM, said:

Could have been, but Niven at least added some much-needed backbone to the midfield. I've got tired of saying it months ago; Whittaker is a fine player but not in the melting pot that is central midfield in this division. On the wing, with a licence to roam he's a big asset. Whether he'll be better in Div.1 with a tiny bit less of the physical stuff remains to be seen, but I doubt it.


I agree about Nivo, just playing devils advocate.

I disagree though with Whits best position being out wide, he hasn't got the legs and doesn't do defencive duty's so hows that make him a good wide man?
Whits best position apparently is the one I personally haven't seen him in and thats in the hole, where he doesn't have to tackle or worry defensively (something thats just not part of his game anyway). Him and Allott work well in midfield as long as our wingers are on form or they're not marked out of a game; Yes, this needs addressing in the summer to give us more options in a league where tactics and better defenders will stop our wide men far more often.
We need more options than we've got at present and this will come with some good signings in the summer; but what we need most of all right now is to stick by the players that have got us promoted and on the verge of the Championship.
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#22 User is offline   Walton Spireite 

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Posted 27 April 2011 - 09:35 PM

Can't believe how much criticism Whittaker is getting. Just remind me how many goals has he scored (14). I know alot of them are penalties but they still have to be put away (something that we struggled with in previous seasons).

The main issue with Allott & Niven is that quite simply they do not score goals. How many have this pair scored this season - someone remind me.
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Posted 27 April 2011 - 09:42 PM

View PostWalton Spireite, on 27 April 2011 - 09:35 PM, said:

Can't believe how much criticism Whittaker is getting. Just remind me how many goals has he scored (14). I know alot of them are penalties but they still have to be put away (something that we struggled with in previous seasons).

The main issue with Allott & Niven is that quite simply they do not score goals. How many have this pair scored this season - someone remind me.



Totally agree Walton. Not only they don't score goals they create zilch!
I'm with you in saying that I'm shocked at the stick ANY of our lads are getting.
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