Today Ashby showed he can do a job for us. People whinging about his age and the fact he was relegated with the Gills last season need to give him a chance. If we had gone down we wouldn't be doubting Butters credentials for a team aiming at survial in the championship. Ashby and Butters are not long term but they are solid, posistion themselves well and know all the tricks in the book. Also compared to Butters he seemed fairly quick. Dodd seems to still his legs on him too.
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Ashby
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It was a friendly.
Altho usefull to get fitness you really cant tell to much from them.
Altho usefull to get fitness you really cant tell to much from them.
maidstoneseagull
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I'd him take as I think he can do a job for us, has experience of the league as is your old fashioned no nonsense centre back.
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Scotty Mac
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- Jul 13, 2003
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he looked ok today - and seeing as we dont look likely to get anyone else or be able to have a look at anyone, i would sign him on for a season
Basil Fawlty
Don't Mention The War
Lets sign him up then, hopefully MM was impressed. His experience with the pikeys in this division will help us.
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Give him at most a 3 month deal whilst we see him against much better forwards. I thought he played well today but he really wasn't up against much, Bournemouth play attractive football but don't seem to have much bite up front or was that because we were so good at the back? 
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Let's compare him to the Dundee and WBA triallists. Sounds like we had a bit of shape today.
If Ashby and Tank have an understanding we are half way there!
(especially if we get Blayney)
If Ashby and Tank have an understanding we are half way there!
(especially if we get Blayney)
Icy Gull said:Give him at most a 3 month deal whilst we see him against much better forwards. I thought he played well today but he really wasn't up against much, Bournemouth play attractive football but don't seem to have much bite up front or was that because we were so good at the back?
Flecther and feeney are good players
dougdeep
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With the speed of our back four this year, I can see us playing the offsise trap game. Nailbiting stuff.
I hope not offside trap tends not to work
Wardy
NSC's Benefits Guru
brightonfan_86 said:
The key word there is experience. Untill JP gets off his fat arse and gives us a yes, we will struggle to bring in the younger players.
Experience means a lot in the lower leagues. He knows the game and what he might lack in speed now is made up by his knowledge of where the ball / players are going to be / go.
I have no problem with bronging older players - there just needs to be the right balance
dougdeep
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KinkyGoebels said:
Is bronging still legal in this country?
Brighton Jock
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Sign him up..........
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
B.W. said:
agree with you 100% BW
Meade's Ball
Well-known member
dougdeep said:Is bronging still legal in this country?
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Meade's_Ball said:
Good Moaning!
West Upper Seagull
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I'm think his experience would be invaluable to us this season.
If Kerry can show his best form, Hinsh challenging for a place in a couple of months and Dodd & Reid vying for the right back spot, I feel encouraged that we would have a better defence available to us than we did last season. Sometimes our defending looked naive at times last season but I think that would be less likely if we get Ashby, and not to mention Mark Fish (he's only 31 !!!).
After all, how goals did Dan Harding cost us last year !!!
We just need to get Blayney before Saturday !!!
If Kerry can show his best form, Hinsh challenging for a place in a couple of months and Dodd & Reid vying for the right back spot, I feel encouraged that we would have a better defence available to us than we did last season. Sometimes our defending looked naive at times last season but I think that would be less likely if we get Ashby, and not to mention Mark Fish (he's only 31 !!!).
After all, how goals did Dan Harding cost us last year !!!
We just need to get Blayney before Saturday !!!