Do we miss McCammon?

[London Irish]

linked up well with Knight.

Hmm - 2 goals from Leon in open play all the time Big Chris was here might give us pause for thought on that one.

 

[enigma]

you were backing him yesterday Kev and as for Gregory and Tigana dont make me laugh theyre both useless. I want Mcghee out but have been feeling like this for sometime now. i would like to suggest John Gorman of Wycombe as a potential replacement.

I wouldnt say Tigana was useless- he did very well in France, and did well at Fulham in the start, even if things went downhill.

 

[London Irish]

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its just the fact we are conceding a ridiculous amount of goals

Yes, I agree. But I think McGhee knows how to stop us conceding - that's been the secret of his two seasons' success with the Albion.

It's now just all about marrying that with being creative going forward, and I don't believe we are too far away from getting the right balance, providing certain key defensive players like McShane, Chippy and Hinsh are on the picth. All will be back either straight away or soon-ish.

 

[Beach Hut]

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Yes, I agree. But I think McGhee knows how to stop us conceding - that's been the secret of his two seasons' success with the Albion.

It's now just all about marrying that with being creative going forward, and I don't believe we are too far away from getting the right balance, providing certain key defensive players like McShane, Chippy and Hinsh are on the picth. All will be back either straight away or soon-ish.

Trouble is Hinshelwood will just be a straight exchange for McShane when he goes back to Manure.

 

[Scotty Mac]

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Yes, I agree. But I think McGhee knows how to stop us conceding - that's been the secret of his two seasons' success with the Albion

in this division we defended best last season playing 3-5-2. but our best attacking performances are with two out-and-out wingers. frutos and carole cant fit into a 3-5-2, but defensively we should be able to make a 4-4-2 work - the first place mcghee needs to look is the two full backs, as we do seem to be getting torn apart down the flanks

 

[London Irish]

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in this division we defended best last season playing 3-5-2.

I think that's a myth - I think we played 4-4-2 about half the time, 3-5-2 about a third of the time and other more unsual systems the rest of the time (diamond, 4-3-3, 4-5-1), with 4-4-2 being about as productive as the 3-5-2.

McGhee's flexibility in tactical shape was one of the reasons why we mugged so many teams last season to stay up.

It's quite possible we are being too rigid in playing 4-4-2 (or is 4-2-4 as McGhee sometimes describes it) every game.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

i don't think our attack is our biggest worry at the moment, perhaps we do need a big man alongside knight, who knows?

we need to sort out our shambolic defence first

 

[Scotty Mac]

i don't think our attack is our biggest worry at the moment, perhaps we do need a big man alongside knight, who knows?

we need to sort out our shambolic defence first

mccammon

interesting points there as well - last season most oppositions didnt have a clue what we were playing, and sometimes i dont think our players did either. bizarely, it worked though. this season it is obvious it is a strict 4-4-2, and maybe the fact we like the ability to change that is the reason we are struggling to get results

 

[Incredigull]

Discuss.

No, don't want to !!

Big fat lump (Dave and McG !! )

 

[scarby]

nope, fuckin shit!!!

 

[Scotty Mac]

nope, fuckin shit!!!

like kazim richards

 

[The Large One]

We need someone LIKE Mac, but someone with some talent who you would not shout 'OI, TOBLERONE HEAD' to...

 

[scarby]

mccammon has a record of being shit, ckr is young and something to prove??.........no?

 

[Stevie Boy]

we may have supplies of good crosses, but with Trolley in the middle if he gets his head on any they will just go over the bar, so i doubt he is the answer

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

it appears some of you forget his BULLET header against sunderland and his close range DRIVE against millwall?

 

[ac gull]

Think some may be surprised at the difference he will make when back fit - Shef Utd away last season a good example of how he can make a surprising difference to a game - just by his physical presence

 

[scarby]

get real ffs!! he's SHIT

 

[withdeanwombat]

Discuss.

Does one miss a toothache?

 

[Silent Bob]

Big Mac is a much more mobile player than Big Chris, how quickly memories fade! (Admittedly Big Chris probably has a better shot on him).

Iwelumo provides more of a goal threat though, and imo uses his physical presence to better effect. If we had signed him on a free instead of Turienzo for 150k we'd have both options, and if we needed it the option of going with two battering rams.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Discuss.

Do we bollox miss him.