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Torbjørn Agdestein
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
If he was scoring loads for the Dev Squad, I'm pretty sure he would get back onto the bench or in the first team.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Needs to go on loan, but can't really until Gus gets another striker in or Hoskins finally gets fit.
Seasidesage
New member
Agree with this, a loan move to a League One club to see if he can score at that level would make sense I feel...
supaseagull
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Toby's really impressed when he's given a chance and IMO would be a better choice compared to Barnes if your going to play a player out of position on the left wing
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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You've seen Toby defend have you? Genuine question because anyone that replaces Barnes in the position that he plays will need to be quite versatile.
Arthur
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Changed the games at Palace and Peterborough last season when he came on.
Shame he hasn't had much of a chance especially when the only things in front of him are Barnes, Dobbie and dare I say it CMS.
Shame he hasn't had much of a chance especially when the only things in front of him are Barnes, Dobbie and dare I say it CMS.
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
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He impressed at Peterborough, but that's it. He hasn't done anything else for the first team and hasn't done much for the Development Squad either. He deffinitely needs a loan move to get some games, and not to Bath City!
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Shouldnt replace Barnes at all but if he isnt going to even make the bench now then it is unlikely to happen for the fella.
Agree needs to go on loan otherwise all pretty pointless. At 21 if he was going to do it he'd be stepping up now
Agree needs to go on loan otherwise all pretty pointless. At 21 if he was going to do it he'd be stepping up now
He's going to be a half time sub on Friday, and will set us on our way.
You heard it here second:-
You heard it here second:-
Apart from the odd flashes I can't agree with this. I think he needs to be banging them in for the DS, at the very least ... he isn't so I agree with those saying send him on loan
Greg Bobkin
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supaseagull
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but that's the whole point...Barnes is played IN THE WRONG POSITION!!! He is not a left winger but a centre forward. If I had Barnes in my team, I would want him getting into the position to score and create goals...not trying to cover my full backs!!!
What next? asking Kusczak to take corners !!!
Icy Gull
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So if you're gonna put Toby in and let him be an out and out forward then surely we'd be better off letting Barnes play there for a change? Can't see the sense in dropping Barnes and then letting Toby play as a main striker when Barnes is proven as a quality striker when played there??
For what it's worth I'd like to see us play with less fear at home for a while and actually GO at the opposition with two strikers, not holding my breath though.
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
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Or I'm a twunk.You have a magnificent sense of humour.
I think that's a big part of our current problem. Why is one of our strikers in the team because he defends well??
We all agree, I believe, that our back four is one of the best in the division and we have two or three good defensive midfielders, so why do we also need to rely on the defensive qualities of a striker?
If our strikers were given clear instructions that their roles were to score goals, and if we left the defending to our defenders, maybe, just maybe, the team would be able to entertain the fans by putting the ball in the net more than once in a game.
Just a thought.