Gunning

Quoted from Chrisblor

Interview with Mike White on Radio Humberside last week.

I don't recall him saying that he expects to walk into the team. He said he's told MB that he thinks he should be starting.....surely EVERY player should or does pretty much do/think the same, barring perhaps the youngsters.

Judge him for performances, fair enough, but not because he thinks he should be starting. What's the point in being here as a player if you don't think that?

Quoted from sam gy

I don't recall him saying that he expects to walk into the team. He said he's told MB that he thinks he should be starting.....surely EVERY player should or does pretty much do/think the same, barring perhaps the youngsters.

Judge him for performances, fair enough, but not because he thinks he should be starting. What's the point in being here as a player if you don't think that?

He talks the talk, but will he walk the walk, don`t know of anyone else who has told MB the same (Pearson Disley Boyce or Gowling) says a lot to me

I'm reserving judgement on Gunning as I've only seen him for a game and half.  I thought he looked ok against Luton but having been here for a month would have expected him to lose a little bit of the weight that might be acceptable in Scottish second tier but not here.  

My biggest issue is that him coming into the team has pushed Boyce out who looked to be getting a fair bit of momentum behind him and rediscovering the form he displayed in his loan spell here.  Crucially this has also moved Pearson out from the centre of the back 3 to the right hand side.  Boyce, Pearson and Collins may not be our best 3 individual defenders (argument for another day) but it looks a far better unit than Pearson, Gunning and Collins.  It's about the balance and by bringing Gunning in at the expense of someone who is comfortable on the right hand side of a 3 has disrupted that.

As a side note I think Collins is well overdue a rest.  He came here without a pre-season and bar the first game against Crewe when he sat on the bench, I think he's played more or less every minute since.  He's looked leggy since the turn of the year.  As good as he is, he'll be better for a rest.

I think if you were to ask any of them whether they think they should be starting, they'd all say 'Yes'. And so they should!

I don't know if he walks the walk yet, he's played what 2/3 games? I'll reserve judgement.

IF he comes good, it might be nice to have a confident player that can perhaps be a bit of a illegitimate, if channeled correctly.

Feel like people are really gunning for this new recruit................Sorry

Quoted from golfer

We must have 11 pss poor players at the moment then  

No, 10 after Saturday, as I thought Osborne was the only player to come away with any credit.

I'm probably in the minority here but I'm not that bothered about this Gunning foul on Saturday and definitely don't think it's any more than a yellow card.

Is it that dangerous? Not for me. Just a cynical foul with a bit of force without what i'd class as excessive force.

I actually wish we'd commit a few more cynical fouls as we are far too "nice" as a team and have been for years. When a team are counter-attacking against us and it looks like we could be in serious trouble, someone should be committing a foul around the half way line before it gets to that stage. And manage the game to play out time when we're defending a slim lead (take our time, get the physio on, buy free kicks by inviting contact/fouls).

Quoted from Tommy

I'm probably in the minority here but I'm not that bothered about this Gunning foul on Saturday and definitely don't think it's any more than a yellow card.

Is it that dangerous? Not for me. Just a cynical foul with a bit of force without what i'd class as excessive force.

I actually wish we'd commit a few more cynical fouls as we are far too "nice" as a team and have been for years. When a team are counter-attacking against us and it looks like we could be in serious trouble, someone should be committing a foul around the half way line before it gets to that stage. And manage the game to play out time when we're defending a slim lead (take our time, get the physio on, buy free kicks by inviting contact/fouls).

and you coach kids?

Quoted from Cloudy

and you coach kids?

Kids football = development focus
Professional football = all about results.

Totally different environments. If you're implying I coach kids with that mindset then you're way off the mark.

Gunning looks like a liability to me. Get Boyce back in