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Good in a 3, shite in a 2. I do think he's a victim of the formation but i certainly wouldn't have him in front of clay, Disley or brown in a 2.
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It does beg the question of why we pursued him and gave him a 2 year deal, when most of our recent signings get 1. 
Exactly what I said at the beginning of this season and got slagged off for my comment. We don't know who made the choice to sign him, Hurst or Scott or both, but a mistake clearly as Hurst has never really wanted to play him regularly. |
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I am sure I saw Humble warming up before the Barnet game,
There was about four of them that were not on the subs bench.
Humble Watson and Walker all played in the Trinity Harrogate game. Walker was pulled off as he felt his hamstring so it could be an early end to his loan spell!!!! |
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He played him out of position at the start of the season, then played him as part of a midfield three with Brown and Clay for 3 games. In those 3 games we won 6-1, 7-0 and were all over Aldershot and should have been ahead before John-Lewis got himself sent off for a daft second yellow and caused us to change formation. Since then, McLaughlin has mainly featured as a sub, and he's only played 54 minutes in the league since October! Hurst has been on record saying that unfavoured players need to impress him when they get a chance in the squad - McLaughlin's last start came in the Trophy against Gateshead when he scored a great goal and was one of our better performers. What does Hurst do after that? He drops him!
One of the biggest reservations supporters have this season is the lack of entertainment and the defensive manner in which we set up at home. If Hurst had been more adventurous, stuck with the midfield 3 which saw some of our best performances this season and played McLaughlin in central midfield a bit more I reckon we wouldn't have thrown anywhere near as many points away at home. Of course this isn't something I can quantify, is only my opinion and by no means am I suggesting he's a world beater, but I'd certainly be a bit miffed if I was McLaughlin - especially when certain players find themselves in the starting 11 every game regardless of how poor or ineffective their recent performances have been.
Spot on for me. Never been given a fair chance which is criminal as he's clearly got something about him. |
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Another player who seems to get better when he's not playing. I was one of the few who went to Gateshead and despite a cracking goal he offered little else. I suspect he's found his level but let's not miss out on an opportunity for a bit of Hurst bashing.
Don't be so churlish. |
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Least we'll have a match fit Paddy in the event of injuries - or if we reach the play offs. I'd still rather he was playing at town though
I may be reading too much into things but I like the fact that we have three fringe players out on loan getting match fitness. It achieves two things - it ensures a tight knit squad in training with those most likely to be involved in the match day squad bonding together at a key time. Secondly if we get a run of injuries then Caine, Hamish and Paddy could find themselves involved and they will be fitter and more prepared for having played some matches. Good management from PH. |
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Exactly what I said at the beginning of this season and got slagged off for my comment.
We don't know who made the choice to sign him, Hurst or Scott or both, but a mistake clearly as Hurst has never really wanted to play him regularly.
Surely on this basis we would only have 11 players. We need a squad of players and Paddy is quite versatile which makes him a good player to have in reserve. |
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Have I suggested this? No. Have I tried to quantify my reasoning with evidence that some of our best performances this season have come when McLaughlin has been played in his favoured position in a similar formation to the one he excelled for York in and made a reasonable assertion that Hurst isn't adventurous enough in the way he sets the team up at home? Yes I have. I wasn't at the Gateshead trophy game, but it sounded like a poor team performance all-round, and McLoughlin's goal was the highlight. I certainly wouldn't suggest that Ross Hannah (who I presume you are also inferring gets better when he's not playing) merits more playing time this season.
Fair enough but in my opinion he's not a good enough player to change the entire system to accommodate. For what it's worth I would say he's slightly better than Thanoj and slightly worse than Artus. Just because a player is left out of a team doesn't necessarily mean he's been badly managed as some are suggesting. I wasn't thinking of Hannah getting better when he's not playing but it seems to apply to Hamish who no-one really knows anything about. |
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Walker was pulled off as he felt his hamstring so it could be an early end to his loan spell!!!!
"All I get at Grimsby is an icepack" said Paul (paraphrasing Rodney Marsh). |
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Criminal someone like Craig clay gets in ahead of Patrick McLaughlin.
Absolutely bizarre , obviously because he can play a bit of football Hurst doesn't like him.
At least we got parslow to come in if needed to get us playing.
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