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BIGChris
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IMO Paddy is a decent footballer BUT can only be accommodated in a central midfield 3. If the manager and other players prefer to play 4-4-2 then he would never be anymore than a bit part player.

The way PH sets up his sides midfield players have to cover ground and work back, be physically strong and competitive.

Not sure why we signed him. For me he is one attribute away from being very good. He needed to add workrate, heading ability or pace
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Is that four lads out on loan at the minute then? Humble,winfarrah,walker and now paddy. Does this mean a new arrival soon?


Hamish Watson as well.


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Is Ellis still out on loan. I know he was at Matlock but thought that was a few months ago???
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Hamish Watson as well.


Oh yeah forgot about hamish. Gotta be someone coming in surely?
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I think Hurst has treated him poorly so I can't blame him for wanting to go out and play some games. I am surprised nobody in our division was interested in taking him though. He offers a lot more than Clay, Brown on recent form and especially Parslow in central midfield. He can score goals from that position as well - something our other central midfielders seriously struggle with, Disley aside.


How do you mean Hurst has treat him poorly. Have I missed something


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has someone made a footballer up? Wikipedia says we have Philip Anderson on loan from Mansfield
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Is Ellis still out on loan. I know he was at Matlock but thought that was a few months ago???


I could be wrong about humble. My bad. Watson,winfarrah,walker and paddy
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I could be wrong about humble. My bad. Watson,winfarrah,walker and paddy


Not saying you are. Just not heard anything about him for ages
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has someone made a footballer up? Wikipedia says we have Philip Anderson on loan from Mansfield


No such player at Mansfield. At least not in the first team squad



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How do you mean Hurst has treat him poorly. Have I missed something


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.


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