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StaffsMariner
July 28, 2017, 6:13pm
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Would love to see his reaction when he first gets called duck by a bloke.
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He is a Thug of a footballer, plain and simple. I for one am pleased he's gone. We will see how many on here still like him when we play Port Vale and he's crocked one of our players.
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You don't end up in the 2nd tier of Scottish football if there is not something suspect about either your ability or attitude, probably the latter with Gunning to be honest.



Wonder which one it is though, because there are some people on here claiming that he literally cannot kick a ball....surely you don't need a good attitude to be able to do that.

I mean, he was signed by Birmingham not that long ago...and before that was signed by Blackburn in the Premiership, but he must have just blagged his way through all of that somehow, because the fishy football geniuses claim he is unable to kick a ball properly and they know best.  


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Wonder which one it is though, because there are some people on here claiming that he literally cannot kick a ball....surely you don't need a good attitude to be able to do that.

I mean, he was signed by Birmingham not that long ago...and before that was signed by Blackburn in the Premiership, but he must have just blagged his way through all of that somehow, because the fishy football geniuses claim he is unable to kick a ball properly and they know best.  


Obviously he can kick a ball but the amount of times he lost the ball with an inaccurate pass or just booted it forward was far too high for a good player. I know he wasn't a central midfielder but we absolutely must be looking for better than him if we want to move forward. I have no doubt that both Osborne and Clarke will be significantly better than Gunning.


Looking forward to a brighter future now Fenty has gone.
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No he wasn't. Another player who got hammered for no discernible reason. I think it was because he was seen as a threat to Pearson and endorsed by Bignot, who also was unfairly criticised in my view. He wasn't Paul Futcher i grant you, but he was nowhere near as bad as people make out.


No where near as bad as people make out....not as good as Bignot made out......

potentially somewhere in the middle in reality, however he wasnt fit enough to even just "sit" in front of the back four where he was used. Poor with the ball, got in the way of team mates as much as he did the opposition.
I think i would say he had one good game for us, (cant recall which one) but he did break up the play alot in that game and helped the back four out and one other highlight where he ran the ball out of defence 30-40 yds in one game but in the rest of his appearances that i witnessed....less than average.


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Obviously he can kick a ball but the amount of times he lost the ball with an inaccurate pass or just booted it forward was far too high for a good player. I know he wasn't a central midfielder but we absolutely must be looking for better than him if we want to move forward. I have no doubt that both Osborne and Clarke will be significantly better than Gunning.


Oh, I don't disagree with that at all. Would much rather have Clarke any day, and Osborne seems a good signing.

I don't think Gunning is great or anything, I just don't think he was as bad as a lot of people make out.


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The point is, would Pearson have anymore composure on the ball than him in that position, I doubt it. It's very interesting that the attributes he is predominantly being criticised For, ie shanking it, are not centre back specific. Presumably in his trial for port vale, he was actually played in his correct position.
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No he wasn't. Another player who got hammered for no discernible reason. I think it was because he was seen as a threat to Pearson and endorsed by Bignot, who also was unfairly criticised in my view. He wasn't Paul Futcher i grant you, but he was nowhere near as bad as people make out.


Rubbish he was absolute crap, the despicable sort who hunt the man rather than the ball, good ridance
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Have to say I saw him at Cheltenham.an absolute liability and a disaster waiting to happen. He's obviously got the technical ability, but up top, he's shot
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He may have been played out of position but he was incredibly unfit and couldn't do the basics like not shank the football every time he kicked it. He headed it a few times but that was about it.


I was about to defend him and claim he was being played as a defensive midfielder when he is a centre back (for reasons I cannot comphrehend by Bignot, and Slade for a while), but then I remembered the sliced clearances, the aimless hoofs and the fact he was blowing out of his bottom after five minutes every game. We have needed a bit of nastiness for years IMO, but he was a borderline psychopath! He will miss the first game or two at Vale I think through suspension, don't worry Vale, there will be plenty more where that came from! Absolute raver!
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