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Quoted from arryarryarry

The lad obviously has earned his promotion to the 1st team squad and I hope he turns out to be a great player for us but the last few games he played I thought he looked a bit out of his depth.

Out of his depth … compared to some of the excrement who played for us last season I thought he looked world class at times

Quoted from dapperz fun pub

Out of his depth … compared to some of the excrement who played for us last season I thought he looked world class at times

I thought he looked decent at times and could do better at other times, but not world class.

He played out of position in a team that was a solid league 2 team by the end and didn't look out of place, looked tidy with decent technique. I've been rinsed on the ol' red crosses but I think he could end up making us money. Not sure there's any other player in the squad we can say that about. I just hope he signs and continues to progress.

i tend more to arry's pov. thought he was ok, much better defensively than offensively, as he doesn't seem to have much pace or trickery.
just wonder whether Hurst sees him as a potential left back

Regards William's.....whilst admittedly I have not been his biggest fan I would rather keep him than Spokes......ideally keep neither in all honesty. But William's can control and run with a ball and showed some good dribbling at times...not seen that in Spokes.
Possibly wages, possibly attitude at training and  work rate weighing against him as part of the reason he has been frozen out.

As a Welsh international, probably thought he was below his leval

Quoted from immariner

The only player I'm really bothered about us retaining is Khouri. Not wanting to go overboard but in that run of games he showed enough to make me think he's going to be a bit of a find. I hope we haven't gone down the usual route of 1 year contract for a first year professional as I think we risk losing him. I'd go 3 years with an extra year option. Genuinely.

Adrenaline gets lads through their first few games and then they often struggle especially if the team is struggling as he did.  But he has one great advantage, he’s genuinely left sided.

When I saw Khouri for both the youth and reserves he was a central midfielder.  A combative playerwho sat and protected the defence who recycled the ball relatively well to others.

I don't know if he's been developed into a left sided player but it was a surprise to see him in that role.  Wingback is a bloody hard position to play, even for an experienced player never mind when making your first real run in the team.

There were times when he struggled a bit but for his first run in the team, in a tough position and possibly out of position I think he did fairly well.  Any little dip could perhaps be put down to tired legs too.  Definitely one who's worth a contract and seeing how he develops.  

Quoted from diehardmariner

When I saw Khouri for both the youth and reserves he was a central midfielder.  A combative playerwho sat and protected the defence who recycled the ball relatively well to others.

I don't know if he's been developed into a left sided player but it was a surprise to see him in that role.  Wingback is a bloody hard position to play, even for an experienced player never mind when making your first real run in the team.

There were times when he struggled a bit but for his first run in the team, in a tough position and possibly out of position I think he did fairly well.  Any little dip could perhaps be put down to tired legs too.  Definitely one who's worth a contract and seeing how he develops.  

That really puts into context how little Hurst rates certain players that he was in the team ahead of them, playing out of position, and is only a YT.