Rumour + rumour = SAS Mark 2?

[BlyBlyBabes 0]

Sutton and Sharp.

Plus Dublin (=SADS??)

Well, if the two veterans could manage 25 games each and with Martin as the 4th striker who''s to say that might not work for a season.

Use proceeds from Earnie sale to strengthen the spine - Bob''s your uncle, and off we go. But where?

Just supposing.

Whadya think?

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[megson 0]

If Suttons eye gets sorted it could work.

Would be a good player to have a round the club too, his experience, and that of Dublins, cna only help the younger guys.

Also Sutton could be used to fill other holes on occasion such as CB and CM.

 

[Master J-Do Pur 0]

Apparently i also hear Huckerby isn''t a bad player. Don''t know much about him but think he is alright upfront BlyBly? To be fair to you Huckerby is easily forgotten

[nutty nigel 7,963]

Good point Master

And everyone has forgotten Martin

And we still got Earnie for now

So it''s Sutton and Sharp + Huckerby + Earnshaw +Martin +Dublin (=SMASHED)

Forgot Brown [:(]

 

[Citizen Journalist Foghorn 0]

I guess a lot depends on wolves interest.  If it is valid then I don''t think we are going to be getting young Master Sharp.

[BlyBlyBabes 0]

[quote user="Master J-Do Pur"]Apparently i also hear Huckerby isn''t a bad player. Don''t know much about him but think he is alright upfront BlyBly? To be fair to you Huckerby is easily forgotten
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Quite frankly, having relieved ourselves of one of our DDDs (specialist attacking players who Don''t Do Defence) - who in my view cannot co-exist in an effective, modern promotion challenging side - then I would play Hucks in left midfield.

I''m afraid I don''t overdose on Hucks. Very pleasant and stimulating, but ultimately problematical if not properly used.

The great entertainer can fit better into an effective team - note effective team - on the left of a midfield with a midfield/defence custom-designed to accommodate him as our remaining DDD.

And that''s the way I see it.[:D]

[As for Brown. If we get in Sutton & Sharp his only contribution will be to block the progress of our youngsters such as Renton, Smart etc. Tell him thanks, good luck and send him on his way. he''s not going to help get us in the Prem or keep us there]. 

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[ZLF 342]

Surely is more important to have a left midfielder defending than a striker???   Its far easier to accomodate a DDD as a striker than a midfielder.

[BlyBlyBabes 0]

[quote user="ZippersLeftFoot"]Surely is more important to have a left midfielder defending than a striker???   Its far easier to accomodate a DDD as a striker than a midfielder.[/quote]

That may be so Zipper. But in my view it really depends upon how the team is set up.

If Hucks is to be the ''star boy'', first name on the team sheet and all that, then the team has  to be built around him to accomodate his idiosyncratic style. Earnshaw and Jimmy Greaves (World Cup 1966) are examples of other''star'' players who DDD and whom teams have to be built around for them to be ultimately effective (in Greaves case he had ultimately to be omitted for the sake of fielding an effective team). If this is to be the case then I would submit that Hucks has to be played in his best position (attacking left midfield) and the team set up around him to cover his critical weakness.

If Peter Grant were to be brave enough to set up his starting team with no DDD (in my view essential for promotion these days) and use Hucks as an impact player off the bench.............then together with sensible spine strengthening from the proceeds of an Earnie sale, we might just be in with a chance next season - all things being equal.

One can just imagine the consternation in the opposition ranks by suddenly having to deal with the introduction of a fired up Hucks after 60 mins. Who would be brave enough? Peter?

But I am treading on both ''sacred ground'' and many toes here , so I will shut up for now!

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[ZLF 342]

Sadly how to play Hux has proved vexing for city managers,  and how does your philosphy hfit when our two best players are DDD BBB?  Drop both Earnie and Hux?    Sounds more prudent than demonstrating ambition to me [;)]   

My view is that Hux is a better player for the TEAM than Earnie (better link up player, brings others into the game, less selfish and a better results/goals/points ratio than when earnie up front I beleive) so you accomodate him first.  Just as devasting as Hux could be coming on for 30 mins the same could be said of earnie,  pace, directness,  shooting.

Hux up front allows the midfield to have the better shape we saw when lappin played in front of Drury makingi and the defence more secure, and allowing the central midfielders to focus on the centre of the pitch instead of having to cover lthe left side too, streching them too far.

The partner for the DDD striker (either hux or earnie) has to work harder on defensive duties as well as being the target man for the out ball,  meaning that they will have to be subbed after 70-75 mins or be superman.  

What we must give up doing is trying to make a hux/earnie partnership work,  it simply doesnt.