Evy11_BCFC Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Possible replacement for Orr: Welsh international to join? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bh_red Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Hmmm, Coming from Sky, possibly something in it. Decent Right back who's gets among the goals, played almost 100 games for Oldhman, only just 20, has already played 9 times for Wales, which although it's only Wales, it still quite impressive for a player who's only played in league One, Is also stand in captain at Oldham. PROMISING http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2007/feb/06/oldham Steve Claridges report from a seaon or so back in the Guardian makes interesting reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Don't know anything about him. In fact I've never even heard of the bloke. No idea whether he'd be a usefull asset or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Possible replacement for Orr: Welsh international to join? Ive seen him play once for the welsh and he looks a good player, in terms of techincall ability he is imo better than Orr and would be a good replacement considering he is only 20. How much do people think we would get him for, maybe 500k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I thought this was about Neal Ardley for a second and was going to point out he was a bit past it Never seen this guy play but an interesting looking target, a young international who gets goals from full back... sounds promising at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kachina Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Buying from the league below would be my only doubt and seeing whilst Oldham have scored alot of goals they have also let in quite a few. If he costs 500k then we'll be paying more to get him, than what we will get for Orr (prob 250k max) therefore as Orr would be a better player, for the sake of 250k, I say give him a 2 year deal on a 1k more a week and we've saved about 150k. Much better business imo. Young, International, High Flying Oldham chasing Promotion and talked up player. I don't think he'll be less than a mill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidNoble Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 His name sounds like an anagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21. Marcham Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I've just heard a rumour from a trusted friend of mine that we are currently looking at 20 year old Oldham right-back, Neal Eardley. This friend has no connections with the club therefore it is just a rumour, but it would make sense from my point of view. Johnson does look to League 1 players for less money, and with Bradley Orr leaving and young Christiano Ribiero out for the season this rumour would fit the puzzle. Also GJ loves bringing in young players. Eardley has also won a few caps for Wales after progressing through their international youth levels. Also found this: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_4682224,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidNoble Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I've just heard a rumour from a trusted friend of mine that we are currently looking at 20 year old Oldham right-back, Neal Eardley. This friend has no connections with the club therefore it is just a rumour, but it would make sense from my point of view. Johnson does look to League 1 players for less money, and with Bradley Orr leaving and young Christiano Ribiero out for the season this rumour would fit the puzzle. Also GJ loves bringing in young players. Eardley has also won a few caps for Wales after progressing through their international youth levels. Also found this: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_4682224,00.html http://www.otib.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=109946 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Also GJ loves bringing in young players. I've clearly been missing something. Can you name these youngsters as I can only think of Fontaine, who GJ knew from Yeovil, and Maynard, for whom we paid well over the odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I remember Oldham fans raving about him the season we went up but haven't heard much since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 OK, I forgot Akinde. Fine if Orr goes, if not, it would be pretty stupid to pay Orr to do nothing whilst spending much of our transfer budget on a right back, as there will be other more pressing priorities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Possible replacement for Orr: Welsh international to join? No more dead meat. We need TWO QUALITY PLAYERS. One playmaker and one forward. Put the money on them. If they are young it might not be a cost in the end. To fill the stadium we neeed som flair - not British working horses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 No more dead meat. We need TWO QUALITY PLAYERS. One playmaker and one forward. Put the money on them. If they are young it might not be a cost in the end. To fill the stadium we neeed som flair - not British working horses. I agree we need flair but if Orr goes we HAVE to find a replacement and Eardley looks a good player. We will obviously be in the market for flair midfielders as well come january I'm shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I agree we need flair but if Orr goes we HAVE to find a replacement and Eardley looks a good player. We will obviously be in the market for flair midfielders as well come january I'm shore. Brian Wilson is better than Orr and will be fine. We need quality! If Wilson is injured any other player should be reminded of the astronomic sums he is paid and told to run his balls off in a position that easily can be dealt with if you got any knowledge of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Rollason Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 No more dead meat. To fill the stadium we neeed som flair - not British working horses. :laugh: thanks mate i love your posts, keep em coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidNoble Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Anybody know if he is a full-back or a wing-back? Maybe with our lack of natural width and pace on the right (other than Ivan) maybe he could be a good overlapping wing-back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdgifford64 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Personally, if Orr does leave or GJ reverts to not playing him, i wouldn`t be in a hurry to spend money on a replacement. Use B Wilson for the time being or if neccessary Fontaine. For the long term i`d be keeping a close eye on Ribiero. Hopefully, he can make a full recovery, because he looks like being one of the few successes to come out of the Academy so far. There`s not a huge amount of cash available and i`d rather be spending it where we need it most. PDG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristoliain Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I have a mate who supports Oldham, Eardley is highly rated at Boundary Park and, after seeing both play, I doubt there is much difference in quality between the tow. Go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidNoble Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Personally, if Orr does leave or GJ reverts to not playing him, i wouldn`t be in a hurry to spend money on a replacement. Use B Wilson for the time being or if neccessary Fontaine. For the long term i`d be keeping a close eye on Ribiero. Hopefully, he can make a full recovery, because he looks like being one of the few successes to come out of the Academy so far. There`s not a huge amount of cash available and i`d rather be spending it where we need it most. PDG I agree but we can't not spend and wait till next season only to realise we are back to league one. We need quality, experience and determination and from what has been written although only 21 years of age he does have at least two of these. Whatever happened to Peter Shriver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdgifford64 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I agree but we can't not spend and wait till next season only to realise we are back to league one. We need quality, experience and determination and from what has been written although only 21 years of age he does have at least two of these. Whatever happened to Peter Shriver? Agree we have to spend but as usual some here seem to think we have millions to spend, or, we can pick up players with the experience, flair, quality we need for next to nothing. In the later case there may well be a few gems out there but identifying them is only half the battle. Will they meet GJ`s stringent requirements, who else may be looking to sign them, would they even consider coming to the club given the position we are find ourselves in, lets face it, they wouldn`t be joining a club riding high on the crest of a wave, it`s about 7 months too late for that. A couple of quality players in, lighten the wage bill by showing a few the door and admit that the only thing that matters for this season is finishing higher than 22nd. PDG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehmet Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I follow Oldham, being from up north, and believe me if you sign Eards, youre onto a winner. Captained the club for 2/3s of a season aged just 19. Quality right back and can operate central midfield. Also takes a mean free kick and penalty. Get him, he deserves his break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I follow Oldham, being from up north, and believe me if you sign Eards, youre onto a winner. Captained the club for 2/3s of a season aged just 19. Quality right back and can operate central midfield. Also takes a mean free kick and penalty. Get him, he deserves his break. Sounds like Real Madrid will beat us.. I don't doubt he deserves his break through but we need a couple of class player, a central midfielder and a forward who can lift us. Not a right back though his age is promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhyde Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Very harsh on Ribeiro though if we do but yes please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Very harsh on Ribeiro though if we do but yes please. Why? He can play anywhere across the back line can't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhyde Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Only seen Eardley play at right back so i don't know. Or can Ribeiro? No idea but thought RB was his best position too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Only seen Eardley play at right back so i don't know. Or can Ribeiro? No idea but thought RB was his best position too. I meant Ribeiro. I'm pretty sure he's played all the way across and was at left back when injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terjon Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Well this would be a nice signing, right back, QUALITY I HEARD. Get rid of bloody ORR HE's been poor all year, NOW WE NEED A NEW LEFT BACK, CENTRE MIDFIELDER, RIGHT WINGER, AT LEAST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJC Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Indeed Riberio was playing at left back when he was injured vs P'boro. Although I know nothing bar this thread on Eardley, from what I have read the prospect of him and Riberio running their respective flanks as of next season excites me greatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaz Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I meant Ribeiro. I'm pretty sure he's played all the way across and was at left back when injured? He was playing right back when he got injured - pretty sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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