Loco Rojo Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Why, if he was a semi regular in the prem last season are champ clubs not ahead of us? Big wages surely? Great player to have but a budget buster for a position we have cover for? Unless Cunningham's heading out of course. Why big wages? He hasn't got a club, so nothing to negotiate with plus he's old. If he wants to play footy he can't be too fussy otherwise he'll have to carry on looking. Plus why hasn't a Champ club signed him already? I don't think it'll be a problem if we want him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Just to throw something out there, Cyrille Regis was in the platinum seating against Bradford City. Done a bit of research and he is now a football agent for the Stellar Group, and looking down the list of clients on their website the only player on show was Greg Cunningham. Not reading anything into it but perhaps there has been interest in Greg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briz Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Not said owt about the defence. I will know. All five on Sat were So'd signings. So back to clubs in the bag? Hmm (yes I'm being tongue in cheek) Wrong Mcinnes signed Cunningham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Just to throw something out there, Cyrille Regis was in the platinum seating against Bradford City. Done a bit of research and he is now a football agent for the Stellar Group, and looking down the list of clients on their website the only player on show was Greg Cunningham. Not reading anything into it but perhaps there has been interest in Greg? Interesting bit of research there squire. I like the idea of James O'Connor as well as Shorey and some big Spanish Goalie as competition for places. its long overdue we had very decent players at the back. If we can keep the door shut we might start winning games. The front line are doing their bit, the midfield looks better than it has done for a while with Wynter and Pack as new additions. I think its all coming together nicely and Sean always said it would take time to gel. Well, that was an understatement; by the time he has finished we will have a completely new team save for Baldock and a couple of others from last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerly known as ivan Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 https://twitter.com/alidurdenBBC/status/369835489966444544 Wow, Swindon has signed Nile Ranger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Good signing. I posted elsewhere we needed experience. I doubt we have much more than 120 football league appearances in our current back 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Well, forgot that one clearly! Oops! okay 4 out of 5 then.. he has signed players in positions as first choice was my point, and still the defence is rubbish as a response to KITR Thanks for clarifying that as I couldn't make head nor tail of your first response. Think you'll find Williams wasn't signed as first choice though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargent Pepper Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Maybe we are reading to much into this. If a good player like Shorey becomes available then it might be worth having a look at him. It might not mean we are desperately searching for a LB. especially as RB is less well covered. However if we could do a deal (for either or both full back rumours) then it would be worth doing as long as it doesn't impead on our ability to bring in one maybe two forwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Strange, but when I heard a few seasons ago we were getting a Premier League full back I thought it must be him. Little did I think we'd end up with cockney rhyming slang for holloway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Don't expect either Cunningham or Shorey would be happy as 'back-up' in league 1 which naturally raises questions re Cunninghams future. Unless, as others have mentioned, SOD would look to play GC or NS in a more attacking role. The thing is Cunningham is a young lad who's had just two seasons playing regular professional football Championship, one on loan and one for a club that was ultimately relegated. He's a talented lad who I think can go a long way but I'm not sure he'd feel he'd done enough yet to think himself too good to be competing for a place in a League One team against an experienced former England international. If SOD handles this right, I'm sure he could convince Cunningham that, aside from the competition for a place, Shorey is someone he could learn a great deal wrong and that it could be a beneficial experience for him in terms of developing for the future. Obviously no young footballer wants to rot in the reserves but, at the same time, it might benefit an older defender not to be expected to play in every game. Cunningham has struggled at the start of this season and, on at least one occasion against Coventry, played when he's clearly not been well enough to do so, which I presume was due to a lack of convincing alternative options. I don't see any reason why a one-year contract for Shorey couldn't benefit both us and both left-backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderbeans Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I can see sod going with 5 at the back. ...........................fielding.............................. Moloney...flint......Williams...Shorey...Cunningham .............................wynter................................ .............wagstaff.................pack..................... ...............................JET................................ ............................baldock.............................. Subs: o'connor, killa, Fontaine, Reid, burns, Bryan, Parrish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red white and red Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I can see sod going with 5 at the back. ...........................fielding.............................. Moloney...flint......Williams...Shorey...Cunningham .............................wynter................................ .............wagstaff.................pack..................... ...............................JET................................ ............................baldock.............................. Subs: o'connor, killa, Fontaine, Reid, burns, Bryan, Parrish. That is a hideous bench, 4 defensive minded players?, no striker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 That is a hideous bench, 4 defensive minded players?, no striker? Never mind the bench, Shorey as a 3rd centre half? has he ever played anywhere other than LB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Never mind the bench, Shorey as a 3rd centre half? has he ever played anywhere other than LB? Especially as both Moloney and O'Connor can play centre half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hortonred Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Good news in my opinion.The 2 games I have seen I was not impressed with the highly praised Cunningham and Maloney looks a shadow of last season.Also they seem frail physically.It would be good to beef up the defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderbeans Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I forget harewood. Don't see why Shorey can't play inside Cunningham. He can help distribution out of defence on that left side. Flint and Williams are there to win headers. Your looking for attacking players on the bench, barring Reid, we have none that can jump straight in. Sorry to burst your bubble. Take out burns for harewood and in all honesty, it's a good team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Tansley Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Never mind the bench, Shorey as a 3rd centre half? has he ever played anywhere other than LB? I think someone said he had played in the middle before? For Villa for a bit? Don't see why he couldn't move inside, he's a solid defender who had great distribution and next to flint we don't need to have a huge player. It's all guesswork tbh. I don't remember much about Shorey other than he was a bloody good free kick and corner taker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezOfCity Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I think someone said he had played in the middle before? For Villa for a bit? Don't see why he couldn't move inside, he's a solid defender who had great distribution and next to flint we don't need to have a huge player. It's all guesswork tbh. I don't remember much about Shorey other than he was a bloody good free kick and corner taker. The last thing i remember about him was watching him get turned inside out against Danny Haynes at AG for West Brom. Although tbf Haynes did seem unplayable that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargent Pepper Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I think that was Joe Mattock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezOfCity Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I think that was Joe Mattock you might be right actually. We were linked with him aswell a few seasons ago probably why i got confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroudred Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 think that would be a good signing, hes a decent player even if he is getting on a bit, brilliant at set pieces. and i think if he does sign then GC will be pushed further up the pitch as he does love running at players and getting crosses in, think SOD is building a good squad now, hopefully we can start kicking on in the league starting with 3 points at MK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 With Bryan, Cunningham and Shorey, that would cover the entire left side of the team both in the midfield and defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickle Rick Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Could also stabilise our left side of midfield. As a ball playing wideman, not winger. Or Cunningham to play more attacking as SO'D has pushed him up a lot since coming in. Then Shorey to play at LB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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