class not gas Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Oldham captain Corey Smith age 23 has signed a three year deal at city,he is a former Norwich player.He is a holding midfielder,good signing in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider-manc Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Where did this come from! Good work Cotts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Who's Corey Smith? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 http://www.otib.co.uk/index.php?/topic/163516-friday-night-transfer-action/ It's Korey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atyeo Benj Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Mods can you merge the threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
class not gas Posted June 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Kelly gone to oldham as part of the deal,Stockhausen says undisclosed fee. Kelly gone to Oldham for undisclosed fee ,seperate deal to Corey Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BcFcOneLove Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Don't know much about him, but being Oldham's captain and being only 23, sounds like another excellent signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Mods can you merge the threads They are quite capable of seeing which threads to merge I think.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 I went to the game away at Oldham last season and Smith looked very impressive. On that basis this is another good signing. At 23 still young as well. This has been a great week of transfers! Well done to SC and all involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Highly rated by LJ http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/10/oldham-athletic-news/85697/korey-exit-would-leave-huge-void Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I BELIEVE Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Good interview on player. Another exciting signing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry2157. Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Came across really well on the video, looks to be another positive step forward... well done again cotts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky89 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Great signing!! Will protect the back four all day long. Genuine ball winner, but won't venture last the half way line too often. Will give JET, Baldock, Elliot and Freeman the licence to attack. Along side Pack who's a ball player, they should complement each other perfectly. ---------------------- Fielding ----------------------- Little ---- Osbourne --- Williams ---- Cunningham ------------------ Pack ---- Smith ----------------- ------------------------- Elliot ------------------------ Freeman ------------------------------------- Baldock ------------------ Emmanuel-Thomas ---------- That looks incredible to me. Baldock and Freeman as inverted wingers, Little and Cunningham overlapping on their natural sides. The front three constantly switching throughout. Smith and Pack winning and distributing to the creative front four. Maloney is decent cover at RB, Flint is decent cover at CB. Bryan can cover all down the left, Reid is capable of coming in in the middle and Bryan can cover down the entire left hand side and Burns can fit in out on either wing or as a false 9. Think we may need a CB offer further depth at the back, and another big'un (Obika?) to offer a more natural target up top? Too excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Great signing!! Will protect the back four all day long. Genuine ball winner, but won't venture last the half way line too often. Will give JET, Baldock, Elliot and Freeman the licence to attack. Along side Pack who's a ball player, they should complement each other perfectly. ---------------------- Fielding ----------------------- Little ---- Osbourne --- Williams ---- Cunningham ------------------ Pack ---- Smith ----------------- ------------------------- Elliot ------------------------ Freeman ------------------------------------- Baldock ------------------ Emmanuel-Thomas ---------- That looks incredible to me. Baldock and Freeman as inverted wingers, Little and Cunningham overlapping on their natural sides. The front three constantly switching throughout. Smith and Pack winning and distributing to the creative front four. Maloney is decent cover at RB, Flint is decent cover at CB. Bryan can cover all down the left, Reid is capable of coming in in the middle and Bryan can cover down the entire left hand side and Burns can fit in out on either wing or as a false 9. Think we may need a CB offer further depth at the back, and another big'un (Obika?) to offer a more natural target up top? Too excited. Smith is box to box so I'm sure he will be venturing across halfway. We need a defensive midfielder. We'll be signing a centre back too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky89 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Smith is box to box so I'm sure he will be venturing across halfway. We need a defensive midfielder. We'll be signing a centre back too. I wouldn't say he's box to box. He wins the ball and stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 We knew all about this one thanks to our ITK posters on Otib ... Pull yer fingers out fellas ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 I wouldn't say he's box to box. He wins the ball and stops. Sorry mate but that's simply not true, he is more than willing to bomb forward from what I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Sorry mate but that's simply not true, he is more than willing to bomb forward from what I've seen. You sure. 5 goals in his career doesn't suggest that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDBS36 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Welcome to Aston Gate Korey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atyeo Benj Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 It does look like an incredible team for this level but we can still improve in some areas which is great for competition an back up in case of injuries and suspensions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky89 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Sorry mate but that's simply not true, he is more than willing to bomb forward from what I've seen. Sorry mate, but it is true. He's a holding midfielder. Sure he makes runs, but even Makelele made some bursts every now and then when it opened up for him. Sandro at Spurs, Fernandinho at Man City are holding players that protect the back four but occasionally venture forward. Heck, even CBs make the odd forward burst!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 You sure. 5 goals in his career doesn't suggest that. Positive, especially in his Norwich days. Granted he has been played deeper at Oldham but he can attack. No question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loco Rojo Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 On paper it does look a decent squad -and im very happy with these singings - although how many times have we said that in previous seasons. Its great to see some positivety on Otib but lets also rememner to give this new team time to gel and get to know each other - im not being negagtive, just adding a dose of realism. They will need our support and patience and may not win the first game 5-0 ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Sorry mate, but it is true. He's a holding midfielder. Sure he makes runs, but even Makelele made some bursts every now and then when it opened up for him. Sandro at Spurs, Fernandinho at Man City are holding players that protect the back four but occasionally venture forward. Heck, even CBs make the odd forward burst!! So a comparison between Smith and Makalele ! Can't be bad ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky89 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 So a comparison between Smith and Makalele ! Can't be bad ! Haha. Comparison in terms of the job he does for the team rather than ability of the player! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 On paper it does look a decent squad -and im very happy with these singings - although how many times have we said that in previous seasons. Its great to see some positivety on Otib but lets also rememner to give this new team time to gel and get to know each other - im not being negagtive, just adding a dose of realism. They will need our support and patience and may not win the first game 5-0 ;-) Either you've drunk as much as me or all your fingers are broken and you're typing with your arse cheeks because there are one or two little errors in your post ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky89 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Positive, especially in his Norwich days. Granted he has been played deeper at Oldham but he can attack. No question. Maybe it's a case of Norwich naturally being on the attacking front foot giving him more freedom to venture forward compared to being at Oldham. Sure with the way Cotts sets sides out, and the fact he's come in for Kelly who is arguably much more creative, that his plan is to utilise his holding strengths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Haha. Comparison in terms of the job he does for the team rather than ability of the player! Yeah, come, be fair...! You can't expect some Johnny Foreigner to be up to the standards of our new star midfielder, however hard he tried! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Sure with the way Cotts sets sides out, and the fact he's come in for Kelly who is arguably much more creative, that his plan is to utilise his holding strengths. How many assists did Kelly get for us in his time here..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 How many assists did Kelly get for us in his time here..? 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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