Bristol Boy Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 attributed to GJ in the EP.He (Elliott) breaks up play in midfield and we haven't got one of those"Same interview where he forgot to mention Noble as a midfield player.Question is, where does that leave Skuse because that's surely his role? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 The bench, which I'm sorry to say comes as no suprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x3widRacin Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Theres already a thread about this topic I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howey_ducky Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 cole will come into his own this year, just you lot wait and see. They are different players, elliot goes box to box, skuse sits and connects midfield to attack. I'd say it wasn't a revealing comment, just another gj "bomb up the backside" comment to get cole in the right frame of mind for this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Fleuriot Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Could you say that Skuse is more about being energetic and screening the defence, or some similar technical distinction? Can't think of one right now mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 cole will come into his own this year, just you lot wait and see. They are different players, elliot goes box to box, skuse sits and connects midfield to attack. I'd say it wasn't a revealing comment, just another gj "bomb up the backside" comment to get cole in the right frame of mind for this season.If he can play as well as when he first broke into the side, it would probably prove him to be a very capable player. I think alot of what is said of him harsh, the lads only played a couple of years of first team football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 What if Skuse gets injured, or Elliot? GJ said he has a role in mind for him, assuming that Skuse is in a simalar mould to Elliot and i don't think many people will disagree, then Elliot is cover for Skuse, or visa versa.We need competition in every department, Skuse was our only outright DMC, now we have two Skuses! What about left back? (sorry. i know there are other thread before Eamer jumps in)Fontaine is no left back, lets get Armand Traore on loan from Wenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Boy Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Theres already a thread about this topic I believe.Then the mods may merge it-leave it to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 now we have two Skuses! I hope not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x3widRacin Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Then the mods may merge it-leave it to them.Be a lot less clutter if people would read other threads before posting their own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 I hope notwhy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Boy Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Be a lot less clutter if people would read other threads before posting their own Lot less threads if people stopped sticking their noses in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Orj Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Then the mods may merge it-leave it to them.Yeah, x3, can't you see that the mods have nothing better to do than to merge the threads of those pompous enough not to have the manners to check whether someone else has already started a thread on the same subject? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x3widRacin Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Yeah, x3, can't you see that the mods have nothing better to do than to merge the threads of those pompous enough not to have the manners to check whether someone else has already started a thread on the same subject?How blind of me not to have noticed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich-TWSC- Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Ah nice to see OTIB hasn't lost it's "Handbags at Dawn" title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Boy Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Yeah, x3, can't you see that the mods have nothing better to do than to merge the threads of those pompous enough not to have the manners to check whether someone else has already started a thread on the same subject?Pompous-kettle-pot blackAnd if we all started a topic as often as you there wouldn't be a forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Boy Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 How blind of me not to have noticed You're young, you'll learn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seend Red Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 cole will come into his own this year, just you lot wait and see. They are different players, elliot goes box to box, skuse sits and connects midfield to attack. I'd say it wasn't a revealing comment, just another gj "bomb up the backside" comment to get cole in the right frame of mind for this season.Can't agree. Elliott has experience with Millwall at Championship level and will start the season in midfield with Johnson against QPR. Assuming MH does the business I can only see Skuse being bit part player.And to think some one on here claimed he was off to Reading for 2.8M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x3widRacin Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Where ?I see the "Skuse doubters" thread started after this one, but is there another one ?Apologies if I've missed it.Quite large discussion about Skuse to the bench: http://www.otib.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=83993Topic specifically about Johnson's leaving out of Noble in his interview: http://www.otib.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=84026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 I doubt very much Elliott will be starting against QPR. GJ doesn't allow new signings to walk into the team and he hasn't been with us through the pre-season. I would suspect that Skuse, Johnson and Russell will all be ahead of him in the queue and he will have to win a place on the bench first and go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x3widRacin Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Do you think Lee Trundle will be starting against QPR?I think he will, and he's only going to have one more pre-season match under his selection than Marvin Elliott... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Do you think Lee Trundle will be starting against QPR?I think he will, and he's only going to have one more pre-season match under his selection than Marvin Elliott...Don't you think there's a slight difference between signing a senior player for £1m in a position we have at best two fit players in neither of whom is on form and signing a promising youngster for ~£100k in a position we have 4 fit and one soon to be fit player already in?Russell has had good feedback from the games he's played so far, Johnson is a different type of player. I think those two are by far the most likely starters meaning Skuse and Elliott will be battling for the bench spot and may both be included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 So, part of this thread is about Skuse, shall I merge it with the skuse threads? And another part of this is about Noble, should that go there?However, the majority of the thread is people debating what goes where and why??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolman Block B Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 So, part of this thread is about Skuse, shall I merge it with the skuse threads? And another part of this is about Noble, should that go there?However, the majority of the thread is people debating what goes where and why??? Come on Mary, buck up!!!!!Yer a mod, put the lot on the Trundle thread.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x3widRacin Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Don't you think there's a slight difference between signing a senior player for £1m in a position we have at best two fit players in neither of whom is on form and signing a promising youngster for ~£100k in a position we have 4 fit and one soon to be fit player already in?Russell has had good feedback from the games he's played so far, Johnson is a different type of player. I think those two are by far the most likely starters meaning Skuse and Elliott will be battling for the bench spot and may both be included.I do think theres a difference, I'm just commenting on the original post stating that the reason he won't go straight into the side is because Johnson doesn't put new signings straight into the side. If he proves himself the best player between now and then, I don't think GJ is going to sit him just because he has just been signed. I personally don't have a clue if he's going to start against QPR or not, I've never seen so much as a video of the guy on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Come on Mary, buck up!!!!!Yer a mod, put the lot on the Trundle thread.......... Which one?!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x3widRacin Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 So, part of this thread is about Skuse, shall I merge it with the skuse threads? And another part of this is about Noble, should that go there?However, the majority of the thread is people debating what goes where and why??? It just needs a new first post is all, describing the contents properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 I do think theres a difference, I'm just commenting on the original post stating that the reason he won't go straight into the side is because Johnson doesn't put new signings straight into the side. If he proves himself the best player between now and then, I don't think GJ is going to sit him just because he has just been signed. I personally don't have a clue if he's going to start against QPR or not, I've never seen so much as a video of the guy on the pitch.OK well consider the words "as a general rule to which £1m players on 10 grand a week brought in to replace mediocre strikers are an exception" added to the original post at the appropriate point then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x3widRacin Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 OK well consider the words "as a general rule to which £1m players on 10 grand a week brought in to replace mediocre strikers are an exception" added to the original post at the appropriate point then.Is he really on 10 grand a week or is that still speculation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seend Red Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 I doubt very much Elliott will be starting against QPR. GJ doesn't allow new signings to walk into the team and he hasn't been with us through the pre-season. I would suspect that Skuse, Johnson and Russell will all be ahead of him in the queue and he will have to win a place on the bench first and go from there.MH offers something very different and if he was to impress in the remaining friendlys/training and shore up our lightweight midfield I can see no reason why he couldnt get a place in the starting 11 against QPR. Johnson will surely pick his best 11? performances in pre-season have hardly been inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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