Ruba Mustafa Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Looks as if Billy C may go back to Fleetwood but it’s complicated by them being managerless and have too many keepers themselves! Fleetwood have their ex number 1 keeper on the bench, Alex Cairns, he’s a belter, do a swap deal? Ive been well happy with Gilks, he’s done a great job, I’d be happy for him to continue to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Biggish Dave Posted January 15, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2021 I've said a week or so back, we had 4 positions higher priority than keeper. Dec John and Kieran Lee have sorted 2 of them. A commanding centre half and target man would sort the other 2. I'm happy enough with Gilks so a new keeper would have to be quality to dislodge him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) Hold up centre forward is priority for me, if we can make the ball stick upfront a lot of our defensive issues will disappear. However I’d send Crellin back ASAP in case someone else became available. Edited January 15, 2021 by Mounts Kipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 The goalkeeper slot has been the stand out problem all season, we have not built from the back like all successful teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) We began the season on a hope & a prayer with Crellin. God knows what he'll develop into but he's no use as first choice at present. It was a mistake. Many, many goals were shipped due to his presence. Not simply errors he made but the lack of confidence in him affected defenders too. We had an 18/19 year old who Evatt didn't trust to even be on the bench, so much so that we went into games with no keeper on reserve. We had a very capable 38 year old as back-up who by now really is a coach & wasn't match-fit when even Evatt, eventually, saw Crellin needing changing. Gilks has done well but is a pull, a knock, an unfortunate sending off from us needing an alternative. It'd be very risky to rely on him alone. Even if it's just for a loan we need a proper one. Soon. Edited January 15, 2021 by Dr. Feelgood . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Horwich Posted January 15, 2021 Moderators Share Posted January 15, 2021 We need a solid GK with a bit of experience. Should be easy enough to find one in the summer during the current climate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter FrancisFogarty Posted January 15, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2021 I'm happy with Gilks, but at his age , fit as he is, if he gets a knock we'd be bollocked without a reliable alternative. I'd sooner get someone in and have Gilks as a spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazBob Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I think Gilks is good enough. We have far worse players in our team than him. The worry is, as others have said, if he gets injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruba Mustafa Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 Exactly, which I why I raised the thread. oh I agree mounts, our need for a striker is greater, but I believe we got one lined up so for me this is now our biggest issue. I reckon Cairns would be at the top of IE’s most wanted list, sweeper keeper, right up his street. He an experienced, championship level keeper who could make the spot his own for the next five years. (Tho we be in prem by then 😂) If Wilesy at Fleetwood needs to reduce the wage bill then I’m hoping a deal can be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Ruba Mustafa said: Exactly, which I why I raised the thread. oh I agree mounts, our need for a striker is greater, but I believe we got one lined up so for me this is now our biggest issue. I reckon Cairns would be at the top of IE’s most wanted list, sweeper keeper, right up his street. He an experienced, championship level keeper who could make the spot his own for the next five years. (Tho we be in prem by then 😂) If Wilesy at Fleetwood needs to reduce the wage bill then I’m hoping a deal can be done. I’d like to see Joel Coleman at BWFC he’s LH lad, remember his grandad playing local football in goal in the 70s and went on to run the best pub in LH. Edited January 15, 2021 by Mounts Kipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter FrancisFogarty Posted January 15, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, DazBob said: I think Gilks is good enough. We have far worse players in our team than him. The worry is, as others have said, if he gets injured. And in a better league a big clever striker would give him a knock early on to try and shake him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Playing sat/tues/sat will catch up with him And ultimately catch us out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Mr Grey said: Correct, we need a solid keeper. Experienced managers tend to bring a goalie with them, Warnock with Paddy Kenny, Rioch with Brannigan, Big Sam took Jussi to West Ham and so on Edited January 15, 2021 by Dimron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 38 minutes ago, Mr Grey said: Correct, we need a solid keeper. No problems with gilkes just need adequate back up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Hasn’t Gilks said that he’d rather not be our first team keeper, but he’s happy to stand in for the good of the team? I’m sure I’ve read it somewhere. If that is the case, then purely for that reason alone we should be looking for a replacement- it’s not fair to take advantage of his goodwill if he’s not 100% happy with the position. I also agree with the injuries point so all in all we need a new keeper at some point in the next 2 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Biggish Dave Posted January 15, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2021 Evatt is banned from signing Barrow’s keeper anyway but he’s probably also shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted January 15, 2021 Members Share Posted January 15, 2021 8 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said: Hold up centre forward is priority for me, if we can make the ball stick upfront a lot of our defensive issues will disappear. However I’d send Crellin back ASAP in case someone else became available. Definitely, we’re either chasing the ball or can’t hold it up, we need a different kind of forward to Doyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leebwfc Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Weird situation for Gilks. Spends his time training Crellin then plays the matches himself. Needs sorting ASAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 11 minutes ago, Mr Grey said: If he signed Casper, he should be banned from signing keepers for life 😅 We will just blame TP for that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Mr Grey said: he's probably learned more in 5 months with us than he ever did at Barrow. I took Evatt's Billy Big Boots quotes with a pinch of salt at the beginning of the season. It has panned out as the "glass half empty" part of me feared and we are now employing a young manager while he is learning his trade. However I really don't want to be forever changing managers and bringing in new tactical geniuses all the time, so in my opinion he is still welcome. Mr Evatt if you are reading this, get yourself a big ugly goalkeeper to give Gilks a day off when needed and give some confidence to the guys with their backs turned to our goal. Do the basics by building from the back and not leaving open areas that can be exploited. Then, once established we can start experimenting... Evolution not Revolution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I'm going to set up an Agency supplying goalkeepers to clubs in January windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted January 15, 2021 Moderators Share Posted January 15, 2021 Evatt wants to play nice football Loads of you wanted nice football I'm a results first fella and he even has my backing so you fancy dans really need to give him 2 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 It’s league 2 you don’t play nice football it’s about getting out at the first attempt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted January 15, 2021 Moderators Share Posted January 15, 2021 If youve got players worse than the rest of division 2 you play shit football But plenty wanted pretty stuff In this league, we should be good enough to go toe to toe You only need to look at the brand evatt thread The excitement was about having a manager who wanted to play fancy dan I'm pretty sure most of the noise was coming from the total football crowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 You can mix it but ultimately you start with a solid GK a grafter/ enforcer in the middle and a goalscorer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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