smithills_gent Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 He is better than some of the shite Bolton have had playing in central midfield since Holden's injury but isn't a Premier League standard central midfield player.
richbwfc Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 I think the way he was trudging round the pitch at the end today says he is off at the end of the season. Same with Steinsson.
HomerJay Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 I think the way he was trudging round the pitch at the end today says he is off at the end of the season. Same with Steinsson. i thought the same, but im sure if seen him wander round at the back before a couple of times.
onlyoneawalker Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 The oracle that is the BEN saying all 5 out of contracts JLS, Ricky, Cohen, O Brian and Robbie Blake are being let go it's a shame for Ricky who has been a fantastic servant for the club but IMO it's the right decision I'm sure he'll get a club and more regular football at a lower level
The Norpig Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 If it's true, I'm gutted for him. It just worries me that Cohen and Gardner are atleast good squad players. We had to bring in a lot fresh faces without adding cover for these to the list. A given that Ricky has been injured for large parts of the season but could atleast be part of our small squad.
onlyoneawalker Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 i though steinsson was out of contract? So did I but he has a one year option which has been taken per previous threads I just hope playing through injury has been the reason behind his poor form this year
Casino Posted May 23, 2011 Author Posted May 23, 2011 If it's true, I'm gutted for him. It just worries me that Cohen and Gardner are atleast good squad players. We had to bring in a lot fresh faces without adding cover for these to the list. A given that Ricky has been injured for large parts of the season but could atleast be part of our small squad. i know he's only ever a tackle from being finished but he showed more life than anybody else yesterday i suppose coyle will be aware of some waster at burnley who needs a job
Take Hunt Off Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Never tried at LB or left midfield by OC so no surprise as he has never has been or will be a central midfielder......can't understand why he never got a testimonial though because he definately deserves one , end of an era .Good luck Ricky.
Guest Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 The oracle that is the BEN saying all 5 out of contracts JLS, Ricky, Cohen, O Brian and Robbie Blake are being let go it's a shame for Ricky who has been a fantastic servant for the club but IMO it's the right decision I'm sure he'll get a club and more regular football at a lower level Telegraph say the same Very strange that he picks players he is dumping or who are dumping us
Guest Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Never tried at LB or left midfield by OC so no surprise as he has never has been or will be a central midfielder......can't understand why he never got a testimonial though because he definately deserves one , end of an era .Good luck Ricky. Indeed, welcome back any time
DC08WFC Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Absolutely gutted. Although he's not the player he once was and lacking abit of quality. To get another player with his versatility is going to cost money that we possibly dont have. I dont understand the decision considering how thin our squad is.
Carlos Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 You've got to replace all these players just to get back to the point we are at now (paper thin squad). It's a bit mental really as Cohen and Gardner will be on about 3 and 6 a week.
Rembrandt Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 You've got to replace all these players just to get back to the point we are at now (paper thin squad). It's a bit mental really as Cohen and Gardner will be on about 3 and 6 a week. Not to mention keeping some continuity in the squad. Strange decision. Though (in Gardner's case) it's hard to depend for cover on someone who is so injury prone.
superjohnmcginlay Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 How many games has gardener played in the past three seasons
Carlos Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 It's like the conversation we were having about Ward, we need to bring in a shit load of players. That's difficult if they are only being brought in as cover and by definition they aren't good enough in the first place. The other option is to bring through kids, kids who haven't been good enough to sit on the bench before, even when that was empty. With SKD and Jussi on their last legs it all just makes no sense to me.
smithills_gent Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 The oracle that is the BEN saying all 5 out of contracts JLS, Ricky, Cohen, O Brian and Robbie Blake are being let go. Good news.The only one i'm not 100% about is Gardner, all the others are dead wood who don't have enough for a Premier League team.There are another 4 or 5 regular first team players in addition to Elmander I would be happy to see go.Realistically both full backs and Taylor and Petrov can't be moved on in the same window as these 6 though.
Guest Blixa Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 Absolutely gutted. Although he's not the player he once was and lacking abit of quality. To get another player with his versatility is going to cost money that we possibly dont have. I dont understand the decision considering how thin our squad is. Probably an indication of how many free transfers coming in. Freeing up wages.
onlyoneawalker Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 It's like the conversation we were having about Ward, we need to bring in a shit load of players. That's difficult if they are only being brought in as cover and by definition they aren't good enough in the first place. The other option is to bring through kids, kids who haven't been good enough to sit on the bench before, even when that was empty. With SKD and Jussi on their last legs it all just makes no sense to me. What makes no sense genuine question? Coyle can do arithmatic knowing if he's let 5 go with Elmo 6 probably sell Cahill 7, sturridge 8 he will have to replace them all - Garty said on GMR yesterday that coyle wanted to work with a squad of 23 including 3 goalies which didn't make a huge amount of sense to me if I'm honest but I think coyle is looking to improve the quality rather than the numbers - the 5 released players and Elmo can be replaced with better players on our budget in my view if coyle didn't think that he would have offered them new deals of the 5 released I bet they've not started 5 league games between them so by defination if he did nothing we'd only be marginally worse off
only1swanny Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 goal.coM has a list of all the players available on a bosman this summer.. some decent players around
MickyD Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 What makes no sense genuine question? Coyle can do arithmatic knowing if he's let 5 go with Elmo 6 probably sell Cahill 7, sturridge 8 he will have to replace them all - Garty said on GMR yesterday that coyle wanted to work with a squad of 23 including 3 goalies which didn't make a huge amount of sense to me if I'm honest but I think coyle is looking to improve the quality rather than the numbers - the 5 released players and Elmo can be replaced with better players on our budget in my view if coyle didn't think that he would have offered them new deals of the 5 released I bet they've not started 5 league games between them so by defination if he did nothing we'd only be marginally worse off Why would any team need three goalies in the squad? The league has allowed teams to sign keepers outside the transfer window in the past.
Carlos Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 23 players with 3 goalkeepers, so 20 outfield players. 10 start, 6 on the bench. Take 2 long term injuries, 2 slight knocks and you are back down to the bare bones. Unless we go down the 2 keepers on the bench route again? I honestly am not sure if Owen has done the basic maths.
MickyD Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 If we go with a different keeper next season maybe whoever gets the job won't react the way Jussi does once a season and earn himself a red card.
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