frank_spencer Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Cogley is better than Tutu defensively and better than Christie going forward. With 3 choices in the position I can see him missing out. Quote
Lancaster18 Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Cogley kills every attack he’s so safe. Passes side ways or backwards. Never overlaps and is very weak physically and mentally. How is he more attacking than Christie our best crosser of the ball… Not good enough to start goodbye. Quote
Lancaster18 Posted January 4 Posted January 4 On a side note. If we never sold Dapo would we be promoted by now? Quote
Leyther_Matt Posted January 4 Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Lancaster18 said: Cogley kills every attack he’s so safe. Passes side ways or backwards. Never overlaps and is very weak physically and mentally. How is he more attacking than Christie our best crosser of the ball… Not good enough to start goodbye. Because Christie has somehow got halfway through the season and still doesn’t look match fit Quote
Johnnyrotten Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Agree Christie doesn't look fit, but in fairness he played OK today nothing like his shocker in his last appearance. His 3 corners from the left were all perfect, and should have seen us 1 up. But not fit or fast enough to overlap effectively. Quote
Leyther_Matt Posted January 4 Posted January 4 26 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: Agree Christie doesn't look fit, but in fairness he played OK today nothing like his shocker in his last appearance. His 3 corners from the left were all perfect, and should have seen us 1 up. But not fit or fast enough to overlap effectively. Great deliveries from the corners to be fair to him but he’s so slow it’s ridiculous Quote
Popular Post ianofcleveleys Posted January 4 Popular Post Posted January 4 (edited) Thought I'd put this on this thread rather than the post match one, though it relates to SS's comments about players being shattered, tired minds etc but also transfer dealings. I'd spare time to kill this aft, after such an early finish, so did a bit of research into the workloads our players have had to date, too see how much foundations those comments had. Looking at League matches only (24 games): 14 of our squad have started less than half the games 10 have started less than 10 Only 3 (Johnston, Conway, ACD) have started 20 or more, Simons 19 Sheehan only 13 though some internationals also The four who have reasonable cases for a bit of tiredness are Johnston, Conway, ACD and Burstow (23, 23, 22 and 21 starts). Conway has shown he is robust, however, 44 starts in L2 last season. In 24-25, Burstow made 8 starts, ACD - 6, Forss - 6, Gale - 6, Simons - 13, so ACD, Burstow, Gale, Simons, Forss have all had more starts already than in the whole of last season, ACD completing 90 mins almost every time, such has been the reliance on him. Christie is an experienced performer, though another with a lack of recent game time (2 starts last season). Erhahon is a different quandary. Had an injury niggle with us that's been a hindrance, so only 10 starts. The quandary is him never completing 90 minutes for us and more often less than 80, when, of his 28 starts last season, he did so over 20 times. What's it all saying? That there's been a gamble on largely young players of talent but perhaps not the volume of games under their belt to help them stand the rigours of a 46 game L1 season? Not a surprise perhaps that Burstow, ACD, Simons have started to struggle?. If 'the players are shattered' SS could maybe have made more use of some squad members but evidently doesn't trust/isnt keen on them? We haven't an adequate cover for ACD but 3 left wingers if we count Tutu?. Why does Erhahon fade and struggle to complete 90 minutes for us, are we using him the best way? We've invested a fair bit in some (Dalby, Taylor, Cissoko) that are contributing little. All of this might be pointless bollocks of course but I was a bit at head scratching point about the current blip, dip or whatever. Time for MOTD and a bit of the cricket now 🤦🤣 Edited January 4 by ianofcleveleys Quote
L/H White Posted January 5 Posted January 5 mullin recalled by wrexham wigan can have dalby if they want Quote
gonzo Posted January 5 Posted January 5 45 minutes ago, L/H White said: mullin recalled by wrexham wigan can have dalby if they want Let's go for Hardie. Quote
Rizlar Posted January 5 Posted January 5 We don’t want Mullin as Wigan sent him back but been told all it s not well between the players and Lowe. Quote
Dr. Feelgood Posted January 5 Posted January 5 15 minutes ago, gonzo said: Let's go for Hardie. A centre forward who's played 5 times, scoring none, this season. He'd fit right in. Quote
gonzo Posted January 5 Posted January 5 8 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said: A centre forward who's played 5 times, scoring none, this season. He'd fit right in. Yeah we should go after Haaland instead. Quote
RUREADY2ROLL Posted January 5 Posted January 5 23 minutes ago, gonzo said: Yeah we should go after Haaland instead. No he only scores goals and doesn’t track back enough Quote
waffer cup 07 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 11 minutes ago, Kane57 said: To replace Johnston, you'd hope Centre back that's been out with an ACL, for most of last year. Does this mean Forrester's on his way. Quote
Whitesince63 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 1 hour ago, waffer cup 07 said: Centre back that's been out with an ACL, for most of last year. Does this mean Forrester's on his way. I think Forrester’s a cert to go, just depends where, which I think is a shame because for me he’s the best centre half we’ve got. Obviously SS doesn’t share that view and his is the only one that counts. Quote
frank_spencer Posted January 5 Posted January 5 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Whitesince63 said: I think Forrester’s a cert to go, just depends where, which I think is a shame because for me he’s the best centre half we’ve got. Obviously SS doesn’t share that view and his is the only one that counts. At his best Forrester is 3rd behind Toal and Johnston. He is probably a better footballer than Forino but doesn't have the same physical qualities. He's the Aaron Morley of our centre backs 4th man out of the group all being fit he's not making the match day squad. Edited January 5 by frank_spencer Quote
Dimron Posted January 5 Posted January 5 18 hours ago, ianofcleveleys said: Thought I'd put this on this thread rather than the post match one, though it relates to SS's comments about players being shattered, tired minds etc but also transfer dealings. I'd spare time to kill this aft, after such an early finish, so did a bit of research into the workloads our players have had to date, too see how much foundations those comments had. Looking at League matches only (24 games): 14 of our squad have started less than half the games 10 have started less than 10 Only 3 (Johnston, Conway, ACD) have started 20 or more, Simons 19 Sheehan only 13 though some internationals also The four who have reasonable cases for a bit of tiredness are Johnston, Conway, ACD and Burstow (23, 23, 22 and 21 starts). Conway has shown he is robust, however, 44 starts in L2 last season. In 24-25, Burstow made 8 starts, ACD - 6, Forss - 6, Gale - 6, Simons - 13, so ACD, Burstow, Gale, Simons, Forss have all had more starts already than in the whole of last season, ACD completing 90 mins almost every time, such has been the reliance on him. Christie is an experienced performer, though another with a lack of recent game time (2 starts last season). Erhahon is a different quandary. Had an injury niggle with us that's been a hindrance, so only 10 starts. The quandary is him never completing 90 minutes for us and more often less than 80, when, of his 28 starts last season, he did so over 20 times. What's it all saying? That there's been a gamble on largely young players of talent but perhaps not the volume of games under their belt to help them stand the rigours of a 46 game L1 season? Not a surprise perhaps that Burstow, ACD, Simons have started to struggle?. If 'the players are shattered' SS could maybe have made more use of some squad members but evidently doesn't trust/isnt keen on them? We haven't an adequate cover for ACD but 3 left wingers if we count Tutu?. Why does Erhahon fade and struggle to complete 90 minutes for us, are we using him the best way? We've invested a fair bit in some (Dalby, Taylor, Cissoko) that are contributing little. All of this might be pointless bollocks of course but I was a bit at head scratching point about the current blip, dip or whatever. Time for MOTD and a bit of the cricket now 🤦🤣 Because of where I live and work I know a lot of Lincoln supporters, in fact these days I see more familiar faces at Sincil than at our gaf... they all told me the same when we signed him, Erhahon is the best player on the park for a few matches but then quiclkly fades away and then doesnt even complete 90 mins... rest him and the cycle starts all over again. What else do I see in your analysis? Half way through and the manager doesnt know his best eleven yet! Quote
Mounts Kipper Posted January 5 Posted January 5 (edited) On 04/01/2026 at 14:33, Lancaster18 said: Cogley kills every attack he’s so safe. Passes side ways or backwards. Never overlaps and is very weak physically and mentally. How is he more attacking than Christie our best crosser of the ball… Not good enough to start goodbye. Christie never overlaps and only crosses from corners… At least Cogley does overlap and has higher energy levels and pace to burn … for all Cogley faults it’s a poor call using Christie over Cogley in my opinion. Edited January 5 by Mounts Kipper Quote
W.cramp Posted January 5 Posted January 5 2 hours ago, burnden said: Can he play up front and can he hit a shot on target ? Quote
Whitesince63 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 49 minutes ago, frank_spencer said: At his best Forrester is 3rd behind Toal and Johnston. He is probably a better footballer than Forino but doesn't have the same physical qualities. He's the Aaron Morley of our centre backs 4th man out of the group all being fit he's not making the match day squad. 7 minutes ago, W.cramp said: Can he play up front and can he hit a shot on target ? Sorry I was only comparing to Toal and Forino and whilst I disagree it’s obvious SS shares your view so it’s a moot point really. 😉 Quote
Rizlar Posted January 5 Posted January 5 8 minutes ago, W.cramp said: Can he play up front and can he hit a shot on target ? If he stays fit and fully recovered from his injury he will be our best CB. Quote
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