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Agree

 

wasnt sure about him at first but hes done well more or less every time he;'s been on the pitch. happy to have him in and around the squad and has been a decent addition all in all. i think between him and ridehalgh we have good competition at left back, neither of them are mezza levels of good but its definitely not a problem position for us with those two imo. slight tangent but glad hendrie looked good when he played, always want bradford lads to do well and was another i wasnt sure about on his return. I feel bar delfouneso and elliott, our january business was good.

 

He's good, and more importantly when he's made howlers, we've got away with it.

You need that luck as a younger player, particularly when you've got a manager that likes to name and shame defensive errors (but only when they happen to lead to a goal).

 

Hendrie and Foulds steady away no frills just do their job Dennis Irwin stylelyyyyy. However Watt is really annoying and Songo has lost the plot

 

I agree. I hope he gets a new deal.

Ridehalgh was probably our most consistent player until the new year so through no fault of his own, Foulds’ opportunities were limited.

Since he’s come in he’s looked very assured. Now I think he deserves to start over Ridehalgh if the system demanded it was one over the other.

 

You've just made an assumption to suit a narrative. I'd say this was more accurate, he didn't want to play for the clubs offered on loan as he didn't see it beneficial to his game. Let's not kid ourselves here, every player wants as much game time at as high a level as possible, it's the only way you can improve as a player. I wouldnt be surprised if the player and his agent hadnt been in contact with the club regarding a move beneficial to the player and his long term future. No point as an organisation having a high opinion of a asset if you aren't going to allow that asset to gain its full potential.

 

Good question which I can't answer.

 

There’s logic behind the perception of it. When you are in the firing line and not performing, people use your mistakes as a reason to be dropped. If you are on the bench you aren’t making the mistakes, so there’s clamour for a recall.

Ollie Crankshaw was made out to be much better than he was when he was on the bench. We’ve had it all year between two bang average keepers.

the support for Staunton is justified though. He didn’t let anyone down last year - hence why scouts were watching him.

 

Same for me - and that is no criticism of Ridehalgh. Either player good enough to start.

 

heard rideholgh is off on loan to barrow

 

Is shit

 

Probably.

It's fair to say he wasn't the only one

 

If we're drip-feeding the lads that re-sign, then it will feel like a lot.

I wonder if they leave Paudie and Vernam until last...

 

Could be. That would make sense.

I'm just going on Foulds getting announced first - we'll see in the coming days I guess.

 

whilst I partly agree @Mason Handshake I still think there's a lot of floating voters out there who're holding out to see who we sign before committing. MH is good but if we sign dross (and lets face it we've been doing that for the last few close seasons) then we're condemned to another season of failure.
I don't blame fans for taking a wait-and-see approach.
It would be interesting to know directly from the club whether signings do have a positive affect on ST sales..?

 

Age must be mellowing you. Well said on all counts

 

Walker was a big signing early the others will probably come at the peak Season ticket sales time the last fortnight

 

Are you suggesting that the Club is cynical enough to withhold information on signings to a time that could boost season ticket sales?

Casting shade on the Club there, Park.... Most unlike you....