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I dont think Smallwood has been very good this season. He had had 27 goal contributions in 350 league one and Championship games so was never going to get us goals and assists but he does add a bit of stability and a wise head. There was a big social media buzz when he signed although I really do think people were going from his Wiki page and seen that he had played a good number of games at a higher level and were going OTT. We had that with Dion too in the summer.
I dont think Gilliead as a partner has helped Smallwood and Gilly himself will say that CM is an unfamiliar position for him. It is an area where we have looked weak all season. That is largely down to the type of players being played there and the job that is being asked of them by the manager. At 32 I dont think we will see much else from Smallwood. He will play some tidy passes and run around a bit but he won’t be going box to box and he won’t be chipping in with 10-12 goals a season. He can’t take a corner to save his life and I think Clayton will add more on the pitch when it comes to motivating the lads around him and being more of that captain figure. I still think not signing a well-established box to box midfielder from somewhere in league 1 or 2 might come and bite us on the backside come May.

 

I'm ok with that so long as the defensive element of his game is up to scratch too.

 

In all cases read jury’s out

 

Tha wouldn't make for a very interesting post.

 

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not sure what you are questioning Trevor

 

Your post asking what I am questioning and accusing me of slagging off others when I have not posted anything in the thread

 

Cool. No probllem

 

errr....I think you have the wrong poster

 

No cup money... No budget.. it's the city way.

 

Who are we all watching this afternoon. I an obviously addicted to lg2 footie watching Rochdale v Carlise yawnnnnnn

 

Amazing just how some of our fans can wring in ounce of pessimism out of any situation.

Clayton has already showed more in that 90+ minutes against that on form Stockport team, than any of those replacements you cite in that admittedly terrible January 2007 window.

Now, as everyone on here, I had a lot of time for Songo, but even I have to laugh at the thought of Clayton been a downgrade on him.

Love the way that even though you've seen Clayton for a full match - you're still doubting whether he's an upgrade, but you're certain that Derbyshire is worse than Young even though we've seen him for just 20 minutes.

But it's your comparing of the players leaving now to those great players of that 06/07 season which amuses the most. Remembering that we also lost the underrated Lee Holmes and Nathan Doyle, please tell us which of the ones gone in this window, other than Wright, are of the equivalent quality? They were four key players, who apart from Bridge-Wilkinson were the best players. Is Angol really in that category? Songo'o? Young?

I'm surprised you didn't say that we would repeat 06/07 and drop down the table and get relegated!!

The only key player to have gone is Wright and we had no choice. I'd say that all the others seem, on paper, at least as good as what's gone - but January 28th is far too early to be writing off this transfer window.

 

100% correct. Problem is now can't stop thinking of that disastrous 2007 transfer window and the ending to that season. As soon as Bridge-Wilkinson got crocked, I knew we were doomed.

 

It's a dangerous division this season. If you're Newport, Grimsby who have all too fairly recent memories of Conference footie, you're nervously looking over your shoulder - as are Crewe, who just two years ago were in the top half of L1.

Mind you I think Rochdale are doomed - which will be ironic, when you remember the number of times they survived re-election, back in the day.

 

Underachieving

 

Agree with Lewis. I think Crichlow has looked slightly twitchy lately, he was certainly on of those guilty in that terrible last 30 against Rochdale - but yes he would be a miss.