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We can't afford to carry any superfluous bodies and anyway this is purely the result of DH's assessment.

 

hope all three are gone quick . jones will end up at port vale other two are that poor they might end up in none league but god help any team wright pitches up at worst player in a city shirt for many a moon !!

 

Well I would say we have a totally shot player devoid of any confidence. He may turn out to be great but i think he needs to move on and get is mojo back.

 

Such a shame we couldn't have been the environment to allow him flourish and make the change from the U23s to League One. Based on the comments i've read, he had a good work ethic, attitude and drive. So frustrating that we've managed to train all that out of him...

 

Exactly. Look at how the U23 teams fare in the Checkatrade. Football at that level is a world away from first team, professional football.

 

I'd heard slightly more but it's in the same ballpark.

 

To be fair Simon early doors we could have made Pele look bab & fat and unfit.........

 

Pele would have got a game under Collins.

 

I would argue that if O'Brien had the same amount of talent as Riley, then he would have been snapped up by a bigger premier league team.
So on the basis that he is at least of a similar level ability wise, why has he not looked at what O'Brien does in terms of energy, running, closing players down and reading of the game. Then thought I can do that and gone and shown it.
Maybe he lacks the drive and ambition which seems unlikely considering where he has come from, you would expect a player trying to make it at Man Utd to have those strengths in depth.

 

Did Ben Muirhead and Graeme Tomlinson to name just two?

 

Tomlinson went from us to Man Utd which I'm sure you already know, then suffered a very bad injury, who knows what might have happened otherwise.
Ben Muirhead I would prefer to hold my counsel on him, wasted talent.

 

I would have liked to have seen the reverse. McBurnie got rave reviews at a youth tournament for Man U (We lent him) Would have been interesting watching is development there? To be fair Swansea have done pretty good with him.

 

Sorry, thought Tomlinson came back to us, my error.

 

Riley must be one of the ones not working hard enough in training to earn their chance?

He can’t be judged on appearances as he hasn’t made any.

Certain Hopkin alluded to something like that recently in an interview that players were not fit enough were not in the squad.

Plus 3 right backs we have at the club? One of them being our best performer over the last few weeks for consistency since he came in, in Caddis

 

What is raw talent and how do we attribute this ‘talent’ to football? A fair assessment of Riley would have been after a period of time under Hopkin but that now looks a non starter. Could be for various reasons, it could be Hopkin doesn’t have a role that fits his skill set, could be Hopkin might want to put Rileys salary to use elsewhere in the squad it has been mentioned Riley is on a decent salary for what would be a development squad player.

But from what i’ve seen so far he suffers from what a lot of academy players suffer from, competent at passing and a decent level of fitness but ultimately no real position on the field. Looks weak for a full back and limited as a right sided midfielder. Good luck to him.

 

Definitely think Riley would benefit from a loan out (Mansfield?) and check his progress. Either that or get Sheff Utd to take over his contract (with a sell on). My thinking there is that Wilder seemed to like him last time he was there.

 

They are only better if they have the right attitude and perform to their ability.