Most liked posts in thread: Threlkeld and Gilliead

Not been a fan of Gilliead at all. However, credit where it is due, he has had two good performances against Colchester and Sutton. Would still get rid if we could though.

Threlkeld has been poor all season and is lucky to be still first choice in my opinion.

 

Is this the thread to decide who takes over from O'Donnell?

 

I'll agree on Threlkeld but yesterday Gilliead had a good game, Gilliead, Sutton and Watt for once linked up very well together. Watt probably had his best game of the season and unusually for him only gave the ball away once with a wayward pass and even then he redeemed himself by racing back and blocking the cross that resulted from it.

 

I think the bigger issue is that, much like the goalkeeper position, neither player is good enough.

FCD in his run made as many, if not more mistakes than Threlkeld and a steady, specialist right back has to be one of the primary targets for January.

 

Can he just turn it on when the scouts are there then?
Does he know every game whether the scouts are there?
They won’t be basing their decision on a half decent(at best) game against a very ordinary injury ravaged league 2 team.

 

I get the impression that Gilliead is in the team more for his defensive attributes than his attacking prowess which is probably not the type of endorsement that you'd want for an attacking midfielder. I'm not going to completely write him off because he's neat and tidy and keeps the ball well and there are going to be matches or occasions in matches when that is what we'll need but we do need an alternative that provides more goal threat from that position.

Our right side is definitely weaker in both strength and depth than the left side and I'd expect that to be addressed in January.

 

Agree totally, to be fair to Gilly he has done ok in the two games this week but he HAS to up the offensive side of his game if he is ever going to become a key player at the club

 

Foulds isn't good enough either. He put in one good cross at Port Vale and suddenly he's Bradford’s Roberto Carlos. As bad as Threlkeld has been, playing a LB at RB is not the answer.

 

Most full backs are not interchangeable at all. Did Darby and Meredith play left or right back?

 

Not a coincidence that Watt had his first good game of the season when scouts were there to watch him

 

I thought when Threlkeld came back from injury FCD was unlucky to be dropped and nothing has changed my mind since with regards Threlkeld performances.
Maybe Adams thinks his long throws offer something, if they can be classed as long throws, hardly in the Tozer category.

 

Hardly in my arthritic grandma's category!

 

No that was Tyler

 

Phew, at least that's one signing done before the January transfer window. Polo is going to be mint.

 

He's OK if he's attacked on the left or right but he leaves a hole in the middle.

 

We have a chance of doing well against Carlilse as they are currently our feeder club-

Gibson,Devine,Mellor and Guy(a loan player), no wonder they sit below us in L2.
When i say do well i mean a score draw of course!

 

Don’t get the love in with Watt!!! Didn’t really notice yesterday that his game was any different gives ball away a lot, can’t tackle and positionally out of possession shocking (I do think some of that though is Adams doing making him play so deep he is like an extra centre half). Gilliead appalling says a lot that yesterday was prob his best game….. end product zero. As for threlkeld ‍no words required!!! We currently have 1 player I would be bothered about losing and that’s Sutton the rest not bothered either way.

 

Threlkeld has definitely not been the player we hoped so far and I’m sure would admit his performances need to improve.

FCD hasn’t yet proved he’s ready to take his spot yet so Adam’s has little other choice.

I agree with the analysis Morais had after the game yesterday saying that it looks as though Threlkeld is been expected to play in a more advanced ‘wing back’ position and looks more suited to a traditional defensive full back. Further problem for him is I think he gets exposed with our formation with no fixed RM to support.

 

cutting!