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« on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 11:05:55 » |
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Should be alot fitter next year worth keeping as a squad player dont you think ?
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« Reply #1 on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 11:18:48 » |
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i rate blair as it is...i tihnk corr and blair would be ideal in league 1
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« Reply #2 on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 11:34:27 » |
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Not convinced by him personally, worth a contract as a squad player but won't get the goals we need as a regular. He seems to lack pace and won't use his left foot at all which are both massive drawbacks, along with the fact he seems to be caught offside most of the time. Against Bury away he missed a stupid amount of chances and against Rovers away he spent the whole game standing offside and fouling people which didn't help our cause.
He was Ok in league 2 but certainly shouldn't be a regular starter for us in league 1. Squad player and impact sub is about his limit I would suggest.
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« Reply #3 on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 11:37:57 » |
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Like glos i think he will be a squad player (if he stays) better than alot of squad plyers we have had in the last few years though i suppose
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 11:40:44 » |
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i rate daddy's boy
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« Reply #5 on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 13:39:02 » |
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Blair would be a very good squad player. We've got Corr to win headers and hold the ball up, Roberts who can take people on and then Sturrock runs the channels extremely well and brings the midfield into play.
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« Reply #6 on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 14:01:48 » |
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I'm just going to copy what I put on the L&P forum because I cant be arsed to say it all again
Blair is a good player.
He works the channels well and gets the ball out wide after he stretches the defence.
The problem is with Blair out wide in the channels, there will only be one other forward in the box, this is where you need one of the central midfielders to burst forward and make up the numbers.
Where as we had Pook & Peacock both sitting deep, neither making those runs forward.
How often did Blair get the ball in decent positions only to look up and find no one in the box, he then holds onto the ball to wait for another red shirt to arrive and loses the ball because he has been kept waiting.
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« Reply #7 on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 14:16:02 » |
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He's a 'run-off' striker, that plays off the central striker, and looks for flick ons.
Blair does offer genuine passings option for the midfield, often to feet, which in turn reduces the long ball game.
Id say give him another year. A decent sub/replacement
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« Reply #8 on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 15:53:59 » |
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would be a decent back up but nothing more than that
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« Reply #9 on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 17:51:40 » |
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I'm just going to copy what I put on the L&P forum because I cant be arsed to say it all again
Blair is a good player.
He works the channels well and gets the ball out wide after he stretches the defence.
The problem is with Blair out wide in the channels, there will only be one other forward in the box, this is where you need one of the central midfielders to burst forward and make up the numbers.
Where as we had Pook & Peacock both sitting deep, neither making those runs forward.
How often did Blair get the ball in decent positions only to look up and find no one in the box, he then holds onto the ball to wait for another red shirt to arrive and loses the ball because he has been kept waiting. I agree. But Blair needs to learn to cross on his left foot before people being in the box even matters. Worth keepingbut hopefully we'l have someone better in the starting XI |
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« Reply #10 on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 18:17:56 » |
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he runs the channels very well,and is a tireless worker.will be ok as a sub or to cover injuries ect
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« Reply #11 on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 18:23:19 » |
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Pure suckiness wouldnt be given a chance if it wasnt for his Dad.
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« Reply #12 on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 19:01:47 » |
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Pure suckiness wouldnt be given a chance if it wasnt for his Dad. Nods in agreement again. I must admit he just reminds me of a slightly better version of Shaun Close (clearly the fact he scored more than one goal makes him better). A sort of odd player that will probably spend their entire career never being bad enough to be properly lambasted, but never being much more than a "squad player". I think he'd probably end up that way in League 2 as well. |
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« Reply #13 on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 19:03:22 » |
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Pure suckiness wouldnt be given a chance if it wasnt for his Dad. Harsh. I think he's very good at League Two level (as his track record proves) but at League One level? Questionable. Deserves a chance. |
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« Reply #14 on: Sunday, June 17, 2007, 22:59:41 » |
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i just think he's taking up a really important position in the team. imagine settling for blair when we've had people like parkin there in league one before. will never be good enough, exactly the sort of player we need to be replacing in the step up.
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