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Re: Barrow v Bolton
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2025 7:53 pm
by russell_anderson
Scott5 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 4:42 pm
blue nige wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:33 am
Newby is too weak in the tackle he's a winger/ wide player but defensively leaves a lot to be desired!
Agreed. Cost us too many times in that position with weak or non-existent challenges and poor positioning. He's never a wingback and to be honest should be no more than a squad player, if he's a regular this season again I'd be worried. We've spent too long trying players like him and Stephenson before that as wingbacks, it's a specialist position and you can't just throw a midfielder there and expect them to do a job.
I agree with both of you. Newby is weak and a squad player at best and, hopefully, Worrell sticks to coaching and is not being considered for a regular place as the same applies to him plus Kouyate would struggle to make the Holker OB team! On the positive side, Hemmings looked decent as did Raglan and Harper really does look like a footballer and it looks like we have 2 decent goalkeepers.
Re: Barrow v Bolton
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:12 pm
by _bluebird_
The optimist in me tells me there's a player in kouyate with the right coaching. Early last season he had defenders on strings but absolutely no end product. Wether it's coaching or a loan I wouldn't fully right him off despite popular opinion
Re: Barrow v Bolton
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:18 pm
by Big_Bluebird
_bluebird_ wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:12 pm
The optimist in me tells me there's a player in kouyate with the right coaching. Early last season he had defenders on strings but absolutely no end product. Wether it's coaching or a loan I wouldn't fully right him off despite popular opinion
How long do we wait? Big season for him this season. Abit like it was for acquah last season whing didn’t hesitate to get rid
Re: Barrow v Bolton
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2025 10:32 pm
by Hadrian
Acquah was, of course, still contracted and sold.
Scott5 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 4:42 pm
We've spent too long trying players like him and Stephenson before that as wingbacks...
Ah, yes. Stephenson, who started at right CB for Liverpool at Preston on Sunday.
Re: Barrow v Bolton
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2025 8:27 am
by SKIPPER
Hadrian wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 10:32 pm
Acquah was, of course, still contracted and sold.
Scott5 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 4:42 pm
We've spent too long trying players like him and Stephenson before that as wingbacks...
Ah, yes. Stephenson, who started at right CB for Liverpool at Preston on Sunday.
Stephenson played CB at Preston as a stopgap because of injuries to regulars. He had a highly succesful loan spell at Dundee Utd last season as an attacking midfielder so much so that they are trying to sign him permanently.
Re: Barrow v Bolton
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2025 8:32 am
by _bluebird_
Big_Bluebird wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:18 pm
_bluebird_ wrote: ↑Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:12 pm
The optimist in me tells me there's a player in kouyate with the right coaching. Early last season he had defenders on strings but absolutely no end product. Wether it's coaching or a loan I wouldn't fully right him off despite popular opinion
How long do we wait? Big season for him this season. Abit like it was for acquah last season whing didn’t hesitate to get rid
Personally I'd send him on loan until January, get game experience in week in week out and see if there really is a player there. Ten minutes here and there won't do him any good at all IMO
Re: Barrow v Bolton
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2025 9:06 pm
by Louis29
Really don’t understand the love for Hemmings. Not sure what he would add. Would rather have a loanee if we have not got someone lined up
Spoke to a Tranmere fan today that just said NO NO NO NO.
Re: Barrow v Bolton
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2025 9:22 pm
by Main Stand SeasonTct
Louis29 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 17, 2025 9:06 pm
Really don’t understand the love for Hemmings. Not sure what he would add. Would rather have a loanee if we have not got someone lined up
Spoke to a Tranmere fan today that just said NO NO NO NO.
I think the "love" for Hemmings from some folk is born out of them being desperate for us to sign a striker. Six weeks of the window to go yet two weeks until the start of the season. Plenty of time.
Re: Barrow v Bolton
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:05 pm
by Hitthebar22
Louis29 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 17, 2025 9:06 pm
Really don’t understand the love for Hemmings. Not sure what he would add. Would rather have a loanee if we have not got someone lined up
Spoke to a Tranmere fan today that just said NO NO NO NO.
I was at the friendly, and he had a few good touches and occasional flick ons, I thought he looked slow and unfit
Re: Barrow v Bolton
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 12:03 am
by Louis29
Totally agree with the last 2 posts.
We don’t have a lot of money but better than Hemmings without a doubt. Got Walker and Cameron just need another hungry want to prove the world wrong striker.
Not opposed to Tyler Smith if he comes as I think we need someone who stands on the penalty spot and poaches goals or someone like that.
Re: Barrow v Bolton
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 12:45 am
by russell_anderson
Louis29 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 12:03 am
Totally agree with the last 2 posts.
We don’t have a lot of money but better than Hemmings without a doubt. Got Walker and Cameron just need another hungry want to prove the world wrong striker.
Not opposed to Tyler Smith if he comes as I think we need someone who stands on the penalty spot and poaches goals or someone like that.
I thought Walker did very little against either Huddersfield or Bolton.
Re: Barrow v Bolton
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 8:46 am
by Big_Bluebird
It’s only pre season so too early to judge Walker. In seasons gone by we had garner scoring 2 3 a game in preseason against the dog and duck
Re: Barrow v Bolton
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 9:01 am
by blumooncrab
Agreed . He looks the part to me , but we’ll find out in due course.