It's only a strain apparently so he should be back for Barnsley, no need for someone to come in if it's that's the case
Kelly back in a week or 2 apparently.
Awesome move for Eccles though. Planned or he impressed them on tues?
Awesome move for Eccles though. Planned or he impressed them on tues?
But Kelly as much as i love him always tends to have a setback. A few times we thougt we knew the timescale but ends up a month or so longer. Could easily miss 8 games with how thick and fast they are
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I think this is a good move for him and the advantage of us being in a higher league allows our players to get better quality loans higher up the pyramid
I think this is a good move for him and the advantage of us being in a higher league allows our players to get better quality loans higher up the pyramid
Have you forgotten about sheaf
Sheaf and Hamer.
Whos after that if one gets suspended or a knock?
Shiperly
It's much much better for Eccles (and us) for him to go out and play proper football for the season rather than be sat on the sidelines for us "just in case"
But he shouldnt be. We're all mainly, for once, in agreement that Shippers isnt a CDM. Tell you now we put faith in shippers as a cdm We're in shite
I think Eccles a better cdm than Shipley: not afraid of a tackle, good at breaking up play and decent at using the ball. Shipley better further forward for me
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Eccles has always needed game time. A leaguue 1 loan is awesome. That's where others should be aiming to go. Drysdale, jt etc
We raved about Walsh bossing leaguue 1 and now he's suppsodily a prem star in the future. If Eccles does the same, why would we rather him sit in our 23s just in case of squad injury?
We raved about Walsh bossing leaguue 1 and now he's suppsodily a prem star in the future. If Eccles does the same, why would we rather him sit in our 23s just in case of squad injury?
Completely agree with Saddlebrains here, I would be slightly anxious about not bringing someone in to replace him. Delighted Eccles has got a move which should he means regular football at a decent level, but surely we need one more in at holding midfield? Quality-wise Hamer and Sheaf seem like great options to start with, although early on it appears that Hamer could be a risk with suspensions. We then have Kelly who misses periods every season with injuries and despite loving him, there are some question marks over his ability to step up (although he should be granted that). Behind that I would be more than a little concerned with Shipley being the next option in a holding role. I know Robins has played him there in preseason and he came on against Bristol City there but I'd really hope it was a stop gap.
Feel like he might of been better suited to a league 2 move, if he gets the game time great but feels a bit like when ponticelli went to Tranmere
But think about it from the loan clubs point of view, why would they send someone of quality to be fourth choice in our team who would only play if two of our players got injured, they would want the same as we do with Eccles and want them playing week in week out
I wanted another CDM even before Eccles went today on loan.
A suspension and injury and we are scuppered.
Hamer, Sheaf, Kelly as natural CDMs isn't enough.
Shipley Allen and O'hare are competing for the 2 attacking spots so I think another CM would help big time.
A suspension and injury and we are scuppered.
Hamer, Sheaf, Kelly as natural CDMs isn't enough.
Shipley Allen and O'hare are competing for the 2 attacking spots so I think another CM would help big time.
Good move for him, needs regular games at this stage in his development although I'd have preferred him to go to more of a passing style team than one so direct - he was the best player on the pitch Tuesday evening.
We must be very confident that Kelly won't have any setbacks then, I'd personally prefer Eccles over Shipley in the CDM role.
We must be very confident that Kelly won't have any setbacks then, I'd personally prefer Eccles over Shipley in the CDM role.
I agree, but I am not overly fussed by their concerns, more ours. Under Mowbray we had Bryn Morris come in and be third choice. There's nothing to say that they might be third choice or could even be pushing for a starting birth which would be closer to the first team than they might get at their current club, and with how many fixtures there are this season that they could get considerable minutes
Good move - he should, all things being equal, get serious, competitive game time with a strong League 1 outfit. Better than we could have expected. Looks like Eccles impressed Evans on Tueday night. I would worry if we needed him for an extended run in the Championship at this stage in hid development, next season maybe. Surely somebody of definite Championship potential on the way in. Hopefully an experienced purchase rather than another loan.
Do people not get we don’t have the budget to compete in terms of first XI let alone signing players just in case we have a massive injury crisis. People wanting 3rd choice strikers and LWBs and 4th choice DMs in. Madness. Our budget should be going on improving the first team.
Evans must be gutted...when the chairman said that he had got Eccles in, Evans thought it was more cake
