EdinburghLivi Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Oakley is a good bit of business. Hope he bangs in a couple on Saturday. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB1994 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Judging by the complete and utter meltdown from ICT Twitter, Oakley must have been some player or at least look like he's going to become a great player. Oakley interview on AcciesTV he's quoted as saying Rice is really passionate about football and his man management skills are really motivational. Something we ABSOLUTELY NEEDED. This interview and the words from Rice today have left a positive impression on me. It’s a weird one. He is, or was even, our best striker but he is not a goalscorer. He can make some decent finishes but will also miss a lot of guilt edge chances.He was loved by the fans and he’s one of those who will run after every ball and always puts a shift in. He can hold the ball up well and link the play well too but also at times he can be terrible at that as well. Maybe working with Rice again will bring him onto the next level.Think it has brought more of a reaction as we now are left with two strikers, one who can’t play football and the other is injured all the time. Not great when you are trying to get into the play offs.I really hope he does well for you but I thought the Championship was his level. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudgeFlash Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 14 minutes ago, PB1994 said: It’s a weird one. He is, or was even, our best striker but he is not a goalscorer. He can make some decent finishes but will also miss a lot of guilt edge chances. He was loved by the fans and he’s one of those who will run after every ball and always puts a shift in. He can hold the ball up well and link the play well too but also at times he can be terrible at that as well. Maybe working with Rice again will bring him onto the next level. Think it has brought more of a reaction as we now are left with two strikers, one who can’t play football and the other is injured all the time. Not great when you are trying to get into the play offs. I really hope he does well for you but I thought the Championship was his level. Well we are now spoilt for choice with strong strikers who can hold the ball up! If someone told me we would be trading Rakish for these two, I'd have gladly accepted. Wish we'd invested in an attacking mid and a centre back. I'm hoping this is the turn we needed, a strong finish to the season and convince the likes of Miller and Killa to sign longer contracts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB1994 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Well we are now spoilt for choice with strong strikers who can hold the ball up! If someone told me we would be trading Rakish for these two, I'd have gladly accepted. Wish we'd invested in an attacking mid and a centre back. I'm hoping this is the turn we needed, a strong finish to the season and convince the likes of Miller and Killa to sign longer contracts. I should have probably added he is a lot quicker than he looks. Can be a handful for defences. This was all in the Championship though and at times he would put all the effort in but when he got the ball at his feet would be utterly hopeless.There was a reason he ended up at us and he never really pulled up any trees here but he was our best striker, which probably doesn’t say much about us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Does this mean the fat Scouse lad is surplus to requirements then? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Oakley stretches defences. He's brilliant at it. If you're attacking midfielder is on the ball, Oakley can sometimes pull 2 defenders out wide leaving space in the centre for folk. But yep, he loves shooting and heading straight at the 'keeper from 3 yards out. He's not a goalscorer, if that's what you're looking for. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Oakley stretches defences. He's brilliant at it. If you're attacking midfielder is on the ball, Oakley can sometimes pull 2 defenders out wide leaving space in the centre for folk. But yep, he loves shooting and heading straight at the 'keeper from 3 yards out. He's not a goalscorer, if that's what you're looking for. McMillans goals for us exclusively came from within 8 yards, so they should pair up well 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accies88 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Sounds promising. Andreu Oakley and McMillan all linking up . Need to get that defence sorted though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Accies88 said: Sounds promising. Andreu Oakley and McMillan all linking up . Need to get that defence sorted though. Your defence is fine, looks really solid. I'd leave that part of the team well alone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Red Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 On average we have let in more than 2 goals per game , lost more goals than any other team in the league ...Yeah our defence is fine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, G51 Red said: On average we have let in more than 2 goals per game , lost more goals than any other team in the league ...Yeah our defence is fine I was being sarcastic. Luckily it seems your management do think it's fine, as shown by the lack of defensive signings this window. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaucyJackPirate Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 18 hours ago, Dindeleux said: Name one other example in Scottish (or British) football this decade where something as strange as this has worked. Steve Clarke at West Brom. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudgeFlash Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Accies88 said: Sounds promising. Andreu Oakley and McMillan all linking up . Need to get that defence sorted though. I'd have definitely liked a strengthening of the defence, however that was because we've played wing backs for so long. If we go back to a flat 4 we have much more options. A back 4 combo of Mcgowan - Killa - Want - Gordon would be my pick. I'd rather see Mcmann do some damage on the wing, but he has however played as LB previously. That leaves us with Alex Penny *please never again* , Shaun Want *who i think should be getting game time in CD* . & Lenny Sowah. A couple of big rumours were Killa and Miller were going to be leaving if things stayed as they did, hopefully a strong 10th place finish or even chase for 9th and build on that for next season. Edited February 1, 2019 by JudgeFlash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyBear Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, JudgeFlash said: I'd have definitely liked a strengthening of the defence, however that was because we've played wing backs for so long. If we go back to a flat 4 we have much more options. A back 4 combo of Mcgowan - Killa - Want - Gordon would be my pick. I'd rather see Mcmann do some damage on the wing, but he has however played as LB previously. That leaves us with Alex Penny *please never again* , Shaun Want *who i think should be getting game time in CD* . & Lenny Sowah. A couple of big rumours were Killa and Miller were going to be leaving if things stayed as they did, hopefully a strong 10th place finish or even chase for 9th and build on that for next season. I agree entirely about having players for a back 4 but I would go for McGowan, Killgallon, Ziggy and Sowah. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudgeFlash Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, FuzzyBear said: I agree entirely about having players for a back 4 but I would go for McGowan, Killgallon, Ziggy and Sowah. I'll tell you my reasoning, Ziggy & Killa are most likely to leave in the Summer, as will Sowah. Shaun Want has had some really good and really bad performances, him playing alongside someone with the experience of Killa for even the remainder of the season would do him the absolute world of good and leave us hopefully with a young CB with more experience. I'm thinking long term here. I think Ziggy' pace at LB would really help us in finally getting some crosses in that matter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ye Olde Hamiltonian Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Accies88 said: Sounds promising. Andreu Oakley and McMillan all linking up . Need to get that defence sorted though. It is the midfield that is the problem as we haven't protected the defence or created enough chances. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accies88 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Ye Olde Hamiltonian said: It is the midfield that is the problem as we haven't protected the defence or created enough chances. True. McKinnon/ Martin and Gogic in front of Judge flashes back four for me m74 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudgeFlash Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just now, Accies88 said: True. McKinnon/ Martin and Gogic in front of Judge flashes back four for me m74 Woods Mcgowan Killa Want Gordon Martin Mackinnon Miller Andreu McMann Davies Spoilt for choice with strikers now, so could actually go to a 4-4-2 variation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accies88 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 15 minutes ago, JudgeFlash said: Woods Mcgowan Killa Want Gordon Martin Mackinnon Miller Andreu McMann Davies Spoilt for choice with strikers now, so could actually go to a 4-4-2 variation. Dont know what to expect tomorrow team wise. Maybe a 4-1-4-1. McKinnon,Woods and Miller are still injured arent they? So Fulton , a back 4 of McGowan , Want, Killa, Gordon. Martin then in front of him McMann, Andreu, Oakley , Keatings. And Davies/McMillan up front. Looks top heavy right enough. But its the fun at home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudgeFlash Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Accies88 said: Dont know what to expect tomorrow team wise. Maybe a 4-1-4-1. McKinnon,Woods and Miller are still injured arent they? So Fulton , a back 4 of McGowan , Want, Killa, Gordon. Martin then in front of him McMann, Andreu, Oakley , Keatings. And Davies/McMillan up front. Looks top heavy right enough. But its the fun at home. It's an absolute must win tomorrow, ABSOLUTE. It'll give a 5 point buffer from St Mirren. Worryingly, our next 4 games after are St J, Hibs, Rangers, Aberdeen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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