RandomGuy. Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 1 minute ago, D'Jaffo said: Imo Comrie is better defensively which makes me rate him higher. Rooney is good going forward but a bit of a mess at the back. This is even more worrying it reached the stage with Comrie that the manager would change to a back five when we had no choice but to play him, to cover for his issues defensively. Jordan Jones absolutely ruined him every time they met by simply running at him at pace. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 This is even more worrying [emoji23] it reached the stage with Comrie that the manager would change to a back five when we had no choice but to play him, to cover for his issues defensively. Jordan Jones absolutely ruined him every time they met by simply running at him at pace.Some guys just benefit greatly from dropping down a league and getting a bit of consistency and confidence especially younger players. Shankland and Nisbet albeit strikers have done this and came back up and are storming this league. Rooney will get by defensively because of his size. When Forrest went up against him he was just shoved about the place and couldn’t do anything about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said: Revised list purely based on what I’ve seen so far. Full backs, 1. Daniel Harvie 2. Kevin Holt 3. Liam Smith 4. Jordan Marshall 5. Lewis Martin Marshall is far, far to high while Holt isn't better than Smith nor Martin, imo of course. 3 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: This is even more worrying it reached the stage with Comrie that the manager would change to a back five when we had no choice but to play him, to cover for his issues defensively. Jordan Jones absolutely ruined him every time they met by simply running at him at pace. You have Ralston do you not? He was far better at this level than Rooney. Comrie has been very good for us, consistently a 7 most weeks. I'm genuinely quite positive that he'll move upto the Premiership eventually, give him another two seasons down here and he'll be rated quite highly, regular game time has brought him on massively. He's not there yet but he's definitely one of the few who I could see stepping up if he keeps developing, and there's not many of those in our squad. Glad about that because I thought he'd be absolutely gubbins having seen that Jordan Jones reel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Grant228 said: Marshall is far, far to high while Holt isn't better than Smith nor Martin, imo of course. You have Ralston do you not? He was far better at this level than Rooney. Comrie has been very good for us, consistently a 7 most weeks. I'm genuinely quite positive that he'll move upto the Premiership eventually, give him another two seasons down here and he'll be rated quite highly, regular game time has brought him on massively. He's not there yet but he's definitely one of the few who I could see stepping up if he keeps developing, and there's not many of those in our squad. Glad about that because I thought he'd be absolutely gubbins having seen that Jordan Jones reel. Ralston is dreadful defensively too so I'm no longer wanting Rooney if the consensus is Ralston is the better of the two. Another full back who most top flight wingers beat without issue. Glad to hear Comrie is doing well tbh, he wasnt really up to it but was getting chucked odd minutes here and there so never really stood a chance, seemed a nice enough person. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 Marshall has been our best player this season. He's been better for us than Holt was. Quite the blow he's out injured. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 This weekends goalscoring exploits of Mr Devine and Mr Ashcroft should see them sail to the top 2 of anyones list IMO 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertolichtie Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Arbroath have let in the 3rd least amount of goals this season surely our whole back 4 should be listed on the best CB's or best FB's. Unless defending is no longer about not letting in goals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 On 02/02/2020 at 23:38, Ludo*1 said: Marshall has been our best player this season. He's been better for us than Holt was. Quite the blow he's out injured. We have certainly been blessed with a succession of really good left backs in the last decade. Personally I would take Holt over Marshall, he is both bigger and a better defender, but Marshall is a tenacious player with the heart of a lion and the stamina of the Energizer Bunny! I would say left back is the strongest position in the League actually with the likes of Harvie, Martin, etc also. On 02/02/2020 at 23:15, RandomGuy. said: We've apparently signed Rooney for next season, while Comrie left us as a complete joke figure, so this is a bit worrying... There are players in my son's under 10s side with more idea of where they should be positionally to defend than Shaun Rooney. He has apparently improved in the ftozen North but he was absolutely clueless in his year here. He is a real physical athlete, good in the air, strong and quick in possession and a set piece threat in the opposition box but his defending is 'lacking'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 6 hours ago, Skyline Drifter said: There are players in my son's under 10s side with more idea of where they should be positionally to defend than Shaun Rooney. He has apparently improved in the ftozen North but he was absolutely clueless in his year here. He is a real physical athlete, good in the air, strong and quick in possession and a set piece threat in the opposition box but his defending is 'lacking'. Braw. Tbf Darnell Fisher was the exact same when he joined us, often making random runs into the centre of midfield while the opposition were attacking, and after 6 months or so he'd improved massively. To the point he got a move to Preston. TW seems to love developing defenders. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 10 hours ago, Robertolichtie said: Arbroath have let in the 3rd least amount of goals this season surely our whole back 4 should be listed on the best CB's or best FB's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 (edited) If Rooney isn't a significant upgrade on Comrie and Ralston then Inverness can just give us a minibus and keep him. Edited February 4, 2020 by Radford 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Comrie has been one of our best players this season. A fantastic right-back. Nothing like shooting down a player when they've barely started their 20s. When Martin is back, I think our defence is pretty much bang on, and I'd be happy with it going forward in our pursuit for promotion next season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Martin was in a similar position to Morrison a few years ago, came in and did okay with a few glaring errors and shuffled about a little bit. He's developed into probably our best defender in the squad and I think he also came back from a horrific injury? Morrison might do the same, depends on how much he wants it. Comrie has been solid AF especially after Williamson, and is probably more effective going forward too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Stellaboz said: Comrie has been solid AF especially after Williamson, and is probably more effective going forward too. Much better player than Williamson. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, Stellaboz said: Martin was in a similar position to Morrison a few years ago, came in and did okay with a few glaring errors and shuffled about a little bit. He's developed into probably our best defender in the squad and I think he also came back from a horrific injury? Morrison might do the same, depends on how much he wants it. Due to a part time job I went to quite a few youth/reserve games while Martin was coming through and it was obvious he had the best potential at the time, out of him, Kerr Young, Sean Byrne etc. Morrison wasn't at that level when he came through, he might come good but I doubt it at the moment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Much better player than Williamson. So is a traffic cone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 13 minutes ago, Reid said: So is a traffic cone. It's a shame as I really liked him and thought he'd have a good career, but he's just totally capitulated it seems. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Ryan just never progressed beyond raw pace.Shame but with full time training you should be able to improve.I would get him beefed up a bit and turn him into a wide midfielder. Hes not a defender, just doesnt have it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 I'd stick a small canopy on the back of him and turn him into a tuk-tuk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36-0 Maroon Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) ToB & Ricky Little are the best Centre half pairing in the championship for me purely for the consistency of there high level performances, fantastic understanding and are real winners demonstrated by how successful us lichties have been this past decade, there performance on Saturday was a defensive masterclass ️ Edited February 5, 2020 by 36-0 Maroon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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