Higgo's Belly
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CW is clearly having to buy players from the bargain basement, due to financial constraints from the board, however his budget is still the envy of many other League One clubs. Now pre-season is over and the season has started, its possible to make any early assessment of his signings so far.
MOORE 8/10 Possibly at fault for the goal against Oxford, however already looks a vast improvement on Long. Very vocal, organises and appears confident, which is exactly what we've been lacking. Early signs are that this will be an astute piece of business.
HUSSEY 2/10 Very poor defensively and his much talked about expertise, regarding set plays and crossing have yet to be witnessed. Regularly over hits his crosses and his corners have often been very poor. Doesn't look fit to lace the boots of a fully fit Bob Harris and appears to be a very poor League One left back, at best.
WILSON 6/10 Had no expectation when he signed that he would be any great shakes, however he has performed better than I expected. Probably only signed as a 2nd choice right sided centre back, but has not looked out of place. At fault with a goal against Southend and tends to just lump it forward, but overall has done well.
O'CONNELL 6/10 Made costly mistakes against Southend and Millwall, however has performed well in other games, including at left back against Oxford. As a young player he will make mistakes and will only improve with games. Could be a future captain and will prove to be an excellent signing.
WRIGHT 7/10 When he was signed, it had all the signs of being a case of the manager looking after an old pal, however he could prove to be a lot more than that. Should only be a 2nd choice left sided centre back, but showed from his performance against Oxford that he wont be a weak link, if he is required to play. A great vocal leader and will probably only be on low wages, so a very good value for money signing.
FLECK 6/10 Showed early promise, but due to the style of play so far has not been able to flourish, as the ball has constantly been lumped forward from back to front, bypassing midfield . Due to this he has struggled to influence games, like I'm sure he can. Will undoubtedly be a good signing as things settle down and the team gels.
DUFFY 5/10 Had a good game against Oxford, but has not done a great deal in the other games. Not gone past defenders and his crossing has been poor. Sure he will get better and prove to be a good signing.
CLARKE 6/10 Missed a ridiculous number of chances against Crewe, however in the other games he has not really had much of a sniff at goal. Difficult to fault him though, as his effort so far cannot be questioned. The main problem though is that there have been no signs of a partnership developing with Sharp, so it appears that CW cannot play these two together. Will always score goals at this level and is a good value for money signing.
CHAPMAN 3/10 Difficult to award him a mark, as we've hardly seen him since he signed. A very puzzling signing as I cant see why we have signed him, if he is just going to sit on the bench. Strange that we sign him and then play Done and Scougall on the left ahead of him. Can only think that Middlesbrough are paying most, if not all of his wages, otherwise this appears to be a very poor signing.
Chris WILDER 6/10 Obviously not been allowed to bring in the players that he would like, however he has still been backed more than most other League One managers, who can only dream of being allowed to pay a transfer fee for a player. The policy of signing the best players from other League One teams, such as Fleck, Clarke and Duffy, after he was in the League One team of the season, seems a good idea.
The signing of Hussey was poor, unless his performances drastically improve and if not a replacement will be required. Although no managers signings all work out, we cannot afford many more of these sort of mistakes to be repeated. Likewise the signing of Chapman, at this time does not appear to be a great piece of business. Hopefully CW will not replicate what Adkins did in chasing players like Dan Burn, who he was never going to be able to sign. The bid for Webster at Millwall, seems similar, as Millwall were clearly never going to sell him to us for peanuts, in the knowledge that they would then have to sign a replacement for him.
Overall CW signings have been fairly good, however as is always said in a school report, he could do better.
MOORE 8/10 Possibly at fault for the goal against Oxford, however already looks a vast improvement on Long. Very vocal, organises and appears confident, which is exactly what we've been lacking. Early signs are that this will be an astute piece of business.
HUSSEY 2/10 Very poor defensively and his much talked about expertise, regarding set plays and crossing have yet to be witnessed. Regularly over hits his crosses and his corners have often been very poor. Doesn't look fit to lace the boots of a fully fit Bob Harris and appears to be a very poor League One left back, at best.
WILSON 6/10 Had no expectation when he signed that he would be any great shakes, however he has performed better than I expected. Probably only signed as a 2nd choice right sided centre back, but has not looked out of place. At fault with a goal against Southend and tends to just lump it forward, but overall has done well.
O'CONNELL 6/10 Made costly mistakes against Southend and Millwall, however has performed well in other games, including at left back against Oxford. As a young player he will make mistakes and will only improve with games. Could be a future captain and will prove to be an excellent signing.
WRIGHT 7/10 When he was signed, it had all the signs of being a case of the manager looking after an old pal, however he could prove to be a lot more than that. Should only be a 2nd choice left sided centre back, but showed from his performance against Oxford that he wont be a weak link, if he is required to play. A great vocal leader and will probably only be on low wages, so a very good value for money signing.
FLECK 6/10 Showed early promise, but due to the style of play so far has not been able to flourish, as the ball has constantly been lumped forward from back to front, bypassing midfield . Due to this he has struggled to influence games, like I'm sure he can. Will undoubtedly be a good signing as things settle down and the team gels.
DUFFY 5/10 Had a good game against Oxford, but has not done a great deal in the other games. Not gone past defenders and his crossing has been poor. Sure he will get better and prove to be a good signing.
CLARKE 6/10 Missed a ridiculous number of chances against Crewe, however in the other games he has not really had much of a sniff at goal. Difficult to fault him though, as his effort so far cannot be questioned. The main problem though is that there have been no signs of a partnership developing with Sharp, so it appears that CW cannot play these two together. Will always score goals at this level and is a good value for money signing.
CHAPMAN 3/10 Difficult to award him a mark, as we've hardly seen him since he signed. A very puzzling signing as I cant see why we have signed him, if he is just going to sit on the bench. Strange that we sign him and then play Done and Scougall on the left ahead of him. Can only think that Middlesbrough are paying most, if not all of his wages, otherwise this appears to be a very poor signing.
Chris WILDER 6/10 Obviously not been allowed to bring in the players that he would like, however he has still been backed more than most other League One managers, who can only dream of being allowed to pay a transfer fee for a player. The policy of signing the best players from other League One teams, such as Fleck, Clarke and Duffy, after he was in the League One team of the season, seems a good idea.
The signing of Hussey was poor, unless his performances drastically improve and if not a replacement will be required. Although no managers signings all work out, we cannot afford many more of these sort of mistakes to be repeated. Likewise the signing of Chapman, at this time does not appear to be a great piece of business. Hopefully CW will not replicate what Adkins did in chasing players like Dan Burn, who he was never going to be able to sign. The bid for Webster at Millwall, seems similar, as Millwall were clearly never going to sell him to us for peanuts, in the knowledge that they would then have to sign a replacement for him.
Overall CW signings have been fairly good, however as is always said in a school report, he could do better.
