Higdon 3 month loan to Oldham

[Rodley]

Given a chance he actually is decent finisher in the penalty box, but he's so static (no movement) and has a complete lack of pace. Not a good signing overall.

Used correctly I think he could be effective but only in very specific situations. Good luck to him.

 

[raul]

Great news for Oldham's pie and bandage retailers.

Did you know Oldham is the home of the tubular bandage? I did.

 

[Cyprus Blade]

First sign we are getting an exit strategy together. This will free up some money but I doubt Oldham are stumping up all his wages.

 

[blader]

All of this is not Higdons' fault. I'm not saying he's a worldbeater but he has proved at every other club he's been at (baring Crewe perhaps) that he can score goals with a run of games, something he hasn't had here. That my friend is why some of us have said lets give him a chance, it's not to be and good luck to him, maybe we have enough players already for that position and we definitely need improving in other areas, lets see how we spend his wages plus the other funds we have.

Sorry Wiz, but I don't buy this argument in football. If that were true, why don't they give me a run of games up front starting this week? How many games would I need to perform poorly for me to be written off?

Higdon was slow, lethargic, unfit, a poor finisher and proved on more than one occasion he is a liability. Look, sometimes players aren't given enough of a chance (e.g. Nathan Dyer, Simon Francis) but a lot of the time, players just don't show that they are capable and therefore don't get a gem. Why would you play someone who wasn't good enough? Also, at his age, there is no scope for him to get better, so I just don't get the argument. We bought a dud, I think you accept your mistake and move on. Not good enough, or ever has been IMO.

 

[BushBlade]

Did you know Oldham is the home of the tubular bandage? I did.

That's good. He can put one round his waist.

 

[CopenhagenBlade]

I'm not defending Higdon but he is just one in a rather long list of players who we have bought but then not played to their strengths. It doesn't mean that the player is 'shit' just that he either shouldn't have been bought or we should have changed our style of play.
You can include Ched in that list. Slated by many for being 'shit' until we started playing to his strengths and then he scored for fun. I think that some of the less knowledgeable fans struggle with understanding this.

 

[BushBlade]

The worst bit of it all is how people defended him, and started numerous threads in the close season how he would 'prove the doubters wrong'.

Another shocking player who has stolen a bloody good wage from is.

Sorry,I take issue with that:

He'd clearly made an effort to get fitter and I really don't see how supporting our players and hoping they will do well is worse that either booing them regardless of whether they're having a good game or not, just because you don't like them or going on a message board and starting a thread after every game saying how shit he is.

You make supporting the team sound like a crime.

And, for the avoidance of doubt, I think he's shit.

 

[BushBlade]

I'm not defending Higdon but he is just one in a rather long list of players who we have bought but then not played to their strengths. It doesn't mean that the player is 'shit' just that he either shouldn't have been bought or we should have changed our style of play.
You can include Ched in that list. Slated by many for being 'shit' until we started playing to his strengths and then he scored for fun. I think that some of the less knowledgeable fans struggle with understanding this.

I think some of the more knowledgeable supporters appreciate Ched looked a lot better when he dropped down a division.

 

[AnonymousBlade1995]

I have no doubt that the longer Higdon is away from the Lane, the better player he will become .................

and score a hat-trick against us

 

[Bladesman]

They can keep him if they give us a copy of Razzle and a bag pork scratchings.

 

[alcoblade]

Sorry Wiz, but I don't buy this argument in football. If that were true, why don't they give me a run of games up front starting this week? How many games would I need to perform poorly for me to be written off?

Higdon was slow, lethargic, unfit, a poor finisher and proved on more than one occasion he is a liability. Look, sometimes players aren't given enough of a chance (e.g. Nathan Dyer, Simon Francis) but a lot of the time, players just don't show that they are capable and therefore don't get a gem. Why would you play someone who wasn't good enough? Also, at his age, there is no scope for him to get better, so I just don't get the argument. We bought a dud, I think you accept your mistake and move on. Not good enough, or ever has been IMO.

I largely argee, but I do think he's a finisher. He's just so immobile as to make that ability redundant.

I had high hopes for him, but I was wrong. A poor signing.

UTB

 

[wizadry]

Sorry Wiz, but I don't buy this argument in football. If that were true, why don't they give me a run of games up front starting this week? How many games would I need to perform poorly for me to be written off?

Higdon was slow, lethargic, unfit, a poor finisher and proved on more than one occasion he is a liability. Look, sometimes players aren't given enough of a chance (e.g. Nathan Dyer, Simon Francis) but a lot of the time, players just don't show that they are capable and therefore don't get a gem. Why would you play someone who wasn't good enough? Also, at his age, there is no scope for him to get better, so I just don't get the argument. We bought a dud, I think you accept your mistake and move on. Not good enough, or ever has been IMO.

Have a look at his record mate, it makes for interesting reading.

A poor finisher he is not, he might be quite a few of the other things you mention but poor finisher he isn't. I'd love to see his goals to chances ratio for us, the problem he had for us was getting the chances in the first place, something which has been touched upon above.

I agree that with his age we might aswell try to off load as he isn't going to get better, maybe it was the wrong move at the wrong time for us because his stats speak for them self prior to us, you get goals from somewhere, they don't get given to you.

As for not buying the argument i give you Fernando Torres. He got goals previous to his move to Chelsea, just like Higdon did previous to us, players just don't work at certain clubs. Chelsea gave Torres game after game but couldn't find the onion bag for love no money, how long do they carry on playing him for? because he's scored goals before joining them, just as Higdon did before joining us.

 

[bladeinspaceandtime]

What kind of bizarre retail outlet sells pies and bandages?

Never been in a supermarket?

 

[UnitedBlade]

His last League goal for us (he managed 2) celebrates its birthday on Sunday.

A complete waste of money, hopefully he doesn't come back and DCL gets a chance or we procure someone better.

Poor signing, poor player.

 

[Barney]

 

[Lane Ender]

I thought after his debut we'd got a proper striker for this division.
He's just lost his desire for the game.

 

[Darthblade]

how dare they , loaning out our best centre forward of recent years
its a disgrace
sack the board

Hopefully ....... he says with fingers crossed, this is the first of a few to go out on loan, having the effect of reducing the bloated wages bill and freeing up some room for a CH, CM, RW, GK and a LB to come in, the latter three to tide us over at least until Harris, Brayford, and Done are match fit and fed with raw meat !!

Note: I almost made the foolish schoolboy error of including J Wallace in the list of players getting fit !!
UTB & FTP

 

[LoughboroBlade]

I thought after his debut we'd got a proper striker for this division.
He's just lost his desire for the game.

Great debut, virtually bugger all afterwards. Brian Howard was like that.

 

[Lane Ender]

Great debut, virtually bugger all afterwards. Brian Howard was like that.

He did well against Chesterfield up to getting sent off really put himself about
What happened!

 

[WhiteHawk]

Just scanning through Twitter and couldn't help but notice the tweet above the Sheffield United one announcing the news.

 

[Darthblade]

What I don't understand is this .........

Lets assume you are a football Club and you have identified several serious and significant weaknesses in your current squad and you somehow have, ( by some dramatic error of judgement / mix up in communications / broken fax machine ) accidentally missed the opportunity to sign crucial players within the permanent transfer window.

Then the emergency window opens to allow loans; which would allow you to bring in crucial players to plug the glaring deficiencies in your current squad, allowing you to harvest valuable points over the next few weeks and cement a position at the pinnacle of the division.

Unfortunately; it would appear that the "fair play" rules mean that you have to wait several weeks to take some absolutely crucial players on loan to fill these glaring deficiencies in the squad, because its just "not cricket" so you have to drop 8 out of nine possible points ( at least ) so that its fairer on other Clubs in the Division. ( I'm guessing that this was an agreement forged with the FA following the Club's outrageous decision to play strikers in games this year, instead of playing without them as they did last year ).

Surely no Club would possibly just "break the mould", be utterly reckless and go ahead and sign the players which are so desperately needed just to try to secure vital points that are there to be taken ??

No of course not ..... how very silly of me to even think it ......

Oh well ...... only 7 more days to go eh

UTB & FTP

 

[William Henry Foulkes]

Deputy scapegoat leaves.

Who gets it in the neck next?

I predict Howard.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Deputy scapegoat leaves.

Who gets it in the neck next?

I predict Howard.

Woolford

 

[sheffielder]

how dare they , loaning out our best centre forward of recent years
its a disgrace
sack the board

muppet

 

[DronnieBlade]

I have pretty much slated this guy from day 1. Has been no where near good enough and has been consistently bobbar with perhaps 1 or 2 exceptions when he has performed OK. No better than than.

Well below average L1 footballer and I see no reason why this loan to Oldham will work out for him.

But if it gets a slug of wages off our payroll, then all well and good.

UTB

 

[Revolution]

I largely argee, but I do think he's a finisher. He's just so immobile as to make that ability redundant.

I had high hopes for him, but I was wrong. A poor signing.

UTB

I thought it was a terrific signing. I still thought that at half time against Bristol City. When Higdon got tired, I assumed he wasn't match fit but he would get fit. But no - he's just immobile, like you say.

He had a good pedigree but he just hasn't delivered, save in small doses (most notably during our League Cup run). Plus he's another of our crocks. Very disappointing.

 

[alcoblade]

Deputy scapegoat leaves.

Who gets it in the neck next?

I predict Howard.

another in the long list of examples who go to prove "Scapegoat" = "Seriously lacking in the necessary skills" = "Shite".

UTB

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Depty scapegoat is I suppose the 2nd worst player in the team. McEvely is probably our worst at the moment. Woolford is probably the 2nd worst. After that we get into the likes of Howard, Collins, Baxter etc.

 

[William Henry Foulkes]

another in the long list of examples who go to prove "Scapegoat" = "Seriously lacking in the necessary skills" = "Shite".

UTB

By definition this cannot be a scapegoat.

 

[William Henry Foulkes]

Depty scapegoat is I suppose the 2nd worst player in the team.

By definition this cannot be a deputy scapegoat.