Ryan Leonard?

[Worksop II]

He should have a great chance of starting at Bolton.

Woodburn should have no chance of starting at Bolton.

Woodburn is a young lad still learning, and I am sure the roll he played yesterday is worth persevering with.

I expect to see it again on Saturday

Leonard is racking up more and more game time .... and never impresses, Vanilla you might say

Got another mouthful from Tufty for going backwards, instead of down the side and forwards

Been here since January done nowt, Norwood has had 2 games and is lock for the rest of the Season

Wilder must be hugely disappointed ...................

 

[adebo]

Woodburn is a young lad still learning, and I am sure the roll he played yesterday is worth persevering with.

I expect to see it again on Saturday

Leonard is racking up more and more game time .... and never impresses, Vanilla you might say

Got another mouthful from Tufty for going backwards, instead of down the side and forwards

Been here since January done nowt, Norwood has had 2 games and is lock for the rest of the Season

Wilder must be hugely disappointed ...................

Perfect descriptionVanilla some people like vanilla me I prefer something with a touch of class/flavour. I'm not saying ship him out! but he has no place/position in this team, and unless we have a good few injuries his games here will be limited. Lenny like Thomas and Holmes and Carruthers don't suit our style of play. And it's almost cruel trying to find him a position when there isn't one that suits him cos we are making him look lost

 

[joe casey]

Thought he improved us second half v Norwich - upped the intensity and did the simple stuff well. Should've scored but will get more chances.

 

[LondonBlade89]

Sadly I think you're right. One of ours has just posted this:

The trouble is that a large number of Championship sides are now so flush with funds they can buy up any decent players from League 1 and League 2 because they can afford to. Buying a player also stops opponents signing them. Derby have just paid £4m for Jack Marriott he is on the bench like Lenny so far. They also signed Duane Holmes from Scunthorpe on deadline day - I doubt he will play either.

The only side to sign Lge1 players and play them appears to be Ipswich and they lost to Rotherham. I suspect they will get relegated with them.
I think most Lge1 players who move upwards are going to have to accept that they wont get selected in the first 11. It's worth it for the financial security it gives them. I think the gap between the Championship and the Premiership is narrowing but between Lge1 and the Championship grows bigger every year. If you get relegated but largely keep your squad with slight strengthening you usually go straight back up from Lge 1.

They only paid £750k for Lenny. Leeds paid £10m for Bamford and he can't get picked yet.

And with that dose of depressing realism I think I'll leave yourselves and Mr Wilder to carry on without any more of my expert managerial advice.

Sorry to bump this thread again, but I think Lenny just needs time. This Southend view ignores the number of League One players who have been successes at Championship level. Just look at the Blades side. Most of the players in our squad now played for us when we were in League One. It's helped that they're playing in a familiar side. Lenny has had to adjust to playing with new teammates as well as the quality of the league. I think we're starting to see a more improved, confident player who will be pushing to break into the side pretty soon.

 

[Bladezz]

Our fans needs to realise we need to have players in our squad who aren’t all too quality players. If we had 4 John Flecks and only played in a 2 the other 2 would get mardy and leave.

Our bench isn’t going to be the same quality as the starting 11 but it has to be good and offer something different. Leonard is a good squad player for us. I think the issue is the £700k-£1m price tag but that’s not his fault.

Look how many players we have got rid of / sold / loaned out. It’s a process to turn them over. I’m Jan I would imagine 1-2 will become permanents and then we look to replace with better.

 

[Weasel]

Our fans needs to realise we need to have players in our squad who aren’t all too quality players. If we had 4 John Flecks and only played in a 2 the other 2 would get mardy and leave.

Our bench isn’t going to be the same quality as the starting 11 but it has to be good and offer something different. Leonard is a good squad player for us. I think the issue is the £700k-£1m price tag but that’s not his fault.

Look how many players we have got rid of / sold / loaned out. It’s a process to turn them over. I’m Jan I would imagine 1-2 will become permanents and then we look to replace with better.

Sounds like common sense this.