Prior to this off season.Originally Posted by leftrightout
1.Zads
2.Roundabout
3.Heskey (After signing griff, prior to losing taggs)
Present
1.Gallagher (Hope he never gets a chance to prove me wrong)
2.Gallaway
3.Virgilli/goodwin
Prior to this off season.
1.Zads
2.Roundabout
3.Heskey (After signing griff, prior to losing taggs)
Present
1.Gallagher (Hope he never gets a chance to prove me wrong)
2.Gallaway
3.Virgilli/goodwin
1.Virgilli
2.Galloway
3.Pepper
4.Ox
we shouldn't sign squaddies. we should sign players who improve our squad who are better than those we have or replace those key ones that less. Otherwise bring through youth who don't need to fit in, already know the club and backroom staff and allow better development for the players of the region
I don't think Gallaway is starting standard as a left back... maybe if he was on the side where crossing with his preferred foot was easier, he might be less awful going forward. I think he is pretty good when defending and playing in a system that suits his abilities... and I would keep him. Might turn out that crossing from the other side turns him into the leagues best attacking fullback (). Okay, maybe not.
If we are talking about booting people out, you have to factor in who would replace them as well. Given that Virgili is local, likely not on massive coin and seems content being nothing more than a squad player used as an impact sub, why would you get rid of him? He is the exact kind of player that the club should be using for depth for a few seasons... kind of like keeping KB around or using Cowburn as 4th choice CB. I also don't get the Goodwin hate... in his two seasons here, he has shown more end product than Virgili in his 4 years. Maybe under a coach who isn't a complete dick, he might be back on the fringe of the Socceroos and off to Reading in the summer.
I am not sure what Oxborrow offers apart from a giraffe like neck and monstrous Adams Apple.
Cooper, Gallagher and Oxborrow
As said above, no reason to get rid of players when the reason the reason they haven't been performing is due to them playing out of position. Gallaway and Pepper could actually be worthwhile players if they were playing in their preferred position.
Both Virgili and Goodwin's biggest flaw is consistency. Both have shown on good days they can be quality players, they just can't keep it up on a game-to-game basis. Once they sort that out Goowin could go back to being labeled as a future socceroo and potentially go off to Reading and Virgili could go back to potentially going over to Celtic.
Last edited by Mark325; 17-07-2014 at 05:05 PM.
Virgilli - don't see the potential he's fast but so very frustrating when its time to do something, would much rather KB getting a 1 year contract over extending his.I don't think Gallaway is starting standard as a left back... maybe if he was on the side where crossing with his preferred foot was easier, he might be less awful going forward. I think he is pretty good when defending and playing in a system that suits his abilities... and I would keep him. Might turn out that crossing from the other side turns him into the leagues best attacking fullback (
If we are talking about booting people out, you have to factor in who would replace them as well. Given that Virgili is local, likely not on massive coin and seems content being nothing more than a squad player used as an impact sub, why would you get rid of him? He is the exact kind of player that the club should be using for depth for a few seasons... kind of like keeping KB around or using Cowburn as 4th choice CB. I also don't get the Goodwin hate... in his two seasons here, he has shown more end product than Virgili in his 4 years. Maybe under a coach who isn't a complete dick, he might be back on the fringe of the Socceroos and off to Reading in the summer.
I am not sure what Oxborrow offers apart from a giraffe like neck and monstrous Adams Apple.
Goodwin - haven't been impressed by his attitude, nor his output, also concerned that we gave him a 2 year extension based on his output. Hope to be proven wrong this season, but I don't think he'll be a starting player and if that happens I don't think he'll respond well to that, time will tell I do hope I'm wrong though.
I think Gallaway and Goodwin are A-league standard. The problem is fitting them into a team that also contains Carney.
Gallaway is superior defensively to Goodwin, and Goodwin is well ahead of Gallaway when it comes to scoring or creating chances.
Goodwin, is not going to be chosen ahead of Carney as a left sided midfielder and it would be foolish to play him as a left back when Gallaway is a better defender.
Unfortunately for Goodwin, he either has to become a more defensive type player and spend less time developing his attacking game, or he can try and progress his attacking style with very little if any game time.
I like Goodwin and wouldn't like to see him go but for his career a move to where he gets more game time in his preferred position might be what's best for him. [Assuming he prefers to play a more attacking role]
I don't think Gallaway has the potential to be as good as Goodwin but as a dependable no frills left back he's already proven - regardless of what many say.
what do u see in Gallaway. He is slow, gets caught out of position, can't mark, can't cross. His only strengths are his workrate and tackling
I would hope that being on his preferred side would improve his crossing. I also think with a good coach backing him he shouldn't have as big of a problem in terms of positioning and marking players. He is also only 22, so there is time for him to work on these mistakes and become a solid player that is probably pretty cheap
Galloway is many negative things as a footballer but he isn't slow. He would be up there with the quickest in the club, if not the quickest
Gallaway isnt slow.
Per mertesaker is slow.
See nothing in Gallaway and should be sent home on the first bus back to Coffs.
somehow this log has a WC medal. i cant believe this. (good topic, which dud players have a one of these)
Oh, he's no dud.
Great positional play (unless playing a high line) and timing of tackles is impeccable.
Just very slow, would beat a mark truck over 30 yards from a standing start.
I'd love to see the stats of which side leaked the most goals last year. I reckon it would be the right side by a mile. I think the main problem for Gallaway is that he plays football at a time when the internet is full of angry people with nothing better to do. He isn't anywhere near the worst defender in the A league.
I love when someone posts that he is slow and then the next bloke says that his only redeeming factor is his speed. He is a better defender than the other young players on our team, unfortunately he doesn't offer much in assists because his crosses aren't on target and he lacks the ability to beat a player one-on-one.. He has plenty of stamina, enough speed, can stand a player up when needed and with a solid back four and defensive mid will be more than good enough to fill a spot that i don't think Carney or Goodwin will be able to fill. Neither track back and aren't great one-on-one defenders.
Preparing for the angerz!
I still maintain that gallaway would be a serviceable right back given that is supposedly his preferred peg. I don't see how he is slow at all, I can think of plenty of times he has made great ground to catch wingers or has made bursting attacking runs only to whip it out for a goal kick.
Gallaway is the perfect back up wide defender. He does a decent job for not alot of money.
He doesnt offer that go forward as much but if he had everything that people complain about he wouldnt be a back up on a low wage.
He can come in for a week or two here and there and do the job required. He should not be relied on to do the job for a full season though
WE DON'T DO WALKING AWAY !
I think that might be the problem though... he is expected to be the starting left back and looking at our recruitment, we haven't gone out and picked up anyone that can fulfill that role.
Unless Carney or Goodwin is pushed back there, Gallaway appears to be our first choice left back.
Haven't got that info but I'll record it this year.
Maybe I'll find some time to ahve a look.
I see a professional footballer that has played more A-league games than the combined total of everyone else in this thread.
You simply don't get as much game time as he has unless you are of an acceptable level.
Unfortunately, there is probably more hate for Jets players on this forum than there would be on the Mariners forum.
It must be difficult for players to have to endure this sort of shit from there own fans - especially during games.
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