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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2008 16:05:46 GMT
Seeing as we want to get to where UTD got to last season, how do you think we compare squad wise?
Our squad;
Danny Naisbitt
Craig Pope
Mathew Mitchel King
Matthew Langston
Patrick Ada
Erkan Okay
Adrian Cambridge
John Kennedy
Neil Andrews
Robbie Nightingale
Jamie Barker
Nathaniel Knight Percival
Antonio Murray
Jack Midson
Damien Reeves
Danny Wright
Utd Squad;
Danny Potter
Danial Gleeson
Anthony Tomkin
Danial Brown
Wayne Hatswell
Josh Coulson
Gavin Hoyte
Jordan Collins
Phil Bolland
Paul Carden
Ben Farrell
Danial Quinton
Craig Bussens
Courtney Pitt
Andy Parkinson
Robbie Willmott
Mark Beesley
Lee McEvily
1st impressions is Utd have strengthend further this season but have maybe lost 2 many players (key or not) as well as manager etc, will this effect them?
We have also strengthened. I think Danny Wright will be a key man this season as well as Murray. I think Utd just edge it on quality but we have a squad that has been together for a while.
My prediction for final position is
Histon = 8th
UTD = 5/6th
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Post by histonboy on Aug 4, 2008 16:14:47 GMT
Even though your missing a few players from our squad.
Campbell, Sparkes, Oyebanjo, Dalby, Brennan...few others i think
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2008 19:29:10 GMT
I suspect the original list is the one to compare against.
Wouldn't think Cambs would include equivalent players like Patrick, Marriott or Macauley in their squad list - although they have some good experience at Ridgeons League level.
The stability at Histon over the summer has to be a positive and may just provide the edge.
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Post by histonboy on Aug 4, 2008 20:37:16 GMT
Thats because they will never play.
Most of them are crap.
The players i listed should be making the first team this year.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2008 8:11:48 GMT
It's difficult to compare, yes they have some "names" but I believe we have the workrate and spirit. Seems you've left out one first teamer in the list. GG? or do you know something I don't?  |
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Post by ftm on Aug 5, 2008 11:06:57 GMT
It's difficult to compare, yes they have some "names" but I believe we have the workrate and spirit. Seems you've left out one first teamer in the list. GG? or do you know something I don't? Our most consistent player in my opinion. An under-rated and important player. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2008 15:24:35 GMT
Our squad is better, fact ;D  |
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Post by DJTom on Aug 5, 2008 16:33:32 GMT
i would say histon team is better
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Post by awaytravelandy on Aug 5, 2008 18:34:27 GMT
It will be results that count and how the team works TOGETHER, not the different squads. Its a team sport not an individual game!!
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2008 19:39:49 GMT
Histonboy - interesting view.
I can only assume you have never watched any football at Youth or Reserve level and/or are not the best judge of footballers.
The facts are borne out in the relative performances of Youth and Reserve teams in the 2007/8 season. In addition, you don't seem to have considered the County FA Youth squad selections, which don't support your point either.
My point was the initial squads are the ones concentrate on.
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Post by histonboy on Aug 5, 2008 22:39:00 GMT
Ive seen Marriott and MacAuley play and there rubbish, ive seen most of there reserves-under 18's play and many of them ive play with or against.
so dont point fingers when you dont know
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2008 23:04:15 GMT
Matter of opinion, but I would have expected those sort of players would have enhanced the reserve team of last season (last few games with first team playing maybe an exception).
Bottom line is it is unlikely that either groups of young players will make a significant impact on the first team in the next 12 months. Squad numbers were provided to a number of young players last season - how many games did they contribute in the first team last year?
The original poster got it spot on - those are the most comparable squads and the debate should be around those - adding in young players will prove to be the exception rather than the rule.
Ben Amos started for Man Utd v Aberdeen the other week - will we hear of him when the Premier League kicks off? Maybe see him again in the League Cup at best.
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Post by stags08 on Aug 6, 2008 8:42:47 GMT
If you're trying to establish an aim in relation to last year, shouldn't you use that squad?
Anyway, there's a few youth teamers on that list, Bussens has never played. We've got an excellent first 11 that's easily better than Histon's but you've got more strength in depth, that's what we're missing as well as a 'main' striker.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2008 11:15:37 GMT
How is ur first 11 easily better than ours???  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2008 11:24:58 GMT
Matter of opinion, but I would have expected those sort of players would have enhanced the reserve team of last season (last few games with first team playing maybe an exception). Bottom line is it is unlikely that either groups of young players will make a significant impact on the first team in the next 12 months. Squad numbers were provided to a number of young players last season - how many games did they contribute in the first team last year? Now i see why u left Gareth Gwillim out of Histon's squad Seeing as he's very unlikely to feature for Histon all season isn't he.... The original poster got it spot on - those are the most comparable squads and the debate should be around those - adding in young players will prove to be the exception rather than the rule. Ben Amos started for Man Utd v Aberdeen the other week - will we hear of him when the Premier League kicks off? Maybe see him again in the League Cup at best. |
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