Efe Sodje

[mally]

I've got a lot of time for Peo - he was quietly decent for a long time and a couple of seasons ago he matured quite a lot, doing superbly before being injured, and since then has been played out of position and then left in a defence which has been constantly off balance, chopped and changed etc.

Put him next to a solid centre half with a complimentary style and we'll see him back to his best - exactly as we're starting to see now as he gets used to working with Sodje. People remember Peo alongside Jonah and then Bolland, right? They weren't the best defenders ever, but they complimented him well and he was mostly excellent.

Our defensive shape struggled when Hessey came on, as he was sitting far too deep. Whether that was just a change of style throwing the team slightly I don't know, but for the first time in a while I felt confident in our defence on Saturday. Confident that they would deal with most things thrown at them, that they were likely to be in the right place doing the right thing. Individually, our defence are decent enough IMO, but we've not quite got them together as a cohesive unit this season... whereas for the last couple of years, I've been fairly relaxed about our defence - it's not been perfect, but we've been punching above our weight.

Not all of this can be placed on the heads of the defence - a weakened or less defensive midfield certainly hasn't helped, and a defence under pressure will naturally have more problems - but I miss the days of feeling like our defence would deal with most attacks. They weren't the best in the league, sure, but I felt they were stronger than our budget should have acquired and they certainly had a strong part in our survival in recent years.

I'd love to see Sodje stay for a while, but without knowing the terms of his loan I can only assume that we won't be able to keep him - much as I'd like to.

Well apparently,Bury are skint and operating under an embargo,so- by my logic anyway-it might be good news for us in terms of us hanging on to him and,from what I can gather, Bury not having to pay him.

[Adam29]

I've got a lot of time for Peo - he was quietly decent for a long time and a couple of seasons ago he matured quite a lot, doing superbly before being injured, and since then has been played out of position and then left in a defence which has been constantly off balance, chopped and changed etc.

Put him next to a solid centre half with a complimentary style and we'll see him back to his best - exactly as we're starting to see now as he gets used to working with Sodje. People remember Peo alongside Jonah and then Bolland, right? They weren't the best defenders ever, but they complimented him well and he was mostly excellent.

Our defensive shape struggled when Hessey came on, as he was sitting far too deep. Whether that was just a change of style throwing the team slightly I don't know, but for the first time in a while I felt confident in our defence on Saturday. Confident that they would deal with most things thrown at them, that they were likely to be in the right place doing the right thing. Individually, our defence are decent enough IMO, but we've not quite got them together as a cohesive unit this season... whereas for the last couple of years, I've been fairly relaxed about our defence - it's not been perfect, but we've been punching above our weight.

Not all of this can be placed on the heads of the defence - a weakened or less defensive midfield certainly hasn't helped, and a defence under pressure will naturally have more problems - but I miss the days of feeling like our defence would deal with most attacks. They weren't the best in the league, sure, but I felt they were stronger than our budget should have acquired and they certainly had a strong part in our survival in recent years.

I'd love to see Sodje stay for a while, but without knowing the terms of his loan I can only assume that we won't be able to keep him - much as I'd like to.

Well apparently,Bury are skint and operating under an embargo,so- by my logic anyway-it might be good news for us in terms of us hanging on to him and,from what I can gather, Bury not having to pay him.

Bury are still paying a percentage of his wage,
The problem we might face is could we afford to raise our percentage which bury might request us to do for the last month

[Wintergreen]

Adam I think the bit where you also offer to pay twenty quid towards the Save Our Sodje fund was lost in the cut and paste - try it again highlighting all the text this time.

[barrowfan_chris]

i would pay a tenner a week to keep him at the club for as long as possible

[Adam29]

As much as I would love to contribute, some people aren't that well off so unfortunately I'm out

[Cringle]

I'll pay for a stadium and a conference title winning squad when I win the euro millions tonight

[Mike Wilson]

http://youtu.be/fElKabtc4-U

[Arvo]

Might be good for Efe's chances of staying past the 16th, might be bad, might not matter either way; I don't know, but anyway...

'Six or seven' Bury players earn less than minimum wage, says manager

[Barrowabc]

It seems he has played his last game for us as reports say he has bust his knee. Gutted as he was 'is' class

[Jim]

As I said a few weeks ago - we will just get Boyes back and we'll lose Sodje!

[Three Lie Ins]

Might be good for Efe's chances of staying past the 16th, might be bad, might not matter either way; I don't know, but anyway...

'Six or seven' Bury players earn less than minimum wage, says manager

That's illegal, so if true, which I doubt, Bury AFC should be prosecuted.

[Steelworks End]

It seems he has played his last game for us as reports say he has bust his knee. Gutted as he was 'is' class

He was limping very badly when he made his way to the changing room at the end of the game yesterday; hope he makes a speedy recovery whether he stays at Holker Street or not, although obviously it would be in our playing interests if he did. He has certainly transformed the defence during his stay here - one of his challenges in particular yesterday when he chased a FGR player, tackled him, won the ball and left his opponent wondering where it had gone, was pure class.

[Barrowjay]

He HAS to stay for me

[Hadrian]

He HAS to stay for me

Anything we should know about the two of you?

[spirit of 1990]

He HAS to stay for me

Anything we should know about the two of you?