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Posted: **Wed May 24, 2023 1:05 pm**

Ace wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 12:55 pm
Moribund wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 12:54 pm

Is Gotts totally unsuited then?
Going off his performances last season, I would say Yes.

Shame the manager gave a new contract to a player that doesn’t fit our system. What was he thinking?

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2023 1:07 pm**

Moribund wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 1:05 pm
Ace wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 12:55 pm

Going off his performances last season, I would say Yes.
Shame the manager gave a new contract to a player that doesn’t fit our system. What was he thinking?

I know I thought it was a strange one myself aswell.

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2023 1:45 pm**

Ace wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 12:47 pm
Big_Bluebird wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 7:36 am

Yes please
Good player, good footballer, small playmaker with good technique. Totally unsuitable for how we play. I think Wild will be looking for a tall athletic midfielder who can head it forwards and win second balls.

Is he not a defensive midfielder not a play maker?

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2023 2:30 pm**

saltcellar wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 1:45 pm
Ace wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 12:47 pm

Good player, good footballer, small playmaker with good technique. Totally unsuitable for how we play. I think Wild will be looking for a tall athletic midfielder who can head it forwards and win second balls.
Is he not a defensive midfielder not a play maker?

I guess so, I just reckon Wild’s first choice will be to get Neal back again or if not someone similar to him. We don’t play through midfield do we.

Posted: **Wed May 24, 2023 4:47 pm**

I thought we used the loan market very well last season. Basically Neal and McClelland were both regulars. I think that’s what Pete Wild said at the start of last season if you’re going to get a season long loan it benefits everyone, especially the club who are loaning the players out, if their players get game time. I would think Chelsea and Sheffield United will both think they can trust Barrow to use their younger players if they loan us anymore in the future.

Posted: **Thu May 25, 2023 11:47 am**

Jason Lowe. Same kind of player Neal was

Posted: **Thu May 25, 2023 12:59 pm**

In my view playing through midfield will have to become another option for the team to take another step forward. This season White, Neal, Gotts & Foley all made big contributions - especially out of possession - but between them they scored one goal & contributed only four assists. Compare that to the exploits of Moxon, Guy & Mellish (even if one of his goals was about 3 yards offside!) for our friends up the road!

Posted: **Thu May 25, 2023 3:33 pm**

Last season we worked to win it back in midfield but rarely played it from the back through midfield. It was key to us finishing top half with the depth of the squad and players we had.
Most assists came from wide and I don’t remember too many through balls from centre midfield putting Gordon / waters in one on one.
Soon as we start trying to play it out the back and through midfield we’ll be into the hands of the high press teams and get turned over. More of the same next season and if we can get a one touch striker we can progress. Same system, better executed.

Posted: **Thu May 25, 2023 5:26 pm**

Jonty wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2023 3:33 pm Last season we worked to win it back in midfield but rarely played it from the back through midfield. It was key to us finishing top half with the depth of the squad and players we had.
Most assists came from wide and I don’t remember too many through balls from centre midfield putting Gordon / waters in one on one.
Soon as we start trying to play it out the back and through midfield we’ll be into the hands of the high press teams and get turned over. More of the same next season and if we can get a one touch striker we can progress. Same system, better executed.

We’ve got some good footballers in wide areas, we could do with signing a midfielder who isn’t concerned with getting on the ball, but is more concerned with getting in the box and on the end of the crosses, a Billy Gilmour type player (not the Brighton one) if there’s one out there.

Posted: **Thu May 25, 2023 5:53 pm**

Jonty wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2023 3:33 pm
Soon as we start trying to play it out the back and through midfield we’ll be into the hands of the high press teams and get turned over. More of the same next season and if we can get a one touch striker we can progress. Same system, better executed.

So playing through midfield isn’t an option nowadays in case possession is lost!?

Wild has his system and it works with the right personnel, but more goal involvement / chance creation contributions from the midfield would add another dimension. The ball doesn’t have to be played through midfield for a midfielder to score!

Posted: **Fri May 26, 2023 8:53 am**

Big_Bluebird wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2023 11:47 am Jason Lowe. Same kind of player Neal was

Good shout. Salfords players' player of the year in 2021-2022 but has been a victim of their formation change this Season, tried to fit in the right side of a back 3 but he's a holding Midfielder really. Bolton based so fairly local to the new training facility.

Posted: **Fri May 26, 2023 9:29 am**

Andrew Dallas deal done

Posted: **Fri May 26, 2023 10:21 am**

Bradford bound

Posted: **Tue May 30, 2023 12:13 pm**

Surely even the most staunch “bring back ex players only” forumite won’t want Devitt back

https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/2 ... ased-list/

Posted: **Tue May 30, 2023 12:56 pm**

I’d set fire to my season ticket if we resigned breadstick legs

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