Greg Halford signs

[tottenham541]

I’d offer a deal until end of season as he can play in a few positions for us, his only cheap and will give opposition team problems even if we only get half a game every now and then out of him.

 

[C V Shrimper]

Worth keeping just for that throw, can be as good as a corner, we need to use that. Also better to get out of defence than the usual throw to the nearest person who often puts it straight back out.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

MM just needs to speak him and say you won't start very often, but you'll be on the bench and will get minutes as and when needed. If he is happy with that and the money can be agreed. Then its a no brainer. It's not as if we have a cap on our squad size

If he's happy with this role than this makes perfect sense.

I'm reluctant to build our team around players on the wane like him and Macca and the more influential someone is the more disruptive it is to play without them. Where it makes sense to use them is therefore as subs with the occasional spot start. In rugby Eddie Jones uses the term finishers. For me, Macca and Halford should be finishers. Using their experience to try and see out or change games. Halford's versatility means he could play in a number of different positions, allowing us to maintain continuity in the rest of the team and him using his experience to adapt to a slightly different role each time in the final 15-20 minutes of a match.

That won't necessarily appeal to everyone but if he wants to just be around a dressing room, if he enjoys training and coaching the kids around him then that would be a great fit.

 

[MisterStubbs]

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Not sure how I feel about this..

 

[onceknownasrab]

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Not sure how I feel about this..

I know how I feel about this. Disappointed. Thank you GH for the assistance you gave but now I really want to see mobility, pace and fitness throughout the team. Oh, and a striker in the striking role. Are we trying to move forward in leaps and bounds or just stand still? The NL is not full of roll-over, second-rate sides. We are in for a battle and we need reinforcements to take over from the old guard.

 

[Tribal Chief]

Not the most inspiring signing but Halford is a big, experienced nasty ******* who can play a few different positions and will be a decent backup utility player at NL level.

 

[Tilson_Blues]

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Not sure how I feel about this..

Quite happy on a month to month again why not

 

[sufc4life21]

If its only month to month deal, that's ok. Personally I thought he was crap to be honest.

 

[JAL]

Disappointed with this one, don't think he's worth it at all.

 

[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United are to offer Greg Halford a short-term contract to stay with the Shrimpers.

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[Chris Powell's mate]

Hmmm...
As I read this, he could get a game by game, or month by month contract?
'At this level' he can do a job, says PB.
One level higher and he was way out of his depth. Age and injuries will do that for you.
I'm trying to fathom exactly what Halford can bring that will make a difference.
Maybe, off the bench to slot in defence or attack?

 

[Shrimper]

He's ****ing ****.

Funny clearing out we're having

 

[sufc4life21]

If he just used as back up defender I can stomach that. Not as a striker!

 

[Shrimper]

Dreadful player. Not what we need

 

[JAL]

Pointless, contributed absolutely nothing to us last season.

 

[Chairman Trigg]

Thought he looked totally unfit and not even up to league two standard ......poor decision

 

[Chapperz]

Even as a month-to-month and to be used only as an emergency back-up defender/striker, this still sounds like a bad idea.

 

[blueblueblue]

If its only month to month deal, that's ok. Personally I thought he was crap to be honest.

Most were under MM let's be honest.

 

[pottster]

It's not really moving us forward, bh the sound of things we are just going to keep the same team that got us relegated

 

[Barry.C]

Here we go again

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