Breaking News Luke O'Neill signs 2 year deal

[rigsby]

John White as centre back, no thanks. He's O.K. on the ground, but any big forward will dominate him in the air.

He won't start at CB. O'Neil will be on the bench. When White had to fill in at CB at Luton last season he looked far more comfortable than you would expect.

 

[kentblues]

He won't start at CB. O'Neil will be on the bench. When White had to fill in at CB at Luton last season he looked far more comfortable than you would expect.

John White has probably played more competitive games at CB than all the 21 and younger CBs we have been looking at put together.. for a CB he is quick but not as dominant in the air (probably the best way round in L1). Anyhow it gives us the cover we desperately needed. Can now get the McLaughlin deal over the line next Mon/Tue and we have cover at LB too..

 

[Ricey]

 

[Pubey]

Finally some RB competition!!:happy:

I'm not against the idea of John White at CB, he has the attributes to develop into that role, and I don't particularly rate him at RB. Raises some difficulties for Brown once Bolger is back though.

 

[Bobby dazzler]

My abiding memory of him is pinging across a sublime ball and then promptly being injured?

Beautiful cross field ball, a season of promise ahead then injured and no more.

Good to see him back.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Interesting that there's a permanent move in the background

 

[rlb999]

Interesting one this. Brown has said clearly that anyone who comes in won't start - if he won't start, then by definition surely he's not an emergency? Equally, if he's not starting, why would Burnley send him out - surely they would sooner have him on their bench?

My concern at the moment is that we're only ever linked with players that we've failed to get before. Brown's targets NOW seem to be the same people he was targeting when we were trying to get out of the league below. Surely things should have moved on?

In terms of team selection, and with Bolger out, we clearly have the choice of O'Neill at right back and White in the middle, or White at right back and Prosser playing off the wrong foot. I'm a big Prosser fan, but I don't think he's a flexible player - either play him at left centre half or don't play him. My back 4 for Sat would be O'Neill, White, Prosser, Coker.

 

[turkishm]

Not unhappy we got the lad in but when we are desprate for Centre half cover, and our best striker out injured, we get a right back in, and please dont tell me John White can go to CH.

 

[Sammy Shrimper]

Beautiful cross field ball, a season of promise ahead then injured and no more.

Good to see him back.

Hopefully a longer stay on the Essex coast and the Roslin this time !

 

[kentblues]

Not unhappy we got the lad in but when we are desprate for Centre half cover, and our best striker out injured, we get a right back in, and please dont tell me John White can go to CH.

John White can cover CB..

 

[kentblues]

Interesting one this. Brown has said clearly that anyone who comes in won't start - if he won't start, then by definition surely he's not an emergency? Equally, if he's not starting, why would Burnley send him out - surely they would sooner have him on their bench?

My concern at the moment is that we're only ever linked with players that we've failed to get before. Brown's targets NOW seem to be the same people he was targeting when we were trying to get out of the league below. Surely things should have moved on?

In terms of team selection, and with Bolger out, we clearly have the choice of O'Neill at right back and White in the middle, or White at right back and Prosser playing off the wrong foot. I'm a big Prosser fan, but I don't think he's a flexible player - either play him at left centre half or don't play him. My back 4 for Sat would be O'Neill, White, Prosser, Coker.

Its a permanent deal- EL is just to rush it through and enable him to be on the bench tomorrow

 

[HudsonNo1]

Its a permanent deal- EL is just to rush it through and enable him to be on the bench for tomorrow

not sure it will be a permanant deal, it's been said over and over we was getting a defender on loan from a championship club. Think the emergency part is so he can be available for tomorrow. But after that it will be a standard loan deal

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

not sure it will be a permanant deal, it's been said over and over we was getting a defender on loan from a championship club. Think the emergency part is so he can be available for tomorrow. But after that it will be a standard loan deal

You didn't read post 23......Chris Phillips @CJPhillips1982
The deal is initially for O'Neill to be available for tomorrow but there's a permanent move behind it.

 

[rigsby]

Not unhappy we got the lad in but when we are desprate for Centre half cover, and our best striker out injured, we get a right back in, and please dont tell me John White can go to CH.

Not any more

 

[HudsonNo1]

I see, thanks for that. Think I would've preferred a loan deal with a view to signing on a permanant deal at the end of the season.

 

[Murkey_Mouse]

Bolger is out for two weeks, he only can miss 2/3 games, PB has to pick the right player to play at the back & he have to be careful not to use up the budgets. We know what it's like on FM games, when we run out of budgets to get a striker we needed on loan lol

 

[Jam_Man]

Not any more

Elaborate ? I know Hunt was training today, but being ready to play is another thing.

Bolger is out for two weeks, he only can miss 2/3 games, PB has to pick the right player to play at the back & he have to be careful not to use up the budgets. We know what it's like on FM games, when we run out of budgets to get a striker we needed on loan lol

Out for at least two weeks. Could be 3 months.

 

[rigsby]

Elaborate ? I know Hunt was training today, but being ready to play is another thing.



Out for at least two weeks. Could be 3 months.

Reliable source, thought it might give you lot the same lift it did me:winking:

 

[Jam_Man]

Well he was training today so fingers crossed it turns out to be true.

Most reliable sources on here to be total crap though, hope yours is better :smile:

 

[rigsby]

Well he was training today so fingers crossed it turns out to be true.

Most reliable sources on here to be total crap though, hope yours is better :smile:

Yes the same person told me Luke O'Neil would be on the bench before it broke on the zone