missing Marc-Antoine Fortune

[davew]

Allright the guy is getting on a bit, but he was class and strong (could hold the ball up, which we are missing at the mo).

Don't know if was offered another contract for 2018-2019 or he wanted to go ?

 

[Jay_SUFC]

I don't think we miss him at all - problem is the goals we are letting in

 

[BaBaRaRaCuCuDaDa]

Clever player but you can't IMHO have a striker who only gets 3 goals a season

 

[Harry Bullocks]

In which case, we're still missing BBBC ......there comes a time when we just have to move on....please

 

[Richard Hearn]

I still think he would have been a useful (and reasonably economic) squad player this season. And although immensely aged, he kept himself fit (and out of trouble).

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Probably wouldn't have been much help Saturday as he was either injured or dropped by his struggling Conference team.

 

[Goughy]

Never really saw the point when he usually puffed out before he properly got going.

 

[shrimpled]

Hopper is a considerable upgrade IMHO.

 

[Chrisb]

Slightly off topic but I think we are missing Timlin.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

I don't think we miss him at all - problem is the goals we are letting in

Maybe if we still had MAF who held onto the ball up front, there would be less chance of the opposition getting the ball back so easy and scoring.

 

[Pak Power]

I think we are missing Lenny

 

[OldBlueLady]

I think we are missing Lenny

Slightly off topic but I think we are missing Timlin.

Said as much on the post match thread Saturday. Still baffled as to why we let Tims go.

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

something about lowering the squad age wasn't it?

 

[Dubai]

something about lowering the squad age wasn't it?

Yep, that’s all that matters in some people’s eyes. A **** season is ok as long as the players are young...

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

I know people have their favourites but there can't be any sentiment in football. The fact of the matter is, Timlin ended up at Stevenage in League 2 and MAF in Non-League. If they still had that much to offer, fellow League One clubs would have come in for them.

Add to the fact that we didn't achieve our aims when they were at the club. I always remember Brown saying that some players don't won't promotion because they know they're not good enough. There's still players at the club that probably feel that way subconsciously. People like White thinking, "I won't get a contract in the Championship."

It's that extra % you need from players when success is on the horizon and they fail to deliver. We've been in great positions in the past 5 years to do even better and the wheels fell off. It's not always just the managers fault.

Now I agree we maybe need a bit more steel in midfield but that doesn't mean we need Timlin. Similarly to MAF; Hopper has been a great addition and already scored more than MAF did last year.

Time to look forward, not back.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Slightly off topic but I think we are missing Timlin.

I think we are missing Lenny

I think we're missing a fully fit Yearwood, Dieng, Hyam and Mantom.

 

[superblue24]

I think we're missing a fully fit Yearwood, Dieng, Hyam and Mantom.

Dont be expecting this anytime during his career.

 

[rigsby]

MAF had some absolute shockers for us, especially away from home. I don't do marks for players on Match reports but MAF would get the most 4's if I did. Rotherham, Wimbledon and Northampton immediately spring to mind. Even his rebound goal at Blackpool was the only thing he did that day.

Good on his day to come on when your 1-0 up at places like Oldham, where he ran the ball down in the channels until we pinched a second goal. One of the worst if your 1-0 down......That's why he wasn't re-signed and rightly so.

Wordsworth was another who I consider a homer and to some extent Cox.

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

Yeah, MAF is the reason we can't defend

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

Yeah, MAF is the reason we can't defend

I might be missing something but i don't see how our inability to defend can be blamed on Mission Aviation Fellowship, a charity, who do some amazing work within developing counties!!!