Howard is an outstanding player.... discuss.

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  1. DAV

    DAVID IN LINCOLN New Member

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    Agree..........new contract required (in a Nudger stylee)
     
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    Top class, full of energy and guile, Toggers breaks things up Howard relishes this and creates, great signing.
     
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    Great today.

    Ran his heart out till the end,skil and guile too,I'm not missing Mcphail at all
     
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    RE: Great today.

    who ???
     
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    We dont offer conract until they run out.

    Mr Shepherds way of running a business.
     
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    McPhail was a great player for us . However ,

    Howard has been brilliant for us this season . Some fans were concerned when Jacob Burns left us earlier this year and Howard replaced him . In my humble opinion , Howard and Togwell are a superior midfield pairing for us than Burns and McPhail .
     
    JLWBigLil, Sep 16, 2006
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  8. Gue

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    and Mcindoe is worth 10 Mcphails any day in my book
     
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    JLWBigLil Well-Known Member

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    I agree with you . Flipping heck

    I going outside now to see whether the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are riding down Dodworth High Street !!!!(doh) :pff
     
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  10. Gue

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    Howard did not replace Burns FFS

    (furious)
     
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    Oh yes he did

    Up to Burns' departure , Howard had been used sparingly first due to his pre-season injury and then due the fine form shown by both Burns and McPhail . Also , he had the odd game wide left when Devaney was injured . As soon as Burns left , Howard became McPhail's partner in centre midfield for the rest of the season.
    Out of curiosity , who do you think played in Burns' position after he'd left ?
     
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    RE: Oh yes he did

    For me Burns role was always as a defensive midfielder and hec was never efectiveley replaced until we got Togwell.
     
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    As I said earlier , Howard replaced Burns in the centre of midfield

    However , as you rightly say , he didn't play anything like the same role as Burns . The style of the team altered somewhat , as neither Howard nor McPhail are predominantly defensive . Once Togwell signed , he did that role . For me Togwell is better than Burns and Howard has been a revelation , so much so that I don't think we've missed McPhail .
     
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    Howard most certainly did replace Burns

    We were struggling for goals last season and the Burns / McPhail partnership did not help matters.

    It was a no brainer for AR to get shut of Burns and promote Howard into the first team.

    I'd genuinely forgotten about MacPhail.

    :)
     
    GudjonFan, Sep 17, 2006
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