Wilkinson, Smith & Jackson gone

I thought the big thing about loaning Pearson was that we had the option to buy, maybe not...


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We're only looking for league one standard players and were supposed to have one of the larger budgets, better crowds etc etc. I think compared to 80% of the division we have got a bit of money. I'd love to know if we're paying a percentage of these loan wages. I'd rather him bring in a decent league one player than a loanee.

 

I don't think Simeon Jackson had a fair run in the team for me to criticise him. But as the other two, it been a waste of a wage (if we paid their wages that is)

 

I remain sceptical but hopefully they will have learnt from the summer and have permanent signings ready to go on 2nd January, particularly up front. It would be criminal not to as getting it right before the JPT game would probably pay for itself with the prospective trip to Wembley.

All three of the departures are failures of Johnson, remember it was only the length of his Bolton contract that prevented LJ wasting £75k and three years wages on Wilkinson and LJ's turned a regular goalscorer at this level, Smith, into someone who looks lost. This from the self-proclaimed infinitely detailed researcher of players.

Not fussed if we keep any of the loan/temp players but White seems to be fitting reasonably well:-

Isgrove - apart from one game where Blackpool gave him the freedom of Oakwell to carry the ball in space has been woeful and will continue to be ineffective and give the ball away if other teams mark him. Williams is much better and in the rare time against Blackpool looked far more incisive with actual end product, better crossing and a threat to the opposition goal (should've had a penalty). Get rid, indicatively sad that LJ froths over Isgrove.

Pearson - probably the most difficult one. I'd keep the Pearson of the Blackpool and some of the early games but not the one who so often has underperformed and given away goals this season.

White - looks good going forward and seems to work well with Hammill but could it just be that Matty Templeton is the future? A White/Templeton rotation might work well for the rest of this season.

Wabara - can't really see what Bree has done wrong by comparison and James should be given a run, in which case do we really need this guy who falls over half the time and seems to only ever cross the ball way over the other side of the penalty area (again first goal against Blackpool excepted).

In future, loans should be used to cover injuries or if you can get, eg a David Beckham a la Preston, not as the spine of the team, end of.

 

Get Jabo back on permanent! And if there's time, Jason Scotland!

 

I can tell you a decent loan fee was paid for Smith plus wages...

 

This try before you buy is nonsense. We should have some proper scouting in place & know about the player beforehand.

It's not as if we've recruited Smith from Eastern Europe or South America he's come from our division.

 

Wilkinson: Money motivated. Not willing to take a paycut and drop a division for regular first team football. Didn't have the passion for us and we bring him in anyway. Thankfully he's gone now and we didn't get to sign him.

Jackson: Proven goal scorer, talked up way too much for someone we've got shut of. LJ shouldn't have spoke the way he did about someone he's letting go, as it doesn't make sense and makes him look rather silly.

Smith: We've ruined a proven goal scorer. Something along the road has gone badly wrong.

 

Swindon let Smith go for some reason and can't see our loan fee being worthy of letting one of the best strikers in the league from last season go to a divisional rival.

 

What a silly thing to say!!!!

 

I think your comments on Jackson and Smith are rather contradictory. You've said Smith hasn't done anything prior to last season, but used last season's poor return as an example as to why we shouldn't have signed Jackson?

If we were to look for a striker that has scored as regularly as Jackson and as recently as Smith, we'd be paying 7 figures unless we were to pick one up from the lower/non leagues.

I recall reading the Coventry forun when we took Jackson on trial, and the sentiment I got is rather similar to that I've read on here. Many thought he looked good when he came on, but feel he didn't get the run of games he deserved, and others eluded to his recent form as being the reason he didn't get the games he needed.

I reckon there's still a 15 goal striker in there if he was given the opportunity, however 1 start (I think) and a series of 10 minute cameos isn't ever going to bring that striker back.

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Simeon Jackson made 28 appearances for Coventry last season he scored 3 times.