On my way home

[222lepo]

We need to sell players in JAN asap and use the money to buy a striker or get a couple on loan from a premiership team. We also need a box to box midfielder that can add some energy to our midfield because we are very slow .
I would sell Chair , Willock and Field because don't see anybody wanting any of our other players and Willock and Field are nearly out of contract . If we could get 10 million for those three , we could sign a striker , centre mid and loan a couple of young Prem stars.
I would sell Dykes as well if anybody was mad enough to want him , should of sold him to Millwall last Jan.
We could buy any striker from probably 10 players from league 1 or 2 that would be a better bet than Dykes , he is crap.
Kiefer Moore from Bournemouth would hold the ball up better , is better in the air and scores more goals than Dykes , he would probably cost 2 to 3 mill .
There must be some hot prem prospects we could get on loan to play up front or midfield , getting Tim back would offer more than Dozzel .
There is a young forward mainly a winger at LIVERPOOL , Ben Doak who is rated as a great prospect , a young black forward at West Ham that scores a lot of goals at his level and is rated very highly .

I rate Chair as our best player would hang on to him. The rest is up for sale.

[DJ Hooper W12]

Unfortunately all the criticism of dykes is true he looks uncomfortable with the ball when he can actually hold on to it which is not very often as he can’t seem to receive a long ball.
If l can find a barn door on eBay I’ll get it sent to Heston they could certainly do with it

[topperharley]

Unfortunately all the criticism of dykes is true he looks uncomfortable with the ball when he can actually hold on to it which is not very often as he can’t seem to receive a long ball.
If l can find a barn door on eBay I’ll get it sent to Heston they could certainly do with it

Said so many times that Dykes is not a worldie, but he's not terrible. He needs service and support regularly (only had it for one small period when he played with Charlie). Without he's snatching at chances and doesn't really know what to do or has the skill / mindset to adapt. It's a shame because as it's often said, effort and heart is there. I don't think it's fair to hate on him, just understand his limitations and our own.

[Macca]

Good job some posters on here are not the manager, we would be really f ucked.

[DJ Hooper W12]

Definitely no hatred for anyone meant or intended life’s too short for that and it only a game of football. I’d buy him a beer no problem just think we need someone fresh up front. Happy Christmas

[Boo Radley]

Dozzel offer's zero to the team, a complete liability , side ways, backwards, never forward. Strolls around without a care in the world. Him and Field just don't work for me.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[3London]

I feel that Dykes gets a bad rap in a team that doesn't play to his strengths - our midfield are either ball joggers who want to do it all on their own or crabs who wouldn't know a forward pass if it slapped them in the face!

i made a point of watching dykes specifically yesterday - Southampton played a very high line and several times Dykes made well timed runs - onside only for Dozzell or field to play a short sideways pass - only Jimmy Dunne in the 2nd half seemed capable of playing direct passes across from the back .

And again when the ball goes wide to Willock and Chair they are so head down and intent beating their man 3 times before even considering looking up Dykes has no forward momentum and usual has at least 2 defenders on him.

despite what some say his hold up play and his pressing is very good - Several times yesterday he nearly charged down the keepers clearances


yes his job is also to score goals but yesterday and in other games he is given zero opportunity by our either slow or selfish build up play.

[72bus]

[QUOTE=3London;n2599070]I feel that Dykes gets a bad rap in a team that doesn't play to his strengths - our midfield are either ball joggers who want to do it all on their own or crabs who wouldn't know a forward pass if it slapped them in the face!

i made a point of watching dykes specifically yesterday - Southampton played a very high line and several times Dykes made well timed runs - onside only for Dozzell or field to play a short sideways pass - only Jimmy Dunne in the 2nd half seemed capable of playing direct passes across from the back .

And again when the ball goes wide to Willock and Chair they are so head down and intent beating their man 3 times before even considering looking up Dykes has no forward momentum and usual has at least 2 defenders on him.

despite what some say his hold up play and his pressing is very good - Several times yesterday he nearly charged down the keepers clearances


yes his job is also to score goals but yesterday and in other games he is given zero opportunity by our either slow or selfish build up play.


Truth is he hardly gets any thru balls to Run on to , and our pinpoint crosses are non existent.
THat aside his 2nd touch is usually a sliding tackle and he lacks a strikers instinct.
It's only.his work rate and lack of alternatives that keeps him in the team