Chesterimp
Vital Football Hero
We're reasonably ok at left back - but Toff would happy as a pig in the proverbial with the current method. Nice thought!
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sedgleyimp
Vital Champions League
Toff is the only one of those sold/released who would get into this team
Scotimp
Vital Football Legend
I always think that where a player ends up is an interesting pointer. So:
Josh Vickers: free agent
Grant Smith: free agent
Charlie Andrew: Pickering Town (tier 8)
Jamie McCombe: free agent
Jason Shackell: free agent
Cian Bolger: Northampton Town (tier 3)
Alan Sheehan: free agent
Ben Coker: Stevenage (tier 4)
Akeem Hinds: free agent
Michael Bostwick: Burton Albion (tier 3)
Neal Eardley: Burton Albion (tier 3)
Lee Frecklington: free agent
Ellis Chapman: Cheltenham Town (tier 4)
Jack Payne: Swindon Town (tier 3)
Tom Pett: free agent
Jordan Adebayo-Smith: free agent
Some of those are due to age and the new financial restrictions, but it is not an impressive list for sure.
Rasenimp
Vital Football Legend
I know it's not Appleton's players but surprised me that the likes of Raggett and Woodyard did not go on further. Shows that the grass is not always greener - and also potentially that the standard at the top of L1/Championship is higher than we might think? Raggett sabotaged by injuries a bit but made the wrong move, Woodyard gone backwards...
Makes me think Chapman was a long way off!
Surprised Pett hasn't got a gig (maybe wages)? Decent player at L2 level definitely.
Rasenimp
Vital Football Legend
Is he better than he got credit for? Maybe by sheer force of will!
Jack Payne – 5
Not Payne’s finest game – he dived into too many challenges in midfield, let Northampton play around him in the first half and was not particularly effective in the final third. Subbed.
Swindon papers view of his contribution last night - sound familiar?
Who knows? Maybe Weaver is an excellent coach. Maybe it just “fits”.
Different Jack I think? Weren’t they talking about Muldoon?
But about Payne, he’s had a good start where he’s had more of an end product than we saw but as with us, there’s always a risk that he’s going to be played out of games.
Of course you forgot about Rhead.
Rob the Imp
Vital Football Hero
Yes, they were referring to Jack Muldoon.
Rob the Imp
Vital Football Hero
I think it was right that he didn't come up to L2 with us on promotion, simply because (I personally believe) he wasn't ready and would have struggled. Don't forget that in the intervening 3 years he will have likely developed as a player, and now appears more than capable of playing, and thriving, in the football league.
Possibly Andrade, but he seems to be struggling at Salford for whatever reason. He is better than L2 level in my opinion.
When it said scoring lots of goals I did wonder.. but thought 1 goal so far might be considered quite high for Payne...
Now bound to score against us!
Rasenimp
Vital Football Legend
Maybe. My suspicion is that he would have been alright in most NL promotion sides, but not for the Cowleys with clear designs on L1 and the ability to pay bigger wages for a Green and then Akinde type? Although a few years have passed, Muldoon is actually quite an experienced player at 31 (not as if he was in so much of a development phase with us)!
It would be hard to judge on goals based on the fact he was clearly tasked with pressing everywhere for us - he was actually more prolific under Moyses I think.
Chesterimp
Vital Football Hero
In his time here, there was uncertainty over Muldoon's best role. Moyses signed as a winger, primarily, the Cowleys seemed to use him most as a striker, being more mobile than Marriott and taking over from Robinson in cup games, but without ever being a regular starter or scorer in that NL season. While Jack was offered a new contract in line with all other NL winners, he'd have been competing with experienced EFL players in Green and Palmer, assuming both would have been signed if Muldoon stayed.
Moving to Harrogate made sense and allowed him to build on what he'd gained at Lincoln, finding his role back in the NL and translating it to L2 this season. His record there is quite impressive, which is pleasing to see as most of us remember him at Lincoln with respect.
Cricklewoodimp
Vital 1st Team Regular
I think that Muldoon went to Fylde after leaving us.
exhertsimp
Vital 1st Team Regular
He did indeed, scoring their 'goal of the season' for which he was presented something on 27 Aug 18 upon his return there with his new team (Harrogate).
exhertsimp
Vital 1st Team Regular
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Imp2stone
Vital Squad Member
Have you written that post in white?
NottyImp
Vital Football Legend
Have you written that post in white?
It's in a very light shade of olive.
