18-12-2022, 09:28 PM
(18-12-2022, 08:04 PM)66zoolane Wrote:(18-12-2022, 12:44 AM)HotToddy Wrote: I'm as frustrated as everyone else right now. The team has no character or method of play. I want our own contracted players to play - not loanees from other clubs. We should be developing or improving our own players. Most of our loanees have been mediocre. More to the point, they don't allow me to fully support them as part of our history/journey as they will be moving on at season's end.
I agree - as good as some loans have been, and others not, they ultimately don't have any agenda but impressing their parent club and fulfilling obligations, with no extended interest in what happens when they're gone.
But I also agree with Isaac's comment that loans should be abolished, because unless that happens across the board, without loans we'd be lacking higher-league class against clubs that use them.
Zoo: I agree with you. But let's look at the "higher-league class" you think we'd be lacking without our loans:
Griffiths - I'd rather we developed Josh Oluwayemi. From what I've seen, he is just as good.
Koroma - Supposedly worth 2M euros - you are having a laugh! I'm not particularly a Curtis fan, but Koroma is no upgrade.
Scarlett - One diving header, otherwise no end product. Why do we play him? Reminds me of Hirst but without the talent.
Pigott - Good loan if we make Ipswich an offer in January. (500K euros).
Dale - Headless chicken. Rather we developed Reeko as a right winger.
Not sure if I've forgotten anyone.