Singing English Based Players

[Alfie_WATP]

By and large, it simply doesn’t work.

What was once a tactic for the likes of Aberdeen and Hibs in the 90’s and early 00’s, we have gone for the same approach.

Signing English lads who have meandered between Championship, League 1 and 2. The pretence is these guys “know what it’s about” and can handle the physical side of the game.

The truth is quite the opposite, you have a bunch of guys with no appetite to graft, to work hard and to battle. They shrink and just don’t have the testicular fortitude for what is the nature of the Scottish Premier Lesgue.

You have your exception of course, but the vast majority aren’t good and don’t have the mentality either.

Can we please stop packing our eleven wand squad with these guys please.

Lundstram demonstrated over the last 3 years the absolute worst about these types. Thought he would skoosh it, but ultimately he’s not any better than his counterparts across the league but has the mentality of an absolute coward.

 

[dot_dot_dot]

Surely the problem is buying mince from the lower leagues down there? They got O'Riley as an example of doing it right.

 

[Govanx]

Scousers can usually carry a tune.

 

[The Goalie]

Like Butland and Sterling?

 

[Davie Weir]

Their goal was scored by O’Reilly who they signed from England.

Our best 2 players (Butland + Sterling) were signed from England.

We used to beat them under Gerrard with a squad largely signed from England.

It’s all about the quality of player and getting e recruitment right.

 

[Wilso54]

 

[Taiwan Loyal]

We should have signed Lewis Ferguson a couple of years ago and Shankland as well. We need players who would run through brick walls for the team.

 

[GR3]

Nationalities doesn’t matter, it’s who you sign m. We’ve signed dross

 

[Cooper 11]

We have no disdain towards them. Gerrard instilled that in the players. Clement must too.

 

[Myogi]

It's fine signing them if they are young and hungry with room to improve (Aribo + Bassey) but signing hasbins like Lawrence ect. is always going to be an expensive problem.

 

[PortoyMortoy]

It's not signing English players or players playing in England that are the problem. It's signing those players who are languishing around the Championship that's the problem. They tend to cost more in wages, have little sell on value and rarely make a difference and take the team up a level.


Butland, Sterling, Aribo and Bassey were all really good signings but that's because they either had once performed at a high level at the highest level or were young players with the kind of athletic profile that meant if they developed you had an absolute gem.


Tom Lawrence, Ben Davies, Kieran Dowell and Jack Simpson are the kind of players that a mid-table Championship side would sign hoping it might push them to the playoffs. Not a club wanting and expecting to win trophies and compete in europe while also having an active player trading model.

 

[MFM_Bear]

Buying shite players generally is the issue.