Enquiries for Heneghan



Expected him to win a few more of his ground challenges though. Hopefully his pace will help with team defence, allowing us to squeeze the pitch.

Yeah true, if nothing else then him being good on the ball will calm a lot of nerves at the back & in the crowd. Last year they'd pass it around at the back for abit then just launch it aimlessly into the stand.

not for us noo..but when in a team that maximised his ability he got promoted from this league--so we know he is good enough..

He barely played when they went up iirc. Then played all across the back in the championship. Doesn't look like he's been an established CB anywhere.
 
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If you look at the amount of shots we gave up compared to Barnsley and Luton that's where the problem was. The defence really didn't outperform other areas of the team. Numbers wise we were pretty average defensively & were poor attacking for chances created.

Also worth pointing out that McLaughlin had the best save % in the league.
Yup. Fourth best goals conceded but only 10th best shots conceded and similar defensive xG. We didn’t have a particularly good defence. We just had a very good keeper who allowed us to get away with it.
 
We were saying the same about Ozturk until about two months before the season ended. I'll not write anyone off until they're for and have had a few games under their belt, which Loovens hasn't.

O'Nien was written off after four games, ffs.

(I do think you're right, like).
Ozturk is rubbish tbf.
 
Blackpool left back, also has championship clubs interested though. If we could shift Oviedo and Loovens and bring in Heneghan and Bola I think we'd quite possibly have the best back four and keeper in the division with a reasonable chance of them all being able to step up if we were promoted.
I think Brentford are reputed* to have offered ~£750k for Bola, marra. I agree with your assessment of him, Tilt & Heneghan (admittedly based on little more than having seen each of them play nee mare than a handful of times). I've no idea if we would/could/should match that magnitude of offer.


*Crawley Observer, pinched from The Sun, so hardly cast-iron provenance.
 
peole on here were whining like fuck about hume and embleton contracts-caloing the owners all sorts of names for not getting it done..then s soon as they sign fans decdie they shouldnt play..not good enough etc..what the fuck was the point if signing them then? they arent youth players-they have to be good enough for league one now or its not justified employing them..

Pipe down.

It’s good to get them signed onto contracts but to place the whole burden at their feet is a big ask. Of course it’s a gamble. Look at what happened to Goochs form after being given an extension.

I hope they do come good, there’s nowt better than a local lad doing well.
 
That’s a facile way of measuring player quality. David May has a champions league winners medal.
did david may play most of the games or was he a reserve? flanagan played the games..and 50 more in the year above..i do wonder if flanagn is better at right back though..

Pipe down.

It’s good to get them signed onto contracts but to place the whole burden at their feet is a big ask. Of course it’s a gamble. Look at what happened to Goochs form after being given an extension.

I hope they do come good, there’s nowt better than a local lad doing well.
no one is trying to place the whole burden with them..we have loads of players like..they are much less of a gamble than paying a fee to sign someone..
 
Blackpool had a good defensive record for most of last season - Heneghan and Tilt were a solid pairing and better than what we had.
Alongside Willis we could have the best CB's in the division so it's a defo yes from me.
For me it's Baldwin or Loovens who will leave to make room as we don't need 6 CB's.
Tilt might be canny for us. Good height (6' 3" plus) and quite pacey apparently. Coming up 28 years old.

Curtis Tilt: Blackpool defender 'can play higher than League One'

Looks like his contract runs out in June 2020 so could get him for a low fee.
 

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