The Pallion Stallion
Midfield
Is O’Nien the new scapegoat? Seems to be the case.
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O'Nien at CB
- Thread starter Roker Rick
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And when he has played there then he gets that he isn't good enough
Nosworthycorner
Central Defender
He's not the new boo boy at all. He's just not good enough in that position to allow us to move to the next level.The new boo boy, we concede, O'nien to blame and repeat
We all know you are his no 1 fan club member but you never provide evidence of why people are wrong.
So why sell Batth then, why not bring in another experienced cb that the young lads can learn from like Ballard did last season with Batth. He is doing a good job, he isn't the disaster some on here have him down as. Every goal we concede he's to blame by some on here.
Arfa Sleep
Striker
In one game and they weren't exactly class were they.
Disco_Pants93
Striker
Mental that people think the biggest issue in this side is O'Nien like. He's 100% the new whipping boy, look at twitter on Saturday. Some daft bint decided to call him an "irritating little ****" afterwards. If you take to social media to abuse your own players after a defeat you're a wrong un simple as that.
Everyone's entitled to an opinion of course, but it's definitely become a thing to blame O'Nien for just about everything. Some have been on his case since Preston away where it was in actual fact Ballard who made the error for their goal.
Everyone's entitled to an opinion of course, but it's definitely become a thing to blame O'Nien for just about everything. Some have been on his case since Preston away where it was in actual fact Ballard who made the error for their goal.
It was the same issue in that game tbf, our midfield not protecting the back four
It was the same for the Stoke game, O'nien blamed for one of their goals when it was Ballard to blame.
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Disco_Pants93
Striker
That's because Dan Neil has to do the running of 2 in there every week without a proper holding player next to him. Before people claim Ekwah is that man, Ekwah is miles off being the holding midfield player we need. Plays well now and again but offers no protection at all to the back 4 generally. That issue hasn't been addressed.
Strange that if he's so good, no clubs have ever offered to buy him when his defensive partner is constantly linked with Premership interest.
It's because other clubs don't think he's good enough in that position, and he'd likely be used as a utility player from the bench, which is exactly what he should be here when there's a CB we've apparently spent 2m on sat on the bench along with another CB that was courting interest from around Europe.
It's because other clubs don't think he's good enough in that position, and he'd likely be used as a utility player from the bench, which is exactly what he should be here when there's a CB we've apparently spent 2m on sat on the bench along with another CB that was courting interest from around Europe.
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100% this
Disco_Pants93
Striker
He had offers to go elsewhere before signing his new deal. He said it himself.
CissesUnderpants9
Striker
The performed well enough to be given another chance in the next game, and the back 4 only let in 1 goal.
I doubt a premier league club would be interested in signing him as a defender.
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Because Birmingham were toothless, Preston have one of the best home records in the championship, they had 2 shots resulting in 2 goals, clinical finishing unlike us at the moment.
Arfa Sleep
Striker
So we shouldn't have brought Ballard back in either then?
Aye, on a free mate. There's never been any real interest in the lad, especially from clubs above us. I think taht tells its own story tbf.
He's a limited player, who tries his best every week. It's not even his fault as he's not a CB, but he's not a CM neither. He's tried hard attitude will often make do, but we should be passed the point of just making do.
I've nothing against the lad other than I think we probably have better options in Seelt and possibly even Triantis alongside Ballard.
Rocky77
Winger
They were both at least as good as O'Nien was on Saturday.
Competition is good and those 2 are really pushing 09 hard for his place. Those 3 aren't anywhere near as good as Ballard.
Ballard is different. He's head and shoulders our best centre half.
Arfa Sleep
Striker
But if they performed well enough to stay in the team then that's irrelevant. If they were good enough they'd be in ahead of O'Nien.
Rocky77
Winger
It isn't irrelevant. Other than Patto , imo, we have 3 players who play if theyre fit. Ballard, Clarke and Neil. If O'Nien continues his current form wel should be seeing if one of them is better.
Not necessarily. Mowbray made Luke his Captain before we even got shot of last years player of the season in Batth. Tony doesn't strike me as a bloke who likes to go back on his decisions and dropping his Captain would be a big one.
CissesUnderpants9
Striker
Well given he's supposed to have taken a knock for Northern Ireland, was he 100% fit? but if he is, then that doesn't prevent Seelt from getting another start, who knows we may even of kept a clean sheet.
