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Post by kahunaburger on Jul 28, 2014 18:29:30 GMT
I think a very good signing, how many goals were the fault of Hunt last year? Not that many although I don't expect many on here would agree with that. The bloke gets a very harsh press in my opinion.
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Post by MJB on Jul 28, 2014 18:33:03 GMT
I think a very good signing, how many goals were the fault of Hunt last year? Not that many although I don't expect many on here would agree with that. The bloke gets a very harsh press in my opinion. I agree but good to have some competition for the position and Riley looks like a different option. Good luck to both!
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Post by oufcyellows on Jul 28, 2014 18:35:16 GMT
Hunt is more of a right back than a wing back. If Appleton thinks he could do with a faster more attacking rb the that's up to him. It weren't that long ago people were satin we should have kept batt as he was better getting forward, and that hunt should have been gone in the end of season clear out
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Post by kahunaburger on Jul 28, 2014 18:49:58 GMT
Hunt is more of a right back than a wing back. If Appleton thinks he could do with a faster more attacking rb the that's up to him. Yep. It weren't that long ago people were satin we should have kept batt as he was better getting forward, and that hunt should have been gone in the end of season clear out And you'd probably still find people saying that. I find it laughable that Hunt's positioning is called into question so much when: - Raynes' upturn in form was more than likely due to Hunt being next to him because he (Hunt) could hold position.
- Williams being inexperienced inevitably led to his (Williams) positioning being awry which had a negative impact on Hunt's position.
I'm not saying Hunt is blameless but anyone who has played with someone that has a less than predictable positional sense knows it makes you look like a poor player because you have to try and do the impossible and cover all eventualities.
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Post by oufcyellows on Jul 28, 2014 18:55:07 GMT
Hunt is more of a right back than a wing back. If Appleton thinks he could do with a faster more attacking rb the that's up to him. Yep. It weren't that long ago people were satin we should have kept batt as he was better getting forward, and that hunt should have been gone in the end of season clear out And you'd probably still find people saying that. I find it laughable that Hunt's positioning is called into question so much when: - Raynes' upturn in form was more than likely due to Hunt being next to him because he (Hunt) could hold position.
- Williams being inexperienced inevitably led to his (Williams) positioning being awry which had a negative impact on Hunt's position.
I'm not saying Hunt is blameless but anyone who has played with someone that has a less than predictable positional sense knows it makes you look like a poor player because you have to try and do the impossible and cover all eventualities. When raynes was playing well it was along side Mullins who was on the right. So nothing to do with hunts support. He's an ok rb at this level. People want us to finish about mid table , if we can bring in a better young player then that's just how it is.
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Post by kahunaburger on Jul 28, 2014 19:27:59 GMT
Disagree re Mullins, it had a lot to do with Hunt. And I'm not disagreeing about bringing in someone better, I'm all for that, all over the park.
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Post by oufcyellows on Jul 28, 2014 19:35:51 GMT
Disagree re Mullins, it had a lot to do with Hunt. And I'm not disagreeing about bringing in someone better, I'm all for that, all over the park. So ur saying Mullins benefited from hunt?
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Post by oxford84 on Jul 28, 2014 19:44:39 GMT
Disagree re Mullins, it had a lot to do with Hunt. And I'm not disagreeing about bringing in someone better, I'm all for that, all over the park. So ur saying Mullins benefited from hunt? The whole defence was better with Hunt and Newey in it upto the point Wilder left over the defence with Batt and Davis in it the season before.
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Post by y8c on Jul 28, 2014 19:45:07 GMT
A good signing me thinks. In the past we would of got some 2nd rate player that Wilder knew who couldn't get in the team. At least we have now two promising signings in Riley & Long. We do need some strikers though
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Post by kahunaburger on Jul 28, 2014 19:52:08 GMT
Disagree re Mullins, it had a lot to do with Hunt. And I'm not disagreeing about bringing in someone better, I'm all for that, all over the park. So ur saying Mullins benefited from hunt? Yes to a point. Mullins would certainly not looked as good if Batt was alongside him however as he is a better centre back than Raynes I don't believe he would have looked as bad anyway.
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Post by bwfcwhites on Jul 28, 2014 20:07:05 GMT
Guys, you have a brilliant acquisition here. Joe is premiership standard and it won't take him long to get back up to speed. He tackles well, holds his position, heads when he has too and can be as good as any winger with his forward surges.
I'm surprised by some of your negative responses - look after him, he's wanted back at Bolton before too long. Meanwhile I wish the U's all the very best.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2014 20:12:17 GMT
I hope he does us proud. It can only because of his injuries in the past that some might be negative. At the end of the day he has passed a medical so he should be ok. No doubt if he is as good as you say you will have back to hell you challenge for the premiership next year
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Post by upthecowboys on Jul 28, 2014 20:14:07 GMT
Guys, you have a brilliant acquisition here. Joe is premiership standard and it won't take him long to get back up to speed. He tackles well, holds his position, heads when he has too and can be as good as any winger with his forward surges. I'm surprised by some of your negative responses - look after him, he's wanted back at Bolton before too long. Meanwhile I wish the U's all the very best. Agreed..don't see how any Ox fan can be against this signing..but more importantly any chances of us getting Robbie Hall back on loan?!
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Post by Common Villager on Jul 28, 2014 20:16:31 GMT
Guys, you have a brilliant acquisition here. Joe is premiership standard and it won't take him long to get back up to speed. He tackles well, holds his position, heads when he has too and can be as good as any winger with his forward surges. I'm surprised by some of your negative responses - look after him, he's wanted back at Bolton before too long. Meanwhile I wish the U's all the very best. I think the negative responses are more to do with the fact we already have two right backs, but only one 'recognised' striker. Considering our budget is limited, I think we all expected more forward players to be brought in as opposed to another defender - however good he may be. Of course, if/when we sign a few forward players I think the signing of Riley will look even better. But focusing on Riley, do you think he is capable of playing in a more advanced position? Has he ever played in midfield or as a winger? Does he have much pace?
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Post by londonroader on Jul 28, 2014 20:21:19 GMT
Rob Hall, one of the few players to leave Oxford unscathed after being with us. And unscathed by this forum. That was my point, one of a few.
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Post by oufcyellows on Jul 28, 2014 20:22:48 GMT
So ur saying Mullins benefited from hunt? Yes to a point. Mullins would certainly not looked as good if Batt was alongside him however as he is a better centre back than Raynes I don't believe he would have looked as bad anyway. But u said raynes upturn in form was from having hunt next to him. He wasn't he was next to Mullins
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Post by oxford84 on Jul 28, 2014 20:25:10 GMT
Yes to a point. Mullins would certainly not looked as good if Batt was alongside him however as he is a better centre back than Raynes I don't believe he would have looked as bad anyway. But u said raynes upturn in form was from having hunt next to him. He wasn't he was next to Mullins Raynes also played when Mullins was injured.
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Post by oufcyellows on Jul 28, 2014 20:26:30 GMT
But u said raynes upturn in form was from having hunt next to him. He wasn't he was next to Mullins Raynes also played when Mullins was injured. Yeah and did u not notice we won like 1-8 at the end of the season with hunt and raynes playing next to each other
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Post by oxford84 on Jul 28, 2014 20:31:22 GMT
Raynes also played when Mullins was injured. Yeah and did u not notice we won like 1-8 at the end of the season with hunt and raynes playing next to each other Ok so the reason we lost so many at the end of the season was down to just Hunt and Raynes playing,nothing else?
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Post by oufcyellows on Jul 28, 2014 20:39:56 GMT
Yeah and did u not notice we won like 1-8 at the end of the season with hunt and raynes playing next to each other Ok so the reason we lost so many at the end of the season was down to just Hunt and Raynes playing,nothing else? Oh f*ck off. That is not what I have said at any point. Is hunt good enough for this level - yes he's ok. Is ok good enough to get us out of this league. Maybe . Is better going to help us yes. Especially is what people r saying about him. So get over ur little hunt love in. U change ur arguments more than a Liverpool fan trying to defend Andy Carroll. Raynes was better playing next to hunt- then Mullins was. Then he got us top by Xmas but not his fault when we lost nearly the entire last 8. Make up ur bloody mind
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Post by kahunaburger on Jul 28, 2014 20:54:51 GMT
A Hunt love-in as much as yours is a Hunt hate-in. Hunt is basically a solid defender and Batt isn't. Raynes was a beneficiary of this.
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Post by oufcyellows on Jul 28, 2014 21:04:16 GMT
A Hunt love-in as much as yours is a Hunt hate-in. Hunt is basically a solid defender and Batt isn't. Raynes was a beneficiary of this. Again ur just making things up. Read back not once have I said hunt is a bad defender. Nor have I said batt was better. Hunt is solid. But if this lad is championship/ premier league standard just had bad luck with injuries. Good at defending and great at bombing forward, then he will be a dam site better than hunt raynes and batt. What's ur point All I've said is he will be a good signing.
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Post by kahunaburger on Jul 28, 2014 21:12:10 GMT
My point is exactly what I wrote in my previous post, literally Hunt is better than Batt and started in response to AscotYellow's comment followed up by response to your point about other people wanting to keep Batt. I've not suggested that you think Hunt is a bad defender have I?
In any event, I think Riley is going to be an excellent signing.
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Post by oufcyellows on Jul 28, 2014 21:16:35 GMT
My point is exactly what I wrote in my previous post, literally Hunt is better than Batt and started in response to AscotYellow's comment followed up by response to your point about other people wanting to keep Batt. I've not suggested that you think Hunt is a bad defender have I? In any event, I think Riley is going to be an excellent signing. So u have basically just spent 5 posts trying to argue with me that u agree with what I said I to think he could be quality, I also hope that they have an option to extend to full season if these guys really start to impress for us. Either that or it just gives us a bit of quality at a cheaper rate while we do a proper scouting and identification process on long term targets
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Post by MJB on Jul 28, 2014 21:17:01 GMT
Alright lads, we've all had a drink!
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Post by oufcyellows on Jul 28, 2014 21:18:17 GMT
Alright lads, we've all had a drink! Only tea
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Post by Paul Cannell on Jul 28, 2014 21:20:50 GMT
I think a very good signing, how many goals were the fault of Hunt last year? Not that many although I don't expect many on here would agree with that. The bloke gets a very harsh press in my opinion. He's had a very harsh press in my view. And, in my view, the end of season collapse was more due to the entire midfield going missing and an inability to hold the ball up than to Hunt, who is a reasonably solid L2 right back. No comment on Riley as I've never seen him play; plus whether the sum of the parts is better remains to be seen. I'm not unhopeful.
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Post by kahunaburger on Jul 28, 2014 21:27:33 GMT
Alright lads, we've all had a drink! No, but I am now...
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Post by mancyox on Jul 28, 2014 21:55:45 GMT
I'm all for bringing in players that improve the side and Riley certainly sounds like he will do that. BUT a right back was right down at the bottom of my list of positions I was hoping we'd add to! Hunt, Bevans, whingy, Mullins was more than enough cover for that position. I was actually hoping Bevans would be first choice this season as I rate him. Our squad looks incredibly unbalanced at the moment. I trust Appleton to address this by bringing in a couple of strikers to be first choice ahead of Hylton and also a left sided wide player.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2014 22:07:42 GMT
Will be interesting to see if we get two new strikers in who they will be. I would love to see Robbie Hall for a six month loan with a decent player alongside. That would probably complete the incoming players
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