We Miss Maher

[WestRoadShrimper]

Christ on a bike lads, as has been alluded to we also miss the likes of Franky Banks, Bill Garner, and Dave Cusack but time moves on!

I'm not worried about Grant, Moussa, etc - bear in mind that we have got a COMPLETELY new midfield this season. It's bound to take time to gel.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Christ on a bike lads, as has been alluded to we also miss the likes of Franky Banks, Bill Garner, and Dave Cusack but time moves on!

I'm not worried about Grant, Moussa, etc - bear in mind that we have got a COMPLETELY new midfield this season. It's bound to take time to gel.

Exactly right - Bailey wasn't that brilliant at the start of last season, these things do take time unless you have the luxury of building your team early enough for them to gel in pre-season. We are rarely that affluent enough to be able to do so therefore we have to put up with a jittery start to the season. Give them time, things looked good against Millwall and last night until on both occasions, we were forced to make unforseen changes.

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

We do Not miss Maher and he is an EX shrimper !

 

[the_goat]

Maher was subbed early on his debut - and then dropped for the match after

Face it - he's past it.....and it was right that we didn't keep him/utilise him over Macca/Baily last year

 

[Maudebe]

can grant actually pass a ball?

 

[Rayleigh boy]

any one can see Grant is a quality act and can pass the ball ..... a major asset for SUFc that will progress up the leagues ....

Maher has reached his level -

 

[graysblue]

Yes lets get somebody back who feels its ok to punch less senior members of the squad...

what? who did he hit?

 

[WestRoadShrimper]

what? who did he hit?

Search the archieves, save us going into all this again!

 

[philtalkin]

any one can see Grant is a quality act and can pass the ball ..... a major asset for SUFc that will progress up the leagues ....

Maher has reached his level -

Agreed! Grant is a good player and will be a great player in the coming years, as was Maher at his peak.

Yes Grant made some mistakes yesterday, but I watched him very closely as I heard good things about him from someone who's judgement I trust.

You can argue that someone might have had a bad game but a quality player is a quality player....

 

[BrettieAngell]

Did we miss Maher when we went 13 games unbeaten and as a result got into the play-offs?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

We really miss Maher. Without him I couldn't see us ever getting to the play-offs - just look how we struggled without him last season.

Alternatively it could be that we haven't adequately replaced Gower.

For my money Moussa is playing exactly like Maher did when he joined us from Spurs. That probably won't mean a lot to at least half of our crowd. It took Maher about 5 or 6 seasons to come good, hopefully Moussa won't take so long to perform.

 

[WestRoadShrimper]

For my money Moussa is playing exactly like Maher did when he joined us from Spurs. That probably won't mean a lot to at least half of our crowd. It took Maher about 5 or 6 seasons to come good, hopefully Moussa won't take so long to perform.

Half the crowd probably don't even know he came from Spurs full stop!

 

[BrettieAngell]

Half the crowd probably don't even know he came from Spurs full stop!

what even though the Echo used to always describe him as "the former Spurs trainee"? :D

 

[WestRoadShrimper]

I stand by my previous comment!

 

[BrettieAngell]

I stand by my previous comment!

Fair enough!

 

[WestRoadShrimper]

The question there is, how many of the crowd read the Echo? I might have to revise down a bit if more than half do :unsure:

 

[BrettieAngell]

The question there is, how many of the crowd read the Echo? I might have to revise down a bit if more than half do :unsure:

Probably not many of our younger support I would imagine.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Half the crowd probably don't even know he came from Spurs full stop!

Oh, I don't know, they made quite a big thing of it in the programme at Spurs first time round the other season, him and Gower.

 

[graysblue]

Half the crowd probably don't even know he came from Spurs full stop!

thats because the majority of fans have jumped on the success bandwagon. dont wanna complain too much, but lets have it right, where were these fans 6 years ago when we were playing on tuesday nights getting crowds of 2000? will you still come out if the unthinkable happens and the blues slip down the leagues? i doubt it will, and pray it won't. applaud every1 that was there in the past and always will be there

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

We miss Maher because now we have no choice but to give that no-mark Moussa a game. And Maher was not on some steady decline, he was our best player by miles in the Championship season. He's probably loving every minute of looking down at us from the top of League One.