Nolan

Quoted from KK_DOG

I quite like ginger women... Is that wrong?

Hello ginge, hows your minge... Is it red like your head ? 😀

Just a crazy thing me and my mate used to say when we was in our early 20's , never failed to get us a slap or two.... Or should i have said SLAPPERS lol

UTM ( up the mariners, not up the minge ) 😜

I was impressed with Nolan the other night. And not just for the well taken goal.

He seems to be the spark we've missed in midfield. For me Clay is prone to give the ball away in dangerous situations and Nolan seems more positive with his passing. Or at least quicker on the uptake than Clay. Gives us another attacking option.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

I was impressed with Nolan the other night. And not just for the well taken goal.

He seems to be the spark we've missed in midfield. For me Clay is prone to give the ball away in dangerous situations and Nolan seems more positive with his passing. Or at least quicker on the uptake than Clay. Gives us another attacking option.

Fully agree. Early days but seems an improvement.

Quoted from monkeyboy

Does Henderson not stand a chance here? guessing if nolan can play a more holding role then if henderson play more forward then surely this is were his talent lies? Was Wenger wrong and he is tripe? doubt it.

I'm yet to be sold on Henderson.

Against lesser opposition he has really failed to stamp his authority on any game. The game against Weston-Super-Mare he showed exactly what he can do, a very tidy finish for his goal and a superb long range pass for Bogle's goal.  Problem is for the other 89 minutes he was virtually anonymous.

Technically he is clearly of a pedigree.  He moves the ball very nicely and has a wand of a left foot.  That said every time I've seen him play he has lot the game completely bypass him for large parts.  When he signed I hoped he would be an option to unlock defences when teams come and park the bus in front of goal, in all truth I've not seen he's the ability to come in and grab games by the scruff of the neck.  This is against teams where I would really expect him to stand out a country mile too.

On Saturday, albeit in shocking conditions, he was given that 'quarter-back' role where he could dictate play from the base of midfield.  All I saw him do was argue with Bogle over who slammed a free-kick miles over.

Nolan on the other hand has come in and is looking for the ball, wanting to make things happen straight away rather than let the play come to him every time.  

Henderson looks like the archetypal Arsenal midfielder (but a bit less capable, obviously) - skilful, but lightweight and prone to having the game pass him by when the opposition take an up and at 'em approach. Probably not going to be an improvement compared to what we've got, though I'd be happy to be proved wrong.

It's all very well saying that Wenger played him once (v Leyton Orient), but there must be a reason why he's got more years than league starts.

i too thought he had an excellent game on Tuesday, great goal but more importantly he worked hard and put himself about a lot.

Think Henderson would only be useful in games like the Guiseley home match, where defending was hardly required and we needed someone to create something. Don't think he's cut out for the rough and tumble of the National League, though he clearly has talent.

Quoted from KK_DOG

I quite like ginger women... Is that wrong?

non football  

Quoted from ackomariner

But already scored one less than Clay, got assists and man of the match.....what's not to like?

Don't get me wrong, I think Clay is a good player, but not consistent enough for me. Been the weak spot in the team this year has the centre midfield, we seem to get overrun in a lot of games and maybe things might change in that area now.

Midfield has been the weak spot in the team for the last 5 years.  The heartbeat of the team that PH seems to think can be made stronger by signing, average at best, players.  All I ever seem to hear is 'we need a fourth striker' or 'we need a new left back.  Actually we need two or maybe even three good quality midfielders.  Of those we have or have had in the last five years, only Disley has been anywhere near the required standard.