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If he's back then hopefully he's on the bench.
Time for Carter to show something.
If he's back then hopefully he's on the bench.
With it being win or bust I'd go for a 4-3-3 formation with Macca, Sedge and Whaley in midfield with Jones and Nolan given license to go forward. Brown, Mellor and Parkin up front, Saint and Youl centre halves and Lonners in goal. A fairly light-weight midfield but it's what we're left with! Thankfully Macca is rediscovering his shooting technique from about 7 years ago!
Darren Carter will have my full support on Sunday. I know his performances have been mostly poor for us, but he does have talent and I hope he shows it this Sunday. I will be 100% supportive of him whenever he wears our colours, and I hope he plays a blinder in our remaining game(s) this season.
If Carter plays then I hope he repays your support with a good match winning performance.
"mettle"
But I do agree with you - Carter would not step up to the plate.
I doubt that Callum will be fit.
It's a shut-up-shop job. If we make it through the payoffs, look out for North End with Wiliamson (and, therefore) Macca back...
Doubt Williamson will be back. Straight red for violent conduct (I assume that's what it was) means he misses the play offs too.
shaky
The Gentry (RIP)
Doesn't seem fair that supsensions are carried forward to the play offs, you should be able to put out the team that achieved getting there IMO. 🙁
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why cant people just get behind him and stop jumping on his back for a few bad sub appearences. the last few times he's come on he has been a bit better, putting tackles in etc
if people actually supported him like they do for the rest of the team then maybe he'll have the confidence to play better.
if people actually supported him like they do for the rest of the team then maybe he'll have the confidence to play better.
J
jaymo
its not just a few sub appearance though is it? Hes been shit almost since day one.
People will get behind him on matchdays, im sure of it, but hes been awful, and theres no reason to think a few kind words on a message board will change that.
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give him the summer to improve, who knows he might prove his many doubters wrong!
he's got the potential, just needs to use it.
if he was truly shit then he wouldnt have been at birmingham or west brom.
he's got the potential, just needs to use it.
if he was truly shit then he wouldnt have been at birmingham or west brom.
brianherron
The Gentry (RIP)
If he was that good how come they sold him?
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maybe it was time to move on for both parties, who knows?
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jaymo
how long do we give him? Next summer will you be saying the same thing. Hes been here 2 seasons now.
I was all for giving him a chance this season after last, Give him time to settle and aclimatise and all that. Fresh chance in a hopefully better and more confident team. But hes been worse if anything.
If we had had Williamson from the beginning of the season as opposed to Carter, we would be pushing for automatic this season. The reason we've slippped into poor form on the 2 occasions we have this season is the lack of a midfield, caused by Carter or Nicholson.
I actually think hes a talented player, but hes never gonna suit the way we play with the players we play with, so he needs to fuck off, for us and himself
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how can u say that the reason we have slipped into bad form caused by nicholson and carter.
for a fact, carter hasnt started many games this season, only a handful of starts and a few ten minute sub appearences here and there.
the reason we've been shit is because the midfield hasnt been existant, the only midfielder up for it has been wallace.
we have good strikers who crave the service from the midfield but......
We've been unbalanced in midfield, nobody good enough on the right and a slow centre mid.
this is the reason why we have lost so many on the road, making mistakes and unable to break quick on the counter attack.
so to blame carter and nicholson is complete shit, sorry but its not just 2 players out of 11 who play. you just use these two to blame.
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And it's Carter, as one of the top earners, that meant we coulnd't bring in better players.
I seem to remember shitting myself that Claude was in the team to play Derby at the Pride Park 2nd leg play off. Back then he was ridiculed at the club but he had a fuckin stormer that night and never looked back. Perhaps this too could happen for Carter, although I must say I groan everytime he warms up!! 😀
J
jaymo
The fact is, we win more then we lose with an energetic player like Chaplow or Williamson in the the side. When they are unavailable and Carter or Nicholson have had to deputise. We've gone into freefall.
Carter cannot play with McKenna. Nicholson cannot play with McKenna.
Carters started 6 games we've only won one of those against a very poor Forest side. Drawn 2 and lost 3.
We've gained 5 points from a possible 18 in games hes started. 0.83 points per game. Over a season thats 38 points. That puts us slightly above Charlton.
Hes a cause of poor form.
In games where hes played a part at all the record is W6 D4 L7
22 points out of a possible 51. 1.29 points per game. Over a season thats 59 points, mid table obscurity.
Im not making this up. The stats prove my theory. Carter is no good to us. Not only is he no good, hes a hindrance