Well yep, you would have to think Chaplin would be a direct replacement for McNumpty and therefore we would play the way we did last season.
On Saturday it was just Biamou on his own for the most part, with the other attacking players then therefore having to support and get forwards.
The amount of mistakes is embarrassing.
I think Clive Eakin does well otherwise, but half the time he can't even get the name of the opposition right and he is always getting players mixed up too.
Yes, for sure it helps if players are getting forwards to support, but if you have a forward who can hold the ball up to allow others to then support that is a great boon to have.
I do think it is possible for Biamou to do okay at this level, but I can't see him as being our first choice go to guy.
I think he may well be better coming on as an impact sub. Unless we change the system.
He did some neat little flicks yesterday, but he isn't great at holding the ball up to...
Yeah, I liked both incarnations of Ultravox and also followed John Foxx's solo efforts.
I was big into new wave and electronic stuff, so Joy Division, New Order, Depeche Mode, Human League, Devo, Kraftwerk, Ultravox, Thomas Dolby etc.
No, it doesn't. Doesn't automatically make him crap though.
Think he has a part to play, but not sure he should be leading the line and most certainly not as the lone striker. Not suited at all I don't think. It worked well as a tandem with him an McNumpty, the TWO of them.
Three memories of Ernie Hunt.
1. The donkey kick.
2. A ball going up into the sky and coming down with ice on it and him trapping the ball stone dead. Literally not a fraction of movement. Stone dead.
3. Chipping Mellor (Burnley keeper) from the half way line. Has to be one of the greatest...