JJ Hooper

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Originally Posted by noisy1

It's not our strikers, it's Darlington's philosophy. He has destroyed every striker who has come here and he will continue to do so.
How many managers has the club insisted that they work with him and how successful have they been?

He's got to go or we will be here for years to come.

Also everyone is on JBB's back for not being a proper right back, we can all see he is the weak link in the defence so release him from this duty, give RB to Carrington and allow JBB to use his pace to get at the opposition down the right. Otherwise JBB will be just another young player whose confidence has been shot to shit at Wrexham.

We need full time coaches doing a full time job, who are around the place day in, day out to give our manager as much support as they can.

That's good ! That's Very Good

[Danny Boy]

Originally Posted by pele

Arrived with expectation but same old problems! We need a goalscorer!
I noticed Andy Cook hasn't been playing for Mansfield.

Strange to get on Hooper's back at this point, he was barely involved at Hartlepool and injured on Saturday for the two disastrous performances that has set everyone off.

For me, he is the best example yet of a good striker being neutralised by our system...every time he gets involved, he does something decent with it, we only manage to create 3/4 opportunities for him a game though.

They score in other systems, Hooper did. It's happened with Boden and Quigley (although he got a few here), it's happening now with Fondop and my bet is it will happen with Oswell next.

[LlayDragon]

Originally Posted by dixienormous

Why is it so difficult to find a decent right back?

It should have been Carrington from the start.

That would have saved a wage, which could have gone towards the midfielder we all know is needed.

P. S. Without Hooper's runs and movement up-front we as bad a last season.

[Back of the Kop]

Originally Posted by Danny Boy

Strange to get on Hooper's back at this point, he was barely involved at Hartlepool and injured on Saturday for the two disastrous performances that has set everyone off.

For me, he is the best example yet of a good striker being neutralised by our system...every time he gets involved, he does something decent with it, we only manage to create 3/4 opportunities for him a game though.

They score in other systems, Hooper did. It's happened with Boden and Quigley (although he got a few here), it's happening now with Fondop and my bet is it will happen with Oswell next.

The midfield has been the problem since Harris and Keates were in their pomp.Everyone can see it except our 'management team'

It's actually worse this season as they've even managed to f**k up a solid defence which was the only reason we sneaked a play off place

[Prodigal Dragon]

Originally Posted by Back of the Kop

The midfield has been the problem since Harris and Keates were in their pomp.Everyone can see it except our 'management team'

It's actually worse this season as they've even managed to f**k up a solid defence which was the only reason we sneaked a play off place

Agree. Our defence was ‘so solid’ not because of Roberts — who was a poor RB — but because we effectively had a 7-man defence and no midfield or strikers, with the exception of Tollitt, when Barrow could lower himself to play him.

We must sort out our midfield ASAP. If Barton isn’t the answer, we must get someone else in pdq. Otherwise, we will remain mostly good going forward but weak defensively.

[Phils-an-alki]

Will Hooper be fit to play tonight? We desperately need him back.

[Banes Red]

We don't do updates on injured players any more! Not looking forward to tonight, sadly feel like it's going to be more of the same ..... perhaps the caramel wafers will perk us up on Saturday!