Manny

[Ronnie]

Gone to Lewes?????

[Stu M]

Wouldn't he have more competition there than he would here! Lewes have Foyewa, Sigere, Gavin Holligan and Jefferson Louis.

 

But their message board seems to suggest so:

http://lewesfc.proboards32.com/index.cgi...read=1133482150

[David Holden]

Now confirmed.

 

Click here

[Slartibartfast]

Good luck to Manny, I always felt that he was a quality player when the ball was played on the ground but this doesn't come as much of a surprise.

I hope we get a permanent replacement rather than relying on loan players.

[thatguy]

It is a shame to see manny go. I wish him all the best.

[Hempstead Gaz]

Best of luck to Manny, it never really came off for him here, but his quality was always apparent.

It is good to see that the parting of the ways was amicable, with no ill feeling on both sides. That is the way it should always be.

[John Pearce]

I have never rated Omoyinmi as much as others that contribute to this forum, too small and too lightweight for rigours of the Conference in my opinion. However I obviously wish him well at Lewes.

 

My concern is that the club appear to be getting somewhat short on players. Unless we are going to rely on loan players for the rest of the season, lets hope that Daish has got some new signings lined-up when the transfer window opens in January?

[Hempstead Gaz]

The transfer window opens in a month. The loan signings Liam has brought in all last until then - cannot see what the problem is. They all look as good as, or better than we have at the moment - when you consider they are keeping the likes of Sodje, Skinner, Jackson, out of the team, and we have Slatter, Moore, Prothers, MaCarthy, Porter all waiting in the wings.

[Richard C]

'cough cough'

 

also McKimm (nearly)

[Hempstead Gaz]

I reckon we will be lucky to see Macca back before February. No point in aggravating such a serious injury on the heavier pitches this time of year. That is why I ommitted him.

[Jimmy]

I hope the decision to release Manny won't come back to haunt us.

He'll do well at that level, I just fear that the squad of our own players is being continually weakened.

[Hempstead Gaz]

Don't think it will, Jimmy. As WVN rightly said, Manny wasn't really built for this league.

Most of the best strikers are just short of 6', quick, good in the air, upper body strength and have broad shoulders enabling them to shrug off neanderthal defenders.

Mamny only fulfilled 1 of that criteria.

MacDonald, Sodje, Johnson, however, are all in this bracket.

[Ronnie]

Just a thought, but now the average height of our forward line has gone up a few inches, will this mark the end of the hoof it up long ball game that we have all come to know and love <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[Slartibartfast]

You are right C.G. most of the forwards in this league are big and strong and most of the defenders are picked to cope with that kind of attack. If any side is capable of attacking on the ground with fast skillful forwards then they have negated the strengths of the opposition defence immediately.

Unfortunately, as we have demonstrated on many occasions we are not terribly good at playing the ball on the deck.

[Riverview Red]

Good luck many, perhaps someone at Lewes will pass the ball to you lower than 20 feet in the air then they will see what a quality player you are !

[Robbo]

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*Omits Manny from favourite player list*

[Drummer Scott]

Good luck to Manny. Thought he featured well last season but just hasn't quite made it this year. He'll do well at Lewes.

[Ian_D]

Quote:

Chatham Gary said:
Most of the best strikers are just short of 6', quick, good in the air, upper body strength and have broad shoulders enabling them to shrug off neanderthal defenders.

MacDonald ... in this bracket.

I wouldn't say he's 6 ft, infact he's 5ft 9, so a fair bit off it.

Maybe your generalisation is a little too... general

[Hempstead Gaz]

Err, isn't 5'9" just short of 6'? Look at Twiss, Clare, Richards, MacDonald, Slabber, Boylan and Grazioli last year. From memory they are all of a similar physique, good pacy all round athletes, strong in the air, but good upper body strength.

My generalisation therefore does seem to be quite accurate.

[Ian_D]

I'll be honest in saying, apart from twiss whom I was reading about in NLP today, (and ofcourse Macdonald) that I have no idea about the physique of these players (You can say all you want, I have a bad memory, or I don't really look at their players, I look at ours,) but I will take your word for it.