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[David Holden]

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[Alan W (GNFC)]

He'll probably end up joining Welling again !!

[FleetFanatic]

<blockquote><font class="small">Quote Super Daz( From RANT thread):</font><hr />

Abbo - over-rated has been (looked good only against Grays reserves) - can we farm him off to Welling a.s.a.p. please?

 

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Hoorah!

[Richard C]

A good player but not in a committed battling side like ours with no pace. Wish him well because he is just human afterall, but agreed, not good enough in our team.

[Jessica]

Totally agree, no real sign of really trying for the Fleet, no use the other 10 battling away, we need the same from everyone. I wish Abbo well, he was an excellent player, I think the Conference is just a bit to much for him, he will do well possibly in the Ryman

[Guest]

I'm more than inclined to agree

Never looked likely to be a good signing - not wishing to sound ageist, but he was a bit old and just looked off the pace!

Mind you, he'd have probably scored a truckload for us last season.

 

So then Akpo, Boothy, Parker, Hamid & Abbott (all foward-minded players) have left over the course of the season, leaving us now with Che, Liam, Louie & Budgie yet we still can't accomodate Wilko as a striker?

 

 

[Ronnie]

Agree with SS. One player that I would bust a gut to keep would be Craig.

 

And on the suject of who was our record signing, the latest non league directory lists both Wilko and Richard Newbury at 8 grand each.

 

 

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[jc]

Student Scum's hit the nail on the head concerning Craig - it seems strange that he can't get a place up front, what with all of the comings and goings as well as Liam's injury. He definitely deserves more of a chance as a striker, as did Boothy, who is now scoring goals for Welling, and it is a shame that Simon lives so far away and had to leave, for he is now finding success too, with Kettering. <img src="/forums/images/icons/frown.gif" alt="" /> I only hope that Andy is proved right and Budge and Louie Evans bang in the goals. Nonetheless, even if this happens, we really must try and persuade Wilko to stay.

 

As for Abbo, I can't say I'm sad to see him go. On Saturday, he really was the only Fleet player to not impress, and he has been comprehensively marked out of all the league games he has played so far.

 

It's interesting reading the old threads concerning people's early impressions of Abbo when he first joined, and what he could do for us. Many were highly optimistic, particularly you, Dave! (Having said that, I can talk - I was taken in too by his three-goal haul from his first two friendlies, I must admit! <img src="/forums/images/icons/blush.gif" alt="" /> )

[David Holden]

Seems like I'm the only person who is sorry to see him go.

 

We knew what we were getting, and we never gave him the service that he required, so any failure cannot be laid completely at Gary's door.

[Richard C]

Abbo was not a fleet player. Simple as. He was class, has a class touch and brilliant all round play but the battling qualities and pace were missing. I dont know really, its always a shame to see a player go after such a short while but im sure Andy is in control - maybe the wilks campaign wont be needed because he will have to stay now anyway? hopefully.

[Matt (GNFC)]

I hope if Wilks does go that we get our money back on him. He's definately a more complete player than we he first joined. He was a Ryman league rep. last yr as a striker. Best header of a ball upfront since the leaping salmon Dave Arter. Like the rest of the crowd, i hope he doesnt go.

 

[Wobbly Wayne rides again]

I agree that Strikers are dependant on the service they receive, however they also have to make things happen themselves.

 

Abbo didn't do that in the games that I saw.

I was not at Scarboro' so I can't comment on his performance there but

the first time I saw him was against Morecambe & he was ineffective , but I gave him the benefit of the doubt as he was up against a class back 4.

Against Kettering, we played against one of the worse defences ( we were terrible and they were still panicking ) that I have seen at Stonebridge Road, and we never put them under any pressure. Again I gave Abbo the benefit of the doubt as the whole team didn't perform.

However against Nuneaton the team did play much better , and Abbo stood out as our least effective player and didn't take the chances that did come his way.

The role that he was brought in to do , could ably be performed by Wilko..