Midfield Optimism?

Not too worried about lack of right winger, as long as we have enough decent central mids. Hughes may fit the bill. My mind keeps going back to 1992-3, where Phillips, who certainly wasn't a winger in my book, played a significant part in that season playing opposite side to wherever Foxy went. If Hughes can get up and down the flank and do the simple things it might just work. Certainly everything we've heard about Hughes suggests he can at least do what Jonson did last year.

So, to use a movie analogy, casting the 2005 squad as their 1992 counterparts we see a squad starring
Dean Ashton as Chris Sutton
Darren Huckerby as Ruel Fox
Yousef Safri as Ian Crook
Andy Hughes as David Philips
Damian Francis as Jerry Goss
Jason Jarrett as Gary Megson
Leon McKenzie as Mark Robins

I'm still pretty worried about the lack of depth, but the first choices seem to measure up, and as for the must have a winger debate, I think we'll be fine.

Posted By: NJ_Canary on July 20th 2005 at 15:13:13

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Midfield Optimism? (NCFC) - NJ_Canary, Jul 20, 15:13:13
- green--gunny? (n/m) (NCFC) - maisey, Jul 20, 15:16:15
- but the interest in marney suggests worthy thinks otherwise (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 15:15:29
  - One of two reasons... (NCFC) - NJ_Canary, Jul 20, 15:17:57
  - He had to go public after it was announced on here yesterday (n/m) (NCFC) - meeky, Jul 20, 15:17:22
    - Yeah - bet he reads this.. (NCFC) - HarryHelveg, Jul 20, 15:27:22
    - sooooooo this board is being monitored by NCFC and its players at all times? (NCFC) - Stoopish, Jul 20, 15:27:02
      - Worthy is surfing it on his WAP phone during training I bet (n/m) (NCFC) - NJ_Canary, Jul 20, 15:29:35
        
        haha (NCFC) - Stoopish, Jul 20, 15:30:48
    - Not sure I buy that Meeks... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Jul 20, 15:19:40
      - Sarcasm moi? Yeah you're probably right ;o) (n/m) (NCFC) - meeky, Jul 20, 15:30:05
- nice comparison (NCFC) - coldplay, Jul 20, 15:14:56
  - It's David Phillips with a right foot rasper! (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jul 20, 15:16:34
    - Was that his one against Chelsea at home? (NCFC) - HarryHelveg, Jul 20, 15:24:34
      - or his one against Chelsea AT Chelsea (NCFC) - coldplay, Jul 20, 15:27:40
    - loved his goal vs Forest (NCFC) - coldplay, Jul 20, 15:18:53
      - And he left a lasting memory too (NCFC) - NJ_Canary, Jul 20, 15:23:20
        
        Is that a FACT or a fact? (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Jul 20, 15:24:26
        
        yeah, me too (NCFC) - coldplay, Jul 20, 15:24:20

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