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Done get me wrong,he looks a good prospect,but Joyce has played more games this season than minutes he's been on the pitch !!!

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Hi Cashy !!....Apart from 'Good to see you back'... A little thought !!..do you think that relieving Luke Joyce of the Captain's armband might just be the catalyst for more inspired and effective performances from a midfield player who is as good a footballer as any at The Store First Stadium ??.
In my opinion he doesn't really have the stature to fulfill the 'Skipper' role,,,but does have the skill and nous to win and distribute the ball to good effect !....perhaps in Luke's case the two just don't gel !...who can say ?.

Better he leads by skill than by example at this stage of the season would you think ??...:cool:

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I dont like repeating what I said on the Torquay thread, but a point would be an ok result.
Never a fan of any team under any circumstance going into a game for anything less than 3 points, but if we have to settle for a point, then it keeps our total creeping upto 50 and it keeps a load of other teams still in the relegation dogfight.

I really hope he changes the midfield, its more than justified.

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I agree Davo,,but not the personnel ,but playing three in the central area not two !!

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If we use Beattie as an out and out target man, we have got to have a strike partner and and some of the midfielders running beyond him.
Otherwise, football19 is right, we may as well go 3 in the centre of midfield and try to pass our way up the field.

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How can Beattie be used as a target man when he never wins a header outside the box??

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With more numbers in central areas we stand a better chance of passing it up field and therefore more chance of getting it to beatties feet

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A target man is a predator in my book, n his main task is in the box.

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I have to agree. What about passing the armband back to the original captain, Dean Winnard? This does what you want by freeing Luke to do what he does best and be a skilful centre midfielder without the pressure of captaining the team. Thoughts anyone?

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Its worth a try hes doing very little as captain n fer me Dino did nowt wrong in the job. but think joyce needs a rest first.

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The Stanley Spirit ( Part two!)....
Per ardua ad Astra !!.

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Get yourself booked on the coach ;)

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Not sure how this may affect the outcome but, according to FL stats, it's the 'dirtiest' against the 'cleanest' teams on Saturday. Let's hope the officials are up to it.

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Agree wi yonmon, the standard of officials is very poor imho, we had 2/3 good uns all season at the Crown.:eek: