Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) 09:02 - Jan 22 with 1037 views | itfcjoe | |  |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:03 - Jan 22 with 1029 views | hype313 | Not ideal, but with Drinan back in the fold it's essentially like for like. |  |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:13 - Jan 22 with 935 views | Coco | Oh yeah, Oli Hawkins! |  |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:16 - Jan 22 with 918 views | Herbivore | He's another one who has come here and barely played. I am not convinced he was really a worthwhile signing. I get that he gives us a different option but we don't play two up front and he doesn't have the mobility to play as a lone striker. |  |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:23 - Jan 22 with 857 views | Wallingford_Boy | We really need a striker. Other than Norwood, we have Drinan, who cannot score, Sears (ditto) and Jackson, who isn't really a striker (not sure what he is). Plus some kids. Can't we sign some old has been, a real dirty, "been there done that", to maybe toughen up our squad and bully a few defenders. Must be someone available that would do a job until the end of the season. |  |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:24 - Jan 22 with 849 views | davblue |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:16 - Jan 22 by Herbivore | He's another one who has come here and barely played. I am not convinced he was really a worthwhile signing. I get that he gives us a different option but we don't play two up front and he doesn't have the mobility to play as a lone striker. |
You've got to get mobility around him. I think he's barely had a chance created for him, he's a decent player and he's allows others to get around him from midfield it sticks with him. In a well coached team he would be an asset, he's not going to get 20 goals a season but there's a player in there for this league. |  | |  |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:24 - Jan 22 with 840 views | davblue |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:23 - Jan 22 by Wallingford_Boy | We really need a striker. Other than Norwood, we have Drinan, who cannot score, Sears (ditto) and Jackson, who isn't really a striker (not sure what he is). Plus some kids. Can't we sign some old has been, a real dirty, "been there done that", to maybe toughen up our squad and bully a few defenders. Must be someone available that would do a job until the end of the season. |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:27 - Jan 22 with 809 views | Elmswell_Blue |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:23 - Jan 22 by Wallingford_Boy | We really need a striker. Other than Norwood, we have Drinan, who cannot score, Sears (ditto) and Jackson, who isn't really a striker (not sure what he is). Plus some kids. Can't we sign some old has been, a real dirty, "been there done that", to maybe toughen up our squad and bully a few defenders. Must be someone available that would do a job until the end of the season. |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:29 - Jan 22 with 801 views | clive_baker | Not a sexy player but his presence has coincided with some of our better performances. My instinct says our points / goals yield is higher when he's been involved. Gives us much more balance, especially with this 1 up front nonsense. It really has to be him or Norwood, which puts pressure to get 90 minutes out of Norwood over this busy period. |  |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:40 - Jan 22 with 738 views | itfcjoe |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:16 - Jan 22 by Herbivore | He's another one who has come here and barely played. I am not convinced he was really a worthwhile signing. I get that he gives us a different option but we don't play two up front and he doesn't have the mobility to play as a lone striker. |
He's done ok, but ultimately we sold them Ellis Harrison who we didn't want, Harrison means that Hawkins barely plays a game and then we sign him - massive downgrade |  |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:41 - Jan 22 with 720 views | gordon |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:16 - Jan 22 by Herbivore | He's another one who has come here and barely played. I am not convinced he was really a worthwhile signing. I get that he gives us a different option but we don't play two up front and he doesn't have the mobility to play as a lone striker. |
Bizarre signing in my opinion, given the style we're trying to play - I don't think we're going to see much more of him in an ITFC shirt unless we have a lot of injuries. If we've now got a decent no. 10 now (Harrop) sliding nice passes through, you don't really want Hawkins lumbering after it. Then from the wide positions, neither Edwards nor Thomas are the sort of winger who put accurate crosses in the box, they are more direct goal threat types. |  | |  |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:47 - Jan 22 with 664 views | longtimefan |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:40 - Jan 22 by itfcjoe | He's done ok, but ultimately we sold them Ellis Harrison who we didn't want, Harrison means that Hawkins barely plays a game and then we sign him - massive downgrade |
Harrison can’t get into the Portsmouth starting lineup either! |  | |  |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:50 - Jan 22 with 646 views | hype313 |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:47 - Jan 22 by longtimefan | Harrison can’t get into the Portsmouth starting lineup either! |
I had high hopes for him when he signed and witnessed a few of his performances, but looks like decent business selling him now, although counter acted by bringing Hawkins in, but he's clearly a cheap punt. |  |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:55 - Jan 22 with 610 views | SamWhiteUK |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:50 - Jan 22 by hype313 | I had high hopes for him when he signed and witnessed a few of his performances, but looks like decent business selling him now, although counter acted by bringing Hawkins in, but he's clearly a cheap punt. |
You say decent business, but didn't basically all of the money we received for him go straight to his former club? Or was that debunked. That would mean it was like doing no business at all apart from having to pay his wages for a while |  |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:56 - Jan 22 with 598 views | itfcjoe |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:55 - Jan 22 by SamWhiteUK | You say decent business, but didn't basically all of the money we received for him go straight to his former club? Or was that debunked. That would mean it was like doing no business at all apart from having to pay his wages for a while |
We basically paid a loan fee for him and Pompey picked up what was left of the transfer payments and his contract |  |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:56 - Jan 22 with 596 views | hype313 |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:55 - Jan 22 by SamWhiteUK | You say decent business, but didn't basically all of the money we received for him go straight to his former club? Or was that debunked. That would mean it was like doing no business at all apart from having to pay his wages for a while |
Not sure, if that's the case then I retract my comment about decent business! |  |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:56 - Jan 22 with 594 views | MattinLondon | I forgot all about him. |  | |  |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:58 - Jan 22 with 575 views | Herbivore |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:24 - Jan 22 by davblue | You've got to get mobility around him. I think he's barely had a chance created for him, he's a decent player and he's allows others to get around him from midfield it sticks with him. In a well coached team he would be an asset, he's not going to get 20 goals a season but there's a player in there for this league. |
I'm unconvinced. Based on what I've seen his touch isn't good enough and I've seen cruise ships with smaller turning circles. I agree that not getting players around him doesn't help either but he doesn't look good enough to play that lone striker role at this level. |  |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 10:00 - Jan 22 with 557 views | marchy |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 09:24 - Jan 22 by davblue | You've got to get mobility around him. I think he's barely had a chance created for him, he's a decent player and he's allows others to get around him from midfield it sticks with him. In a well coached team he would be an asset, he's not going to get 20 goals a season but there's a player in there for this league. |
I saw him play for Hemel Hempstead. There was barely "a player in there" for that league, never mind this one. |  | |  |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 10:05 - Jan 22 with 522 views | artsbossbeard | An hour in and no blame on the backroom staff yet? Standards, people. Standards. |  |
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Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 10:09 - Jan 22 with 471 views | davblue |
Oli Hawkins out for 6 weeks (n/t) on 10:00 - Jan 22 by marchy | I saw him play for Hemel Hempstead. There was barely "a player in there" for that league, never mind this one. |
that's fine it's your opinion i disagree with it he's never going to be a world beater but we didn't have someone who the ball sticks to and he's a different option for us. |  | |  |
Get Rory Fallon in. (n/t) on 10:37 - Jan 22 with 390 views | Bloots | |  |
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Get Rory Fallon in. (n/t) on 10:47 - Jan 22 with 359 views | Ace_High1 |
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