Re: Replacing James Roby : Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:39 am  

Roby usually deserves MoM most weeks, but it would probably be boring doing that. It's just accepted that he is our best player, but does it with no fuss. Rather than planning for when he breaks, which he will, I've been saying for a long time that we should be spelling him. Now is the time to blood charnock at number 9, even for just 20 mins a week. I would prefer to do that than have flash on the bench, who offers very little. Reduce roby's workload and prolong his career.

Re: Replacing James Roby : Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:26 am  

SomersetSaint wrote:

Roby usually deserves MoM most weeks, but it would probably be boring doing that. It's just accepted that he is our best player, but does it with no fuss. Rather than planning for when he breaks, which he will, I've been saying for a long time that we should be spelling him. Now is the time to blood charnock at number 9, even for just 20 mins a week. I would prefer to do that than have flash on the bench, who offers very little. Reduce roby's workload and prolong his career.

Roby should have being spelled for years. No player shouid have to do the work he does. He needs looking after as he's very important to us.

Re: Replacing James Roby : Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:30 am  

But then you look at Wigan who spell McIlorum and some fans want him to do the 80 as they reckon they lose something when he's not on the pitch.

Re: Replacing James Roby : Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:27 am  

Albion wrote:

But then you look at Wigan who spell McIlorum and some fans want him to do the 80 as they reckon they lose something when he's not on the pitch.

MM doesn't play like Roby tho. Roby is all action in attack and defence which obviously takes it toll. No doubt we would lose something if roby was spelled as Hes worldclass but to prolong his career it has to be done. He's picking up more injuries than ever before the last few years.

Id rather let Roby rest during a game than to lose his for large parts of the season and have him the extra few years we'd gain from resting/spelling him.

Re: Replacing James Roby : Sun Jul 12, 2015 12:19 pm  

I'm amazed we haven't had any real cover for James Roby ever since Cunningham retired in 2010. 5 years down the line and we still don't and it doesn't look as if we're going to sign anybody for next season to cover him either.

Roby is such a key player, if he went down with an injury we'd be screwed so to not have that cover is insane in my view.

Re: Replacing James Roby : Sun Jul 12, 2015 12:29 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

I'm amazed we haven't had any real cover for James Roby ever since Cunningham retired in 2010. 5 years down the line and we still don't and it doesn't look as if we're going to sign anybody for next season to cover him either.

Roby is such a key player, if he went down with an injury we'd be screwed so to not have that cover is insane in my view.

Even someone like Lunt would have been decent to cover robes.

Re: Replacing James Roby : Sun Jul 12, 2015 8:17 pm  

St pete wrote:

Even someone like Lunt would have been decent to cover robes.

He wouldn't be a bad bet

Re: Replacing James Roby : Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:07 am  

The club is obviously squirrelling money away each season that could be used to sign a backup hooker if needed. We used it for Howarth and this year it's gone on SMD and Quinlan. I'm pretty sure we should be developing someone through the system who could do that job for cheap every season. Charnock looked fine when he played there.

Re: Replacing James Roby : Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:21 am  

We should be giving Charnock a run out in the 17 just to get him used to the physicality and pace of senior games. You don't even have to take Roby off, just replace Flash in the squad with Charnock and let him fill his role whilst picking up the ball every so often.

Re: Replacing James Roby : Mon Jul 20, 2015 11:59 am  

Looks like Logan is on his way out of the Goons, would you take a punt on him as an understudy to Roby? http://www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-w ... -1-7363043

Looks like Logan is on his way out of the Goons, would you take a punt on him as an understudy to Roby? http://www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-w ... -1-7363043