Well Well Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Page is on a months loan to accies...beggars belief..We need all the defenders we can get. Linky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlay Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Can be 'recalled' at any time I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Craigan hinted at it the other night. Clearly not rated by McCall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Well, if he can't crack our shakiest defence in years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well 4 Europe Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 He's behind Hutchinson, Cummins, Ramsden and also Kerr as well I imagine for a place at centre back. He'll find game time very limited and he's even failed to make the bench a few times this season. A regular run of games to get the confidence up at a lower level could be just what he needs. Don't see the problem, makes sense to me and hopefully if he does well there he can come back and try and force his way into the team here. If he can't he'll be released at the end of the season. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well Well Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Well release him and get someone else in stop 'faffing' about with loans.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Made Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 I would rather have Page available for Saturday than on loan. Gives us another option at centre half. However lets hope the game time he gets at Accies stands us in good stead when he gets back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daver Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 I don't think he's good enough and it's obvious McCall doesn't either. I think this will be a step towards his departure in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 There's an interview up on MFCTV with him. Sounds like he's hoping that the move is extended longer than a month and he can get a run of games. Just my opinion, but it sounds to me as if he's looking to get some gametime and put himself out there for a move when his contract is up. I doubt we'll see him back at Fir Park as a Motherwell player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 It's been summed up already but a parting of the ways seems inevitable come the summer. If there was ever going to be a time for Johnny to stake a claim it would have been at the beginning of this season with Craggs and Clancy away but barring when injury and suspension has created an opening, he hasn't had a sniff. I heard it said he was denied the opportunity of a similar loan move to another First Division team last season, which may partly explain his enthusiasm for being allowed to go to Accies, but then he really should be desperate to get out and play football. At 22, he's not a laddie any more and for his own career's sake, if as appears the case, he isn't going to breakthrough at Motherwell, he should be looking to establish himself at another club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 What about McHugh? Might he be in a similar position? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 From what I hear Page has asked to be transferred after being overlooked in Athens in favour of Cummins, can't keep someone against his wishes, hope he does well at Accies, clearly a player with some versatility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommycoyne Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 That's a crackin scarf you had on last night:)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 What about McHugh? Might he be in a similar position? With his record of goals per minutes played, I'd hope not. I don't know what it is but I'd imagine it's decent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 If it was that decent, surely he'd be ahead of Murphy in the queue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 If it was that decent, surely he'd be ahead of Murphy in the queue? I don't know but he's only played 20 minutes here and there. I'd doubt it mounts up to more than 12 full games. And he's scored at least four goals. I might be wrong but I can't imagine he's played that many minutes in the first team... And Murphy has been mainly used on the wing. McHugh strikes me more as an out and out striker. Sadly I fear we might not get the chance to find out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well 4 Europe Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 I don't know but he's only played 20 minutes here and there. I'd doubt it mounts up to more than 12 full games. And he's scored at least four goals. I might be wrong but I can't imagine he's played that many minutes in the first team... And Murphy has been mainly used on the wing. McHugh strikes me more as an out and out striker. Sadly I fear we might not get the chance to find out... My rough working for so far this season.. Bob McHugh 1 goal in 190 mins = goal every 190 mins Jamie Murphy 2 goals in 700 mins = goal every 350 mins Michael Higdon 7 goals in 915 mins = goal every 131 mins Henrik Ojamaa 0 goals in 662 mins = no goals in 662 mins Obviously doing it for more than one season would be pretty time consuming but it's still interesting to see that only Higdon has a better goals to minute ratio than McHugh and it has to be taken into account the difficulty of coming on as a sub and the infrequency of his appearances has made it hard for him to get a run of form going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stall Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 My rough working for so far this season.. Bob McHugh 1 goal in 190 mins = goal every 190 mins Jamie Murphy 2 goals in 700 mins = goal every 350 mins Michael Higdon 7 goals in 915 mins = goal every 131 mins Henrik Ojamaa 0 goals in 662 mins = no goals in 662 mins Obviously doing it for more than one season would be pretty time consuming but it's still interesting to see that only Higdon has a better goals to minute ratio than McHugh and it has to be taken into account the difficulty of coming on as a sub and the infrequency of his appearances has made it hard for him to get a run of form going. While your stats are probably correct, goals are not everything. How many of higgys goals have been created by Ojamma for instance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzie Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 McHugh is in his sixth season and has only had seven starts. This is definitely the "make or break" one for him. I'd be giving him a run of games to let him show what he can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well 4 Europe Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 While your stats are probably correct, goals are not everything. How many of higgys goals have been created by Ojamma for instance? I never said they where. It was in response to MB asking about McHugh's goals to game ratio which does looks quite impressive. As it goes I'd start one of either Ojamaa/McHugh every week as those two are the best at offering support to Higdon. You'd also struggle to find a bigger Ojamaa fan than me and I'm under no illusions as to how much he brings to the team. I've often said that Higdon is a better player when he has Ojamaa around him and thought the two of them were excellent at Pittodrie(however both were poor last night). I too however would like to see Bob get more of a chance but I also feel he'll have to take the Steven Lawless route to first team football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stall Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 I actually thought Ojamma was one of our better players in the 2nd half lastnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Dosser Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Don't see Page going as too big a problem, anyone watching the U/20's will know Murray is more than capable of replacing him. Tough no-nonsense player who 'likes a tackle' and wouldn't have been laughing and joking with McCulloch at the end of a game he played in and lost ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellfan1984 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Don't need a guy who likes a tackle,. We need guys who can do a basic marking job, as it is currently alien to our defence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Dosser Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Don't need a guy who likes a tackle,. We need guys who can do a basic marking job, as it is currently alien to our defence Sorry wasn't meant to be a detailed breakdown of the player's attributes. Just meant that he would easily fill in for Page. From what I have seen of him the boy is a leader on the park and hates losing. He is a good all round defender with bags of pace who reads the game well and rarely loses his man. The point I was making re his tackling is that his will to win shows through and he looks the type who isn't fazed by reputations. Given that Page is obviously out of McCall's plans it does seem the best all round solution to bring him on a bit given the lack of depth in the squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that hat Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Let's get back to the heart of this matter: how many of your burds has Bob McHugh shagged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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