steelboy Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Hartley looked overweight in the two league cup games. I think there is a question if he has ever been fully fit since his injury. Giving him a big contract while injured wasn't a great move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 8/21/2019 at 12:27 PM, DEWELL said: Celtic fan told me Jack Hendry is by far the Worst centre half he's ever seen. Yes thought Robinson would be interested in Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Hartley's career went downward after his stupid comments before the 3-3 against Rangers last season, stupid way for captain to behave and stooped to old firms level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizoxy Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 Hartley got the equalizer in that game and got us a point we probably didn’t expect, so I dont think his comments are a factor in his current status. In addition to his injuries he was unable to play alongside Aldred (as the left side of the 3) or force his way into the center. Then we went to a back 4 reducing his chances further. By all accounts he is training well, but it’s hard to see him replace Dunne since his distribution is worse and he’s slower. He hasn’t had a run of games in a long time, so it’s hard to judge his ability on the odd game he has featured in. He’s probably still good enough to do a decent job for us, but that might not be enough to justify his salary, which must be close to the highest on our books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 I find it interesting that I have read comments on here saying that Dunne can't play centre half in a back four. Thing that strikes me is that it seems very true of Hartley. All his best performances have come at the centre of a back three with two tall, quick centre halfs either side of him. If we're going to stick with a back four (and I don't know if I would frankly), he's simply a waste of a wage. Far better if he could find somewhere he will get game time and we bring in a guy who can play in a back four. I also agree that questions should be asked about why he was signed on a permanent deal while injured. A ridiculous decision... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 Dunne is a decent CH at this level. he just can't pass very well. It's only gonna look worse next to Gallagher but teams are forcing us to play to Dunne and pressuring him to play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rinkydink Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 9 hours ago, MelvinBragg said: I also agree that questions should be asked about why he was signed on a permanent deal while injured. A ridiculous decision... Yeah but what about the #content... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeboy Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 Wasn't Hartley fit when he signed permanently (albeit facing a suspension for the Dougie Imrie incident) but got injured in training a few days later? That's certainly how I remember it, I may be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 On 8/5/2019 at 2:47 PM, DEWELL said: Long is absolutely hopeless. Hopeless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real dosser Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 BBC site says he was man of the match. !!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 Forgive me if my sarcasm wasn't clear... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkyred Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 Long certainly has a degree of skill, he’s just struggled with the pace of the game early on, how many times has he overrun the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmac Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Do we think there will be movement ahead of the window closing next week? Heard mumblings of a striker and Jack Hendry rumour however. Would prefer to see us being in a central midfielder and a striker if possible however can’t see anyone else heading for the exit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkyred Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 37 minutes ago, Kmac said: Do we think there will be movement ahead of the window closing next week? Heard mumblings of a striker and Jack Hendry rumour however. Would prefer to see us being in a central midfielder and a striker if possible however can’t see anyone else heading for the exit... Personally I think he will be trying to bring in a central striker as a minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinnae-punt-it Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Robbo himself said he is looking for a center half and a striker: Robinson is also continuing his search to improve his squad, and while he wouldn’t be drawn on a move for Celtic defender Jack Hendry, he did admit that he is still hoping to strengthen several areas of his side. “I won’t discuss anyone else’s players,” he said. “I’m looking at every area still. “Peter Hartley was unavailable for the game last Friday due to family reasons, and that made me realise we are a little bit short. “We had a deal fall through for a centre-forward that we thought we might have got in, so everything is ongoing at the minute.” https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/17858270.stephen-robinson-hopes-motherwell-clean-bill-health-derby/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkyred Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 5 hours ago, dinnae-punt-it said: Robbo himself said he is looking for a center half and a striker: Robinson is also continuing his search to improve his squad, and while he wouldn’t be drawn on a move for Celtic defender Jack Hendry, he did admit that he is still hoping to strengthen several areas of his side. “I won’t discuss anyone else’s players,” he said. “I’m looking at every area still. “Peter Hartley was unavailable for the game last Friday due to family reasons, and that made me realise we are a little bit short. “We had a deal fall through for a centre-forward that we thought we might have got in, so everything is ongoing at the minute.” https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/17858270.stephen-robinson-hopes-motherwell-clean-bill-health-derby/ With a couple of decent signings 3rd place is up for grab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well Well Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 38 minutes ago, Yorkyred said: With a couple of decent signings 3rd place is up for grab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkyred Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 19 minutes ago, Well Well said: I wondered who would bite first. My money was on Yodo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 Unusually quiet on here today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishielad Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 8/22/2019 at 9:58 PM, grizzlyg said: Hartley's career went downward after his stupid comments before the 3-3 against Rangers last season, stupid way for captain to behave and stooped to old firms level I agree regarding the timing and the stupidity of the remark> Was keeping him as captain and not selecting him Robinson's way of humiliating him? If so, I think that's overly harsh for a guy who was an asset last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishielad Posted August 26, 2019 Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 8/22/2019 at 5:17 PM, grizzlyg said: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz I thought he looked ok when playing against is for Dundee but like McKenna at Aberdeen, the media over-rated him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 18 hours ago, Wishielad said: I agree regarding the timing and the stupidity of the remark> Was keeping him as captain and not selecting him Robinson's way of humiliating him? If so, I think that's overly harsh for a guy who was an asset last season. I'm sure he played a good number of games between then and December when he picked up an injury. Could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Lafferty has joined a Norwegian club. I thought we might be interested in Fraser Hornby from Everton but he has went to Belgium on loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 12 hours ago, superward said: I'm sure he played a good number of games between then and December when he picked up an injury. Could be wrong. I think his comments were mis reported, it came across as him laughing at the boy with the sore nose on the day. What he said was their post-match bleeting was funny, which it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyB Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 What's the script with Sloth, is he injured or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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