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im glad mm is staying . we have had enough manages to sink a boat the last few years so its great to get him sorted just get nors done and move on still think we are a forward light
 
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Interesting that it sounds from Micky's comments that Pringle has very much been brought in to play out wide. That gives us the option to go back to 442, and means that Smith could come back into the reckoning as well.
 

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That’s good news as to be honest we are moving backwards with the 532 setup. Especially at home, we should be setup positive to attack the opposition not witness what we had for the first 45 on Sat.

I think Micky needs to throw caution to the wind a little. Those first couple of weeks back in the league were hugely competitive games. Let’s get the ball on the floor, get our passing game going again and hurt the opposition. We were setup for a drubbing on Sat and in this league, you’ll get punished quickly.

Fight fire with fire I say!
 
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Interesting that it sounds from Micky's comments that Pringle has very much been brought in to play out wide. That gives us the option to go back to 442, and means that Smith could come back into the reckoning as well.
..... and could also mean curtains for Ben Tollitt's career at TRFC. I think he'll have to do well at Wrexham to demonstrate he has any future with us. I would love to see him playing at his best again, but sadly those days may be over.
 

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..... and could also mean curtains for Ben Tollitt's career at TRFC. I think he'll have to do well at Wrexham to demonstrate he has any future with us. I would love to see him playing at his best again, but sadly those days may be over.

Yes in the press conference Micky made some comment like we need wingers and I felt like shouting “give Tollit a run of games”!! It’s a shame for him but that’s football.

Jonny Smith is one of our most creative players. He’s scored a few goals and creates others too. I can see why he hasn’t featured in the 5-3-2 but think he is a player we should always start, especially at home when looking to attack.
 
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the grimsby fans are mixed lots of em seem pissed he is gone and a few are happy he is gone . its about time we had a dead ball player . hope be can beat the first player. lol
 
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Yes in the press conference Micky made some comment like we need wingers and I felt like shouting “give Tollit a run of games”!! It’s a shame for him but that’s football.

Jonny Smith is one of our most creative players. He’s scored a few goals and creates others too. I can see why he hasn’t featured in the 5-3-2 but think he is a player we should always start, especially at home when looking to attack.
Smith is one of my favourite players and it will be good to see him back in the side if we do switch to 442. He was in good form just before Christmas, and was unfortunate that we had to change system because of the number of goals we were conceding on the road. We could potentially have Pringle whipping in crosses with his left foot from one wing, and Smith cutting inside to shoot on his left from the other flank, which is quite mouth watering.

I would still stick with 532 away from home though, certainly at a place like Mansfield. Our away performances and results have improved since we changed to five at the back.
 
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but we need to be more forward thinking we sit back to mutch . and get bullied we need to push em back for a change . we need smith playing with a little freedom .
 

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It will be interesting seeing what combinations Micky comes up with. It's a decent squad now, perhaps need an injection of pace. I agree with RLC that the 532 makes sense for the tougher away games, but hopefully different more adventurous formations, using the two wingers players get tried at home.
 

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The dilemma is I think he won’t want to change formations for whether we are home or away.

I agree 5-3-2 works bette away from home but we need the likes of Smith in the side especially at home

And I’m 99% sure Ben Pringle won’t fit into a 5-3-2
 
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Attacking width at home & maybe narrower counter attacking on the road utilising wing backs. Might just be coincidence but MM seems to succeed with the smoke & mirrors approach of changing things up to confuse the opposing scouts maybe. When we maintain a consistent tactical approach we seem to get found out, hence a lack of consistency in results.
 
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The dilemma is I think he won’t want to change formations for whether we are home or away.
I think he might have to now though, or several players are going to be redundant.

I think Perkins suits a midfield three, as he is not really enough of a ball winner to play on his own alongside Banks. I think we will still need McCullough as a holding player. However, Pringle won't fit into a 532 formation and really needs to play in a four man midfield with genuine width.
 

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Pringle can play central midfield and has done so quite frequently in his career, although it's clear that Micky bought him primarily to play out wide.

Perkins isn't really a ball-winning midfielder as RLC notes, so maybe there still is an occasional role for Harris. With both of these additions, can't see Gilmour getting much of a look in atm. Interesting problems for the manager to weigh up, but much better than having a threadbare squad and having to use defenders like Buxton in midfield.
 

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George Waring finally leaves the club on a permanent basis by mutual consent.

What a waste of a wage
 

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Miller needs surgery on his hamstring.
Won't see him for a while.
Our remarkable injury record continues.
 

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Miller needs surgery on his hamstring.
Won't see him for a while.
Our remarkable injury record continues.

So with Miller out, Cole out on loan, Waring released, Akmanndu gone, that only leaves Nors and Mullin as recognised strikers not including Jennings.

We’ve just signed a winger in Pringle so need someone who is strong in the air
 

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I see MM is still seeking new signings. It looks as if he will need a loanee striker until the end of the season. Miller may well be out for a couple of months. You just could not pick our luck!
 

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I would still hope3 to see 2 or 3 new signings in before the window closes
 
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We certainly have our fair share of bad luck! Stockton might be having a wry smile although he may not necessarily have been the type of forward to benefit on the end of Pringle’s much revered crosses. So the next recruit will potentially be a specialist old school centre forward I guess....
 
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