I still say him & Garner now would be better ....
EFC_FRANCIS
Player Valuation: £40m
It's times like these we can be thankful he spent his youth looking up to a proper midfielder and leader instead of our useless shower
….never a doubt we have a player on our hands, point is whether these two loan spells have speeded his development or would he have been better staying with us.
I’ve never been the biggest fan of our best academy youngsters going on loan but the situation has changed with new ownership. We can pay £20m and bring in more of the finished article like Rohl and let this lad catch up playing regularly in a very competitive environment.
Delighted and not surprised Moyes was at Deepdale last night.
I’ve never been the biggest fan of our best academy youngsters going on loan but the situation has changed with new ownership. We can pay £20m and bring in more of the finished article like Rohl and let this lad catch up playing regularly in a very competitive environment.
Delighted and not surprised Moyes was at Deepdale last night.
….they’ve had Beckham and Gordon on loan so could be decent judges.
Kevsleftpeg
Player Valuation: £25m
Check out the match thread. Beast, monster, best player in the division - just some of the things said about him.
PNE are my local side and, in the main,the fans are very fair-minded in their game analysis win, lose or draw. But they are absolutely raving about Armstrong who has now been their MOTM on several occasions this season already. And even when he hasn't been he is there or thereabouts.
Think we have a new 'diamond' in our armoury for next season and the cut and thrust of the Championship will bring him on more quickly than being an occasional bit part player with us in the Prem. And he is still developing physically.
Think we have a new 'diamond' in our armoury for next season and the cut and thrust of the Championship will bring him on more quickly than being an occasional bit part player with us in the Prem. And he is still developing physically.
….i was talking to him literally days before he went out & he said he had no idea what was happening at that point so it must’ve been a late call. I imagine the acquisition of Rohl was key in making that decision.
No idea if we have a recall option for January but given the position he played last night, I’d wonder if he’s currently a better option than Dibling.
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Dibling is being used on the wing, Armstrong didn’t play on the wing last night, confusing sentence.
….not a conventional winger last night but right side. I know PNE play a different system but I’m more thinking Armstrong is very versatile and could be more effective than Dibling.
He played as one of two 8’s mate behind 2 strikers.
…he’s very versatile Nymz. Clearly not a conventional ‘winger’ but I wonder if Moyes might be thinking of his options, especially with Dibling not up to speed.
Marcus Kendall
Player Valuation: £15m
I think the loan has been the best way for him to develop. A full season in the Championship making a difference for a club who'll probably go close to making the play offs will give him the confidence to know that he can play with the big boys. I think him and Rohl will be our centre midfield for years to come with hopefully Garner and Tim being in and around it too
Moyes debating whether to use Armstrong instead of Dibling on the right is the sort of internal conversation I’d have myself after 11 pints.
He was right side of central midfield, they play wing backs so he wasn’t wide, but was covering that side
Against Birmingham he was on the left side
I think for us, him right, rhol left and a new brilliant number 6. As part of a midfield 3 Could be interesting
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