Jack Colback (now a free agent)

[Hanshithispantz]

I see that sand clock is turning into a sleeve.

 

Aye, he's added a shovel from a deck of cards to it.

A metal digger from a group of printed paper thingies.

[Guest antz1uk]

Hate this f***er

[buzza]

Jack colback would be a very decent back up player, he shouldn't be playing week in week out if we want to be in the top eight regurlarly, but when we need someone to come in and cover injuries or late sub to tighten up then he is always 100% consistent, just that he isn't top notch. Well worth a free transfer and great business on our behalf.

Would rather see tiote, abeid, wijnaldum, anita (?) in thoise central roles before him

[xLiaaamx]

He's literally a great squad player because he's decent on the ball and can play a few positions but he's not good enough to start every week

[Darth Crooks]

Pashun

[STM]

He will play loads this season. I doubt he would be in McClaren's starting 11 when everyone's fit though.

 

FWIW I like Colback, he clearly has a professional attitude (which counts for something these days). He works hard, passes well, and chipped in with assists and goals last year. He's good at most things but not great at anything. He's a jack of all trades, master of none.

 

The stick he gets on here at times is appalling.

[sugoinufc]

He will play loads this season. I doubt he would be in McClaren's starting 11 when everyone's fit though.

 

FWIW I like Colback, he clearly has a professional attitude (which counts for something these days). He works hard, passes well, and chipped in with assists and goals last year. He's good at most things but not great at anything. He's a jack of all trades, master of none.

 

The stick he gets on here at times is appalling.

 

100% agree.

[Darth Crooks]

He's alright like. He's somewhere between James Perch and Danny Guthrie

[AyeDubbleYoo]

He has a good attitude and works hard until about 60 minutes, when his stamina goes. His passing is OK, again until about 60 minutes. He does seem to try hard, he's just not that good.

[Village Idiot]

He tries to do more than he is able to, to the detriment of the team. I see him lose position often and try to many risky moves from midfield. He would be fine if his play was more restrained.

[TRon]

He tries to do more than he is able to, to the detriment of the team. I see him lose position often and try to many risky moves from midfield. He would be fine if his play was more restrained.

 

I have the opposite view of him tbh, he tends to pass it simple and doesn't try to do much out of the ordinary. My only issue with him is once he's passed it he just stops and watches. You'll never see him looking for a return pass like you would with Sissoko when he first arrived.

[Foluwashola]

He tries to do more than he is able to, to the detriment of the team. I see him lose position often and try to many risky moves from midfield. He would be fine if his play was more restrained.

 

I have the opposite view of him tbh, he tends to pass it simple and doesn't try to do much out of the ordinary. My only issue with him is once he's passed it he just stops and watches. You'll never see him looking for a return pass like you would with Sissoko when he first arrived.

 

Aye, couldn't be further from the truth. More suitable description of Tiote.

[Village Idiot]

I haven't seen as many games as you but for example, against Stoke he ran like a headless chicken trying to win the game by himself (and to his credit, he scored).

[KaKa]

Yup. I wish he would try to do more, as far as taking risks. He's invisible most of the time we have the ball.

[Disco]

He tries to do more than he is able to, to the detriment of the team. I see him lose position often and try to many risky moves from midfield. He would be fine if his play was more restrained.

 

This, be it diving in or running behind a marker and thus meaning he's out of the game.

 

Contrary to my dislike for him I don't he's necessarily bad - he's just not good enough for where I think we should be. Decent coaching may help this.

[TRon]

I think his best position would be as a deep lying defensive midfielder so his lack of running off the ball wouldn't matter. He's not a very good tackler though.

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I think his best position would be as a deep lying defensive midfielder so his lack of running off the ball wouldn't matter. He's not a very good tackler though.

 

Yep.

 

So deep lying that he's managed to find himself on the bench.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Not entirely sure why BUT I think he is going to a guaranteed starter

 

 

 

[Lush Vlad]

I haven't seen as many games as you but for example, against Stoke he ran like a headless chicken trying to win the game by himself (and to his credit, he scored).

 

I think VI has a point.  He is ill-disciplined, in his positioning, as well as his tackling.  Racked up the cards last year and would also charge in like a loon and just press all alone, leaving massive gaps behind him.  That could well be down to bad coaching as much as anything, though.  Why was this not picked up on?  Why was he pressing on his own?  We've had years of playing as individuals, with no real set-up, structure or identity (sound worryingly like Brendan Rodgers there) and he's hardly been on his own in being a bit shit and inconsistent. 

 

I don't think he's a very good.  Just another generic British midfielder, a bit of a nothing player.  He acted like an utter prick towards us when he was with the mackems and all.  But he deserves a clean slate under the new setup, like the majority of the squad do.  His work rate isn't in question IMO and he did weigh in with the odd goal and assist.

[Minhosa]

He tries to do more than he is able to, to the detriment of the team. I see him lose position often and try to many risky moves from midfield. He would be fine if his play was more restrained.

 

I'd like to see him restrained in the changing room via handcuffing the cunt to the door.

[Mole_Toonfan]

I think his best position would be as a deep lying defensive midfielder so his lack of running off the ball wouldn't matter. He's not a very good tackler though.

 

His positional sense is too erratic for it, which is why whenever we tried to play him with Sissoko as CMs with no one behind them our midfield parted like the Red sea.

[mrmojorisin75]

I think his best position would be as a deep lying defensive midfielder so his lack of running off the ball wouldn't matter. He's not a very good tackler though.

 

His positional sense is too erratic for it, which is why whenever we tried to play him with Sissoko as CMs with no one behind them our midfield parted like the Red sea.

I don't think he's good enough at anything to have a 'best position' tbh, which is why I'd have him nowhere near our first team. And I don't particularly hate the lad either.

[olliemort]

What pisses me off the most about this fucker was his reaction after the win against us while he was playing for the fuckers over the road.  It really boils my piss when I read in here about poor jack gets a rough ride on here for his performances which has being below average at best. Of course he's going to get stick when his performances have not being up to scratch on the back of being a stupid ginger prick.

I maybe completely wrong here I am a petty fucker really.

 

[Guest]

The Sunderland link and celebrations don't bother me. He played for them, he did what he felt he needed to do to be popular.

 

I don't like him because I think he's a bit crap at football.

[taxfree]

From playing for Sunderland and taking the piss out of his supposed favourite and hometown club, to replace one of our best players and become a possible captain...all while being a bog average midfielder. It's definitely the mix of it that makes him so annoying.