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Elliot Anderson (now playing for Nottingham Forest)

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Geordie_once_removed

Geordie_once_removed

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Emotions aside, I don't think we'll regret selling him.  He was solid in a variety of positions for us but never exceptional. Tonight was similar, he looked decent in CM for Forest but not a performance that had me thinking he'd be a big loss overall. Naturally I hope he goes on to prove me wrong in all Forest's games this season except against us.

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Ronaldo

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37 minutes ago, Dokko said:

Only good news is, if he becomes the player I think he will, at least we're front of the queue to bring him home. Can't say the same with minteh. 


I hate to think of how far the club has to fall for us to want him back.

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Menace

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I dont see it personally. Decent passer, not much else to him. With Miley and Willock lingering I honestly don't think he'd even get much game time here - but hey let's all criticise every departure.

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TRon

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6 minutes ago, Ronaldo said:


I hate to think of how far the club has to fall for us to want him back.

 

I think he's better suited to playing centrally tbf, but he was short of top level. Forest is a good move for him.

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KDT

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Thought he played ok last night but definitely still glimpses of why he probably wouldn't get to where we want to be as a player, yes I know Longstaff has his limitations but I get the feeling with Anderson that nobody is even sure where his best position is. Longstaff for all his technical issues still shows a decent footballing brain (making good forward runs, offers a bit of a goal threat & his actual positioning sense in both attack and defense is good) I don't really see any of that with Anderson for now. 

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Gottlob

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He's 21 years old and has just moved to a new team. Descriptions like 'competent', 'short of top level', 'decent', 'solid', 'average', etc. would probably be generous for some of the recent performances by Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento, and they'd also be more than apt for the likes of Dan Burn, Emil Krafth and our new signing Lloyd Kelly. I think Anderson would have been a useful member of the squad. He's added a bit of grit to his game, passes the ball nicely and has better close ball control than most of our midfielders, which is something we lack especially in the final third, plus he'd have been another option down the left if we're looking to free up Barnes and Gordon. I think it's a shame we had to sell him.

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ponsaelius

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I thought he was good. Given his lack of that little yard of pace I've always felt like he'd end up as more of an all round central midfielder rather than a wide player. He is pretty strong, manipulates and uses the ball well, and is technically sound.

 

Don't think he'll ever be a top player but pretty much convinced he'll play his entire career in the PL tbh. If he would bite the bullet and declare for Scotland he'll get 50+ caps as well.

 

 

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gbandit

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I agree that he looked very comfortable in the middle, in a way that he never got a chance to hear. He has the ability on the ball but not the pace to be a winger and I think that’s ultimately why we let go of him, as we’re not desperate for another central midfielder and couldn’t give him the minutes there 

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