Quintrell_Green":2vndkxbx said:
Railway sleeper":2vndkxbx said:
Railway sleeper":2vndkxbx said:
philevs":2vndkxbx said:
Walsall fans are hardly going to say he’s any good when he’s just turned them down and generally p’eed off with their club, are they!? Means nothing for me.
Agree with this- I think it’s important to put the fans’ comments in context... it’s bleak times at their football club at this time. They only won 11 games last season. The team finished 19th- just 8 points clear of relegation.
Manager Darrell Clarke left mid way through
the season, for port vale. Their newly
appointed manager, has no experience as a first team manager. Star striker Elijah
adebayo was sold to Luton on January transfer deadline day.
But amongst all this the Walsall defence ( of which Dan scarr was a central part) was always stron. They concede only 53 goals in 46 games.
So a key player- scarr- has rejected the club- just the next one in a serious of rejections- and how are we expecting the fans to react to yet another rejection ?
Bearing in mind scarr has already played 17 times in league 1 during his relatively limited professional career, to date; also that Birmingham city have signed him TWICE- once as a youngster and the second time for a fee from Stourbridge ( with a 2 1/2 year contract, and also that Ryan Lowe has seen something in him..... then I think I’ll reserve judgement on this one ( not withstanding the comments from Walsall fans) .....
Interesting to note, from a historical perspective, that scarr joins us at the same age as Graham coughlan did.... and, surprisingly, with slightly more, first team experience....
Good point, but would you say that Cocko's former club Livingstone played at a higher level in the SFL First Division than Dan Scarr played in the EFL Second Division? I am trying to make a better comparison.of skill level and experience.
I think your making a good point ther, Quintrell- that it is difficult to compare playing experience in different leagues.
Graham coughlan joined us in 2001 having played 70 senior games ( bray wanderers 11, Swindon town ( loan) 3, Livingston 56).Dan Scarr joins us having played 167 senior games ( Stourbridge 60, Wycombe ( loan) 22, Walsall 85).
Now there are a couple of contentious questions there:
Do bray wanderers and Stourbridge count as senior games ( leaving aside the comparability of the two leagues) ?
Are Livingston and Walsall comparable ?
Both are questions of interpretation and opinion really.I’m only going to tackle the second question ( because I wouldn’t be able to answer the first one anyway) . Coughlan played for Livingston in SFL1 ( now the championship). Now based purely on the championship games I’ve seen on the tv, I would say that the standard is approximately the same as LG 2 ( ie Walsall standard).
I’m sure there will be different opinions on this- and in a sense - it doesn’t really matter anyway.
The big point I was seeking to make is this - two legendary centre halves joined us as little known players ( Graham coughlan, sonny Bradley)- so maybe we shouldn’t worry too much about the negative comments from Walsall fans, about Dan Scarr ? Because, who’s to say he won’t follow the same path ?
Ps. If Dan Scarr is our “ big unit” signing im hoping the next signing for the back 3 will be a Nicky market/ John brimacombe type ie. capable and pacey defenders, who can also push- on into midfield and pick-out a pass......
