Jose Baxter (Has left the club) Nov 14

[JannerinCardiff]

Just to add a bit of balance,I think he is a pointless luxury who will not earn a contract. As with many of this squad he is a defensive nightmare. He will disappear without trace. :scarf:

Thank you Ealinggreen... I thought I was on my own... let me firstly say I don’t mind Baxter, he can pass a ball well but I don’t think defensively he’s good enough to play the CDM role and in the other RM position I don’t think he brings the ball forward or has the ability to beat a man in the way Mayor or even George Cooper and maybe Sarcevic drives forward. Good player to bring on when your 2-up with 15 to go to keep possession but as an attacking threat I’m not sure I’d have him in our 1st XI ahead of other players.

That’s what I love about football, it’s a game of opinions and some aren’t always the same..

 

[Stiffler]

Just to add a bit of balance,I think he is a pointless luxury who will not earn a contract. As with many of this squad he is a defensive nightmare. He will disappear without trace. :scarf:

Thank you Ealinggreen... I thought I was on my own... let me firstly say I don’t mind Baxter, he can pass a ball well but I don’t think defensively he’s good enough to play the CDM role and in the other RM position I don’t think he brings the ball forward or has the ability to beat a man in the way Mayor or even George Cooper and maybe Sarcevic drives forward. Good player to bring on when your 2-up with 15 to go to keep possession but as an attacking threat I’m not sure I’d have him in our 1st XI ahead of other players.

That’s what I love about football, it’s a game of opinions and some aren’t always the same..

Reads the game exceptionally, one of the best passers we have and his control is excellent, offers a threat going forward and can score goals. apart from that he does not offer much!
As for his fitness and match sharpness, he has just about covered the time of pre season so maybe judge him after the next dozen or so games.

 

[NickSS]

Should Plymouth Argyle extend Jose Baxter's contract?

There’s little doubting Baxter’s potential. The consensus amongst Argyle fans appears to be that in Baxter, Argyle have one of League Two’s better midfielders even if he is yet to fully show it, which makes the impending decision for Lowe that much more difficult.

Ultimately, if the physio team don’t envisage his minutes increasing in the second half of the season, you could argue it’s only right he finds another club in the spring. In the same breath though, you have to wonder whether or not there’s a suitable replacement loitering around on a free in January - it’s unlikely. Would it be worth signing a downgrade on Baxter based on the fact that he would actually be fit enough to play?

 

[phil thefluter24]

Yes dont really know what the problem is with him other than injury prone. No doubt a talented player but being brutally honest no good if he plays a couple of games then is out injured for weeks. I believe i saw somewhere his latest injury was to rule him out for at least five weeks , i know he has been missing for several weeks already?

 

[Balham Green]

100% renew. Quality player. We wont get better. Injuries could be related to not having a full pre season.

 

[davie nine]

Our resident ‘insider’, pafc_casual, informed us on 17th October that Billy Clarke was signed on a short term contract because Jose Baxter was likely to be out injured for 4-6 weeks.
Most of his information seems to be accurate so, perhaps, Jose will be fit again soon. He was certainly the victim of a nasty tackle in the Swindon league game.
Based on his contributions when fit, I hope that we can agree an extension to his contract.

 

[Nobby]

100% renew. Quality player. We wont get better. Injuries could be related to not having a full pre season.

Agreed. I’m not sure where the injury prone comments are coming from. This his only injury of the season to my memory, the rest of the time he was catching up with the squad after having no pre-season.

An excellent player at this level and I don’t think he’s really got out of second gear yet, as is the case with a few of our lads.

 

[WoodfordWall]

He is well worth keeping on until the end of the season. Has more than proved his worth in games that he played.

 

[Cobi Budge]

At this level, I really don't think we should let a player of his quality slip away.

 

[Argyle Casual]

Well worth a gamble this lad. I don't think anybody can doubt his quality and how much of a leading role he could play for us when 100% match fit and confident.

 

[PL2 3DQ]

It depends on the budget and whether the club want to pay wages to a player who doesn't play much.

He's a great passer and is able to spot a pass and get the team moving but he's completed 90 minutes just once in 12 games this season and not been in the squad for 9 games so it depends if the club see if it's worthwhile in keeping him or spend the wages in January on a player who will regularly play.
Lowe will want to keep him.

 

[cheshiregreen]

Will also depend on who gets shipped out in January.

If say Ryan Taylor, Tafari Moore and one of our loanees left then wages may be not be a particular issue.

 

[justanotherfan]

Obvious quality, a definite keeper.

 

[The Doctor]

Obvious quality, a definite keeper.

Surely someone is going to jump in and nod this pinpoint cross over the line from just a couple of yards out... in fact it's an even easier chance now that Baxter is playing in goal...

 

[Ave IT]

100% renew. Quality player. We wont get better. Injuries could be related to not having a full pre season.

Agreed. I’m not sure where the injury prone comments are coming from. This his only injury of the season to my memory, the rest of the time he was catching up with the squad after having no pre-season.

An excellent player at this level and I don’t think he’s really got out of second gear yet, as is the case with a few of our lads.

Definitely, definitely this. He’s a top notch player at this level so it’s certainly worth taking a chance on him. It would be sooo bloody typical Argo to ‘ship him out’ to free up a small budget just to bring in another journeyman……. then we watch him doing wonders in higher league with TV pundits drooling over him. Anyway, who’s to say the journeyman replacement wouldn’t get injured? If he’s fit enough to sell on he must be fit enough to invest a bit of effort in to get him fully 100% match fit ……… then watch him become a key player for us. We’ve only seen flashes so far but I really think he could be something very special.