Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:59 am
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Bakedalasker wrote:I watched the U23 game that Tomlin played in this week against Birmingham.
He did nothing. As for his striking partner Isaak Davies he was awesome. Davies is far further up the ladder for the first team than Tomlin is going on that game.
Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:53 pm
WestCoastBlue wrote:This is the only criticism I have of McCarthy at the moment but I think MM is wrong in asking for Tomlin to be able to play 90mins before bringing him into the team. Time and time again Tomlin has shown he only needs 20mins to change a game, just look at last season:
1-1 draw v Sheff W. Subbed on 76mins, 1 goal.
2-2 draw v Charlton. Subbed on 67mins, 1 goal.
2-1 win v West Brom. Subbed on 64mins, 1 goal.
3-1 win v Preston. Subbed on 77mins, 1 assist.
1-0 win v Bristol. Subbed on 66mins, 1 assist
Most goals and most assists last season despite being 11th in terms of minutes played says how valuable he is.
Mick has had an incredible start it can't be denied but if Tomlin is fit enough to have been playing 90mins for the U23's I think he should be making the first team bench as an impact sub to see the games out.
Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:58 pm
Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:59 pm
Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:05 pm
blue lagoon wrote:Except for one season the guy been stealing a living at this club. Leave him ho on free and pay him off. Bad example to the yongsters!!
Mental health issues I guess are up for discussion and might explain a lot I guess. Just seems a everday convenient excuse today .
But hey, Im no expert and depresion effects us all regardless of class .
Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:20 pm
Bakedalasker wrote:I watched the U23 game that Tomlin played in this week against Birmingham.
He did nothing. As for his striking partner Isaak Davies he was awesome. Davies is far further up the ladder for the first team than Tomlin is going on that game.
Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:24 pm
WestCoastBlue wrote:This is the only criticism I have of McCarthy at the moment but I think MM is wrong in asking for Tomlin to be able to play 90mins before bringing him into the team. Time and time again Tomlin has shown he only needs 20mins to change a game, just look at last season:
1-1 draw v Sheff W. Subbed on 76mins, 1 goal.
2-2 draw v Charlton. Subbed on 67mins, 1 goal.
2-1 win v West Brom. Subbed on 64mins, 1 goal.
3-1 win v Preston. Subbed on 77mins, 1 assist.
1-0 win v Bristol. Subbed on 66mins, 1 assist
Most goals and most assists last season despite being 11th in terms of minutes played says how valuable he is.
Mick has had an incredible start it can't be denied but if Tomlin is fit enough to have been playing 90mins for the U23's I think he should be making the first team bench as an impact sub to see the games out.
Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:27 pm
WestCoastBlue wrote:This is the only criticism I have of McCarthy at the moment but I think MM is wrong in asking for Tomlin to be able to play 90mins before bringing him into the team. Time and time again Tomlin has shown he only needs 20mins to change a game, just look at last season:
1-1 draw v Sheff W. Subbed on 76mins, 1 goal.
2-2 draw v Charlton. Subbed on 67mins, 1 goal.
2-1 win v West Brom. Subbed on 64mins, 1 goal.
3-1 win v Preston. Subbed on 77mins, 1 assist.
1-0 win v Bristol. Subbed on 66mins, 1 assist
Most goals and most assists last season despite being 11th in terms of minutes played says how valuable he is.
Mick has had an incredible start it can't be denied but if Tomlin is fit enough to have been playing 90mins for the U23's I think he should be making the first team bench as an impact sub to see the games out.
Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:41 pm
skidemin wrote:WestCoastBlue wrote:This is the only criticism I have of McCarthy at the moment but I think MM is wrong in asking for Tomlin to be able to play 90mins before bringing him into the team. Time and time again Tomlin has shown he only needs 20mins to change a game, just look at last season:
1-1 draw v Sheff W. Subbed on 76mins, 1 goal.
2-2 draw v Charlton. Subbed on 67mins, 1 goal.
2-1 win v West Brom. Subbed on 64mins, 1 goal.
3-1 win v Preston. Subbed on 77mins, 1 assist.
1-0 win v Bristol. Subbed on 66mins, 1 assist
Most goals and most assists last season despite being 11th in terms of minutes played says how valuable he is.
Mick has had an incredible start it can't be denied but if Tomlin is fit enough to have been playing 90mins for the U23's I think he should be making the first team bench as an impact sub to see the games out.
yes mate that list happened after him turning up fit on year 3 of a 3 year contract.. then he got injured...and being able to play 90 minutes against youngsters who will mostly never play for their respective first teams can be a long way off being 1st team.. there are different levels
Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:49 pm
Forever Blue wrote:WestCoastBlue wrote:This is the only criticism I have of McCarthy at the moment but I think MM is wrong in asking for Tomlin to be able to play 90mins before bringing him into the team. Time and time again Tomlin has shown he only needs 20mins to change a game, just look at last season:
1-1 draw v Sheff W. Subbed on 76mins, 1 goal.
2-2 draw v Charlton. Subbed on 67mins, 1 goal.
2-1 win v West Brom. Subbed on 64mins, 1 goal.
3-1 win v Preston. Subbed on 77mins, 1 assist.
1-0 win v Bristol. Subbed on 66mins, 1 assist
Most goals and most assists last season despite being 11th in terms of minutes played says how valuable he is.
Mick has had an incredible start it can't be denied but if Tomlin is fit enough to have been playing 90mins for the U23's I think he should be making the first team bench as an impact sub to see the games out.
Tomlin needs to get fit first and that’s been his problem at every club.
He has had long enough already to be fit, Mick McCarthy knows what he is doing and has already said a fit Tomlin is a good player and if he thinks Tomlin can change a game nowadays you can be sure Big Mick won’t hesitate to give him a chance.
But 50 odd appearances for us is just not good enough and if you look at his track record he has had a problem at every club.
He is 32 yrs old and by now he should know he has certainly wasted a lot of his life as he is a talented player.
For me well paid for doing nothing.
Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:09 pm
WestCoastBlue wrote:skidemin wrote:WestCoastBlue wrote:This is the only criticism I have of McCarthy at the moment but I think MM is wrong in asking for Tomlin to be able to play 90mins before bringing him into the team. Time and time again Tomlin has shown he only needs 20mins to change a game, just look at last season:
1-1 draw v Sheff W. Subbed on 76mins, 1 goal.
2-2 draw v Charlton. Subbed on 67mins, 1 goal.
2-1 win v West Brom. Subbed on 64mins, 1 goal.
3-1 win v Preston. Subbed on 77mins, 1 assist.
1-0 win v Bristol. Subbed on 66mins, 1 assist
Most goals and most assists last season despite being 11th in terms of minutes played says how valuable he is.
Mick has had an incredible start it can't be denied but if Tomlin is fit enough to have been playing 90mins for the U23's I think he should be making the first team bench as an impact sub to see the games out.
yes mate that list happened after him turning up fit on year 3 of a 3 year contract.. then he got injured...and being able to play 90 minutes against youngsters who will mostly never play for their respective first teams can be a long way off being 1st team.. there are different levels
Of course there are different levels but if Tomlin can play back to back full 90 minutes games for the U23 I would be very surprised if he's not fit enough to play the last 20 minutes of a Championship game
Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:31 pm
skidemin wrote:WestCoastBlue wrote:skidemin wrote:WestCoastBlue wrote:This is the only criticism I have of McCarthy at the moment but I think MM is wrong in asking for Tomlin to be able to play 90mins before bringing him into the team. Time and time again Tomlin has shown he only needs 20mins to change a game, just look at last season:
1-1 draw v Sheff W. Subbed on 76mins, 1 goal.
2-2 draw v Charlton. Subbed on 67mins, 1 goal.
2-1 win v West Brom. Subbed on 64mins, 1 goal.
3-1 win v Preston. Subbed on 77mins, 1 assist.
1-0 win v Bristol. Subbed on 66mins, 1 assist
Most goals and most assists last season despite being 11th in terms of minutes played says how valuable he is.
Mick has had an incredible start it can't be denied but if Tomlin is fit enough to have been playing 90mins for the U23's I think he should be making the first team bench as an impact sub to see the games out.
yes mate that list happened after him turning up fit on year 3 of a 3 year contract.. then he got injured...and being able to play 90 minutes against youngsters who will mostly never play for their respective first teams can be a long way off being 1st team.. there are different levels
Of course there are different levels but if Tomlin can play back to back full 90 minutes games for the U23 I would be very surprised if he's not fit enough to play the last 20 minutes of a Championship game
its no good saying... of course ...and then following up with how youd be very surprised if one does not mean the other.... huge difference..
Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:45 pm
WestCoastBlue wrote:skidemin wrote:WestCoastBlue wrote:skidemin wrote:WestCoastBlue wrote:This is the only criticism I have of McCarthy at the moment but I think MM is wrong in asking for Tomlin to be able to play 90mins before bringing him into the team. Time and time again Tomlin has shown he only needs 20mins to change a game, just look at last season:
1-1 draw v Sheff W. Subbed on 76mins, 1 goal.
2-2 draw v Charlton. Subbed on 67mins, 1 goal.
2-1 win v West Brom. Subbed on 64mins, 1 goal.
3-1 win v Preston. Subbed on 77mins, 1 assist.
1-0 win v Bristol. Subbed on 66mins, 1 assist
Most goals and most assists last season despite being 11th in terms of minutes played says how valuable he is.
Mick has had an incredible start it can't be denied but if Tomlin is fit enough to have been playing 90mins for the U23's I think he should be making the first team bench as an impact sub to see the games out.
yes mate that list happened after him turning up fit on year 3 of a 3 year contract.. then he got injured...and being able to play 90 minutes against youngsters who will mostly never play for their respective first teams can be a long way off being 1st team.. there are different levels
Of course there are different levels but if Tomlin can play back to back full 90 minutes games for the U23 I would be very surprised if he's not fit enough to play the last 20 minutes of a Championship game
its no good saying... of course ...and then following up with how youd be very surprised if one does not mean the other.... huge difference..
I'm saying I understand that the intensity and quality is going to be lower for the U23's but I would be surprised if Tomlin is considered so unfit that he can't come on for 20 minutes at the end of the game. The reasoning for him not being included in matchday squads is lack of fitness.
My point is I think MM is wrong is saying Tomlin isn't at the correct fitness levels because it seems as if MM is waiting until Tomlin can play a full 90minutes of first team football before he can be considered fit enough to play. Personally, I disagree because I think if Tomlin is fit enough to play only half a game or 30 minutes then he would be a useful asset to the team as we saw last season on several occasions (10 games subbed on, 4 goals and 3 assists).
Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:48 pm
Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:55 pm
skidemin wrote:WestCoastBlue wrote:skidemin wrote:WestCoastBlue wrote:skidemin wrote:WestCoastBlue wrote:This is the only criticism I have of McCarthy at the moment but I think MM is wrong in asking for Tomlin to be able to play 90mins before bringing him into the team. Time and time again Tomlin has shown he only needs 20mins to change a game, just look at last season:
1-1 draw v Sheff W. Subbed on 76mins, 1 goal.
2-2 draw v Charlton. Subbed on 67mins, 1 goal.
2-1 win v West Brom. Subbed on 64mins, 1 goal.
3-1 win v Preston. Subbed on 77mins, 1 assist.
1-0 win v Bristol. Subbed on 66mins, 1 assist
Most goals and most assists last season despite being 11th in terms of minutes played says how valuable he is.
Mick has had an incredible start it can't be denied but if Tomlin is fit enough to have been playing 90mins for the U23's I think he should be making the first team bench as an impact sub to see the games out.
yes mate that list happened after him turning up fit on year 3 of a 3 year contract.. then he got injured...and being able to play 90 minutes against youngsters who will mostly never play for their respective first teams can be a long way off being 1st team.. there are different levels
Of course there are different levels but if Tomlin can play back to back full 90 minutes games for the U23 I would be very surprised if he's not fit enough to play the last 20 minutes of a Championship game
its no good saying... of course ...and then following up with how youd be very surprised if one does not mean the other.... huge difference..
I'm saying I understand that the intensity and quality is going to be lower for the U23's but I would be surprised if Tomlin is considered so unfit that he can't come on for 20 minutes at the end of the game. The reasoning for him not being included in matchday squads is lack of fitness.
My point is I think MM is wrong is saying Tomlin isn't at the correct fitness levels because it seems as if MM is waiting until Tomlin can play a full 90minutes of first team football before he can be considered fit enough to play. Personally, I disagree because I think if Tomlin is fit enough to play only half a game or 30 minutes then he would be a useful asset to the team as we saw last season on several occasions (10 games subbed on, 4 goals and 3 assists).
the reasoning is a manager of over 1000 games thinks he is not fit enough.... not the first manager to make the same call... and turning out for the under 23s does not trump that.. last season was then and has next to nothing to do with his fitness right now 8 months on and after an op... fitness at this level does not mean if you can stroll through an under 23s game for 90mins your ok for 20 at 1st team...if it did all the ex top end pros who now play veterans over 40s and could probably still look good in an under 23s game would be sat on benches up and down the country...
Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:12 pm
Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:32 pm
Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:32 pm
WestCoastBlue wrote:skidemin wrote:WestCoastBlue wrote:skidemin wrote:WestCoastBlue wrote:skidemin wrote:WestCoastBlue wrote:This is the only criticism I have of McCarthy at the moment but I think MM is wrong in asking for Tomlin to be able to play 90mins before bringing him into the team. Time and time again Tomlin has shown he only needs 20mins to change a game, just look at last season:
1-1 draw v Sheff W. Subbed on 76mins, 1 goal.
2-2 draw v Charlton. Subbed on 67mins, 1 goal.
2-1 win v West Brom. Subbed on 64mins, 1 goal.
3-1 win v Preston. Subbed on 77mins, 1 assist.
1-0 win v Bristol. Subbed on 66mins, 1 assist
Most goals and most assists last season despite being 11th in terms of minutes played says how valuable he is.
Mick has had an incredible start it can't be denied but if Tomlin is fit enough to have been playing 90mins for the U23's I think he should be making the first team bench as an impact sub to see the games out.
yes mate that list happened after him turning up fit on year 3 of a 3 year contract.. then he got injured...and being able to play 90 minutes against youngsters who will mostly never play for their respective first teams can be a long way off being 1st team.. there are different levels
Of course there are different levels but if Tomlin can play back to back full 90 minutes games for the U23 I would be very surprised if he's not fit enough to play the last 20 minutes of a Championship game
its no good saying... of course ...and then following up with how youd be very surprised if one does not mean the other.... huge difference..
I'm saying I understand that the intensity and quality is going to be lower for the U23's but I would be surprised if Tomlin is considered so unfit that he can't come on for 20 minutes at the end of the game. The reasoning for him not being included in matchday squads is lack of fitness.
My point is I think MM is wrong is saying Tomlin isn't at the correct fitness levels because it seems as if MM is waiting until Tomlin can play a full 90minutes of first team football before he can be considered fit enough to play. Personally, I disagree because I think if Tomlin is fit enough to play only half a game or 30 minutes then he would be a useful asset to the team as we saw last season on several occasions (10 games subbed on, 4 goals and 3 assists).
the reasoning is a manager of over 1000 games thinks he is not fit enough.... not the first manager to make the same call... and turning out for the under 23s does not trump that.. last season was then and has next to nothing to do with his fitness right now 8 months on and after an op... fitness at this level does not mean if you can stroll through an under 23s game for 90mins your ok for 20 at 1st team...if it did all the ex top end pros who now play veterans over 40s and could probably still look good in an under 23s game would be sat on benches up and down the country...
No doubt he knows more and has had decades more knowledge than me in management but managers make mistakes now and again. In this scenario I think he's making a mistake.
In his own words he's said he is waiting until Tomlin can play 90 minutes:
"Lee Tomlin not fit enough yet, no where near to put the effort I require, he is not there yet, I expect 90 minutes of 110%, Lee is a long way off that yet."
It's waiting until Tomlin can play 90 minutes of MM's style which is what I'm criticising. No offence to Lee, but I doubt in his career he's ever been in the form of fitness McCarthy is looking for, the running, pressing, chasing, etc MM has got the team doing is phenomenal. And I think it's beyond Tomlin to reach that fitness at this stage in his career. Most teams Tomlin has played for he's had fitness and weight issues yet he manages to be a very good footballer.
In the remaining games we've got, we'll probably see a couple more like the Huddersfield or Stoke games, tired, slow and uncreative. And it's the games like these where a 15 minute Tomlin cameo at the end can be the difference.
I also think you're doing a disservice to the quality of the U23's, it's not like it's a bunch of hungover 40 year olds strolling around a Sunday league match. I'd say the quality is comparable to some League 2 teams with some of the better U23 squads being on par with top end L2 teams. Consistently playing 90mins at that level should definitely be fit enough for 20 mins at the end of a Championship game.
Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:49 pm
Thu Mar 25, 2021 6:47 am
Grandstand wrote:Makes me laugh, we must put an arm around Murphy but Tomlin must go. Everyone was saying he must have a new contract last year as he dragged us to the playoffs last season. 10 mins of Tomlin from the bench is worth him being in the first team squad.
Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:04 am
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Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:42 am
Escott1927 wrote:blue lagoon wrote:Except for one season the guy been stealing a living at this club. Leave him ho on free and pay him off. Bad example to the yongsters!!
Mental health issues I guess are up for discussion and might explain a lot I guess. Just seems a everday convenient excuse today .
But hey, Im no expert and depresion effects us all regardless of class .
Id imagine its not very convenient for the people suffering from mental health issues.