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craig
30-07-2003, 12:43
Good to see the flying Yorkie back on board. I'm sure if we can get him for the whole season he will be just as valuable an asset as Dux will be.

Welcome back!!
Woody1
30-07-2003, 12:48
The official site doesn't say whether he's on trial or on loan and for how long.
Gordon
30-07-2003, 12:50
Harpal is on trial, with a view to a loan deal being arranged with Leeds. It says so in the teaser on the main page
Stevo
30-07-2003, 13:14
If he plays like he did last time he was with us he'll be fantastic for us.

Preecey is going to have some selection headaches if we do sign him on for the season.

What midfield do we play? 2 wingers and 2 'battlers' in the middle, or does he go back to a 3-5-2/5-3-2 formation to give extra bodies in the middle to balance out the wide players.

Do we play 2 out and out wingers, or do we need someone like Cleggy/Connell on one side.

I'd like to see us with 2 genuine wide players and really go at teams, lets score some goals this season!!
Alan B
30-07-2003, 13:17
Can someone put a link to this story-cant find it on the main site.
Woody1
30-07-2003, 13:19
http://www.buryfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/BreakingNewsDetail/0,,10422~404438,00.html
Stevo
30-07-2003, 13:20
http://www.buryfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/BreakingNewsDetail/0,,10422~404438,00.html
Alan B
30-07-2003, 13:20
Thanks Woody.
Stevo
30-07-2003, 13:20
Too quick for me woody!
Gordon
30-07-2003, 13:21
Can someone put a link to this story-cant find it on the main site.

Go to the home page, it's the second story there, you cant miss it
ShakerStu
30-07-2003, 13:28
we've only just got preecey playin 442, dont tell him to go back to 532/352 rubbish. you CANNOT play 5 at the back AND have dux. theres no point. with dux and 4 defenders defending and connell + 2 wingers + 2 strikers attacking we've got a perfect balance. whaley and harpal raining in crosses for porter/seddon/preece/nooge/connell they can all head and finish!

roll on the vetch a week on saturday!
Stevo
30-07-2003, 13:41
I aint telling him to go to 5-3-2 or 3-5-2, I wish he'd play 4-4-2. I'm just looking at the players at his displosal and wondering how he will think they are best deployed.

Just thinking as a manager, will he think that he's overbalanced towards attack and play the 'safe' option of wing-backs as wide players rather than playing out and out wingers and only leaving 2 in midfield.

I hope not, but that seemed to be what was happening last season - extra defenders/defensive midfielders at the expense of forwards.
Woody1
30-07-2003, 13:49
quote from AP in Bury Times:

Top of his wish list is a central defender while a left sided wide player is also a target.

"We are hoping to play a 4-4-2 formation next season and get players forward more," he explained.

"I'd ultimately like to play with two wide men but obviously it all depends on which players are available to us."
Stevo
30-07-2003, 13:54
That answers that question then!!

Thank-you Preecey. Just the Centre Half needed now then.......
Maria
30-07-2003, 17:40
it doesn't matter what formation Preecey plays, he can't win with the Bury Fans.
Laurence
30-07-2003, 18:25
Maria has a point - I wonder if we can put something in the beer in the social club - Maybe some of the water City fans drink - a bit of the City type through thick and thin support is whats wanted at Gigg Lane
ROBBIE_THE_BLOBBY
30-07-2003, 19:42
Is there any point wasting everyones time and giving him a trial? We all know he'd be the best player at the club by a mile if he came here again! Just get the deal sorted Preecey!
Cocktail_Shaker
30-07-2003, 19:59
It will be great to see Harpal back again. He played well on his last visit, I think everyone was sad to see him go.

It is better for Preecey to have a choice of attacking players than no choice at all.

We have the makings of a good team shaping up.

We can go places!!
corky
30-07-2003, 20:15
im singhing in the rain im singhing in the rain
what a glorious feeling im happy again.

hope harpal signs on loan for the season
s4e
30-07-2003, 20:23
Signing Harpal for the season would be a terrific move. He was excellent in his loan spell. That goal against Bristol City was absolute top drawer. And playing a proper winger hopefully means we won't stick somebody out wide who would be better deployed elsewhere, eg: Nugent. We've been down that road before!
ShakerStu
30-07-2003, 20:25
and si whaley has done enough to start on the right at swansea i reckon.
pault83
30-07-2003, 21:02
:D :D :D :D come on harpal play like you did the last time you were here and if i had the money i would buy you myself.what a great acquisition to a great friendly start to the season
Ulstershaker
31-07-2003, 00:28
Welcome Home Harpal!
hugh jass
31-07-2003, 07:16
Get him signed on quick - can't understand why he has to 'trial' for the club again.

If someone else gets wind of this ie Sheff Wed or even 'Colin' we may miss out.

It would also be nice to see a whole season loan spell - why do we always
seem to end up with only 3 month spells?
AndyBarls
31-07-2003, 07:42
perhaps it is Harpal that is unsure about commiting long term - just a thought.
Besses Shaker
31-07-2003, 12:35
Perhaps we haven't got the finances to sign him full time - just another thought :?
Stevo
31-07-2003, 14:58
Just another thought - maybe he's lost his form - the article says he had unsuccessful spells at Bristol City & Bradford doesn't it?

I think a trial is a good idea before we commit any money to the deal.
nc11
31-07-2003, 15:32
Surely not the same Harpal Singh who said that he would rather go shopping on a Saturday afternoon than turn out for the Mighty Shakers?
Stevo
31-07-2003, 16:24
Just chatting to a guy at work who's a Leeds fan, says Singh was star performer for the reserves recently and can't understand why he isn't given a run in the first team.

Leeds won't let us take him for the full season, that's why it's only a 3 monther.
Woody1
07-08-2003, 13:00
He has his own page on the icons website

http://www.icons.com/singh/diary.html