Quote Originally Posted by Westside
I don't think your assessments of Mooney & Wolfe are fair, Noel pulled of two excellent saves in the 2nd half, he can't be at fault for the 2 goals, ok he messed up for the dissallowed goal but hey some of the guys in front of him are well below their best and as I said in the past if Noel makes mistakes they usually end up as goals, but Finni was at fault for the 1st so why not critisise him, just cause he's the Capt. doesn't excuse him from critisism, if we do sign a proven centre half, the extra competition might be good for him.He's not as bad as what he's playing like at present but he is well below par..............Wolfe is working harder than Paul and is'nt afraid to put himself about either.
And I'll disagree with you. The amount of goals Mooney has been at fault for so far this season is into double figures already. Mooney is good at one thing - shot stopping. But thats it. He is absolute rubbish under crosses, is indecisive at the best of times, his positioning is poor and his kick-outs\distribution is poor to say the least. He's a good shot-stopper, but so what? Most 'Keepers are, it's the least you expect. Mooney is a poor mans David James - undoes his good work with stupid mistakes. The next time Mooney flaps, i.e. in the next few games, just remember the above. I have no dislike or liking for Mooney, just calling it as it is. IMO he's a disaster waiting to happen.

Anthony Wolfe is a trier, has great heart, and you're right he does put himself about. Two crucial things about him though. 1. His positioning is terrible, and he keeps getting caught because of it. He wasn't faultless for the goals against Sligo either. 2. His ball work is absolutely terrible. For a guy playing at this level it's ridiculously poor. He can't control his clearances or his passes, if you could call them that. Everything is either sliced, hoofed or hit in to nowhere or out over the wall.

As far as Paul Finucane is concerned, the lad is just too quiet. I don't think he should be captain because he's not vocal enough. He plays better when McGauley is in the team because McGauley is a talker and keeps everyone on their toes. I don't think the captaincy sits comfortably with Paul on the pitch because their is the extra leadership pressure that comes with it, and Paul IMO is not a leader. At the moment maybe he is not playing the best, but Paul at 80% is still twice the footballer that Wolfe is! He is the only one that knows the meaning of the word 'composure' in that defense, aside from McGauley when he plays.