Marlon Pack

[the other bob wilson]

I sometimes wonder if it is deliberate though. Go in early, and agents are going to make noise, drive up the price, and increase the player's options. I wonder if clubs have a "make a late move if nobody's shown an interest" list. Players they would like but don't desperately need, so they will take a late pot shot on the grounds that if you leave it until 4pm, you are going to be the only bidder.

Basically, I wonder if clubs have got the hang of ebay and are treating the window in the same way. Only an actual moron bids before the last few seconds of an ebay auction.

So, you think that back in May the plan was to bring in Isaac Vassell and Marlon Pack? They were Neil Warnock's number one targets all along?

[Optimistic Nick]

So, you think that back in May the plan was to bring in Isaac Vassell and Marlon Pack? They were Neil Warnock's number one targets all along?

God no. I am openly clutching at straws here!

I am just pointing out that there is some logic to leaving things as late as possible. Sure you risk someone else nipping in, but if you went first that would happen anyway. As I say - employing ebay tactics. But you would hope that "main targets", assuming we are organised enough to have them, would be prioritised and dealt with early preseason.

[Trigger]

God no. I am openly clutching at straws here!

I am just pointing out that there is some logic to leaving things as late as possible. Sure you risk someone else nipping in, but if you went first that would happen anyway. As I say - employing ebay tactics. But you would hope that "main targets", assuming we are organised enough to have them, would be prioritised and dealt with early preseason.

For me I always think its a bit like being in a chain when buying a house, you are waiting for the club you are buying from to get their target from another club who are waiting for something else. All this gets a move on late on when they have no choice but to move. Agents play a part, the players themselves may change their mind. Really you need a fraction of the window, most of it is just pointless. Parkinson's law.

[Hungry Blue]

Many deadline day deals smack of desperation, but this must be one of the all-time classics. Pack plays for a club based just 40 miles away and apparently it's now a race against time to sign him. The club was relegated more than three months ago.....

Been on for a while according to ccfcwelshlad.

[life on mars]

They buy return tickets when they come and only do six-month rentals!

Interestingly we drop bridge tolls and bang we become Cardtol

[The Lone Gunman]

Been on for a while according to ccfcwelshlad.

Number one summer target, no doubt.

[Jursset_BrisCity]

Bit of nostalgia on this one for a lot of people.
Pack going leaves just Korey Smith left of that trophy winning Cotterill season.

Funnily enough Flint and Bobby were also in it....

I like Marlon.
I think he gets unfairly criticized a lot because he’s not a flair player and he’s a workhorse.
But people only realize what he does when he isn’t playing.

He will run all day and despite every season people saying we need to upgrade since his L2 days, every season he sees off a new signing.

Had a Poor year last year I thought but that’s one poor year in about 6 I think.
Maybe needs a fresh start and he gets on well with Flint and therefore they know each other’s game very well.

Probably only downfall on him is his lack of pace meaning he relied on Smith often to get back the quicker of the two.
If you pair him with someone with pace it will tandem nicely.

Superb professional.

I find it amusing to see on twitter so many of the “we need better than Pack” guys saying “I can’t believe we let Pack go”....

[life on mars]

Been on for a while according to ccfcwelshlad.

He had too ( pack ) a bag , took an age with sock selection , he had to get through the danger zones of Newport and Eastern Cardiff , ,then hit CF rush hour , club had no working biro's , then a rush over to Asda, Neil had no cash to buy pack of ten , he then sprinted back too the shop for some petty cash, Betty had already cashed up , but had a spare pen , then the bloody fax machine blew up ,deadline days, uh.

[Zowhore]

Bit of nostalgia on this one for a lot of people.
Pack going leaves just Korey Smith left of that trophy winning Cotterill season.

Funnily enough Flint and Bobby were also in it....

I like Marlon.
I think he gets unfairly criticized a lot because he’s not a flair player and he’s a workhorse.
But people only realize what he does when he isn’t playing.

He will run all day and despite every season people saying we need to upgrade since his L2 days, every season he sees off a new signing.

Had a Poor year last year I thought but that’s one poor year in about 6 I think.
Maybe needs a fresh start and he gets on well with Flint and therefore they know each other’s game very well.

Probably only downfall on him is his lack of pace meaning he relied on Smith often to get back the quicker of the two.
If you pair him with someone with pace it will tandem nicely.

Superb professional.

I find it amusing to see on twitter so many of the “we need better than Pack” guys saying “I can’t believe we let Pack go”....

I don’t like this new jursset.. I prefer the old one

[Wash DC Blue]

Bit of nostalgia on this one for a lot of people.
Pack going leaves just Korey Smith left of that trophy winning Cotterill season.

Funnily enough Flint and Bobby were also in it....

I like Marlon.
I think he gets unfairly criticized a lot because he’s not a flair player and he’s a workhorse.
But people only realize what he does when he isn’t playing.

He will run all day and despite every season people saying we need to upgrade since his L2 days, every season he sees off a new signing.

Had a Poor year last year I thought but that’s one poor year in about 6 I think.
Maybe needs a fresh start and he gets on well with Flint and therefore they know each other’s game very well.

Probably only downfall on him is his lack of pace meaning he relied on Smith often to get back the quicker of the two.
If you pair him with someone with pace it will tandem nicely.

Superb professional.

I find it amusing to see on twitter so many of the “we need better than Pack” guys saying “I can’t believe we let Pack go”....

Are you feeling ok?
You seem to be somewhat reasonable.

[ToTaL ITK]

Bit of nostalgia on this one for a lot of people.
Pack going leaves just Korey Smith left of that trophy winning Cotterill season.

Funnily enough Flint and Bobby were also in it....

I like Marlon.
I think he gets unfairly criticized a lot because he’s not a flair player and he’s a workhorse.
But people only realize what he does when he isn’t playing.

He will run all day and despite every season people saying we need to upgrade since his L2 days, every season he sees off a new signing.

Had a Poor year last year I thought but that’s one poor year in about 6 I think.
Maybe needs a fresh start and he gets on well with Flint and therefore they know each other’s game very well.

Probably only downfall on him is his lack of pace meaning he relied on Smith often to get back the quicker of the two.
If you pair him with someone with pace it will tandem nicely.

Superb professional.

I find it amusing to see on twitter so many of the “we need better than Pack” guys saying “I can’t believe we let Pack go”....

our speciality

[ccfcwelshlad]

Been on for a while according to ccfcwelshlad.

By a while I meant this morning which is a while on deadline day.

[Hungry Blue]

By a while I meant this morning which is a while on deadline day.

Bloody hell, that long? Knew it wasn't a panic buy

[life on mars]

Where is he , been outside Gregg's with Dai Hunt whose got some very useful advise for him ?

[Philbccfc]

I don’t like this new jursset.. I prefer the old one

Freaking me right out.

[Jursset_BrisCity]

Wish they’d stop these head tapping photos though...

[surge]

Pack is an experience CM at Championship level and realistically makes our midfield as strong as it was during promotion year. We'll have to wait until playing 10 games to see what this means but I get the initial frustration of giving Burnley as an example of a club we'll look to at least emulate and then seemingly not progress in key areas of the pitch. My first impressions are that our goalie room is better, our defence is worse, our midfield is equal and we've got more potential in the forwards.

I can see their potential:
- Vaulks
- Nelson
- Glatzel
- Whyte
- Pack

I can't see how they add enough to our squad and need to be proved wrong:
- Flint
- Day
- Vassell

Like I said, we'll have to wait and see what it all means.

[mrbluejay]

I remember him from Cheltenham as well as that red shite, always thought he was a good player.

[life on mars]

Have we signed him though?

[cyril evans awaydays]

Have we signed him though?

Perhaps Mike Photoshopped him doing the Ayatollah 25 minutes ago for a joke!

[delmbox]

Are you feeling ok?
You seem to be somewhat reasonable.

I like this version, adds something to the discussion

[cyril evans awaydays]

I like this version, adds something to the discussion

Just goes to show that you can have more than one identity per IP address or account and get away with it!

[dicey1966]

Just enough time to get Reid's picture off the stadium wall before Saturday.😁

[Elwood Blues]

Just goes to show that you can have more than one identity per IP address or account and get away with it!

Just enough time to get Reid's picture off the stadium wall before Saturday.😁

Already gone apparently

[life on mars]

Perhaps Mike Photoshopped him doing the Ayatollah 25 minutes ago for a joke!

I'm wary of fake news