Charles Vernam

Off to Lincoln apparently

I dont think he cares who he plays for, just follows the money.
Could have signed for again before but snubbed us, do we want players like that?

Not arsed about him. He may be “local” but is far from a Town fan, so surprised if he chose us over Bradford

What we have been lacking all season is a serious threat down the left hand side. Clifton is an unbelievable grafter, and we need those in the team/squad, but he is not a wide player. I would welcome him back to fill that role with Harry resorting to a utility/squad player.

Let's look to the future and not backwards at players who were mostly mediocre for us.

Quoted from monkeyboy

I dont think he cares who he plays for, just follows the money.
Could have signed for again before but snubbed us, do we want players like that?

First went to a team in the league above us after we couldn't even be bothered to trigger an extension in his contract properly, then went to a massive club for lg2 level in Bradford, rather than coming back to us to take part in what would become an unsuccessful relegation battle.

fair play to him i say - players don't owe us anything, it's up to the club to make playing for us a sellable prospect, which i'm convinced we're now doing under the new owners.

I’m ambivalent about Vernam. Some examples of him being almost unplayable on his day, but, for me, his day doesn’t happen enough. Might not see a contribution from him for several games, and granted, he mostly played in a cr@p team for us, but his career stats/injury record  are fairly average - think he’s scored something like 27 goals in nigh on 150 appearances. Scored 10 in 42 for Bradford last season which is decent. Good player, but slightly overrated generally IMO.

'His day' is likely to happen more often under Hurst though.

I see him as a wide player in our current system. McAtee in the middle, Vernam on the left, Scannell on the right would be the dream. All fit and firing, we'd be up there in L2. JMD and Sousa in the squad also, we'd have plenty of genuine options up front with Taylor + 1 other target man.

I agree with your thoughts Rich, but can't imagine Hurst would go as open as that.  

More likely he would have Vernam left, McAtee off the front man and then more of a grafter out wide on the right.  Probably Clifton in fairness, if he stays.  

That way it allows the midfield to shift across, right to left, to accommodate the fact that Vernam can't really track back much.   For all the arguments to get Clifton back in a central role, which I still would like to see, I can completely see the benefits of having him on either flank as his sheer work ethic gives you the flexibility to have someone more of an attack mentality on the opposite flank.

Vernam's time here was blighted by injuries, something that I think he brought with him from Derby too.  Last season's number of appearances maybe suggests he's put that behind him.

I’m not sure McAtee suits playing in the centre of the front line, playing on defender’s shoulders. A lot of his goals have seen him come from deep, with defenders flat footed with their backs to goal as he steams through at full speed.

A few examples which spring to mind.

Weymouth: 3:30
https://youtu.be/pIXDk1O4nso

Stockport: 7:15
https://youtu.be/Qpu4U2ZSqe8

Boreham Wood: 2:00
https://youtu.be/txE_BYhfIew

And of course, Solihull: 10:15
https://youtu.be/61q4SO8cJSs

Watching those goals back, particularly the Stockport one, makes you appreciate just what a clever player he is. But I do think he’s best playing off a target man who can hold the ball up and link things up.

I think Taylor has been the perfect foil for him; he just needs to add a few goals to his game.