Hunt or Convey?

[Royalee]

Convey. Hunt has done a great job since coming into the first team but he cant cross the ball as well and lacks that burst of pace Convey has.

Is that a joke??

My one issues with convey has always been his lack of pace!! (*especially for someone called the Philadelphia Flyer*). He is more comfortable on the ball that many and plays wonderfully with Shorey, but in a pure run he rarely gets past a defender on pace alone. Hunt is the far quicker of the two in my opinion

Hunt definately for me at the mo. Our left has not looked a weak spot at all in Convey's absence so the lad will just have to wait

I thought he was incredibly slow when he scored that goal against Millwall...

Both players are pretty quick, Hunt should keep the shirt for me because he's had a couple've reasonable games, although I think Convey'll come back in before long.

[John Madejski's Wallet]

I thought he was incredibly slow when he scored that goal against Millwall....

Granted....Which made me wonder why towards the end of last season and the beginning of this, just why he never seemed to beat his man anymore. Much the play between him and shorey was to engineer a cross (usually from Shorey) as whenever he tried to push and run past a defender he rarely made it.

Hence why he was cutting infield so often

[Royalee]

I agree with the beginning of this season as he was carrying an injury, but didn't notice at all last season. I can't remember Hunt absolutely skinning many Premiership players though and I think most full backs at this level have more pace - most wingers at this level need trickery and a good cross, as we've seen with Little and Ronaldo when he's played against us.

[Gordons Cumming]

I think their roles will be the reverse from last season until Hunt loses form.

Hunt starting with Convey coming on for him with fresh legs at some stage in the second half.

[G'La]

Convey. Hunt has done a great job since coming into the first team but he cant cross the ball as well and lacks that burst of pace Convey has.

Is that a joke??

My one issues with convey has always been his lack of pace!! (*especially for someone called the Philadelphia Flyer*). He is more comfortable on the ball that many and plays wonderfully with Shorey, but in a pure run he rarely gets past a defender on pace alone. Hunt is the far quicker of the two in my opinion

Hunt definately for me at the mo. Our left has not looked a weak spot at all in Convey's absence so the lad will just have to wait

No joke! Look at the game against Sheffield Utd when he came on as sub. He took on their defence and burst away at speed on a couple of occasions. He looked alright against Brum City too. Set up Litas first goal with a decent cross. Dont get me wrong, I think Hunty has done a marvellous job and fully deserves his starting place until the day his form drops considerably. All-round Convey is the better player but will have to wait his turn.

[G'La]

I thought he was incredibly slow when he scored that goal against Millwall....

Granted....Which made me wonder why towards the end of last season and the beginning of this, just why he never seemed to beat his man anymore. Much the play between him and shorey was to engineer a cross (usually from Shorey) as whenever he tried to push and run past a defender he rarely made it.

Hence why he was cutting infield so often

I cant really answer as to why the drop in form towards the end of last season. Maybe not wanting to push himself too far in fear of becoming injured (or maybe had a niggle) before the World Cup. It was reported he had picked up a knock during the World Cup and wasnt 100% at the start of this season.

It looks like the time out to recoup has done him the world of good.

[East Stand Royal 500]

Hunty deserves to keep his place but Convey is the better player. Perhaps if he cut his hair the reduced wind resistance would overcome the lack of pace.

[jetsetwilly]

If we are working on the basis of who has the shirt, then Surely De La Cruz should also keep his tonight.... ?

[Stranded]

If we are working on the basis of who has the shirt, then Surely De La Cruz should also keep his tonight.... ?

Slight difference being that he has only really deputised for one game for Shorey due to illness and was always going to play in the cup.

Hunt has been a regular for months now and has shown himself to be capable.

[jetsetwilly]

If we are working on the basis of who has the shirt, then Surely De La Cruz should also keep his tonight.... ?

Slight difference being that he has only really deputised for one game for Shorey due to illness and was always going to play in the cup.

Hunt has been a regular for months now and has shown himself to be capable.

True, be had covered Murts against Everton too.

[Stranded]

Thus showing his role as cover rather than first team. If Convey had only missed two games then I would expect him to come back in - he has missed many more however so has to work for his place.

[Ian Royal]

Convey is the better passer and crosser. Hunt is better at unsettling the opposition and is better at defence.

Hunt has the shirt, Convey has to win it back.

Could be quite entertaining if we end up with the second string players performing well enough to keep out first team regulars returning from injury in the premiership and end up playing a team of

A Fed
Murty Sonko Bennett Shorey
Seol Oster Harper Convey
Kitson Doyle

in the cup against Utd as our "reserve team" Thats not far from the best we could put out. Of course that won't happen.

[jetsetwilly]

Can't argue with that. Interesting choices for the bench tonight.

Federici
Kitson
Convey

I assume those 3 are dead certs.

Arguablly DLC does at least deserve a place on the bench, but would Coppell prefer the central cover of Sodje. Alternatively both may get a look in at the expense of Seol and Oster. Despite the absence of Doyle, Bryn and Sonks, this is possibly the first time in a while that the choices for the bench aren't straightforward.

[Millsy]

where we need someone to unlock defences, someone with a bit of vision to pick out the right pass then Convey every time.

Well to me Hunt is the only player (other than DLC now it seems) who can suddenly turn a game - he frequently just runs full face at defences and causes things to happen. Yes he may not put in balls as good as Convey but I think in a deadlock situation a flamboyant palyer steamrolling into the oppostion defence is ust as important as someone able to pick out passes.

[Woodcote Royal]

What a great problem to have

Along with Shorey, this goes to show just how good our left side options are when so many clubs struggle in this respect.

Whilst I have to say that I have been extremely impressed with just how sharp the Bobster has looked since his return, I think we all know he will have to win his place back.

Having said that, they are 2 very different players whose different strengths might get the nod in certain situations.

I have to agree with the point about Hunty adding a bit more steel to the midfield whilst Sonks is out and, therefore, Convey getting 20 minutes could become the norm in the short term at least.

[AbovetheI]

Convey is the better player for sure, but you can't drop Hunt after the work he's done for us recently. Keep hunt in until his form drops/gets injured.

[fruits]

It's Hunts shirt at the moment and his to loose, I'm sure both will play at some point and in the long run Convey will win his place back.

I actually think out of the two Hunty a better impact player coming off the bench. He's also better defensively so if we need to shut up shop with 15 to go I'd rather have Hunt replacing Convey than the other way round.

Quite agree , Convey on first to open up defences then ,Hunt charging around against a tired defence after 65 mins or so.

[Only one Trevor Morley]

i think for the Wigan game it has to be Hunt - his game is more suited to playing a physical team. But Convey has to be the better long term option if you consider his quality.

I see people think Bikey will start. I have a sneaky feeling it will be Sodje.

[londinium]

Convey. Offers an outlet on the left and was the best player on the pitch against Birmingham on Saturday. His crossing is far superior to Hunty

Remind me how many goals were scored from Convey crosses last year!!!

Try comparing that to the number of goals scored from Hunt crosses last year (from the limited sub appearances) and I think you will find your arguemant does not hold much water.

[londinium]

Convey's the better player and his superior crossing will give us something extra in attack (especially with Kitson now back). However it's not SC's style (nor should it be) to drop a player when they've been performing well, so as others have said, the shirt is currently Hunt's to lose.

I hope and expect Convey to get back in the team eventually, but he'll have to show better form that he did before his injury. Hopefully he can show the same willingness and tenacity as Hunt has so far this season.

Please back up your statement with facts...just because he is a natural winger doesnt mean he can cross... check the stats before spouting junk