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Post by chesterken on Dec 12, 2017 13:50:34 GMT
Does anyone else think it would be a good bit of business to offer the big man an extended contract now rather than wait for someone to tap him up before the end of the season, that way if he does move on we will get a transfer fee. It’s a no brainier for me as he is our most consistent performer by a county mile.
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Post by jb on Dec 12, 2017 14:21:36 GMT
Does anyone else think it would be a good bit of business to offer the big man an extended contract now rather than wait for someone to tap him up before the end of the season, that way if he does move on we will get a transfer fee. It’s a no brainier for me as he is our most consistent performer by a county mile. Should have been given a three year deal in the summer. Laughable that we didn't when the likes of Chappel, Davies etc got the same deal as Astles. However, silly decisions were Macca's forte! I would give him a five year deal and make him captain. He's already a cult hero and fastly on his way to becoming a legend at the club. |
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Post by dmcnally on Dec 12, 2017 14:56:53 GMT
Does anyone else think it would be a good bit of business to offer the big man an extended contract now rather than wait for someone to tap him up before the end of the season, that way if he does move on we will get a transfer fee. It’s a no brainier for me as he is our most consistent performer by a county mile. Should have been given a three year deal in the summer. Laughable that we didn't when the likes of Chappel, Davies etc got the same deal as Astles. However, silly decisions were Macca's forte! I would give him a five year deal and make him captain. He's already a cult hero and fastly on his way to becoming a legend at the club. Have you not thought he maybe didn’t want to sign a longer term deal? |
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Post by Matt on Dec 12, 2017 15:25:15 GMT
The guy has taken his new contract and eat it. He's put on considerable weight into this season, things bouncing round you normally see on women! He's does give 100% but other than that I don't see the much else. I didn't even see poor fitness like that in the Evo-Stik.
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Post by bing on Dec 12, 2017 15:45:09 GMT
I like the player, but it's risky to offer long contracts. After all, most people (myself included) were happy when Macca was offered a two year contract and look what happened there!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2017 15:58:55 GMT
The guy has taken his new contract and eat it. He's put on considerable weight into this season, things bouncing round you normally see on women! He's does give 100% but other than that I don't see the much else. I didn't even see poor fitness like that in the Evo-Stik. Don't know why so many carry on about his weight. If he's underperforming I'd get it but he's still been one of the better players this season. I'd wager that he does more running than most and covers more ground (don't be a smart arse!). Nearly always first to every header, never shirks a tackle and amazingly hasn't received a single yellow so far this season despite his 'no nonsense' style. We'd be in a lot worse position without him. The lad is still only 23, cut him some slack. It's not even a question of fitness, the lad clearly is fit enough, it's not like he's gasping for air every 5 minutes, it is a physical thing and imo it doesn't affect his performance on the pitch. |
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Post by everhopeful on Dec 12, 2017 16:15:12 GMT
The guy has taken his new contract and eat it. He's put on considerable weight into this season, things bouncing round you normally see on women! He's does give 100% but other than that I don't see the much else. I didn't even see poor fitness like that in the Evo-Stik. What a load of bull! |
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Post by agl on Dec 12, 2017 17:05:50 GMT
Among the current squad Astles is the only one I'd be sorry to lose.
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Post by Hannibal on Dec 12, 2017 17:07:59 GMT
The guy has taken his new contract and eat it. He's put on considerable weight into this season, things bouncing round you normally see on women! He's does give 100% but other than that I don't see the much else. I didn't even see poor fitness like that in the Evo-Stik. Don't know why so many carry on about his weight. If he's underperforming I'd get it but he's still been one of the better players this season. I'd wager that he does more running than most and covers more ground (don't be a smart arse!). Nearly always first to every header, never shirks a tackle and amazingly hasn't received a single yellow so far this season despite his 'no nonsense' style. We'd be in a lot worse position without him. The lad is still only 23, cut him some slack. It's not even a question of fitness, the lad clearly is fit enough, it's not like he's gasping for air every 5 minutes, it is a physical thing and imo it doesn't affect his performance on the pitch. Hadn't realised that. That makes him even more impressive to me. The way he nurtured young James on Saturday is also part of his game. I for one wouldn't be very impressed if someone like Tranmere Rovers took him for nothing at the end of the season. I realise that he's young enough to get a fee, but that hasn't worked out very well with Alabi has it? |
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Post by South Wirral Blue on Dec 12, 2017 17:21:20 GMT
Does anyone else think it would be a good bit of business to offer the big man an extended contract now rather than wait for someone to tap him up before the end of the season, that way if he does move on we will get a transfer fee. It’s a no brainier for me as he is our most consistent performer by a county mile. Should have been given a three year deal in the summer. Laughable that we didn't when the likes of Chappel, Davies etc got the same deal as Astles. However, silly decisions were Macca's forte! I would give him a five year deal and make him captain. He's already a cult hero and fastly on his way to becoming a legend at the club. If only there was some way of knowing 6 months ago that Macca would turn out to be such a disaster. Its not like anybody tried to stop the board from damaging the club or anything... |
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Post by martinblue47 on Dec 12, 2017 19:19:25 GMT
Does anyone else think it would be a good bit of business to offer the big man an extended contract now rather than wait for someone to tap him up before the end of the season, that way if he does move on we will get a transfer fee. It’s a no brainier for me as he is our most consistent performer by a county mile. Should have been given a three year deal in the summer. Laughable that we didn't when the likes of Chappel, Davies etc got the same deal as Astles. However, silly decisions were Macca's forte! I would give him a five year deal and make him captain. He's already a cult hero and fastly on his way to becoming a legend at the club. Legend.!!! That is a label that should be earned. Long way to go yet. |
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Post by sealking on Dec 12, 2017 21:10:43 GMT
Was one of our better players last year and same this year. Yes he's over weight but his fitness is fine...always last the full match and played almost every game last year and this year
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Post by Wortleyblue on Dec 12, 2017 21:50:36 GMT
Reminds me of the great Sir Barry Ash great bulk of a man but extremely fit
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Post by ivawhopper on Dec 12, 2017 22:17:13 GMT
The guy has taken his new contract and eat it. He's put on considerable weight into this season, things bouncing round you normally see on women! He's does give 100% but other than that I don't see the much else. I didn't even see poor fitness like that in the Evo-Stik. Best comment on here in many a month. Made me chuckle heartily into my bovril tonight. |
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Post by Imperial on Dec 12, 2017 22:39:46 GMT
He’s quality, gives 110% every game, wins everything in the air, scores goals & is without doubt a far better candidate for the captaincy than McCombe.
Could he do with losing a bit of weight? Yeah probably but he’s been our most consistent & impressive performer this season. I’d have no issues with him being tied down for an extra year.
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Post by catfordbags on Dec 12, 2017 23:10:51 GMT
Ryan Astles is a gold plated agricultural robot parked front and centre of our defence.... forget the moobs and ample buttocks ... Astles has a hopper at one end into which MB unloads tons and tons of freshly picked potatos (king Edwards, Maris pipers, jersey royals) ... these are crushed and processed through Ryan's jaws, regurgitated through a mincing machine,digested in a vat of acid, pressed through a mangle before being delivered into Ryan's mechanical arms and legs in the form of fairy dust. Ryan's spreads that fairy dust in vast clouds all over the Deva pitch.... and for that reason Ryan should have his contract extended
plus I have it from very reliable source from very very deep inside the club that he is training to become he a Seal legend. In his spare time when he isn't eating extra potato's, he balances a ball on the end of his nose for minutes on end .... just like what Barry Butler used to do....
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Post by Rio Doherty on Dec 12, 2017 23:21:32 GMT
Personally, I don’t think that Ryan Astles isn’t bad for a ‘’fat slob who can fill the goal’’.
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Post by luckyblue on Dec 12, 2017 23:36:52 GMT
By far the most committed player we have. Never shirks a challenge. And is spotted in Total Fitness in Prenton most days.
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Post by keysersoze on Dec 13, 2017 10:27:27 GMT
By far the most committed player we have. Never shirks a challenge. And is spotted in Total Fitness in Prenton most days. In the café presumably?! 
Must admit his weight irritates me (probably more than it should!). You can't fault his performance levels but it frustrates me thinking how good he could be if he showed the discipline off the pitch to keep himself in shape.
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Post by bing on Dec 13, 2017 10:42:51 GMT
If you could combine Astles with Nyal Bell's physique, you'd have a Championship player.
I've never met him, but I wonder whether he realises just how good he could be?
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Post by JonahCFC on Dec 13, 2017 11:00:41 GMT
The state of this thread 😩 The lad gets through a 90 min game with ease, so what if he's carrying a bit of weight.
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Post by bing on Dec 13, 2017 11:34:08 GMT
The state of this thread 😩 The lad gets through a 90 min game with ease, so what if he's carrying a bit of weight. Don't get me wrong - he's one of our best players and I'm sure could be a National League player for the rest of his career with ease. I do think, however, that his career could take off if he lost a little weight. |
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Post by Harry Lime on Dec 13, 2017 13:11:15 GMT
At the start of season presentation to CFU by JMc he had slides showing some of the training stats. One of those briefly put up related to the Body Fat levels of the players.
It was only flashed up for a few seconds, but interestingly, Astles wasn't the highest.
He was the first I looked for, for obvious reasons. Didn't get chance to see them all, but one other player certainly had higher Body Fat readings. Maybe others did too, but JMc took the slide down too quickly.
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Post by Firestick Frank on Dec 13, 2017 22:44:11 GMT
Got a mean pass on him too. Doesn't look like a cultured player but he is.
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Post by Derry Blue on Dec 13, 2017 23:03:54 GMT
He seems to give a damn.
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Post by Si on Dec 14, 2017 13:00:57 GMT
Astles is a cracking player at our level, but is certainly hindered from going any higher because of his weight. I'm not saying he'd suddenly gain a shed load of pace if he lost weight, he's always going to be slow, but its more the concentration side of things. If you're carrying around extra weight for 90 mins then your body might be able to cope but your mind is another thing, and when you've had to work harder than others to get through the game its going to affect you in the later stages of games when you need to get back in position or pick up your marker.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2017 22:51:03 GMT
Great player. Love him to bits. All of him.
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Post by Hannibal on Dec 15, 2017 12:29:26 GMT
Great player. Love him to bits. All of him. Me too .... need to build a team around him next season whatever league we're and if he's still here. |
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Post by catfordbags on Dec 15, 2017 12:59:24 GMT
Great player. Love him to bits. All of him. Me too .... need to build a team around him next season whatever league we're and if he's still here. MB would need access to a good scaffolder... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2017 16:19:46 GMT
He is what he is and we should just celebrate we've got a decent AND fearless defender because our situation without him doesn't bear thinking about.
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