Simon Elliot!
Yeah yeah !!!
He'll do good for us here at the Phoenix. Just a season or two though, no further. He's 35 already
cant see it myself..he wants to play in the states, plus hes 35, plus i think that he sits too deep sometimes and we already have plenty of midfielders that do that...and based on last nights game shooting is a bit suspect
I think he'll fit in perfectly. We have Big Mac and Greenie as our strikers now and i think Elliot can provide good early long balls for them. He'll sit in front of Lia, Moosecat and stay behind our strikers in midfield, especially when Brown wants to go up front in support. Plus Elliot's a bit more experienced than any of our current midfielders (not necessarily better). I personally like his passing skills and vision for early balls.
regarding shooting the ball - We've seen worse at the Phoenix already. Ferrante missing from 6 yards and yet he played for us. but then again times have changed and so has the style Phoenix plays in. On the other hand, when we've got Macllister, Greenie, Ifill and Brown to do the shooting job, i think we will be okay with Simon not showing ball striking prowess. BUT if we can get a GOOD attacking midfielder with the likes of Scholes, Gerrard, Lampard or Iniesta the I wont give Elliott a second thought.