Brace yourself for shock announcement

[eggman]

Nick Powell is injured for tonight's game Stockport County V Bradford

[Staffsoatcake]

Bloody hell, what were the odds on that?

[crowey]

….. sick note at it again

[chuffedstokie]

Very good mate of mine, totally devoted Stockport fan really can't believe this. Apparently Powell has been accused of laziness/not trying and now he's injured. I did warn him 🙂

[sportsman]

And plenty on here said his injuries were a myth and he was misunderstood!

[AlbertTatlock]

Football player gets injured - fucking hell I've never heard of anything like it? I wonder if it'll be on BBC world news tonight.

I'm so glad you warned me to brace myself, I am in shock.

Whatever next? I wonder if a manager somewhere will get the sack or a professional will miss a penalty? Be sure to warn us all again if anything like does happen won't you.

Gouranga.

[jokker]

Aug 15, 2023 19:45:51 GMT sportsman said:

And plenty on here said his injuries were a myth and he was misunderstood!

Not a myth, no. He does get injured sometimes. But the extent of his injuries are exaggerated.

The waiting will be over and worth waiting for for any hatter...

[thehartshillbadger]

Aug 15, 2023 19:57:26 GMT jokker said:

Aug 15, 2023 19:45:51 GMT sportsman said:

And plenty on here said his injuries were a myth and he was misunderstood!

Not a myth, no. He does get injured sometimes. But the extent of his injuries are exaggerated.

The waiting will be over and worth waiting for for any hatter...

He trod on a piece of Lego, enough to put any man out of action for at least 8 weeks.

[bolders]

Heard he really hates Stockport County

[Fred Merger]

Starting as he means to go on.

[smallthorner]

When he signed for Man Poo, I thought he would be an England hero of the future.

Bizarre...

[shakermaker]

Aug 15, 2023 19:45:51 GMT sportsman said:

And plenty on here said his injuries were a myth and he was misunderstood!

And to think some on here were baying at the club to give him a new contract. He’d have spent most of it sipping pina coladas whilst lounging on the medical bed!

[st3mark]

Aug 15, 2023 21:01:53 GMT Fred Merger said:

Starting as he means to go on.

Starting? You've got the wrong bloke mate.

[Pretty Little Boother]

Really don't get why people rate him so highly.

[smallthorner]

Aug 15, 2023 21:28:26 GMT Pretty Little Boother said:

Really don't get why people rate him so highly.

Reckon it must be mental application to the job in hand that has held him back from the top.

When he was playing for Wigan against us on a freezing cold night match a few years ago he absolutely mullered us.

Took the piss, dictated the game and put on a number 10 performance that made you gasp.

I would imagine he's comfortable in his personal life and just does enough to pay his wages.

[thehartshillbadger]

Looks like a Powell bashing thread. And while I think we were right to let him go and his niggling injuries were frustrating he was a really good player for us at his peak, let’s not forget that.
Wish him luck but glad we’ve moved on

[BraveSirRobin]

Aug 15, 2023 21:28:26 GMT Pretty Little Boother said:

Really don't get why people rate him so highly.

I don't get why he gets so much stick

[nottsover60]

I thought this was going to be the story from two days ago in which Nick said Nathan Jones at Stoke really inspired him to train harder and look after his body better with his enthusiasm for the game. So much for the 'Powell hated Jones' story. Here's the link to a very candid interview. A long read with the Jones bit near the end but very honest and revealing. It seems he doesn't hate football but hates the football industry which I think we can all sympathise with. 
www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/man-utd/nick-powell-man-utd-premier-league-stoke-stockport-527086-20230728

[callas12]

Aug 15, 2023 22:26:16 GMT nottsover60 said:

I thought this was going to be the story from two days ago in which Nick said Nathan Jones at Stoke really inspired him to train harder and look after his body better with his enthusiasm for the game. So much for the 'Powell hated Jones' story. Here's the link to a very candid interview. A long read with the Jones bit near the end but very honest and revealing. It seems he doesn't hate football but hates the football industry which I think we can all sympathise with. 
www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/man-utd/nick-powell-man-utd-premier-league-stoke-stockport-527086-20230728

I've read this article, very revealing indeed. What is clear & what I took from it and have believed for a long while is that Nick Powell is a naturally gifted footballer who only did what he had to do to earn a good and comfy living.
He seems like someone who has always treated playing football as a job as opposed to a passion and he certainly hasn't got wrapped up in the love of the game like some clearly do.

His outside of football interests and plans for the future kind of highlight this outlook.
Sure its only a small % but some footballers who are just naturally good at it and get the lucky breaks see it purely as a means to an end..

I recall someone close to Andy Cooke once telling me that he wasn't particularly interested in playing football per se, but was just good at it and got picked up early so was purely a way to earn a good living.
Interesting to note that upon retiring form playing football Cooke began working in the Group Insurance Industry.

[nottsover60]

Aug 15, 2023 22:44:58 GMT callas12 said:

Aug 15, 2023 22:26:16 GMT nottsover60 said:

I thought this was going to be the story from two days ago in which Nick said Nathan Jones at Stoke really inspired him to train harder and look after his body better with his enthusiasm for the game. So much for the 'Powell hated Jones' story. Here's the link to a very candid interview. A long read with the Jones bit near the end but very honest and revealing. It seems he doesn't hate football but hates the football industry which I think we can all sympathise with. 
www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/man-utd/nick-powell-man-utd-premier-league-stoke-stockport-527086-20230728

I've read this article, very revealing indeed. What is clear & what I took from it and have believed for a long while is that Nick Powell is a naturally gifted footballer who only did what he had to do to earn a good and comfy living.
He seems like someone who has always treated playing football as a job as opposed to a passion and he certainly hasn't got wrapped up in the love of the game like some clearly do.

His outside of football interests and plans for the future kind of highlight this outlook.
Sure its only a small % but some footballers who are just naturally good at it and get the lucky breaks see it purely as a means to an end..

I recall someone close to Andy Cooke once telling me that he wasn't particularly interested in playing football per se, but was just good at it and got picked up early so was purely a way to earn a good living.
Interesting to note that upon retiring form playing football Cooke began working in the Group Insurance Industry.

Yes Nick's a bit of a conundrum. He says he doesn't like football and never tried to make friends with teammates because of that and could easily have retired in his 20s but that the buzz he got from playing games kept making him fall in love with it and keep going. It seems like he really enjoys matchday but hates the rest and certainly hates the industry and everything that surrounds football. I have to say that this interview is one of the best, most revealing I've ever read with a footballer. So much honesty and self blame but after I'd read it I just liked him and understood him more. I think he's one of the most misunderstood and complex characters we've ever had and I'm even more sorry we didn't offer him a contract this summer. 

[PotterLog]

Aug 15, 2023 22:44:58 GMT callas12 said:

Aug 15, 2023 22:26:16 GMT nottsover60 said:

I thought this was going to be the story from two days ago in which Nick said Nathan Jones at Stoke really inspired him to train harder and look after his body better with his enthusiasm for the game. So much for the 'Powell hated Jones' story. Here's the link to a very candid interview. A long read with the Jones bit near the end but very honest and revealing. It seems he doesn't hate football but hates the football industry which I think we can all sympathise with. 
www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/man-utd/nick-powell-man-utd-premier-league-stoke-stockport-527086-20230728

I've read this article, very revealing indeed. What is clear & what I took from it and have believed for a long while is that Nick Powell is a naturally gifted footballer who only did what he had to do to earn a good and comfy living.
He seems like someone who has always treated playing football as a job as opposed to a passion and he certainly hasn't got wrapped up in the love of the game like some clearly do.

His outside of football interests and plans for the future kind of highlight this outlook.
Sure its only a small % but some footballers who are just naturally good at it and get the lucky breaks see it purely as a means to an end..

I recall someone close to Andy Cooke once telling me that he wasn't particularly interested in playing football per se, but was just good at it and got picked up early so was purely a way to earn a good living.
Interesting to note that upon retiring form playing football Cooke began working in the Group Insurance Industry.

The big difference being that Nick Powell is a very talented footballer who perhaps ought to have made it at the top level, whereas Andy Cooke was absolutely wank.

Point stands though.

[shrewspotter]

Aug 15, 2023 22:26:16 GMT nottsover60 said:

I thought this was going to be the story from two days ago in which Nick said Nathan Jones at Stoke really inspired him to train harder and look after his body better with his enthusiasm for the game. So much for the 'Powell hated Jones' story. Here's the link to a very candid interview. A long read with the Jones bit near the end but very honest and revealing. It seems he doesn't hate football but hates the football industry which I think we can all sympathise with. 
www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/man-utd/nick-powell-man-utd-premier-league-stoke-stockport-527086-20230728

excellent read, Nick just doesn't come across as an everyday footballer.

I hope he does well at Stockport and thereafter

[Deleted]

Not read the interview but it would definitely make sense given how his career has panned out that he didn’t particularly enjoy most aspects of being a footballer.

It’s probably testament to his talent that he still tasted premier league football and made a good living in the EFL. But I still maintain that he had the talent to go right to the top. I legitimately believe he could’ve been a household name.

That goal he scored in the playoff final against Cheltenham is still one of the greatest goals I’ve ever seen. If it had been scored in the champions league final it’d be held in similar esteem to Zidane’s volley / Bale’s bicycle kick.

But to get to the highest level in any sport you have to truly love the grind. Because most of the work to become great is repetitive and arduous, and comes with an unreal amount of sacrifice. If you don’t truly love it and have that single mindedness to become the best version of yourself then, nowadays especially given football athleticism has evolved, then all the talent in the world isn’t going to be enough.

[spitthedog]

Aug 15, 2023 22:44:58 GMT callas12 said:

Aug 15, 2023 22:26:16 GMT nottsover60 said:

I thought this was going to be the story from two days ago in which Nick said Nathan Jones at Stoke really inspired him to train harder and look after his body better with his enthusiasm for the game. So much for the 'Powell hated Jones' story. Here's the link to a very candid interview. A long read with the Jones bit near the end but very honest and revealing. It seems he doesn't hate football but hates the football industry which I think we can all sympathise with. 
www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/man-utd/nick-powell-man-utd-premier-league-stoke-stockport-527086-20230728

I've read this article, very revealing indeed. What is clear & what I took from it and have believed for a long while is that Nick Powell is a naturally gifted footballer who only did what he had to do to earn a good and comfy living.
He seems like someone who has always treated playing football as a job as opposed to a passion and he certainly hasn't got wrapped up in the love of the game like some clearly do.

His outside of football interests and plans for the future kind of highlight this outlook.
Sure its only a small % but some footballers who are just naturally good at it and get the lucky breaks see it purely as a means to an end..

I recall someone close to Andy Cooke once telling me that he wasn't particularly interested in playing football per se, but was just good at it and got picked up early so was purely a way to earn a good living.
Interesting to note that upon retiring form playing football Cooke began working in the Group Insurance Industry.

Cooke played non-league football for peanuts into his 40s so he couldn't have hated it that much!
I saw him play for Market Drayton when he was 39 on a freezing Tuesday night in Sheffield.

[matelot1996]

I have no sympathy for anyone giving him a contract. Waste of a squad number. He’s a tired Fucker with limited interest in playing Football.

[nottsover60]

Aug 16, 2023 0:04:02 GMT @stokiepmre89 said:

Not read the interview but it would definitely make sense given how his career has panned out that he didn’t particularly enjoy most aspects of being a footballer.

It’s probably testament to his talent that he still tasted premier league football and made a good living in the EFL. But I still maintain that he had the talent to go right to the top. I legitimately believe he could’ve been a household name.

That goal he scored in the playoff final against Cheltenham is still one of the greatest goals I’ve ever seen. If it had been scored in the champions league final it’d be held in similar esteem to Zidane’s volley / Bale’s bicycle kick.

But to get to the highest level in any sport you have to truly love the grind. Because most of the work to become great is repetitive and arduous, and comes with an unreal amount of sacrifice. If you don’t truly love it and have that single mindedness to become the best version of yourself then, nowadays especially given football athleticism has evolved, then all the talent in the world isn’t going to be enough.

The thing is that sadly at the end of his career he says he does enjoy the grind and became the player who came in to training early and left late all thanks to the short time he worked with Nathan Jones who inspired him with his enthusiasm. Seems we misunderstood the relationship they had. 

[nottsover60]

Aug 16, 2023 2:03:46 GMT matelot1996 said:

I have no sympathy for anyone giving him a contract. Waste of a squad number. He’s a tired Fucker with limited interest in playing Football.

I suggest you read the article. He admits his part in his lack of a 'successful' career and says he would be different if he could go back. Which of us don't say that at times? He is the first footballer who I think is a normal person who I would probably get on with. He hates the show that goes with football and the way most footballers behave, not the sport. Aren't most of us like that too? And in the end he seems totally at peace with himself. 

[spitthedog]

Aug 16, 2023 8:39:40 GMT nottsover60 said:

Aug 16, 2023 0:04:02 GMT @stokiepmre89 said:

Not read the interview but it would definitely make sense given how his career has panned out that he didn’t particularly enjoy most aspects of being a footballer.

It’s probably testament to his talent that he still tasted premier league football and made a good living in the EFL. But I still maintain that he had the talent to go right to the top. I legitimately believe he could’ve been a household name.

That goal he scored in the playoff final against Cheltenham is still one of the greatest goals I’ve ever seen. If it had been scored in the champions league final it’d be held in similar esteem to Zidane’s volley / Bale’s bicycle kick.

But to get to the highest level in any sport you have to truly love the grind. Because most of the work to become great is repetitive and arduous, and comes with an unreal amount of sacrifice. If you don’t truly love it and have that single mindedness to become the best version of yourself then, nowadays especially given football athleticism has evolved, then all the talent in the world isn’t going to be enough.

The thing is that sadly at the end of his career he says he does enjoy the grind and became the player who came in to training early and left late all thanks to the short time he worked with Nathan Jones who inspired him with his enthusiasm. Seems we misunderstood the relationship they had. 

It just shows how narratives about our players are basically just invented, repeated and then sustained especially on here, often without any genuine foundations.

[iglugluk]

Aug 16, 2023 8:49:46 GMT spitthedog said:

Aug 16, 2023 8:39:40 GMT nottsover60 said:

The thing is that sadly at the end of his career he says he does enjoy the grind and became the player who came in to training early and left late all thanks to the short time he worked with Nathan Jones who inspired him with his enthusiasm. Seems we misunderstood the relationship they had. 

It just shows how narratives about our players are basically just invented, repeated and then sustained especially on here, often without any genuine foundations.

The ignorance of the mob as opposed to the wisdom of the crowd.

[Deleted]

Aug 16, 2023 10:18:44 GMT iglugluk said:

Aug 16, 2023 8:49:46 GMT spitthedog said:

It just shows how narratives about our players are basically just invented, repeated and then sustained especially on here, often without any genuine foundations.

The ignorance of the mob as opposed to the wisdom of the crowd.

You would hope that the recent Dele Ali interview would lead to a lot of people being more hesitant to jump to conclusions. You never truly know what’s going on.

Also there’s a cruel irony that athletes only have a short window in their life to realise their true sporting potential; and that window comes at a time in life where maturity is lower than it’ll be at any other point in their adult lives. It’s why the story of wasted potential in sport is so common. By the time many people mature enough to become conscientious; that short window to become a great sportsperson has long since passed.