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Post by steinosjockstrap on Jan 29, 2023 18:16:42 GMT
I must say after being underwhelmed with him, these past couple of games he's starting to look the player we expected. Yes, it's only 2 games, but hopefully those are the kid of performances we expect, not are surprised by. Well done Josh.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Jan 29, 2023 18:19:36 GMT
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Post by southcoaststokie on Jan 29, 2023 19:14:51 GMT
Good interview, speaks well, sure all true Stokies wish both you and your Grandad well, We’ll be with you
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 29, 2023 19:15:44 GMT
About the only good performance today I thought. Capped by that beauty of a goal. Several good performances today, Celina (till he tired), Wilmot (other than for the missed clearance when they scored), Ty (hard work throughout and efforts on target), Laurent of course (he’s going nowhere in this window and looks stringer and fitter now), Brown (tireless, good goal also - even though Bayern says he’s crap). Not sure which 10 min s3gment of the match you were watching Bayern! Celina was ok. Wilmot was really poor. Campbell was ok. Brown was dreadful. Didn’t win one duel, he’s not a striker to lead the line I watched two poor sides play a very poor standard game of football. Shocked at how unarsed they were.
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Post by scfcno1fan on Jan 29, 2023 19:20:39 GMT
Several good performances today, Celina (till he tired), Wilmot (other than for the missed clearance when they scored), Ty (hard work throughout and efforts on target), Laurent of course (he’s going nowhere in this window and looks stringer and fitter now), Brown (tireless, good goal also - even though Bayern says he’s crap). Not sure which 10 min s3gment of the match you were watching Bayern! Celina was ok. Wilmot was really poor. Campbell was ok. Brown was dreadful. Didn’t win one duel, he’s not a striker to lead the line I watched two poor sides play a very poor standard game of football. Shocked at how unarsed they were. I saw it differently today. Thought we did well, created plenty of chances, some nice play through the middle and other than our customary once per game balls up in defence, we defended ok. Was very comfortable.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 29, 2023 19:23:51 GMT
Celina was ok. Wilmot was really poor. Campbell was ok. Brown was dreadful. Didn’t win one duel, he’s not a striker to lead the line I watched two poor sides play a very poor standard game of football. Shocked at how unarsed they were. I saw it differently today. Thought we did well, created plenty of chances, some nice play through the middle and other than our customary once per game balls up in defence, we defended ok. Was very comfortable. I thought we were super professional and it was easy. But I don’t think we played well. We didn’t have to. If we had played well it would have been 5/6 and they wouldn’t have scored. I’m still not sure how we let a side who threatened so little score tbh. Thought it highlighted what we already know, we need a CB (Souttar) and we need a targetman that can win headers and hold it up.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Jan 30, 2023 14:22:42 GMT
Several good performances today, Celina (till he tired), Wilmot (other than for the missed clearance when they scored), Ty (hard work throughout and efforts on target), Laurent of course (he’s going nowhere in this window and looks stringer and fitter now), Brown (tireless, good goal also - even though Bayern says he’s crap). Not sure which 10 min s3gment of the match you were watching Bayern! Celina was ok. Wilmot was really poor. Campbell was ok. Brown was dreadful. Didn’t win one duel, he’s not a striker to lead the line I watched two poor sides play a very poor standard game of football. Shocked at how unarsed they were. Thought Brown worked incredibly hard and worked the centre backs all game. Ran his socks off, scored a goal, won a penalty. Give the lad a break, he gives 100%, works hard, and prob will be our top scorer again this season.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 30, 2023 14:27:12 GMT
Celina was ok. Wilmot was really poor. Campbell was ok. Brown was dreadful. Didn’t win one duel, he’s not a striker to lead the line I watched two poor sides play a very poor standard game of football. Shocked at how unarsed they were. Thought Brown worked incredibly hard and worked the centre backs all game. Ran his socks off, scored a goal, won a penalty. Give the lad a break, he gives 100%, works hard, and prob will be our top scorer again this season. He can’t lead the line. So much broke down when it came to him. We need better asap.
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Post by cvillestokie on Jan 30, 2023 14:35:33 GMT
Thought Brown worked incredibly hard and worked the centre backs all game. Ran his socks off, scored a goal, won a penalty. Give the lad a break, he gives 100%, works hard, and prob will be our top scorer again this season. He can’t lead the line. So much broke down when it came to him. We need better asap. We don’t have one striker that can “lead the line” as a solo act. Brown still only has one less goal than Campbell despite playing rwb several times this season. On average, I reckon he’d score about 12-15 a season if played up front alongside a target man.
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Post by dirtclod on Jan 30, 2023 14:45:43 GMT
If their goalie hadn't got a foot on it, Brown would have had a 2nd goal. He moves off the ball - stays involved. Noticed Tyrese doing the same and Celina can actually pass to them! Brown is a honey-badger and a team player - the least of our worries. This isn't the PL, skilled players at every position is a myth, so work-ethic is critical.
We're spreading the ball around and thank God, it's not just one player doing all the scoring. People going on with that urban-legend of a "20 goal striker" I'd rather have 5 people with 4 goals. With these refs? They'd just target that striker until he has to be subbed.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 30, 2023 15:19:37 GMT
www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/reading-fc-transfer-news-chelsea-26106125Furthermore, Ince has stated he ideally wants two midfielders before the window closes to bolster his squad for the final 18 games of the Championship season. He has been linked with a sensational swoop for Stoke City's Josh Laurent, who only left Reading last summer. But the chances of that happening are understood to be slim, with the Potters not keen on letting the 27-year-old leave the bet365 Stadium. Royals had hoped to swap Laurent for out-of-favour midfielder Ovie Ejaria, but City boss Alex Neil declined the move. It remains to be seen if Reading step up their interest in Laurent or move to other targets elsewhere.
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 30, 2023 15:23:38 GMT
If their goalie hadn't got a foot on it, Brown would have had a 2nd goal. He moves off the ball - stays involved. Noticed Tyrese doing the same and Celina can actually pass to them! Brown is a honey-badger and a team player - the least of our worries. This isn't the PL, skilled players at every position is a myth, so work-ethic is critical. We're spreading the ball around and thank God, it's not just one player doing all the scoring. People going on with that urban-legend of a "20 goal striker" I'd rather have 5 people with 4 goals. With these refs? They'd just target that striker until he has to be subbed. 20 a season is hardly an “urban legend” in this division. Twenty-two players have done it since we came down.
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Post by dirtclod on Jan 30, 2023 15:25:20 GMT
If their goalie hadn't got a foot on it, Brown would have had a 2nd goal. He moves off the ball - stays involved. Noticed Tyrese doing the same and Celina can actually pass to them! Brown is a honey-badger and a team player - the least of our worries. This isn't the PL, skilled players at every position is a myth, so work-ethic is critical. We're spreading the ball around and thank God, it's not just one player doing all the scoring. People going on with that urban-legend of a "20 goal striker" I'd rather have 5 people with 4 goals. With these refs? They'd just target that striker until he has to be subbed. 20 a season is hardly an “urban legend” in this division. Twenty-two players have done it since we came down. Maybe I should have said that it's an urban-legend here then? We have dumped so much money already in that search only to end up with an unbalanced midfield with little to no supply and no finishing.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jan 30, 2023 16:04:24 GMT
Celina was ok. Wilmot was really poor. Campbell was ok. Brown was dreadful. Didn’t win one duel, he’s not a striker to lead the line I watched two poor sides play a very poor standard game of football. Shocked at how unarsed they were. Thought Brown worked incredibly hard and worked the centre backs all game. Ran his socks off, scored a goal, won a penalty. Give the lad a break, he gives 100%, works hard, and prob will be our top scorer again this season. When you say won a penalty, do you mean he happened to be the player on the end of a very good challenge that a pretty incompetent ref decided to have some fun with 😂
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Post by theonlooker on Jan 30, 2023 16:21:58 GMT
www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/reading-fc-transfer-news-chelsea-26106125Furthermore, Ince has stated he ideally wants two midfielders before the window closes to bolster his squad for the final 18 games of the Championship season. He has been linked with a sensational swoop for Stoke City's Josh Laurent, who only left Reading last summer. But the chances of that happening are understood to be slim, with the Potters not keen on letting the 27-year-old leave the bet365 Stadium. Royals had hoped to swap Laurent for out-of-favour midfielder Ovie Ejaria, but City boss Alex Neil declined the move. It remains to be seen if Reading step up their interest in Laurent or move to other targets elsewhere. I'd have turned it down too. Good move, Alex.
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Post by johnnysoul60 on Jan 30, 2023 16:27:13 GMT
Several good performances today, Celina (till he tired), Wilmot (other than for the missed clearance when they scored), Ty (hard work throughout and efforts on target), Laurent of course (he’s going nowhere in this window and looks stringer and fitter now), Brown (tireless, good goal also - even though Bayern says he’s crap). Not sure which 10 min s3gment of the match you were watching Bayern! Celina was ok. Wilmot was really poor. Campbell was ok. Brown was dreadful. Didn’t win one duel, he’s not a striker to lead the line I watched two poor sides play a very poor standard game of football. Shocked at how unarsed they were. Brown scored and won the pen ( even if it wasn't he forced the tackle) he is what he is a work horse and you need them in this league . Also thought Wilmot better than he has been solid squad player . Celina has a good touch and seems to have vision , the other lad looked well off the pace to me but is hopefully back up to Sterling. We do need a decent target man Campbell just average to me a good thing followed by a not so good , he does look a lot fitter though and if he can get played in a bit more often will score a few Im sure.
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Post by dirtygary69 on Jan 30, 2023 16:27:46 GMT
www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/reading-fc-transfer-news-chelsea-26106125Furthermore, Ince has stated he ideally wants two midfielders before the window closes to bolster his squad for the final 18 games of the Championship season. He has been linked with a sensational swoop for Stoke City's Josh Laurent, who only left Reading last summer. But the chances of that happening are understood to be slim, with the Potters not keen on letting the 27-year-old leave the bet365 Stadium. Royals had hoped to swap Laurent for out-of-favour midfielder Ovie Ejaria, but City boss Alex Neil declined the move. It remains to be seen if Reading step up their interest in Laurent or move to other targets elsewhere. "Hi, Alex. Do you fancy swapping that lovely Rolls Royce you've got there for this great, humming shite I've got in my desk drawer here?"
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Post by cheadlepotter on Jan 30, 2023 16:28:59 GMT
The last two games have me quite excited to see what AN could get out of Laurent now. Some of the football pitch jigsaw pieces are finally starting to join together.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 30, 2023 16:40:07 GMT
Celina was ok. Wilmot was really poor. Campbell was ok. Brown was dreadful. Didn’t win one duel, he’s not a striker to lead the line I watched two poor sides play a very poor standard game of football. Shocked at how unarsed they were. Brown scored and won the pen ( even if it wasn't he forced the tackle) he is what he is a work horse and you need them in this league . Also thought Wilmot better than he has been solid squad player . Celina has a good touch and seems to have vision , the other lad looked well off the pace to me but is hopefully back up to Sterling. We do need a decent target man Campbell just average to me a good thing followed by a not so good , he does look a lot fitter though and if he can get played in a bit more often will score a few Im sure. He can't win headers or hold it up. We need someone that does one or ideally both. He can't lead the line. Campbell outperformed him again yesterday.
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Post by stokeuk474 on Jan 30, 2023 16:59:52 GMT
Brown scored and won the pen ( even if it wasn't he forced the tackle) he is what he is a work horse and you need them in this league . Also thought Wilmot better than he has been solid squad player . Celina has a good touch and seems to have vision , the other lad looked well off the pace to me but is hopefully back up to Sterling. We do need a decent target man Campbell just average to me a good thing followed by a not so good , he does look a lot fitter though and if he can get played in a bit more often will score a few Im sure. He can't win headers or hold it up. We need someone that does one or ideally both. He can't lead the line. Campbell outperformed him again yesterday. Campbell was fucking useless yesterday. He only went past his full back once(in the 1st half for Smallbone's chance). Whenever Sterling or Hoever brought the ball forward, he just drifted towards the ball causing confusion and awkward short passes. He doesn't move enough off the ball, to create space for others moving forward. He has poor awareness of what's going on around him. I suppose it's not his fault as he's not a wide player, but a little bit of common sense wouldn't go amiss. Brown was much the better player yesterday and worked his socks off.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 30, 2023 17:00:18 GMT
As for that swap deal doesn’t seem to make much sense to do from our pov. Doesn’t solve any issues.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 30, 2023 17:02:32 GMT
He can't win headers or hold it up. We need someone that does one or ideally both. He can't lead the line. Campbell outperformed him again yesterday. Campbell was fucking useless yesterday. He only went past his full back once(in the 1st half for Smallbone's chance). Whenever Sterling or Hoever brought the ball forward, he just drifted towards the ball causing confusion and awkward short passes. He doesn't move enough off the ball, to create space for others moving forward. He has poor awareness of what's going on around him. I suppose it's not his fault as he's not a wide player, but a little bit of common sense wouldn't go amiss. Brown was much the better player yesterday and worked his socks off. He should have had two assists and created both of those chances by getting in behind. He moved plenty. Brown offered nothing in open play.
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Post by ChesterStokie on Jan 30, 2023 17:34:40 GMT
He can't win headers or hold it up. We need someone that does one or ideally both. He can't lead the line. Campbell outperformed him again yesterday. Campbell was fucking useless yesterday. He only went past his full back once(in the 1st half for Smallbone's chance). Whenever Sterling or Hoever brought the ball forward, he just drifted towards the ball causing confusion and awkward short passes. He doesn't move enough off the ball, to create space for others moving forward. He has poor awareness of what's going on around him. I suppose it's not his fault as he's not a wide player, but a little bit of common sense wouldn't go amiss. Brown was much the better player yesterday and worked his socks off. I tend to agree. Ty has a number of good qualities but positional play is not one of them. Neither is strength and stamina. Once he has seen a bit of serious action he needs about 5 minutes to recover and goes into hiding like Tom Ince.
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Post by stantheman on Jan 30, 2023 18:34:18 GMT
Brown scored and won the pen ( even if it wasn't he forced the tackle) he is what he is a work horse and you need them in this league . Also thought Wilmot better than he has been solid squad player . Celina has a good touch and seems to have vision , the other lad looked well off the pace to me but is hopefully back up to Sterling. We do need a decent target man Campbell just average to me a good thing followed by a not so good , he does look a lot fitter though and if he can get played in a bit more often will score a few Im sure. He can't win headers or hold it up. We need someone that does one or ideally both. He can't lead the line. Campbell outperformed him again yesterday. Give your guide dog a biscuit from me 🐕
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Post by mtrstudent on Jan 30, 2023 18:43:29 GMT
Brown scored and won the pen ( even if it wasn't he forced the tackle) he is what he is a work horse and you need them in this league . Also thought Wilmot better than he has been solid squad player . Celina has a good touch and seems to have vision , the other lad looked well off the pace to me but is hopefully back up to Sterling. We do need a decent target man Campbell just average to me a good thing followed by a not so good , he does look a lot fitter though and if he can get played in a bit more often will score a few Im sure. He can't win headers or hold it up. We need someone that does one or ideally both. He can't lead the line. Campbell outperformed him again yesterday. I think brown is quite good at headers on goal. We've seen him get into good positions, do a big jump and then get it on target. In buildup play he doesn't seem to have it down. Gets knocked over easily. You know I like brown but if he's central forward in a 4-3-3 then long balls need to aim for the channels.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Jan 30, 2023 18:58:28 GMT
Thought Brown worked incredibly hard and worked the centre backs all game. Ran his socks off, scored a goal, won a penalty. Give the lad a break, he gives 100%, works hard, and prob will be our top scorer again this season. When you say won a penalty, do you mean he happened to be the player on the end of a very good challenge that a pretty incompetent ref decided to have some fun with 😂 If you like... credit to brown for being in that position...better than him standing with his hands on his hips watching the through ball be cleared by the keeper. Jacob brown is the least of Alex Neil's problems.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jan 30, 2023 19:10:22 GMT
When you say won a penalty, do you mean he happened to be the player on the end of a very good challenge that a pretty incompetent ref decided to have some fun with 😂 If you like... credit to brown for being in that position...better than him standing with his hands on his hips watching the through ball be cleared by the keeper. Jacob brown is the least of Alex Neil's problems. I just hate the way it's thought of/described as winning a peno. Yes he did his job, it's the bare minimum I would expect from him and I agree, he's a good squad player to have on the bench.
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Post by chiprockets on Jan 30, 2023 19:30:50 GMT
Isn’t this thread about Laurent? not bayern as per usual
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 30, 2023 21:59:14 GMT
He can't win headers or hold it up. We need someone that does one or ideally both. He can't lead the line. Campbell outperformed him again yesterday. I think brown is quite good at headers on goal. We've seen him get into good positions, do a big jump and then get it on target. In buildup play he doesn't seem to have it down. Gets knocked over easily. You know I like brown but if he's central forward in a 4-3-3 then long balls need to aim for the channels. We do but we just don't do it. We still ping it to his head. He is weak as piss you're right. He's so frustrating.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jan 30, 2023 22:09:42 GMT
I'm not impressed by any of them when it comes to holding the ball up. What frustrates me with Campbell is that he doesn't use his biggest asset more often, his pace. I really had high hopes for Campbell because he can outrun most defenders and he has an eye for a goal too, but still he seems like Bambi on ice for most of the time, he hardly competes in the air and his workrate is really low too. He is probably a much better footballer than Brown for the 15 minutes he participates during a game, but that simply isn't enough. Brown is very limited on the ball, but he works ever so hard, has a decent shot and is quite good in the air. I actually think Brown's contribution during a season is bigger than Campbell's, but hopefully Tezgel and Goodwin soon will be ready for bigger things.
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