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Post by st3mark on Aug 15, 2024 20:46:59 GMT
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Post by stokefanone on Aug 15, 2024 21:25:52 GMT
This is looking like shaping up to be our youngest ever squad! I don’t know and haven’t checked but can’t imagine we’ve ever had more players 25 or under, even 21 and under. Who is over 30? Gibson, Steven’s… who else? Bonham and Fielding |
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Post by stokefanone on Aug 15, 2024 21:27:04 GMT
Blackburn fans don’t seem too arsed. Supposedly did ok for them pre Xmas but went missing for the last 5 months of the season. Change of manager? |
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Aug 15, 2024 21:36:14 GMT
He looks bigger and stronger than Cundle.
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Post by banksisgod on Aug 15, 2024 21:36:18 GMT
It always used to drive me nuts, as an Irishman, to hear Kevin's surname pronounced as MORE ANNE, with the emphasis on the second syllable.
It's an Irish surname, so we know how to pronounce it properly; it's MORE AN; emphasis on the first syllable.
The same will apply to Andrew; trust me!!
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Aug 15, 2024 21:40:17 GMT
Super super Lee !
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Post by tuum on Aug 16, 2024 1:24:42 GMT
Sounds exciting and I’m sure that being at Blackburn last season would have helped him as it was his first full season. Still hope we go for Cundle too. I’d imagine this will mean an exit. Sell Burger. .if we can get a good price for him. |
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Post by owdestokie2 on Aug 16, 2024 1:40:49 GMT
Blackburn fans don’t seem too arsed. Supposedly did ok for them pre Xmas but went missing for the last 5 months of the season. We missed a trick then by not consulting with the Blackburn fans before tracking/negotiating with BHA and the player. |
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Post by foxysgloves on Aug 16, 2024 3:35:42 GMT
He looks bigger and stronger than Cundle. So does Kylie Minogue. |
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Post by scfcno1fan on Aug 16, 2024 3:59:31 GMT
Blackburn fans don’t seem too arsed. Supposedly did ok for them pre Xmas but went missing for the last 5 months of the season. We missed a trick then by not consulting with the Blackburn fans before tracking/negotiating with BHA and the player.  |
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Post by LphPotter on Aug 16, 2024 4:20:50 GMT
Another signing that’s come from nowhere that bacon burger says never ever happens. Good to see that he’s still getting everything wrong.
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Post by chiswickpotter on Aug 16, 2024 7:05:20 GMT
We should not get carried away on Saturday, we scored out of nowhere at a time Coventry were well on top. Why? Because they squeezed us second half and our midfield crumbled, Thompson couldn't get no the ball and dictate play. He is a useful squad player but not good enough defensively or creatively to be the starting pivot in a team with ambition. Pearson is better at every facet of the role and both have the same yellow card fetish Thompson's job isn't to dictate play. His job when in possession is to play a simple pass to someone who can dictate the play. Second half Cov had all the possession for most of the half, Thompson doing the side of his job without the ball, combined with Gibson and Wilmot having good games meant it limited Cov to 1 shot on target in 90mins. And to be fair to the rest of the midfield I wouldn't say any of them crumbled if we're only letting them have one attempt on target. People think the game was won with Bakers goal, but the game was won by Thompson, Gibson and Wilmot keeping us in a position where we could still win the game with one extra chance. Beautiful team performance by the lads. In our system his job is to initiate the play by linking defence and midfield. First half they sat off and we were fine as soon as they squeezed we couldn’t get on the ball and they clearly targeted Thompson. His problem is he is so left footed they were able to close his options off. He isn’t great positionally, many of his yellows come from recovery tackles as he is wrong side. Useful squad player but not a starter in an ambitious team. Pearson does every facet better than him, except getting booked when they are equivalently bad. Pearson clearly played with an injury last year but is a step up |
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Post by lordb on Aug 16, 2024 7:11:19 GMT
Thompson's job isn't to dictate play. His job when in possession is to play a simple pass to someone who can dictate the play. Second half Cov had all the possession for most of the half, Thompson doing the side of his job without the ball, combined with Gibson and Wilmot having good games meant it limited Cov to 1 shot on target in 90mins. And to be fair to the rest of the midfield I wouldn't say any of them crumbled if we're only letting them have one attempt on target. People think the game was won with Bakers goal, but the game was won by Thompson, Gibson and Wilmot keeping us in a position where we could still win the game with one extra chance. Beautiful team performance by the lads. In our system his job is to initiate the play by linking defence and midfield. First half they sat off and we were fine as soon as they squeezed we couldn’t get on the ball and they clearly targeted Thompson. His problem is he is so left footed they were able to close his options off. He isn’t great positionally, many of his yellows come from recovery tackles as he is wrong side. Useful squad player but not a starter in an ambitious team. Pearson does every facet better than him, except getting booked when they are equivalently bad. Pearson clearly played with an injury last year but is a step up Find myself agreeing with both these posts |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2024 7:26:31 GMT
He looks bigger and stronger than Cundle. So does Kylie Minogue. She should be so lucky... |
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Post by baconburger on Aug 16, 2024 7:31:11 GMT
He looks bigger and stronger than Cundle. Most players do. |
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Post by baconburger on Aug 16, 2024 7:33:44 GMT
Another signing that’s come from nowhere that bacon burger says never ever happens. Good to see that he’s still getting everything wrong. What as in everyone knows about it and it’s still not complete. He’s not even had a medical. |
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Post by J-Roar on Aug 16, 2024 7:34:40 GMT
Sounds a great talent and hopefully his year in this league will put him in a good position to kick on.
I really like Cundle but it feels like it wasn't to be - hope he does well for himself at Wolves.
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Post by st3mark on Aug 16, 2024 7:51:36 GMT
Thompson's job isn't to dictate play. His job when in possession is to play a simple pass to someone who can dictate the play. Second half Cov had all the possession for most of the half, Thompson doing the side of his job without the ball, combined with Gibson and Wilmot having good games meant it limited Cov to 1 shot on target in 90mins. And to be fair to the rest of the midfield I wouldn't say any of them crumbled if we're only letting them have one attempt on target. People think the game was won with Bakers goal, but the game was won by Thompson, Gibson and Wilmot keeping us in a position where we could still win the game with one extra chance. Beautiful team performance by the lads. In our system his job is to initiate the play by linking defence and midfield. First half they sat off and we were fine as soon as they squeezed we couldn’t get on the ball and they clearly targeted Thompson. His problem is he is so left footed they were able to close his options off. He isn’t great positionally, many of his yellows come from recovery tackles as he is wrong side. Useful squad player but not a starter in an ambitious team. Pearson does every facet better than him, except getting booked when they are equivalently bad. Pearson clearly played with an injury last year but is a step up In form Pearson is much better I agree. But at the moment we've got in form Thompson. And he's one of the biggest reasons we are winning games at the moment, and started all the league games in this little winstreak we've carried over from last year. If Cov targeted him as you say - it was pretty pointless because he did his job exceptionally well and they were limited to 1 shot on target all game. I'm not suggesting Thompson is brilliant, just that he played well on Saturday, is an in form player and is currently the best player to do that role at the moment in most games. I'm happy for him and I'm happy that we're finally winning games and keeping clean sheets. |
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Post by apb1 on Aug 16, 2024 7:56:03 GMT
In our system his job is to initiate the play by linking defence and midfield. First half they sat off and we were fine as soon as they squeezed we couldn’t get on the ball and they clearly targeted Thompson. His problem is he is so left footed they were able to close his options off. He isn’t great positionally, many of his yellows come from recovery tackles as he is wrong side. Useful squad player but not a starter in an ambitious team. Pearson does every facet better than him, except getting booked when they are equivalently bad. Pearson clearly played with an injury last year but is a step up In form Pearson is much better I agree. But at the moment we've got in form Thompson. And he's one of the biggest reasons we are winning games at the moment, and started all the league games in this little winstreak we've carried over from last year. If Cov targeted him as you say - it was pretty pointless because he did his job exceptionally well and they were limited to 1 shot on target all game. I'm not suggesting Thompson is brilliant, just that he played well on Saturday, is an in form player and is currently the best player to do that role at the moment in most games. I'm happy for him and I'm happy that we're finally winning games and keeping clean sheets. That's a pretty reasonable assessment. If you'd shown me it three years ago I would have laughed out loud, he was so poor. But he's stuck to the basics and been ok, and if we have to have a player who does nothing exciting but somehow we keep winning games when he plays, then I'll take it. Clearly we hope Lawal or one of the 7352 midfielders we are linked with is an upgrade though, and we shall see. |
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Post by anchorman on Aug 16, 2024 8:01:40 GMT
Another signing that’s come from nowhere that bacon burger says never ever happens. Good to see that he’s still getting everything wrong. You must be mistaken, he’s always right….. |
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Post by J-Roar on Aug 16, 2024 8:05:50 GMT
In form Pearson is much better I agree. But at the moment we've got in form Thompson. And he's one of the biggest reasons we are winning games at the moment, and started all the league games in this little winstreak we've carried over from last year. If Cov targeted him as you say - it was pretty pointless because he did his job exceptionally well and they were limited to 1 shot on target all game. I'm not suggesting Thompson is brilliant, just that he played well on Saturday, is an in form player and is currently the best player to do that role at the moment in most games. I'm happy for him and I'm happy that we're finally winning games and keeping clean sheets. That's a pretty reasonable assessment. If you'd shown me it three years ago I would have laughed out loud, he was so poor. But he's stuck to the basics and been ok, and if we have to have a player who does nothing exciting but somehow we keep winning games when he plays, then I'll take it. Clearly we hope Lawal or one of the 7352 midfielders we are linked with is an upgrade though, and we shall see. Bottom line is, we got him for £250k from Blackpool. He's not amazing but he absolutely does a job to the best of his ability when called upon. People look down on effort and determination as if it's a negative. They are such underrated qualities, not only in football but in life in general. |
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Post by werrington on Aug 16, 2024 8:09:22 GMT
Thompson should be the first midfielder on the team sheet and the rest picked around him
Hes been pivotal to our upturn in form at the and of last season and last Saturday….problem on here is he’s not a flashy name with a flashy price tag
Every good and successful team has a no frills/nonsense Thompson
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Post by Veritas on Aug 16, 2024 8:13:06 GMT
Thompson should be the first midfielder on the team sheet and the rest picked around him Hes been pivotal to our upturn in form at the and of last season and last Saturday….problem on here is he’s not a flashy name with a flashy price tag Every good and successful team has a no frills/nonsense Thompson Exactly such as Whelan, albeit obviously Glenn operated at a higher level. |
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Post by werrington on Aug 16, 2024 8:15:40 GMT
Thompson should be the first midfielder on the team sheet and the rest picked around him Hes been pivotal to our upturn in form at the and of last season and last Saturday….problem on here is he’s not a flashy name with a flashy price tag Every good and successful team has a no frills/nonsense Thompson Exactly such as Whelan, albeit obviously Glenn operated at a higher level. He got absolutely slaughtered on here for many many years mate until the reality set in with them |
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Post by mattythestokie on Aug 16, 2024 8:19:10 GMT
Thompson should be the first midfielder on the team sheet and the rest picked around him Hes been pivotal to our upturn in form at the and of last season and last Saturday….problem on here is he’s not a flashy name with a flashy price tag Every good and successful team has a no frills/nonsense Thompson Can’t quite put my finger on it myself but we’re just a better team with him in aren’t we. |
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Post by Chewbacca the Wookie on Aug 16, 2024 8:25:10 GMT
Exactly such as Whelan, albeit obviously Glenn operated at a higher level. He got absolutely slaughtered on here for many many years mate until the reality set in with them To his credit he’s improved a huge amount from the early days. Done really well over the last few months. Saw him after the Coventry game leaving with mrs and young baby. To his credit gave time to have a few words with my mate. Seems like a good bloke. |
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Post by Biblical on Aug 16, 2024 8:37:46 GMT
Thompson should be the first midfielder on the team sheet and the rest picked around him Hes been pivotal to our upturn in form at the and of last season and last Saturday….problem on here is he’s not a flashy name with a flashy price tag Every good and successful team has a no frills/nonsense Thompson Thompson has been very good lately. If he can keep it up he merits his place in the side and I hope he does. The truth is that he’s been given a number of opportunities in the past and never managed to maintain the current level he’s shown. He was part of a midfield that was getting consistently waltzed through for a number of seasons and I’ve witnessed him have more bad games than good games. Whilst he deserves praise for his recent output I’m not surprised at all that some supporters still have doubts. |
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Post by anchorman on Aug 16, 2024 8:38:30 GMT
Thompson should be the first midfielder on the team sheet and the rest picked around him Hes been pivotal to our upturn in form at the and of last season and last Saturday….problem on here is he’s not a flashy name with a flashy price tag Every good and successful team has a no frills/nonsense Thompson Spot on |
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Aug 16, 2024 8:41:54 GMT
Thompson should be the first midfielder on the team sheet and the rest picked around him Hes been pivotal to our upturn in form at the and of last season and last Saturday….problem on here is he’s not a flashy name with a flashy price tag Every good and successful team has a no frills/nonsense Thompson Spot on Is this a genuine post? Really? Fair play if that’s what you think. Personally I don’t think he’s good enough for a championship team that wants to be in the playoff mix and ‘no nonsense’ can also be viewed as ‘limited ability’ |
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Post by monsoonmoon on Aug 16, 2024 8:42:19 GMT
Thompson is another example of players who’ve really developed under Schumacher. I think the tweak to the model of having a head coach might be paying off well here, they’re always at pains to emphasise that he is a coach on the club media.
Hopefully we’ll see this becoming a trend. It’s all well and good bringing in your own people, but getting more out of those already here bodes really well for helping develop the young talent on their way through, too.
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