Ponticelli (6 Viewers)

Hobo

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Who has the shirt?

We've had no strikers on the bench to take the shirt from.

That says it all then, they obviously don't think he is ready.
 

rupert_bear

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Too young, too inexperienced. If he could come into a team for half a game here and there doing okay with a number of old heads to nurse him along okay but this lot we have no way
 

stupot07

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Tbf it's a huge step up from u18s to the first team, I don't think hes starting regularly and scoring for the u23's

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lifeskyblue

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This is not FM2017. He's not even starting for the U23s...

I know but I think once slade believes the league season is over in terms of whether we stay up or not he should blood some of the youngsters from the u23 and u18 squads ready for next season in l2 or put them in shop window for loans to non league


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Esoterica

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I know but I think once slade believes the league season is over in terms of whether we stay up or not he should blood some of the youngsters from the u23 and u18 squads ready for next season in l2 or put them in shop window for loans to non league


PUSB
Got no issue with a couple of sub appearances when the season is mathematically over but throwing him into a team that's long devoid of confidence, playing longball, in front of an angry crowd where you can hear every negative shout is more likely to set him back a couple of seasons than save us from relegation. He might have scored 19 but he's playing against kids.
 

Esoterica

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Here's the entire 1st series of Jossy's Giants. Some people seem to need to escape reality for a while!
 

dongonzalos

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A thirteen year old boy I went to watch, has scored 40 goals in 20 games, but he is not ready for the first team

Maybe he will be ready in 5 years time when like ponticelli he is an adult at 18 and hopefully having scored 19 goals for the under 18's and broke into the under 23's.
Fingers crossed he will get there he sounds talented.
 
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dongonzalos

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Got no issue with a couple of sub appearances when the season is mathematically over but throwing him into a team that's long devoid of confidence, playing longball, in front of an angry crowd where you can hear every negative shout is more likely to set him back a couple of seasons than save us from relegation. He might have scored 19 but he's playing against kids.


Apparently he has played well when he has got on the pitch with the under 23's as well.
 

Hobo

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This is obviously the sensible answer. But don't pretend there isn't a little part of you hoping it'd turn out all Roy of the Rovers.

Roy of the Rivers is exactly the sort of player we sign at a this stage in the season. How old is he now? Made his debut in 1954 didn't he?
 

robbiekeane

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It's an unfair burden to put on a young player, leave him til next season
Disagree with this. I think there are lots of reasons he's not being tried out in the first team (training performance etc) but this shouldn't be one of them.

Rooney was 16 and smashing it. Also could be argued there's no burden at all given we are already relegated.

Good enough old enough. It's the former that's up for debate.
 

Gazolba

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Too young, too inexperienced. If he could come into a team for half a game here and there doing okay with a number of old heads to nurse him along okay but this lot we have no way
Imagine if they'd said that about Michael Owen or Wayne Rooney. Owen was 18 when he scored against Argentina in the WC. Rooney made his first-team debut at 17.
By the time Ponticelli gets a chance, he'll be off just like Sambou was.
 

SlowerThanPlatt

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He does a lot more for the team than just score. His work rate is excellent and often creates an opportunity for his teammates through his determination to press the goalkeeper/defence (in the video below, a few goals are from his/the attacks high press and not allowing the opposition to play out easily)

 

fernandopartridge

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The Rooney and Owen comparisons are unfair and demonstrate just why it's too early! He's a young kid and he's already being compared to two great strikers.
 

eastwoodsdustman

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The thing with Jordan Ponticelli is that he has only been in the club system for a few months (i'm sure he was at the academy for a short while years back). Most of the youngsters have come through academies either here or at other clubs so they probably feel that their games are more rounded.
Personally I'd give him 15/20 minutes and see how he shapes up.
 

oucho

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The Rooney and Owen comparisons are unfair and demonstrate just why it's too early! He's a young kid and he's already being compared to two great strikers.
Which two great strikers? I only saw you compare him to Rooney and Owen......
 

dongonzalos

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Imagine if they'd said that about Michael Owen or Wayne Rooney. Owen was 18 when he scored against Argentina in the WC. Rooney made his first-team debut at 17.
By the time Ponticelli gets a chance, he'll be off just like Sambou was.

Mcsherrfrey made his Coventry debut at 16
 

Gazolba

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He'll probably be sold to a 'big' club at the end of the season. Strikers like him don't wait around for long.
 

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