Alan Dugdales Moustache
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....lets face it he needs a fair bit of match practise after Gillingham. Actually he probably needs a pie.
Yakubu's fitness... (4 Viewers)
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Silence_Is_The_Enemy
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We've needed a big target to close out games who we can boot it to and he can hold the dam thing up couldn't care less about his fitness getting him on in a winning situation will win us points this season
CovisGod
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To be fair, even if he's been brought in to give the players a morale boost and he hardly plays but we pick up I don't care,
Slade said what an influence he's had already on the younger lads, if he comes in and sits on the bench every week but we win I really couldn't care less about his fitness.
Would love him to score 20 goals in the next 14 games but if I'm honest I think we'll only be seeing him making substitute appearances for the foreseeable future
Slade said what an influence he's had already on the younger lads, if he comes in and sits on the bench every week but we win I really couldn't care less about his fitness.
Would love him to score 20 goals in the next 14 games but if I'm honest I think we'll only be seeing him making substitute appearances for the foreseeable future
CJ_covblaze
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He moved around a lot more today than he did on Tuesday.
westofrayne
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Fuck me he must have been static on Tuesday.
CJ_covblaze
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There was a 3 minute period where he took several steps but didn't venture out of a circle measuring approximately 4 yards across
Esoterica
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That 4 yard circle was probably his shorts.
italiahorse
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When he came on it was if we had gone down to 10 men.
With Jones lack of defensive chasing it was effectively down to 9.
With Jones lack of defensive chasing it was effectively down to 9.
Astute
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But they wouldn't go on full attack like we are used to as they have to keep him well marked.
italiahorse
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It seemed full attack for me in the last 20 minutes.
He will improve hopefully as he gets his fitness back.
TakeMeHome
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I was watching him in the pre-match warmup....
Looked like he really couldnt be bothered!
Looked like he really couldnt be bothered!
AFCCOVENTRY
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You could say most of our players have been the same all season...
chinamans view
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My mate said it will take him 2 weeks to get fit , I said you mean 2 years
rupert_bear
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He's no different to that big Wycombe bloke. They play the ball acurstely to his feet and play off him. Yukubu's first touch looks good so if we do the same Kwame and George Thomas should do well alongside him
TakeMeHome
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In Jest Yes, but he joined the strikers shooting practice for about 2 shots then milled off walking around the pitch for about 5 mins before they headed down the tunnel.
scubasteve
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Just lump it to him in the area and hope he hits the target he clearly can't run much. In all honesty, a few of us today couldn't decide if he is fat or just a beast like akinfenwa. Though he did have a few nice touches.
Silence_Is_The_Enemy
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Talking of which Ruben was doing tap ups with bloody chewing gum and catching it in his mouth in the warm up which struck me as something you save for the training ground
chinamans view
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It is bad enough watching the games this season, never mind watching the warm up
chinamans view
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He is still as good as when he was 24 yrs old ,he has not aged at all in 20yrs has he
SkyBlueRuffian
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He'll have plenty of practise next season when he's queuing up at the footballers job centre
As I've said before. Good for strikers to have a mentor, not just ex div1 Tudgay. Is short time at club will rub off on kids. In a good way obviously. And make Tudgay work more if he is worried that the Yak will start over him in shit cup final. All good then ain't it?
thekidfromstrettoncamp
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One thing if the balls played up to his feet lets see the big C B try pushing him around just get the two young Thomas's running of his flicks. Christ he looks as unfit as me and I am over 70
covboy1987
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More like an oxygen tank
KG7
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Yep totally true but I think he showed in his 20 minutes yesterday that he has a calmness and a vision that no-one else in our team (apart from Stevenson) has demonstrated.
If we can get the ball to his feet and get quick players around him then he will be a valuable asset from 70 mins plus
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clint van damme
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I never realised watching a striker actually hold the ball up could give me such a warm feeling inside.
st john
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Yes and that's been our weak point in several games, not being able to punish teams who over commit near the end.