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SlowerThanPlatt

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Jordan Ponticelli has stolen much of the attention this term in his breakthrough season with Coventry City.

The teenager has grabbed the headlines after a clamour from the fans to see more of last season’s prolific Under-18s striker who rose to prominence with 27 goals to his name.

But there’s another Jordan that has come through the Sky Blues Academy who has been beavering away quietly under the radar before finally enjoying a bit of limelight of his own by scoring City’s crucial second goal against Luton Town at the weekend – his first senior strike for the club.

Jordan Shipley has made nine senior appearances to date, making two starts in cup competitions and included in numerous matchday squads as an unused substitute.

His introduction as a 24th minute replacement for the injured Jodi Jones against Colchester was the clearest indication yet that manager Mark Robins has growing faith in the 20-year-old, who went on in the dying minutes at Kenilworth Road help see his side over the line with a sublime left foot free-kick from the edge of the box.

“He has got a sweet left foot and his feet are massive so he should be able to hit it hard,” said City’s Under-23s coach Jason Farndon of the player who won League Two Goal of the Week for the stunning strike and then found himself turning out for the Under-23s in a drab goalless draw with Millwall on Monday.

“But he has a great strike on him.

“It didn’t look like he was going to take it and then he moved across to take it and put it in the top corner, but Shippers has been doing that for years and years.

“I think he is a threat. He has got a nice left foot but like everyone else in the Under-23s this week, they have just got to do a bit more.”

Asked about Shipley’s progress through the Academy ranks, Farndon said: “Shippers has been a bit of a slow burner and, by his own admission, I don’t think he had a very good season last year.

“He struggled a little bit in different aspects of the game but he came back in the summer and looks in even better shape.

“Jordan Ponticelli gets a lot of the limelight but they will all peak and that’s just the life of a young footballer. The manager has just said to the lads in the dressing room that it’s not the challenge to get in the first team, it’s staying in it is the real challenge for young footballers.

“Hopefully Jordan can get some minutes and I am sure he will get a lot of minutes because he can play a lot of different positions. The manager has used him in a variety of different positions, as I have in the 23s.”

So what is his best position?

“I don’t know,” admitted Farndon.

“I think he played as an Under-15 or 16 at left-back in the Under-23s. He came on in the Checkatrade at left-back and played really well. I’ve played him as a No.9 and he went out to left wing-back later on, so he’s very versatile. He’s a big boy.

“I think he’d say his position is centre mid but I think he can play in a variety of positions.

“He’s got a nice left foot so it’s good to get him out wide because he can whip the ball in and he has a really good set piece delivery.”

He added: “But it’s always a great feeling to see lads progress and it’s my job really to see lads get into the first team."

Sky Blues kid sneaks under radar with big left foot

Seems like Robins really rates this lad and has now gone above Stevenson in the pecking order? His versatility and especially his set piece delivery could prove to be vital in this much of a muchness league
 

Nick

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Yep, I think he brings something different to the team we were lacking.

He can whip a good cross in so it's ideal if we are playing Biamou up front to give that option.
 

robbiekeane

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I'd be absolutely gutted if I was Stevenson. Solely from a financial point of view if we sold him last year he would be laughing now. Has pretty much not featured this year.
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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I'd be absolutely gutted if I was Stevenson. Solely from a financial point of view if we sold him last year he would be laughing now. Has pretty much not featured this year.

One week headline act, next week wrapping up fish and chips.Plenty of time at his age.Just needs to apply himself and his chance will come.
 

Nick

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I'd be absolutely gutted if I was Stevenson. Solely from a financial point of view if we sold him last year he would be laughing now. Has pretty much not featured this year.

Thing is though, that would rely on him breaking into the Brentford first team in the championship.

What I never understood is why he was never allowed free kicks.
 

scubasteve

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what is his natural position he plays in? I think he has played at left back, left wing, defensive midfield and attacking midfield so far this season.
 

skybluegod

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what is his natural position he plays in? I think he has played at left back, left wing, defensive midfield and attacking midfield so far this season.

Read the OP, the article says he sees him self as a CM, but the coaching staff aren’t sure yet, but like his versatility
 

robbiekeane

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Thing is though, that would rely on him breaking into the Brentford first team in the championship.

What I never understood is why he was never allowed free kicks.
Would it?

I reckon they would have given him £3k a week for 3 years. That's life changing.
 

87mint

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BS is a sensational player but he simply does not fit into our system this season which is a crying shame, because I'm obsessed with him.

Maybe if we played a 5-3-2 with wingbacks then he could play alongside Doyle and Kelly, but that wouldn't leave any space for JJ.

It's tricky, but Accrington did him no favours. A stinking performance amongst a team of stinking performances. And we lost.
 

skybluegod

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BS is a sensational player but he simply does not fit into our system this season which is a crying shame, because I'm obsessed with him.

Maybe if we played a 5-3-2 with wingbacks then he could play alongside Doyle and Kelly, but that wouldn't leave any space for JJ.

It's tricky, but Accrington did him no favours. A stinking performance amongst a team of stinking performances. And we lost.

Wouldn’t say sensational- he is a player with a lot of potetntal. But a sensational player, would be a player that can’t be left out of the team. He has been poor so far this season. And yes he was a rare light in last seasons dark, but he wasn’t sensational then. He has potential, but needs to get back playing games, and he needs to adapt to whatever level we are at, to realise that potential.
 

hill83

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What I never understood is why he was never allowed free kicks.

Because in training there were players who had scored more goals than him so he had to pass to them rather than shoot so he never got the chance to show how good his direct free kicks were because there was players who had scored more goals than him in training so he couldn't shoot because had to pass to them. Because they had scored more goals so he had to pass to them rather than shoot.
 

Adge

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Shipley rightly has got his chance above BS who has been a major dissapointment bar 3 or 4 games amongst last year's garbage. Maybe a move in January on loan or permanent is best for both parties.
 

Londonccfcfan

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Great at set pieces/deadball. But not seen too much of what else he offers, still early days good he’s in and around squad.
 

robbiekeane

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Hardly life changing for a footballer, especially the way most footballers appear to live to their wage levels.
What are you on about?

He's probably on £500 a week here and if that for multiplied by 6 that's life changing even if it was his last ever contract. Not sure what your argument is to be honest
 

fernandopartridge

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What are you on about?

He's probably on £500 a week here and if that for multiplied by 6 that's life changing even if it was his last ever contract. Not sure what your argument is to be honest
You've guessed his wage here to try and back up your point. Nevertheless, 156k a year minus tax and NI for 3 years is not life-changing.

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Londonccfcfan

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You've guessed his wage here to try and back up your point. Nevertheless, 156k a year minus tax and NI for 3 years is not life-changing.

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Would be for a 19/20 year old!

No other profession in the world would pay you that, at that age other than pro sport.
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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Because in training there were players who had scored more goals than him so he had to pass to them rather than shoot so he never got the chance to show how good his direct free kicks were because there was players who had scored more goals than him in training so he couldn't shoot because had to pass to them. Because they had scored more goals so he had to pass to them rather than shoot.

...but why wasn't he allowed to take them, do you think Hill83 - do you think there were others who were more prolific in training?
 

itsabuzzard

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Because in training there were players who had scored more goals than him so he had to pass to them rather than shoot so he never got the chance to show how good his direct free kicks were because there was players who had scored more goals than him in training so he couldn't shoot because had to pass to them. Because they had scored more goals so he had to pass to them rather than shoot.
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oucho

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Solely from a financial point of view if we sold him last year he would be laughing now. Has pretty much not featured this year.
And yet in the winter there were people screaming at SISU for "asset stripping" before they'd even sold him.....
 

sw88

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He does look a good player, and Robins clearly has a lot of faith in the lad since he’s being brought on quite a bit, even as early as the other home game when we lost Vincenti to injury ahead of more experienced players

He certainly can strike a ball and his corners aren’t bad either!

As for Ben Stevenson, he’s not been the same player since January Atleast! I’m guessing the injury he sustained has had more of an impact than the transfer talk, although they did coincide with each other

Maybe he’s another Adam Barton? Showed promise, suffered injury, and soon to be playing up in scotland?
 

dongonzalos

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And yet in the winter there were people screaming at SISU for "asset stripping" before they'd even sold him.....

There was also quite a few more than that who felt that we should take the money as long as the manager gets it and gets to invest it where it was needed in order to stay up.
 
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stevefloyd

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Ben Stevenson has some talent but is way too lightweight for the lower divisions, is he good enough for the higher divisions? He needs to grow more into a man Madison for all his skill appears to have reached that point now only time will tell but even he struggled with the physical side earlier on, its not easy for a young lad to come up against big bruisers whos only agenda is to try and wreck anybody with skill especially the cocky kids
 

shmmeee

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You've guessed his wage here to try and back up your point. Nevertheless, 156k a year minus tax and NI for 3 years is not life-changing.

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Disagree. Had a mate that earned roughly that for three years. It’s changed his life. Got not debt, tiny mortgage and several decent savings pots. He’s currently taking a year off work to decide what to do next.
 

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