covboy1987
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Not working out for him so far - Taken off at half time first game - came on for last 10 mins in a cup game not had any action in any other game
Understand that but may as well stayed with us and try and force his way in - pointless sitting on a bench week in and week out miles away from friends and familyI am not convinced about Ponticelli - however I think you are jumping the gun here. At least give the lad time to settle and gel will teams mates. Its early days.
Understand that but may as well stayed with us and try and force his way in - pointless sitting on a bench week in and week out miles away from friends and family
Good idea - even National league - guy needs gamesI'd be terminating that loan and sending him to league 2. It doe nobody any good him sitting on his arse.
Understand that but may as well stayed with us and try and force his way in - pointless sitting on a bench week in and week out miles away from friends and family
Yay! The more the merrier.You could be his pen friend m8. Ask Otis.
As much as he can finish the rest of his game has not been judged as up to standard by quite a few managers now. Look at Goddon and what he offers vs baka. If we're planning on going where I think we all want to, higher leagues, we need to sign players better than those we have not get all sentimental about players who a while ago looked good in the youth team.
Like Godden you mean?......:emoji_thinking:[/QUOTE]QUOTE="Hobo, post: 1820181, member: 5903"]I am not convinced about Ponticelli - however I think you are jumping the gun here. At least give the lad time to settle and gel with teams mates. Its early days.
Looks like we've found the next England manager!I’d release Ponti. Nowhere near good enough for us in L1. I could of told you that before this loan deal.
Well we might aswell give him a shot if the likes of Steve McClaren can get the gig.Looks like we've found the next England manager!
I can only speak for myself but I certainly don't not want him to do well. I support ccfc and he is our player. If he does well he becomes a more valuable asset for the club. Be that in the 1st team or in the transfer market.Ponticelli was given a pro contract at the end of the 2016/17. Mark Robins took over towards the end of that season. So who are the 'quite a few managers' who've judged him not up to standard? MR and at a push the current Tranmere manager where he's been for a month or so. Can't count last season cos he got injured during his first game on loan.
If we're planning for higher league we may as well sack 90% of the U23's off - they're not ready for lower levels let alone higher ones.
He needs to develop and have his progress tested and assessed against better opposition but he needs game time to do those. I think he's one of those who needs the game time to get himself up to speed (remember when Harry Kane couldn't score in August?). Up to now every level he's played he's got a good goal return (even at first team level in terms of GPM as he's been given 2 mins here, 5 mins there).
I was surprised another L1 team wanted him on loan as I expected L2. If he's not getting games at Tranmere he'd even be better off playing U23 here as I don't think Tranmere have a team at that leve to at least give him match time. At least he'd be getting game time and we'd be tracking his progress, plus he could learn a lot from Godden in training IMO.
Personally I think he'd offer more than Baka off the bench - far more clinical in front of goal and puts himself about more. Just needs to stop trying so hard to impress and be more disciplined in how and when he does it. I certainly think at this stage he's ahead of Bremang, who some on here are calling to be called into the first team squad, and Bapaga, who's just a kid. It does seem to me it's another one of those where MR makes his mind up and that's that. He could be excellent for half a dozen gams and then have a stinker and that'd be proof he wasn't up to it whereas other players can have poor games and he'll persist with them. For example if Ponticelli had played some of the games McCallum has do you think MR would be persisting with him ahead of more experienced options? I fully expect the "McCallum is young, he was left exposed and lacking support" comments, but those exact same arguments could be said of Ponti when he's played in the past.
Why are some people so determined to see him not do well?
Why what they done to us?I'd recall him, and send them Baka instead!
Like Godden you mean?......:emoji_thinking:
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We are allowing one of our best ever academy products to waste away!
I’ll drive himI'd recall him, and send them Baka instead!
I’ll drive him
He's not a product of our academy and he's nowhere near the level of Wilson or even McSheffrey
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