stevefloyd
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How do you know?It's already out there in the public domain - on the back of the cubicle 2 toilet doors in the Memorial Park.
I read it through the tiny hole I was about to poke my nob throughHow do you know?
No it means he is scared of trams.Does the fact that he wasn't in the tram last night mean robin's is saving him for the weekend?
McNulty is a good striker and will get betterAnd that's an instinct McNulty doesn't have !
Agree, mcnulty did well,his goal should have stood,and he went close on other times. I think he will come good.It kind of does. The same as somebody who went to the Yeovil game over the weekend would have a better idea / judgement than I would.
Which lines did McNulty fluff? He finished the cut back from Biamou pretty well.
McNulty is a good striker and will get better
Ok, how long do we give him bearing in mind he's not a young inexperienced striker like Ponticelli ?Agree, mcnulty did well,his goal should have stood,and he went close on other times. I think he will come good.
I wouldn't be against Ponti playing AM with McNulty and Beavon up front. He isn't scared of shooting or running at defenders. And they could set him up as well as them getting rebounds.He got a goal at Luton, close on the cup, I say he is picking up.but I would have ponti first choice along mcnulty
Just found out, that Brackley wanted Ponti on loan at the start of summer, but were told He was going nowhere, and would be playing for us, so clearly shows Robins always intended to play the lad at some point.
Agreed, but I hope that fans cut Ponti some slack, if his form dips. As he's a young player who's bound to have a time when things don;t go right or if he's burned out. I remember us sending Gary Gillespie back home to Scotland in March and missing the end of season matches. That was during his first season with us as Gordon Milne looked to the long term....and that was a really brave decision which paid off as Gillespie was awesome for us from the next season.I don’t think Robins envisaged that he may have to become the main striker. I would guess that Robins probably saw Ponti mainly playing in the U23’s abd then coming on fir 10-15 minute cameos in the first team.
McNulty, Biamou abd Beavons scoring form has possibly changed that plan.
Fingers crossed Ponti can keep it up.
I don’t think Robins envisaged that he may have to become the main striker. I would guess that Robins probably saw Ponti mainly playing in the U23’s abd then coming on fir 10-15 minute cameos in the first team.
McNulty, Biamou abd Beavons scoring form has possibly changed that plan.
Fingers crossed Ponti can keep it up.
Agreed, but I hope that fans cut Ponti some slack, if his form dips. As he's a young player who's bound to have a time when things don;t go right or if he's burned out. I remember us sending Gary Gillespie back home to Scotland in March and missing the end of season matches. That was during his first season with us as Gordon Milne looked to the long term....and that was a really brave decision which paid off as Gillespie was awesome for us from the next season.
The shocking facts about past recruitment at Coventry CityInterestingly I had a conversation recently with Steven Pressley and his time at the club. I think it is well known that his remit was to replicate the Falkirk model at Ccfc where he slashed the wage bill and was told to "develop" the academy into the first team. Remember he gave an example where he gave George Thomas his debut at 16 at Leyton Orient not because George Thomas was a good player or ready at the time, but because there was nobody else.Also the bench that night was also made up of youth team/academy players who are now no longer involved in football. And with that remit is it any surprise we are where we are. Said if he knew what was coming ie/budgets/players/administration/points deduction's/Northampton move etc, that he should in hindsight, have left for Huddersfield who he had spoken too.
Football manager recruitment!The shocking facts about past recruitment at Coventry City
Think this is what I was alluding too at the time.
Beavon scored twice though, so if you put that through the Stuart Beavon goals algorithm JP only actually scored once. Shame.He has now scored 11 goals in 9 U23 games which is a massive improvement on last year’s total of 3 in the U23s. The next step for him would ideally be a loan but Andy Morrell said Robins wouldn’t loan him out, so he just needs to keep being selected in the match day squads and scoring in the 23s when he plays for them.
It’s a good thing McNulty has started finding the net as it puts pressure off him and allows him to develop without being hailed the new messiah from some sections of the support. He’s a good player, an excellent finisher, but like all young players needs to be managed properly.
He has now scored 11 goals in 9 U23 games which is a massive improvement on last year’s total of 3 in the U23s. The next step for him would ideally be a loan but Andy Morrell said Robins wouldn’t loan him out, so he just needs to keep being selected in the match day squads and scoring in the 23s when he plays for them.
It’s a good thing McNulty has started finding the net as it puts pressure off him and allows him to develop without being hailed the new messiah from some sections of the support. He’s a good player, an excellent finisher, but like all young players needs to be managed properly.
That was just a careless whisperAre you George Michael in disguise
I thought watching Ponticelli play up front with McNulty that they looked as if they could form a decent partnership.
The only thing you lose through playing Ponticelli and McNulty is the physicality that Biamou offers.
For me Ponticelli needs another chance, he didn't do too badly when he played and although he missed one or two JP was getting in those positions, whereas Biamou has struggled in front of goal..
Is this him now catching that monkey?As I've said before, I do think he will seize his chance, but it may take him a fair while to adjust to first team football.
Slowly slowly catchee monkey.
McNulty has got a habit of snatching at shots. Ponticelli seems to have more of a clinical calmness about him at times.He is a striker that isn’t going to have tremendous pace and run at goal, he is a box player and thrives off making that yard of space as Mick Quinn, Lineker, et al
He has great potential, needs games and experience but will get better and I actually think he is quite a clinical finisher unlike others
Every goal needs to be over the line doesn't it?I remember Mowbray showing Faith in Maddison and his faith being repaid with the goal that kept us up.
Hopefully Robins now shows Faith in Ponticelli and is repaid (like yesterday) with the goals to see us over the line.
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He is a striker that isn’t going to have tremendous pace and run at goal, he is a box player and thrives off making that yard of space as Mick Quinn, Lineker, et al
He has great potential, needs games and experience but will get better and I actually think he is quite a clinical finisher unlike others
Is this him now catching that monkey?
What a string to our bow it will be if he can now cement his place in the side so we have two out and out natural goalscorers in the team.
Can't see Robins dropping him now after 3 goals in 2 games for us.
people will see his last two games as evidence that Robins should have played him more.
I think it's proof that Robins has handled him exactly right. He clearly wasn't ready to be playing week in and week out earlier in the season.
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