Most were relieved we kept hold of them in the summer because they're two quality strikers at this level.
Yet already they're being rotated and replaced with inferior players. Just like early last season.
If I was Wright and was being replaced by EMC I'd be pissed off.
Likewise BTA for Simms.
They're the best we've got and should be first on the team sheet.
Wright had started every league game bar Watford where 48 hours before that he had played for the USA then flew back coming back in on the Friday for him not to start them wasn’t unreasonable. With the exception of Oxford Wright has been a shadow of what he achieved last season. Yesterday he could have no complaints at being taken off. I agree EMC isn’t at Wrights standard yet but when your not performing yourself you can hardly expect to just stay on the pitch.Most were relieved we kept hold of them in the summer because they're two quality strikers at this level.
Yet already they're being rotated and replaced with inferior players. Just like early last season.
If I was Wright and was being replaced by EMC I'd be pissed off.
Likewise BTA for Simms.
They're the best we've got and should be first on the team sheet.
We are generally far too slow at getting the ball to the strikers. Midfield always have one extra touch too many and then have to go back to reset. If the full backs have advanced forward they are left badly out of position.
Simms has been off form, but then so has everyone else. BTA brilliant against Spurs but then awful against Swansea. Haji wildly inconsistent, Mason-Clark yet to fire, Torp very patchy, MVE not good. Even Sakamoto and Sheaf have been way down on last years levels, but of course they are both not 100% match fit yet.Completely fed up with Simms, I don't think he's anywhere near the level we need. Even when he was scoring goals the second half of last season, I didn't rate him that highly. I think he's very awkward on the ball, has an unbelievably poor first touch for a professional football player and no longer think we can keep hoping he'll turn a corner because he's a "confidence player". If we want to progress as a team we need significantly better, and I would hope Robins starts putting more trust in Basette or BTA to fill that void we have in the no 9 role currently
But apart from that he's a quality playerJust not sure what he is. Not great in the air. Not particularly quick. Not particularly strong. Terrible with the ball at his feet. Poor with his back to goal. Looks OK running on in the channels but doesn’t seem to have in the box instinct or a great shot.
That about sums him up unfortunately. You'd hope we would see signs of development and improvement in some of those areas but we haven't really.Just not sure what he is. Not great in the air. Not particularly quick. Not particularly strong. Terrible with the ball at his feet. Poor with his back to goal. Looks OK running on in the channels but doesn’t seem to have in the box instinct or a great shot.
Bring the kid's on/in, the one's that show it?If you're playing s*** you have no divine right to start each game regardless of who you are, it is as simple as that. The trouble with us is they are all playing s***!
We know he can score a goal or two. But if he’s not doing that he adds nothing else. His first touch is embarrassing.
This is where astute management comes into play. Sadly we appear to be rushing to make subs as we have a deep squad. Part of our secret in seasons gone by has been us having a well drilled team that knew how to play to its strengths, the operating environment and player expectations mean we dont have a siege mentality anymore and Robins cant seem to find a system that works for the squad.Simms gets dropped after scoring for a 19 year old who’s yet to score.
Wright hauled off at HT for EMC who’s done absolutely nothing of note in a city shirt.
I wonder why they’re not performing.
So a 20 goal striker you dont rateCompletely fed up with Simms, I don't think he's anywhere near the level we need. Even when he was scoring goals the second half of last season, I didn't rate him that highly. I think he's very awkward on the ball, has an unbelievably poor first touch for a professional football player and no longer think we can keep hoping he'll turn a corner because he's a "confidence player". If we want to progress as a team we need significantly better, and I would hope Robins starts putting more trust in Basette or BTA to fill that void we have in the no 9 role currently
So a 20 goal striker you dont rate
Like Mark Mcnulty you mean?So a 20 goal striker you dont rate
What? People did rate him in League 2. Try and make senseLike Mark Mcnulty you mean?
He's someone that Dr Roberts and her team should be working on as a matter of urgency. He is exactly the kind of thing they have been brought in to affect.Completely fed up with Simms, I don't think he's anywhere near the level we need. Even when he was scoring goals the second half of last season, I didn't rate him that highly. I think he's very awkward on the ball, has an unbelievably poor first touch for a professional football player and no longer think we can keep hoping he'll turn a corner because he's a "confidence player". If we want to progress as a team we need significantly better, and I would hope Robins starts putting more trust in Basette or BTA to fill that void we have in the no 9 role currently
Mcnulty was a 20 goal striker, who had a purple patch for half a season, but his career since has showed that maybe he wasn't that good of a player, at least apart from that 6 month purple patch. Maybe there's a similarity with Simms.What? People did rate him in League 2. Try and make sense
Simms fed off palmer ? Palmer was never a regular starter , so I don’t think you can use that argument, I think we just have to accept that simms is just lazy and I can’t see him changing.Simms fed off palmer seemed to have a good understanding we don't have anyone who can see a pass like palmer did or o hare and as a result simms has gone from a 20m striker to a 2m striker hard to see a way back for him
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Simms fed off palmer ? Palmer was never a regular starter , so I don’t think you can use that argument, I think we just have to accept that simms is just lazy and I can’t see him changing.
Palmer played the majority of the games second half of last season as for whatever reason he was preferred over O'hare. Simms went on an amazing scoring run second half of last season.Simms fed off palmer ? Palmer was never a regular starter , so I don’t think you can use that argument, I think we just have to accept that simms is just lazy and I can’t see him changing.
Simms fed off palmer ? Palmer was never a regular starter , so I don’t think you can use that argument, I think we just have to accept that simms is just lazy and I can’t see him changing.
Simms started scoring when Palmer started playing through balls into him we haven't got anybody in the squad who saw the pass palmer could give and as a result Simms is very ineffective they had built up a good understandingSimms fed off palmer ? Palmer was never a regular starter , so I don’t think you can use that argument, I think we just have to accept that simms is just lazy and I can’t see him changing.
And we definitely will. As I said, he can score a goal or two.You said we will make a profit on him when we sell
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