Sky Blue Harry H
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Stokes left back, Haynes left midfield and move Shipley to centre, with Doyle, if no Kelly and he doesn't fancy Stevenson?
View attachment 8419 Looks like the right leg is all strapped up. Looks like possible hamstring.
Isn't that his cycling shorts?
I suspect it's a knee problem. He was in a lot of painView attachment 8419 Looks like the right leg is all strapped up. Looks like possible hamstring.
I suspect it's a knee problem. He was in a lot of pain
You kidding surely? Stokes has been our worst player this season.
More likely his left, as that's uncovered with the sock pulled down. It's also straight.
Just his sock and cycling shorts (or whatever he wears under his shorts) isn't it? If he's gone for an x-ray they aren't looking for anything muscular I wouldn't have thought. Thats normally MRI and not done until the next day.Looks like the right leg is all strapped up. Looks like possible groin.
That's rightJust his sock and cycling shorts (or whatever he wears under his shorts) isn't it? If he's gone for an x-ray they aren't looking for anything muscular I wouldn't have thought. Thats normally MRI and not done until the next day.
Not sure if that's good or bad news. If he's broken something it could be weeks / months, if there's no break could just be a bone bruise and we're only looking at days - maybe one or two matches.
Fingers crossed.
Yes he struggled tonight and wasn't great Saturday either. It didn't help that Shipley and Maycock were poor too, and that Jones was quiet before going off. Thanks to Andreu's injury and our lack of a spare winger, we're short of options and there remains a long season ahead.I don't get the constant clamour for Haynes to be fitted into the team by pushing him up to left midfield. Let's just get rid of him once and for all. He's been hanging around for too long and clearly hasn't got it.
i am with you on mcnulty, he is a good playerI don't feel overly worried but it is a concern. I like McNulty as a player and don't get the stick he receives. Vincenti is not really doing it though.
I don't get the constant clamour for Haynes to be fitted into the team by pushing him up to left midfield. Let's just get rid of him once and for all. He's been hanging around for too long and clearly hasn't got it.
Surprised about the praise McNulty is getting tonight. Some of his efforts from the edge of the box are so poor. That one he fired over in the second half summed it up.
He was better today than previous, but I don't think he'll get more than 10 goals from play.
I just hope Robins doesn't try and shoehorn our fit players into that system. It only worked because of Jones and Kelly.
For me he has to go either a 4-3-3:
******Burge********
Willis Davies McDonald Haynes
** Vincenti Doyle Shipley**
McNulty Biamou Duck
Or a 3-5-2:
**********Burge***********
****Willis Davies McDonald****
Grimmer ************ Haynes
******Doyle*******
****Vincenti***Shipley****
**** Biamou Duck or McNulty****
And neither fill me with much excitement with no Andreu, Kelly or Jones in there.
Are you Ponti’s dad Dongo? You don’t half go on about him more than everyone else. Not a dig, just noticed you’re always banging the drum for him more than everyone else.
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Your ability to ignore facts that don't suit your argument is laughable. 2 weeks ago you were saying that Robins knows he's made a mistake on McNulty, that we've just got to ride it out til Jan and now he's started scoring he's a hard working creative player. He's a decent L2 striker who we're not getting the best out of with our tactics. Just admit you got Ponticelli on the back of your shirt and with that many letters it was a big investment and you want your money's worth!Apart from the Duck mate he is the only one I see as having the potential to actually score.
I know McNulty did it last night, but I see him more as s creative player.
He also hassle the hell out of defences forcing them into painc clearances giving us back possession.
Robins said it himsrjfctgeir was tiredness out there tonight.
The moment they equalised or when we list Jones after already losing Kelly.
We needed to put that pressure on their back line as they were starting to dominate possession and it was all coming from their.
I genuinely don’t know if Ponti can do the business or not.
However last night he would I believed he would had been more use than Vincenti.
If another manager walked into this club tomorrow he would ask why the fuck this guy has been asked to play glued to the right touchline while a keeper who can't kick for shit has mis-fired balls at his head all game. Needs a run of games more central to prove his worth.
That's right
The x ray will be to make sure there are no breaks
I suspect it's more likely to be a problem caused by hyper extension or similar that will need a scan to confirm
Far too early to say but best hope is that as he's so young recovery may be faster
He was better today than previous, but I don't think he'll get more than 10 goals from play.
I’m surprised he’s getting so much stick, he scored and linked up play. Him and Ponta have easily been our best comination upfront this season.
It's the chances that he throws away which is the problem. He scores 1 in 6 chances.
Your ability to ignore facts that don't suit your argument is laughable. 2 weeks ago you were saying that Robins knows he's made a mistake on McNulty, that we've just got to ride it out til Jan and now he's started scoring he's a hard working creative player. He's a decent L2 striker who we're not getting the best out of with our tactics. Just admit you got Ponticelli on the back of your shirt and with that many letters it was a big investment and you want your money's worth!
It's the chances that he throws away which is the problem. He scores 1 in 6 chances.
McNulty's problem lies with the shape of the team. Because of the two holding midfielders he comes deep to try and get the ball as that's where the space is, this leaves him to far from goal to have any impact as defenders have time to close while also meaning Biamou's knock downs go to nobody. If our midfield, or just one of them, were 10 yards further forward then he would pick the ball up closer to the edge of the box meaning he could turn and get a shot away easier or take on balls from Biamou.
His stats work out at 1 goal for just over 270 minutes played, there are goals in him we just need to get the ball to him in the right areas.
I've only taken stats from his time at city.60% of those goals came playing for Livingston in the Scottish lower leagues between 2009-2014.
He scored 41 goals in 96 games
In his 96 games in the English leagues from 2014 to the present day he has only scored 23 goals.
So in reality in a comparable situation to how he at Coventry and how his recent form the last 3 years has been. He is a goal every 4 games man. So just over 10 goals in a season.
We need better than that from the man signed to be our main man.
Robins will fix it in January.
60% of those goals came playing for Livingston in the Scottish lower leagues between 2009-2014.
He scored 41 goals in 96 games
In his 96 games in the English leagues from 2014 to the present day he has only scored 23 goals.
So in reality in a comparable situation to how he at Coventry and how his recent form the last 3 years has been. He is a goal every 4 games man. So just over 10 goals in a season.
We need better than that from the man signed to be our main man.
Robins will fix it in January.
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