I am continually amazed at how some of the people on this site seem to delight in pulling our players to pieces. Shipley may not be a world beater, but he has done more than the vast majority of posters on this site will ever do with respect to having a career in football. it takes time to adapt to the different levels of the game. The top players make it seem effortless but the majority have to work at it. That does not mean running around the pitch like an idiot for 90 minutes but learning their craft and improving all the time. This was his first season at this level and yes he still has a lot to learn. After all, if he was a "James Maddison" he would not be at Coventry City. The manager picks the team with advice from his coaching staff, who see these guys train and play day in day out. The beauty of this game is we can all have our opinions, we can voice them but at the end of the day its down to the manager who he picks. If Robbins et al decide Shipley is in the team, I for one will back him.
Unlike some of our fans who want to boo and berate him. An example being a guy who sat in front of me at Birmingham in our promotion season who continually moaned about him and when he scored did not celebrate with the rest of us but covered his ears so he cold not hear the announcement. Unbelievable! At the end of the day as the umpire said to the batsmen when the batsmen said "I was not out Umps". The umpire replied "I think you will find when you look in the score book later, you were out". Shipley may not be your cup of tea, but tomorrow and the day after he will still be a professional footballer and you, whoever you are reading this, probably wont. I wish the lad all the best, be he playing for Coventry City or any other team.
Unlike some of our fans who want to boo and berate him. An example being a guy who sat in front of me at Birmingham in our promotion season who continually moaned about him and when he scored did not celebrate with the rest of us but covered his ears so he cold not hear the announcement. Unbelievable! At the end of the day as the umpire said to the batsmen when the batsmen said "I was not out Umps". The umpire replied "I think you will find when you look in the score book later, you were out". Shipley may not be your cup of tea, but tomorrow and the day after he will still be a professional footballer and you, whoever you are reading this, probably wont. I wish the lad all the best, be he playing for Coventry City or any other team.