You really are a very unpleasant individual Tom.
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Craig Davies
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You really are a very unpleasant individual Tom.
BRIGHT ON Q
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- Jul 5, 2003
- 9,200
I have a feeling Davies is going to be a very good player for us.
I agree. But that won't stop many of the numpties on here from slagging him off at every opportunity. Let's just give him a chnace this season and see what he can do.
S'hampton Seagull
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Just in case you weren't aware, you generally win matches when you score GOALS, so having someone who scores one in two is actually pretty helpful.
I do like Davies and hope he improves, but the fact is he has had a fair few chances already.
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Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
- 72,015
The secret you don't appear to have learnt is to stop digging when your opinions are proved to be 100% clueless...didn't this witch hunt start out as the hilarious one in ten Glenn?
Give the slagging off of Murray a rest, it's making you sound like a twat
bhaexpress
New member
(I pay a tenner to REMF if he nets 15 - doubt he will)
Self portrait.
severnside gull
Well-known member
Reading through this thread I have been pleasantly surprised how many people are positive about Davies and actually want him to do well. It's almost like being on a proper SUPPORTERS forum.
Of course he came here in a high pressure situation with a great deal of expectation (not least, I suspect, from himself) that he would be our saviour. He missed a couple of chances early doors and from then on he compensated by increasingly trying to kick the leather off the ball.....and with correspondingly diminishing returns. He was clearly shattered by the experience although I for one was really pleased with Slade's man management skills in keeping the lad involved and on the bench rather than just bowing to the crowd and relegating him to the reserves.
He clearly has ability - even to score goals as demonstrated before he came to us. He has a good work ethic and he has ball skills. He also has problems with temprement and is perhaps not the sharpest knife in the box (intended pun) given his turning up for an away international without realising he needed a passport.
I am not sure where he was living and what support from family etc he might have had having just moved down here and I did wonder how he fitted in with the drinking culture that does/did exist within the club? I have a feeling he may be susceptible to influence but be less able to cope than some? Certainly there are a number of factors that could have conspired to make a young man with clear ability, fail to perform to his and to our expectations.
I believe that many of those factors may have been resolved (or be in process of being resolved) over the summer. I think there is every prospect that he will start the season feeling more held or nurtured and that that is important. If he scores a goal or two in the first month then I think we have a potential 10 to 15 goal a season striker. If Slade can link that to a couple of 15 to 20 players and also get some goals from midfield then we should have no problem with securing a mid-table and above position and creating a platform for a subsequent promotion bid.
I for one would be very happy with that in what will be a very combative division in which there are many bigger hitters than us.
Of course he came here in a high pressure situation with a great deal of expectation (not least, I suspect, from himself) that he would be our saviour. He missed a couple of chances early doors and from then on he compensated by increasingly trying to kick the leather off the ball.....and with correspondingly diminishing returns. He was clearly shattered by the experience although I for one was really pleased with Slade's man management skills in keeping the lad involved and on the bench rather than just bowing to the crowd and relegating him to the reserves.
He clearly has ability - even to score goals as demonstrated before he came to us. He has a good work ethic and he has ball skills. He also has problems with temprement and is perhaps not the sharpest knife in the box (intended pun) given his turning up for an away international without realising he needed a passport.
I am not sure where he was living and what support from family etc he might have had having just moved down here and I did wonder how he fitted in with the drinking culture that does/did exist within the club? I have a feeling he may be susceptible to influence but be less able to cope than some? Certainly there are a number of factors that could have conspired to make a young man with clear ability, fail to perform to his and to our expectations.
I believe that many of those factors may have been resolved (or be in process of being resolved) over the summer. I think there is every prospect that he will start the season feeling more held or nurtured and that that is important. If he scores a goal or two in the first month then I think we have a potential 10 to 15 goal a season striker. If Slade can link that to a couple of 15 to 20 players and also get some goals from midfield then we should have no problem with securing a mid-table and above position and creating a platform for a subsequent promotion bid.
I for one would be very happy with that in what will be a very combative division in which there are many bigger hitters than us.
Northstander
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- Oct 13, 2003
- 14,031
ive got an idea....new manager...new season....rather then just say he is pony....lets get behind him and as fans of the club, perhaps support the team for once!
bhaexpress
New member
ive got an idea....new manager...new season....rather then just say he is pony....lets get behind him and as fans of the club, perhaps support the team for once!
Do me a favour, with twats like WW why bother ? Withdean, f*** off and keep your retarded opinions to youreslf. I pity your family though.
Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
- 8,273
Or it showed just how much of an affect the abuse as had on him that he wasn't enjoying even being at the club, and that that result meant very little to him because he was feeling so down and unhappy.
I think he will become a very good player, but fear that if he doesn't start well next season or those fans continue with the abuse he got last season, then he will be totally soul destroyed and will want out asap.
He needs the fans to get behind him even if he does miss a few or takes several games to get off the mark.
Many ppl seem to forget that Davies had a fantastic strike rate for stockport at the beginning of season 07-08. He also played a key role in Stockport's 1-0 victory over us at EP. He is very quick, has a lethal shot on him but needs confidence. I reckon 10-15 goals this season, perhaps with a few goals coming off the bench.
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
ive got an idea....new manager...new season....rather then just say he is pony....lets get behind him and as fans of the club, perhaps support the team for once!
you get the prize for best and most encouraging post ......well said
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
I'm not saying he's the next Zamora, but from what I've seen like many others on this thread, I think he has POTENTIAL. Yes he had some poor games but you need to put that in the context of the season, the bloke is a proper athlete and that alone is almost enough at this level.
Why fans need to get on a players back after a handful of games in which he has proved that he has many useful attributes is beyond me, you'd think people would've learned their lesson with Butters.
Why fans need to get on a players back after a handful of games in which he has proved that he has many useful attributes is beyond me, you'd think people would've learned their lesson with Butters.
Chesney Christ
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Wrong account.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 71,878
Seeing as most of us genuinely wish the lad well, might be a nice gesture and give his confidence a bit of a boost if NSC were to consider sponsoring his kit this season.
dougdeep
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Or Murray's.
The secret you don't appear to have learnt is to stop digging when your opinions are proved to be 100% clueless...didn't this witch hunt start out as the hilarious one in ten Glenn?
Give the slagging off of Murray a rest, it's making you sound like a twat
Haha, you've only just noticed? I think most have been ignoring his ridiculously ignorant, hate-filled rants for a few months now. Been proven wrong COUNTLESS times yet keeps it up.
Oh erm, apparently Murray is offside a lot. And yeah he scores goals just for himself and he makes sure Albion DON'T get the points for those goals.
And remember, the cognoscenti are wrong MOST of the time.
Can you please let us know what it is than Glenn did to your family?
Clearly this goes much deeper than just football, you actually have an irrational HATRED of the bloke. What's he done?