Jake Robinson

[Bakesy]

the one where he slid along with empty net wqas pretty easy!

He was stretching for the ball and actually got too much on it.........yes, it would possibly have been easier to score than pull it back, but Jake has been one of the reasons for our upturn in form, and i'm not going to criticise the lad because he failed to score tonight.
We gave the division leaders a damn good game........what happened the last time we played the leaders?
Brighton 0 Wigan 4

We can take a lot of positives out of tonight's performance and i am looking forward to seeing the same team give Coventry a good seeing to on saturday.

 

[London Irish]

On the general point about dropping Robinson, I don't think we can do without his movement up front, it is something extra special that neither Leon or even Kazim-Richards gives us.

It's a dilemma because I think CKR has to start but you either sacrifice Jake's movement or Leon's link play and guile - bloody tough decision for McGhee and I wouldn't want to make it

 

[Icy Gull]

I just think it is best to rotate younger strikers for a while.

I think it best to give them a run

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

He was stretching for the ball and actually got too much on it.........yes, it would possibly have been easier to score than pull it back, but Jake has been one of the reasons for our upturn in form, and i'm not going to criticise the lad because he failed to score tonight.
We gave the division leaders a damn good game........what happened the last time we played the leaders?
Brighton 0 Wigan 4

We can take a lot of positives out of tonight's performance and i am looking forward to seeing the same team give Coventry a good seeing to on saturday.

Wigan were a dam sight better

 

[Beach Hut]

I think it best to give them a run

You may well be right it is a game of opinions.

I would just like him to start a game so we can see his form.

 

[Easy 10]

Had Jake stuck away one of those half-chances, we'd all have been raving. As it is, he didn't have one of his more eye-catching games tonight. But his pace and movement was still excellent, even if things didn't quite come off for him tonight. He's still someone their defence had to keep a constant eye on, and as far as I'm concerned, Jake, Leon, Albert and Carole are undroppable right now - the four of them have been a revelation, and all of them look capable of scoring.

I can't remember us looking as exciting going forward for many a year, and that includes the Bobby days.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Had Jake stuck away one of those half-chances, we'd all have been raving. As it is, he didn't have one of his more eye-catching games tonight. But his pace and movement was still excellent, even if things didn't quite come off for him tonight. He's still someone their defence had to keep a constant eye on, and as far as I'm concerned, Jake, Leon, Albert and Carole are undroppable right now - the four of them have been a revelation, and all of them look capable of scoring.

I can't remember us looking as exciting going forward for many a year, and that includes the Bobby days.

Its all well and good looking good going forward but they missed some sitters tonight.

 

[Beach Hut]

Its all well and good looking good going forward but they missed some sitters tonight.

The only sitter missed tonight was the header by Hammond IMHO.

 

[empire]

took the words out of me mouth me old china,and coventry as said earlier will get spanked esp if shaws still in defence

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

took the words out of me mouth me old china,and coventry as said earlier will get spanked esp if shaws still in defence

Micky was there tonight - i dont think we can take anything for granted

 

[Sammy the seagull]

He was stretching for the ball and actually got too much on it.........yes, it would possibly have been easier to score than pull it back, but Jake has been one of the reasons for our upturn in form, and i'm not going to criticise the lad because he failed to score tonight.
We gave the division leaders a damn good game........what happened the last time we played the leaders?
Brighton 0 Wigan 4

We can take a lot of positives out of tonight's performance and i am looking forward to seeing the same team give Coventry a good seeing to on saturday.

It was 4-2 against wigan mate

 

[NMH]

We do need a player who can take half-chances and bury the ball on a consistent basis. We had enough chances to have won tonight, we really did.

 

[empire]

maybe but the last 2 games have shown that we can create a lot more than we used to,and they look very dodgy

 

[Brighton Boy]

the one where he slid along with empty net wqas pretty easy!

u obviously had a bad angle cos he done well to get a toe on it.......heck peter crouch would of done well to get a toe on it

 

[Mr C]

I think it best to give them a run

Yeah, rotating them is daft. I mean, how silly would they look standing on the pitch being pushed round and round by McGhee?

Damn silly I'd say.

 

[Yorkie]

I think it was one of those nights where nothing went for us at all.
Even if Jake had got a toe to it the ref would have found a reason to disallow it.

They all tried extemely hard.

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

u obviously had a bad angle cos he done well to get a toe on it.......heck peter crouch would of done well to get a toe on it

He got more than a toe on it - hence why it went back across goal, not straight out. If not a sitter, a very good chance; should have scored.

I'd like to see Kazim-Richards be given a chance against Coventry - there's nothing wrong with rotating your strikeforce a wee bit. Robinson wasn't at his best last night, and I think K-R gave us a little more when he came on.

 

[RonnieO'Sullivan]

i fear Colin-Kasim will come in for Jake on saturday, bit of a knee jerk reaction i feel.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

i fear Colin-Kasim will come in for Jake on saturday, bit of a knee jerk reaction i feel.

why? he wasnt that great in leeds match either.

 

[Hadlee]

I think McGhee will stick to the same side on Saturday as its only out first defeat in 4.

But leon & Jake know we have other strikers on the bench and if they don't start scoring with thew chances they are getting they will be dropped.