Derby land James Wilson

[Seasidesage]

Was brilliant at Derby and QPR early on. Then faded badly. Was he ill? Who knows? But I think it is quite telling that CH doesn't appear to have made any effort to get him back despite him clearly being available for most of the summer. Either he has someone else lined up or he didn't rate him. I suspect the latter...

Previously I've bought into the he was ill view but I think this suggests that wasn't the case...

 

[joeinbrighton]

I reckon he could turn out to be a very good signing for Derby. Whatever went wrong last season, those first few games for Brighton showed that he has the potential to be a classy footballer. With a run of games, he could fill his boots for Derby.

 

[BensGrandad]

Hopefully he will score against our promotion rivals but not too many to put them in contention.

 

[GT49er]

He's not a striker.

Not much cop as a replacement for Wilson/Baldock then, or as a number 10 which this thread is all about, is he?

 

[Seagulls over Essex]

Why does everybody keep going on about his "illness" as an excuse for his poor and infrequent performances at Brighton (sorry I mean Albion)? The fact is he is not a very good player, as will be proven in the coming weeks with his loan move to Derby.

 

[Nixonator]

The fact is he is not a very good player, as will be proven in the coming weeks with his loan move to Derby.

How is that a fact? You're talking shit.

He WAS a very good player the first few games, and his dip in form is exactly why people find excuses for him.

 

[Easy 10]

Didn't give a shit? Really? We were down to ten men against Boro and, although I thought we were doing very well in midfield, there wasn't much service to anyone up front. Anybody in his position would have relished the chance to go down in a club's history by being the one that scored the goal that got them promoted but he didn't get any service around the box - in fact he spent a lot of time tracking back! But you'll no doubt disagree but I saw every game he played for us and saw enough to think he was worth bringing back. As for Mourinho he has plenty of options in attack now and has decided to sell quite a number of players. Thus far Wilson isn't one of them so he must feel another loan to a team that will present a decent challenge will do him good. I don't remember him wandering aimlessly around in the last minutes v Derby

I wouldn't go as far as "didn't give a shit", but he was never carrying the same motivation as the other players, and THAT SHOWED. He knew he was back off to OT at the end of the season, so whether we succeeded or failed it was not, ultimately, any skin off his nose. We have a tight-knit group of players here, and I never got the impression that Wilson was fully engaged with that. The rest of the team as a collective were running through brick walls to keep in contention till that final day - but not Wilson. If he WAS, then he would have been in the side ahead of Baldock all day long, because he is a FAR more talented player. But he didn't have the same attitude or work ethic as Baldock, and if that wasn't blatantly obvious to you (as it clearly was to CH), then I dunno what you were watching.

As for his prospects at United - if Mourinho EVER starts Wilson in a Premier League match, then you can bounce this thread right up my arse and give me the finger. But I'm more than confident that ain't gonna happen.

 

[Seagulls over Essex]

How is that a fact? You're talking shit.

He WAS a very good player the first few games, and his dip in form is exactly why people find excuses for him.

We should have sent him back to United as soon as he contracted his "illness" just before Christmas. His performances were inept even before he became "ill". I've been supporting Brighton long since before you were born sunshine and I've never seen a player duck out of EVERY 50/50 header like he does. Woeful.

 

[BensGrandad]

I would think that he will be offloaded by United possibly at the end of the season if not in January.

 

[Driver8]

Returned to Man Utd after sustaining a "significant" knee injury in training.

He has the same luck as Will Hoskins.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Bullet dodged.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

We should have sent him back to United as soon as he contracted his "illness" just before Christmas. His performances were inept even before he became "ill". I've been supporting Brighton long since before you were born sunshine and I've never seen a player duck out of EVERY 50/50 header like he does. Woeful.

What about Harley, Gardner, Codner to name but a few. All of those ducked out of as many if not more.

My memory is that Wilson scored some well taken goals before succumbing to illness/nerves.....


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[Albion my Albion]

BG mate, Chris Martin really isn't any of those things, he's slow and bundles goals in (well he used too). I think we'd have more success with Steve Martin!

Steve Martin is a brilliant banjo player.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrlqQ1_vZVE

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Steve Martin is a brilliant banjo player.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrlqQ1_vZVE

I'm a rambling guy....

I flipping love Steve Martin!

 

[Wardy's twin]

Sad to see the criticism of this player. He scored 5 goals for us, the one against Charlton showed his talent, the one against Huddersfield showed commitment. Not sure why people are relishing in his his' problem'.

 

[sir albion]

Poor bloke is cursed

 

[Marshy]

I still maintain he did pretty well for us, and think there is a good player wating to come out.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Returned to Man Utd after sustaining a "significant" knee injury in training.

He has the same luck as Will Hoskins.

I heard he tripped over Mclarens ego

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

I still maintain he did pretty well for us, and think there is a good player wating to come out.

This, he did. Rescued us vs Charlton and Derby home, good volley at Derby away.

 

[Easy 10]

Did nowhere near enough in his time here to justify another spell, so I was relieved CH didn't give him a second glance in the summer. 4 appearances 0 goals at Derby, although obviously he's not had much chance to make an impression there either. I think at best he'll be a journeyman striker, and will probably end up at a middling Championship club.