[Albion] How good was Jake Robinson?

[Giraffe]

I liked Jake, never really recovered from the Dean Wilkins sacking I thought.

Was a typical striker that looked amazing when the goals were flowing. Like others I remember his hat trick at Huddersfield where I literally tore them up. He couldn't do anything wrong that day. Might have benefited from playing in a higher division but the fact he never did anything better than with us suggests he reached his limit with us. Was still a bright bit of excitement at the time though.

 

[withdeanwombat]

Not as good as he thought, nor as good as he could have been.

 

[Mackenzie]

I loved him more than he would know....woh woh woh....

 

[Albion Robster]

Similar potential to Joe Gatting, who also scored goals for fun at youth level but found the step up to senior level a massive jump.

 

[The Wizard]

Similar potential to Joe Gatting, who also scored goals for fun at youth level but found the step up to senior level a massive jump.

Jake Robinson was a FAR better player than Joe Gatting

 

[Keith Patel]

 

[peterward]

Slightly worrying that a man of 56 wakes up thinking about a former Albion striker

But how good was Jake, I remember Dean Wilkins keeping him away from the press the night he became Albion’s youngest ever scorer in the Rolf Harris Paint Pot at the Withdean.

Ultimately did he underachieve given his ability, weighed down by our collective expectation or was he over hyped?

Not as good as John Robinson and nowhere near as good as Michael Robinson.

Is he our third choice Robinson?

 

[blue-shifted]

I liked Jake, never really recovered from the Dean Wilkins sacking I thought.

Was a typical striker that looked amazing when the goals were flowing. Like others I remember his hat trick at Huddersfield where I literally tore them up. He couldn't do anything wrong that day. Might have benefited from playing in a higher division but the fact he never did anything better than with us suggests he reached his limit with us. Was still a bright bit of excitement at the time though.

Too right. Under Wilkins he looked a very good young striker. McGhee wanted a bustling sort like MaCammon to play constant long balls to. Unsurprisingly Jakey didn't look so good at this time

There also wasn't the club structure in place needed to effectively nurture young talent as there is now.

 

[Dirty Dave]

Remember watching him play regularly for the reserves at Woodside Road before making it to the first team. He was always such a stand out player and sure to break through. A shame as he just seemed to disappear from the professional game

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[Munkfish]

Over hyped by the fans, but certainly should have had a better career than he did.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Was it a Huddersfield away where him and a Cox tore them a new one? Came away from that game thinking we had two incredible youngsters, never quite hit the same heights after that, although I remember Cox scoring some stunners in amongst all the crosses that hit the first man

Ultimately I think he was a player who burst onto the scene and was quickly found out, nice lad by all accounts shame he didn’t have a notable league career

He was on FIRE at orient.

We’ve got tiny cox

 

[Blue3]

In another life with the right support and exposure he had the ability but not the careful handling plus he was unlucky in the managers he played under still have some great memories of his time with us

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Much maligned by some of our fanvase which was a shame for a young player trying to make his mark in the game. Wasn't the first though and probably won't be the last, remember the sickening abuse Colin Hawkins used to get.

The trouble with you is there is always a chance you're smirking while typing. But I'm probably making the age old mistake of reading something into your post.