Huddersfield Town at home match thread

[Genghis Khan's pants]

Haven't had a chance to read the whole thread so apologies if already mentioned but I thought Wells played absolutely magnificent tonight. That is all.

[ChippenhamRed]

5 minutes ago, firstdivision said:

Our defence? Our lack of defensive options?

 

Really? Wilson, Kalas, Klose, Tanner, Pring. Some decent alternatives there.

[cityexile]

With all the worry about us losing a player or two before the deadline, worth keeping half an eye on Diaz for Blackburn. Some rumoured interest from teams like Fulham, and would not be the worst thing to happen in the world if he went tomorrow…scored their winner tonight.

[Sheltons Army]

1 minute ago, Lew-T said:

Same as me mate.

But I’ve been very impressed with him on the whole. I admire his confidence and ability to play it on the deck in tight areas, but sometimes there’s nothing wrong with hitting balls into the channels!!

3 clean sheets at home on the bounce though. Can’t be bad…

That’s the thing , sometimes you have to take some bad with the good, 

FWIW I think he’s a real positive with his passing ability , confidence in the ball , and his set pieces (I expect a handful of goals from him before seasons end)

I also like that he appears to be a leader, something we’ve been harping on about for 4/5 seasons

 

The more he settles in , I think the errors will become less frequent , but anyone who expects perfection is going to be disappointed !

[Lew-T]

3 minutes ago, Genghis Khan's pants said:

Haven't had a chance to read the whole thread so apologies if already mentioned but I thought Wells played absolutely magnificent tonight. That is all.

He was my MOTM.

Edited August 31, 2022 by Lew-T

[Mr Popodopolous]

Enjoyable game again. Thought we were the better side overall. Semenyo goal to wrap it up was a delight, but Huddersfield bit post just before.

The football has been quite good all season tbh, especially at home. In defeat to Sunderland, thought there were good aspects and green shoots.

We look a good danger to opposition and was thinking, what a luxury it is to be able to bring a player like Williams on plus Massengo of course. The depth is not bad right now...

To have all 5 strikers on the scoresheet by the end of August also has to be good, for competition and confidence.

Edited August 31, 2022 by Mr Popodopolous

[mozo]

10 minutes ago, billywedlock said:

Enjoyed that. We have played better this season, but continued progress and a joy to watch the progress. With so few opportunities to change and evolve the squad, it is impressive that this comes with essentially the same team as last season bar 2 (starting 11).  Plenty to improve on, but much to admire. 

it seems some really struggle to enjoy that progress, it is most bizarre. After years of the crappiest football in decades under LJ, where a shot on goal was a success, games are now entertaining and often with exceptionally great goals. No matter where we end up, the games are great to watch. Long may it continue. 

Yeah I think some people are already taking our tenacity, creativity and work rate for granted and now judging us as if we shouldn't make any mistakes which is mad. We've earned the 11 points from 5 games (plus 2 Cup wins). 

[Rebounder]

Mixed performance, but enjoyable night tonight. 

Internally I was screaming at Semenyo to pass it across the box and then he pulled that out. Glad we scored when we did as it was starting to look shaky . 

Agree with the person who commented about us having to play a higher line as we can't deal with the press when we sink back - at least that's my observation having seen us against Sunderland too. Against clinical teams we may come unstuck. 

Thought Wells played really well up top too. 

[2015]

1 minute ago, You Do The Dziekanowski said:

Throw ins are my pet peeve at all levels of Football. You launch it line immediately into a 50/50. You win it. It’s another 50/50. 
 

The most common handover of possession is conceding a throw in. At lower levels especially it’s handed straight back with an aimless launch down the line. If you can keep possession regardless of it going back to the keeper it’s definitely more proactive than gambling on 1 to sometimes 3 50/50’s going in your favour. 
 

My team used to get crucified for losing possession within 10 seconds of a throw in. If you manage to get the ball to the other side of the pitch in 10 seconds it’s almost a guaranteed shot at goal. (Grass roots and non league football) 

On City tonight i'm unsure whether it was a lack of movement from forward players, whether Sykes was not giving the forwards enough time to make a move or the aim was to just slowly retain the ball.

I suppose it if it just throw ins to complain about then i'll take that.

 

[Bristol Rob]

Biggest disappointment of the night was the atmosphere.

No finger pointing at any people, stands or groups, just that it had the feel of a pre season game.

[Lew-T]

1 minute ago, Sheltons Army said:

That’s the thing , sometimes you have to take some bad with the good, 

FWIW I think he’s a real positive with his passing ability , confidence in the ball , and his set pieces (I expect a handful of goals from him before seasons end)

I also like that he appears to be a leader, something we’ve been harping on about for 4/5 seasons

 

The more he settles in , I think the errors will become less frequent , but anyone who expects perfection is going to be disappointed !

He’s certainly played a part in making City fun to watch again! 

[Jerseybean]

Player ratings: https://www.bristolworld.com/sport/football/bristol-city/bristol-city-huddersfield-town-player-ratings-five-810s-as-striker-shows-moment-of-quality-to-see-off-3826573

[Offside]

16 minutes ago, billywedlock said:

Enjoyed that. We have played better this season, but continued progress and a joy to watch the progress. With so few opportunities to change and evolve the squad, it is impressive that this comes with essentially the same team as last season bar 2 (starting 11).  Plenty to improve on, but much to admire. 

it seems some really struggle to enjoy that progress, it is most bizarre. After years of the crappiest football in decades under LJ, where a shot on goal was a success, games are now entertaining and often with exceptionally great goals. No matter where we end up, the games are great to watch. Long may it continue. 

Completely agree. We are playing with much more flair than we have for a long time. 

[Rebounder]

Also Jay Dasilva put in some good crosses today. 

[firstdivision]

13 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

Really? Wilson, Kalas, Klose, Tanner, Pring. Some decent alternatives there.

Kalas, yes. But when is he going to be fit? 
I’m not even sure NP is totally convinced by the others you mention. And he keeps talking about the need for a new central defender. 
The defence we’re currently employing is like watching the climax of a cliffhanger movie. Which is not to be overly negative - it’s just a reason why I think the top six is beyond us. 

Edited August 31, 2022 by firstdivision

[REDOXO]

12 minutes ago, firstdivision said:

Sometimes you go to football, - travel a long way to be there - for one moment, for it all to be worth it. That happened tonight - it was the moment AS’ rocket hit the net. Glorious. 

Hands off tomorrow anyone thinking about it. 

I think their keeper will have his hands off it for a while. That must have got close to breaking his wrist….Spoken by a bloke who had his wrist broken by a shot. I don’t know if I have ever seen a shot hit so bloody hard

[ralphindevon]

Naismith is so good that I think if you took his weekly mistakes out of his game he wouldn’t be playing for us, he’d be in the Prem. So perhaps that’s why we’ve got him 

[Totterdown's Finest]

19 minutes ago, Genghis Khan's pants said:

Haven't had a chance to read the whole thread so apologies if already mentioned but I thought Wells played absolutely magnificent tonight. That is all.

My Man of the match.

[Mr Popodopolous]

17 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said:

Biggest disappointment of the night was the atmosphere.

No finger pointing at any people, stands or groups, just that it had the feel of a pre season game.

Thought 1st half was a bit quiet yes,  2nd half improved for sure.

[Rossi the Robin]

31 minutes ago, Genghis Khan's pants said:

Haven't had a chance to read the whole thread so apologies if already mentioned but I thought Wells played absolutely magnificent tonight. That is all.

MOTM for me, immense 

He even clapped the fans when substituted 

[glynriley]

1 hour ago, Gratz260689 said:

Sykes? Take it you mean vyner? Sykes was quality defensively tonight saved vyners ass a few times

Nope. I mean Sykes. Was one occasion in the first half that Vyner bailed him out, because running back he looked like he was towing a caravan. 

[slartibartfast]

3 hours ago, spudski said:

That's literally wooshed me

However...we need to press Hogg. He's being allowed to set up play.

Press him hard and they are screwed.

Or...just give the ball to Scott

For your enlightenment

 

[Ska Junkie]

I'm not seeing the same as some tonight, while we were very good at times, I never felt comfortable. Maybe Huddersfield were better then expected or we were a tad blase at times?

Excellent win against a half decent side all said and we move on!

Nahki looked the player we expected.

BTW, Antoine is a beast!!

[Mr Popodopolous]

13 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said:

I'm not seeing the same as some tonight, while we were very good at times, I never felt comfortable. Maybe Huddersfield were better then expected or we were a tad blase at times?

Excellent win against a half decent side all said and we move on!

Nahki looked the player we expected.

BTW, Antoine is a beast!!

Was a bit nervy at times agree Ska, not least Huddersfield hitting the post just before Semenyo's clincher and the impressive Bentley save at 1-0. Once it went to 2-0 fairly relaxed of course but definitely wasn't one way traffic.

Edited August 31, 2022 by Mr Popodopolous

[Ska Junkie]

2 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Was a bit nervy at times agreee, not least Huddersfield hitting the post just before Semenyo's clincher and the impressive Bentley save at 1-0. Once it went to 2-0 fairly relaxed of course but definitely wasn't one way traffic.

They are certainly better than their position suggests Mr P, maybe we're not as good as ours suggests as well?

Blackburn away should show us I guess, I'll take a point now if offered.

[Sheltons Army]

20 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said:

I'm not seeing the same as some tonight, while we were very good at times, I never felt comfortable. Maybe Huddersfield were better then expected or we were a tad blase at times?

Excellent win against a half decent side all said and we move on!

Nahki looked the player we expected.

BTW, Antoine is a beast!!

Looking at the Huddersfield Forum Ska, mixed views but a number of comments that it was one of their better performances this season 

Not sure if you get many comfortable games at his level to be fair , most sides are going to have a spell on top or threaten in games

[Super]

1 hour ago, Bristol Rob said:

Biggest disappointment of the night was the atmosphere.

No finger pointing at any people, stands or groups, just that it had the feel of a pre season game.

Agreed. It was bad.

[Super]

29 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said:

I'm not seeing the same as some tonight, while we were very good at times, I never felt comfortable. Maybe Huddersfield were better then expected or we were a tad blase at times?

Excellent win against a half decent side all said and we move on!

Nahki looked the player we expected.

BTW, Antoine is a beast!!

I thought they were terrible yet you still had the feeling we would gift them a goal. Credit to the fans that made that journey to watch that.

[And Its Smith]

2 hours ago, Fuber said:

I'd honestly drop Weimann before Semenyo.

Who you playing in the Weimann role then?

[Will b11]

6 hours ago, INCRED said:

Just to warn you I am coming down tonight for my first game of the season and I have a shocking win record when I attend - Sorry  

Changed tonight didn’t it

[W-S-M Seagull]

45 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said:

They are certainly better than their position suggests Mr P, maybe we're not as good as ours suggests as well?

Blackburn away should show us I guess, I'll take a point now if offered.

No I think they are relegation candidates. 

We didn't even need to get out of second gear tonight and still easily beat them. 

[bcfc01]

7 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

No I think they are relegation candidates. 

We didn't even need to get out of second gear tonight and still easily beat them. 

We weren't anywhere near our best tonight but still won relatively comfortably imo.

They had a couple of moments as would any opponent in this division (helped by a couple of mistakes by Naismith), but I thought they lacked quality throughout their team. Not impressed at all.

 

 

[Wanderingred]

Is anybody starting to see parallels between this season and the start of 2017-2018?

A footballing identity starting to form after two years of dross.

Progressing in the league cup.

Academy products really starting to shine through (Reid, Bryan - Semenyo, Conway, Scott)

I don’t think we’ll be in an automatic promotion spot at Christmas or reach the league cup semi finals again, but neither do I think we’ll crash and burn in the latter half of the season like we did then. I think we’re in steadier, more experienced hands than we were under LJ. 

[Curr Avon]

How a game can turn in an instant! From the Terriers Pat Jones hitting the post, to Atkinson's long pass and THAT goal from Antoine. Sensational.

Wonderful Wells, City's exciting, attacking football, with fantastic pressing  and Kal's nerve jingling 'interventions'.

Enjoy the highlights.

 

Edited September 1, 2022 by Curr Avon

[Ian M]

3 hours ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said:

Interestingly, Pearson was rather critical of the way we saw the game out during his post-match interview on Radio Bristol.  Says we needed to show more authority, and acknowledged how errors had put us in trouble on occasions.  
A good three points considering we didn’t play particularly well for periods of the game.

He's always at his pissiest when we win 

....

Despite their position, we are only the second team this season to stop Huddersfield scoring, the other being Burnley.

[Davefevs]

4 hours ago, ralphindevon said:

Semenyo will start from now on surely.

If he does start every game up until new year we should be up by then

Still think he’s rusty….short turnaround, no rush.

[Davefevs]

2 hours ago, 2015 said:

On City tonight i'm unsure whether it was a lack of movement from forward players, whether Sykes was not giving the forwards enough time to make a move or the aim was to just slowly retain the ball.

I suppose it if it just throw ins to complain about then i'll take that.

 

Huddersfield changed their set up after 10+ minutes.  Anjofin started quite deep, more close to Russell, but he then went closer to Rhodes, trying to occupy Atkinson whilst Rhodes tried to cut down Naismith’s passing lanes.  We had a similar spell v Cardiff if you recall.

But we stuck at it, we finally got some ball into Scott (or James - coming deeper) who was able to face forward.  Dasilva took up aggressive high positions and dragged Turton back towards his goal meaning Anjorin, despite plugging one gap, was leaving a hole to their right side of Russell.  That was the channel that Weimann ran for Scott pass that started the move for the goal.

I think we know what we’re trying to do…it might take 10 minutes to work that opening, but the fans aren’t getting on our backs either.

[Slippin cider]

7 hours ago, AppyDAZE said:

I love Naismith, I think the good far outweighs the bad, but CHRIST!

How many loose, dodgy passes and lapses has the bloke made ?

Lots unfortunately, hopefully these disappear soon but he does have a knack of making people very nervous at times .

[ralphindevon]

4 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Still think he’s rusty….short turnaround, no rush.

Yeah i was being a bit tongue in cheek, he did look a bit rusty when he first came on but nothing that a full 90 wouldn't solve and it's not like he's coming back from a hamstring injury. 

Having said that i think we'll see them all get a regular chance in the coning months. 

[Major Isewater]

9 hours ago, Andy082005 said:

Not wanting to get to carried away but where are we all drinking in Wembley on the day of the play off final ? 

Who are you going to watch in the play offs ? City will be promoted automatically.

 

[Super]

Conway looked knackered last night i expect he will get a rest on Saturday.

 

[reddoh]

10 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said:

I’m normally Mr Sensible but someone is going to have to give me a bloody good reason why this team can’t finish in the top six.

shit happens.

[wendyredredrobin]

12 hours ago, Selred said:

Still think the same?

Yep.  Conway and Semenyo still look like our best forwards to me along with Weimann when he plays up front.

Yes Wells scored and had a fairly decent game, but one goal is not enough to make me change my mind on him.  My concern is what he doesn't do rather than what he does.

At least I predicted the score right for a change.  Decent overall performance by the lads and a bit of variation up top.  Our defensive frailties would have been exploited by a decent side though 

Happy to take the win and 7th place and the positivity that now exists around the place.  Blackburn are going to provide a sniffer test on Saturday though.

[Numero Uno]

4 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Yep.  Conway and Semenyo still look like our best forwards to me along with Weimann when he plays up front.

Yes Wells scored and had a fairly decent game, but one goal is not enough to make me change my mind on him.  My concern is what he doesn't do rather than what he does.

At least I predicted the score right for a change.  Decent overall performance by the lads and a bit of variation up top.  Our defensive frailties would have been exploited by a decent side though 

Happy to take the win and 7th place and the positivity that now exists around the place.  Blackburn are going to provide a sniffer test on Saturday though.

This post leaves me feeling cold.........

[Red-Robbo]

8 hours ago, Ska Junkie said:

I'm not seeing the same as some tonight, while we were very good at times, I never felt comfortable. Maybe Huddersfield were better then expected or we were a tad blase at times?

Excellent win against a half decent side all said and we move on!

Nahki looked the player we expected.

BTW, Antoine is a beast!!

 

Agree.  I thought there were some below par performance from some: Naismith nearly cost us twice, which would have more than undone his classy touches; Vyner likewise once, and unike Naismith seemed unable to pick out a red shirt; Scott never seemed to get into it; Williams and Martin were anonymous when they came on. Bents made a crucial save, but his distribution was wayward and at times dangerous.

Positives were Wells, a rejuvenated JD and - of course - Semenyo.

Man-for-man we're a better side than Huddersfield,  yet we contrived to let them get to our box throughout the second half. 

 

[wendyredredrobin]

9 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

This post leaves me feeling cold.........

May be your energy bills are starting to bite then.

[mozo]

7 hours ago, Wanderingred said:

Is anybody starting to see parallels between this season and the start of 2017-2018?

A footballing identity starting to form after two years of dross.

Progressing in the league cup.

Academy products really starting to shine through (Reid, Bryan - Semenyo, Conway, Scott)

I don’t think we’ll be in an automatic promotion spot at Christmas or reach the league cup semi finals again, but neither do I think we’ll crash and burn in the latter half of the season like we did then. I think we’re in steadier, more experienced hands than we were under LJ. 

I predicted at the start of the season that we'd have a strong start to the season before fading away. I very much expect an LJ era season, which is much better than what we've had since LJ left btw.

37 minutes ago, Super said:

Conway looked knackered last night i expect he will get a rest on Saturday.

 

I'm pretty sure Conway got clattered at some point and suddenly his running was gone. He might need to rest a knock if I'm remembering that correctly.

[Selred]

15 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Yes Wells scored and had a fairly decent game, but one goal is not enough to make me change my mind on him.  My concern is what he doesn't do rather than what he does.

 

He was the man of the match....

He scored, he pressed, he absolutely ran them ragged with his movement. Not sure what more he could of done! Was terrific! 

[Davefevs]

1 hour ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Yep.  Conway and Semenyo still look like our best forwards to me along with Weimann when he plays up front.

Yes Wells scored and had a fairly decent game, but one goal is not enough to make me change my mind on him.  My concern is what he doesn't do rather than what he does.

At least I predicted the score right for a change.  Decent overall performance by the lads and a bit of variation up top.  Our defensive frailties would have been exploited by a decent side though 

Happy to take the win and 7th place and the positivity that now exists around the place.  Blackburn are going to provide a sniffer test on Saturday though.

Not having a go, honestly, but that reads very much like - I don’t want to evolve my opinion of Wells, my mind is made up.

For many people, both here and on Twitter Wells was their MOTM or a close contender.  FWIW I thought he had a couple of poor touches in the opening 10 minutes, then I though he gave as good an all-round forwards performance as you could give for a player of his type / ability level.

Judging on a single game basis…What didn’t he do (for you) last night?

[NcnsBcfc]

10 hours ago, glynriley said:

Nope. I mean Sykes. Was one occasion in the first half that Vyner bailed him out, because running back he looked like he was towing a caravan. 

Sykes was certainly blowing after 35 mins of the first half, and not offering the necessary cover for Vyner at times. I think at half time, there were probably words around managing his runs/exertions better in the second half, as the defensive side of his game was more evident for the second 45 mins.

[2015]

1 hour ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Yep.  Conway and Semenyo still look like our best forwards to me along with Weimann when he plays up front.

Yes Wells scored and had a fairly decent game, but one goal is not enough to make me change my mind on him.  My concern is what he doesn't do rather than what he does.

At least I predicted the score right for a change.  Decent overall performance by the lads and a bit of variation up top.  Our defensive frailties would have been exploited by a decent side though 

Happy to take the win and 7th place and the positivity that now exists around the place.  Blackburn are going to provide a sniffer test on Saturday though.

Not sure what you were watching last night. Wells had a great game and a better game than Conway. Quite comfortably too.

I think Conway needs dropping a game or two to keep him fresh and hungry.

[mozo]

10 hours ago, Sheltons Army said:

Not sure if you get many comfortable games at his level to be fair , most sides are going to have a spell on top or threaten in games

100% this. Against both Huddersfield and Blackpool we looked technically superior and could have been out of sight if we were more clinical. We also came away with 4 points.

That should be enough!

We can't expect this young squad to be the finished article or to blitz opponents. It's a tough league and most sides have similar levels. It's about being slightly better when you can, which we have been in nearly every game this season.

[pillred]

12 hours ago, Totterdown's Finest said:

My Man of the match.

And to think at one point it looked like he might be off, can't see that happening now, I feel finally we are seeing the player we all thought we had signed it helps he is actually starting games long may it continue; he even had his own little song last night the fans are really starting to warm to him.

[redsquirrel]

4 hours ago, Selred said:

He was the man of the match....

He scored, he pressed, he absolutely ran them ragged with his movement. Not sure what more he could of done! Was terrific! 

i thought that too,also much of the same against luton, hes a different player this year,maybe because hes no1 main striker on the pitch with conway whereas always been second fiddle in previous seasons, in fact,i thought they all did well for the most part,my only disappointment was matty james, didnt seem to be doing a lot so much so i was hoping hnm would come on for him after 30 mins

Edited September 1, 2022 by redsquirrel

[Bazooka Joe]

Does anyone else think the second half seemed to fly by quickly last night.

Happy we bagged three more points from a pretty ordinary game, and glad to see us scoring two relatively spectacular goals.

Semenyo was pretty smart. In the first minutes after coming on, he looked a bit like Bambi on ice. The Huddersfield defenders must've thought they had him in their pocket. Then Boooom !

Semenyo's first few touches probably knocked £1M off his transfer fee, but that super goal may have added another £4M to it.

Edited September 1, 2022 by Bazooka Joe

[bcfc01]

10 minutes ago, Bazooka Joe said:

Does anyone else think the second half seemed to fly by quickly last night.

Happy we bagged three more points from a pretty ordinary game, and glad to see us scoring two relatively spectacular goals.

Semenyo was pretty smart. In the first minutes after coming on, he looked a bit like Bambi on ice. The Huddersfield defenders must've thought they had him in their pocket. Then Boooom !

Semenyo's first few touches probably knocked £1M off his transfer fee, but that super goal may have added another £4M to it.

His first touch was a bit clumsy at times, but he's been out for a while.

But 3 goals in around 75 minutes, two of them excellent finishes, bodes well for when he's fully attuned to games.

Excited to have him back (hopefully he is going nowhere), he makes a huge difference.

Boooom ! Is a good description of him..

[Fuber]

14 hours ago, And Its Smith said:

Who you playing in the Weimann role then?

Could easily rotate between Wells and Semenyo in turn. I would have said Benarous if not for the injury and where/if Weimann needed a rest.

Scott doesn't get involved enough when played there I need my opinion.

Just floating random thoughts to be honest.

[Curr Avon]

Plus a match summary from a very happy idiot. 

From 08:26

Sport: Post-match - 31/08/2022 - BBC Sounds

[wendyredredrobin]

5 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Not having a go, honestly, but that reads very much like - I don’t want to evolve my opinion of Wells, my mind is made up.

For many people, both here and on Twitter Wells was their MOTM or a close contender.  FWIW I thought he had a couple of poor touches in the opening 10 minutes, then I though he gave as good an all-round forwards performance as you could give for a player of his type / ability level.

Judging on a single game basis…What didn’t he do (for you) last night?

All I'm saying regarding Wells, Dave is that one swallow doth not a summer make.

I hope his improved form continues, but given the choice of Semenyo or Wells, there can only be one winner.

If I had to chose between Conway and Wells for the other birth, then I would rather develop an exciting young prospect than go with a player I don't think really wants to be here.

Whilst on the subject of forwards, I think Andi Weimann is a great asset (though I've never been quite sure what his best position is) but Chris Martin is well past his sell by date.

Others may of couse see things differently.

[BCFC11]

15 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

All I'm saying regarding Wells, Dave is that one swallow doth not a summer make.

I hope his improved form continues, but given the choice of Semenyo or Wells, there can only be one winner.

If I had to chose between Conway and Wells for the other birth, then I would rather develop an exciting young prospect than go with a player I don't think really wants to be here.

Whilst on the subject of forwards, I think Andi Weimann is a great asset (though I've never been quite sure what his best position is) but Chris Martin is well past his sell by date.

Others may of couse see things differently.

What on earth gives you that idea? From the outside looking in he's been nothing but professional and gives his all whenever he plays. Nige has even said (last season) when Wells wasn't in the side how great he is around the place, ie helping the young ones, getting his head down working hard and waiting for his chance.

[Ian M]

16 minutes ago, BCFC11 said:

What on earth gives you that idea? From the outside looking in he's been nothing but professional and gives his all whenever he plays. Nige has even said (last season) when Wells wasn't in the side how great he is around the place, ie helping the young ones, getting his head down working hard and waiting for his chance.

Plus listen to his interview last night, he's very aware the he "owes this club some performances". I wouldn't be averse to seeing him receive a contract extention.

[wendyredredrobin]

19 minutes ago, BCFC11 said:

What on earth gives you that idea? From the outside looking in he's been nothing but professional and gives his all whenever he plays. Nige has even said (last season) when Wells wasn't in the side how great he is around the place, ie helping the young ones, getting his head down working hard and waiting for his chance.

As I said, we all see things differently, that's what discussion is all about. I doubt you will change my opinion any more than I will change yours.

[BCFC11]

16 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

As I said, we all see things differently, that's what discussion is all about. I doubt you will change my opinion any more than I will change yours.

Totally agree.

IMO a player who asks to play for the U23's when not getting starts for the first team, isn't someone who doesn't want to be here. Nige wouldn't want them here let alone start them every week.