Sun Aug 11, 2019 7:29 am
Sun Aug 11, 2019 7:34 am
Sun Aug 11, 2019 7:50 am
Sun Aug 11, 2019 7:51 am
Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:18 am
Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:24 am
thomasblue wrote:We have a few players who will be coming to fitness soon
Sol Bamba :
A huge Warnock favourite but does he come straight back in and for who ?
Will he drop Flint or Morrison ?
Possibly play all three ?
Neil Etheridge :
If Smithies plays like he did yesterday and keeps up that form, will Etheridge get his place back once he is fit ?
Lee Tomlin :
He looks good in pre season, lost a lot of weight and is making a big effort to sort himself out. Does Warnock give him another chance or stick with the unfit out if position Patterson ?
Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:43 am
Sun Aug 11, 2019 11:30 am
Sun Aug 11, 2019 12:04 pm
phildavies wrote:If Smithies plays like he did yesterday? Are you implying he was good? He flapped at an east ball he should have caught and his kicking was atrocious. Obviously Etheridge will come straight back in as he is the best goalkeeper at the club by a long long distqnce.
The Bamba situation is more intresting. Hopefully he will finally realise too that Hoilett is our best winger and needs to start when fit.
Sun Aug 11, 2019 12:28 pm
phildavies wrote:If Smithies plays like he did yesterday? Are you implying he was good? He flapped at an east ball he should have caught and his kicking was atrocious. Obviously Etheridge will come straight back in as he is the best goalkeeper at the club by a long long distqnce.
The Bamba situation is more intresting. Hopefully he will finally realise too that Hoilett is our best winger and needs to start when fit.
Sun Aug 11, 2019 12:28 pm
phildavies wrote:If Smithies plays like he did yesterday? Are you implying he was good? He flapped at an east ball he should have caught and his kicking was atrocious. Obviously Etheridge will come straight back in as he is the best goalkeeper at the club by a long long distqnce.
The Bamba situation is more intresting. Hopefully he will finally realise too that Hoilett is our best winger and needs to start when fit.
Sun Aug 11, 2019 12:36 pm
Sun Aug 11, 2019 12:37 pm
thomasblue wrote:We have a few players who will be coming to fitness soon
Sol Bamba :
A huge Warnock favourite but does he come straight back in and for who ?
Will he drop Flint or Morrison ?
Possibly play all three ?
Neil Etheridge :
If Smithies plays like he did yesterday and keeps up that form, will Etheridge get his place back once he is fit ?
Lee Tomlin :
He looks good in pre season, lost a lot of weight and is making a big effort to sort himself out. Does Warnock give him another chance or stick with the unfit out if position Patterson ?
Sun Aug 11, 2019 12:48 pm
phildavies wrote:If Smithies plays like he did yesterday? Are you implying he was good? He flapped at an east ball he should have caught and his kicking was atrocious. Obviously Etheridge will come straight back in as he is the best goalkeeper at the club by a long long distqnce.
The Bamba situation is more intresting. Hopefully he will finally realise too that Hoilett is our best winger and needs to start when fit.
Sun Aug 11, 2019 12:50 pm
Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:00 pm
thomasblue wrote:phildavies wrote:If Smithies plays like he did yesterday? Are you implying he was good? He flapped at an east ball he should have caught and his kicking was atrocious. Obviously Etheridge will come straight back in as he is the best goalkeeper at the club by a long long distqnce.
The Bamba situation is more intresting. Hopefully he will finally realise too that Hoilett is our best winger and needs to start when fit.
Etheridge is a average keeper with one good season behind him, smithies Kicking and distribution is a lot better than Etheridge. I think he may have to wait for his return to the team
Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:04 pm
bluebirdoct1962 wrote:phildavies wrote:If Smithies plays like he did yesterday? Are you implying he was good? He flapped at an east ball he should have caught and his kicking was atrocious. Obviously Etheridge will come straight back in as he is the best goalkeeper at the club by a long long distqnce.
The Bamba situation is more intresting. Hopefully he will finally realise too that Hoilett is our best winger and needs to start when fit.
I’d say NML was best winger at club...followed by Hoilett
Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:05 pm
phildavies wrote:bluebirdoct1962 wrote:phildavies wrote:If Smithies plays like he did yesterday? Are you implying he was good? He flapped at an east ball he should have caught and his kicking was atrocious. Obviously Etheridge will come straight back in as he is the best goalkeeper at the club by a long long distqnce.
The Bamba situation is more intresting. Hopefully he will finally realise too that Hoilett is our best winger and needs to start when fit.
I’d say NML was best winger at club...followed by Hoilett
NML is the most explosive but Hoilett is the better all round player. Better crossing,shooting and defensively. Though when fit they should both be the first choice wingers.
Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:12 pm
Sun Aug 11, 2019 3:47 pm
phildavies wrote:thomasblue wrote:phildavies wrote:If Smithies plays like he did yesterday? Are you implying he was good? He flapped at an east ball he should have caught and his kicking was atrocious. Obviously Etheridge will come straight back in as he is the best goalkeeper at the club by a long long distqnce.
The Bamba situation is more intresting. Hopefully he will finally realise too that Hoilett is our best winger and needs to start when fit.
Etheridge is a average keeper with one good season behind him, smithies Kicking and distribution is a lot better than Etheridge. I think he may have to wait for his return to the team
Etheridge has been brilliant for two years for Walsall before he even joined us for a start. All round by far our best keeper.
Sun Aug 11, 2019 4:09 pm
thomasblue wrote:phildavies wrote:thomasblue wrote:phildavies wrote:If Smithies plays like he did yesterday? Are you implying he was good? He flapped at an east ball he should have caught and his kicking was atrocious. Obviously Etheridge will come straight back in as he is the best goalkeeper at the club by a long long distqnce.
The Bamba situation is more intresting. Hopefully he will finally realise too that Hoilett is our best winger and needs to start when fit.
Etheridge is a average keeper with one good season behind him, smithies Kicking and distribution is a lot better than Etheridge. I think he may have to wait for his return to the team
Etheridge has been brilliant for two years for Walsall before he even joined us for a start. All round by far our best keeper.
Walsall fans at the time didnt seem to mind that he left them.
If you believe that he is better then fine
My opinion is that his distribution is awful , he cant catch so tries to punch everything away and his communication skills are lacking.
He is on the other hand a very good shot stopper but his all round game is not great. It was only 18 months ago that he was so bad for us he was dropped for Brian Murphy in the league. Yes he improved but dont make him out to be the world beater you think he is.
Smithies is a lot better in a lot of departments including experience. It will be very interesting to see what happens once he is back.
Sun Aug 11, 2019 4:57 pm
phildavies wrote:thomasblue wrote:phildavies wrote:thomasblue wrote:phildavies wrote:If Smithies plays like he did yesterday? Are you implying he was good? He flapped at an east ball he should have caught and his kicking was atrocious. Obviously Etheridge will come straight back in as he is the best goalkeeper at the club by a long long distqnce.
The Bamba situation is more intresting. Hopefully he will finally realise too that Hoilett is our best winger and needs to start when fit.
Etheridge is a average keeper with one good season behind him, smithies Kicking and distribution is a lot better than Etheridge. I think he may have to wait for his return to the team
Etheridge has been brilliant for two years for Walsall before he even joined us for a start. All round by far our best keeper.
Walsall fans at the time didnt seem to mind that he left them.
If you believe that he is better then fine
My opinion is that his distribution is awful , he cant catch so tries to punch everything away and his communication skills are lacking.
He is on the other hand a very good shot stopper but his all round game is not great. It was only 18 months ago that he was so bad for us he was dropped for Brian Murphy in the league. Yes he improved but dont make him out to be the world beater you think he is.
Smithies is a lot better in a lot of departments including experience. It will be very interesting to see what happens once he is back.
What is this experience rubbish they have both played over 150 football league games FFS
It not like he’s some 18 year old kid. He has improved his kicking and his throwing is immense but not used enough. I can’t think of any department Smithies is better than him in TBH and I have watched loads of both.
Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:12 pm
Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:55 pm
Mon Aug 12, 2019 8:22 am
Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:35 am