TBW Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Something has to be done with the guy ultimately and I doubt we've given up just yet. I can't help thinking that we might take the cheap way out of finding a striker option and hope Watkins can fill the void now we've spent pretty hard already... Not saying I want to, just that the staff might think we can pull a Bobby Reid job on him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, TBW said: Something has to be done with the guy ultimately and I doubt we've given up just yet. I can't help thinking that we might take the cheap way out of finding a striker option and hope Watkins can fill the void now we've spent pretty hard already... Not saying I want to, just that the staff might think we can pull a Bobby Reid job on him? He's played up front previously so wouldn't be massively out of the blue for him to be there this season. I still don't feel like I've seen enough of him to judge how good he is, a lot of people have written him off already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abraham Romanovich Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Hopefully this season we will witness the resuscitation of a great footballing tradition, when Bristol City come of age, with almost Proustian displays of modern existentialist football. Vimally annihilating by midfield moral argument the now surely obsolescent catennachio defensive philosophy of Neil Warnock. Cardiff indeed will be a side intellectually out argued by a City thrusting and bursting with aggressive Kantian positivism and outstanding in this fine team, the arch-thinker, free scheming, scarcely ever to be curbed, midfield coguoscento, Marley Watkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Scored two pretty important goals in his short time on the pitch, it should be pointed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishRed Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 16 minutes ago, TBW said: Something has to be done with the guy ultimately and I doubt we've given up just yet. I can't help thinking that we might take the cheap way out of finding a striker option and hope Watkins can fill the void now we've spent pretty hard already... Not saying I want to, just that the staff might think we can pull a Bobby Reid job on him? That would be the top 6 gone then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 12 minutes ago, Abraham Romanovich said: Hopefully this season we will witness the resuscitation of a great footballing tradition, when Bristol City come of age, with almost Proustian displays of modern existentialist football. Vimally annihilating by midfield moral argument the now surely obsolescent catennachio defensive philosophy of Neil Warnock. Cardiff indeed will be a side intellectually out argued by a City thrusting and bursting with aggressive Kantian positivism and outstanding in this fine team, the arch-thinker, free scheming, scarcely ever to be curbed, midfield coguoscento, Marley Watkins Swallowed a dictionary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 19 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: Scored two pretty important goals in his short time on the pitch, it should be pointed out. 510 minutes if Transfermarkt is correct. Not even 6 games worth of football. Hopefully we see the Barnsley version of MW next season rather than the Norwich version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red7 Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 24 minutes ago, Abraham Romanovich said: Hopefully this season we will witness the resuscitation of a great footballing tradition, when Bristol City come of age, with almost Proustian displays of modern existentialist football. Vimally annihilating by midfield moral argument the now surely obsolescent catennachio defensive philosophy of Neil Warnock. Cardiff indeed will be a side intellectually out argued by a City thrusting and bursting with aggressive Kantian positivism and outstanding in this fine team, the arch-thinker, free scheming, scarcely ever to be curbed, midfield coguoscento, Marley Watkins Good evening, Brian... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 From the thread title I thought that Billy Graham was posting on OTIB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 36 minutes ago, Abraham Romanovich said: Hopefully this season we will witness the resuscitation of a great footballing tradition, when Bristol City come of age, with almost Proustian displays of modern existentialist football. Vimally annihilating by midfield moral argument the now surely obsolescent catennachio defensive philosophy of Neil Warnock. Cardiff indeed will be a side intellectually out argued by a City thrusting and bursting with aggressive Kantian positivism and outstanding in this fine team, the arch-thinker, free scheming, scarcely ever to be curbed, midfield coguoscento, Marley Watkins Have you been on the pxxx ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Norwich got rid of Watkins and got promoted. Ashton you know what to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 42 minutes ago, TBW said: Something has to be done with the guy ultimately and I doubt we've given up just yet. I can't help thinking that we might take the cheap way out of finding a striker option and hope Watkins can fill the void now we've spent pretty hard already... Not saying I want to, just that the staff might think we can pull a Bobby Reid job on him? Can we convert him into a footballer? If yes, can we also stop him being continually injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton_fan Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 More likely that Semenyo will step up this season imo if we don't sign another forward, although I'm sure Watkins will get some minutes if fit as he's quite versatile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrascal2 Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 1 hour ago, TBW said: Something has to be done with the guy ultimately and I doubt we've given up just yet. I can't help thinking that we might take the cheap way out of finding a striker option and hope Watkins can fill the void now we've spent pretty hard already... Not saying I want to, just that the staff might think we can pull a Bobby Reid job on him? Bobby Reid showed ability and desire before his switch to being a striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, ashton_fan said: More likely that Semenyo will step up this season imo if we don't sign another forward. I think that’s LJs plan and I began to suspect that when Semenyo was recalled last season. He didn’t go to the first team straight away but was gradually introduced into the way in which the City first team squad go about things both at AG and away. It would have been like another world to the lower level he was on loan at and that type of change can take a while to adapt to. So would have the standard of training facilities and the type of training that LJ and his assistants employ - quite a culture shock...... This coming season AS will have been fully involved in pre season training and will be going the trip abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 I wouldn't be surprised if he is still here as back up. He works hard and is versatile. His touch is not the greatest, but nor is Weimann's. I reckon Marley and Weimann are similar type of players actually. Apart from Marley being stronger, better in the air. Weimann bit better technically. Both players like space to attack and both can play anywhere across the front line. Their work rate makes them the players they are more than what they do on the ball. We don't know what is happening up top. But if we sell Taylor and bring in Moore then we will have 4 strikers. Johnson likes having 5, so Watkins could be our 5th option like Eisa was last season. As well as being a wide option too. Not against that at all. We could easily get a couple of injuries up top and were suddenly worrying about how many strikers we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, JonDolman said: We don't know what is happening up top. But if we sell Taylor and bring in Moore then we will have 4 strikers. Johnson likes having 5, so Watkins could be our 5th option like Eisa was last season. As well as being a wide option too. Not against that at all. We could easily get a couple of injuries up top and were suddenly worrying about how many strikers we have. Does LJ like to have 5 strikers? I’m not sure about that. Last season he had Famara, Taylor, Weimann (not an out and out striker) Eisa who was never quite up to Championship quality. I reality he was forced to rely on Famara and either Weimann or Taylor as his strike force. This coming season he’ll have Famara (if he doesn’t move the Baggies) Taylor, Weimann, Semanyo And Szmodics who LJ thinks has goals in him but is not a recognised striker. Like some other fans I’m concerned that by not signing a recognised striker the squad looks light up top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Abraham Romanovich said: Hopefully this season we will witness the resuscitation of a great footballing tradition, when Bristol City come of age, with almost Proustian displays of modern existentialist football. Vimally annihilating by midfield moral argument the now surely obsolescent catennachio defensive philosophy of Neil Warnock. Cardiff indeed will be a side intellectually out argued by a City thrusting and bursting with aggressive Kantian positivism and outstanding in this fine team, the arch-thinker, free scheming, scarcely ever to be curbed, midfield coguoscento, Marley Watkins Are you Tommy's Swedish cousin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Robbored said: Does LJ like to have 5 strikers? I’m not sure about that. Last season he had Famara, Taylor, Weimann (not an out and out striker) Eisa who was never quite up to Championship quality. I reality he was forced to rely on Famara and either Weimann or Taylor as his strike force. This coming season he’ll have Famara (if he doesn’t move the Baggies) Taylor, Weimann, Semanyo And Szmodics who LJ thinks has goals in him but is not a recognised striker. Like some other fans I’m concerned that by not signing a recognised striker the squad looks light up top. I was counting Watkins in that last season as he did play there a couple of times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, JonDolman said: I was counting Watkins in that last season as he did play there a couple of times I didn’t include Watkins because we rarely saw him..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, Robbored said: Does LJ like to have 5 strikers? I’m not sure about that. Last season he had Famara, Taylor, Weimann (not an out and out striker) Eisa who was never quite up to Championship quality. I reality he was forced to rely on Famara and either Weimann or Taylor as his strike force. This coming season he’ll have Famara (if he doesn’t move the Baggies) Taylor, Weimann, Semanyo And Szmodics who LJ thinks has goals in him but is not a recognised striker. Like some other fans I’m concerned that by not signing a recognised striker the squad looks light up top. Using your own logic Szmodics can be ruled out of the first team for several months as he played L2 last season as did Semenyo .....about who's time in the said L2 you stated. " . It would have been like another world to the lower level he was on loan at and that type of change can take a while to adapt to. So would have the standard of training facilities and the type of training that LJ and his assistants employ - quite a culture shock......" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Just now, Robbored said: I didn’t include Watkins because we rarely saw him..... Because we hardly had an injury up top. If he had 2 or 3 missing then we would have seen Marley up front a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 If Keifer is signed it will be as a back up player to Fam. We will only play with one forward. Fam only scores from inside the penalty area but he is not a very good header of the ball. It would be ideal to back him up with smart footballers like Weimann, Paterson, O´Dowda, Eliasson and Szmodics who can provide the killing assists. Preferably on the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 A squad player again I'm sure, will no doubt feature in a few games and probably score 2 goals, which may well prove to be match winners. Will more than likely go missing for large chunks of the season and be sold next summer 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Abraham Romanovich said: Hopefully this season we will witness the resuscitation of a great footballing tradition, when Bristol City come of age, with almost Proustian displays of modern existentialist football. Vimally annihilating by midfield moral argument the now surely obsolescent catennachio defensive philosophy of Neil Warnock. Cardiff indeed will be a side intellectually out argued by a City thrusting and bursting with aggressive Kantian positivism and outstanding in this fine team, the arch-thinker, free scheming, scarcely ever to be curbed, midfield coguoscento, Marley Watkins Emmanual Kant was a real pissant, He'd drink you under the table... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturny Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Port Said Red said: Scored two pretty important goals in his short time on the pitch, it should be pointed out. Didn't he play as a striker those two times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 I’d like to think that a fit Marley Watkins could surprise a few people. He’s never going to set this division alight, but can certainly be a useful back up player, to cover a few different positions. One to upgrade on, when we can, yes - but I don’t think we’ve seen the best of him yet, so if we can’t bring in the “right” striker, I’d rather we didn’t pay big money for “just anyone” and bided our time until we can get exactly what we want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, Sturny said: Didn't he play as a striker those two times? I think he may have been on the second goal. First goal he scored against Blackburn he was wide right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 20 minutes ago, CodeRed said: Using your own logic Szmodics can be ruled out of the first team for several months as he played L2 last season as did Semenyo .....about who's time in the said L2 you stated. " . It would have been like another world to the lower level he was on loan at and that type of change can take a while to adapt to. So would have the standard of training facilities and the type of training that LJ and his assistants employ - quite a culture shock......" I was thinking exactly that as posted about Semenyo and his ‘culture shock’ but didn’t include Szmodics as he’s a more versatile player, an attacking midfielder whereas AS is essentially a striker but the same ‘culture shock’ applies to Szmodics as well but is less likely to have time to adapt because of his versatility. That said, it’ll be interesting to see how soon Szmodics features in the starting 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcdc Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Abraham Romanovich said: Hopefully this season we will witness the resuscitation of a great footballing tradition, when Bristol City come of age, with almost Proustian displays of modern existentialist football. Vimally annihilating by midfield moral argument the now surely obsolescent catennachio defensive philosophy of Neil Warnock. Cardiff indeed will be a side intellectually out argued by a City thrusting and bursting with aggressive Kantian positivism and outstanding in this fine team, the arch-thinker, free scheming, scarcely ever to be curbed, midfield coguoscento, Marley Watkins If AR has swallowed a dictionary , as Robbored suggests, we need to know which one, so we can avoid it. Vimally? Catennachio? Cognuoscento? Where has the finger-wagging emoji gone? Just what I needed too! P.S. Proust wasn’t an existentialist either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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