Out of his pie crust Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 up the city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, WestonRobin said: For me, he seems to be on his ‘heels’ a lot...very reactive to through balls, and therefore looks slow, rather than making runs and being ‘on the front foot’. That’s the difference with Benik, he plays on the shoulder and is looking to make runs and is proactive, so is viewed as more mobile. Not just me then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 Is by far the most logical answer to all this simply that he has taken a knock in training, looks serious, but the club are not wanting to say anything until they actually know what it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodjias Wrist Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, cityexile said: Is by far the most logical answer to all this simply that he has taken a knock in training, looks serious, but the club are not wanting to say anything until they actually know what it is? Blasphemy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldlandReddies Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 Afobe will play.....he'll just look a lot like Fam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrdc Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 55 minutes ago, mozo said: Yes but when reliable(ish) journos claim to have corroborated the info, I think you have to accept that this is real. Particularly with the gagging order after the Swansea presser. Oh well we shall just have to wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, cityexile said: Is by far the most logical answer to all this simply that he has taken a knock in training, looks serious, but the club are not wanting to say anything until they actually know what it is? You don't get much of a thread out of that though! Since when did OTIB do logical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldlandReddies Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 14 minutes ago, cityexile said: Is by far the most logical answer to all this simply that he has taken a knock in training, looks serious, but the club are not wanting to say anything until they actually know what it is? Absolutely this. Nothing concrete will be said until they know the full extent of the injury. Not expecting good news though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 8 minutes ago, OldlandReddies said: Absolutely this. Nothing concrete will be said until they know the full extent of the injury. Not expecting good news though. As said in previous post, unfortunate it’s a ACL injury, I’m not one for spreading rumours as my post history will show but it’s a freak accident in training and hopefully he recovers well. It’s shocking bad luck, hopefully we can get a loan if at all possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty Swallocks Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said: As said in previous post, unfortunate it’s a ACL injury, I’m not one for spreading rumours as my post history will show but it’s a freak accident in training and hopefully he recovers well. It’s shocking bad luck, hopefully we can get a loan if at all possible Loan window is shut until January as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucky Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 All these pages and all I wanna know is..... Have we signed him yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 Diedhiou may have a better goals per game record than Weimann but the latter brings more to the side as a whole. The clever early runs, the movement, the intensity off the ball ie his pressing and work rate. Better technically than Diedhiou too abd will link more readily with Palmer, O'Dowda and Eliasson- abd if by some miracle he's fit, Afobe- he can move around the front line too, more likely to he able to pop up as a wider forward than Diedhiou. Not knocking Diedhiou, he has his uses- and seems to do quite well away from home. Also don't think we've seen/got the best from him during his time here, the lone striker role in the way we setup was pretty thankless. As being played on the wing was for Weimann and Pack being played in a 2 didn't necessarily help him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 1 hour ago, bcfc01 said: What gagging order ? 1 hour ago, BlokeCDP said: Was mentioned in the Stoke press conference but apparently under embargo so could not be reported.....or some crazy stuff like that. OMG, we've got enough problems without publicising the blow-job scandal.... ( ohh, dammit, I hope I haven't accidently let a cat out of a bag or started a rumour, I think I've said enough on this subject and won't comment further ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, WhistleHappy said: OMG, we've got enough problems without publicising the blow-job scandal.... ( ohh, dammit, I hope I haven't accidently let a cat out of a bag or started a rumour, I think I've said enough on this subject and won't comment further ) You can't leave it there, you've got to give us the full story - come on, spit it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, downendcity said: You can't leave it there, you've got to give us the full story - come on, spit it out. Sorry, I refuse to pay this issue any further lip service... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolas Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 1 hour ago, OldlandReddies said: Afobe will play.....he'll just look a lot like Fam. Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/bristol-city-benik-afobe-injury-3334965 Essentially saying Afobe is out for months but not corroborated by the club - no comment was the answer from the club which would indicate Afobe has been badly injured. They could have said he's not been injured.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydneybcfc Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 2 hours ago, bcfc01 said: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/bristol-city-benik-afobe-injury-3334965 Essentially saying Afobe is out for months but not corroborated by the club - no comment was the answer from the club which would indicate Afobe has been badly injured. They could have said he's not been injured.. TBH i expect the club were hoping this wouldn't leak before the game, we are playing hopefully one of our promotion rivals and i'm sure delaying a news is a bit of gamesmanship to keep Swansea thinking Afobe would be the one starting. It leaking early gives them more time to prepare to face Fam (although i'm sure they're doing their homework on all our players even before the injury news). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted September 20, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 I've gone all in on him not being injured. Get the winner Saturday Benik! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 6 hours ago, WhistleHappy said: OMG, we've got enough problems without publicising the blow-job scandal.... ( ohh, dammit, I hope I haven't accidently let a cat out of a bag or started a rumour, I think I've said enough on this subject and won't comment further ) No the cat is still in the bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 7 hours ago, WhistleHappy said: OMG, we've got enough problems without publicising the blow-job scandal.... ( ohh, dammit, I hope I haven't accidently let a cat out of a bag or started a rumour, I think I've said enough on this subject and won't comment further ) It's amazing that a kitman can be asked to do such demeaning things... 6 hours ago, bcfc01 said: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/bristol-city-benik-afobe-injury-3334965 Essentially saying Afobe is out for months but not corroborated by the club - no comment was the answer from the club which would indicate Afobe has been badly injured. They could have said he's not been injured.. Bizarre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrt55555 Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 45 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: No the cat is still in the bag. And the cat is also still sat on the mat I see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Major Isewater said: No the cat is still in the bag. Aren't Ikea amazing??...the flat pack kitty is just soo realistic..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 Still nothing official mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 17 Phecking Pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 I still can’t get over how bizarre this all is. I’m struggling to buy the “keep Swansea guessing” argument, players get injured in training all the time but we’ve never had a situation like this before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 9 hours ago, bcfc01 said: Not sure what the bit in bold has got to do with anything tbh. I know a quite a few great blokes who would love to play for City but they won't. He may very well be a very nice man but he is not mobile enough, he is practically static. And yes, he missed the most clear cut chances in the championship - top in that respect, or bottom whichever way you look at it. Its not trashing him, its stating an opinion and you and others are entitled to disagree. Its not as if I would boo the bloke in the stadium or give him grief, just stating an opinion. I have read this stat a few times and would love to actually see what they class as all his clear cut chances, last season he had a thankless task up front pretty much alone having balls lumped up to him. Isn't his record of goals to minutes is the same as Assombalonga as well (I don't think Assombalonga would have got any more last season for us)? In my opinion we have a more driving midfield now and hopefully that will help a lot more with quicker movement all around, we were way too predictable last season and it seems it is easy to just blame Fammy for our failures, which I think is unfair on him - not saying you are blaming him at all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 So, is he injured? Yes or No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 1 minute ago, 42nite said: So, is he injured? Yes or No That’s correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 20 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: I still can’t get over how bizarre this all is. I’m struggling to buy the “keep Swansea guessing” argument, players get injured in training all the time but we’ve never had a situation like this before. LJ tends to do things a little differently, especially if he can convince himself of any marginal gain. In this case the confusion, he probably feels, could work in our favour. I get that they would want to know full details before saying too much, but normally a manager would say "yes he's had a bit of a knock and we await results of the scan". I cannot see any reason for smoke and mirrors though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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