leadman Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 21 games 16 goals, he will be laughing now i rekon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunnyfunt Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 It was always expected. He's playing under a manager who know's him well in a division below. He was always gonna get a fair amount of goals, especially as he takes pens for them as well. Good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natty Red Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Funny how getting support and affirmation makes a player produce goals eh yet on another thread booing is supposed to make our players feel the love, you could not make it up. I wonder how old some of the posters are because they sounds very churlish and naive. Fair play to Pitman. He must be very relieved to be out of it with us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 And playing in a higher division than us next season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I always maintained that Stead/Pitman could have been a great partnership if given the chance to gel. As many have said we had Stead, Pitman, and Taylor at the start of the season, we didn't need Davies and Baldock. Just one of those and we'd be a lot better off financially for a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I always liked Pitman, he had class in and around the box, if lacking a bit of pace. I thought we could of used him to more effect, making the opposition worry about us instead of just worrying about how we were going to cope against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I was not bothered that he went, was lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric04 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 We have to find a new Jon Stead next season as he's the only striker we have who brings the best out of our other strikers. I say new because I suspect we won't be able to afford the current one in the division below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fka dagest Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 We have to find a new Jon Stead next season as he's the only striker we have who brings the best out of our other strikers. I say new because I suspect we won't be able to afford the current one in the division below. What I expect to see next season is 4 or 5 kids from the Academy, three players from Botswana and the dross left over from this season which nobody else wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfctim Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 So Pitman can score goals in league 1, we knew that before we signed him. Whether he's good enough for the championship is another question entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 So Pitman can score goals in league 1, we knew that before we signed him. Whether he's good enough for the championship is another question entirely. Well he scored goals in the chsmpionship as well. Peoples problem with him as I saw it, they thought he was lazy. I liked him personally. made very clever runs without the ball, and was possibly the most instinctive natural finisher I have seen down here. His stand out feature, not taking a touch and getting the shot off early. I think managers missed a trick with Brett. They looked at his lack of workrate rather than what he was actually good at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fka dagest Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Well he scored goals in the chsmpionship as well. Peoples problem with him as I saw it, they thought he was lazy. I liked him personally. made very clever runs without the ball, and was possibly the most instinctive natural finisher I have seen down here. His stand out feature, not taking a touch and getting the shot off early. I think managers missed a trick with Brett. They looked at his lack of workrate rather than what he was actually good at. I agree again. Unfortunately many at Ashton Gate can't see beyond how much a player runs around. Some names over the years like Dinning and Wilkshire have also been vilified for their lack of workrate, Recently Albert has been accused of being defensively lazy. What I'd really like to see at Ashton Gate is a cultured midfielder, technically good, with decent skill who isn't simply expected to tear around the pitch at 100mph all game. We've had too many of them in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I agree again. Unfortunately many at Ashton Gate can't see beyond how much a player runs around. Some names over the years like Dinning and Wilkshire have also been vilified for their lack of workrate, Recently Albert has been accused of being defensively lazy. What I'd really like to see at Ashton Gate is a cultured midfielder, technically good, with decent skill who isn't simply expected to tear around the pitch at 100mph all game. We've had too many of them in recent years. Exactly. Every player has a purpose. If you can can each player getting close to doing what they do best, you have a chance. If you try to change a players game, why bother signing him would be my overiding question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corleone Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Never had a run for us, would of liked to see him play regular football. The fact no championship clubs were in for him says it all...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 We know he can score goals if you put the ball to his feet around the box - point is, he wouldn't score for us in this team any more than Baldock, Davies can because we have possesion (100%) we just hoof the ball 30-40 yards and hope to win the header in a 50-50..... and we wonder why we are constantly under pressure during games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfctim Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 For me the problem with Pitman was he went through long periods of games (and even series ofgames) where he was completely ineffective, where the game just passed him by. This was partly down to lack of service but also a lack of willingness to make himself avaliable. When people talk about laziness it's not just not closing down, harrying defenders e.t.c, but also not making runs, moving into space when we were on the ball. Many games he simply didn't look bothered. Also, i think his finishing ability is overstated - he's not exactly Jordan Rhodes! He scored some quality goals in his time here but also missed numerous chances. His link up play wasn't particularly good either, and he didn't manage to form a partnership with either Maynard or Stead. He didn't have the pace of Baldock or the technical ability of Davies. He's proven he's a top quality league 1 striker, but he's yet to prove he's got enough about him to quite cut it at championship level. Who knows, if Bournemouth go up he might be able to do it next season, but he didn't in his time here imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiledinwatford Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Getting the best out of players is not a strongpoint in recent years! For every player that has gone on to bigger things (Orr possibly Maynard) there are probably twenty that have gone in the wrong direction. I liked Pitman and it's difficult to argue that we were better selling him for what we did than buying Baldock for what we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezgimed Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Disagree with that, his link up play was brilliant. Some people just dislike the lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Disagree with that, his link up play was brilliant. Some people just dislike the lad. Exactly, he had a load of vision and the touch and passing to use it. People confuse running around like a headless chicken with effectiveness too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foozer Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Hello I'm a norwegian Bournemouth-fan and and I was delighted when Pitman came home.. The thing about him is that he needs to be in a team that creates chances. You have struggled in the championship a while, and Pitman will seem lazy then. He is not a player that runs around chasing long balls. But when a team is dominating the game, Pitman will always be there to put chances away.. And I have no doubt that Pitman could score in all divisions cause he is a natural goal-scorer. He has now scored in 6 games in a row (no penaties). His goal/game-rate is 0.70 (and thats with a pretty slow start due to not having played mutch before). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric04 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I'd be fascinated to know SO'D's view on Pitman and whether he would have sold him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfctim Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I may have been a tad harsh on his link up play in fairness, although his amazing passing and vision led to 5 assists in his time here. By comparison, Stead got 11 in the same period. And there's a difference between not running round like a headless chicken and sitting on your marker for 90 minutes waiting for something to happen. If you look at Baldock for example he's not Stead-esque in his running round charging down defenders, but when we're on the ball he's always making a run, looking to get in behind or get into space. Pitman made the occasional clever run in the final third, but all too regularly let the game pass him by without making any impact on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 A decent league one player however will be out of his depth again if they go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 A decent league one player however will be out of his depth again if they go up. Maybe we should re-sign him, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStandUp Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Probably the worst thing Mcinnes did whilst at City, was getting rid of Brett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Probably the worst thing Mcinnes did whilst at City, was getting rid of Brett. No, the worst thing he did was hugely contributing to our impending relegation by not sorting the defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Why is it such a problem for a player to be lazy when he scores so many goals? Pitman was a decent player for us and considering he started on the bench a lot, his goals to games ratio was pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_Lemon Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Said it back in December it would be a mistake letting Pitman go. We would of needed him in league one. Just shows how thick and clueless the board is. Get rid of em all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Albert and Davies also won't fully be appreciated for what they bring to this team until they leave. Pitman and Bolasie both weren't appreciated here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 So Pitman can score goals in league 1, we knew that before we signed him. Whether he's good enough for the championship is another question entirely. He's already showed that he's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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