citywest30 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Started thinking about how many OTIB posters had thought we'd not made the most of having Pitman and that we shouldn't have got rid. Infact there was one thread where a number of people thought he'd easily get 20 goals in the Championship and that he was better than Baldock. Well I admit I'm starting to feel rather smug when I look at his stats - 27 games (inc15 as sub) and only 5 goals of which I'm sure 2 or 3 were pens. Now can't prove he wouldn't have done better than Sammy in League 1 but he's proving that he can't quite cut it at Championship level both goal wise and being good enough to start. Got me thinking about other former players and found it ironic that other players which some posters had strong views on were now regulars for their new clubs and are doing well by all accounts - Skuse, Heaton, Gerken etc. Now I know a forum is a place for views and opinions but find it kinda funny that some people who think they are always right are being proven wrong by our former players. STATS Appearances (sub), Goals Davies 28 (15), 2 Pitman 27 (15), 5 Adomah 32(4), 9 Anderson 24 (8), 3 Skuse 36 Gerken 31 Heaton 36 Edwards 35 McAllister 24 Stead 12 (6), 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcofisher Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Adomah was the most talented player we lost in recent years and that is clearly evident where he's bettered his championship form with us at Middlesborough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citywest30 Posted March 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Yep agreed- he was always going to continue to be a success in the Championship and maybe higher one day. I did, however, not particularly mind him going as felt we were always very one dimensional attacking wise with him in the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loco Rojo Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Got to say, from those above stats Adomah has done well with that tally in the Champ. Interesting some of the other stats though. I guess you also need to consider that its not all about scoring goals though. I wander what the assist and passing rates etc look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Started thinking about how many OTIB posters had thought we'd not made the most of having Pitman and that we shouldn't have got rid. Infact there was one thread where a number of people thought he'd easily get 20 goals in the Championship and that he was better than Baldock. Well I admit I'm starting to feel rather smug when I look at his stats - 27 games (inc15 as sub) and only 5 goals of which I'm sure 2 or 3 were pens. Now can't prove he wouldn't have done better than Sammy in League 1 but he's proving that he can't quite cut it at Championship level both goal wise and being good enough to start. Got me thinking about other former players and found it ironic that other players which some posters had strong views on were now regulars for their new clubs and are doing well by all accounts - Skuse, Heaton, Gerken etc. Now I know a forum is a place for views and opinions but find it kinda funny that some people who think they are always right are being proven wrong by our former players. STATS Appearances (sub), Goals Davies 28 (15), 2 Pitman 27 (15), 5 Adomah 32(4), 9 Anderson 24 (8), 3 Skuse 36 Gerken 31 Heaton 36 Edwards 35 McAllister 24 yep, just goes to show looking at that list how we mis-manage players as a club on masse Admoah, Anderson, Skuse, Gerken, Heaton, Edwards, Pitman - all doing better since leaving city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 yep, just goes to show looking at that list how we mis-manage players as a club on masse Admoah, Anderson, Skuse, Gerken, Heaton, Edwards, Pitman - all doing better since leaving city. Or you could say that obviously they had the potential to play well but lacked the desire when here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citywest30 Posted March 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Or you could say that obviously they had the potential to play well but lacked the desire when here? Possibly but don't think that could be said for Skuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 That can't be right, Pitman's the best striker since Alan Shearer and must be on 25 by now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggythecity Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 The only ones future i got wrong there was Gerken who im shocked has done so well for Ipswich,fair play to him.Just goes to show how people get on players back without realising there doing the job they are told to do.Never ever understood quite why people thought Pitman was so good and said it on here,Davies always made JET look like a workhorse yet he got little stick for it on here,the rest with the exception of Stead have all proven they are solid good championship players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Pitmans a league 1 striker. His lack of pace is a real hindrance in the higher levels of football, and he hardly ran around the pitch like Baldock does.. I'd take him back anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Collectively, they needed a rocket in the ass. Makes me wonder how performances would have differed with Cotterill, Mick McCarthy or even Gary Johnson in charge. Totally overpaid for their return, though. That's why we're struggling in league 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citywest30 Posted March 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 That can't be right, Pitman's the best striker since Alan Shearer and must be on 25 by now! Ha ha. Exactly! A bit quiet on here from certain posters who were saying he'd do just that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 That can't be right, Pitman's the best striker since Alan Shearer and must be on 25 by now! There were posters on here guaranteeing he would get 20 this season! He was only prolific in league 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Surprised to see Davies doing so badly, but I was one of those who didn't rate his effort at all. Used to really p*ss me off watching him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockneyrobin Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Can't believe noone has mentioned Stefan Maierhofer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 There were posters on here guaranteeing he would get 20 this season! He was only prolific in league 2. So what did he do last season and in which league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 So what did he do last season and in which league? He was excellent in League One last season, and a key part in Bournemouth's success, but I never saw him being able to get anywhere near that in the Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 So what did he do last season and in which league? Fair comment, but we have 2 players who are matching that this season. By prolific I'm talking about the 35? He got in league 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corleone Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Bournemouth fans must be pisssed with that Rantie they spent nearly 3 million on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElTanko Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I'm glad some have gone on to better things though. Gerken for example, always looked good to me, but could never get that break for city, having a great time at Ipswich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Was chatting with a member of Bournemouth's back room staff recently. They've taken a stone and a half off of Pitman!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Was chatting with a member of Bournemouth's back room staff recently. They've taken a stone and a half off of Pitman!! that's perhaps why he's no longer scoring goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I like pitman I think he is a natural. What I would like to see is how good a goalscorer he really is in a good championship team. What we have seen is him have a good strike rate in a poor city team. A season not really getting picked. And a season in a average cherries team. If he would get the chance is another thing entirely, there is a reason he was overlooked by two managers, I certainly wasn't to do with his finishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Fair comment, but we have 2 players who are matching that this season. By prolific I'm talking about the 35? He got in league 2. Just imagine what he could have got if he was there the whole season! Not many get 35 any more. Prolific Super Bob only mustered 27 league goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I'm glad some have gone on to better things though. Gerken for example, always looked good to me, but could never get that break for city, having a great time at Ipswich. +1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 +1. Funny thing is, all have gone onto better things (in terms of division they are playing in). Other than the golden boy of AG Stead, who finds himself loaned into this division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Funny thing is, all have gone onto better things (in terms of division they are playing in). Other than the golden boy of AG Stead, who finds himself loaned into this division. Case of players on a nice wedge, in a good city getting comfortable at a mediocre club maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Case of players on a nice wedge, in a good city getting comfortable at a mediocre club maybe? Aye. City is easy street. Been like it for years. Turn up, take the large wage. No due diligence when signing players. Good players are okay, but they need the hunger and drive to succeed. I don't believe the owner or his managers other than Johnson ever looked enough into the type of player they were signing. I await the comments on Johnson and styvar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodEmperor Palpatine Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Aye. City is easy street. Been like it for years. Turn up, take the large wage. No due diligence when signing players. Good players are okay, but they need the hunger and drive to succeed. I don't believe the owner or his managers other than Johnson ever looked enough into the type of player they were signing. I await the comments on Johnson and styvar And that's why the club will never amount to anything, the work ethic is all wrong as like you said its easy street and there is no hunger and desire to succeed long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Ha ha. Exactly! A bit quiet on here from certain posters who were saying he'd do just that. Based on his 13 championship goals in 21 app. for a non chance creating City team perhaps? Not unreasonable to think he would get 20+ playing regulary in a good Championship team. Don't know what his circumstances have been at Bournemouth this season, but I woudn't gloat, or write him off, on the basis of 1 season if I were you. Plenty of time still for Pitman to make you splutter embarrassingly on your guffaws - his record since leaving City for Bournemouth is better than 1 in 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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