Eco Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Taken from Oldham forum today; what a player? bit of everything hasn't he... pace, strength, good in the tackle, never misses a header - oh and has now chipped in with the goal! for me he's been our best signing tbh, especially if we can keep hold of him! the partnership him and Lockwood have got is great and Lockwood is definitely the organiser BUT for some reason there has been a massive love in for Lockwood and yet no ones mentioned how much ability Wilson has got? only young aswell Early days but LJ seems to have brought out his potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Always thought he looked poor in the championship for us, never got to see him at league one level, I'd definitely rather have Osborne! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Always thought he looked poor in the championship for us, never got to see him at league one level, I'd definitely rather have Osborne! Have to agree, shame though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamite Red Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 He never seemed to get an extensive run of games and the times he has (Brentford & Oldham) he seems to have done well. For this reason alone I would love to see any promising U21's get some guaranteed game time in the lower leagues as part of there development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hortonred Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Taken from Oldham forum today; what a player? bit of everything hasn't he... pace, strength, good in the tackle, never misses a header - oh and has now chipped in with the goal! for me he's been our best signing tbh, especially if we can keep hold of him! the partnership him and Lockwood have got is great and Lockwood is definitely the organiser BUT for some reason there has been a massive love in for Lockwood and yet no ones mentioned how much ability Wilson has got? only young aswell Early days but LJ seems to have brought out his potential. Well he never did sod all for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 As a young player he looked promising, but like a lot of City players his development stalled. He wasn't that good at championship level but was he any worse than many of the centre backs that City signed in recent years? IMO he wasn't. With a proper run in the team and with proper support he could have been a better player with us. It seems he's getting this from Lee Johnson at Oldham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red Rich Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 To some extent probably what Ipswich fans will be thinking about JET... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roe Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Never got enough consecutive game time here in my view. Good to see he's doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 To be fair to him his games with us he was paired with either Nyatanga or Fontaine, hardly the dream team of centre back partners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atyeo Benj Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 To be fair to him his games with us he was paired with either Nyatanga or Fontaine, hardly the dream team of centre back partners Are you telling me you wouldn't want to play alongside either if these Wow people these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Always thought he looked OK, he was learning and in a poor side, so did make the odd mistake. Good luck to him and let's hope his career can finally blossom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocoPal Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 One of too many players who lost his way, enjoyed the ride, and just got too comfortable by simply earning the wage by training and playing reserve team games with restricted first team appearances. The move was good for us and good for Jamie so best of luck to him. Being heavily involved with a league first team on a regular basis will help him to achieve his potential. And i get the feeling that we (as a club) are not the free ride that we once might have been, and every player has to justify his employment, or move on. That's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon79 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Taken from Oldham forum today; what a player? bit of everything hasn't he... pace, strength, good in the tackle, never misses a header - oh and has now chipped in with the goal! for me he's been our best signing tbh, especially if we can keep hold of him! the partnership him and Lockwood have got is great and Lockwood is definitely the organiser BUT for some reason there has been a massive love in for Lockwood and yet no ones mentioned how much ability Wilson has got? only young aswell Early days but LJ seems to have brought out his potential. Always looked like he had the ability and potential to become a good player. Unfortunately for him, injuries seemed to hold back his progress. Very similar to Ribeiro for me. Not surprised he is doing well at all tbh and wouldn't be surprised to see him move up the leagues if he can stay fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyolly Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 To be fair to him his games with us he was paired with either Nyatanga or Fontaine, hardly the dream team of centre back partners Always thought Wilson had huge potential. Weren't Everton looking at him aged 17? Wonder what might have happened if he could have developed alongside Carey given his influence on younger players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rizzle Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Can I just say... That is ONE opinion on him from another forum. That doesn't mean he's suddenly Steven Caulker. Good luck and fair play to him but he's still not good enough for us. I find it astonishing how people seem to now be suggesting that it was a shame we let him go. I'm pleased he's playng regularly and doing well but he's taken a step down and we've moved on. He still wouldn't get anywhere near our first team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Always thought Wilson had huge potential. Wonder what might have happened if he could have developed alongside Carey given his influence on younger players. Bit ironic you should say that - I've always argued that Carey repreatedly getting new contracts was Wilson's biggest stumbling block at Ashton Gate, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Bit ironic you should say that - I've always argued that Carey repreatedly getting new contracts was Wilson's biggest stumbling block at Ashton Gate, Hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol_South_End Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Never rated him, far too rash in a tackle which was why even when making brief sub appearances he always seemed to pick up a yellow card. Leeds at home a couple of seasons ago summed him up for me, was always going to be a tough game made much more difficult thanks to an unnecessary red card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Was driving a flash merc at 20 years old. Earnt too much money before he deserved it. Piss poor and didn't deserve what he had, seemed happy on the bench picking up whatever he was getting. Just remover him falling over his own feet and getting sent off against Leeds. Basically just rubbish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 As a young player he looked promising, but like a lot of City players his development stalled. He wasn't that good at championship level but was he any worse than many of the centre backs that City signed in recent years? IMO he wasn't.With a proper run in the team and with proper support he could have been a better player with us. It seems he's getting this from Lee Johnson at Oldham. And there's the nub. It's all fine and dandy having a good youth set up and "promising youngsters", but those kids have to be given their chance. And allowed to make mistakes. Fair enough that we were too deep in the shit to risk it most of this season, but next season is vital for our 'youth strategy' - we have to start playing them more. Or else risk yet more young players leaving to prosper elsewhere. It's all very well saying "it's only League 1", but last time I looked, that's where we played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 And there's the nub. It's all fine and dandy having a good youth set up and "promising youngsters", but those kids have to be given their chance. And allowed to make mistakes. Fair enough that we were too deep in the shit to risk it most of this season, but next season is vital for our 'youth strategy' - we have to start playing them more. Or else risk yet more young players leaving to prosper elsewhere. It's all very well saying "it's only League 1", but last time I looked, that's where we played. Agree totally,i believe one of our problems,ironically,is that we have had too much money thrown at the team. Clubs with smaller budgets have no option but to stick with and try to improve their team and their younger players learn from their mistakes ,become "battle-hardened" and get better.Our players don't get that time as we have traditionally just gone out and bought a replacement ,who often is no better ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Agree totally,i believe one of our problems,ironically,is that we have had too much money thrown at the team. Clubs with smaller budgets have no option but to stick with and try to improve their team and their younger players learn from their mistakes ,become "battle-hardened" and get better.Our players don't get that time as we have traditionally just gone out and bought a replacement ,who often is no better, but is older, more expensive and on a longer contract ! +1 but I've added a little amendment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.