Gillies Downs Leeds Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Has played with Baldock before at MK Franchise, not a glamorous signing admittedly but perhaps we have been spoilt over the last week. I would imagine his role will be coming off of the bench when we are trying to see games out, using his experience to wind the clock down. Also a different option if we are trailling and need to go route one late in a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Palace mate saying that he's a hard worker and will compliment Baldock well. I'm actually pretty pleased with the signing. We don't need another quick short striker, we need someone to complement SB and offer something else, especially for those times when JET doesn't feel like it. Trouble is everyone thinks all forwards can and should get 20/25 goals a season, so people are instantly dismissive of anyone who doesn't have an elite level goals ratio. I haven't seen him enough in the flesh enough to make an opinion, so I'm going to do something novel....trust that the manager has made a good signing and judge him based on what he does at City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kachina Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Solid signing for this level and the target man we needed, adds good experience to the team and has played well with Baldock before. All we need now is a Keeper and a Centre Back and we're complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screech Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 And he has now. My contact is the OTIB classics thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Palace mate saying that he's a hard worker and will compliment Baldock well. Day one..... 'Morning Sam, you're looking lovely today. Are they new shoes? They really bring out the glint in your eye.' #ComplimentingBaldock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who Are Rovers? Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Hm, 3 goals in the last 8 years says to me he isn't a goalscorer. I have seen him play before, and he reminds me of a slightly better version of Barnett, but still a bit of a donkey. I think he'll be okay here, but can't see him as a starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InCider Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Day one..... 'Morning Sam, you're looking lovely today. Are they new shoes? They really bring out the glint in your eye.' #ComplimentingBaldock I meant in a playing sense. :laugh:. Also said he doesn't score many, but IMO he might at this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Joe Mcnulty Wales youngster has signed a 3 year deal The Outlaw Joe Wales ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Casual Connoisseur Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 do you actually think about what you write in a post or is the bullshit just natural??? It must come naturally, what a complete bell end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loco Rojo Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Pleased that there are finally some sensible thoughts on this signing. It's now time to give him an opportunity to show what he can offer up front with Sam. If he can take the pressure of Sam, link play with him and hold the ball up well, then he'll do just fine here. Plus he'll bring bags of experience to this level which will help the younger players. Like others have said, we've been spoilt over the last week and some need to remember that we're still a league 1 club with a budget so cant bring in lots of big names. I think this could be a shrewd bit of business by Cots. Bring on the new season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Hm, 3 goals in the last 8 years says to me he isn't a goalscorer. I have seen him play before, and he reminds me of a slightly better version of Barnett, but still a bit of a donkey. I think he'll be okay here, but can't see him as a starter. He's not prolific, but not quite that bad!! Got 12 for MK Dons at this level in 2010. Like you I don't see him as a regular starter, but when SOD signed Harewood he pointed out that we needed some experience up top. Now that he's gone, along with most of the other exprienced lads like Carey, Pearson and Marv, he could just fit in fine. As someone said above, lets judge him on what he does for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BRISTOL86 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Pleased that there are finally some sensible thoughts on this singing. It's now time to give him an opportunity to show what he can offer up front with Sam. If he can take the pressure of Sam, link play with him and hold the ball up well, then he'll do just fine here. Plus he'll bring bags of experience to this level which will help the younger players. Like others have said, we've been spoilt over the last week and some need to remember that we're still a league 1 club with a budget so cant bring in lots of big names. I think this could be a shrewd bit of business by Cots. Bring on the new season. Don't you be coming round here with your optimism. In all seriousness, I think the squad is coming along together very nicely indeed. We have added a good mix of characters to what was already a decent side in the latter stages of last season, with possibly more to come as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 And so it continues.... Bristol City FC and the Pilton Pop Festival (Glastonbury for you young 'uns) - have you noticed the similarity between the two? I'm referring to the 'Sunday afternoon Legends Spot' They had Kenny Rogers, we had Jody Morris, They had Dolly Parton and we get Wilbraham. I'm hoping that next year, Glastonbury book the late Waylon Jennings so that we can sign the ghost of Bobby Moore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 getting some real experience right through the spine of the team, Now an experience Center back and the job is nearly complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AlwaysARed Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Is this not the exact signing we were trying to stop though? 34 year old lump who was on his way down about 4 years ago? I'm stunned that some people are actually happy with this signing!! SURELY there HAS to be better out there? All the good work we have done in the market and then we go and do this? Makes no sense at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corleone Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Wilbrahim is ******* atrocious. Worse than Harewood. But will play backup so can't complain on that front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Is this not the exact signing we were trying to stop though? 34 year old lump who was on his way down about 4 years ago? I'm stunned that some people are actually happy with this signing!! SURELY there HAS to be better out there? All the good work we have done in the market and then we go and do this? Makes no sense at all. How many games have you seen him play? What's his hold up play like? Does he get many assists? What about his passing, does he have good vision and be able to pick a good pass to someone who is free? Is his work rate good when we are under pressure, does he get back and tackle? Other than his stats on Wikipedia, what are you judging him on? Genuinely curious. It really makes me wonder how people can be so determinedly against a player that in reality most won't have seen play more than a handful of times, and never in our squad under our manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Wilbrahim is ******* atrocious. Worse than Harewood. But will play backup so can't complain on that front. You do have a good track record of judging a player's ability.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CITYAREREDANDWHITE Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Just need to get in moore to lighten up the mood now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langford Red Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 He is terrible He will be the one everybody wants off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corleone Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 2 goals in 500 games is enough of a stat. Spent months taking the piss out of my Palarse mate for having this lump. Actually feel sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Is this not the exact signing we were trying to stop though? 34 year old lump who was on his way down about 4 years ago? I'm stunned that some people are actually happy with this signing!! SURELY there HAS to be better out there? All the good work we have done in the market and then we go and do this? Makes no sense at all. In my opinion we needed an experienced forward player in the squad. We now have a very young side with the experience of Elliott and Wilbraham. Both are only on one year contracts so not like in the past when we were giving them 2 years. Like i said earlier he is the type of player we haven't got in the squad (as GJ used to say another club in the bag). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 He is terrible He will be the one everybody wants off Baldock has played well alongside him before which is a bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Could Wilbraham and Baldock be the new version of Robbie Turner and Bob Taylor? Turner didn't score too many but he set up a lot of goals for Taylor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 2 goals in 500 games is enough of a stat.Spent months taking the piss out of my Palarse mate for having this lump. Actually feel sick. Yeah but you also said Baldock was an average league one striker at best, so I guess you don't know as much as you think you know.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 2 goals in 500 games is enough of a stat. Spent months taking the piss out of my Palarse mate for having this lump. Actually feel sick. 2 goals in 500 games? Check your math Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CITYAREREDANDWHITE Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 92 goals in 291 (135) games tells me he's not prolific but can still score a goal often enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Baldock has played well alongside him before which is a bonus. His strike record at MK wasn't atrocious either, one every 3.5 games and that's assuming all his appearances were starts, which they won't have been. Yeah clearly he's not a 20 goal a season (or possibly even decade) guy but if Cotterill thinks he'll bring something to the team.....I think he's earned the right to get support and patience from the crowd on his transfers rather than morons instantly dismissing yet another new player, because we haven't signed Lionel Messi.... I swear if we did we'd have some muppet on here picking fault with his stats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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