Roger Red Hat Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/apr/27/bobby-reid-bristol-city-lee-johnson-striker-championship-golden-boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 32 minutes ago, Roger Red Hat said: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/apr/27/bobby-reid-bristol-city-lee-johnson-striker-championship-golden-boot "He's one of our own" . I am pleased he is being used as an example of perseverance by our academy coaches because he could have easily been an example of how not to do it. Too many kids think that talent is all it takes, Bobby has shown that it takes a much more dedicated approach. I wondered the other day whether one of the few good things about signing Tomlin was that Bobby saw first hand how to waste your talent and learned from that. There were those in the period BT (Before Tomlin) that suggested that Bobby was a bit of a "Billy Big Bollox", although I think that is sometimes an easy conclusion to make and one that is levelled at lots of local players at times, if this was true, there is certainly no sign of that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 Bristol City’s Bobby Reid: the ‘wind-up toy’ who cannot stop scoring https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/apr/27/bobby-reid-bristol-city-lee-johnson-striker-championship-golden-boot?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlastonburyRed Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 Interesting that Bobby calls his boss 'Lee'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 What a brilliant article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, GlastonburyRed said: Interesting that Bobby calls his boss 'Lee'. I picked up on that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzos Only Goal Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 I do wonder if some of the boys we have let go over the years would have benefited with similar perseverance. I cant help but think we let down Marvin Brown all those years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 25 minutes ago, GlastonburyRed said: Interesting that Bobby calls his boss 'Lee'. I have never had a job where I haven't called may boss by their first name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, Welcome To The Jungle said: I have never had a job where I haven't called may boss by their first name. Don't see it much in football though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 I like the part where they said he's like a wind up toy that doesn't stop until the batteries run out ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: I like the part where they said he's like a wind up toy that doesn't stop until the batteries run out ! Yes good example of mixing your metaphors there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 37 minutes ago, Super said: I picked up on that as well. 39 minutes ago, GlastonburyRed said: Interesting that Bobby calls his boss 'Lee'. 8 minutes ago, Super said: Don't see it much in football though. I guess it must be difficult when you have grown up playing with someone and then they go into a Management role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 God I love Bobby. Easton lad, honest, hard working, career riddled with setbacks, very nearly didn't make it, now reaping the rewards of the work he put in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 tones been very lowered in the comments section....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, archie andrews said: tones been very lowered in the comments section....... Has he ? By Jove . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 48 minutes ago, Olé said: What a brilliant article. Absolutely. How rare for a national paper to do proper research, get their facts right and give a non Prem player this sort of well written comprehensive coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigate Red Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 23 minutes ago, Welcome To The Jungle said: I have never had a job where I haven't called may boss by their first name. Always amazed at how many bosses have the same first name of sir though ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 23 minutes ago, Welcome To The Jungle said: I have never had a job where I haven't called may boss by their first name. Neither have I but the NHS hierarchy, from wards to the very top informality was completely normal. As for the article - good to see a City player highlighted in a national broadsheet sports section. More publicity fir the club as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 I’d imagine his agent is delighted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, CyderInACan said: I’d imagine his agent is delighted It's a great shop-window piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 Rayon Wilson also worked with Bolasie during his time here and has continued to ever since. He seems to be a huge influence, if only we could of had them both or get Rayon working with others. I think he may also oversee Joe if I remember rightly. Info from a relative, and I’ve met Rayon at a work event (before Bolasie). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 20 minutes ago, ZiderEyed said: God I love Bobby. Easton lad, honest, hard working, career riddled with setbacks, very nearly didn't make it, now reaping the rewards of the work he put in. Lives in St George now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 I am pretty sure Ben Fisher is on record as a City fan as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, Super said: Lives in St George now. Is moving to St George from Easton when you're a local footballer similar to a millionaire racing driver from the home counties upping sticks and getting a place in Monaco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 That's a good article...and refreshingly honest. I'm glad it mentions his time at Plymouth, as when down there he did come across as a billy big bollox to them. Then he realised he wasn't that good, and needed to improve. A good learning curve and one that shows our 'comfortable' academy players when out on loan what they have to do to improve when playing men's football. I think Tammy also had a very positive impact on Bobby, and he realised what he had to do to not waste his natural talent. From someone with no energy and tiring after an hour, to a Duracell battery...all with a bit of hard work and realisation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 22 minutes ago, spudski said: That's a good article...and refreshingly honest. I'm glad it mentions his time at Plymouth, as when down there he did come across as a billy big bollox to them. Then he realised he wasn't that good, and needed to improve. A good learning curve and one that shows our 'comfortable' academy players when out on loan what they have to do to improve when playing men's football. I think Tammy also had a very positive impact on Bobby, and he realised what he had to do to not waste his natural talent. From someone with no energy and tiring after an hour, to a Duracell battery...all with a bit of hard work and realisation. It also shows that maybe the decision making at Academies is absolutely key. The traditional 'he's too small' mentality could have been used but those who made the decision at the time could see he would develop later physically and so needed to give him more time. Having said that, it was only when he realised that he was short in certain areas and did something about it that he took off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Major Isewater said: Has he ? By Jove . Stop it Major, I'm running out of Likes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 55 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Is moving to St George from Easton when you're a local footballer similar to a millionaire racing driver from the home counties upping sticks and getting a place in Monaco? Pretty sure moving to St.George can definitely be seen as a sign of “making it”. The area has massively gentrified since I moved away in 1986 (hopefully these two events are unconnected).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedJim Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 3 hours ago, ExiledAjax said: I am pretty sure Ben Fisher is on record as a City fan as well. He certainly is. Has written a couple of good pieces on us this year. His Football League writing is very good - a nice article on Mo Eisa at Cheltenham last week too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedJim Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 4 hours ago, GrahamC said: Absolutely. How rare for a national paper to do proper research, get their facts right and give a non Prem player this sort of well written comprehensive coverage. The Guardian's football writing is consistently excellent. They've started to write more on the Football League recently, and have featured us a few times this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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