maxjak Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 8 hours ago, Silvio Dante said: There’s nothing like him. What.?............Anywhere on the entire Planet? Pheck Me!.........and there's me thinking i was unique? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 I am very impressed by the many WIRE references...........what a Hip bunch of posters we are ? Ha! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 2 hours ago, bcfc01 said: Only seen him in the U21s, but I would say he is a Korey Smith type, maybe better in a technical sense. Others may have a different opinion of him of course. Busy player isn’t he? I was a bit surprised on the wireless last night to hear him crunching into tackles, not really seen that in u21 games this season and u23s last season on RTV. I was at the RHPC for the friendly against Exeter (pre-season) where he came on for Massengo (inj) after half an hour. Tim Dieng gave him a real problem for the rest of the first half, dragging him short, then running off him into space as Exeter bypassed our midfield. He looked lost. At h-t we switched from 3412 with Omar and King alongside each other to 433 (Alex Scott coming on for James Taylor) where Scott’s presence in there got us into the game. We scored twice late on to get a 2-2 draw, but he really seemed strong at the end, a tenacious little bugger, with reasonable technical ability. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t see him getting into the first team reckoning at that point, but the fast-tracking of players players initially into the training group seems to be rapidly improving them and getting them prepared should they need to come into the team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Busy player isn’t he? I was a bit surprised on the wireless last night to hear him crunching into tackles, not really seen that in u21 games this season and u23s last season on RTV. I was at the RHPC for the friendly against Exeter (pre-season) where he came on for Massengo (inj) after half an hour. Tim Dieng gave him a real problem for the rest of the first half, dragging him short, then running off him into space as Exeter bypassed our midfield. He looked lost. At h-t we switched from 3412 with Omar and King alongside each other to 433 (Alex Scott coming on for James Taylor) where Scott’s presence in there got us into the game. We scored twice late on to get a 2-2 draw, but he really seemed strong at the end, a tenacious little bugger, with reasonable technical ability. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t see him getting into the first team reckoning at that point, but the fast-tracking of players players initially into the training group seems to be rapidly improving them and getting them prepared should they need to come into the team. Having watched him at Yate recently, he stood out as the best player...sadly the type of football being played pretty much bypassed the midfield, so he never really shone as someone capable of Championship football this season. The description further up of a Korey Smith type player, was not a bad idea. I was surprised however to see him develop so quickly since Yate. He was far ahead of Prince Henry imo whilst at Yate...but the way our academy works, I wouldn't be surprised if he turns up sooner rather than later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 13 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Busy player isn’t he? I was a bit surprised on the wireless last night to hear him crunching into tackles, not really seen that in u21 games this season and u23s last season on RTV. I was at the RHPC for the friendly against Exeter (pre-season) where he came on for Massengo (inj) after half an hour. Tim Dieng gave him a real problem for the rest of the first half, dragging him short, then running off him into space as Exeter bypassed our midfield. He looked lost. At h-t we switched from 3412 with Omar and King alongside each other to 433 (Alex Scott coming on for James Taylor) where Scott’s presence in there got us into the game. We scored twice late on to get a 2-2 draw, but he really seemed strong at the end, a tenacious little bugger, with reasonable technical ability. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t see him getting into the first team reckoning at that point, but the fast-tracking of players players initially into the training group seems to be rapidly improving them and getting them prepared should they need to come into the team. Have never seen him play Dave...............but is there any possible chance that he could be in the same mould as Tommy Doherty.......or, (please forgive my impertinence) "He's here, he's there, he's every pheckin where" Lord Gerry Gow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, spudski said: Having watched him at Yate recently, he stood out as the best player...sadly the type of football being played pretty much bypassed the midfield, so he never really shone as someone capable of Championship football this season. The description further up of a Korey Smith type player, was not a bad idea. I was surprised however to see him develop so quickly since Yate. He was far ahead of Prince Henry imo whilst at Yate...but the way our academy works, I wouldn't be surprised if he turns up sooner rather than later. Prince Henry has just joined WSM on loan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 8 hours ago, Numero Uno said: Didn't we recall him pretty quickly when the original loan had been agreed until January? Presumably because there was no point in the kid being there under a Manager playing that style of football? I also noticed Prince Henry has found himself at Weston again having been at Yate earlier in the season......tbf they do play it around a bit even if the Manager is a bit of a bell. Prince Henry has also been on loan at Tiverton this season as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, maxjak said: Have never seen him play Dave...............but is there any possible chance that he could be in the same mould as Tommy Doherty.......or, (please forgive my impertinence) "He's here, he's there, he's every pheckin where" Lord Gerry Gow? As per my above post, I haven’t seen the aggressiveness/ feistiness side if him in the games I’ve seen, nor did I last night, due to the FAC tv deal , so I can’t really comment whether it’s part of his game. He’s tenacious, ie puts opponents under pressure, but I’ve not seen him tackle like those two…yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, Numero Uno said: Prince Henry has just joined WSM on loan. Yes I saw that...Yate, Tiverton and Weston 3 minutes ago, Gillies Downs Leeds said: Prince Henry has also been on loan at Tiverton this season as well. Well travelled young en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.