Robbored Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 The Captain was superb last night.Never stopped running,broke up numerous S'hampton moves by tackling and winning the ball. Many of Tinnion's passes were as a result of Burnell getting the ball back in the first place and yet its Tinnion who gets all the praise. How does that old saying go? "behind every great man theres a women" You (could with a little imagination) interpret that as behind every great player theres someone who winns them the ball. Unsung hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Yoda Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Or you could say :- Behind every great footballer, there's a player. Burnell really impressed me last night. I always favoured Doherty alongside Tinnion, however, have now changed my view after witnessing Joe's last couple of performances. Still say Tinnion for Captain though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy g Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 To be fair to Burnell this wasnt his first good performance recently. He's been playing well since the plymouth game (the league one). Which makes it all the more surprising that he was dropped in favour of Doherty. Danny showed him incredible loyalty when he was playing poorly then dropped him when his performances improved ! Keep up the good work Joe ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webboland Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Good I'm not the only one! I thought Joe was our third best player after Tins and Woodman. He broke up many attacks and i don't recall him giving a single free kick away. And all against a top half Premier League side who are good on the break! More of the same please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tinnions the man Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Joe Burnell deserves his place ahead of Tommy who has been dissapointing this season. Tinnion - Burnell and Woodman were excellent last night. The team played well, we need to carry that onto the Luton game and we would gaurantee 3 points then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest city slicker 71 Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 He seemed to be quite at home playing against that level, perhaps his real game bears no resemblance to the take- your pick hoofers like the ones arriving Saturday? This is one major reason why we have to exit that awful Division., For me the real Joe has stood up. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Boy Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Got to agree with you. I only hope that when Docherty gets back from suspension he doesnt just stroll into the team and get rid of any of the shape we achieved against southampton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Nice to see Joe getting some prase The kid runs his socks off every time he puts on a city shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Credit where its due, he's playing well at the moment and fully deserves his place in the side. However when Doherty is on top of his game (which he hasn't been for a while) I would play him above Burnell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider red Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 It seems that joe has got his confidence back after the so called "fans" that booed him off the pitch against port vale , he has always broken up attacks and done the donkey work , but that extra bit of confidence is helping him to get forward a bit more and pass the ball better, and the fans are finally giving him recongnition for it. WELL DONE BURNELL : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2iamdavies Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Yeah, i think Joe does deserve more credit for his performance last night, done brilliantly to come back into the squad, seeing he wasnt in the team for saturday. Well done Joe, keep up the good work!! Agree with yoda thou... Tinman for Captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Admin Ian M Posted October 29, 2003 Admin Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 He was not mentioned at all during the radio broadcast until midway through the second half. Which just goes to show how distorted a view you can get from listening purely to commentaries. I thought the first half was his best half. If you're picking Tins & Wilkshire in a middle 3, I would opt for Joe ahead of Tommy every time as does the defensive side of things better and then has two creative players to give it to. In 442 I would 'normally' opt for Tommy. The above statements are based on the fact that Robin Hulbert is no longer a Bristol City player as I'd obviously have him in ahead of either of them Credit where it's due though, it wasn't just last night, Joe's had several good perfomances in the team lately and I actually felt disappointed to see Doherty in the side on Saturday and Joe not even on the bench! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave L Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Joe had flu on Saturday, and would have started ahead of Tommy if he'd been fit. I'm glad to see that more people are coming round to the view that I've always held: Joe Burnell is an excellent holding midfield player, who creates space and opportunities for the more skilful players to strut their stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted October 29, 2003 Admin Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Joe had flu on Saturday, and would have started ahead of Tommy if he'd been fit. I'm glad to see that more people are coming round to the view that I've always held: Joe Burnell is an excellent holding midfield player, who creates space and opportunities for the more skilful players to strut their stuff..... .....in 352 The reason he got stick earlier in the season was because there were no "more skillful players" around him (or they were being placed in positions alien to them). Hell I blame Wilson....but then I do that for most things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edh Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Joe had flu on Saturday, and would have started ahead of Tommy if he'd been fit. I'm glad to see that more people are coming round to the view that I've always held: Joe Burnell is an excellent holding midfield player, who creates space and opportunities for the more skilful players to strut their stuff. I'm not entirely sure that there have ever been genuine doubts about Burnell's abilities in his role as a holding midfielder in front of the back four. The very real doubt emerges when he is played alongside Doc and asked to fulfil a very different role. With the AG crowd going gaga over one of its favourites Joe is done a this-service in comparison with a bloke who has won adoration by trying to maim other players most weeks. Especially in a midfield 5 Burnell has a hugely important and valuable role to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Finesse Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 Is it any coincidence that our recent run of poor results have coincided with Bozzie being left out of our first XI? I think we missed him for the sheffield game. He will definatly get his chance with tommy suspended, but i totally expect he will get the customary groan when he doesn't make a forward pass. I personally hope he plays so well, Tommy will have to up his game to get a sniff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukejones2 Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 Joe had flu on Saturday, and would have started ahead of Tommy if he'd been fit. I'm glad to see that more people are coming round to the view that I've always held: Joe Burnell is an excellent holding midfield player, who creates space and opportunities for the more skilful players to strut their stuff. Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 JB actually attempted some penetrating passes on Tuesday, a couple of which nearly came off. However I prefer it when he keeps it simple, I don't think he is under any illusions either. Like all the best players he is learning to play within his limitations, it's the baying of a certain section of the crowd that tempt him to try more than he can deliver. As a rule if you can't play football you win the ball and give it to those that can! JB is probably the best we have at that and can only benefit in having a choice of ball players to give it to in Tinns and Wilkshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Eater Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 I thought Joe had a good game but what really helped him was when he had the ball the other players were in space to pass to. On most occasions Tins was there to recieve the ball. This was playing to the players strengths, ie a ball winner winning the ball and passing it to someine who could use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Clevedon and Romford Vessel Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 Nice to see Joe getting some prase The kid runs his socks off every time he puts on a city shirt. Totally agree, it's about time he had some credit for all the work he does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NATCHER Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 It looks like Robbored sat near someone with a bit of knowledge for the Southampton game. Keep listening and learning Robbo, you've still got a long way to go !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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