Just got back……

[MacAdder]

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No doubt you'll get a whole bunch of stats which tell you otherwise, personally I like to trust my eyes on whether a person or team plays well.
The way we have been playing by getting the attacking midfield forward and defending from the front, as a CF, Watters has done what has been asked of him.

Sure he needs a goal for himself but as long as he continues to work for the team then goals will come.
Personally I don't care who scores them.
It's a team game.

On Etete, I mentioned in the Birmingham thread that I wasn't sure about him and yesterday night I saw nothing to change my mind.
Hopefully he is simply not fit enough and has ability. We shall see but at the moment I agree with JB, Watters is our best option up top.

The side is developing into something good and many are willing to get behind MW but you are always going to get your snipers who enjoy nothing better than scoring points against the glass half full fans.

Cue the "Happy Clapper" comments....

[Rjk]

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etete has only played 69 minutes at this level

[SunderlandBluebird]

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Watters did well last night, won the ball back a few times, held it up and brought others into play a few times as well. We didn't create anything for him but he kept plugging away and hopefully will get that goal soon, think it will do him the world of good. Etete just doesn't look ready too me, he looks lost out there. I'd be tempted to give him a few games in the under 23s and see how he does there.

I think the team is looking fairly solid, much more solid than I imagined. We need an experienced striker if we are going to threaten the play-offs though, I would go for Grabban I think if his wages aren't too bad. Get someone who can score 15 and we'd not be far away from the top 6 I don't think, the league is wide open this season.

[Feedback]

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etete has only played 69 minutes at this level

nice

[Bobby Dandruff]

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etete has only played 69 minutes at this level

Exactly......

[Rjk]

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Exactly......

so let's not rule him out just yet.
I think even someone like Harry Kane played something like 500 minutes at this level before he scored his first goal

[life on mars]

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Exactly......

Lovely summary , appreciated

Would you say he was given good service ??

What we don't want is a front man running around in the wrong areas looking for the ball

[NYCBlue]

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I don't like Etetes body language. On showing so far I prefer Watters up front

I'm not liking the look of Etete so far. He seems like he doesnt know what to do. I hope he comes good.

[Bobby Dandruff]

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Lovely summary , appreciated

Would you say he was given good service ??

What we don't want is a front man running around in the wrong areas looking for the ball

Which is pretty much what Watters does!!

[Colin'sReversibleHat]

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Really good point up there. You'd have thought WBA'd be thinking we were there for the taking with Jamilu coming off so early on, but I'd argue it was them who looked more vulnerable in the first half (though second half they were the better side for a fair bit of it).

Ojo was very good, Simpson had a good solid debut, Ng played well again and made a few vital interceptions. Allsop was faultless- unreal feet for a keeper at this level and made a few good saves, particularly the one towards the end of the game. I heard several cries of "he can't kick" from people around me, which led me to wonder, not for the first time, if we have the dullest fans in the world.

Watters v Etete is fairly close for me at the moment- Etete was much more involved in the game than Watters was, won a few duels and played a couple of decent passes/flicks, but he probably isn't ready for the press from minute 1 given he didn't press much at all when he came on last night (although I think, by that point, we were happy enough to stand off and sit deeper and protect the point). Watters didn't play badly last night, but again offered little in terms of an outlet for Philogene/Ojo/Rino (who also had a very good game- the best of our midfielders). I would be inclined to give Etete a start soon just to see how he does- realistically, he is unlikely to offer less than Watters has done so far this season.

All in all, another good point to add to our collection for when HMS P*ss the League starts boarding come March/April :ayatollah:

[life on mars]

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Ojo looks stronger these days could he play the central role

[2b2bdoo]

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Ojo looks stronger these days could he play the central role

I wondered that.

[Colin'sReversibleHat]

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Ojo looks stronger these days could he play the central role

I'd play Colwill through the middle before Ojo personally, but it's not a bad shout!

[North Cardiff Blue]

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I'd play Colwill through the middle before Ojo personally, but it's not a bad shout!

We have some good attacking players now with Colwill, Ojo, Philogene, Davies, Watters, Etete, ODowda, Harris, and all the players behind them can attack too, imagine an out and out goalscoring aggressive Striker we really could be the real deal!

[Bobby Dandruff]

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Really good point up there. You'd have thought WBA'd be thinking we were there for the taking with Jamilu coming off so early on, but I'd argue it was them who looked more vulnerable in the first half (though second half they were the better side for a fair bit of it).

Ojo was very good, Simpson had a good solid debut, Ng played well again and made a few vital interceptions. Allsop was faultless- unreal feet for a keeper at this level and made a few good saves, particularly the one towards the end of the game. I heard several cries of "he can't kick" from people around me, which led me to wonder, not for the first time, if we have the dullest fans in the world.

Watters v Etete is fairly close for me at the moment- Etete was much more involved in the game than Watters was, won a few duels and played a couple of decent passes/flicks, but he probably isn't ready for the press from minute 1 given he didn't press much at all when he came on last night (although I think, by that point, we were happy enough to stand off and sit deeper and protect the point). Watters didn't play badly last night, but again offered little in terms of an outlet for Philogene/Ojo/Rino (who also had a very good game- the best of our midfielders). I would be inclined to give Etete a start soon just to see how he does- realistically, he is unlikely to offer less than Watters has done so far this season.

All in all, another good point to add to our collection for when HMS P*ss the League starts boarding come March/April :ayatollah:

Has to be worth a go, surely?