Quote Originally Posted by Loramski View Post
Mainly because of his loans, I haven't seen a lot of King. I've seen plenty of positive things said about him but I'd be guessing to say where he's at. Maybe it was a consequence of his injury at the end of last season but he's had a slow start to this one. He didn't seem to feature much in pre-season and was, I felt, a bit disappointing against Rovers. He's only had 12 minutes for Stevenage so far too. Even if he ends up having a stand-out season there then people will still say 'it's only League 1' so it won't be conclusive.

It hardly seemed worth replying to your post just to say that but it'll be interesting and informative to see what Bellamy makes of our youngsters. He's already had Giles and Ashford training with the senior squad and he knows King because he had him playing for the under-18s here when he was only 15 so must've rated him then. It'll be a yardstick to use when assessing some of our players, if they impress and make visible progress within the Wales set-up while stalling here then it'll surely be a sign that the club/manager is failing them.
What i liked most about king was his urgency, and i'm a sucker for players who show up, take responsibility, even when things aren't working out the way they want them to. From the little i saw of King, he looked that type of player. I've always been of the opinion that attitude and commitment can over ride a players deficiencies and can produce a very valuable player, Time well tell i suppose, but he obviously needs to play. Luey Giles looked really composed, great touch, didn't panic in possession, he sort of slowed things down to suit his game. I was encouraged.