HarryBosch Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) We've signed a player and hardly anybody has even commented on the fact he scored two goals on his debut whilst tracking back and playing pretty well all afternoon...... I can't wait to show my kids the goals and explain all about him tomorrow morning. I really do despair Edited August 10, 2014 by HarryBosch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoytonLatics Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 We've signed a player and hardly anybody has even commented on the fact he scored two goals on his debut whilst tracking back and playing pretty well all afternoon...... I can't wait to show my kids the goals and explain all about him tomorrow morning. I'll shield them from the fact that many (most?) of our fellow fans are a set of oddball :censored: who've completely lost what supporting a football team and it's players is all about. I really do despair Have I missed something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Baffling that we took him off, thought Gros did well when he came on, mind. Winchester is my close second for MOTM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Baffling that we took him off, thought Gros did well when he came on, mind. Winchester is my close second for MOTM. What he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Well we didn't lose. It was always bound to be quiet on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 It sounded as though Forte had pulled his tripe out in the first half, but don't forget that he didn't play a first team game last season. He's probably only firing on three cylinders, so he'll have to be eased in gradually and not get burned out. That's my feeling anyway, given that most have said he faded in the second half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy_Fent Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I was very impressed with Forte today, naturally Colchester tightened up on him in the 2nd half. But from my first impressions it looks like we've potentially got a very good player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Forte today did what a lot of wingers don't do: he made the most of his pace. The 1st goal was a great example, after he got the ball out of his feet he knew he'd have more pace than his opponent so he wasted no time and just ran at their defence which paid dividends. It's refreshing to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC0AFC Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 agree with your initial point, but it tends to be the case when not many go to the away game so plenty can't comment on the things he did well, his work rate and potential to be a great signing! information on his performance is appreciated though, go for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 agree with your initial point, but it tends to be the case when not many go to the away game so plenty can't comment on the things he did well, his work rate and potential to be a great signing! information on his performance is appreciated though, go for it He scored two goals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC0AFC Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 He scored two goals i get it, interestingly when was the last time a striker of ours scored two inside a half? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoytonLatics Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) I only listened to the game via Player, but the commentators were very complimentary of him. Stating things such as "he could be a bigger fans favourite than Harkins" etc I hope he does well for us this year. Looking forward to the home games next week. Edited August 9, 2014 by RoytonLatics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Heck C-Beck Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 We've signed a player and hardly anybody has even commented on the fact he scored two goals on his debut whilst tracking back and playing pretty well all afternoon...... I can't wait to show my kids the goals and explain all about him tomorrow morning. I'll shield them from the fact that many (most?) of our fellow fans are a set of oddball :censored: who've completely lost what supporting a football team and it's players is all about. I really do despair Maybe most of our 4000 fans are still on the way back from the game. Or perhaps most of us didn't get a chance to go. If you went, instead of moaning why not give us some info on the match instead of shooting your mouth off like an oddball :censored: ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) i get it, interestingly when was the last time a striker of ours scored two inside a half?Can we count Gary Harkins?If not then Danny Philliskirk (on debut) against Shrewsbury last season in the JPT. Edited August 9, 2014 by rudemedic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC0AFC Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Can we count Gary Harkins? If not then Danny Philliskirk (on debut) against Shrewsbury last season in the JPT. aye, forget about games like that! these need to be more regular occurrences! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Baffling that we took him off. No. It was late in the game. He was knackered. For various reasons he'd become ineffective. Taking him off was the right thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 I've missed these hangovers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 No. It was late in the game. He was knackered. For various reasons he'd become ineffective. Taking him off was the right thing to do. was he as ineffective as JCH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 (edited) Maybe most of our 4000 fans are still on the way back from the game. Or perhaps most of us didn't get a chance to go. If you went, instead of moaning why not give us some info on the match instead of shooting your mouth off like an oddball :censored: ;) Forte was very good first half, not just scoring the goals but getting back to help out in defence. Great turn in the middle of the park at one point where he motored away. He's gonna be good to watch and it appears we aren't as lacking upfront as seems to be the consensus of opinion. He faded second half. Kusunga wasn't very good. Went down too easily looking for a free kick to help them with their second. James Wilson was excellent. So composed - keeps it, and makes it look, simple. Brian was alright. I like Connor Brown but Wilson looks far more solid and will be dependable I reckon. Mills was ok but not as impressive as he was in his first spell. Rachubka solid. A great save at one point. Jones & Kelly I couldn't quite weigh up. Neither did much wrong but nothing great either. Kelly's long range passing was good, he's bigger than I expected too. Winchester played well but seemed to be concentrating on getting stuck in, which he's not very good at, rather than creating, which he is good at. Clarke Harris had a bad day but he did have a few decent moments. He won headers and it was hard to tell whether it was his knockdowns that were poor or his team mates weren't doing enough to get on the end of them. Elokobi shored up the defence to preserve the point in th short time he was on. Philliskirk didn't do much. Gros looked lively, good movement on and off the ball. I'll be interested to see more of him. A bit of a Paul Warne type so he'll be popular. Edited August 10, 2014 by HarryBosch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 I forgot about Dayton. Read into that what you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 (edited) Jesus wept - OWTB topic hits new all time low - it's opening posts like this that make me despair. Edited August 10, 2014 by TheBigDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Jesus wept - OWTB topic hits new all time low - it's stuff like this that makes me despair. It just saddens me more of us aren't buzzing about a player being so good on his debut with more to undoubtedly come. But, as ever, opinions on how short we're going to be upfront were formed well before the event and must not be deviated from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Just seen the goals - the first was even better than I remembered. We've signed a Jermaine Johnson who can finish. Great work from the ineffective Clarke Harris for our second Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I don't disagree with you that Forte put in a good performance yesterday (until he tired) - but surely your point should have centred on this rather than dwelling on the fact that no-one had praised his debut? A lot of us who went to Colchester had no opportunity to post until today as we were out until the wee hours celebrating Forte's two goals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 was he as ineffective as JCH? By that stage more so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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