Far, far, far too early to reach that conclusionI'll debate Stockley all day but I'll get threatened or issued with a ban. As for Riis it's becoming clear he's not up to it.
Far, far, far too early to reach that conclusionI'll debate Stockley all day but I'll get threatened or issued with a ban. As for Riis it's becoming clear he's not up to it.
Agreed - a work in progress. Think some fans got a bit giddy when he signed thinking he'd be the striker we've been desperate for for 3 years. Very much a development signing in my opinion in a similar way to Bayliss.If he was an expert finisher with all his other attributes at this stage, no way he signs for PNE for £1.2m. We need to be patient and work with him. Callum Robinson couldn't hit a cows arse in his early days but we coached his finishing. I think we will see a similar development in Riis.
Seemed a class act when he first arrived, now he looks like he's lacking confidence. Definitely a player there!
He makes chances for himself. Very few strikers score one in 3, let alone one in 2 games so unreasonable to expect him to score every time he plays. According to Alex, Riis gets down when he misses a chance and doesn't focus on his strong attributes. I wanted him to get a run of games and Alex gave him that. Maybe Alex is doing the right thing in using him sparingly but he's definitely a key member of the squad and likely to be used every game.Lacking confidence? He came onto the pitch, ran at and nutmegged a centre half, then backed himself to stay up and take the shot on rather than go down for the penalty when that same centre half tried to trip him. Seems pretty confident to me.
Astonishing comments !!! I could understand it if we had been spoiled with a parade of top notch strikers over the years but the opposite is true!!I'll debate Stockley all day but I'll get threatened or issued with a ban. As for Riis it's becoming clear he's not up to it.
I reckon you've gone a bit over the top with your appraisal of Riis in that 3rd line!Astonishing comments !!! I could understand it if we had been spoiled with a parade of top notch strikers over the years but the opposite is true!!
We get a guy who is young, quick and strong and showing more raw potential than any we have seen probably since Macken who subsequently went on to do not much ! On top of that we have been persevering with the hapless Maguire for neigh on a year and yet you are prepared to write him off so quickly !!!
Seems ODD to me!
Because you are a WUM, a lasher or just plain thick. Stockley is in league one which is his level whilst Riis is still here playing for us. It’s pretty obvious to everyone why that is apart from you - the clueless clown.I'll debate Stockley all day but I'll get threatened or issued with a ban. As for Riis it's becoming clear he's not up to it.
I listened to the excellent FTF podcast interview with Jon Macken
He candidly describes how hard it was for him as a young man to move from Man Utd youth set up to PNE.
it took him 2 years to start firing.
I back Riis to score double figures next season and 15+ after that.
He makes chances for himself. Very few strikers score one in 3, let alone one in 2 games so unreasonable to expect him to score every time he plays. According to Alex, Riis gets down when he misses a chance and doesn't focus on his strong attributes. I wanted him to get a run of games and Alex gave him that. Maybe Alex is doing the right thing in using him sparingly but he's definitely a key member of the squad and likely to be used every game.
Looking back at footage from around that time period the main thing that stuck out from me was that Macken was just really really good. Pretty much the complete package, fast, great with his back to goal, aware, good finisher etc. Probably the only thing that kept him out of the premiership long term was a bit of height.Too right. God, anyone who remembers back that long (I was young but really getting into PNE) will remember that a fair few eyebrows were raised at Macken's first season. There were a fair few sneers that we have been conned by the powers that be at Utd. Like he says on the pod, he was struggling with the intensity and in Ashcroft and Nogan we had a very good forward line.
I would say Macken and Hugill were very similar in the way they came in with good attitudes, grafted, listened to their coaches and improved. You could argue Macken is one of the most improved PNE players we have ever had. I watched him closely at City and he was actually really good, just screwed because of injuries.
Looking back at footage from around that time period the main thing that stuck out from me was that Macken was just really really good. Pretty much the complete package, fast, great with his back to goal, aware, good finisher etc. Probably the only thing that kept him out of the premiership long term was a bit of height.
We got him for £250k which is probably similar to what we paid for Riis in real terms and he took a bit of time to get himself together but once he did - what a player! Have patience with Riis - he will come good in time.
I'm not sure how clear cut it is for him to be starting most weeks to be honest, especially if we sign a striker (although we don't appear to have even come close to getting one so far this summer), but nothing wrong with a punt at that price regardless !George Hodgson asked SkyBet for odds on him for top scorer and they’ve added him to the market at 150/1. It’s very unlikely but that is pretty insane value for a striker who will start most weeks and already has 1 in 1 in the league. Put £5 on.
They‘ll let me have 20p!George Hodgson asked SkyBet for odds on him for top scorer and they’ve added him to the market at 150/1. It’s very unlikely but that is pretty insane value for a striker who will start most weeks and already has 1 in 1 in the league. Put £5 on.
Absolutely good value but when I just went to Oddschecker to see what everyone else was offering (nobody else seems to have him listed incidentally) I noticed Robinson could be had at 16/1. If he stays fit in that team he’ll score for fun.