Ledson a liability
Quite the visionary
Would you care to offer us the winner at the four o'clock at Redcar tomorrow please?
Would you care to offer us the winner at the four o'clock at Redcar tomorrow please?
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Last year before we signed him there was a YouTube clip posted showing him make a horrific tackle on someone as an Everton youngster. We had posters creaming themselves about it saying things like 'wow, just imagine him and Pearson in our midfield - can't wait' etc etc. Well, we don't need to imagine it now, do we? We know what that midfield pairing would be like, and it sure ain't gonna make PNE a successful side, is it? We need to get someone in who's experience can calm these two clowns down and give them a bollocking on the pitch when required.
I make it 4 in 167 career appearances for “Ben” and 2 in 137 for “Ledson”.
Why let the facts get in the way of your preconceptions?
Please can we ban the word liability from this forum, it is totally inappropriate.
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I thought he was our best player before going off today. Yes, it was a daft challenge but he did get the ball and slipped as he went into it. Give the kid a break, if he was from Citeh it would be nothing but ‘he’s learning, a great player in the making, etc.’
Love how Nmecha still gets stick in a thread about Ledson.
At least he's not a moron who goes into a tackle with his studs two feet in the air.
Ledson hasn't been good enough this year, he might be one day but we've paid the price at times this season for having players who aren't ready to step in.
At least he's not a moron who goes into a tackle with his studs two feet in the air.
Ledson hasn't been good enough this year, he might be one day but we've paid the price at times this season for having players who aren't ready to step in.
Must have missed Nmecha winning the ball back repeatedly yesterday then.
Still think Ledson should be Browne's understudy, not Pearson's.
He was our only threat in the first half, bullied their left back.
Quiet second half but still offered more in his 77 minutes than Maguire did, he seems to avoid criticism though, maybe because he hasn't 'come from City'.
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Eh? There was no stick for Nmecha, who was one of our better players again yesterday. It was more about the response from some on here to one of our own young players.
Mind you, if you really believe 'Ledson hasn't been good enough this year', then I'm not surprised you missed the point. 😉
Do you think he has? Two bad red cards and only a handful of good performances.
Young player who needs time but i'm not going to kid myself that he's offered anything this year.
AN going on about Red Cards today
Simple way to fix it IMO
If the Manager thinks it's deserved, don't pay them at all while they are suspendended.
Same with stupid Yellows that lead to suspension
I know many of them are well paid by the ordinary mans standards, but they would have to be really stupid not to be affected by that
Simple way to fix it IMO
If the Manager thinks it's deserved, don't pay them at all while they are suspendended.
Same with stupid Yellows that lead to suspension
I know many of them are well paid by the ordinary mans standards, but they would have to be really stupid not to be affected by that
Not sure it's that simple. Think the maximum that a club can fine a player is 2 weeks wages.
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Totally agree on this, I get that people are eager for him to do well but no point kidding ourselves, he’s clearly far too raw for this level at the moment.
He barely managed to played a pass on the ground yesterday, was just blasting it around all over the place, then goes flying in a gets a red card. He also lacks the legs that Pearson has.
Long way to go before he could be considered to play regularly at this level.
You are probably right, time IMO to change the rules
I fully agree with paying Injured players, but if some are so stupid to keep picking up Yellow and Red cards, why should we paying Customers have to pay them while they are doing sweet 'F' All
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Agree. Ledson, like a lot of our younger first team regulars, would have profited from a loan out for an extended spell after he first joined us. Sadly our squad does not have the depth of quality to afford us time to properly nurture the likes of Ledson, Harrop etc. in that way.
They've been thrust straight into the first team when miles away from being ready to be a regular in a top 6 outfit. This is not necessarily a bad thing in the long term - players like Ledson have to get senior games under their belt somewhere - but it means the senior pros have to carry them to a large extent whilst they're serving their apprenticeship in at the deep end and making their mistakes.
Hopefully we'll eventually see the likes of Ledson develop into solid Championship pros, but it'll take time and perseverance as their rough edges are polished. We're reaping the rewards with Robinson now for example, but it took years to develop him into the player he is today.
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+1. People like someone who commits to tackles and shows aggression (same reason they don’t like DJ), but Ledson has been fairly average when he has played. No slight on him, a big step up from League One, but he’s just been ok. Definitely a player in there I think, but not in the Pearson mould imo.
Ledson had played for 3 seasons though at Cambridge & Oxford. We'd spent virtually all the January window chasing him before he signed in the summer. You would think after nearly 100 league appearances we wouldnt have to loan him back to that level for more experience.