How lucky were we to have him and a prime Davies.
Literally just needed a striker and we were a serious team that season.
We were top without one.
Patrick Bauer Appreciation Thread
How lucky were we to have him and a prime Davies.
Literally just needed a striker and we were a serious team that season.
We were top without one.
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Some Rovers fans have been saying today Robinson is the best player to visit there in years. I love how huge numbers of PNE fans didn't warm to him. Hilarious.
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Don't give a shit about rovers but he clearly, under the tutelage of Alex Neil, became close to his maximum and was a class nobber for many years to be fair. Good player.
Vorsprung Durch Technik.
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That makes fuck all sense. He was one of West Brom's best players last season in the top flight. How was he working 'at his maximum' under Neil if he has gone on to perform better at a higher level?
Neil managed him fine, Robinson was just a talent though.
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Per Ardua ad Astra
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I think he's saying that under Neil he went from being talented but a bit inconsistent to being a top end threat at this level. I think his game definitely developed a lot here.
Not read much if this thread but pre injury, he was getting a right slagging on here.
My sources in Sheffield indicate that he looked calm and played well.
Tended to be the case at North End but we didn’t keep many clean sheets either (notwithstanding the protection in front of him.....)!
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Spot on.
Done what’s expected today for me, nothing more.
However, thats still a massive improvement on what Liam Lindsay offers. Which is usually efforts on goal for the opposition strikers.
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2 interdependent things made a difference yesterday - the entire back 3 seemed to play 15 yards further up the pitch and they took defensive responsibility, both individually and collectively. Big Pat was most likely the reason for this.
Earl in particular looked to bomb on at every opportunity and Ledson, Whiteman and DJ were all in closer contact with the front 2, which allowed attacks to be built rather than just long ball football.
Earl in particular looked to bomb on at every opportunity and Ledson, Whiteman and DJ were all in closer contact with the front 2, which allowed attacks to be built rather than just long ball football.
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Earl is playing brilliantly.
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The Yorkshire Post?
As does Barky !!
Earl showed me nothing new yesterday. He's always been excellent going forward and has great technical ability. I still question his ability to defend when needed, and at times in this league make no mistake it will be needed...
I think these past 2 games (his performances) might just have saved Earls PNE career.
He has certainly opened up my eyes having previously not rated him due to concerns over his defensive positioning and reading of the game.
Much improved.
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Thought Bauer was motm yesterday. Anyone else notice in the last minute when Riise gave away the ball looking for Earl and then Riise processed to jog back to LWB but not cover the man at the back post. Bauer gave him an all mighty bollocking straight away, something I've not seen from Lindsey or Storey, he's so much better at organising and taking control of that back line.