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Petulant Potts

Petulant Potts

raefil said:
I wonder if other groups of supporters despise their own players as much as certain groups of ours do?
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The issue is that a lot of football fans donā€™t actually understand football all that well or at least the modern game.

I must have this debate every game with my own dad about Browne. We have an Ireland international in his prime who can play numerous different roles in the team effectively. He has legs to run, an eye for a goal and not scared of a challenge. The lad is solid gold and is a starter in every team in the division, in whatever position he fancies.

Potts again causes these divides in opinion. Heā€™s an absolute engine player with a battery that lasts all 90 minutes. He starts all our big games and has a huge impact on our success in said games but because heā€™s not producing game changing moments, it goes over folks heads.
 
Mr Meeseeks said:
The issue is that a lot of football fans donā€™t actually understand football all that well or at least the modern game.

I must have this debate every game with my own dad about Browne. We have an Ireland international in his prime who can play numerous different roles in the team effectively. He has legs to run, an eye for a goal and not scared of a challenge. The lad is solid gold and is a starter in every team in the division, in whatever position he fancies.

Potts again causes these divides in opinion. Heā€™s an absolute engine player with a battery that lasts all 90 minutes. He starts all our big games and has a huge impact on our success in said games but because heā€™s not producing game changing moments, it goes over folks heads.
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This is the problem. It's the same when you hear people going on and on about playing 4-4-2 the game has moved on so much and while there is still a place for it where required there is a reason the majority of teams play variations of 4231 and 433
 
Mr Meeseeks said:
The issue is that a lot of football fans donā€™t actually understand football all that well or at least the modern game.

I must have this debate every game with my own dad about Browne. We have an Ireland international in his prime who can play numerous different roles in the team effectively. He has legs to run, an eye for a goal and not scared of a challenge. The lad is solid gold and is a starter in every team in the division, in whatever position he fancies.

Potts again causes these divides in opinion. Heā€™s an absolute engine player with a battery that lasts all 90 minutes. He starts all our big games and has a huge impact on our success in said games but because heā€™s not producing game changing moments, it goes over folks heads.
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I was quite young when Alan spavin played for us. I remember so well the abuse he used to get from the terraces yet the manager played him every game without fail. Bring it forward a bit and Paul McKenna used to get similar abuse, yet manager after manager picked him every time.
 
Mr Meeseeks said:
The issue is that a lot of football fans donā€™t actually understand football all that well or at least the modern game.

I must have this debate every game with my own dad about Browne. We have an Ireland international in his prime who can play numerous different roles in the team effectively. He has legs to run, an eye for a goal and not scared of a challenge. The lad is solid gold and is a starter in every team in the division, in whatever position he fancies.

Potts again causes these divides in opinion. Heā€™s an absolute engine player with a battery that lasts all 90 minutes. He starts all our big games and has a huge impact on our success in said games but because heā€™s not producing game changing moments, it goes over folks heads.
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Are you kidding?

I understand he's a talented lad, most commentators on his contribution point out he is nowhere near performing to his potential yet countless know-it-all-posters portray anyone trying to debate it as footballing ill-educated, like we cannot see or were blind to the magnificence of the lad.

It's absolutely in all pne supporters interests to see him become the player he can be, but its not forbidden to debate that maybe he's not reaching his potential, is it?

Amount of players that free pot shots are allowed on here and then someone like this that's so singled out as a player we cannot question is unfathomable to me. Makes no sense.
 
I have never been a fan of players that you canā€™t tell what their best position is. Is he a number 10? Is he wide right? Is he a winger? Fuck knows. I want players in the team that you know what youā€™re getting. Even when he plays he doesnā€™t appear to give you the confidence that even he knows.
 
Mr Meeseeks said:
The issue is that a lot of football fans donā€™t actually understand football all that well or at least the modern game.

I must have this debate every game with my own dad about Browne. We have an Ireland international in his prime who can play numerous different roles in the team effectively. He has legs to run, an eye for a goal and not scared of a challenge. The lad is solid gold and is a starter in every team in the division, in whatever position he fancies.

Potts again causes these divides in opinion. Heā€™s an absolute engine player with a battery that lasts all 90 minutes. He starts all our big games and has a huge impact on our success in said games but because heā€™s not producing game changing moments, it goes over folks heads.
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Regularly goes missing in action. Anonymous in many a game, not first choice for reason.
Looks more interested in his bloody appearance im afraid
 
richiepne25 said:
I have never been a fan of players that you canā€™t tell what their best position is. Is he a number 10? Is he wide right? Is he a winger? Fuck knows. I want players in the team that you know what youā€™re getting. Even when he plays he doesnā€™t appear to give you the confidence that even he knows.
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You must be stupid not to know how great he is mate
 
richiepne25 said:
I have never been a fan of players that you canā€™t tell what their best position is. Is he a number 10? Is he wide right? Is he a winger? Fuck knows. I want players in the team that you know what youā€™re getting. Even when he plays he doesnā€™t appear to give you the confidence that even he knows.
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Sir tom played in every position bar goalkeeper šŸ™‚
 
California_PNE said:
Are you kidding?

I understand he's a talented lad, most commentators on his contribution point out he is nowhere near performing to his potential yet countless know-it-all-posters portray anyone trying to debate it as footballing ill-educated, like we cannot see or were blind to the magnificence of the lad.

It's absolutely in all pne supporters interests to see him become the player he can be, but its not forbidden to debate that maybe he's not reaching his potential, is it?

Amount of players that free pot shots are allowed on here and then someone like this that's so singled out as a player we cannot question is unfathomable to me. Makes no sense.
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What I donā€™t get is - why are you and the OP mentioning how bad he is playing after a meaningless friendly against Everton. All friendlies are meaningless. Yet when Potts played well during the football restart he didnā€™t get praise from the OP or yourself.

We donā€™t need an essay about what Potts did or didnā€™t do well in two crappy friendlies.AN sees enough in Potts to start him in the big matches and thatā€™s enough for me.

Also Iā€™m not saying players shouldnā€™t be judged or questioned but questioning them after two shite friendlies (When he has started to show his potential during the restart) is just really weird and I can see why people think you have an issue with the player.
 
JohnPNE said:
What I donā€™t get is - why are you and the OP mentioning how bad he is playing after a meaningless friendly against Everton. All friendlies are meaningless. Yet when Potts played well during the football restart he didnā€™t get praise from the OP or yourself.

We donā€™t need an essay about what Potts did or didnā€™t do well in two crappy friendlies.AN sees enough in Potts to start him in the big matches and thatā€™s enough for me.

Also Iā€™m not saying players shouldnā€™t be judged or questioned but questioning them after two shite friendlies (When he has started to show his potential during the restart) is just really weird and I can see why people think you have an issue with the player.
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Who said the judgement is after two friendlies?
This 'big game' thing is also quite hilarious, so we have a player who just plays the 'big games'? What about the rest of them that Rudd Bauer fisher Davies Pearson barky DJ Sinclair all play in? Can't Potts join that gang too?
 
California_PNE said:
Who said the judgement is after two friendlies?
This 'big game' thing is also quite hilarious, so we have a player who just plays the 'big games'? What about the rest of them that Rudd Bauer fisher Davies Pearson barky DJ Sinclair all play in? Can't Potts join that gang too?
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It's more that in the games vs the better sides, AN tends to want a bit more stability in the midfield, so Potts is often trusted over a more attacking or flair option who lacks the same defensive work rate or aerial ability.

The regular comparison seems to be how Fergie loved playing Park Ji Sung in his biggest champions league games.
 
HunterLionheart said:
It's more that in the games vs the better sides, AN tends to want a bit more stability in the midfield, so Potts is often trusted over a more attacking or flair option who lacks the same defensive work rate or aerial ability.

The regular comparison seems to be how Fergie loved playing Park Ji Sung in his biggest champions league games.
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If he was that good we would play him in every game, just like the rest of them.
He's got a lot of potential, we would like to see it on a consistent basis that's all.
 
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