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Potts

Did alright in his first ever decent performance at deepdale!
Much improved this season, but wasn't hard considering how shite he was last, but instrumental to most of our best performances this season, well done pottsy. Still think he's way off being consistent enough to get his own fucking thread though 😉
 
California_PNE said:
Did alright in his first ever decent performance at deepdale!
Much improved this season, but wasn't hard considering how shite he was last, but instrumental to most of our best performances this season, well done pottsy. Still think he's way off being consistent enough to get his own fucking thread though 😉
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How very dare you talk about Ernie like that 😂
 
California_PNE said:
Haha I wouldn't, I think he gets too much of a hard time Sid 😉
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There've been occasions when he's had me scratching my head but @sf has it spot on when he says "Can he fuck up the odd pass? yes, will he win tackle after tackle? no but find me a player in this squad who doesn't have a list of negatives against them."
 
Sid Snot said:
There've been occasions when he's had me scratching my head but @sf has it spot on when he says "Can he fuck up the odd pass? yes, will he win tackle after tackle? no but find me a player in this squad who doesn't have a list of negatives against them."
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Daniel Johnson of course 😀
 
It’s a squad game even moreso this season.

Potts is a vital part and looked excellent against Boro, like others he needs game time.
 
222Mark said:
What is Potts's actual favoured position and how often do we play him out of position?
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Think his preferred position is 8/10 played more frequently on the right for Barnsley and has played probs 50% RW 40% 10 and 10% 8 or LW for us. (Please don't make me go and find accurate stats)
 
I don't think it can be argued that Potts has had a more significant impact this season that DJ, Browne & Pearson.
 
paddysr said:
Think his preferred position is 8/10 played more frequently on the right for Barnsley and has played probs 50% RW 40% 10 and 10% 8 or LW for us. (Please don't make me go and find accurate stats)
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Nah I won't that's near enough, I just had a thought that do his best performances come when he's played in his favoured position and not as a square peg in a round hole?
 
222Mark said:
Nah I won't that's near enough, I just had a thought that do his best performances come when he's played in his favoured position and not as a square peg in a round hole?
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I'm not a big fan of the stats it uses but according to Whoscored, his best position is statistically left wing this season, followed by right wing.

When he first arrived it was also wide right where he impressed and its where he regularly played for Barnsley.
 
sf said:
I don't think it can be argued that Potts has had a more significant impact this season that DJ, Browne & Pearson.
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He’s just a good player. He always has been, look at his form when he arrived. He struggled for a period at the start of last season but even then, the criticism he would get for a poor game was way way more than other players would get for a poor game.

The lazy tag thing is a nonsense as well. If he was lazy, Neil wouldn’t have played him in basically all the games against the top opponents last season.

Like Barky, he won’t play any higher due to his first touch and technical deficiencies, but he has the capablilly to be a very effective player at this level. Has good physicality, a powerful shot, makes good runs in behind, gets into good areas in and around the box, has good pace and can run all day. Very handy on the counter too. Also very versatile.
 
I'm really undecided about Potts. My partner has realised I shout his name at the telly more than any other player, enough that she now mocks me with a "FOR F**K SAKE POTTS YOU SH*THOUSE".

But he played out of his skin against Middlesbrough, probably the best performance I've seen from him, playing in that No.10/Free Roam kind of role really suited him. He never stopped running.

Hopefully this is just the start, maybe I'll get him on the back of next seasons shirt.. who knows?
 
California_PNE said:
Did alright in his first ever decent performance at deepdale!
Much improved this season, but wasn't hard considering how shite he was last, but instrumental to most of our best performances this season, well done pottsy. Still think he's way off being consistent enough to get his own fucking thread though 😉
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Take it you didn’t watch Norwich at home in his first season. He was class. Also played well forest and Birmingham at home last season too
 
JohnPNE said:
Take it you didn’t watch Norwich at home in his first season. He was class. Also played well forest and Birmingham at home last season too
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He was very good at home to Fulham last season too.

He is more suited to away games like most of our squad but it isn’t as clear cut as him being shite at home every week.
 
First game this season where I thought he did well. I don’t personally see why people rated his performances prior this season. Hopefully he keeps this standard from the boro match now.
 
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