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Season starts 3 weeks earlier?
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I don’t get it either. Would have been better having a worse start with us I think.
Doubt it, if you'd seen Sunderland's goal tonight. Expect him back at Deepdale with no follow up.
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He been brilliant most of the season don’t judge him on the game tonight
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Watched a lot of Sheffield Wednesday this season have you?
Judging him against the better sides in the division is exactly what we should be doing as currently he's playing at a lower standard.
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Very good post this. The signings beggared belief. The only decent signings were loans really.
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Have seen both matches two big clubs, but two poor teams which currently would be no threat to the top positions in the championship. Over both legs Storey was ok (did lose his man tonight for the second goal) I have always thought there is a player in their, however he seems a bit timid in both organisational responsibility and use of the ball, he parts with it to quickly, to often with hopeful punts forward.
Have seen both matches two big clubs, but two poor teams which currently would be no threat to the top positions in the championship. Over both legs Storey was ok (did lose his man tonight for the second goal) I have always thought there is a player in their, however he seems a bit timid in both organisational responsibility and use of the ball, he parts with it to quickly, to often with hopeful punts forward.
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This club’s ambition should be play offs - bare minimum. Is Maguire the sort of player to fit into a strong playoff contention side? Not a bit of it. He now makes the wrong decisions when near the goal mouth (ie slightly selfish to get that elusive goal) or poor finishing. For this team he is a spent force. For both PNE and likely the player himself - ‘pick up and push on….!’
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If he had a worse start then we wouldn’t have won as many points in 2017/18, and his goal record would be even worse for us than it is now. That really would take some doing.
that does come as a surprise actually...... I know he's been on loan a bit but I haven't seen him score that many - not that I've seen all the games by a long stretch.....
not sure if he scored many (or any) at C L level.....
One thing about Jacob is he always worked hard and never gave up trying.....but I thought he had reached a level and not improved, so those stats are surprising as I say...
hopefully they will help him get signed up somewhere.
JHW was a pupil of a teacher pal of mine and said he was really good hard working lad. Likewise therefore hope he gets a chance elsewhere.
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Holland-Wilkinson definitely didn't play in the first 3 Central League/Cup games and didn't score at Huddersfield if he played in that one away in October.
Played 73 minutes against Bolton at home in October and 74 minutes at home to Fleetwood in November but didn't score in either. Played the full match away at Morecambe at the end of November but didn't play against Accrington a couple of weeks later. All of these were under the postman and the likes of Potts, Barky, Sinclair, Hunts and Lindsay regularly got minutes in some of the games.
Come 2022 and the reserve side became effectively the under-19 side. Holland-Wilkinson didn't play against Walsall and if he played against Huddersfield he didn't score. He played against Bolton but didn't score and not sure if he completed the match. He wasn't in the squad against Fleetwood and didn't come off the bench against Liverpool in the Lancashire Senior Cup. He wasn't in the team against Accrington in March but scored 2 against Huddersfield in April and played 83 minutes. He came on as a sub after 38 minutes against Carlisle (but didn't score) and came on for the last five minutes against Fleetwood in the final reserve game.
So I make that 2 goals for the reserves which is pretty poor for a first year pro and a big reason why we didn't take up the option. He seems to have a better attitude than Rodwell-Grant but might struggle to make it even at semi-pro level in a few years time. I saw Holland-Wilkinson playing for Brig when they were really struggling for form and he didn't impress. Issac Sinclair (ex-lasher Trevor's son) seemed the better prospect out of the two but he was kicking around in levels 8&9 at youth level so that might give some indication at to how far away some of our youth players have been in the past from Championship level.
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Its fixable if he'd start putting some power into his strikes, he's too worried about those hamstrings though!!
great info.... thanks.... Sums up why I am surprised by his totals......
Watched him play in the central league team a couple of times he looked a light weight at that standard let alone in the Championship. He's just not good enough pleased he's moved on and made some space in the squad