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Chris Stokes (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Nov 21, 2015
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Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #1
The man is an epitome of a bargain
 
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covboy9

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #2
i rate him highly

heard on a course from a guy from frome last week that hes a nasty piece of work who was punished for his bad attitude and shunned so had to play non league near home and his opputunity at cov happened as one of the staff from forest green went to cov

imo hes been excellent
 
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PVA

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #3
Looks like he's running in treacle at times but he's improved no end, fair play to him.
 

pusbccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #4
He is slow but manages to outpace a lot of full backs when going forward.

He proves that there are players in non-league who can cut it up here.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #5
He is quite quick when he goes all out to be fair
 

stupot07

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #6
To be fair, their right back was quick as well as strong. He's not that slow.

I think people forgot he came through boltons academy and did make a first team appearance prior to being released. So he does come with some pedigree.


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shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #7
He played England U17 as well.
 

skybluetony176

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #8
He's been our signing of the season. It's not just his own game he keeps an arm around the players around him which is a real bonus when you have so many young players in your squad. It was a wise move by TM signing him and an even smarter move giving him the captains armband.

One thing for sure, I bet that Swindon are kicking themselves that they didn't retain his services this season.
 

stupot07

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #9
skybluetony176 said:
He's been our signing of the season. It's not just his own game he keeps an arm around the players around him which is a real bonus when you have so many young players in your squad. It was a wise move by TM signing him and an even smarter move giving him the captains armband.

One thing for sure, I bet that Swindon are kicking themselves that they didn't retain his services this season.
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This is a thread about Chris Stokes, not Sam Ricketts.....


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Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #10
skybluetony176 said:
He's been our signing of the season. It's not just his own game he keeps an arm around the players around him which is a real bonus when you have so many young players in your squad. It was a wise move by TM signing him and an even smarter move giving him the captains armband.

One thing for sure, I bet that Swindon are kicking themselves that they didn't retain his services this season.
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Oh dear. Have a read of today's match thread to learn about our players!
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #11
I really like stokes. One of those players that show you don't have to have the most skill providing you put the effort in. You can see in his performances and celebrations that he wants to be here and is thankful of the gamble we took on him
 

covcity4life

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #12
He lost ball in feet prior to 4th goal but his strength allowed him to carry on..brilliant cross too

I will be smug and remind everyone that I said in pre season we should keep him because I liked what I saw tail end of last season
 
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woody11462

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #13
In the summer when fans were talking about players to release he was 50/50 with us lot. Mowbray said he liked the fact he was a listener that was willing to learn and he has come on leaps and bounds. No one seems to be harping on any more about the need for a new left back which is the ultimate compliment to the bloke. Thankfully the budget has been directed towards the areas that count. I must admit though I'm still baffled how we can have the squad we have on less of a budget than last year
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #14
People wrote him off as a forest green reject because they thought it looked bad against sisu not spending money.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #15
covboy9 said:
i rate him highly

heard on a course from a guy from frome last week that hes a nasty piece of work who was punished for his bad attitude and shunned so had to play non league near home and his opputunity at cov happened as one of the staff from forest green went to cov

imo hes been excellent
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It was Hockaday who recommended him.
 

SkyBlue_Bear83

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 21, 2015
  • #16
Oh dear, skybluetony tries to talk about football for once and makes a complete balls up of it.
 

SkyBlue_Bear83

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  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #17
Sick Boy said:
It was Hockaday who recommended him.
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I'm guessing that is what he meant when he said one of the staff from Forest Green went to Cov, its just worded badly to make it look like Hockaday moved from Forest Green to Coventry which wasn't how it played out.

tbf it's not that outrageous a rumour as their had to be something going on behind the scenes at Forest Green which meant he wasn't getting into their team. As long as Mowbray is happy and Stokes keeps putting in the performances then no problems, could have just been a personality clash between Stokes and coach/management which happens.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #18
He got slated instantly but I saw enough in his debut at Sheffield Utd to tell me he was good enough. The only thing he struggled with was fitness.
 

SkyBlue_Bear83

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #19
From what I've seen of Stokes, he is a player who makes the most out of his ability. He always plays to the best of his ability.

There's players out their with more ability but who don't consistenly play to there max ability and constantly play below what they are capable of, can't say that about Stokes.
 

standupforcity

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #20
woody11462 said:
In the summer when fans were talking about players to release he was 50/50 with us lot. Mowbray said he liked the fact he was a listener that was willing to learn and he has come on leaps and bounds. No one seems to be harping on any more about the need for a new left back which is the ultimate compliment to the bloke. Thankfully the budget has been directed towards the areas that count. I must admit though I'm still baffled how we can have the squad we have on less of a budget than last year
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Mowbray is a miracle worker!
 

sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #21
All he needed was a good pre season behind him. He's even better than what we saw last season when he was a little slower, a little bulkier, but could see he has talent.

His work ethic for atleast two of the goals was pleasing to say the least
 

Cobi Jones's Dreads

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  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #22
Was fantastic yesterday and seems to be getting better with each gane in a side full of confidence.
 

mechaishida

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #23
Seems Stokesy has got his head screwed on nowadays, hence his desire and willingness to be 'coached' and to actually dig in and utilise his quite obvious talent.

We all love a bargain, and I believe he's enjoying his football with us.
 
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rupert_bear

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  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #24
Chris Stokes is proof that there are gems out there in non league land as we are seeing at high level with Jamie Varney. We need to go out and try to dig some out as we have done many times before and we supporters need to give players the time to settle and progress along with young academy players given a chance and not expect an immediate Llionel Messi
 

chiefdave

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  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #25
Fantastic signing. Any idea what happened at Forest Green. Assume he must have had a falling out with someone for them to let him go.
 
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Houdi

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  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #26
I liked Stokes from the off, and whilst he has definitely improved this season, I always thought he was pretty decent last season. Good in the air, has a good left foot, strong in the challenge, comfortable on the ball, and always show a real willingness to get forward, what is there not to like. For me the jury is far more out on Willis, who although still very young always to me looks uncomfortable with the ball, hopefully he can come back from injury and develop into a player we all hoped he would become.
But for me Stokes along with Fleck who has been a revelation this year have been 2 of our real unsung heroes this year.
 

shmmeee

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  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #27
Houdi said:
I liked Stokes from the off, and whilst he has definitely improved this season, I always thought he was pretty decent last season. Good in the air, has a good left foot, strong in the challenge, comfortable on the ball, and always show a real willingness to get forward, what is there not to like. For me the jury is far more out on Willis, who although still very young always to me looks uncomfortable with the ball, hopefully he can come back from injury and develop into a player we all hoped he would become.
But for me Stokes along with Fleck who has been a revelation this year have been 2 of our real unsung heroes this year.
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Willis is a CB and it shows, I think it's unfair to judge him not in his natural position. Like Harries though, I get the impression Mowbray is reluctant to put young players in at CB.
 
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superskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #28
I think Stokes is my favourite player. I haven't seen him have a bad game this season. He's always a 7/10. Exactly what you want at full back.
 

westofrayne

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #29
I really though he was going to be our weakest link this season, Oh how wrong I have been, really impressed with him this season, fair play to him, happy to be proved wrong in this case.
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #30
skybluetony176 said:
He's been our signing of the season. It's not just his own game he keeps an arm around the players around him which is a real bonus when you have so many young players in your squad. It was a wise move by TM signing him and an even smarter move giving him the captains armband.

One thing for sure, I bet that Swindon are kicking themselves that they didn't retain his services this season.
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If you're going to use Wiki to pretend you know about the player being discussed at least make sure you link to the player in the title.

Also Troll Tip of The Day - occasionally log onto the match day thread - it looks like you have an interest in the club.
 

letsallsingtogether

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #31
Grendel said:
If you're going to use Wiki to pretend you know about the player being discussed at least make sure you link to the player in the title.

Also Troll Tip of The Day - occasionally log onto the match day thread - it looks like you have an interest in the club.
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There are many trolls on here but Tony defiantly isn't one of them......
PUSB
 

covmark

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #32
letsallsingtogether said:
There are many trolls on here but Tony defiantly isn't one of them......
PUSB
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That's funny, he said the only reason he comes on the forum nowadays is to wind people up.
I'd say that was trolling.
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #33
covmark said:
That's funny, he said the only reason he comes on the forum nowadays is to wind people up.
I'd say that was trolling.
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He does seem very keen on LAST though
 

mechaishida

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #34
letsallsingtogether said:
There are many trolls on here but Tony defiantly isn't one of them......
PUSB
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How did all of this adolescent squabbling start, anyway?

It's quite amusing to the neutral, though.
 

Moff

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 22, 2015
  • #35
Nick said:
People wrote him off as a forest green reject because they thought it looked bad against sisu not spending money.
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Shows how little we know as fans on occasion. He has done really well and slotted nicely into the team.
 
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