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  • Start date Nov 21, 2024
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Shannerz

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  • Jan 19, 2025
  • #246
blunted said:
First time Eccles has not improved year on year. Either the natural drop in form that all youngish players experience, something gone wrong in his personal life or he is not happy with the new set up.
Hopefully the first and he will bounce back soon.
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To repeat Otis, he's just out of form in a team that's generally been poor this season. That doesn't make him a poor player or means his development has necessarily stalled.

He was very good in the early part of the season, and he'll be good again, no doubt.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Jan 19, 2025
  • #247
Shannerz said:
To repeat Otis, he's just out of form in a team that's generally been poor this season. That doesn't make him a poor player or means his development has necessarily stalled.

He was very good in the early part of the season, and he'll be good again, no doubt.
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Before Robins went the general consensus was Eccles had really kicked on this season. Since then/his new contract/whatever it is he’s stalled a bit but to say he hasn’t improved this year is rubbish.
 
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Terry_dactyl

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  • Jan 19, 2025
  • #248
shmmeee said:
Before Robins went the general consensus was Eccles had really kicked on this season. Since then/his new contract/whatever it is he’s stalled a bit but to say he hasn’t improved this year is rubbish.
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Exactly this. Many, were saying he was our best player for a while.
 
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stevefloyd

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  • Jan 20, 2025
  • #249
skybluecam said:
Frank needs to lock him in a room and make him watch clips of Allen making nice, simple passes for a few hours.
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And usually to our players
 
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PVA

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  • Jan 20, 2025
  • #250
Terry_dactyl said:
Exactly this. Many, were saying he was our best player for a while.
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Yes for the first 15 or so games he was Wright's only competition for best player so far.
 
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Chicken Mcgraw

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  • Jan 20, 2025
  • #251
I’d like to see Eccles used as a versatility player at RB, RWB and DM. If we could bring in another midfielder of course
 
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Potbellypig

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #252
skybluecam said:
worrying cameo appearance today
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Bump.
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #253
Potbellypig said:
Bump.
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Squad game, he'll be called on at some point, might have influenced his decision to shoot late on instead of pass to Bassette?
 

Saddlebrains

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #254
He's fell off a cliff since Boxing Day

Complacency since the new contract? Not able to play without Sheaf?

Who knows. Weve all seen he can play though
 
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Shannerz

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #255
Potbellypig said:
Bump.
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But his cameo against Blackburn was excellent.

I wouldn't read too much into a series of 10 minute cameos.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #256
Think that pass completion vs key passes graph said it all. Just very middle of the road and he doesn’t excel at anything. You’d have sheaf or Allen ahead of him at DM and Torp and Rudoni far ahead of him as 8s.
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #257
How's his haircut wearing atm,is he still confiding in his barber?
 
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fatso

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #258
Saddlebrains said:
He's fell off a cliff since Boxing Day

Complacency since the new contract? Not able to play without Sheaf?

Who knows. Weve all seen he can play though
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Change of formation not suiting him?

If we go back to wingers I think we'll need his physicality in the middle.
 
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ptr

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #259
Why the fuck did he choose to shoot instead of take it into the corner with Bassette at the end. Frank was livid.
 
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covcity4life

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #260
ptr said:
Why the fuck did he choose to shoot instead of take it into the corner with Bassette at the end. Frank was livid.
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I wondered what lampard may have made of that
 

skybluecam

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #261
covcity4life said:
I wondered what lampard may have made of that
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Didn’t really think about it that much but as a player who’s not currently starting games what a stupid thing to do. Might make Lampard think twice about bringing him on if we’re seeing out a close game.
 
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Otis

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #262
skybluecam said:
Didn’t really think about it that much but as a player who’s not currently starting games what a stupid thing to do. Might make Lampard think twice about bringing him on if we’re seeing out a close game.
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I didn't see the game, but could it not be that Eccles shot because he's not been featuring and if he scored, he would have made Lampard stand up and take notice.

Like he had a point to prove.

That would make sense wouldn't it?
 
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Hobo

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #263
wingy said:
Squad game, he'll be called on at some point, might have influenced his decision to shoot late on instead of pass to Bassette?
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He should have passed to Bassette so Bassette could run it into the corner flag and wind the clock down.
 
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Colin Steins Smile

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #264
If his motivation was to shoot, he was putting himself ahead of the needs of the team....when we needed game management, shows a lack of discipline.
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #265
skybluecam said:
Didn’t really think about it that much but as a player who’s not currently starting games what a stupid thing to do. Might make Lampard think twice about bringing him on if we’re seeing out a close game.
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I wouldn't have taken that shot the obvious ball was to Bassette but I can understand it from a selfish point of view, limited minutes, not used to it,smelt glory and put it wide, we've all extolled his virtue s all season,a lot of minutes Indeed but Frank's got a fresh eye on things and it's other players who are getting the nod with not bad results,he simply needs to relax and wait his chance,it probably hasn't helped that he's been ever present until now.
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #266
Colin Steins Smile said:
If his motivation was to shoot, he was putting himself ahead of the needs of the team....when we needed game management, shows a lack of discipline.
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Exactly!
 

Hobo

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #267
Colin Steins Smile said:
If his motivation was to shoot, he was putting himself ahead of the needs of the team....when we needed game management, shows a lack of discipline.
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If it had flew into the net though nobody would be complaining. It still helped wind the clock down.

Fans are always the perfect judges from the stands.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #268
Hobo said:
If it had flew into the net though nobody would be complaining. It still helped wind the clock down.

Fans are always the perfect judges from the stands.
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Having a shot was the quickest way he could’ve given the ball back to Watford other than literally passing it to them. It was an awful decision.
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #269
Luckily it was all fine and we got 3 points.

Let’s enjoy the win and the run. He was the only player that seemed to give a shit in the early part of the season. I’m sure Lampard will tell him what he should have done and he’ll learn.
 
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Hobo

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #270
skybluecam said:
Having a shot was the quickest way he could’ve given the ball back to Watford other than literally passing it to them. It was an awful decision.
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I have already said what the better decision would have been.
But his shot wasn't the quickest way of giving the ball back to Watford at all. His shot meant the ball went dead and had to be retrieved wasting some seconds.
The worst would have been to get turned over or lose the ball to Watford for an immediate counter attack. At least from a goal kick we could regroup and all get behind the ball.
 

2024/25 League 1 Champs?

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #271
Shannerz said:
But his cameo against Blackburn was excellent.

I wouldn't read too much into a series of 10 minute cameos.
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he was good, excellent is a stretch
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #272
Some fucking ridiculous posts on here . Oh it's Eccles isnt it
 
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mmttww

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #273
Do we really need to search for a new boo boy? He's had a few tough weeks. He's not suddenly sh*t.
 
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Hobo

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #274
mmttww said:
Do we really need to search for a new boo boy? He's had a few tough weeks. He's not suddenly sh*t.
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Form ebbs and flows, it's the reason for a squad.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #275
mmttww said:
Do we really need to search for a new boo boy? He's had a few tough weeks. He's not suddenly sh*t.
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I'm not trying to pile on and I generally agree, but not taking the ball to the corner is one of my massive pet peeves because it basically shows you either have no understanding/appreciation of the state of the game OR you're just very selfish and care about personal glory/stats more than the result.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #276
skybluecam said:
I'm not trying to pile on and I generally agree, but not taking the ball to the corner is one of my massive pet peeves because it basically shows you either have no understanding/appreciation of the state of the game OR you're just very selfish and care about personal glory/stats more than the result.
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Yep the opposite of Allen for 70 mins
Brain dead I assumed it was Torp
 

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #277
Saddlebrains said:
He's fell off a cliff since Boxing Day

Complacency since the new contract? Not able to play without Sheaf?

Who knows. Weve all seen he can play though
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He was in good form without Sheaf.
 
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Alkhen

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #278
Some fucking mental takes here! Eccles was just about our best player for long periods this season, at times he was the only player that looked like they gave a shit. Got to give the guy a break for being out of form at the moment. He's made some poor decisions but that happens when you have limited game time.

It's a squad game and he'll get his chances again. It's like some on here actively want to write him off
 
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Hincha

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #279
Frank wants a 6 who can receive the ball from the defence on the half turn and progress us forward and two dynamic creative number 8’s in midfield.

Eccles is neither of those things
 
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Pusb1

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #280
Lampard clearly doesn’t rate Eccles, and for that i really like his judge of a player
 
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