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Saddlebrains · Aug 17, 2021

What's happening?

Some fans claim he's the dogs bollocks and got applauded at training due to his performances.

Yet he seems to be nowhere near ready for championship football.

So which one is it? Cant figure him out as a signing personally

Liquid Gold · Aug 17, 2021

Looked good at Cheltenham, tenacious little player with good delivery.

He's obviously just very young. If he isn't considered backup here then he should be sent out on loan to get game time. Think he will develop well.

The sort of signing that would have been straight in our first team in L1 but we probably wouldn't have been able to afford.

larry_david · Aug 17, 2021

The whole applause during training thing I think was another CET bollocks story to try big up a new signing. Didnt they keep describing Boswa as a Patrick Viera type and every article that mentioned summer signings would hint at that. Then when it became clear he was more Magno Viera, they stopped pushing it immediately. According to MR, reid found the intensity of Championship training incredibly tough.

Nick · Aug 17, 2021

Not sure why people were so eager to slate him v Northampton to be honest.

SBT · Aug 17, 2021

I wouldn't be reading too much into him getting applause in training - that always struck me as the kind of throwaway anecdote that's there to fill a newspaper story

Without having seen him play, the best place to read between the lines is how we announced his transfer: TRANSFER: Coventry City sign Josh Reid!

It talks about his "potential" and "development", and no mention of the first team, which would suggest he's one for the future. But the fact we signed him for a "significant" fee suggests we're expecting results from him sooner than people like Cashman or Tavares. I expect if we'd have been relegated last year then he would be a first-team squad regular, but it seems like he's not Championship-ready yet. I think the fact there seems to be already an air of disappointment around the kid says more about our total lack of options at LWB than it does his actual development.

Nick · Aug 17, 2021

cc84cov said:
If Badlan is behind the signing he’s toast

Will wait to see your view and then just take the opposite as how it actually is.

cc84cov · Aug 17, 2021

Nick said:
Not sure why people were so eager to slate him v Northampton to be honest.

Fans probably expecting more due to the CET story of a round of applause after training

cc84cov · Aug 17, 2021

Haven’t send this lad play but didn’t he come as a LWB & we are using him LCB ?

Hobo · Aug 17, 2021

Being signed at 19 would suggest we might have to give him time to settle and develop.

Like most of our signings, they are young players with potential to be developed rather than the finished article.

Some will come off some wont.

Liquid Gold · Aug 17, 2021

cc84cov said:
Fans probably expecting more due to the CET story of a round of applause after training

You've just heard about that in this thread and passed it off as your own opinion haven't you?

SBT · Aug 17, 2021

larry_david said:
The whole applause during training thing I think was another CET bollocks story to try big up a new signing. Didnt they keep describing Boswa as a Patrick Viera type and every article that mentioned summer signings would hint at that. Then when it became clear he was more Magno Viera, they stopped pushing it immediately. According to MR, reid found the intensity of Championship training incredibly tough.

I swear the level of anger that Bouwe Bosma inspires in some of our fans continues to have me baffled

cc84cov · Aug 17, 2021

Liquid Gold said:
You've just heard about that in this thread and passed it off as your own opinion haven't you?

Yes I’ve never seen him play as I’ve just said I haven’t said he’s good or bad either,I do remember posts on here regarding the round of applause after training

slowpoke · Aug 17, 2021

We have Only played two games just needs a bit of time he played twenty odd games in the Scottish premier so he’s no slouch but of course championship is a step up from that. Looked okay at Cheltenham which was a tastey game. At the moment Maatsen is the better player.

Deleted member 5849 · Aug 17, 2021

My main question is why last season, we stopped him going back on loan so he could be backup, this season we seem to want to sign a backup. If we do the latter, he absolutely has to go on loan, surely? But, if we considered him good enough for backup last season, then he can't have got worse training with us... can he?!?

SleepyGinger · Aug 17, 2021

For me he doesn’t look anywhere near ready physically. People were slating Dacosta vs Northampton but he was trying to get forward and make something happen. Reid didn’t offer anything down the left defensively or going forward. Needs a loan.

Ccfcisparks · Aug 17, 2021

Saddlebrains said:
What's happening?

Some fans claim he's the dogs bollocks and got applauded at training due to his performances.

Yet he seems to be nowhere near ready for championship football.

So which one is it? Cant figure him out as a signing personally

He's shit, doesn't deserve to be given a chance.

slowpoke · Aug 17, 2021

Deleted member 5849 said:
My main question is why last season, we stopped him going back on loan so he could be backup, this season we seem to want to sign a backup. If we do the latter, he absolutely has to go on loan, surely? But, if we considered him good enough for backup last season, then he can't have got worse training with us... can he?!?

I think he picked up an injury not long after he joined not sure if he had covid aswell

Greggs · Aug 17, 2021

Give the lad a chance, ffs some of you are unreal. He's 19, moving overseas, give him time!

PVA · Aug 17, 2021

The applause story wasn't made up by the CET, it was a quote from Robins.

larry_david · Aug 17, 2021

SBT said:
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I swear the level of anger that Bouwe Bosma inspires in some of our fans continues to have me baffled

Was shit like this pal

'He's a winner who loves a tackle' - lowdown on Sky Blues signing

The 21-year-old has joined on a two year deal with an option for another year

www.coventrytelegraph.net

Speedies_Chips · Aug 17, 2021

Greggs said:
Give the lad a chance, ffs some of you are unreal. He's 19, moving overseas, give him time!

Which sea lies between England and Scotland?

Deleted member 5849 · Aug 17, 2021

larry_david said:
Was shit like this pal

'He's a winner who loves a tackle' - lowdown on Sky Blues signing

The 21-year-old has joined on a two year deal with an option for another year

www.coventrytelegraph.net

tbf, his former manager wasn't exactly likely to say he's amazed anybody came in for him, he should have been playing for his village team's reserves, was he?

COV · Aug 17, 2021

Saddlebrains said:
What's happening?

Some fans claim he's the dogs bollocks and got applauded at training due to his performances.

Yet he seems to be nowhere near ready for championship football.

So which one is it? Cant figure him out as a signing personally

I think you've answered your own question- "some fans claim he's the dogs bollocks"

If you're looking to 'some fans' for accurate assessments then we'll shortly be signing Scott Dan & Max Biamou to really lay down a marker & put the rest of the division on notice

fatso · Aug 17, 2021

He’s a development player isn’t he? Why not wait for him to develop?

Brighton Sky Blue · Aug 17, 2021

Speedies_Chips said:
Which sea lies between England and Scotland?

Anglesey

vow · Aug 17, 2021

larry_david said:
Magno Viera

He's only 36 ffs, don't write him off just yet, yeah?

SBT · Aug 17, 2021

larry_david said:
Was shit like this pal

'He's a winner who loves a tackle' - lowdown on Sky Blues signing

The 21-year-old has joined on a two year deal with an option for another year

www.coventrytelegraph.net

Shit like what? “I first came across Bouwe when I was manager at Peacehaven and we got him in on loan from Eastbourne Borough" ?

Yeah, really ramping up the hype machine there, you must have been on the edge of your seat

PVA · Aug 17, 2021

Yeah that's not the CT hyping Bosma up it's his former manager.

Russell Slade · Aug 17, 2021

fatso said:
He’s a development player isn’t he? Why not wait for him to develop?

That's far too reasonable

pusbccfc · Aug 17, 2021

Just seemed a little lightweight against Northampton. When Maatsen came on it was apparent the difference.

Give him time. I'm sure he'll develop within our set up.

Nick · Aug 17, 2021

pusbccfc said:
Just seemed a little lightweight against Northampton. When Maatsen came on it was apparent the difference.

Give him time. I'm sure he'll develop within our set up.

They didn't play in the same positions did they?

better days · Aug 17, 2021

Robins himself recently said he's 'miles off' so I guess that's the answer

SlowerThanPlatt · Aug 17, 2021

better days said:
Robins himself recently said he's 'miles off' so I guess that's the answer

Wasn’t that last season or a more recent interview?

Brighton Sky Blue · Aug 17, 2021

pusbccfc said:
Just seemed a little lightweight against Northampton. When Maatsen came on it was apparent the difference.

Give him time. I'm sure he'll develop within our set up.

He will clearly be loaned out as soon as a more senior LWB arrives I think. Plenty of L1 sides would be interested

SlowerThanPlatt · Aug 17, 2021

Deleted member 5849 said:
My main question is why last season, we stopped him going back on loan so he could be backup, this season we seem to want to sign a backup. If we do the latter, he absolutely has to go on loan, surely? But, if we considered him good enough for backup last season, then he can't have got worse training with us... can he?!?

They said that but he didn’t get on the the bench once, even the Millwall and Huddersfield games

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