-JW- Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 What do Coventry fans make of him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 What do Coventry fans make of him? Quite lazy twitter search callum ball is ****, I might see if he wants lift back to derby with me tomorrow Callum Ball sounds too much like Cannon and Ball for my liking. Maybe we should sign them up? [url=https://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23cantdoworse]#cantdoworse [url=https://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23pusb]#pusb [url=https://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23skyblues]#skyblues [url=https://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23ccfc]#ccfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 oh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 What do Coventry fans know about football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 What do Coventry fans know about football. They haven't seen any decent football for years so if say not a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Quite lazy twitter search Twitter is never the fairest way too look at fans' views, it's all people going way over the top to gain attention and followers. Forums are slightly more positive, and generally, the opinion is mixed between those who see him as a rather large waste of space, and those who think he's quite skilful for a centre forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Just had a quick look at what the Coventry fans are saying about Ball and it seems like my worst fears are coming to fruition. Slow, immobile, very poor in the air...etc all being mentioned and hasn't had a shot yet either... The one thing that impressed me about Ball was his shot last season, everything else seemed a bit pub playerish and I had hoped that league one would allow him to get some goals which he managed in the reserves but sounds like he is struggling still. Wonder if there is a future at Derby for him? Not looking great at the minute, I must say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsilks Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Just had a quick look at what the Coventry fans are saying about Ball and it seems like my worst fears are coming to fruition. Slow, immobile, very poor in the air...etc all being mentioned and hasn't had a shot yet either... The one thing that impressed me about Ball was his shot last season, everything else seemed a bit pub playerish and I had hoped that league one would allow him to get some goals which he managed in the reserves but sounds like he is struggling still. Wonder if there is a future at Derby for him? Not looking great at the minute, I must say! The fact that he's playing in a team with little or no confidence that have still yet to register a win following a relegation should be taken into account. I don't think many of their players would fare too well if you were to ask their fans. Once they have won a few games and their players can start playing with a little more freedom should be the time to start judging. Let's not forget he's only a kid and the pressure on him to perform must be very high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorneoRam Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 The fact that he's playing in a team with little or no confidence that have still yet to register a win following a relegation should be taken into account. I don't think many of their players would fare too well if you were to ask their fans. Once they have won a few games and their players can start playing with a little more freedom should be the time to start judging. Let's not forget he's only a kid and the pressure on him to perform must be very high. Things could be about to get a whole lot worse for him if they make the wrong choice on the manager....... "former Hull City and Preston North End boss Phil Brown is among those to have been interviewed" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 With his lack of pace, unless he becomes dominant in the air, he will never play regularly in the Championship IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Derby fans find it hard sometimes to accept that one of our home grown wonder kids isn't that wonderful. I'd imagine what Coventry fans are saying will make one Derby fan pretty upset. Ball's old news now, all aboard the Mason Bennett bandwagon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Derby fans find it hard sometimes to accept that one of our home grown wonder kids isn't that wonderful. I'd imagine what Coventry fans are saying will make one Derby fan pretty upset. Ball's old news now, all aboard the Mason Bennett bandwagon.... Mason Bennett was soooooo last season, it is Will Hughes this season!! 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I rate niether ball or bennett........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I rate niether ball or bennett........ Isn't Mason Bennett a 16 year old playing for the England U17 team? Have you seen him play at his own level? I'm surprised fans don't rate him. It's not like Ball - Ball has a fantastic goal scoring record in Reserve and U18 football but if you saw him play he never looked that good. He was just clinical at that sort of level. Bennett could yet fade but at this stage he deserves the wonderkid tag. Saw him against NI U17s and he just blitzed the game - no other England player looked as good as him. Also saw him against the United U18s - probably the best player on the pitch then, against one of the best Academy teams in Europe, most of whom were two or three years his senior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Isn't Mason Bennett a 16 year old playing for the England U17 team? Have you seen him play at his own level? I'm surprised fans don't rate him. It's not like Ball - Ball has a fantastic goal scoring record in Reserve and U18 football but if you saw him play he never looked that good. He was just clinical at that sort of level. Bennett could yet fade but at this stage he deserves the wonderkid tag. Saw him against NI U17s and he just blitzed the game - no other England player looked as good as him. Also saw him against the United U18s - probably the best player on the pitch then, against one of the best Academy teams in Europe, most of whom were two or three years his senior. I'm sure bennett is good at U17 level but we don't play at that level every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I'm sure bennett is good at U17 level but we don't play at that level every week. You said you didn't rate him. He's 16, he's not going to look brilliant at our level - but that doesn't mean he's not going to be world class (nor is that a guarantee despite his talent at this stage, of course). We've got an incredible talent on our hands - we can keep him in youth football and stunt his development if we wish, he hasn't got anything to learn. But if he's going to be introduced to the first team, at his age, it will be gradual. And that's what we're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 You said you didn't rate him. He's 16, he's not going to look brilliant at our level - but that doesn't mean he's not going to be world class (nor is that a guarantee despite his talent at this stage, of course). We've got an incredible talent on our hands - we can keep him in youth football and stunt his development if we wish, he hasn't got anything to learn. But if he's going to be introduced to the first team, at his age, it will be gradual. And that's what we're doing. I'm sure he will be a great player IMO he's not good enough to be playing in the first team yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I'm sure he will be a great player IMO he's not good enough to be playing in the first team yet. Are my batteries running low, I thought you didn't rate him! Okay, fair comment, can see why you might think its too early. I personally think we've got to play him before he starts to go off like Jose Baxter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Are my batteries running low, I thought you didn't rate him! Okay, fair comment, can see why you might think its too early. I personally think we've got to play him before he starts to go off like Jose Baxter. I think I said what I thought about him before in the thread about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombc Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I think I said what I thought about him before in the thread about him. You've gone from 'not rating him' to saying he's not ready for the first team. There's quite a big difference between the two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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