Donkey Derby Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Think our forward deserves a thread after an excellent performance. All that was missing was the goal. Some of his touches were Martinesque Derby4Me, Indyram, RadioactiveWaste and 28 others 16 1 8 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 (edited) Yates showed that he is more than capable of leading the line. Some of his touches were class, the understanding between him and the likes of NML & Jackson will only get better with time too. He will bag his first goal vs Cardiff with him being an ex Swansea player. He will get 10-15 goals for us this season. Edited August 31 by DCFC1388 DerbyAleMan, angieram, ck- and 12 others 9 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaststander7 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Completely agree and thought he was superb and deserved the MOM he got…. Loving the little flicks and skilful touches he showed throughout Comrade 86, Will Hughes Hair, ck- and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 I absolutely loved his assist for Jackson's goal. The intelligence, it's something we could really benefit from this season. Comrade 86, SKRam, ck- and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 My Swansea mate didn't rate him at all, hopefully, gets proven massively wrong. Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaianoPOTY98 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 9 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said: My Swansea mate didn't rate him at all, hopefully, gets proven massively wrong. Looked good today, wasn’t MOM in my opinion but still a great performance and just hope we can keep him fit. Comrade 86 and RadioactiveWaste 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1976 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Played really well, deserved a goal, think he just pipped Kenzo for MOM. Special mention for Elder as well, I’ve been quite critical of him in the past but he’s been steady and consistent this season, probably having had a full preseason and being fully fit has helped?! Caerphilly Ram, Keepyuppy, Comrade 86 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Very intelligent player. Something of the Nuge and Sharpe about him. Very encouraging. SKRam and Comrade 86 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abertawe_ram Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Couldn't make it to the game but just from the highlights a few things stood our with Yates: 1st goal he was so alert and following in the shot by Goudmijn, ready for a rebound if needed. 2nd goal was a quality touch to set up Jackson. I've pulled out a lot of hair over the years when our throw-ins were just casually volleyed back at the thrower and went out of play. The touch and awareness was excellent. His positioning was great for the shot that hit the post, controlled a tricky ball and very unlucky not to score. Good confidence to take it on his left foot too! Lots of positives to build on! Reggie Greenwood, Andicis, Crewton and 10 others 9 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 He’s made the lack of signing a striker in the window seem to be less important after that performance. Seems well “into” the project and celebrated well with the crowd. Premier ram, derbydaz22, SKRam and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 (edited) Continuing what I saw from him pre-season. A far more capable footballer than many would have realised with some good link up play, quick enough and has all the right instincts in front of goal to score double figures with relative ease should he get the chance. I'm simply not sure what Swansea were doing to him for their fans to think he was crap, unless they wanted him to play as an (aerial-centric) target man. Edited September 1 by May Contain Nuts Comrade 86 and Crewton 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramarena Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Need to keep this guy fit. As I said in another thread, we’ve got a lot riding on him and Brown till Jan. He definitely looks the part. Crewton, Comrade 86, Will Hughes Hair and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich3478 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 5 hours ago, abertawe_ram said: Couldn't make it to the game but just from the highlights a few things stood our with Yates: 1st goal he was so alert and following in the shot by Goudmijn, ready for a rebound if needed. 2nd goal was a quality touch to set up Jackson. I've pulled out a lot of hair over the years when our throw-ins were just casually volleyed back at the thrower and went out of play. The touch and awareness was excellent. His positioning was great for the shot that hit the post, controlled a tricky ball and very unlucky not to score. Good confidence to take it on his left foot too! Lots of positives to build on! Watched the goals back and pretty sure is a Bristol defender going crazy about Yates being offside. Was straight from the throw wasn’t it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 When you consider how difficult the striker market was, to get Yates with not much of a fanfare surprised me. He was far beyond what I expected. He was an excellent player for Blackpool in all phases, 74 goal involvements in the last 4 years with three club top goalscorer awards AND 2 player of the year awards. He didn’t settle in Swansea, to our benefit, but he’s a very good player at this level. Zag zig, Comrade 86, Crewton and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoghan1884 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Very tidy footballer, has a great footballing brain knew exactly when he needed to take up free space on the wing when Mendez or Kayden moved inside. It’s obvious why multiple clubs wanted him and he ended up going for 2.5 million last year. If he stays fit he’ll score goals. Crewton, Comrade 86 and SKRam 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 We were under the cosh until NML dummied the ball to him, and got it back from a great reverse pass. From that moment on the team & crowd were lifted, and we were the better side from then on. His constant pressing from the front and running into channels gave us a positive outlet. Shame that one of the post didn't go in, would've capped an excellent performance... Crewton, angieram, Comrade 86 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) 22 hours ago, Rich3478 said: Watched the goals back and pretty sure is a Bristol defender going crazy about Yates being offside. Was straight from the throw wasn’t it? It's Tw(h)ine - he's complaining about NML making a run across the 'keeper, in spite of there being a City defender playing everyone onside. Edited September 2 by Animal is a Ram jono, DE56Ram, derbydaz22 and 3 others 1 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 1 minute ago, Animal is a Ram said: It's Tw(h)ine - he's complaining about NML making a run across the 'keeper, in spite of there being a City defender playing everyone onside. Yes, I remember that. I couldn't work out what he was moaning about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mckram Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 What pleased me most from Saturday was his first touch. He didn’t always try and bring the ball close and inevitably end up with a defender tackling him, he would try and gain a yard with a flick away and then run on to it. It meant the defender didn’t like getting tight and often opened up a counter attack from the space he had. Really intelligent play that kept bringing the runners around him in to play. angieram, norwichram and Comrade 86 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 On 31/08/2024 at 21:13, RadioactiveWaste said: My Swansea mate didn't rate him at all, hopefully, gets proven massively wrong. I agree. Yates is rubbish and Swansea should just cut their losses and leave him with us for a token £250k fee. No idea what we'll do with the lad, but perhaps he could help pop some cones out for the other players or summat. Another rubbish Warne signing, mither, mither. 22 hours ago, Ambitious said: He didn’t settle in Swansea, to our benefit, but he’s a very good player at this level. Can you blame him? It's a 'pretty shitty city'. 34 minutes ago, Crewton said: Yes, I remember that. I couldn't work out what he was moaning about! The high pitch note of his whining means it's only discernible to dogs and those with finally attenuated hearing levels. Luckily, l fall into the latter bracket (or both according to some poor judges) and confirm that he was not in fact complaining about an offside, but rather the fact that, 'that Irish barstool just gave me a f****** wedgie'. No need to thank me. RadioactiveWaste, RodleyRam, SKRam and 1 other 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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