ARTY_FOX Posted 13 December 2021 Share Posted 13 December 2021 44 minutes ago, Stadt said: I think those stats have to be taken with a pinch of salt. There’s never any context provided with them What sort of context are you looking for out of curiosity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookfox Posted 13 December 2021 Share Posted 13 December 2021 3 hours ago, dayday said: I’ve heard this from another player who said that Wes was the strongest CB he had ever met, cannot think of his bloody name though. Afinkenwa named Wes as the strongest player he’d faced. Praise indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sharpe's Fox Posted 13 December 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 13 December 2021 In hindsight I'm convinced we would have been better off signing Big Wes to a one year deal rather than sign that Danish donkey Vestergaard. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 13 December 2021 Share Posted 13 December 2021 41 minutes ago, brookfox said: Afinkenwa named Wes as the strongest player he’d faced. Praise indeed! Guy Branston (Leicester boy) and Morgan he said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 13 December 2021 Share Posted 13 December 2021 2 hours ago, ARTY_FOX said: What sort of context are you looking for out of curiosity? How they're measured, is the player actually sprinting e.g not sliding? How long is a player travelling at that speed for? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkerPen Posted 13 December 2021 Share Posted 13 December 2021 13 minutes ago, Babylon said: Guy Branston (Leicester boy) and Morgan he said! Watched guy Branston at kettering, he was a nutter (don't tell him) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxile5 Posted 13 December 2021 Share Posted 13 December 2021 11 minutes ago, Stadt said: How they're measured, is the player actually sprinting e.g not sliding? How long is a player travelling at that speed for? Yeah. Morgan might be rapid over ten yards but that won't do much over a twenty five yard chase against De Brunye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Fox Posted 13 December 2021 Share Posted 13 December 2021 (edited) No one was beating Wes Morgan in a race: Edited 13 December 2021 by Hamilton Fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 13 December 2021 Share Posted 13 December 2021 27 minutes ago, Sharpe's Fox said: In hindsight I'm convinced we would have been better off signing Big Wes to a one year deal rather than sign that Danish donkey Vestergaard. I'd also say the same about Fuchs instead of Bertrand tbh (although I guess Fuchs wanted to go) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 13 December 2021 Share Posted 13 December 2021 2 hours ago, ARTY_FOX said: What sort of context are you looking for out of curiosity? That stat is a myth. Apparently it was taken on one of his afternoon bike rides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted 13 December 2021 Share Posted 13 December 2021 5 hours ago, dayday said: I’ve heard this from another player who said that Wes was the strongest CB he had ever met, cannot think of his bloody name though. Troy Deeney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 13 December 2021 Share Posted 13 December 2021 5 hours ago, An Sionnach said: Funny that , because looking at Wes you can see how powerful he is but Rob Huth seemed even stronger. I would back him in a wrestling match with Van Dijk any day. Wes and Huth together were an incredible partnership for those last few months of 14/15. Putting Kante in front of them was quite literally unbeatable. That we only got one season of that team is just so ****ing cruel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep blue Posted 14 December 2021 Share Posted 14 December 2021 4 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: Wes and Huth together were an incredible partnership for those last few months of 14/15. Putting Kante in front of them was quite literally unbeatable. That we only got one season of that team is just so ****ing cruel. And yet, we only lost Kante, didn't we? On the one hand, if only we'd predicted Kante and brought in an adequate replacement. On the other hand, no such thing existed at the time, nor even now. 😪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTY_FOX Posted 14 December 2021 Share Posted 14 December 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, Stadt said: How they're measured, is the player actually sprinting e.g not sliding? How long is a player travelling at that speed for? I'm very confident that it is sprints measured and not him going j for a slide tackle since they can measure how many times a player sprints to jogs ect. As for the time it's just what he peaked at whilst sprinting. Maybe I'm wrong I dunno but that's what I assumed. I hadn't considered the slide tackle maybe involved for speed to be fair 🤔 Edited 14 December 2021 by ARTY_FOX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTY_FOX Posted 14 December 2021 Share Posted 14 December 2021 12 hours ago, foxfanazer said: That stat is a myth. Apparently it was taken on one of his afternoon bike rides But was he actually on the bike to reach that speed or was it why he was falling off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tommy Fresh Posted 14 December 2021 Share Posted 14 December 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Sambiasso said: Only watching to see if they mention Ben Marshall calling him a t*** when they had him on. Edited 14 December 2021 by Tommy Fresh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filbertway Posted 14 December 2021 Share Posted 14 December 2021 Just now, Sambiasso said: Actually really enjoyed this one. Sounds like he now realises he was a bit of a nob but it was at least for decent reasons in that he knew his limitations and wanted/needed a manager that would play to them. I'm sure he wasn't as calm as he makes himself sound in these stories, but people rarely portray themselves accurately in stories haha. You don't fall out with that many managers if you're not outspoken Interesting to hear the thoughts on Pearson and Rodgers. Pearson clearly relied a lot on team spirit and comradery whilst not being great tactically. Rodgers absolutely unbelievable attention to detail and hard working, but also very set in his ways and bit of a weird bloke haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filbertway Posted 14 December 2021 Share Posted 14 December 2021 6 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said: Only watching to see if they mention Ben Marshall calling him a t*** when they had him on. Marshall gets a mention yeah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 14 December 2021 Share Posted 14 December 2021 What a mess we got ourselves into with Sven. Yes Pearson wasn’t perfect and the word bully is used to describe him far too much for there not to be substance there… but goodness me what a cleanup job he did. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobyfox Posted 14 December 2021 Share Posted 14 December 2021 14 minutes ago, filbertway said: Actually really enjoyed this one. Sounds like he now realises he was a bit of a nob but it was at least for decent reasons in that he knew his limitations and wanted/needed a manager that would play to them. I'm sure he wasn't as calm as he makes himself sound in these stories, but people rarely portray themselves accurately in stories haha. You don't fall out with that many managers if you're not outspoken Interesting to hear the thoughts on Pearson and Rodgers. Pearson clearly relied a lot on team spirit and comradery whilst not being great tactically. Rodgers absolutely unbelievable attention to detail and hard working, but also very set in his ways and bit of a weird bloke haha. You see I never thought I could make it as a Professional Footballer. Now I realise that all I needed was a manager who would play to my limitations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Fresh Posted 14 December 2021 Share Posted 14 December 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, filbertway said: Actually really enjoyed this one. Sounds like he now realises he was a bit of a nob but it was at least for decent reasons in that he knew his limitations and wanted/needed a manager that would play to them. I'm sure he wasn't as calm as he makes himself sound in these stories, but people rarely portray themselves accurately in stories haha. You don't fall out with that many managers if you're not outspoken Interesting to hear the thoughts on Pearson and Rodgers. Pearson clearly relied a lot on team spirit and comradery whilst not being great tactically. Rodgers absolutely unbelievable attention to detail and hard working, but also very set in his ways and bit of a weird bloke haha. Pearson kept enough of the signings Sven made, to assume the one's he didn't were binned off for a reason Edited 14 December 2021 by Tommy Fresh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaspa Posted 14 December 2021 Share Posted 14 December 2021 Fatt Mills again Certain I've heard his side of it before. He doesn't come across as a particularly charismatic leader, which is probably why Pearson didn't fancy him as his Captain, and took to dismantling and then put a proper team together with spirit, immediately signing Wes Morgan in January 2012. Nigel was proven right how it all turned out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkerPen Posted 14 December 2021 Share Posted 14 December 2021 4 minutes ago, Jaspa said: Fatt Mills again Certain I've heard his side of it before. He doesn't come across as a particularly charismatic leader, which is probably why Pearson didn't fancy him as his Captain, and took to dismantling and then put a proper team together with spirit, immediately signing Wes Morgan in January 2012. Nigel was proven right how it all turned out. I could not see the point of this signing, was quite pissed off to be honest. looking back it's good to know that I'm not always wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filbertway Posted 14 December 2021 Share Posted 14 December 2021 33 minutes ago, Jobyfox said: You see I never thought I could make it as a Professional Footballer. Now I realise that all I needed was a manager who would play to my limitations! If you're 6"2+ and can head a ball and run all day then you can pretty much play pro football at some level I've seen enough football to know that's the case. Mentality is a massive difference between semi-pro players and pro players, especially below the Prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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