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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 14:16:12 GMT
I don't think he's the answer next season but he's not played badly the last few games.
Fancy it'll take a step down for him to begin scoring again.
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Post by baggins on Mar 19, 2017 14:18:22 GMT
Lack of chances. That his fault? If he can continue to play in Gaffney or whoever to score he can finish on 0 as far as I'm concerned. I'm not aportioning blame. Who's fault would you say it was? I don't think it's anyone's fault. Just the way it goes sometimes. He'll put one away one game soon and then he'll start putting more away. Confidence, luck, the standard for strikers.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 15:11:08 GMT
I will leave the judgement to DC, but I would say this is a typical knee jerk reaction and I do not rate the views of the majority of fans. Every single member of the squad has had a bad patch. First Taylor, then Gaffney - a few weeks ago he wasn't good enough either. Strikers who don't score for a few games at the start immediately become league one standard when they score, like Rory has found recently. If you watch the game you will see lots of things James is doing which appear pretty league one to me. Then again, if you don't run fast and skin players then simplistically minded fans cannot keep track of what's happening - they need sound bites. They need tricks. They cannot see things like hold up play or unselfish layoffs, or even assists. He's set up 2 of Rory's but did he do it with a Cryuff turn? No? Well he can f**k off then! Why bother taking a balanced view or a grown up assessment when he missed a penalty? Missing a penalty is a big clear thing that people can understand. Clarke was clearly unsupportive in his comments on the radio and sounded like he wanted to chuck him. The crowd too, I think bood him off didn't they? Let's write him off before he's even really started. Sarcasm aside, thank god we have a manager and team who work with players and bring them on. The difference has been in working with players who work hard. Ollie Clarke would be gone, Byron Moore, Montano, Snake, Gaffney, Bodin earlier this year, Tom Lockyer earlier this year, Sinclair isn't league 2 standard, Mansells too old, Lee Brown out.... All of these players were considered not up to it at points. Hey presto, with a bit of effort and work they adapt and improve. It's almost like we have a really healthy ethos where we support players and players play for each other. I would like to see a bit more of James before we write him off. The team and manager seem to see something in him. My analysis is, like Taylor, and Gaffney, LJ is lacking in confidence. He's not shooting, he is laying everything off. Taylor towards the end did one thing - shoot. LJ smashes it every match. I say if the manager has worked this long on him, take that into account and don't write another player off as a bit of work pays off - as we have seen consistently. Again, read my 2nd sentence, that's now two of you who seem to have completely not bothered reading my post properly, or (this seems more likely...) reads things completely different to how they have been typed... to suit your own post.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 15:43:26 GMT
the72.co.uk/77522/view-luke-james-will-score/Luke James has made a total of 23 appearances for Bristol Rovers (including competitions) and has even made two assists. However, he’s failed to score for the League One side. The question we’re all asking is WHEN will he score? Back to the beginning… The 22-year-old came to the West Country back in June 2016 on a season-long loan from Peterborough United. Originally, he was Matty Taylor’s replacement as the club was prepared for him to move in the summer transfer window. However, just over a week later did the top striker extend his deal with the Pirates after being linked with Championship clubs. It wasn’t until the January transfer window where James was given the opportunity to appear in the starting lineup more frequently. He rarely made an appearance in the first half of the season and was mainly used as a substitute. Taylor created quite a lot of attention from the media on deadline day as he made the move to rival club, Bristol City. What has improved? From what I have seen this season is that Luke first arrived with a positive attitude to the club and has carried that with him throughout every game he’s played. I think one of his notable attributes is his pace. He likes to put pressure on the opposition and when he has the ball, he plays it well and does his best to outwit any challenging opponents. He has also improved with receiving long passes. However, he needs more time when it comes to finishing. Using our win against Chesterfield on Saturday as an example, we gave him the opportunity to take the penalty. He fired straight for the middle, meaning it was easy for Stuckmann to save. He lacks some confidence in his shooting which can change through his training sessions. Do I think he will score before the end of the season? I do like Luke James. At the beginning of the season, we didn’t see much of him as we had Taylor, Harrison, Gaffney and Easter all in the squad. I want him to get a goal before the end of this season, which ends at the end of April where we play Millwall at home. The only way forward is if he improves on a variety of shots and his target practice. I don’t think it’s impossible for him to score. Every match I see somewhat of an improvement, whether it’s little or big. I see him constantly getting better and better. He’s only 22, and he’s got a lot more to his campaign as a footballer. Bristol Rovers will travel to the Ricoh Arena where they play Coventry City this upcoming Saturday.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 19, 2017 16:01:15 GMT
I didn't realise LJ had a loan spell at Bradford as well as Hartlepool last season, so he's now into his third season at this level but still can't even score a penalty, unless he suddenly starts scoring in.the next 7 games then it'll be a brave decision to offer him a contract for next season.
As far as the snake you can't overlook he scored 7 goals in 8(?) games whilst on loan at Chester before FGR released him so, unlike LJ, he clearly knew how to score in the season before he signed for us.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 17:33:06 GMT
I will leave the judgement to DC, but I would say this is a typical knee jerk reaction and I do not rate the views of the majority of fans. Every single member of the squad has had a bad patch. First Taylor, then Gaffney - a few weeks ago he wasn't good enough either. Strikers who don't score for a few games at the start immediately become league one standard when they score, like Rory has found recently. If you watch the game you will see lots of things James is doing which appear pretty league one to me. Then again, if you don't run fast and skin players then simplistically minded fans cannot keep track of what's happening - they need sound bites. They need tricks. They cannot see things like hold up play or unselfish layoffs, or even assists. He's set up 2 of Rory's but did he do it with a Cryuff turn? No? Well he can f**k off then! Why bother taking a balanced view or a grown up assessment when he missed a penalty? Missing a penalty is a big clear thing that people can understand. Clarke was clearly unsupportive in his comments on the radio and sounded like he wanted to chuck him. The crowd too, I think bood him off didn't they? Let's write him off before he's even really started. Sarcasm aside, thank god we have a manager and team who work with players and bring them on. The difference has been in working with players who work hard. Ollie Clarke would be gone, Byron Moore, Montano, Snake, Gaffney, Bodin earlier this year, Tom Lockyer earlier this year, Sinclair isn't league 2 standard, Mansells too old, Lee Brown out.... All of these players were considered not up to it at points. Hey presto, with a bit of effort and work they adapt and improve. It's almost like we have a really healthy ethos where we support players and players play for each other. I would like to see a bit more of James before we write him off. The team and manager seem to see something in him. My analysis is, like Taylor, and Gaffney, LJ is lacking in confidence. He's not shooting, he is laying everything off. Taylor towards the end did one thing - shoot. LJ smashes it every match. I say if the manager has worked this long on him, take that into account and don't write another player off as a bit of work pays off - as we have seen consistently. Again, read my 2nd sentence, that's now two of you who seem to have completely not bothered reading my post properly, or (this seems more likely...) reads things completely different to how they have been typed... to suit your own post. Can someone send this guy the complaints form?
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Post by tommym9 on Mar 19, 2017 17:42:14 GMT
I like Luke James. He is a proper DC player and seems to have the right attitude.
The goals will come eventually.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 17:50:11 GMT
Again, read my 2nd sentence, that's now two of you who seem to have completely not bothered reading my post properly, or (this seems more likely...) reads things completely different to how they have been typed... to suit your own post. Can someone send this guy the complaints form? If this was original it would have been a good post... But well done you for having the guts to still re-post it. Something original would have been better mind... Just have a look at my 2nd sentence..............
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Post by mariobalotelli on Mar 19, 2017 18:11:43 GMT
"Luke James took one of the worst penalties ever"
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Post by GasAttacK on Mar 19, 2017 18:37:10 GMT
Luke James does so much well and works so hard I'm willing to over look his lack of goals and say he should get a 6 month deal for next season.
We obviously need to replace MT in the summer with a top striker but I'm quite happy for James, Gaffney and Harrison to battle out to be the second front man.
Harrison has scored 5 or 6 penalties for Rovers and almost all were smashed down the middle. James can count himself very unlucky the keeper didn't dive because 99% of the time they do.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 19:12:44 GMT
Can someone send this guy the complaints form? If this was original it would have been a good post... But well done you for having the guts to still re-post it. Something original would have been better mind... Just have a look at my 2nd sentence.............. Fake news
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Post by Strange Gas on Mar 19, 2017 19:47:04 GMT
"Luke James took one of the worst penalties ever" Marvellous! I will enjoy sharing that with a Pompey fan at work. And he is a reasonably prolific goal scorer for Pompey isn't he? At least 9 times out of 10 James effort would find the back of the net as the keeper dives, this one looked like he'd got a bet on . . .
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 19:58:32 GMT
Our record over the last 10 games couldn't have been much better. Yes there are lots of draws but unless we are getting a bit high and mighty, the results have been decent against the better sides in the league. We have done very well and James has been playing well in those games. I don't hear of him missing sitters that are costing us points? Taylor used to miss loads and his mission against Derby was terrible.
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Post by DTGas on Mar 19, 2017 20:04:38 GMT
Our record over the last 10 games couldn't have been much better. Yes there are lots of draws but unless we are getting a bit high and mighty, the results have been decent against the better sides in the league. We have done very well and James has been playing well in those games. I don't hear of him missing sitters that are costing us points? Taylor used to miss loads and his mission against Derby was terrible. But Taylor also got himself into plenty of goal scoring positions, which James hasn't really been doing. Taylor had really clever movement come the end but I have no doubts that it improved from the coaching he was getting. Maybe Luke's will too given time?
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Post by William Wilson on Mar 19, 2017 20:21:57 GMT
Our record over the last 10 games couldn't have been much better. Yes there are lots of draws but unless we are getting a bit high and mighty, the results have been decent against the better sides in the league. We have done very well and James has been playing well in those games. I don't hear of him missing sitters that are costing us points? Taylor used to miss loads and his mission against Derby was terrible. But Taylor also got himself into plenty of goal scoring positions, which James hasn't really been doing. Taylor had really clever movement come the end but I have no doubts that it improved from the coaching he was getting. Maybe Luke's will too given time? No, get rid. We should be aiming higher. Give Simeone a call; see if he`s willing to sell us Antoine Griezmann. I`m sure he would come for £2,000 a week, plus his choice of car from Bristol Street Motors.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 23:16:08 GMT
But Taylor also got himself into plenty of goal scoring positions, which James hasn't really been doing. Taylor had really clever movement come the end but I have no doubts that it improved from the coaching he was getting. Maybe Luke's will too given time? No, get rid. We should be aiming higher. Give Simeone a call; see if he`s willing to sell us Antoine Griezmann. I`m sure he would come for £2,000 a week, plus his choice of car from Bristol Street Motors. There lies the problem,james,harrison and gaffney are all decent but if our budget is significantly higher next season we may be able to get better if its the same it may be difficult to find better players. Ps i know its not all about money but if you look through the leagues its the larger budget teams that usually prevail.
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Post by Captain Jayho on Mar 19, 2017 23:24:12 GMT
Sorry if this has been covered already but the whole situation with Luke James doesn't seem quite as simple as it might normally be. Didn't Peterborough waste half a million quid on him and give him a four year deal in late 2014? In which case if DC does get him scoring we are potentially going to be in a Gaffney situation where they suddenly decide they want a solid transfer fee if we want to sign him in the Summer? It's hard to see them giving him away. It just strikes me that if DC gets him scoring then Peterborough might decide to keep him or demand over the odds from us for him - so the whole project seems a bit odd. Totally different case if he was actually our player.
Don't get me wrong, if DC rates him then so do I. But if he's not our player then why would we put so much effort into getting him up and running again unless there's a mutual agreement about signing him in the off-season and most importantly at an agreed value. Is that even legal or possible?
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Post by Jomo on Mar 19, 2017 23:55:35 GMT
Sorry if this has been covered already but the whole situation with Luke James doesn't seem quite as simple as it might normally be. Didn't Peterborough waste half a million quid on him and give him a four year deal in late 2014? In which case if DC does get him scoring we are potentially going to be in a Gaffney situation where they suddenly decide they want a solid transfer fee if we want to sign him in the Summer? It's hard to see them giving him away. It just strikes me that if DC gets him scoring then Peterborough might decide to keep him or demand over the odds from us for him - so the whole project seems a bit odd. Totally different case if he was actually our player. Don't get me wrong, if DC rates him then so do I. But if he's not our player then why would we put so much effort into getting him up and running again unless there's a mutual agreement about signing him in the off-season and most importantly at an agreed value. Is that even legal or possible? I'm mostly an interested reader on here, and had realised nobody had really mentioned this, but I have wondered the same thing myself. Fingers crossed if he starts scoring we already have an agreement in principle, but likewise I'm not sure if this can be done when neither party knows how his scoring will affect his potential sale price.
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Post by Marshy on Mar 20, 2017 5:46:40 GMT
Sorry if this has been covered already but the whole situation with Luke James doesn't seem quite as simple as it might normally be. Didn't Peterborough waste half a million quid on him and give him a four year deal in late 2014? In which case if DC does get him scoring we are potentially going to be in a Gaffney situation where they suddenly decide they want a solid transfer fee if we want to sign him in the Summer? It's hard to see them giving him away. It just strikes me that if DC gets him scoring then Peterborough might decide to keep him or demand over the odds from us for him - so the whole project seems a bit odd. Totally different case if he was actually our player. Don't get me wrong, if DC rates him then so do I. But if he's not our player then why would we put so much effort into getting him up and running again unless there's a mutual agreement about signing him in the off-season and most importantly at an agreed value. Is that even legal or possible? I'm mostly an interested reader on here, and had realised nobody had really mentioned this, but I have wondered the same thing myself. Fingers crossed if he starts scoring we already have an agreement in principle, but likewise I'm not sure if this can be done when neither party knows how his scoring will affect his potential sale price. Why worry about something that doesn't exist? As we all know not even 1 goal scored yet!
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Post by Captain Jayho on Mar 20, 2017 6:21:09 GMT
I'm mostly an interested reader on here, and had realised nobody had really mentioned this, but I have wondered the same thing myself. Fingers crossed if he starts scoring we already have an agreement in principle, but likewise I'm not sure if this can be done when neither party knows how his scoring will affect his potential sale price. Why worry about something that doesn't exist? As we all know not even 1 goal scored yet! You sound like Toni Watola...
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