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Post by dudelebowski on Feb 9, 2024 6:24:55 GMT
efl.com/news/2024/february/09/see-the-january-sky-bet-league-one-manager---player-of-the-month-winners/Bristol Rovers striker Chris Martin has been named the Sky Bet League One Player of the Month for January. The 35-year-old Martin demonstrated all of his assured experience from an 11-club career. His five goals in four games included a delightful glancing header at Barnsley, an impudent flick against Blackpool and a superbly timed finish against Oxford. Sky Sports’ EFL pundit Don Goodman said: “Chris Martin showed all his experience and ability to score five goals across Bristol Rovers’ four games in January. “Rovers ended the month on a high with a 3-1 win over Oxford United, Martin got the ball rolling on a terrific performance with a superbly timed finish.” Sky Bet EFL trader Ivor Davies said: “It was a month of penalty box finishing of the highest order during January for one of the Football League’s best ever marksmen – Chris Martin. “At 20/1 Martin has an outside chance to finish as League One top scorer. It’s still pretty congested at the top but he’s only six behind Devante Cole on 17.”
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Post by CornishPasty_Gas on Feb 9, 2024 6:35:09 GMT
Well deserved! Been brilliant recently
Will miss him tomorrow, 100%
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Post by eric on Feb 9, 2024 9:55:01 GMT
Well done Chris. Can’t believe some fans think he adds nothing to our team - just weird !!
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Post by Gastafari on Feb 9, 2024 10:11:12 GMT
He's got the best goals per 90 mins ratio, best minutes per goal, the best goal conversion %, the best shot accuracy %, while also having the least shots out of all the top 10 scorers in League 1.
He has been top class, you cannot argue with that.
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Post by chewbacca on Feb 9, 2024 10:36:40 GMT
Also up for goal of the month.
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Post by gulfofaden on Feb 9, 2024 11:16:20 GMT
you cannot argue with that. You must be new here |
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Post by SleepyGas on Feb 9, 2024 11:16:47 GMT
“At 20/1 Martin has an outside chance to finish as League One top scorer. It’s still pretty congested at the top but he’s only six behind Devante Cole on 17.” Imagine we'd signed him earlier.. rather than fannying around pursuing JCH  |
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Post by gulfofaden on Feb 9, 2024 11:21:15 GMT
Here’s a question for those who’ve played the game to a better standard than me.
Some players have the art of right place right time.
Is this innate or can it be taught?
I’m in sales and there’s a complete lie basically that you either have it or you don’t. Sales can be taught. Very few are a natural.
I wonder if what we see as “he’s got the knack” Ala R Walker is actually something they’ve worked very hard on but it’s subtle. I’m
Sure you can learn positioning.
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Post by bads on Feb 9, 2024 12:46:07 GMT
Having been fortunate and been able to play at a decent enough level in the past & coached by various managers.
Its pretty much something that you are born with that natural instinct to be in the right place at the right time and to have the composure to put the ball in the back of the net when under pressure.
Managers & coaches can help but it comes naturally to some.
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Post by eric on Feb 9, 2024 13:06:02 GMT
Having been fortunate and been able to play at a decent enough level in the past & coached by various managers. Its pretty much something that you are born with that natural instinct to be in the right place at the right time and to have the composure to put the ball in the back of the net when under pressure. Managers & coaches can help but it comes naturally to some. The calmness under pressure is something that is hard to coach and probably applies to all sport. My main sport is golf and you see high quality players who can pull off all sorts of shots in practice and hole putts left right and centre but a crucial putt to win a match or win a tournament totally changes the dynamic. A one on one in football when you are clean through is tough for most players, not many like Harry Kane or Michael Owen that you could have total confidence in when the pressure is really on. From my experience you can learn to be a better goal scorer in terms of positional awareness and that can be from learning from your own experiences or coaching. Alan Russell is a very good specialist striker coach. Others like Gary Lineker had that natural calmness but he also had a modus operandi - when a ball was wide he always made a run across the defender to the near post every single time. |
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Post by gulfofaden on Feb 9, 2024 13:26:30 GMT
Interesting comments thanks guys.
You can see this when they pick players for penalties. It’s not always the players you think. Who thought Balanta would take was it our second? I’m guessing DC knew him and knew he had the composure to take one.
I would imagine experience helps. In several sports and activities the first time you have pressure your hands shake but by the 100th time it’s routine. I used to have terrible nerves speaking to groups but now it’s second nature.
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Post by DrFaustus on Feb 9, 2024 13:48:13 GMT
Having been fortunate and been able to play at a decent enough level in the past & coached by various managers. Its pretty much something that you are born with that natural instinct to be in the right place at the right time and to have the composure to put the ball in the back of the net when under pressure. Managers & coaches can help but it comes naturally to some. Did you by any possibility play a dozen or so games for us in 1985? |
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Post by dudelebowski on Feb 9, 2024 14:18:08 GMT
Interesting comments thanks guys. You can see this when they pick players for penalties. It’s not always the players you think. Who thought Balanta would take was it our second? I’m guessing DC knew him and knew he had the composure to take one. I would imagine experience helps. In several sports and activities the first time you have pressure your hands shake but by the 100th time it’s routine. I used to have terrible nerves speaking to groups but now it’s second nature. Balanta took the high pressure 4th pen just after they’d missed👌🏻 |
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Post by percy on Feb 9, 2024 14:24:48 GMT
Interesting comments thanks guys. You can see this when they pick players for penalties. It’s not always the players you think. Who thought Balanta would take was it our second? I’m guessing DC knew him and knew he had the composure to take one. I would imagine experience helps. In several sports and activities the first time you have pressure your hands shake but by the 100th time it’s routine. I used to have terrible nerves speaking to groups but now it’s second nature. Balanta took the high pressure 4th pen just after they’d missed👌🏻 Should have a statue outside the new south stand! |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Feb 9, 2024 14:26:11 GMT
He's the boy!
Well done CM..
Plenty more to come, hopefully...
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Post by stephen on Feb 9, 2024 15:38:53 GMT
Hi yes i did 1985 -1986 under Bobby Gould last season at Eastville.
Fortunate & proud to wear the blue & white quarters amd score a couple of goals for the club.
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Post by gulfofaden on Feb 9, 2024 15:43:13 GMT
Hi yes i did 1985 -1986 under Bobby Gould last season at Eastville. Fortunate & proud to wear the blue & white quarters amd score a couple of goals for the club. We are not worthy. Mad respect. Big up yourself. |
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Post by SleepyGas on Feb 9, 2024 15:56:30 GMT
Having been fortunate and been able to play at a decent enough level in the past & coached by various managers. Its pretty much something that you are born with that natural instinct to be in the right place at the right time and to have the composure to put the ball in the back of the net when under pressure. Managers & coaches can help but it comes naturally to some. Did you by any possibility play a dozen or so games for us in 1985? Impressive you managed to work out who he was from that one post  |
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Post by stephen on Feb 9, 2024 16:03:38 GMT
Yes that is me.
What made it so special is that i have always been a fan and still stand in the Thatchers for games.
Once a Gashead always a Gashead.
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Post by DrFaustus on Feb 9, 2024 17:10:51 GMT
Hi yes i did 1985 -1986 under Bobby Gould last season at Eastville. Fortunate & proud to wear the blue & white quarters amd score a couple of goals for the club. Good man. UTFG 🏴☠️ |
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