Patrick Kohlmann

[Charlie Darwin]

A quick search tells me he was subbed off with 5 minutes to go in exchange for a striker, which makes perfect sense when the team is losing 1-0. He had a great chance to score during the match too and his team very nearly kept a clean sheet against the (then) champions. Hardly the worst performance imaginable.

[Colbert Report]

If he's such a good player why has Trapattoni shown no interest whatsoever in him despite the fact that left back is our major weakness?

[Charlie Darwin]

He called him up for the training camp but he had to pull out to have surgery.

[Colbert Report]

Yeah, he called him up for this training camp but what about all of last year when he was supposedly playing so well? I'm sorry, but I cannot forgive him for the shirt pull on Benayoun that got him his second yellow last year against Liverpool. Laziest play I have ever seen made in football in all my life.

[Razors left peg]

Yeah, he called him up for this training camp but what about all of last year when he was supposedly playing so well? I'm sorry, but I cannot forgive him for the shirt pull on Benayoun that got him his second yellow last year against Liverpool. Laziest play I have ever seen made in football in all my life.

You've obviously never watched Berbatov play so!

[tetsujin1979]

Yeah, he called him up for this training camp but what about all of last year when he was supposedly playing so well? I'm sorry, but I cannot forgive him for the shirt pull on Benayoun that got him his second yellow last year against Liverpool. Laziest play I have ever seen made in football in all my life.
he played at left back in the B game VS Forest as well.

[Manc Irish Wolf]

Yeah, he called him up for this training camp but what about all of last year when he was supposedly playing so well? I'm sorry, but I cannot forgive him for the shirt pull on Benayoun that got him his second yellow last year against Liverpool. Laziest play I have ever seen made in football in all my life.

Genius. Love the way that your damning assessment of a player is essentially based upon one poor game. Stick to Ice Hockey rather than boring us with your overstated, ill-informed opinions on a player you have rarely seen play.

Wardy played at Left Back yesterday before moving to Left Wing (the two positions which he has pre-occupied all pre-season). Had a good game, getting up the line well and was unlucky with a good strike at the end. By no means the best left back in the world (as he is still learning and developing) however is infinitely better than Kilbane right now (as Foley is compared to McShane).

Great win against Stoke, who as a comfortable mid-table team forthe past two seasons were played off the park. Some views on Ward from people who actually attended the game below:

1) Ward jarvis and henry were all immense.
2) Very impressed with VD and Ward, thought they were good together.
3) Ward - He is really inform, now that he is fully fit. 8
4) Early on it was all coming down our left side and positionally JVD and Ward seemed to have little understanding at all. Luckily this swung full circle and our best attacking play came down the left later on- both had very good games and Ward could and should have scored. He also produced some excellent crosses where we could have added further to our total. (Ward 8)
5) Ward. Surprised MM played him at leftback was expecting to see him left midfield but did well. Linked well With JVD down the left although there was acres of room down that side. 7

[Charlie Darwin]

I though Jean Claude van Damme started at left back, no?

It's interesting that our two long-term options at left full - Ward and Cunningham - are both converted strikers.

[Manc Irish Wolf]

I though Jean Claude van Damme started at left back, no?

It's interesting that our two long-term options at left full - Ward and Cunningham - are both converted strikers.

Van Damme started at Left Wing, although dare say that he will eventually be direct competition with Ward for the left back role once Hunt is fit. He looked good yesterday and is a big lad, however made a few errors in pre-season hence why Wardy was favoured I think.

Definitely seems to be a regular trend with modern fullbacks with both Evra and Ashley Cole starting out as strikers also.

[Junior]

Very impressed with VD and Ward, thought they were good together.

Im sure there is a joke in there somewhere......

Glad to hear he played well. I think Cunningham will be installed at LB within 2-3 games of this campaign. However, its the debutant LB spot where Wardy might just fit the bill. (By the way, not my opinion on Cunningham neccesarily but just the way I think it will pan out)

[paul_oshea]

how can he start when he wont be getting any games for city? bar a few carling cup appearances.

[Brendan 82]

Because we are so desperate I suppose. Stephen Kelly looked alright at left back vs Bolton, he shut down that Korean guy and he is a tricky customer

[Junior]

how can he start when he wont be getting any games for city? bar a few carling cup appearances.

Yep, I would normally agree but I dont think you need to be einstein to see where Trap is going with the LB slot.

[Closed Account 2]

Only just found out this now, but our (once) U-21 ex Dortmund player Patrick Kohlmann (Coleman if you like) narrowly missed out on promotion back to the 2er Bundesliga. He played the full 90 in both legs for Holstein Kiel but they lost 2-1 to 1860 Munich with the winner coming in the last minute at the Allianz Arena.

[IsMiseSean]

I think they had the best defensive record in the 3rd Division last season. Really unlucky to miss out on promotion.

[BonnieShels]

Only just found out this now, but our (once) U-21 ex Dortmund player Patrick Kohlmann (Coleman if you like) narrowly missed out on promotion back to the 2er Bundesliga. He played the full 90 in both legs for Holstein Kiel but they lost 2-1 to 1860 Munich with the winner coming in the last minute at the Allianz Arena.

I didn't even notice that 1860 (and St Pauli) had slumped to near relegation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_2._Bundesliga