Thanks for very comphrensive report, Would be interested on your views in relation to Conor Washington who qualifies for the Republic through a Grand parent born up North?
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Thanks for very comphrensive report, Would be interested on your views in relation to Conor Washington who qualifies for the Republic through a Grand parent born up North?
Welcome MurphQuote:
Originally Posted by Murph 1
Yeah, I posted about CW in the potentially eligible players thread as well. He is decent, has hit form which would get any striker noticed and rumours of a medical at QPR on the Posh pages tonight. Plenty interest in him and it looks like a big money move for the level if it goes through. He initially didn't hold his place at Peterborough and took some severe criticism for early performances but they worked on him, as the club has a good reputation for doing, so is a work in progress player I would say.
I wont say anymore, as in truth I didn't watch him as closely as I did Forrester as I wasn't aware he was eligible when I went to those couple of games.
Looks like NI have him though - http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/s...yers-1-7159195
That is a shame- he should have more belief in himself.Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
Would be Interested to know how much of an effort was made by the F.A.I. to get Conor Washington on board, If Michael O Neill was able to get him on board-why were not we, Think Martin O Neill /Keane could very well have missed out on a player here, We simply do not have the luxury of missing out on this type of Striker given the age profile of our present striker options. Failed attempts to get Patrick Bamford and Calum Wilson on board don't bode well for the future.
Callum Wilson wasn't actually eligible. Bamford is still holding out for England as his first preference, but he did say he may be open to switching in future.
Everton are rumoured to be keeping an eye on Forrester: http://www.nsno.co.uk/everton-news/2016/01/19794/
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I'd say they're there to see Baldwin to be honest. The speculation is just fans making assumptions. The article is a bit inaccurate though - he's not a forward and he hasn't been playing on the wing.
Forrester finds his solace in the face of sacrifice: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-34372416.html
Interesting few quotes from Peterborough fans.
Peterborough's FA Cup replay Vs WBA will be on the BBC next week - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35464925
It has been a bit more rough and tumble the last few weeks at the club, three league games back Forrester was given the responsibility for the late penalty awarded to his side at home V play off rivals Southend, which he missed and it finished 0-0. There followed games against Gillingham and Burton, and Posh were edged in both, and in the course of this they have been overhauled by Millwall & Sheffield United and dropped out of the play off places.
They have lost to the sides above them, Walsall, Gillingham, Wigan, Coventry, Burton each meeting since October which has the local press saying maybe this young side aren't yet good enough, or quite ready to go up. Their manager after the Burton loss (where Forrester was withdrawn after 70) was fairly critical of the whole team, highlighting the need to win the headers and the tackles in L1 as well as play nice football. They also lost their top scorer in the window to QPR.
So it was to this backdrop they managed to equalize twice away to a Premiership side famed for loving a battle themselves at the weekend with Forrester playing the full game. I hope to get to the replay, but at least it's on TV as well.
as per crafty, peterborough vs west brom live on bbc 1 tonight. forrester singled out for special mention in the studio before the game. mcclean also in the starting line up tonight for the away side.
west brom in very poor form so a chance of an upset, though berahino starts.
I say that, not heard much mention of Forrester in the game though, McClean got a mention for a rather dodgy tackle though, of the sort
he is prone to making.
Was a fair enough tackle I thought. Caught him with the trailing leg though.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
Forrester hasn't been mentioned much but he's constantly on the ball.
Just been another full blooded tackle from McClean, can't be much fun for the opposition player
when he comes flying :plane: in.
Forrester sitting in midfield and doing a great job. Really looking every bit as much a Premier League player as anyone out there.
McClean has been impressive for West Brom and really getting forward at every opportunity from left wing back.
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Yes fair, but in days gone by nobody would have batted an eyelid at it, but it is pretty much a non-contact sport these day.
"and a superb sliding tackle from McClean there" (got in a key block in penalty area) he plays with a lot more energy and aggression than most.
Forester praised at half time.
Forester looks very comfortable out there and I thought he was excellent in the first half. My stream died just as they were talking about him at h/t - what they say? I thought McClean was a little unlucky with that tackle. Full blooded but no malice. He's been one of Broms better players.
Turned on at start of extra time. Jonathan Pierce very complimentary of CF. Crowd booing McClean.
Forrester has been one of the best players one the park. Superbly entertaining game.
If Peterborough had a striker worth a crap they might have gone through. Angol's rubbishness extended all the way until the decisive penalty miss.
Forrester was really good. BBC praising him a lot, with the commentator wondering if he'd ever wasted the ball once all night.
Forrest looked brilliant midfield. Used possession so well and his positioning was excellent. I think his passing and use of the ball sets him aside from other deep-lying midfield of a couple of levels above him.
Got serious amounts of praise on BBC, yes. Collison, Kilbane and Lineker were all at it and the commentator constantly referred to him positively.
http://www.balls.ie/football/chris-forrester-bbc/324128
BBC praise there. Pearce on commentary sounded in love with him
Was thinking the same as I watched it, they sold that player in the window, and it was apparent too in Forrester's game, he would usually pick a through ball or two out in a game but the runs weren't there tonight ahead of him.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
He did play well though and the BBC guys had him as a possible for our squad for the finals, whatever info they are working off.
On the 5 Live commentary Phil Brown compared him to Jimmy Bullard. I'm not sure if that counts as praise or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
How rubbish were Posh's missed penalties? I know they're only kids but they were awful
They were truly horrendous. They were both totally reliant on Foster going early, once he stood his ground they hadn't the momentum from their run ups to strike the ball powerfully enough. Foster is a good man for the penalties, he uses his brain and realises that the chances of all five being blasted perfectly into the corner is unlikely, so he either doesn't guess until very late, or doesn't guess at all. That's all I saw of the game but great to see Forrester getting so much praise.
The other keeper was as bad as Shay for diving out of the way
So were you disappointed CF didn't step up to a kick ? I was, a little, as you are looking for your key players to lead maybe, as the CB Bostwick did, but the midfield fulcrum and play maker after having taken their last spot kick in a league match (but missed) didn't. Instead an 18yo on loan with very few apps for Posh, and a striker only in the side cos the replacement for the striker they flogged in the window was cup tied took them, and looked terrified, the pair of them, and took two kicks so poor it was hard to watch.Quote:
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Now maybe he did fancy one and his manager sent other guys up, who knows.
I was thinking the same. Was kind of hoping McClean would burst the net and run around the pitch giving fist pumps to the crowd too. :D
Forrester missed a penalty for Peterborough in a recent league game.
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Yes Dodge, very good.Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
The fact that he even took one in a normal game makes it more strange, regardless of missing. Most penalty takers have missed at some stage. Maybe it's a Louis Van Gaal type situation and if you miss you're sent to the back of the queue! I'd like to think it was something other than simply not having the balls to take it. I suppose you could just not fancy it at a certain moment in time but you'd think after performing so well his confidence would have been up.
Great to see CF do well, but is he really a "M Carrick kind of player", surely he is better than that!
Interview with him from today: http://www.thesun.ie/irishsol/homepa...at-Id-say.html
http://www.theposhforum.co.uk/viewto...art=90#p408224
The Posh fans are waxing lyrical about Forrester. One reckons they need to hang onto him for a couple of yeas when he'll be worth £20m to them. But someone gives him a reality check by stating Delle Alli was sold for £5m so they won't get near £20m, closer to £10m maybe. Quite funny.
There's hype surrounding him but that interview CD linked shows what a grounded lad Forrester is and he just seems to be interested in reaching the highest level he can and earning enough to set up his family's future.
Now that the January transfer window is closed, it'll be interesting to see what happens to him in the summer, particularly if Posh don't go up. Championship move inevitable but the skillset he demonstrated and role he thrived in against WBA suggests to me he's more suited to the PL. No harm learning his trade in the Championship for a season though. He's young and many players don't seem to master the holding midfield role in England until later years (Whelan, Carrick, Barry).
Peterborough 0 - Bradford City 4
I went to this on Saturday and CF was rested, after his mammoth efforts against WBA. His side looked flat, shapeless and the manager has since said he got his selection and set up wrong. He specifically mentioned CF in this but said he is trying to mind the player who hasn't had a break due to the timing of his move. He made one change well before HT and also introduced CF at HT, and while I would like to be able to say that changed the game, as Posh were 0-1 down only at HT, it didn't and they went on to take a right hiding at home. They are now tenth and six points outside the final play off spot.
CF didn't play badly, he did what he does, got on the ball and found passes. His side had been unable to do this well enough up to is introduction so ended up going long too often. So he did improve this aspect of their play but Bradford were set up well, and very effective in how they executed this. Something new I noticed in the usually quiet CF on Saturday was after possession was lost for the second and third goals, he was talking to the players ahead of him, the strikers mainly, and waving his arms around. The three up top for Posh all struggled, and their movement was lacking all game in giving good passing options and he wasn't shy about telling them this by the looks of it. But no two ways about it, a tough day and a huge comedown after the FA Cup plaudits of midweek.
On a brighter side of things, Josh Cullen started for Bradford. He was visibly and by some margin their smallest player, in a team of L1 giants. He started in the middle of a 4-4-2 with wide men. Early on he showed for it a few times but the CBs and FBs elected to pitch it over his head in a lesser risk, lower percentage ball down the field and after almost four minutes of play he still hadn't had a touch. Then his side were awarded a free kick and the Bradford LB couldn't make up his mind who to lump it toward, so after a couple of stalled run ups, Cullen ran over and hit a short free kick to the nearest player, the left winger, took it back off him, turned and spread the play over to the right. Very simple, but very nicely done too.
He did this type of thing all game, took it, took a good touch, found a possession consolidating pass and moved to give an option to his side. He didn't dictate the play or the pace of the game, didn't threaten his opponents goal with shots or through balls. But neither did he waste possession, selected good options throughout and was still doing so when the final whistle went. I counted six, or maybe seven pass intercepts also from him, three with his head and the others from reading the intention of his opponent and closing the angle well and after each of these there followed a good touch and a ten / twenty yard ball to move his side up the field. As the second half wore on his defenders even saw fit to roll a few into him to get turned on. As his side walked off I saw several of the Bradford City giants by comparison tousle his hair in a kind of 'you are tiny but you've done well' gesture which was funny and nice to watch.
Hasn't played in yonks. Injured?
Yes, was injured
sent off tonight, two yellows in three minutes
Must be a Dublin-Cork thing!
http://img2.thejournal.ie/inline/272...ersion=2725457
Can't see the Forrester for the trees.
The ref cut him down to size there. It probably could have been a straight Red but nice from the ref to give him the second yellow and then the red.Quote:
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