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Offline Percy McCarthy

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #840 on: February 06, 2021, 11:36:22 PM »


I wonder if his goal will be chalked off by the dubious goals panel. His shot was going in the opposite direction (wide?) before the deflection.

Aye, my concern as well.

They'll have twats policing that sort of thing or giving out yellow cards for goal celebrations.

But no interest at all in fixing the bigger issues.

No chance. It would almost certainly have been saved but no way was it going wide.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #841 on: February 07, 2021, 11:02:03 AM »
Think he's been a brilliant signing, his work rate is unbelievable, can't think of too many, if any, strikers in the league I would swop him for and he's only gonna get better.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #842 on: February 07, 2021, 01:32:56 PM »
Think he's been a brilliant signing, his work rate is unbelievable, can't think of too many, if any, strikers in the league I would swop him for and he's only gonna get better.

Agree totally. Ten goals in his first Premier League season would be a reasonable return for any young player from the Championship. The fact that he's done it at the halfway point is brilliant.  It could and should be more as well.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #843 on: February 07, 2021, 01:48:16 PM »
Ollie is a brilliant striker. He has good instincts and he also works so hard. He’s the sort of player you know will keep getting better.

Agree with all that. Also from watching MOTD pretty sure there was a moment in the first half when he received a long high ball on the left and just killed it with his first touch.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #844 on: February 07, 2021, 06:10:51 PM »
Ollie is a brilliant striker. He has good instincts and he also works so hard. He’s the sort of player you know will keep getting better.

Spot on.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #845 on: February 08, 2021, 04:36:49 PM »
He needed that two week break.

Been very happy with him since we started playing again. Finishing touch returned and all round game is still good.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #846 on: February 08, 2021, 04:57:03 PM »
He seems quite an articulate chap as well. Don't know if it's deliberate, but we seem to have more than our fair share of players that have more about them than the usual footballer stereotype.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #847 on: February 08, 2021, 05:00:32 PM »
He seems quite an articulate chap as well. Don't know if it's deliberate, but we seem to have more than our fair share of players that have more about them than the usual footballer stereotype.
It's obviously not the same as articulacy, but I'm enjoying the 'no dickheads' policy that has been mentioned a few times. As well as leading towards a happy squad, I find it easier to like them.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #848 on: February 08, 2021, 05:08:52 PM »
We save acting the dickhead for when we're on the pitch. Better that way obvs.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #849 on: February 08, 2021, 05:13:07 PM »
I've very much chuckled reading the last few pages, you can follow the pattern of our win/loss record by the tone of the posts about Ollie.  He is either brilliant or not dependent on whether Vlla have won or lost!

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #850 on: February 08, 2021, 05:19:42 PM »
I love the bloke - best all round striker we've had since Yorke.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #851 on: February 08, 2021, 05:22:56 PM »
I love the bloke - best all round striker we've had since Yorke.

Better than Benteke? I think he will be in time, not the 'now'  Benteke of course, our version.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #852 on: February 08, 2021, 05:24:38 PM »
I love the bloke - best all round striker we've had since Yorke.

Better than Benteke? I think he will be in time, not the 'now'  Benteke of course, our version.
Yeah, I think Benteke lacked in some areas Ollie doesn't - like movement and pace. I'm not saying Benteke was poor - he was class for us.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #853 on: February 08, 2021, 05:28:33 PM »
I love the bloke - best all round striker we've had since Yorke.

Better than Benteke? I think he will be in time, not the 'now'  Benteke of course, our version.
Yeah, I think Benteke lacked in some areas Ollie doesn't - like movement and pace. I'm not saying Benteke was poor - he was class for us.

Agreed, although Benteke was better in the air and his all round finishing was stronger too, he usually had a lot less of the ball to work with.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #854 on: February 08, 2021, 06:25:05 PM »
I've very much chuckled reading the last few pages, you can follow the pattern of our win/loss record by the tone of the posts about Ollie.  He is either brilliant or not dependent on whether Vlla have won or lost!

Dolly O'Leary rolled his eyes scrolling through this thread from his Harrogate mansion earlier today, muttering something about sugar bags.

 


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