Mate Joseph fernandez

[norfolk white]

Apparently just signed him, only 18 but scored a lot of goals, another one for the future it seems....hmmmm!....would prefer someone who has scored lots of goals aged a bit higher who could walk straight into the first team.

[calverleyboy2]

Apparently just signed him, only 18 but scored a lot of goals, another one for the future it seems....hmmmm!....would prefer someone who has scored lots of goals aged a bit higher who could walk straight into the first team.

Seems to be all we do at the moment, hopefully get proved wrong

[george_kaplan]

Conveyer belt….under 23. Gelhardt position open for grabs……as Gelhardt pushes for 1st team.

[norfolk white]

Hopefully geldhart starts against West ham in the cup on Sunday.

[george_kaplan]

Hopefully geldhart starts against West ham in the cup on Sunday.

I think we are going to see more of him mate. He is breaking in nicely for us.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Agreed and much as I feel for Roberts it looks like his confidence has evaporated.

Joffy’s ball to James was a joy to behold. He looks like he is on the same wave length as the better players too and links with Rapha, James and Dallas pretty well.

Really pleased for Firpo too hope he takes a lot of confidence from that game - he looked very good with the ball.

[cherrypie7]

Agreed and much as I feel for Roberts it looks like his confidence has evaporated.

Joffy’s ball to James was a joy to behold. He looks like he is on the same wave length as the better players too and links with Rapha, James and Dallas pretty well.

Really pleased for Firpo too hope he takes a lot of confidence from that game - he looked very good with the ball.

I was going to post about Gelhardt's cross but got tangled up with work stuff. So many players when they cross, move the ball outwards from the right wing. Gelhardts left-footed ball spun and bent slightly towards goal. This allowed James to be able to beat the taller defender to the ball. The spin helped to get it past goalie as well. If it had been crossed with the right foot, I promise you, James doesn't get to it. I never thought about this until 2 seasons ago when Van Dyke, yelled to one of his players to take a free kick left footed from the wide right about 25 yards out. Van Dyke promptly scored. I think its got something to do with having to turn towards goal to defend it.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

I was going to post about Gelhardt's cross but got tangled up with work stuff. So many players when they cross, move the ball outwards from the right wing. Gelhardts left-footed ball spun and bent slightly towards goal. This allowed James to be able to beat the taller defender to the ball. The spin helped to get it past goalie as well. If it had been crossed with the right foot, I promise you, James doesn't get to it. I never thought about this until 2 seasons ago when Van Dyke, yelled to one of his players to take a free kick left footed from the wide right about 25 yards out. Van Dyke promptly scored. I think its got something to do with having to turn towards goal to defend it.

Yup - for the same reason never quite understood what the in-swinging whipped corner went out of fashion - it’s pretty lethal as just need to get a decent touch on the ball and it’s hard to stop.

[Orgoner]

I was going to post about Gelhardt's cross but got tangled up with work stuff. So many players when they cross, move the ball outwards from the right wing. Gelhardts left-footed ball spun and bent slightly towards goal. This allowed James to be able to beat the taller defender to the ball. The spin helped to get it past goalie as well. If it had been crossed with the right foot, I promise you, James doesn't get to it. I never thought about this until 2 seasons ago when Van Dyke, yelled to one of his players to take a free kick left footed from the wide right about 25 yards out. Van Dyke promptly scored. I think its got something to do with having to turn towards goal to defend it.

Nailed on.

Defenders don't like to correct their approach to the ball when moving towards their own goal.

Inswinging balls hit towards the far post are a great weapon when mixed in with slow defenders and nimble (and wily) attackers.

[Ozwhites]

Agreed and much as I feel for Roberts it looks like his confidence has evaporated.


Joffy’s ball to James was a joy to behold. He looks like he is on the same wave length as the better players too and links with Rapha, James and Dallas pretty well.

Really pleased for Firpo too hope he takes a lot of confidence from that game - he looked very good with the ball.

Yes he puzzles a bit does Roberts. Just watched Take Us Home from the season we lost to Derby in the playoff, and he took some goals nicely...and set up some as well! Just not sure why he appears to have not progressed...even gone backwards with finishing. As you say Hope, confidence just seems to be lacking.