Quote Originally Posted by the_anticlough View Post
Yes, noted and respected. The odds are actually against it now (making an impact).

Here's mine though - Eli Sam has actually got more potential to be the promotion winning striker we need than Kyle Wootton.
The heights he could potentially reach are higher than the level Wootton could ever aspire too. There's something of the Thierry Henry about his style and there's no doubting he has better technical ability than many forwards we've had at Notts over the years. There are many things getting in the way of this, including confidence, lack of determination as well as us not being able to afford giving a player 5-6 games to find his feet.
I think we've been wasting a talent and a hundred comments telling me I'm wrong won't change my mind about that
I'm in agreement with you. There is certainly the potential and something there without a doubt especially from a technical aspect and I can fully subscribe to the Thierry Henry style. It's how that potential is harnessed and developed and how the player fits within our set up, shape and the football played at this level that is the challenge.

When IB first came to the club Ruben and Sam seemed similar in that they were in their first season playing in England, they hadn't really made their mark and it was the middle of the pandemic. Did IB not do a post match interview and talking about RR and training and it seemed to be a catalyst for RR from that point onwards?

The big challenge is how do the club solve the enigma that is Sam. Can the mystery be solved, or will it ultimately be a 50% success ratio with the first two foreign players to come in during the Reedz Rein?