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Simon Church?

waldo
waldo Posts: 495
in General Charlton
Have I missed something as S.C. was not mentioned in Saturdays Guardian team sheet (oh for those happy Prem days of yesteryear!) ?
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  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,702
    spurs want him as a replacement for defoe :)
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,056
    I guess Sordell is being given an opportunity at the moment so Church has been resigned to the bench or was he not even on there?
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,427
    Constantly ran for the team bus, had an excellent chance of getting it...........

    ...............missed it
  • waldo
    waldo Posts: 495
    ForeverAddickted said:

    I guess Sordell is being given an opportunity at the moment so Church has been resigned to the bench or was he not even on there?

    No. Nor injured/doubtful etc. But thanks for the response.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,056
    waldo said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    I guess Sordell is being given an opportunity at the moment so Church has been resigned to the bench or was he not even on there?

    No. Nor injured/doubtful etc. But thanks for the response.
    I would think then that its the Guardian showing a lack of journalism then i.e. with four strikers now at Powell's disposal I'd be surprised if all didnt make the Matchday squad
  • waldo
    waldo Posts: 495
    ForeverAddickted said:

    waldo said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    I guess Sordell is being given an opportunity at the moment so Church has been resigned to the bench or was he not even on there?

    No. Nor injured/doubtful etc. But thanks for the response.
    I would think then that its the Guardian showing a lack of journalism then i.e. with four strikers now at Powell's disposal I'd be surprised if all didnt make the Matchday squad
    Guardian - lack of journalism - are you serious? It did note that he is our top scorer though.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    waldo said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    waldo said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    I guess Sordell is being given an opportunity at the moment so Church has been resigned to the bench or was he not even on there?

    No. Nor injured/doubtful etc. But thanks for the response.
    I would think then that its the Guardian showing a lack of journalism then i.e. with four strikers now at Powell's disposal I'd be surprised if all didnt make the Matchday squad
    Guardian - lack of journalism - are you serious? It did note that he is our top scorer though.
    oh dear
  • eug72
    eug72 Posts: 177
    I rate Simon Church. I wish the whole squad had the same attitude as him. 100% every time he puts a red shirt on. Runs his arse off. Proper pro.
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,708
    eug72 said:

    I rate Simon Church. I wish the whole squad had the same attitude as him. 100% every time he puts a red shirt on. Runs his arse off. Proper pro.

    I agree, is he still on the motorway running back from Sheffield?
  • eug72
    eug72 Posts: 177
    Mendonca In Asdas said:

    eug72 said:

    I rate Simon Church. I wish the whole squad had the same attitude as him. 100% every time he puts a red shirt on. Runs his arse off. Proper pro.

    I agree, is he still on the motorway running back from Sheffield?
    You should be a comedian. Funny man.

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  • JonnyK
    JonnyK Posts: 830
    eug72 said:

    Mendonca In Asdas said:

    eug72 said:

    I rate Simon Church. I wish the whole squad had the same attitude as him. 100% every time he puts a red shirt on. Runs his arse off. Proper pro.

    I agree, is he still on the motorway running back from Sheffield?
    You should be a comedian. Funny man.
    Like the 'Lockstock' line there 72 :-)))
  • stonewallpenalty
    stonewallpenalty Posts: 3,842
    Like him as a man but players like simon church are exactly why we are in this mess. Playing at à level they are clearly not good enough for, sadly.
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    stonewallpenalty said:

    Like him as a man but players like simon church are exactly why we are in this mess. Playing at à level they are clearly not good enough for, sadly.

    Yeah right. Been missing chances left right and centre. LOL

  • cafcdan18
    cafcdan18 Posts: 3,664
    Have to agree, runs around a lot and works hard but does not have the quality.

    The Sheffield Wednesday last minute chance sums him up, no composure in front of goal and never going to threaten the top of the goal-scoring charts.
  • stonewallpenalty
    stonewallpenalty Posts: 3,842
    Absurdistan said:

    stonewallpenalty said:

    Like him as a man but players like simon church are exactly why we are in this mess. Playing at à level they are clearly not good enough for, sadly.

    Yeah right. Been missing chances left right and centre. LOL

    Where did i say that?


  • waldo
    waldo Posts: 495
    Hey guys (and girls?) leave it out. All I asked was 'why was he not on Saturday's team sheet'? I didn't ask for the bloke (who, incidentally is still our top goal scorer) to be assasinated here!
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    They were wrong
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,056
    Watching the Everton game yesterday I noticed the amount of running Steven Naismith was doing and really reminded me of our own Simon Church... Also read on the BBC Sport site that fans were amazed he'd scored four goals in six appearances of late...

    Going back to the Swansea game and Naismith by running his socks off scored a goal and by being a nuisance won us a penalty... Churchy just needs the same break in front of goal (as he started off well for us) and should have had a penalty against Reading, nothing wrong with having a worker like that in the team, and still reckon had Wiggins not gone off injured against Wigan then Church would have appeared in the later stages to make a nuisance of himself to run and keep the ball and inevitably help us hold on to the win
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    ForeverAddickted said:

    waldo said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    I guess Sordell is being given an opportunity at the moment so Church has been resigned to the bench or was he not even on there?

    No. Nor injured/doubtful etc. But thanks for the response.
    I would think then that its the Guardian showing a lack of journalism then i.e. with four strikers now at Powell's disposal I'd be surprised if all didnt make the Matchday squad
    I can see certain people frothing at the mouth as they read that comment!! ;o)
  • Essex_Al
    Essex_Al Posts: 3,591
    eug72 said:

    I rate Simon Church. I wish the whole squad had the same attitude as him. 100% every time he puts a red shirt on. Runs his arse off. Proper pro.

    I bet you liked Wagstaff as well.

    You can run your arse off all day long but if there's no end product, what's the point!

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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,056
    Essex_Al said:

    eug72 said:

    I rate Simon Church. I wish the whole squad had the same attitude as him. 100% every time he puts a red shirt on. Runs his arse off. Proper pro.

    I bet you liked Wagstaff as well.

    You can run your arse off all day long but if there's no end product, what's the point!
    Yet Football is a team game... sometimes its not always about getting in scoring positions but putting in a shift for your team mates
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,190
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Essex_Al said:

    eug72 said:

    I rate Simon Church. I wish the whole squad had the same attitude as him. 100% every time he puts a red shirt on. Runs his arse off. Proper pro.

    I bet you liked Wagstaff as well.

    You can run your arse off all day long but if there's no end product, what's the point!
    Yet Football is a team game... sometimes its not always about getting in scoring positions but putting in a shift for your team mates
    and why we've only scored 23 goals in 28 games
  • Essex_Al
    Essex_Al Posts: 3,591
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Essex_Al said:

    eug72 said:

    I rate Simon Church. I wish the whole squad had the same attitude as him. 100% every time he puts a red shirt on. Runs his arse off. Proper pro.

    I bet you liked Wagstaff as well.

    You can run your arse off all day long but if there's no end product, what's the point!
    Yet Football is a team game... sometimes its not always about getting in scoring positions but putting in a shift for your team mates
    Would love to see his assists stats then, I bet it's not many!
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,057
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Essex_Al said:

    eug72 said:

    I rate Simon Church. I wish the whole squad had the same attitude as him. 100% every time he puts a red shirt on. Runs his arse off. Proper pro.

    I bet you liked Wagstaff as well.

    You can run your arse off all day long but if there's no end product, what's the point!
    Yet Football is a team game... sometimes its not always about getting in scoring positions but putting in a shift for your team mates
    Off the top of my head I cannot remember any of Church's undeniable effort actually directly helping out any other player. No assists that I can think of, he's not any kind of threat in a penalty box when a ball comes in, defenders don't panic when they see Simon Church running towards them, they take their time, and they can afford to.

    There is putting in a shift for the team, and then there is running around like burnt-arse bluebottle achieving f*** all. Church falls squarely into the latter as far as I can tell.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,302
    eug72 said:

    I rate Simon Church. I wish the whole squad had the same attitude as him. 100% every time he puts a red shirt on. Runs his arse off. Proper pro.

    He may give 100%, but of that 100% there is about 10% ability. Big guy, but can't hold the ball or hold off an opponent. So slow. Doesn't get in the positions regularly enough to score goals. I don't rate him, at all.

  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    thenewbie said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    Essex_Al said:

    eug72 said:

    I rate Simon Church. I wish the whole squad had the same attitude as him. 100% every time he puts a red shirt on. Runs his arse off. Proper pro.

    I bet you liked Wagstaff as well.

    You can run your arse off all day long but if there's no end product, what's the point!
    Yet Football is a team game... sometimes its not always about getting in scoring positions but putting in a shift for your team mates
    Off the top of my head I cannot remember any of Church's undeniable effort actually directly helping out any other player. No assists that I can think of, he's not any kind of threat in a penalty box when a ball comes in, defenders don't panic when they see Simon Church running towards them, they take their time, and they can afford to.

    There is putting in a shift for the team, and then there is running around like burnt-arse bluebottle achieving f*** all. Church falls squarely into the latter as far as I can tell.
    Were you not at the Oxford replay when he squared the ball for Green? He could have easily had an attempt himself, but gave Green a tap in.
  • dickplumb
    dickplumb Posts: 4,835
    I like Simon Church for all the effort he puts in, but if you wanted somebody to run around a lot you would get a Jack Russell. He has got a sponge foot, is no good in the air and is not good as a finisher. Apart from these things I really rate him.
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,900
    Certainly a trier and scored a great goal away at Blackburn for 3 vital points in October. Also took his goal well away at Huddersfeld in the cup however he has a poor goals to games ratio (31 in 176 league appearances for his various clubs and 2 in 25 as a full Welsh International according to wiki). This is the reason why he was a free agent available in the bargain basement at the end of the August transfer window. Enough said.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,056
    I thought I read somewhere though that he's had more assists than Dale Stephens this season?
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,493
    with better service from midfield and a decent partner/winger alongside, he'd be OK .. remember his Hudds goal got us this far in the cup .. (alright he didn't do it alone, but it was a very well taken goal)

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