The Athletic: Brentford want Jobe

[Perryqhill]

Could this mean Clarke stays? Selling off our top and second top scorer in one go is asking for trouble.

No it won't mean anything of the sort.

We're in trouble regardless unless we invest significant funds in some ready to play attacking players. I don't see how Bellingham staying would change that.

For all he done OK at times last season, realistically he played in an attacking midfield role, up front or as a number 8 with licence to get forward in about 43 of 45 games last season. Whilst 7 goals from an 18 year old sounds like a decent return - he wasn't a bit part player.

 

[Rocky77]

How on earth are our fans getting the blame from some posters

Well some of the criticism is really silly, who else do you blame for that?

 

[Flavonoids]

It's only a profit when it's realised ... he's obviously got potential, he's not his brother though ... Anything over £15m they'll take it. That's the business.

 

[Foreigner]

Hope he stays. Good player with great potential.

 

[Its Him Again]

Would anyone be really arsed?

Why is it only our fans who seem to torture talent?

 

[fook]

No explain how he's a liability. You made that ridiculous claim. Back it up.

Can’t run, ponderous in possession, loses the ball a lot, anonymous for large portions of games.

Can score a goal like

 

[Gaz]

Would rather keep him. If he goes we need a big sell on fee clause

 

[Rocky77]

I quite literally just did

That's it? He gives the ball away now and again?
So that negates the fact he gets goals?

 

[riffraff]

What’s he good at then?


What’s he good at? He’s so ponderous on the ball he loses possession more than anyone else in the team and not due to playing forward passes either

Shades of the Colback better than Henderson thread here methinks?

 

[Dash riprock]

£40m between him and Clarke ? right man could do a lot of squad building with that

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

If he was an 18 year old called Joe Bailey from Seaham, without a first team appearance, we’d be absolutely furious

If people think he’s rubbish then they know nowt about soccer

 

[Zambezi]

Too slow for me. Decent awareness good frame but seems to not want it enough.

Not yet he doesn’t but some decent teams coaches would bring him on.Dodds and Proctor can’t !!!!

 

[riffraff]

That's it? He gives the ball away now and again?
So that negates the fact he gets goals?

Ignore him marra.

 

[chicken nugget]

Well some of the criticism is really silly, who else do you blame for that?

Speakman/dodds/beale for flogging him to death when he was clearly needing a rest, and possibly his dad for negotiating that he plays every minute possible?

 

[Be Here Now]

Why is it only our fans who seem to torture talent?

Because they are toxic wankers who love to slag off anything to do with the club but when they get question themselves they go on like spoilt brats

 

[Its Him Again]

Because they are toxic wankers who love to slag off anything to do with the club but when they get question themselves they go on like spoilt brats

Luckily these types never go to games

 

[Rocky77]

Can’t run, ponderous in possession, loses the ball a lot, anonymous for large portions of games.

Can score a goal like

He's 18 years old man, he's miles away from being the finished article. If we were talking about a seasoned pro I could understand but he's a boy in footballing terms.

 

[Perryqhill]

I'm not saying I expected him to be here for years. I am just surprised it would be immediately after the first year.

I think shoe horning him in regardless of form and no gradual introduction after starting about 7 games at Brum who struggled showed it was always about a quick progression for both sides.

I always thought he might be sold within 18 months if he done half well because there will be big clubs shitting theirselves if they miss out on another like his brother and given his brothers profile the spotlight is on Jobe too.

 

[Fact Hunt]

Good - I’d drive him there myself if we get anything over £5m. The lad is an absolute liability.

Saudi alert.

 

[FalkirkMackem]

He's 18 years old man, he's miles away from being the finished article. If we were talking about a seasoned pro I could understand but he's a boy in footballing terms.

And we’re carrying him instead of investing in someone decent that can get us promotion now rather than waiting for jibe to develop over 2 or 3 years