Poveda

[Black_Cats1879]

I see the thread has gone about as well as we’d expect. It is what it is with Poveda. In his presser Regis said he creates opportunities on the pitch. I’d really have liked to see that.

 

[LRW]

He's another enigmatic player, who if we can;
a) get him fit
b) get him motivated
c) get him to buy into the club ethics
d) get him putting in decent performances by giving him minutes
will be unplayable and create all sorts of problems for opponents.

Unfortunately a has always been an issue, ditto b apparently, but are probably tied in together to some extent. Perhaps encouraging c will help massively with a & b, along with d giving him a chance to showcase the reasons why he was at big names early doors on his career?

His showreels seem to be miles away from what we've seen so far in the flesh but it seems to me that he needs to rediscover the "Eye of the Tiger" before the end of the season or come next season we'd be best served loaning him out or even trying to sell him on given his 4yr (?) contract.

I like him and the fact he's a bit of competition for a misfiring Paddy Roberts (in terms of end product) but thus far performances aren't living up to the hype.

He's no competition for Roberts at all, though.

This season Roberts has 2 goals and 5 assists.

At the age of 25, in his whole career, at Leeds, Blackburn, Blackpool, Sheff Wed, and here, Poveda has 3 goals and 5 assists.

 

[Butcher's Coat]

I see the thread has gone about as well as we’d expect. It is what it is with Poveda. In his presser Regis said he creates opportunities on the pitch. I’d really have liked to see that.

Presser

 

[Black_Cats1879]

Presser

Is that a forbidden word?

 

[woodlebert]

At the age of 25, in his whole career, at Leeds, Blackburn, Blackpool, Sheff Wed, and here, Poveda has 3 goals and 5 assists.

He's played the equivalent of 30 full matches during his whole career

 

[Rambo Pumpkins]

He has absolutely no redeeming qualities. A baffling signing.

I disagree. There are players that we end up with because of either a disability to get on with others or injury issues, someone like McGeady or Pritchard being good examples.

Sometimes it works out sometimes it doesn't.

Sheff Wed fans loved him, and there is definitely a player in there that we might even get some money for if we sold him in the summer.

It's not baffling at all. Just the odds suggesting if we get overlooked gems like Hume, we will also get ones that simply don't work out. And I'd we haven't paid a huge amount on them, then I don't see the issue.

Huggins has been hugely unlucky with injury, some players are, but as we saw with Ross Stewart, sometimes all it takes is one decent season.

 

[wigwams]

Is that a forbidden word?

It’s a lifting Americanism

 

[Black_Cats1879]

It’s a lifting Americanism

Oh dear

 

[Mackemansj1]

He's played the equivalent of 30 full matches during his whole career

It’s mental we give the lad a three year deal with those numbers mind.

 

[LRW]

He's played the equivalent of 30 full matches during his whole career

So why on earth did we go anywhere near signing a player who had played so little football at the age of 25, let alone offer him a three year deal?

The fact that he is never available to play isn't a positive thing.

 

[The Great MES]

I'm saying he hasn't played enough to make a fair judgment funny you don't make derogatory comments about a different player who's played 20 odd games in 4 years

You mean Huggins? The lads been genuinely unlucky. If you can't tell the difference between the two then maybe you're dafter than you first appeared.

 

[gards2]

We've had a few going on the SAFC 'dole' in recent years.I thought he was on a 1yr deal

 

[chopsfc007]

You mean Huggins? The lads been genuinely unlucky. If you can't tell the difference between the two then maybe you're dafter than you first appeared.

The difference as in one you will give a chance and the other who hasn't played enough to judge

 

[hank williams]

We've had a few going on the SAFC 'dole' in recent years.I thought he was on a 1yr deal

I did too tbh giving him a 3 year deal seems madness

 

[Church]

He's played the equivalent of 30 full matches during his whole career

That's an amazing stat.

 

[bowers2]

You’re suggesting RLB has directly lied to the media? That’s a strong accusation.

BBC - 🎧 'Are Poveda's problems more than just injury?'

Has Poveda done something wrong or is that a presumption? we know of the one ‘meeting’ infringement. and RLb cites “many reasons” in the interview. so we don’t know 100% - hence why i qualified my post with “it sounds like”.

www.readytogo.net

 

[AmblerThorn]

BBC - 🎧 'Are Poveda's problems more than just injury?'

Has Poveda done something wrong or is that a presumption? we know of the one ‘meeting’ infringement. and RLb cites “many reasons” in the interview. so we don’t know 100% - hence why i qualified my post with “it sounds like”.

www.readytogo.net

Why would you think that's cool?

If the lad does have "problems" I wouldn't think it cool

And that BBC audio robot hasn't posted anything but negativity so far

BBC Newcastle presumably? SAFC having a good season and that thing has started spamming the forum with how many "problems" there are at the club

 

[Black_Cats1879]

Why would you think that's cool?

If the lad does have "problems" I wouldn't think it cool

And that BBC audio robot hasn't posted anything but negativity so far

BBC Newcastle presumably? SAFC having a good season and that thing has started spamming the forum with how many "problems" there are at the club

 

[woodlebert]

That's an amazing stat.

I just looked it up based on this thread. For a 25-year old it’s crazy

 

[AmblerThorn]

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Cracking incident for a gif

I've posted the same thing about Poveda and the BBC twice today like

Poveda has given the forum a distraction from hating Roberts and Patto I suppose

That'll start again this weekend like