No wonder scottish football is so **** if that's how an entertaining player is treated. Should buy clyde and and turn their ****ty little club into a ****ing car park
Rangers extended their winning run in the league to 11 games, taking all 33 points available so far. Oduwa wasn't in the squad, but Ball played the whole of their 1-0 win away to St Mirren.
Some comments from Mark Warburton regarding Dominic Ball and the guy whose place he took in the side, Liverpool loanee Danny Wilson... "Danny is fit and well but Dom is making a challenge. Danny trained with us here yesterday and is in the squad. But he would be first to say players have to be patient and when they earn their shirt they have to take their chance. "Dom has taken his chance. He has come in and delivered three good performances. He is making it very difficult. "Danny's a good pro and his job now is to work hard to try to get that shirt back. But it won't come easily - certainly not from Dom and Rob [Kiernan]" Ball's also made some comments... "The way I have played in the last few games I think I deserve to keep my place but Danny is a great player and it is down to the manager choice in the end." "After three games in a row you start to get into your rhythm and I think I'm showing what I can do. "The fans have been very positive on Twitter, there has been a lot of praise which is good because I thrive on praise and I appreciate everyone's comments. "I think I have done well but I still have more to come and I'm always pushing to improve and get better and that is what I want to do."
Google Roberto Soldado. World beater in La Liga, couldn't hack it in the Prem. That's why we all know Messi and Ronaldo will never amount to anything outside of Spain.
Strange idea of world beater. 2 goals in 26 games. You mean Hibs I think where he did better (16 in 25). Or China where he did better still 39 in 82.
Are we to visit Villarreal forums and ask "Haciendo cómos Soldado".............(if thats a bullshit transaltion then I did use google translate)
Mark Warburton's been linked with the Fulham job. If he does take the job, and I did say IF, I wonder if Oduwa and/or Ball may also be headed to SW6. Anyway, here's Oduwa's goal... ...I heaven't seen kill-stealing like that since that one time I played Counter Strike!
Rangers' latest game was suspended, so Dominic Ball took the opportunity to talk about Spurs, instead. ‘I spoke to the manager last season. Obviously he’d given Calum Chambers and Luke Shaw an opportunity at Southampton, so I asked what I needed to do. ‘He said if I showed him in training that I deserve to play, then I would. After two or three months, the best thing for me was to get games, so I went on loan to Cambridge. ‘This year, the best thing for me is to get more games again so I’m here at Rangers. He doesn’t care what age you are. If you work hard and are ready, you’ ll play.’ ‘I’m close to lots of them. Josh Onomah and Harry Winks have come from my team, then you’ve got Andros Townsend, Harry Kane, Ryan Mason, Eric Dier, Dele Alli, ‘They were in the reserves when I first went in there, so I’ve played with them for years and watched them progress. ‘Some have been out on loan, they’ve waited for their chance and taken it. That’ s the way Spurs do it and they do it well.’ ‘Look at the centre-halves in the Premier League. The average age is probably 25, 26. David Weir has told me he was 26 when he first started playing in this position,’ ‘At Spurs, there’s Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld and they have loads of games under their belts. Even Eric Dier. ‘It’s about getting experience and I’m definitely getting that here. I’m exposed and playing in a massive stadium. It’s really what I want.’ ‘Ugo (Ehiogu) was just so excited about it and told me a few things, so I said: “Let’s do it”. I haven’t looked back. It’s been excellent. Being top of the table is where we want to be and everything — the fans, the stadium — is brilliant. ‘We speak to a guy called Paul Brush. He speaks to us at least every week to see how we are doing. Our clips are sent down every week and they watch them and we get feedback on where we need to improve. ‘The manager feeds back, too. It’s going to be tough to get in at Tottenham but that’s what this is all about. I watch every Spurs game and Vertonghen and Alderweireld have a real good connection there.’ ‘One of the hardest things here, something I’ve not had to deal with before, is the concentration,’ ‘Myself and Rob had to talk to each other constantly against Dumbarton in midweek just to keep each other concentrated. ‘We have a lot of the ball and if in one split second you switch off, that’s when the opposition can hurt you. A few times on Tuesday the guy’s got in behind me and that’s the area in which I need to improve.’ It's good to hear this sort of thing from any youngsters at the club. He clearly feels that if he shows what he can do, applies himself, improves and works hard, then he'll get his chance. The club maintaining contact and pushing him on can only be good for both parties. Interesting to see that Ugo Ehiogu promoted the move, after his short spell in Glasgow, too.
"‘Some have been out on loan, they’ve waited for their chance and taken it. That’ s the way Spurs do it and they do it well.’" Seems to be working out that way. And if some talents are a bit more precocious, they may fast track into the seniors without the loan path.
Seemed to get less and less game time after getting targeted and basically assaulted in a couple of games. I'm guessing that he'll be either loaned out or allowed to move on, now.
"I'm guessing that he'll be either loaned out or allowed to move on, now." Perhaps after giving him a subs run-out in the NLD to perform his on-pitch WUMmery (assuming the <standard> Deli Alli nutmegs have not already done that) .
It was reported that (admittedly by the Wail) that a deal for Dembele II would also involve a youngster being loaned to Fulham, so putting two and two together...
Looks like we need a Dominic Ball is owning Scotland thread http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/loan-watch-february-1-010216/?
More evidence that a Dominic Ball is Owning Scotland has legs: http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/back-four-fore/?
