| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. 11:32 - Jun 24 with 4549 views | Johnny_Boy |
I genuinely thought the overall TWTD collective opinion of Harrison (from last season), was that he was better than Action Jackson? Or did I grossly misread the situation. |  | | |  |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:33 - Jun 24 with 4528 views | bluefunk |
He’s one of those players that got better because of his absence |  | | |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:35 - Jun 24 with 4518 views | Radlett_blue |
Either Lambert rates Jackson better than Harrison or else Harrison was actually a saleable asset who would bring in some funds for other purchases as well as releasing wages? Hard to think that Lambert does rate Harrison, given that he hardly played under him at all, although he also never really appeared to be fit after his first injury. |  |
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| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:37 - Jun 24 with 4496 views | xrayspecs |
A couple of additional thoughts
- Jackson is a lot younger and stepped up two divisions so may be seen as one for the future
- Could be that we have other better forward options lined up so are allowing him to move on. |  | | |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:39 - Jun 24 with 4484 views | StokieBlue |
Not sure it's really possible to form an opinion like the one you've cited:
- Harrison was injured and hardly played.
- Jackson was usually a sub and asked to play with his back to goal all the time which he is clearly not suited for and rubbish at.
It also depends who actually wants to buy the player, nobody might have asked about Jackson.
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| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:39 - Jun 24 with 4481 views | PJH |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:35 - Jun 24 by Radlett_blue |
Either Lambert rates Jackson better than Harrison or else Harrison was actually a saleable asset who would bring in some funds for other purchases as well as releasing wages? Hard to think that Lambert does rate Harrison, given that he hardly played under him at all, although he also never really appeared to be fit after his first injury. |
Or possibly PL would also happily sell Jackson as well if a decent offer was received.
Personally I thought based on minute for minute spent on the pitch that Harrison looked the most likely of Hurst's signings to be of much use in The Championship.
Most of them looked as though they could be of some use where we now find ourselves. |  | | |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:41 - Jun 24 with 4458 views | SouperJim |
Definitely a better player than Jackson. Just don't think Lambert particularly fancies him and would rather sell and bring in someone he does. Seems a shame to me, but need to wait for a body before having an autopsy. |  |
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| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:43 - Jun 24 with 4442 views | ITFC_Forever |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:39 - Jun 24 by PJH |
Or possibly PL would also happily sell Jackson as well if a decent offer was received.
Personally I thought based on minute for minute spent on the pitch that Harrison looked the most likely of Hurst's signings to be of much use in The Championship.
Most of them looked as though they could be of some use where we now find ourselves. |
I would say Nolan, especially in the second half of the season.
The trouble with Jackson and Harrison, neither are suited to the lone striker role and needed someone alongside them. Not their fault particularly, but more a case of mis-using them. |  |
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| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:47 - Jun 24 with 4403 views | PositivelyPortman |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:41 - Jun 24 by SouperJim |
Definitely a better player than Jackson. Just don't think Lambert particularly fancies him and would rather sell and bring in someone he does. Seems a shame to me, but need to wait for a body before having an autopsy. |
Much as I like the way PL breathed some passion back into the club, let’s not forget that his first transfer window wasn’t exactly a success - apart from Judge. |  |
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| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:49 - Jun 24 with 4384 views | PJH |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:43 - Jun 24 by ITFC_Forever |
I would say Nolan, especially in the second half of the season.
The trouble with Jackson and Harrison, neither are suited to the lone striker role and needed someone alongside them. Not their fault particularly, but more a case of mis-using them. |
Nolan certainly looked better towards the end of the season but as he was (apparently) Hurst's marquee signing I thought he was pretty disappointing overall.
He should be good this coming season because he was good at this level before,it is just that I was not convinced about him at Championship level.
I agree that neither Harrison or Jackson were used by either manager last season to highlight whatever abilities they have but I did think that Harrison looked the most impressive of the Hurst signings despite that. I am not saying that he looked particularly good, just better than the others. | | | |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 12:21 - Jun 24 with 4295 views | Johnny_Boy |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:39 - Jun 24 by StokieBlue |
Not sure it's really possible to form an opinion like the one you've cited:
- Harrison was injured and hardly played.
- Jackson was usually a sub and asked to play with his back to goal all the time which he is clearly not suited for and rubbish at.
It also depends who actually wants to buy the player, nobody might have asked about Jackson.
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Harrison played 17 games for Town.
You suggesting a personal opinion couldn't have been formed on the player?
Not a pop at you personally.
Of course, we might sell Jackson as well if the right offer came in for him. [Post edited 24 Jun 2019 12:23]
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| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 12:23 - Jun 24 with 4270 views | J2BLUE |
I planned on having a bet on him to be top scorer in the league. Not anymore. 14 goals when he was last at this level. Was worth keeping IMO but if Lambert doesn't like him then I trust his judgement. |  |
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| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 12:29 - Jun 24 with 4238 views | StokieBlue |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 12:21 - Jun 24 by Johnny_Boy |
Harrison played 17 games for Town.
You suggesting a personal opinion couldn't have been formed on the player?
Not a pop at you personally.
Of course, we might sell Jackson as well if the right offer came in for him. [Post edited 24 Jun 2019 12:23]
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I don't think that's what I said.
You said a consensus opinion had been formed between Harrison and Jackson - I just don't think that's the case given Jackson hasn't ever been played in his "right" position.
I suspect we would sell both if a decent offer came in. Neither seem to really fit into PL preferred style and formation. I'd prefer that if he doesn't want them we sold them and got players he does want.
Then it's up to PL to own the performances, good or bad.
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| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 12:29 - Jun 24 with 4241 views | Steve_M |
It's clear Lambert didn't rate him particularly highly and we are clearly keen to cash in where we can. I liked a lot of what I saw from Harrison - the home performances against Sheffield United and Millwall in particular - but there are big question marks about his finishing and he also missed large parts of the season injured.
Personally I would have kept him as he was already here and I suspect he'll do reasonably well for Portsmouth but I'm not sure selling him is a particularly bad decision.
re: Jackson, we would sell him as well I think but doubt anyone will pay us close enough to what we paid at the moment. Pace alone isn't that useful although it is an asset but his all round game is lacking and his touch on a bad day is poor. |  |
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| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 12:42 - Jun 24 with 4169 views | Johnny_Boy |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 12:23 - Jun 24 by J2BLUE |
I planned on having a bet on him to be top scorer in the league. Not anymore. 14 goals when he was last at this level. Was worth keeping IMO but if Lambert doesn't like him then I trust his judgement. |
I think I shall avoid all pre-season betting for this forthcoming L1 campaign.
The only thing I quite fancy as an outside punt, is for Southampton to crash the Top 6 next season (20/1). Hasenhüttl is a very clever cookie. With a proper pre-season under his belt & a chance to bring his own players in, who knows.
Course, that would mean Chelsea must have an absolute shocker under Lampard.....which isn't totally out of the question. | | | |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 12:48 - Jun 24 with 4111 views | CaptMickMills |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:43 - Jun 24 by ITFC_Forever |
I would say Nolan, especially in the second half of the season.
The trouble with Jackson and Harrison, neither are suited to the lone striker role and needed someone alongside them. Not their fault particularly, but more a case of mis-using them. |
I believe Portsmouth have bought Harrison for lone striker role. | | | |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 12:50 - Jun 24 with 4102 views | Durovigutum |
Maybe the move was for non football reasons? |  | | |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 13:49 - Jun 24 with 3987 views | Lesta_Tractor |
It's like our opinions aren't relevant... |  |
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| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 16:38 - Jun 24 with 3813 views | BrixtonBlue |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 12:42 - Jun 24 by Johnny_Boy |
I think I shall avoid all pre-season betting for this forthcoming L1 campaign.
The only thing I quite fancy as an outside punt, is for Southampton to crash the Top 6 next season (20/1). Hasenhüttl is a very clever cookie. With a proper pre-season under his belt & a chance to bring his own players in, who knows.
Course, that would mean Chelsea must have an absolute shocker under Lampard.....which isn't totally out of the question. |
Has Lampard gone to Chelsea? I must've missed that. |  |
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| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 16:41 - Jun 24 with 3799 views | BigManBlue |
They're both a bit pony.
Well, Harrison's a small donkey. But he's kinda cute and someone thought he might keep the grass down.
Jackson however is a medieval destrier of pony that nobody in their right mind would want to spend the money to look after. |  |
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| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 16:53 - Jun 24 with 3760 views | Johnny_Boy |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 16:38 - Jun 24 by BrixtonBlue |
Has Lampard gone to Chelsea? I must've missed that. |
A fair amount of news sources suggest it'll all be completed within the next 48hrs. | | | |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 06:28 - Jun 25 with 3473 views | SaigonTractor |
I think Harrison was alright but not worth holding onto at all costs, especially with our loss of revenue and his injuries.
Jackson I'm hoping plays better in a new system. He was clearly not suited to the lone striker role. Hopefully he'll thrive in his proper position, like when we finally stopped playing Murph on the wing. |  | | |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 07:02 - Jun 25 with 3436 views | bobbyramsey |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 12:50 - Jun 24 by Durovigutum |
Maybe the move was for non football reasons? |
I think anything or anybody at PR is for sale, we are not in a position to rebuff any bid IMO.
I also reckon Harrison might have been on decent money....... |  | | |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 07:15 - Jun 25 with 3414 views | christiand |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 12:21 - Jun 24 by Johnny_Boy |
Harrison played 17 games for Town.
You suggesting a personal opinion couldn't have been formed on the player?
Not a pop at you personally.
Of course, we might sell Jackson as well if the right offer came in for him. [Post edited 24 Jun 2019 12:23]
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Jackson would be a more saleable asset if he starts banging in a few goals in League One. He showed on occasions glimpses of his potential especially at Bristol City away and Forest at home where he looked very lively. At least with Harrison we could recoup a higher percentage of the fee PH initially paid for him. We'd make huge loss on Jackson if we sold him now. [Post edited 25 Jun 2019 7:30]
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| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 08:13 - Jun 25 with 3335 views | Swansea_Blue |
| A bit confused by the sale of Harrison. on 11:37 - Jun 24 by xrayspecs |
A couple of additional thoughts
- Jackson is a lot younger and stepped up two divisions so may be seen as one for the future
- Could be that we have other better forward options lined up so are allowing him to move on. |
They’re the same age, to within a month. Polish your specs! 
I expect Norwood is the better option. I can’t see us going out and getting another first choice striker, but who knows as we did have about 8 or 9 strikers last year. |  |
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