The tale of two Jack’s. 11:45 - Aug 24 with 1262 views | FromReuserWithLove | Both nowhere near good and never will be. Offer nothing and both heavily excused week in and week out. |  | | |  |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 11:51 - Aug 24 with 1189 views | Blooos | I actually thought Jack Taylor played better than previously yesterday, I agree though he isn’t good enough, hasn’t been the whole time he’s been here. |  | |  |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 11:59 - Aug 24 with 1121 views | MK1 | Jack Clarke will improve if he is given a settled number of games with Davis behind him. I don't think the right is best for him. |  |
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The tale of two Jack’s. on 11:59 - Aug 24 with 1116 views | nrb1985 |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 11:51 - Aug 24 by Blooos | I actually thought Jack Taylor played better than previously yesterday, I agree though he isn’t good enough, hasn’t been the whole time he’s been here. |
Yeah agree with this. Funny how people see things differently. I thought Taylor played quite well and we actually looked less like scoring once Clarke went off. I thought Davis and Johnson were far bigger problems for us yesterday and Jaden, although got into good positions was incredibly wasteful. Not sure he played the right pass in the final third once for us yesterday. |  | |  |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:00 - Aug 24 with 1116 views | ITFCSG | At least Taylor tries, shows some passion and plays as a team. Clarke on the other hand, looks disinterested and is just going through the motions. His body language stinks. |  | |  |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:01 - Aug 24 with 1096 views | pointofblue |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 11:59 - Aug 24 by MK1 | Jack Clarke will improve if he is given a settled number of games with Davis behind him. I don't think the right is best for him. |
Clarke gets in Davis' way when he plays out there. Though it seems like it's a similar issue with Philogene so... both prefer to hug the line and cut in rather than cutting in early and leaving space for Davis. |  |
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The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:03 - Aug 24 with 1073 views | nrb1985 |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:01 - Aug 24 by pointofblue | Clarke gets in Davis' way when he plays out there. Though it seems like it's a similar issue with Philogene so... both prefer to hug the line and cut in rather than cutting in early and leaving space for Davis. |
Davis has done a phenomenal job of getting in Davis way so far this season. |  | |  |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:05 - Aug 24 with 1054 views | pointofblue |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:03 - Aug 24 by nrb1985 | Davis has done a phenomenal job of getting in Davis way so far this season. |
Perhaps a valid point. Though he seems to be being played as an inverted left back for some reason, which doesn't suit him. We need to go back to him staying wide and left winger cutting in early. |  |
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The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:09 - Aug 24 with 1010 views | mellowblue | Have there been any decent Jack's since Jack Charlton? Serious question. |  | |  | Login to get fewer ads
The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:09 - Aug 24 with 1006 views | nrb1985 |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:05 - Aug 24 by pointofblue | Perhaps a valid point. Though he seems to be being played as an inverted left back for some reason, which doesn't suit him. We need to go back to him staying wide and left winger cutting in early. |
Well there’s that and then there’s the stuff you’d be annoyed to see your kid do over hackney marshes of a Sunday morning. Letting the ball bounce yesterday was farcical. Swiftly followed up by falling over and handballing it looking for a cheap foul as we were building some pressure. Was equally bad at Brum. Good job for him Townsend’s inured currently otherwise he might have found himself benched next week. [Post edited 24 Aug 12:15]
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The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:14 - Aug 24 with 962 views | LeoMuff |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 11:51 - Aug 24 by Blooos | I actually thought Jack Taylor played better than previously yesterday, I agree though he isn’t good enough, hasn’t been the whole time he’s been here. |
One of his best games but still not good enough touch, reviving balls in tight spaces and playing through the lines |  |
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The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:17 - Aug 24 with 941 views | FromReuserWithLove |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 11:59 - Aug 24 by MK1 | Jack Clarke will improve if he is given a settled number of games with Davis behind him. I don't think the right is best for him. |
I genuinely don’t think he will. He was never a McKenna player and many fans could see that from the start. Bizarre signing. The data must’ve shown something relevant for McKenna to go for him as we know it’s all about the damn data. |  | |  |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:20 - Aug 24 with 911 views | Cheltenham_Blue | You posting on this board about people offering nothing is peak irony |  |
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The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:23 - Aug 24 with 885 views | FromReuserWithLove |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:20 - Aug 24 by Cheltenham_Blue | You posting on this board about people offering nothing is peak irony |
YAAAWWWNNN. |  | |  |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 14:15 - Aug 24 with 725 views | DavoIPB | Though Taylor was actually good yesterday, however no end product. Our midfield pairing wasn't the problem. Jack Clarke was also getting in some really good crosses and we don't have a decent striker so wasn't able to finish or get in the right places. |  | |  |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 18:52 - Aug 24 with 508 views | CaptMickMills | Jack Taylor is becoming convenient scapegoat. He played pretty well yesterday and first half was best midfield or attacking player. Problem was front 4 not midfield. Don't expect him to be regular starter but should judge on performance not jumping on bandwagon. Clark wasn't great yesterday but created best 2 chances in first half whereas Philogene flattered to deceive. |  | |  |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 19:00 - Aug 24 with 464 views | StNeotsBlue |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 12:09 - Aug 24 by mellowblue | Have there been any decent Jack's since Jack Charlton? Serious question. |
Grealish. Got both assists for Everton today. |  | |  |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 19:03 - Aug 24 with 434 views | BrockleyBlue78 |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 11:59 - Aug 24 by MK1 | Jack Clarke will improve if he is given a settled number of games with Davis behind him. I don't think the right is best for him. |
He’s appeared around 40 times for town already. Appreciate not always settled role, different role from before, etc but how much more time is he gifted? |  | |  |
Taylor was probably our best player first half; Clarke carved best chances on 19:06 - Aug 24 with 413 views | unstableblue |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 18:52 - Aug 24 by CaptMickMills | Jack Taylor is becoming convenient scapegoat. He played pretty well yesterday and first half was best midfield or attacking player. Problem was front 4 not midfield. Don't expect him to be regular starter but should judge on performance not jumping on bandwagon. Clark wasn't great yesterday but created best 2 chances in first half whereas Philogene flattered to deceive. |
It’s so easy to scapegoat the same players Chaplin was poor when he came on, as was McAteer, don’t see comment on that. Hirst was probably the player to criticise yesterday. But it wasn’t all about his form/belief, he was isolated in the system. All the players and the manager need to given time and backing. We will click, but will it happen soon and will fans have revolted by then. |  |
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The tale of two Jack’s. on 19:10 - Aug 24 with 390 views | mellowblue |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 19:00 - Aug 24 by StNeotsBlue | Grealish. Got both assists for Everton today. |
yep Grealish, of course. Maybe we could px our Jacks for their Jack. |  | |  |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 19:11 - Aug 24 with 386 views | pointofblue |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 19:00 - Aug 24 by StNeotsBlue | Grealish. Got both assists for Everton today. |
Amazing really. You'd think he'd need time to find connections. Not make a full debut and immediately make an impact. Didn't think that was the done thing. *Ducks for cover* |  |
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The tale of two Jack’s. on 19:12 - Aug 24 with 378 views | TRUE_BLUE123 | We all know Taylor isn't good enough for what we want but we currently have no other option so not sure it's worth meaning about. |  |
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The tale of two Jack’s. on 19:20 - Aug 24 with 352 views | mellowblue |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 19:12 - Aug 24 by TRUE_BLUE123 | We all know Taylor isn't good enough for what we want but we currently have no other option so not sure it's worth meaning about. |
No Point moaning at Taylor, he tries his best, always looks busy, but looking back I can never pinpoint what he has actually achieved. Worthwhile moaning at the club who knew they were going to lose Cajuste, Luongo and Phillips; and Morsy was likely to be going given the rumours. Have had plenty of time to get replacements. Have to be thankful for Azor and Cajuste otherwise we would be in trouble. |  | |  |
The tale of two Jack’s. on 19:24 - Aug 24 with 315 views | darkhorse28 | Both asked to lowly roles they’ve never played before in their entire careers. Clarke inverted, coached for that for a year, and now it seems finally the manger accepts it doesn’t work. Taylor as CDM in a double pivot, he’s a great player, but has never had those qualities, he needs to face the other goal! Drive forward and get up the pitch…, not get it facing his own goal. McKenna getting in his own way, and trying to give himself and players a challenge, where simple and basic, and focussing on their strengths would have yielded better results…, but with maybe less satisfaction for KM. There’s been a vacuum above him for too long…, because he kept making the same judgement calls and errors over and over again, a stubborn streak, and clearly nobody above him has his ear and respect on football matters. Jack Clarke can’t invert - he loses the ball, and like taking on players wide - team of the year doing just that. Jack Taylor is an 8 not a 6. And Leif can’t invert either.., he needs to be wide, where he’s brilliant. None of that is any of the players fault…, they do as they are told, and you can see them losing some faith and some belief. It’s a simple game. McKenna wants to prove it’s chess and he’s a grand master…, he just needed to do what he did with the legacy group…, let them do better what they do best. And facilitate their strengths. If he’d taken away from Morsys core strengths, we’d still be in league one!! But then was a leader, a man, and experienced, he’d have told McKenna straight! It will get worse before it gets better, if we win every game now, the bigger issues are going nowhere. Until new owners maybe. |  | |  |
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