| Jack Lankester 21:42 - Mar 17 with 2302 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
Currently watching him play as a 2nd half substitute for Crewe Alex in league two.
Looks nothing like the player we thought he might develop into.
Just rather anonymously jogging backwards and forwards around the middle of the park.
IIRC there was quite a few people annoyed that we let him go as part of Cooks demolition man summer.
Does make you think that maybe some of the players we had probably weren’t good enough to get us out of league one after all. With the obvious exception of Downes. |  |
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| Jack Lankester on 21:51 - Mar 17 with 2169 views | LeoMuff |
Didn’t injury de rail his progress ? |  |
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| Jack Lankester on 21:55 - Mar 17 with 2133 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Jack Lankester on 21:51 - Mar 17 by LeoMuff |
Didn’t injury de rail his progress ? |
He had almost a season out here. Came back around April in the Covid year I think. Then had a whole season the following year under Lamberk and then Cook.
Played 100 odd games for Cambridge after us. | |
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| Jack Lankester on 05:19 - Mar 18 with 1640 views | mellowblue |
| Jack Lankester on 21:51 - Mar 17 by LeoMuff |
Didn’t injury de rail his progress ? |
dodgy back, wasn't it ? |  | | |
| Jack Lankester on 08:51 - Mar 18 with 1284 views | rickw |
Yeah he never looked like the same player after that back injury |  |
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| Jack Lankester on 09:07 - Mar 18 with 1223 views | Steve_M |
Some questions about just how good and responsible the club's medical treatment was for Lankester. I believe it was him where the family paid for scans themselves because the club didn't. |  |
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| Jack Lankester on 09:41 - Mar 18 with 1072 views | JammyDodgerrr |
| Jack Lankester on 05:19 - Mar 18 by mellowblue |
dodgy back, wasn't it ? |
Yes, and just about the worst injury to have as the type of player he was, and as a young one too. |  |
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| Jack Lankester on 09:44 - Mar 18 with 1043 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Jack Lankester on 09:07 - Mar 18 by Steve_M |
Some questions about just how good and responsible the club's medical treatment was for Lankester. I believe it was him where the family paid for scans themselves because the club didn't. |
It was shambolic at the time wasn't it?
McGoldrick is a prime example. Our best player and most valuable asset and our underfunded medical team/facilities couldn't keep him fit. Criminal really. He took the brunt of it here at the time for not being able to stay fit but considering he is still going strong at 38, the problem clearly wasn't with him. [Post edited 18 Mar 9:44]
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| He was outstanding in his breakthrough season for us.... on 09:57 - Mar 18 with 986 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
....I think this is a case of a serious injury (back related) early in his development that set his career back.
Teddy Bishop was similar. What a talent.
And then of course Tristan Nydam. |  |
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| Jack Lankester on 10:01 - Mar 18 with 944 views | davblue |
| Jack Lankester on 09:44 - Mar 18 by tractorboy1978 |
It was shambolic at the time wasn't it?
McGoldrick is a prime example. Our best player and most valuable asset and our underfunded medical team/facilities couldn't keep him fit. Criminal really. He took the brunt of it here at the time for not being able to stay fit but considering he is still going strong at 38, the problem clearly wasn't with him. [Post edited 18 Mar 9:44]
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Bishop was another. If they would have kept him and McGoldrick fir there was probably 18 million quids worth of income there. We ended up with nothing! |  | | |
| Jack Lankester on 10:04 - Mar 18 with 904 views | itfc_bucks |
| Jack Lankester on 10:01 - Mar 18 by davblue |
Bishop was another. If they would have kept him and McGoldrick fir there was probably 18 million quids worth of income there. We ended up with nothing! |
Teddy Bishop was probably the most gifted natural footballer out of the academy, certainly since Ambrose and probably since Dyer.
It's nothing short of an embarrassment that we didn't give him the platform to be a PL level player. | |
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| Jack Lankester on 10:15 - Mar 18 with 835 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Jack Lankester on 10:01 - Mar 18 by davblue |
Bishop was another. If they would have kept him and McGoldrick fir there was probably 18 million quids worth of income there. We ended up with nothing! |
Yep, I said similar. This article from back in the day is a good hint towards the hype, but also an early mention of his injury issues, even at that age;
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport
"During the first year of his academy scholarship, Bishop picked up a fairly serious back injury which caused him to miss quite a lot of matches and training ground action.
That's something for the medical men at any prospective new clubs, but he has certainly looked over it during the current campaign, while McCarthy has vowed to treat him with kid gloves in a bid to not thrust too high a workload on the youngster." | |
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| Jack Lankester on 10:21 - Mar 18 with 810 views | Libero |
| Jack Lankester on 09:44 - Mar 18 by tractorboy1978 |
It was shambolic at the time wasn't it?
McGoldrick is a prime example. Our best player and most valuable asset and our underfunded medical team/facilities couldn't keep him fit. Criminal really. He took the brunt of it here at the time for not being able to stay fit but considering he is still going strong at 38, the problem clearly wasn't with him. [Post edited 18 Mar 9:44]
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McGoldrick has to take responsibility for that too - he knew the long drive wasn't helping his injuries, but refused to move locally. |  | | |
| Jack Lankester on 10:22 - Mar 18 with 791 views | Libero |
| Jack Lankester on 10:04 - Mar 18 by itfc_bucks |
Teddy Bishop was probably the most gifted natural footballer out of the academy, certainly since Ambrose and probably since Dyer.
It's nothing short of an embarrassment that we didn't give him the platform to be a PL level player. |
Don't be daft, the bloke completed a 90 minutes for Ipswich once? maybe twice? I can't remember, I stopped caring once he left, but he almost exclusively never played a full game.
Anyway, good news is that Teddy Bishop is back to full fitness next month. | | | |
| Jack Lankester on 10:38 - Mar 18 with 690 views | Churchman |
| Jack Lankester on 10:04 - Mar 18 by itfc_bucks |
Teddy Bishop was probably the most gifted natural footballer out of the academy, certainly since Ambrose and probably since Dyer.
It's nothing short of an embarrassment that we didn't give him the platform to be a PL level player. |
Regardless of injuries, in my view Bishop was never going to be good enough for the Premier League for two reasons. Size and pace. He lacked both.
However, you are right about how gifted he was. Lovely player; a terrific passer of the ball. I liked him.
The shame of it was the mess the club and team were in when he broke through here and while I don’t know, I doubt our one man with a WW2 fire bucket and old sponge medical team did him too many favours. |  | | |
| Jack Lankester on 10:39 - Mar 18 with 687 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Jack Lankester on 10:21 - Mar 18 by Libero |
McGoldrick has to take responsibility for that too - he knew the long drive wasn't helping his injuries, but refused to move locally. |
There was talk of a 3 hour commute. Which I guess is each way, so 6 hours in the car a few days a week?!
Not helpful. | |
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| Jack Lankester on 10:54 - Mar 18 with 614 views | E_I_E_I_E_I_O |
| Jack Lankester on 10:21 - Mar 18 by Libero |
McGoldrick has to take responsibility for that too - he knew the long drive wasn't helping his injuries, but refused to move locally. |
McGoldrick lived on Bucklesham Road. I know the traffic is bad but it's not a long drive! | | | |
| Jack Lankester on 10:56 - Mar 18 with 591 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Jack Lankester on 10:54 - Mar 18 by E_I_E_I_E_I_O |
McGoldrick lived on Bucklesham Road. I know the traffic is bad but it's not a long drive! |
Which end?
I used to live on Bucklesham Road in the 80's and there seemed to be a few players down there at that time.
....not sure many do now?
To be fair, I think DM and MM have mentioned his commute being an issue, so maybe he wasnt at his Ipswich house for much of the week? [Post edited 18 Mar 10:57]
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| Jack Lankester on 11:18 - Mar 18 with 501 views | itfcjoe |
| Jack Lankester on 10:56 - Mar 18 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Which end?
I used to live on Bucklesham Road in the 80's and there seemed to be a few players down there at that time.
....not sure many do now?
To be fair, I think DM and MM have mentioned his commute being an issue, so maybe he wasnt at his Ipswich house for much of the week? [Post edited 18 Mar 10:57]
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I don't think it's that unusual for players families to not move and the player go up and down on days off, Christophe Berra used to go to Edinburgh every time he had a day off to see his daughter.
But McGoldrick lived on Bucklesham Road so wouldn't have done the long drive as much as people were making out, but his wife and kids were back in the Midlands |  |
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| Jack Lankester on 11:22 - Mar 18 with 478 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Jack Lankester on 11:18 - Mar 18 by itfcjoe |
I don't think it's that unusual for players families to not move and the player go up and down on days off, Christophe Berra used to go to Edinburgh every time he had a day off to see his daughter.
But McGoldrick lived on Bucklesham Road so wouldn't have done the long drive as much as people were making out, but his wife and kids were back in the Midlands |
I understand that its not unusual for families not to move, and that makes sense given what a transient profession it is these days.
I was just basing it on what MM had said, but if he had a house in Ipswich, it does suggest more of a weekly / twice weekly commute, rather than almost daily. | |
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| Jack Lankester on 11:27 - Mar 18 with 459 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Jack Lankester on 09:07 - Mar 18 by Steve_M |
Some questions about just how good and responsible the club's medical treatment was for Lankester. I believe it was him where the family paid for scans themselves because the club didn't. |
Just another Marcus Evans bonus. | |
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