Lewis Dobbin

[oglop44]

I think I could read the original post 1000 times and still not understand it so I'll just say congratulations Mr Dobbin! Hopefully Simms is next.

 

[Paul Rideout]

For those who didn't grow up in 1980's Britain - this is Dobbin from popular kids TV show 'Rentaghost'

 

[Paul Rideout]

I appreciate the challenges facing Rafael with injuries and the club's finances but playing the pantomime horse off Rent a Ghost? COYB

if your forward line is injured just call...

... Rentaghost.

 

[Dixieslaces]

I have wanted that moment he got today in my dreams all my life the lucky lad, aah well at 56 with two hernias done and my gammy left knee I guess I should finally accept it's not happening for me

Can we start a #metoo movement ?

 

[degsy]

I'm sure Benitez is not a soft touch, so if he says he's earned it, he must have really earned it.
Didn't get long but made no howlers.
Onwards and Upwards.

It maybe just coincidence, but Gordon, as he was no longer 'the new kid' looked a bit more confident

 

[RomanReigns]

Could he be our Greenwood?

 

[Eggs]

Could he be our Greenwood?

….that would be nice, I’m a big fan of Greenwood. We need to manage expectation but I think it’s useful to liken a young player to an established footballer to determine the ‘type’ he might be.

We did this for Dobbin in the Youth team thread a while ago, I think I asked ‘what type‘ he is and compared him to Depay. i think somebody more knowledgeable than me suggested he’s more of a Richarlison type.

I don’t think he’s reliant on blistering pace of Greenwood, he just looks a very tidy and uncomplicated player to me. Delighted to see somebody a number of us highlighted a few years ago get an opportunity.

It’s up to him now but nobody can ever take away that he’s a PL footballer.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Right lads, we all know the drill. We’ll build him up to be a superstar without seeing him play 90 minutes then when he eventually does we shall turn on him and he shall know our wrath.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Sick of young players getting grief. Just get behind them ffs.

 

[Saint Domingo]

….that would be nice, I’m a big fan of Greenwood. We need to manage expectation but I think it’s useful to liken a young player to an established footballer to determine the ‘type’ he might be.

We did this for Dobbin in the Youth team thread a while ago, I think I asked ‘what type‘ he is and compared him to Depay. i think somebody more knowledgeable than me suggested he’s more of a Richarlison type.

I don’t think he’s reliant on blistering pace of Greenwood, he just looks a very tidy and uncomplicated player to me. Delighted to see somebody a number of us highlighted a few years ago get an opportunity.

It’s up to him now but nobody can ever take away that he’s a PL footballer.

Every player that makes it through and can contribute anything to the first team is a huge financial reward for us (either if we keep him and it saves a transfer or he generates money from a transfer). If Benitez can elevate Gordon Dobbin and Simms to PL standard players it’s worth tens of millions.

 

[Eggs]

Every player that makes it through and can contribute anything to the first team is a huge financial reward for us (either if we keep him and it saves a transfer or he generates money from a transfer). If Benitez can elevate Gordon Dobbin and Simms to PL standard players it’s worth tens of millions.

….it’s whether they are good enough to make the massive leap to becoming a PL footballer more than Benitez elevating them. Let’s not forget, Onyango made his debut under Ancelotti and is now returning from injury, he’s another for your list.

 

[blue61]

Hope this lad makes the grade, as we have a ready made song we can dust off.
Allo Allo, Lewis Dobbo.

 

[Saint Domingo]

….it’s whether they are good enough to make the massive leap to becoming a PL footballer more than Benitez elevating them. Let’s not forget, Onyango made his debut under Ancelotti and is now returning from injury, he’s another for your list.

I feel more confident about this crop than the so called golden generation. Davies Kenny Dowell Connolly didn’t have an ounce of pace between them. Sadly you need that in the premier league to then let any technique you have be displayed.

Player like this need opportunities though. There’s countless cases of academy players moving down the divisions and then coming back to star in the PL, also others like Rashford who got opportunities through injuries to others and then took a quantum leap in development. Calvert Lewin is a prime example, from a kid that some though wasn’t premier league standard to now one of the best strikers in the league. If they have the natural tools, they sometimes just need the opportunity, that is what I mean by Benitez elevating them through provision of opportunity and good coaching.

 

[mrb85]

….that would be nice, I’m a big fan of Greenwood. We need to manage expectation but I think it’s useful to liken a young player to an established footballer to determine the ‘type’ he might be.

We did this for Dobbin in the Youth team thread a while ago, I think I asked ‘what type‘ he is and compared him to Depay. i think somebody more knowledgeable than me suggested he’s more of a Richarlison type.

I don’t think he’s reliant on blistering pace of Greenwood, he just looks a very tidy and uncomplicated player to me. Delighted to see somebody a number of us highlighted a few years ago get an opportunity.

It’s up to him now but nobody can ever take away that he’s a PL footballer.

Correct, so can we now copy the RS - give him a few more appearances, hype him up, and transfer him for £20m to a mug club like Bournemouth.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Don't give up yet or you'll never be a panini sticker either.