ball did his job
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ball did his job
alot of people are saying ball wasnt very good but i thought he was very good he played about 60% game time had 16 disposals 10 were contested and 5 clearances 2 frees and 3 tackles , a pretty good game for the amount of game time he had imo .
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As Mark Fine said on SEN you have to judge the bloke as a bottom six player now and not a top six player. I rekon just about any other club would love to have him as there 18-22 man.
He was great in the centre today. Only miss kicked twice both times inside 50 with a shot towards the goals neither made the distance.
All in all he did more than enough to play again next week IMO
He was great in the centre today. Only miss kicked twice both times inside 50 with a shot towards the goals neither made the distance.
All in all he did more than enough to play again next week IMO
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i'm not his biggest fan, but i think he may be valuable in that he saves lenny from being used purely as a human battering ram.
the record shows that we've played our best football this season with him in the side. coincidence? I don't know.
the record shows that we've played our best football this season with him in the side. coincidence? I don't know.
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Why is he getting so little game time?
Is it that he isn't fit enough?
Is it that Lyon doesn't really want him in his team and would have preferred someone like Dempster or Geary?
You get the clear sense that Ball wants to be on the field more often than he is allowed to be.
It's a funny state of affairs. I really wouldn't be surprised to see him move on to another club at season's end.
Is it that he isn't fit enough?
Is it that Lyon doesn't really want him in his team and would have preferred someone like Dempster or Geary?
You get the clear sense that Ball wants to be on the field more often than he is allowed to be.
It's a funny state of affairs. I really wouldn't be surprised to see him move on to another club at season's end.
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Bally is an on-baller. He gets so little game time because he can only be effective in that role and at this stage there are blokes ahead of him.meher baba wrote:Why is he getting so little game time?
Is it that he isn't fit enough?
Is it that Lyon doesn't really want him in his team and would have preferred someone like Dempster or Geary?
You get the clear sense that Ball wants to be on the field more often than he is allowed to be.
It's a funny state of affairs. I really wouldn't be surprised to see him move on to another club at season's end.
He has been tried on a HFF and failed.
I don't think it's got anything to do with his fitness or the fact that Lyon prefers others. Dempster can play a number of roles, as can Geary.
Bally needs to be in the middle to have any influence on the game and I thought he did a good job in the time he got yesterday.
I love him, he is one of my favourites, but right now he is behind a few of our on-ball brigade and his game time is a reflection of that.
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Re: ball did his job
And should have had a few more. The high-tackle rule generally doesn't seem to apply to Luke.gosainters66 wrote:alot of people are saying ball wasnt very good but i thought he was very good he played about 60% game time had 16 disposals 10 were contested and 5 clearances 2 frees and 3 tackles , a pretty good game for the amount of game time he had imo .
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