• All - as you will understand, the forum is exceptionally busy at this time. The admins and moderators simply don't have time to read every post in every thread. Could you PLEASE use the "Report" option below a post to flag any content that you feel we need to be aware of. We'll review everything reported as a priority and deal with it accordingly. Thank you.

What is Ben Osborn's best position/role?

What *is* Ben Osborn's best position?

  • Total voters
    23
  • Poll closed .
Otis Redding

Otis Redding

Try A Little Tenderness
Barry said:
Mate come on, you cant discuss them pair in the same breath on anything.

Ones arguably our greatest ever player the other has been slogging away in arguably our worst ever period of time
Hes the best of a bad bunch but thats not really an achievement to be warrent any comparisons with the great man
Click to expand...

I didn't read Chris's comment as a comparison in any way Barry, merely an example.

On the subject of Robbo, I can clearly remember him being a target for the terrace critics before Cloughie and PT completely turned his career around by converting him from being a fairly run-of-the-mill centre-midfielder to world-class left-winger.
 
Last edited:
Clifford

Clifford

Viv Anderson
Alf-ugginblowupyourbakery said:
Thing is, why does he have to be tied down to a certain position anyway? Why the desire to bracket him & everyone into a "fit"?

Benny, like all players, just has handy qualities to use in various areas when suits. His best position is wherever benefits from those qualities in the context of the game.
Click to expand...

This is the correct answer to me. With a slight bias towards him playing in the centre.

The Championship is long and brutal. Every summer we start out not knowing where people will fit in and after a few months that changes to not having any cover for a position as injuries set in.
 
Barry

Barry

Where's me hammer?
Otis Redd'un said:
I didn't read Chris's comment as a comparison in any way Barry, merely an example.

On the subject of Robbo, I can clearly remember him being a target for the terrace critics before Cloughie and PT completely turned his career around by converting him from being a fairly run-of-the-mill centre-midfielder to world-class left-winger.
Click to expand...

I didnt say that he was comparing him just merely that just because they were both considered slow one isnt gonna turn out like the other.
 
adam09

adam09

Super Koopa
forest_forever_99 said:
Feel like we are getting selective data here, Where are any Newcastle, Brighton, or Huddersfield players?, and look how many minutes he played versus most of the others.
Click to expand...

Is it whoscored.com which has all this data. If you go through it, Benny is up there with and higher than a lot of the players from teams in similar positions. The main difference is, those teams spread the workload. I think it's shows how much Osborn is willing to take on the responsibility of the attacking side of our game. He could easily just trot around the pitch for the majority of games not demanding the ball and pushing forward.

He'd rightly get criticised, probably dropped and we'd be a worse team.
 
MASE

MASE

Up-Front
adam09 said:
Is it whoscored.com which has all this data.
Click to expand...

The same shower that saw fans chuck Oliveira under a bus because Freedman was the God of chances created. :LOL:

I'm a fan of Benny, but I wouldnt trust any whoscored.com stat. These stats are a nonsense because alot of the tenuous ones are down to the interpretation of who?
 
adam09

adam09

Super Koopa
I agree stats can be taken with a pinch of salt but I still think it was obvious that after Burke left, Osborn was the only one trying to do anything whilst we got very few players forward in support of the attack and couldn't keep a clean sheet. As I said, the top teams share the work load or they are balanced and set up in a way that lets one player put lots of crosses in or play through balls etc. Organisation and tactics weren't in Montanier's vocabulary.
 
redanddeadly

redanddeadly

Geoff Thomas
A lot of the stats don't mean much as they're all over the shop depending on what site you use.

Regardless he's a useful player but not quite up with the best in this division yet imo.

Not saying in a couple of years he won't be as is still only 22 but I'd definitely look to strengthen the midfield further with a couple more additions to raise the standard.

We've still got to move on players Warbs doesn't want as well in order to free up wages!
 
Rzar

Rzar

Bob McKinlay
Matt

Matt

Stuart Pearce
Sandiacre Red said:
Ben lives around the corner from me and I hope it ain't bad news but his house has just gone up for sale, it was only built a couple of years ago so I can't see why he would be moving yet, notice the Newcastle shirt on his wall!
Beech Avenue, Sandiacre
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-60761485.html
Click to expand...

TBH I wouldn't be surprised if he's heading to the park or somewhere similar - that house is nice but he can afford a much nicer gaff with the aristocracy in the city centre
 
GOBIAS

GOBIAS

Ian Bowyer
MXJ said:
TBH I wouldn't be surprised if he's heading to the park or somewhere similar - that house is nice but he can afford a much nicer gaff with the aristocracy in the city centre
Click to expand...

That house is a bit meh. £475k. f*** me!!
 
Strummer

Strummer

Socialismo O Muerte!
LTLF Minion
MXJ said:
For that money you'd expect loads more right?
Click to expand...

I'd certainly expect a bigger property that money.

The lounge looks tiny.
 
GOBIAS

GOBIAS

Ian Bowyer
MXJ said:
For that money you'd expect loads more right?
Click to expand...

I don't know the area but has obviously been priced correctly for the area. I'm not disputing that. Just the idea that this soulless, fairly bog standard house now fetches half a million quid.
 
Strummer

Strummer

Socialismo O Muerte!
LTLF Minion
GOBIAS said:
Maybe they've added a few k as reds legend Osborn lives there!
Click to expand...

Could be the "Celebrity Factor"?

For what it's worth, Chris Cohen's house is much bigger than that one.
 
Otis Redding

Otis Redding

Try A Little Tenderness
Could be that Benny has a desire to live closer to Nottingham in one of its leafier and more affluent areas such as West Bridgford, The Park, Ruddington, Mapperley Park, Sneinton......?
 
Strummer

Strummer

Socialismo O Muerte!
LTLF Minion
Otis Redd'un said:
Could be that Benny has a desire to live closer to Nottingham in one of its leafier and more affluent areas such as West Bridgford, The Park, Ruddington, Mapperley Park, Sneinton......?
Click to expand...

I can just see Benny hanging round Sneinton market on a Saturday night.
 
Otis Redding

Otis Redding

Try A Little Tenderness
.......with his skateboard.

Actually Chris, the market area is on the up, with Castle Rock about to take over the Pretty Windows no less!
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom