James Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Pleased for him, he seems a grounded player who has turned out for us with an injury whereas other players would stay on the touchlines for weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Just waiting for a tweet from Danny telling us all how the journey home is going. Massive win from the boys tonight! 2 hard away games, 2 clean sheets n 4 points fans were top class again! Times r good 4 the toon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Just waiting for a tweet from Danny telling us all how the journey home is going. Massive win from the boys tonight! 2 hard away games, 2 clean sheets n 4 points fans were top class again! Times r good 4 the toon Good lad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Really rate the D Man now, maybe because I thought he was so terrible when he first joined, and he seems a level-headed guy as well. You don't get picked up by Man Utd as a kid for nothing... hopefully he keeps improving. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 His improvement has been outstanding, really, really rate the lad now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Still noticed he backed off terribly when Bentley was running at him when Zigic scuffed that shot wide that Phillips nearly diverted in. Needs to have more confidence in himself and his ability, there's no need to do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MW Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I agree with the general feeling on here, was worried about and thought he was a weak link, but he's contributing well to the most solid defence we've had for absolutely ages. Can't remember us looking so comfortable away from home when winning as we have done this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Loves coming up to the away fans at the end Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I think he's loves it here because he's settled. Looking at his career he was beginning to get a bit nomadic with loan deals and such, I also believe it's hard for a player to truly get involved with a club while on loan. The fact he'll have bought a house here may also have settled him. I think he typifies the kind of player we will be looking at, youngsters with potential. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 He's become one of my favorite players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Been solid, not particularly classy but I think that side will improve with his confidence in the game. Quick and can cross. If he keeps developing at the rate he has the past year England representatives will surely be taking a look. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 He's been rock solid the last three games. Very impressive. Is also taking more runs forward now. Kept Bentley quiet all night. As Eldiablo mentioned, he have had a tendency backing of too much, but tbf to Simpson, that double chance with Zigic and Phillips would not have occurred if it wasn't for Nolan missing the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Would be funny if we 'doodood' The Simpson's theme song whenever he made a block or good run down the wing or whatever in the same moments where Enrique would get his 'Jose' chant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Good idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Mario Kart rankings from the flight bk 2 Newc tonight http://plixi.com/p/77696651 about 8 hours ago via ÜberTwitter Top 1 is perchy, beast is besty, keeper is tim, blymi is peter, n galgo is jonas about 7 hours ago via ÜberTwitter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 He looks a lot more confident going forward now. He's still clumsy on the ball, but at least he's making his presence felt. I'd agree about him backing off. Last night, that led to quite a few crosses coming in from his wing, and Birmingham should have scored from at least one of them. On the other side, Jose seems to get a lot closer, but he's probably helped by the fact that Jonas is better at helping him out. Barton tends to wander inside more, and Simpson seems to get more exposed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Mario Kart rankings from the flight bk 2 Newc tonight http://plixi.com/p/77696651 about 8 hours ago via ÜberTwitter Top 1 is perchy, beast is besty, keeper is tim, blymi is peter, n galgo is jonas about 7 hours ago via ÜberTwitter Class! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peder75 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 The backing off is pissing me off some times. Against Arsenal he backed once so much he almost sat in Harpers knees. Other then that I think he has made good progress during the season and I feel much more comfotable with him as our right back now then I did half a year ago. Not spectacular, but doing a good solid job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR15 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 He learnt from the best, Gary Neville, apparantley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridman Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Still noticed he backed off terribly when Bentley was running at him when Zigic scuffed that shot wide that Phillips nearly diverted in. Needs to have more confidence in himself and his ability, there's no need to do it. Yea I remember that, I literally shouted at my TV "WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!??!??!??". The way he backs of players is ridiculous at times. Ohterwise I´ve been impressed with him this season, has performed a lot better than I thought he would but I still think we need a new starting RB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertCommunicator Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I think he's still got much to learn. Despite his backing off, he will improve in this area, and the other elements to his game are excellent. He will be a top, top PL RB in a year or two, so we need to give him games in order to get him fully rounded. To replace him with another RB would be a diabolical decision. We'd have to pay a fortune to get someone better than him, we'd be lucky to get someone as loyal and we wouldn't get anyone with as much potential for the future. There is no need to break apart the back four we've developed, we just need another back up player for our full backs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I think he's still got much to learn. Despite his backing off, he will improve in this area, and the other elements to his game are excellent. He will be a top, top PL RB in a year or two, so we need to give him games in order to get him fully rounded. To replace him with another RB would be a diabolical decision. We'd have to pay a fortune to get someone better than him, we'd be lucky to get someone as loyal and we wouldn't get anyone with as much potential for the future. There is no need to break apart the back four we've developed, we just need another back up player for our full backs. Agreed. His backing off is his main problem. What I really like about him is he acts like a pro, has god stamina and delivers some cracking crossers. He doesn't need to be a good dribbler if we manage to set him up in crossing positions, eg Barton use him more often when he overlaps, and Simpson himself must not be afraid of taking the opportunity if the room opens up. Becks was this type of winger: limited dribbling-technique, but solid work ethic and fantastic crossing. Combined with Manure's type of play: few touches, diversion of play from side to side, and fast passing in the longitudinal direction he was in good crossing positions all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Sim City: More Character And Resilience By Danny Simpson Saturday was probably a point gained because Bolton are a tough team, but I think if certain decisions went our way and we had a bit more luck then we would have won the game. We maybe should have put it to bed by half-time and Besty had a good shout for a penalty. There were a few more chances, but it was just one of those days. When you're only one up then a side like Bolton are always going to be in it. You need a second goal to kill them a bit. Theirs was a snap-shot from Sturridge, a great strike, and from there it can go either way. But overall, with going down to ten men in the second half and the way we had to dig in, it was probably a good point for us. Our character and determination seems to be a good basis for us at the moment. We are hard to beat and teams know that know. Maybe at the start of the season people just thought they could turn up and get a win here, but not now. We've got a great mentality, a great team, we all get on well with each other and you can see that on the pitch. You obviously want to win games, but in this league it is essential that you don't lose matches, especially with the way the division is at the moment. You don't want to give teams those three points because it is so tight. At the end of last week both Cheick Tiote and John Carver signed new long-term contracts at the club. I wouldn't mind one of those if they keep handing out deals like that! It's the first time in my career that I've worked with John, but he's a top man, is so enthusiastic, and when we need a little kick up the backside he gives us that. We've got respect for him, he's got great knowledge of the game and the club, having been here before with Sir Bobby. So he's been a great addition to the staff and it seems to be working well. It's massive for the lads and for the fans to see Cheick sign his new deal - it's a good sign that the club want to keep going in the right direction. Everyone's heard the rumours about him maybe getting picked up, but it's nice that the club want to keep their best players and make a big statement like that. Cheick's been top class - probably one of the buys of the season - and that's not just his football, because he's a top lad off the pitch too . With only ten games to go and the end of the season in sight, we've got to start treating every game as a cup final. Every match will be tough and there will be no easy ones. Everton are next up, and they had a good win at the weekend and will be coming here full of confidence. But we've had some good results of our own over the last three or four games and will hope to have a good week on the training pitch and then kick on against them. http://www.nufc.co.uk/page/News/Blogs/DannySimpson/0,,10278~2304261,00.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Carver is looking like a very astute appointment. The fact that Simpson is aware of his links with Sitr Bobby and how that relates to the history of the club is a very good thing to hear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Seems him and Best are on holiday in Dubai at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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