England’s Anthony Gordon

[Guest]

Remember when we seemed to go years without being awarded a penalty?

 

For years we rarely troubled the opposition's penalty, now we have this guy. Can now see why some teams seem to be awarded loads of penalties and some very few. Gordon earns/wins them with his running at players in the box. 

[Coffee_Johnny]

4 hours ago, Nucasol said:

Looks a lock for the England squad.

Gordon, Palmer, Foden, Bowen some good interchangeable new options. 

[PauloGeordio]

 

[TheBrownBottle]

1 hour ago, Nobody said:

Mike Williamson winning player of the season is so fucking depressing

 

1 hour ago, Groundhog63 said:

I'll see your Mike Williamson and raise you a Rob Elliot ?

I hope they were both depressed, too.  Proud and depressed. 

[Bimpy474]

3 hours ago, nufc123 said:

Cant remember us having so many pens before, and Gordon is a big reason for that.

 

Also, we have the ball in the opposition box so much more. No more of the sit back with 10 men behind the ball and hope for a bit of magic, we're a proper attacking team under Eddie.

[Groundhog63]

3 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

 

I hope they were both depressed, too.  Proud and depressed. 

 

It's a grim list af times like ??

 

Have to say I did like Alan Gowling. 

[Erikse]

14 hours ago, Ellis H said:

On the player of the year award, how utterly degrading have most of our winners been in the last 20 or so years? Only 2 attackers (one of which was on loan) since Shearer in 02/03 says it all.

 

https://imgur.com/r7IT4qw

 

11/12 season was the 5th place one. Ba, Cisse, Tiote, HBA, Colo and Cabaye was amongst the players that could've won it. Instead Krul won it.

 

 

Edited May 5, 2024 by Erikse

[Bimpy474]

Nicky Butt won it   Well i erased that bit of shit from my memory until today

[Wolfcastle]

Maybe Peacock isn't that far off for 95/96 when you think Lee, Ferdinand and Ginola were right off the boil in the second half and Albert and Batty were on fire at the end but weren't around for the first half. Still would have thought Beardsley mind.

Paradoxically 95/96 and 96/97 are the hardest ones to pin down.

 

 

Edited May 5, 2024 by Wolfcastle

[Elma]

3 hours ago, nufc123 said:

Cant remember us having so many pens before, and Gordon is a big reason for that.

 

We used to get loads when Beardsley played for us. Not since then though.

[Wolfcastle]

Just now, Kid Icarus said:

I was 11 so my memory's hazy but I'd put money on it being because of his consistency. Our better players had highs and lows throughout the season. Funny how Ferdinand won PFA POTY but didn't win our own award though.

The votes for POTY are cast as early as January (maybe earlier), the gig itself is in March whilst our own reviews the full season or near enough

[Guest]

4 hours ago, Wolfcastle said:

The votes for POTY are cast as early as January (maybe earlier), the gig itself is in March whilst our own reviews the full season or near enough

 

97/98 while Arsenal and Man Utd dominated and we struggled to 13th, Batty was named in the PFA Team of the Season ahead of the likes of Vieira, Petit, Scholes...

[Sibierski]

8 hours ago, nufc123 said:

Cant remember us having so many pens before, and Gordon is a big reason for that.

Having a side that’s regularly attacking the penalty box and not by just crosses/set pieces helps  

[Pata]

20 hours ago, toon25 said:

Absolutely no doubt the player of the season in my mind 

 

Harsh on Bruno and even Schär. Wonder where we would be if even one of them had been injured during the toughest months this season.

[Interpolic]

Robbed. 

[Shearergol]

17 minutes ago, Interpolic said:

Robbed. 

 

Wait, VVD and Haaland are nominated?

[Interpolic]

16 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

 

Wait, VVD and Haaland are nominated?

 

Yeah. For Gordon not to be nominated for the Young Player of the Year, when the likes of Udogie and Mainoo are, is mental. He's been our talisman all season in terms of performances and output. 

 

Looking at the nominations they seem determined to spread them across the teams depending on their position in the league rather than based on individual merit.

 

We've been up and down and Isak is nominated for both, so that's that. FWIW I love Isak but Gordon has been the more consistent contributor of the two, without a doubt. 

[LiquidAK]

Yeah genuinely can't believe he's not even gotten a YPOTY nomination. You could make an arguement for him winning the main one tbh 

[Mazzy]

Am I right in thinking Cole Palmer has been nominated for both young player and player of the season, yet Gordon not in either. Palmer has been great but you shouldn't be in both categories taking up a spot.

[jack j]

Just now, Mazzy said:

Am I right in thinking Cole Palmer has been nominated for both young player and player of the season, yet Gordon not in either. Palmer has been great but you shouldn't be in both categories taking up a spot.

Isak is in both categories as well

Same as foden and haaland

[Kid Icarus]

Just goes to show how clueless this lot are  Isak nominated for both, and he's a fantastic player but he's not even in our top 3 players this season*

 

 

*source, my match ratings

[OoOGazOoO]

Not nominated? What the chuff?   well done, that takes skill!

[Kid Icarus]

1 minute ago, Mazzy said:

Am I right in thinking Cole Palmer has been nominated for both young player and player of the season, yet Gordon not in either. Palmer has been great but you shouldn't be in both categories taking up a spot.

 

Yeah and Palmer has been good, but the perception of him is stat-padded with pens like. Gordon should 100% be in the list of nominees. 

[Paully]

Mainoo and Udogie nominated ahead of him 

 

Completely laughable!

[The Fountain]

If a young player wins the main award surely he also wins the young player award.