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Post by wigster on Jul 17, 2020 20:26:39 GMT 1
Dear Lewis,
In a moment of anger last week I wrote, in the Examiner's supporters' comments, that you and Hoggy didn't have a forward pass in you. My comment was printed.
I unreservedly apologise - the pass that you played to ESR was absolutely sublime (and throughout the match your 100% performance showed what Town means to you).
You're getting better every season and will have a wonderful career in football - I hope it's with Huddersfield Town.
Thank you - and sorry.
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Post by explorer on Jul 17, 2020 20:32:09 GMT 1
He didn’t have the best of games tonight, but he rode that challenge well when he could easily have gone down, and the pass was perfection.Well done, lad!
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Post by joeyjoneslocker on Jul 17, 2020 20:36:33 GMT 1
You should put that apology in writing to the examiner and hopefully it will get printed so the 3 readers will see it.
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Post by cappy on Jul 17, 2020 20:44:58 GMT 1
LEWIS O'BRIEN I FUCKING LOVE YOU XXXXXX😍
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Post by bluestripe on Jul 17, 2020 20:53:38 GMT 1
He didn’t have the best of games tonight, but he rode that challenge well when he could easily have gone down, and the pass was perfection.Well done, lad! I disagree. He was everywhere all evening. |
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Post by Htfc1987 on Jul 17, 2020 20:54:17 GMT 1
This is quite funny to be fair 😂
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Post by ben1987 on Jul 17, 2020 21:19:29 GMT 1
Town fans need to be patient with O’Brien, he’s still a bairn. He needs to play, he will have some poor games but give the lad time ffs.
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Jul 17, 2020 21:33:06 GMT 1
He really needs to work on his decision making when he gets in to those forward areas. He is outstanding at getting himself in to those positions but nearly always makes a complete meal of the final pass/cross/shot. Thankfully he pulled one out of the bag tonight when it mattered most and fortunately it was ESR on the end of it whose touch and finish had Premier League quality all over it
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Post by stripes on Jul 17, 2020 21:34:40 GMT 1
He didn’t have the best of games tonight, but he rode that challenge well when he could easily have gone down, and the pass was perfection.Well done, lad! You were watching a different game to me....MOM in my opinion. |
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Post by kennyk2 on Jul 17, 2020 21:35:39 GMT 1
Dear Lewis, In a moment of anger last week I wrote, in the Examiner's supporters' comments, that you and Hoggy didn't have a forward pass in you. My comment was printed. I unreservedly apologise - the pass that you played to ESR was absolutely sublime (and throughout the match your 100% performance showed what Town means to you). You're getting better every season and will have a wonderful career in football - I hope it's with Huddersfield Town. Thank you - and sorry. Perhaps a retraction, with letter to the Examiner may be in order. |
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Post by kennyk2 on Jul 17, 2020 21:37:19 GMT 1
He didn’t have the best of games tonight, but he rode that challenge well when he could easily have gone down, and the pass was perfection.Well done, lad! You were watching a different game to me....MOM in my opinion. He was closing the opposition down like a duracell bunny tonight... he's a fit lad. |
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Post by htfcfcfc on Jul 17, 2020 21:38:46 GMT 1
He didn’t have the best of games tonight, but he rode that challenge well when he could easily have gone down, and the pass was perfection.Well done, lad! You were watching a different game to me....MOM in my opinion. O Brien did more in the first half hour in an attacking sense than our supposed attacking players achieved in the last 3 games. Great game lad |
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Post by griffa on Jul 17, 2020 21:43:49 GMT 1
He didn’t have the best of games tonight, but he rode that challenge well when he could easily have gone down, and the pass was perfection.Well done, lad! You were watching a different game to me....MOM in my opinion. The whole team, put a shift in tonight! Lewis had some good moments, some of his passing was wayward! His energy was fantastic, his pass to Emile Smith Rowe, was superb! Emile's finish, was equally superb! - UTT. |
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Post by galpharm2400 on Jul 17, 2020 21:45:15 GMT 1
He is a worker but he does like to get forward. Plays better when it's part of the brief..
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2020 21:53:58 GMT 1
The pass was a little on the strong side, only ESR from our entire squad could've brought that under control. Looking forward to watching him next season, even if it's not for us.
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Post by kennyk2 on Jul 17, 2020 21:57:57 GMT 1
The pass was a little on the strong side, only ESR from our entire squad could've brought that under control. Looking forward to watching him next season, even if it's not for us. Floods of tears are running down my inside leg. |
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Post by richhtfc on Feb 10, 2022 15:26:08 GMT 1
Had to find an old thread here, less I upset the admins by making a new one…
Just been thinking about LOB a bit, and please don’t get me wrong I love him and feel a lot of pride when he runs out in the blue and white however….
Lewis has been a star performer for us this year, tenacious, full of running and breaking the lines, consistently in our top three players game after game, but…. I’m not convinced he is a Premier League player.
He doesn’t make enough decisive contributions and he doesn’t score enough goals.
The championship has a few of these type of players who are excellent at that level but for whatever reason fail to make the step ( Mitrovic, Lawrence, etc…) question is, would LOB really improve a PL team and if so who and why?
This isn’t a character assassination I love him, I’m just not convinced he will have a great career in the Premiership unless he really adds some more attributes to his game.
Ideally he’ll end up playing a lot more games for us. What do others think?
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Post by conman on Feb 10, 2022 15:49:00 GMT 1
He'd be excellent in the premier League , but only if we go up of course..
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2022 15:58:40 GMT 1
Wonder if some people will read some of this thread back, mentally replace "O'Brien" with "Scott High" and reflect on their criticism of him, and the tone of it.
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Post by orinoco on Feb 10, 2022 16:23:11 GMT 1
Top marks for owning up!!.
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Post by benhomly on Feb 10, 2022 16:36:32 GMT 1
Had to find an old thread here, less I upset the admins by making a new one… Just been thinking about LOB a bit, and please don’t get me wrong I love him and feel a lot of pride when he runs out in the blue and white however…. Lewis has been a star performer for us this year, tenacious, full of running and breaking the lines, consistently in our top three players game after game, but…. I’m not convinced he is a Premier League player. He doesn’t make enough decisive contributions and he doesn’t score enough goals. The championship has a few of these type of players who are excellent at that level but for whatever reason fail to make the step ( Mitrovic, Lawrence, etc…) question is, would LOB really improve a PL team and if so who and why? This isn’t a character assassination I love him, I’m just not convinced he will have a great career in the Premiership unless he really adds some more attributes to his game. Ideally he’ll end up playing a lot more games for us. What do others think? I hope he'll be playing a lot more games for us too but if he's not PL standard then God help us if we do go up  (not that I think we will by any means) |
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Post by Gag_N_Bone_Man on Feb 10, 2022 16:37:22 GMT 1
Had to find an old thread here, less I upset the admins by making a new one… Just been thinking about LOB a bit, and please don’t get me wrong I love him and feel a lot of pride when he runs out in the blue and white however…. Lewis has been a star performer for us this year, tenacious, full of running and breaking the lines, consistently in our top three players game after game, but…. I’m not convinced he is a Premier League player. He doesn’t make enough decisive contributions and he doesn’t score enough goals. The championship has a few of these type of players who are excellent at that level but for whatever reason fail to make the step ( Mitrovic, Lawrence, etc…) question is, would LOB really improve a PL team and if so who and why? This isn’t a character assassination I love him, I’m just not convinced he will have a great career in the Premiership unless he really adds some more attributes to his game. Ideally he’ll end up playing a lot more games for us. What do others think? bloody admins... |
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Post by Detective Boyle on Feb 10, 2022 17:19:03 GMT 1
It’s all about opinions isn’t it. To me, this season LOB has made a huge step up - to the point where imo he is comfortably now premier league quality. His agility and speed with the ball means in most games he has stood out as one of the best players on the pitch. It’s why I will maintain that his 10m release clause should be doubled.
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Post by alexdire on Feb 10, 2022 17:20:02 GMT 1
Selling him to Burnley in the summer when they come down then?
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Post by richhtfc on Feb 10, 2022 17:26:51 GMT 1
I think it’s in the balance, he’s making a big contribution but in his position as an attacking midfielder he needs to score goals or assist much more regularly than he does?
Do we
a) attempt to coach that into him?
b) take a load of money from a team who thinks they can?
To repeat, i love him and have no desire for him to leave just playing devils advocate/stirring debate.
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Post by drewden on Feb 10, 2022 17:32:43 GMT 1
The only way he will get and play better, is playing with better players.
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Post by richhtfc on Feb 10, 2022 18:07:33 GMT 1
Prem players in O’Briens no. 8 position
De Bruyne
Kovacic
Gallagher
Tielemens
Thiago
Klich
Moutinho
Bissouma
McGinn
Shelvy
Is Lewis currently able to influence games like these? He’s not far off but he has to start really impacting games for me.
I think he can be a McGinn type (who I think is a fantastic talent) hopefully but he’s not there yet.
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Post by alexdire on Feb 10, 2022 18:24:22 GMT 1
Prem players in O’Briens no. 8 position De Bruyne Kovacic Gallagher Tielemens Thiago Klich Moutinho Bissouma McGinn Shelvy Is Lewis currently able to influence games like these? He’s not far off but he has to start really impacting games for me. I think he can be a McGinn type (who I think is a fantastic talent) hopefully but he’s not there yet. He's better than the bloke at the bottom of the list. But he's not going to be in the Premier League much longer or should I say on a Premier League starting 11. But I am with you he doesn't create many assists or score to be a succesful attacking midfield player in the Premier League. What he is good at is disrupting the opposition play and taking ours 20 - 30m up the pitch. Which if you are in a scrap at the bottom of the Prem might be useful type of player to have. |
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Post by saintlyterrier on Feb 10, 2022 19:01:43 GMT 1
Saints don't have the equivalent of LOB in their side. Perhaps the evidence of the trouncing of the Spuds last night suggests they don't need to. I can't really see many middle/lower Premier League teams who would benefit from LOB as we see him at present, though he would certainly improve in the presence of better players.
As an example, the Saints midfield comprises 3 better players:
Romeu - a Hogg equivalent, and just as hard. More subject to mistakes than Hogg, but occasionaly passes forward!
Ward-Prowse - a "buzzer"type who has improved massively since the start of the season. Reads the game really well. He is not simply a dead ball player. Not as speedy as LOB, but his tackling back is better.
Stuart Armstrong - Saints don't really have a number 10, but he is a creative player and one I enjoy watching. More skillful than LOB, though his "engine" is not as good and he has regularly faded after 80 minutes (he suffered badly from Covid).
I'm probably making a case that LOB would not necessarily be any more than a limited-time squad player in a PL side. He, and Town, would be better served if he stayed - he is a good Championship player, but no more than that. Sorry Lewis.
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Post by richhtfc on Feb 10, 2022 19:15:28 GMT 1
Saints don't have the equivalent of LOB in their side. Perhaps the evidence of the trouncing of the Spuds last night suggests they don't need to. I can't really see many middle/lower Premier League teams who would benefit from LOB as we see him at present, though he would certainly improve in the presence of better players. As an example, the Saints midfield comprises 3 better players: Romeu - a Hogg equivalent, and just as hard. More subject to mistakes than Hogg, but occasionaly passes forward! Ward-Prowse - a "buzzer"type who has improved massively since the start of the season. Reads the game really well. He is not simply a dead ball player. Not as speedy as LOB, but his tackling back is better. Stuart Armstrong - Saints don't really have a number 10, but he is a creative player and one I enjoy watching. More skillful than LOB, though his "engine" is not as good and he has regularly faded after 80 minutes (he suffered badly from Covid). I'm probably making a case that LOB would not necessarily be any more than a limited-time squad player in a PL side. He, and Town, would be better served if he stayed - he is a good Championship player, but no more than that. Sorry Lewis. Exactly the analysis/response I was hoping fo, great post. I agree to be fair. |
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(not that I think we will by any means)