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Post by Baby Ate My Eight Ball on Feb 20, 2023 11:11:21 GMT 1
Surprised there isn't a thread on him. He's been seriously impressive in the games he's played, does the basics very well, made some smart saves and has a brilliant temperament.
Comes for crosses well and his distribution is generally good - obviously he started the moves for both goals on Saturday.
Can see him having a great career.
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Post by nicovaesen on Feb 20, 2023 11:12:55 GMT 1
Sell Nichols promote bilo. Nice to have a keeper selection headache for a change.
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Post by calken on Feb 20, 2023 11:18:42 GMT 1
He's got more assists than Nichols already.
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Post by Floyds on Feb 20, 2023 11:22:31 GMT 1
It makes our recruitment of the two keepers in January even stranger.
The Czech lad can barely walk and the Forest lad doesn't look (from the Forest fan's compilation) an improvement on Stick Man.
Had we not signed either and put a youngster (Chapman?) on the bench, could we still have signed an emergency loan had something happened to Bilo?
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Post by turbo2 on Feb 20, 2023 11:42:11 GMT 1
It was frustrating hear the groans the two or three times he hit a poor clearance as in general he seems to be an excellent prospect
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Feb 20, 2023 11:53:41 GMT 1
With the GK position, I always look at the confidence of the player.
Nichols, goes without saying, has it in spades. The likes of Pickford as well.
This lad looks like a bit of Nichols temperament is coming through, which when you compare that to Schofield, the poor lad was bereft of confidence, but that might have been due to who was mentoring him?
This lad looks to be a decent prospect for us, I’m sure Nichols will be pleased about things, but the longer it continues it could start to concern him for his own prospects at Town.
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Post by Oblong of Dreams on Feb 20, 2023 12:04:49 GMT 1
It was frustrating hear the groans the two or three times he hit a poor clearance as in general he seems to be an excellent prospect Me too. I recall Schofield looking pretty good in his first few games, until he had a couple of dodgy moments (which can happen to any keeper) and the crowd got on his back. He was never the same after that, probably ruined him.
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Post by Venezuelan Pete on Feb 20, 2023 12:27:58 GMT 1
It was frustrating hear the groans the two or three times he hit a poor clearance as in general he seems to be an excellent prospect Some of those goal kicks were shocking to be fair, and on another day they'd have hurt us. There was a huge amount of tension on Saturday because everyone knew how important a win would be so we need to cut the fans some slack.
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Post by turbo2 on Feb 20, 2023 12:36:30 GMT 1
It was frustrating hear the groans the two or three times he hit a poor clearance as in general he seems to be an excellent prospect Some of those goal kicks were shocking to be fair, and on another day they'd have hurt us. There was a huge amount of tension on Saturday because everyone knew how important a win would be so we need to cut the fans some slack. I don’t disagree. He got away with them. But he was obviously kicking to a game plan. Just don’t want him overthinking stuff because he’s getting groans from the stand.
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Post by Captainslapper on Feb 20, 2023 12:36:34 GMT 1
It was frustrating hear the groans the two or three times he hit a poor clearance as in general he seems to be an excellent prospect Some of those goal kicks were shocking to be fair, and on another day they'd have hurt us. There was a huge amount of tension on Saturday because everyone knew how important a win would be so we need to cut the fans some slack. It was slightly odd really as he really mucked some up, but on other occasions he didnt half get some distance! Obviously something he needs to work on, but overall he had a cracking game. The block in the 2nd half from bacuna(?) had a bit of fortune about it as it was so close to him but he had to be there to do it. My take on it was they thought the Czech lad was worth a gamble but knew there was a very strong chance he'd be knackered. But they saw Bilo as a capable lad to play should that happen and signed Smith to be back up to Bilo if he was.
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Post by Torquayterrier on Feb 20, 2023 12:36:48 GMT 1
It was frustrating hear the groans the two or three times he hit a poor clearance as in general he seems to be an excellent prospect Me too. I recall Schofield looking pretty good in his first few games, until he had a couple of dodgy moments (which can happen to any keeper) and the crowd got on his back. He was never the same after that, probably ruined him. If that really 'ruined' Schofield then professional football probably isn't for him. He had enough chances and ultimately failed to impress nearly often enough. I'm all for nurturing our own talent but you can't be sentimental about it.
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Post by Captainslapper on Feb 20, 2023 12:58:19 GMT 1
Me too. I recall Schofield looking pretty good in his first few games, until he had a couple of dodgy moments (which can happen to any keeper) and the crowd got on his back. He was never the same after that, probably ruined him. If that really 'ruined' Schofield then professional football probably isn't for him. He had enough chances and ultimately failed to impress nearly often enough. I'm all for nurturing our own talent but you can't be sentimental about it. He maybe wasnt quite ready for it.. the pressure. It can ruin players and Schofield is probably a good example. You cant be sentimental at this level but at the same time a crowd should be prepared to show a young lad some patience and try to build a lads confidence up rather than knocking it down. Can you imagine what it must be like, being so young,.starting a high pressure job in your hometown, knowing there are 15000 people watching you ready to groan and moan if you make a mistake? Your mum and dad sat there in the stands listening to it all. Its a tough one. You make a mistake.. then the pressure just gets more and more so you make another one.. he made some cracking saves too did Schofield .. there was no issue at all in his shot stopping IMO,, but psychologically when he had decisions to make and time to think about it, he was a bundle of nerves and indecision I think he could be a good keeper somewhere and have a decent career, but not here.
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Post by colnevalleyblue on Feb 20, 2023 13:04:41 GMT 1
Me too. I recall Schofield looking pretty good in his first few games, until he had a couple of dodgy moments (which can happen to any keeper) and the crowd got on his back. He was never the same after that, probably ruined him. If that really 'ruined' Schofield then professional football probably isn't for him. He had enough chances and ultimately failed to impress nearly often enough. I'm all for nurturing our own talent but you can't be sentimental about it. I think that was the problem though, everyone could see that Schofield needed dropping, removing from the limelight but because the other chap we had was even worse, we had no option but to carry on with Schofield. If Bilkopic makes an error or two and it costs us a game (which will happen at some point in his career) then we have at least got some cover for him, rather than watching someones confidence get knocked further and further like we witnessed in the covid season for Schofield.
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Post by Porrohman on Feb 20, 2023 13:08:34 GMT 1
Some of those goal kicks were shocking to be fair, and on another day they'd have hurt us. There was a huge amount of tension on Saturday because everyone knew how important a win would be so we need to cut the fans some slack. It was slightly odd really as he really mucked some up, but on other occasions he didnt half get some distance! Obviously something he needs to work on, but overall he had a cracking game. The block in the 2nd half from bacuna(?) had a bit of fortune about it as it was so close to him but he had to be there to do it. My take on it was they thought the Czech lad was worth a gamble but knew there was a very strong chance he'd be knackered. But they saw Bilo as a capable lad to play should that happen and signed Smith to be back up to Bilo if he was. His kicking was all over the place at Wigan. But, bloody hell, when he connects he really does connect
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Post by rockwall on Feb 20, 2023 13:19:19 GMT 1
If that really 'ruined' Schofield then professional football probably isn't for him. He had enough chances and ultimately failed to impress nearly often enough. I'm all for nurturing our own talent but you can't be sentimental about it. He maybe wasnt quite ready for it.. the pressure. It can ruin players and Schofield is probably a good example. You cant be sentimental at this level but at the same time a crowd should be prepared to show a young lad some patience and try to build a lads confidence up rather than knocking it down. Can you imagine what it must be like, being so young,.starting a high pressure job in your hometown, knowing there are 15000 people watching you ready to groan and moan if you make a mistake? Your mum and dad sat there in the stands listening to it all. Its a tough one. You make a mistake.. then the pressure just gets more and more so you make another one.. he made some cracking saves too did Schofield .. there was no issue at all in his shot stopping IMO,, but psychologically when he had decisions to make and time to think about it, he was a bundle of nerves and indecision I think he could be a good keeper somewhere and have a decent career, but not here. The worst bit about your first sentence is that there wasn't any pressure. He played the season when fans weren't allowed. Had the nightmare last season V Fulham and was rightly replaced with Nichols. Whoever even decided to start Schofield over Nicholls for the Derby and Fulham games must have been on the piss.
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Post by galpharm2400 on Feb 20, 2023 13:23:23 GMT 1
It was frustrating hear the groans the two or three times he hit a poor clearance as in general he seems to be an excellent prospect Both wide skidders, not short down the middle. I already let him off😉 He starts for me and would have even when the other guys were brought in. He has worked with us on the training ground and knows all the ins and outs plus he does not look injured, which is a big bonus??
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Post by tepidterrier on Feb 20, 2023 13:24:54 GMT 1
He maybe wasnt quite ready for it.. the pressure. It can ruin players and Schofield is probably a good example. You cant be sentimental at this level but at the same time a crowd should be prepared to show a young lad some patience and try to build a lads confidence up rather than knocking it down. Can you imagine what it must be like, being so young,.starting a high pressure job in your hometown, knowing there are 15000 people watching you ready to groan and moan if you make a mistake? Your mum and dad sat there in the stands listening to it all. Its a tough one. You make a mistake.. then the pressure just gets more and more so you make another one.. he made some cracking saves too did Schofield .. there was no issue at all in his shot stopping IMO,, but psychologically when he had decisions to make and time to think about it, he was a bundle of nerves and indecision I think he could be a good keeper somewhere and have a decent career, but not here. The worst bit about your first sentence is that there wasn't any pressure. He played the season when fans weren't allowed. Had the nightmare last season V Fulham and was rightly replaced with Nichols. Whoever even decided to start Schofield over Nicholls for the Derby and Fulham games must have been on the piss. Nicholls was out with covid for those two matches
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Post by rockwall on Feb 20, 2023 13:26:53 GMT 1
The worst bit about your first sentence is that there wasn't any pressure. He played the season when fans weren't allowed. Had the nightmare last season V Fulham and was rightly replaced with Nichols. Whoever even decided to start Schofield over Nicholls for the Derby and Fulham games must have been on the piss. Nicholls was out with covid for those two matches Ahh forgot about that!
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Post by boooothy on Feb 20, 2023 13:29:26 GMT 1
Delighted he’s doing well but i’m still hoping the new guy can play and gets selected.
If Bilo drops out he does so on a high and a lot less pressure when he comes back in than if he loses his place due to an error.
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Post by 3Pipe on Feb 20, 2023 13:31:02 GMT 1
It was frustrating hear the groans the two or three times he hit a poor clearance as in general he seems to be an excellent prospect Surprised you could hear anyone groaning, the place was rocking that much.
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Feb 20, 2023 13:38:45 GMT 1
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Feb 20, 2023 13:38:45 GMT 1
It was frustrating hear the groans the two or three times he hit a poor clearance as in general he seems to be an excellent prospect Both wide skidders, not short down the middle. I already let him off😉 He starts for me and would have even when the other guys were brought in. He has worked with us on the training ground and knows all the ins and outs plus he does not look injured, which is a big bonus?? Looked very competent to me. Only multi million pound footballers are usually flawless. The rest are human.
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Post by 28901 on Feb 20, 2023 13:44:23 GMT 1
It was frustrating hear the groans the two or three times he hit a poor clearance as in general he seems to be an excellent prospect Surprised you could hear anyone groaning, the place was rocking that much. Now now... Did the groans not come over on tv?
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Post by turbo2 on Feb 20, 2023 13:46:37 GMT 1
Surprised you could hear anyone groaning, the place was rocking that much. Now now... Did the groans not come over on tv? No. He didn’t have the volume loud enough 😂😂😂
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Post by turbo2 on Feb 20, 2023 13:49:11 GMT 1
Now now... Did the groans not come over on tv? No. He didn’t have the volume loud enough 😂😂😂 If he’d had the windows open he might have heard the groans in Ireland though
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Post by turbo2 on Feb 20, 2023 13:52:47 GMT 1
Just watched headleys interview. Talks about how long nico can kick it and was just hoping he’d seen the run he’d made. Route 1 but very affective
Lossl did its few times in the PL seasons. Never understood why they don’t try it more often
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Post by upthetown on Feb 20, 2023 14:04:09 GMT 1
Just watched headleys interview. Talks about how long nico can kick it and was just hoping he’d seen the run he’d made. Route 1 but very affective Lossl did its few times in the PL seasons. Never understood why they don’t try it more often And also the added bonus of being less likely to concede when it’s miles away from our goal instead of a short goal kick to Lees/Boyle, in to Hogg and lose possession.
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Post by ambryboy on Feb 20, 2023 14:23:13 GMT 1
Bilo has never conceded a first team goal at Turf Moor and has a 100% win record there too.
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Post by Tez on Feb 20, 2023 14:57:19 GMT 1
Bilo is a great prospect and when he can ping those balls to the corners… wow
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Post by wildhogg on Feb 20, 2023 15:16:56 GMT 1
We surely can't play Vaclik again until he's fully fit. Bilo is inexperienced, but he's clearly a much better option than a guy who can't walk properly and can barely move to his right side.
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Post by softboy on Feb 20, 2023 15:27:29 GMT 1
Was speaking to some Brum fans after match who praised him particularly his command of the box. They thought I was joking whenI said he has only played a handful of games. He will make a mistake that will cost us but he looks confident in his ability. And he created both goals by his quick thinking.
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