| Jackson 20:36 - Jun 26 with 3963 views | J2BLUE |
We need to give him a chance. There seems to be too many criticising him and saying he's crap etc. It was a massive step up from league two the the Championship but we are no longer a Championship club. League one might be a lot more suited to his current level and I really don't see why so many seem to be writing him off.
If nothing else, Peterborough wanted him and they have a good eye for a striker. Lets give him a chance. |  |
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| Jackson on 20:40 - Jun 26 with 2682 views | SpruceMoose |
Having seen the recent documentary I'm fairly sure he's guilty at this point. |  |
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| Jackson on 20:46 - Jun 26 with 2662 views | sparks |
He showed very little and his record is deeply mediocre. This is not a young player developing. We overpaid, badly.
If he is still in the squad he will get his chance but the assessments made to date by fans really are not unreasonable. |  |
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| Jackson on 20:47 - Jun 26 with 2651 views | SpruceMoose |
| Jackson on 20:46 - Jun 26 by sparks |
He showed very little and his record is deeply mediocre. This is not a young player developing. We overpaid, badly.
If he is still in the squad he will get his chance but the assessments made to date by fans really are not unreasonable. |
It's certainly a do or die season for him. It's not fair on him that we overpaid so much for him, but he needs to step up. | |
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| Jackson on 20:49 - Jun 26 with 2646 views | Darth_Koont |
He was a good League Two player parachuted into Hurst's chaotic mess in the Championship.So wasn't surprising he looked lacking in confidence making the step up in a team that was already on the defensive.
He'll have to do more next season but it was obvious that his general play started to get better under Lambert. Against worse opposition and in a team that should win more than it loses I think he'll be a different player.
Especially if Norwood can play the annoying number 9 role and get in the CBs' faces. Jackson could have a field day if someone else is up there creating space. |  |
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| Jackson on 20:50 - Jun 26 with 2637 views | clive_baker |
I would think people are forming their opinions on what we saw of him last season, where he looked every bit the guy that 5 years ago was entering a Samsung competition to be a footballer, and subsequently released by Swindon. Hurst clearly took to him at Grimsby, but 1 in 20 is far from a mouthwatering return. Accrington proved more fruitful but I’ve got to be honest, he looks woefully short of being of a standard where he can contribute. I can’t get over how bad his touch is, and how terrible he is with his back to goal. I hope I’m proved wrong but I really, really can’t see it. He’s certainly the worst of Hursts transfer dealings for me and smacks of pure desperation once Waghorn had left. |  |
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| Jackson on 20:50 - Jun 26 with 2638 views | J2BLUE |
| Jackson on 20:46 - Jun 26 by sparks |
He showed very little and his record is deeply mediocre. This is not a young player developing. We overpaid, badly.
If he is still in the squad he will get his chance but the assessments made to date by fans really are not unreasonable. |
I said we should give him a chance not start crowdfunding his statue. Saying he's been poor isn't an issue. | |
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| Jackson on 20:52 - Jun 26 with 2608 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Jackson on 20:50 - Jun 26 by clive_baker |
I would think people are forming their opinions on what we saw of him last season, where he looked every bit the guy that 5 years ago was entering a Samsung competition to be a footballer, and subsequently released by Swindon. Hurst clearly took to him at Grimsby, but 1 in 20 is far from a mouthwatering return. Accrington proved more fruitful but I’ve got to be honest, he looks woefully short of being of a standard where he can contribute. I can’t get over how bad his touch is, and how terrible he is with his back to goal. I hope I’m proved wrong but I really, really can’t see it. He’s certainly the worst of Hursts transfer dealings for me and smacks of pure desperation once Waghorn had left. |
I keep saying it, £1.6m, let that sink in.
Brentford spent £1.6m on Ollie Watkins and he was being linked with £15m+ moves to the Prem in January. |  |
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| Jackson on 20:53 - Jun 26 with 2600 views | SpruceMoose |
| Jackson on 20:50 - Jun 26 by J2BLUE |
I said we should give him a chance not start crowdfunding his statue. Saying he's been poor isn't an issue. |
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| Jackson on 20:57 - Jun 26 with 2586 views | Darth_Koont |
| Jackson on 20:52 - Jun 26 by Kieran_Knows |
I keep saying it, £1.6m, let that sink in.
Brentford spent £1.6m on Ollie Watkins and he was being linked with £15m+ moves to the Prem in January. |
He wasn't worth 1.6 million based on last season. That was huge for us and it just didn't work.
He may never be worth 1.6 million again either. But I think J2 is putting that behind us and just trying to see his value to us next season.
On that score, I think he could be pretty useful. And if he rebuilds his value then great. | |
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| Jackson on 21:01 - Jun 26 with 2565 views | Darth_Koont |
Scoring the winner at Young Boys Bern. | |
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| Jackson on 21:04 - Jun 26 with 2549 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
I think he's got a part to play, his pace could be very important.
He wasn't good enough for the Champ, but might be good enough for L1. |  |
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| Jackson on 21:13 - Jun 26 with 2500 views | Pilgrimblue |
He probably will be ok at L1 as his lack of skill may not show up. I thought he did ok in final games and can cause a lot of problems for defences with his pace. He scored two very good goals but for me he needs to work on control as he loses possession too easily and misses easy opportunities. |  | | |
| Jackson on 21:17 - Jun 26 with 2483 views | olimar |
I dont know why anyone is basing opinions on any of the players based on last season. Most players struggle to perform if dropped into a struggling side.
Its quite plausible we struggled because they were all rubbish, but more likely that they got worse because the team wasnt performing collectively.
Bart is a perfect example- we know hes far better than he looked last year. Think Chambers and Skuse fall into that bracket too. |  | | |
| Given that Peterborough also had a similar fee for him... on 21:19 - Jun 26 with 2461 views | olimar |
| Jackson on 20:47 - Jun 26 by SpruceMoose |
It's certainly a do or die season for him. It's not fair on him that we overpaid so much for him, but he needs to step up. |
then its not just us who judged him to be worth that much. | | | |
| Jackson on 21:19 - Jun 26 with 2461 views | Swansea_Blue |
Depends what you want from him. If you want someone to run their socks off, pull the opposition out of position and basically be a pest for their defence, he's the best we had last year at that based on what I saw.
To complement Norwood, he could well have a decent season. |  |
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| Jackson on 21:20 - Jun 26 with 2457 views | Girthyguy |
they all deserve a chance to prove themselves again. Clean slate. Nobody covered themselves in glory last season. Hopefully the lad can get a goal or 2 early doors to boost his confidence. Something most players lacked all last season. | | | |
| Jackson on 21:20 - Jun 26 with 2457 views | Darth_Koont |
| Jackson on 21:13 - Jun 26 by Pilgrimblue |
He probably will be ok at L1 as his lack of skill may not show up. I thought he did ok in final games and can cause a lot of problems for defences with his pace. He scored two very good goals but for me he needs to work on control as he loses possession too easily and misses easy opportunities. |
Agree there. Jackson was poor ... it was bouncing off him when we needed a McGoldrick who could collect the ball and use it.
But I think that was a lot to do with how badly we played and how we were dominated last season. Get Jackson on the front foot (and a player like Norwood creating space) and I don't think his technical shortcomings or lack of confidence are such an issue.
We might see a bit more of his pace and having a go, which were pretty decent on the rare occasion he could use them last year. | |
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| Jackson on 21:24 - Jun 26 with 2432 views | Keaneish |
| Jackson on 20:46 - Jun 26 by sparks |
He showed very little and his record is deeply mediocre. This is not a young player developing. We overpaid, badly.
If he is still in the squad he will get his chance but the assessments made to date by fans really are not unreasonable. |
I can't remember too many games if any where he played up front in a two. He's clearly not suited to playing one up top and needs to play on the shoulder of a defender. With only 3 strikers though it says to me we're gearing to play one up top which will again hamper him and lead to fans criticism. |  |
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| Jackson on 21:25 - Jun 26 with 2420 views | LegendofthePhoenix |
We can't afford to carry players who simply aren't good enough. Hoping that he might be good enough isn't sufficient, if we are serious about promotion, we need to be a team that is good enough for Championship football from the off. Jackson has pace, but a woeful 1st touch, in L2 maybe you can get away with a lack of touch if you get the space to have 2 or more touches, but as other posters have said, he was the worst value by far of Hurst's acquisitions, and we need to replace him with someone who can help produce knock downs and 1-2s with Norwood. |  |
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| Jackson on 21:29 - Jun 26 with 2397 views | Darth_Koont |
| Jackson on 21:24 - Jun 26 by Keaneish |
I can't remember too many games if any where he played up front in a two. He's clearly not suited to playing one up top and needs to play on the shoulder of a defender. With only 3 strikers though it says to me we're gearing to play one up top which will again hamper him and lead to fans criticism. |
I think he'll play left of a three next season with Norwood in the middle and Edwards/Lankester on the right.
But agree he had little to no support for much of last season and was playing a game that was totally out of his comfort zone and even skill set. | |
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| Jackson on 21:42 - Jun 26 with 2325 views | BLUEBEAT |
I wish his squad number was 5. |  |
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| Jackson on 22:11 - Jun 26 with 2214 views | BlueBadger |
Fun fact: he's scored more Championship goals than he has League One.
If we apply Rhodes' Law this means that he should score 57 goals this season. |  |
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| Jackson on 22:26 - Jun 26 with 2147 views | Garv |
| Jackson on 20:57 - Jun 26 by Darth_Koont |
He wasn't worth 1.6 million based on last season. That was huge for us and it just didn't work.
He may never be worth 1.6 million again either. But I think J2 is putting that behind us and just trying to see his value to us next season.
On that score, I think he could be pretty useful. And if he rebuilds his value then great. |
He could easily be worth that again. He'd only have to have one good season...again. |  |
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| Jackson on 22:27 - Jun 26 with 2146 views | BlueBadger |
| Jackson on 21:17 - Jun 26 by olimar |
I dont know why anyone is basing opinions on any of the players based on last season. Most players struggle to perform if dropped into a struggling side.
Its quite plausible we struggled because they were all rubbish, but more likely that they got worse because the team wasnt performing collectively.
Bart is a perfect example- we know hes far better than he looked last year. Think Chambers and Skuse fall into that bracket too. |
We were a struggling side because a lot of the players are crap though. | |
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| Jackson on 22:29 - Jun 26 with 2127 views | christiand |
| Jackson on 20:50 - Jun 26 by J2BLUE |
I said we should give him a chance not start crowdfunding his statue. Saying he's been poor isn't an issue. |
Asking a lot for a former League Two player to step up instantly to the Championship, especially in a poor side, lacking in confidence. He showed glimpses of his potential last season, let’s see how he does this year think that’ll be a fairer indicator of Jackson’s capability. | |
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