How old was Jack Marriott when we didn’t give him any game time and presumably concluded that he wasn’t good enough and wouldn’t make it?
His finishing isn’t bad.
Where does this crap that becuse he scored goals for the dog and duck in the 200th tier of football, then it means he's bound to score plenty for gfc in league 1 if given a chance? My son scored 20 goals last season for essex commets u10s. Does that mean he must be given a chance by Lovell?
Scoring goals so far down in non league is not the same as scoring them in league 1. Glad that he's finding his level a bit. Sounds like he's destined for non league football though and thats not because lovell wouldn't give him a chance. Lovell didn't give him a chance because it was clear he was destined for non league football. Not the other way around.
The same guy perhaps, who sat near me at Plymouth. He really liked Wilkinson, as a player; I suspect on that night's performance, he's gone even higher in the bloke's estimation.I just wonder who on this forum would agree with the Kent Online 'Dolman', who appears to be his family relative!!!
Ooooh, was that me, Wayne?!
I enthusiastically and ironically cheered Wilko when he finally managed an attempt at a challenge. I was trying to take the piss but perhaps I went a bit OTT and gave the impression that I was a fan of his.
Or was there really someone there (and there were only 254 of us present) who really did enjoy Wilkinson's non-performance?!
The only players I recall making it big from such humble non league beginnings are Ian Wright and Stuart Pearce and how long ago was that?
It depends on what you define as "making it big", but Hess was playing non-league until he was 26. Obviously didn't make it as far as Wright or Pearce, but I personally wouldn't care about Nash not making it as big as those 2 if he had even half the career for the Gills that Hess had.
Not that I think he will, just saying that it is possible to have latecomers to league football who go on to do very well for themselves.
No not you but a guy who genuinely thought Wilkinson had quality but wasn't given the chance to show it. I remained tight lipped. I think we all feel Wilkinson has some good points, as shown at Portsmouth last season, but he rarely shows them.Ooooh, was that me, Wayne?!
I enthusiastically and ironically cheered Wilko when he finally managed an attempt at a challenge. I was trying to take the piss but perhaps I went a bit OTT and gave the impression that I was a fan of his.
Or was there really someone there (and there were only 254 of us present) who really did enjoy Wilkinson's non-performance?!
The only players I recall making it big from such humble non league beginnings are Ian Wright and Stuart Pearce and how long ago was that?
Also, emailing was playing non league for Maidstone.
You forgot Stuart Pearce among many others. No-one denies that players can make it through the ranks; it's an irrelevance, we're talking about Nash. A good comparison could be Dwight Gayle - a prolific non-league scorer - who has done relatively well in top flight football.wellJamie Vardy?
Chris Smalling from Maidstone to Man United?
Grant Holt was still playing in non-league aged 22-23 before a league team took a punt.
Thinking of which, Simeon Jackson??
Charlie Austin from non-league to Swindon
Stan Collymore who was at Stafford Rangers before his move to Crystal Palace who were Championship at the time.
George Boyd was with Stimson at Stevenage and has played most of his career since at the top two leagues.
Andre Gray was banging them in in non-league before he signed and got promoted with Luton.
Jimmy Bullard also played non-league prior to signing to West Ham.
To my knowledge only Bullard, Holt and Gray in that list haven't represented their country. Ignoring the top 6-8 teams, you'll probably find the premier league is awash with players who spend their early years in non-league but you had no idea who they were until they made it big.
You forgot Stuart Pearce among many others. No-one denies that players can make it through the ranks; it's an irrelevance, we're talking about Nash. A good comparison could be Dwight Gayle - a prolific non-league scorer - who has done relatively well in top flight football.Jamie Vardy?
Chris Smalling from Maidstone to Man United?
Grant Holt was still playing in non-league aged 22-23 before a league team took a punt.
Thinking of which, Simeon Jackson??
Charlie Austin from non-league to Swindon
Stan Collymore who was at Stafford Rangers before his move to Crystal Palace who were Championship at the time.
George Boyd was with Stimson at Stevenage and has played most of his career since at the top two leagues.
Andre Gray was banging them in in non-league before he signed and got promoted with Luton.
Jimmy Bullard also played non-league prior to signing to West Ham.
To my knowledge only Bullard, Holt and Gray in that list haven't represented their country. Ignoring the top 6-8 teams, you'll probably find the premier league is awash with players who spend their early years in non-league but you had no idea who they were until they made it big.
You forgot Stuart Pearce among many others.
apologies for that, sorry.No he didn't. The comment that started this all off was from GillsBluenose saying the only players he could remember making it big after coming out of non-league were Stuart Pearce and Ian Wright. Would've been pretty pointless for Baghdad Rob to mention Pearce again, wouldn't it?