Adver News: Di Canio keen to keep goalscorer Storey in check

[News Monkey]

Di Canio keen to keep goalscorer Storey in check
           
           


  PAOLO Di Canio has urged Swindon Town’s fans not to expect too much of Miles Storey too soon, despite the young striker netting on his full debut at Stevenage.

           

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[wiggy]

I understand a in a way agree with what PdC is saying here, he needs to keep a young player's feet on the ground.

But football is game full of cliches and truisms, and one of those is that you pick your form players. I understand we might want more experience starting on the pitch against Villa, but I hope he isn't moved too far from from first team action.

[Reg Smeeton]

PdC is exactly right to deflect attention away from Storey, and we fans could help by doing the same.

Think no further than Ben Joyce...well taken goal on debut v Port Vale, albeit in final game of the season, where he showed a bit of finishing quality, got another couple of chances, but think Byrne stuck him in for a game and he was terrible, so off to Torquay, and now playing for Weymouth prob in local Dorset league...still only 23.

[fittons_coaching_badge]

What's Alan Young up to these days?

[Rodney]

Alan Young?  He's on Twitter.  Self titled as Alan Young, ex Swindon and Celtic.

[Benzel]

You've only got to listen to Storey's interview after the game to know he's got his head screwed on. Even his tweet the following morning was very sensible; along the lines of "thanks for the messages but that was yesterday and now it's time to move on".

Y'know.

[Reg Smeeton]

What's Alan Young up to these days?

I recall with fondness Alan Young's winner v McMahon's Blackpool.....he's fat he's Scouse etc ringing out from the TE.

Another of the type, would be Oggie Hunt....played a real blinder when getting a chance v Scum setting up a couple of goals, but ultimately not good enough.

[sonicyouth]

You've only got to listen to Storey's interview after the game to know he's got his head screwed on. Even his tweet the following morning was very sensible; along the lines of "thanks for the messages but that was yesterday and now it's time to move on".

Y'know.

he sounds too modest and nice. Probably lacks the confidence and mental toughness to make it as a pro.

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

You've only got to listen to Storey's interview after the game to know he's got his head screwed on. Even his tweet the following morning was very sensible; along the lines of "thanks for the messages but that was yesterday and now it's time to move on".

Y'know.

this

[Reg Smeeton]

he sounds too modest and nice. Probably lacks the confidence and mental toughness to make it as a pro.

It's something you need as well as ability.....think Dicky Plumb, was on the Town's books back in the early 60's, had  scored shed loads for Swindon schools, when they always used to go well in the national cup.  Couldn't get a game at the CG as we were stocked with strikers, so went to Rovers, scored a few for them but then a backward step to Yeovil, becoming their record signing, scored loads for them and became their record sale to Charlton where he did OK, a spell at Exeter, then back to Yeovil, finished at 32 which isn't bad....Yeovil's second highest post war goal scorer.

[Arriba]

Can never tell how anyones career will go. So many things can happen.

[DMR]

PdC is exactly right to deflect attention away from Storey, and we fans could help by doing the same.

Think no further than Ben Joyce...well taken goal on debut v Port Vale, albeit in final game of the season, where he showed a bit of finishing quality, got another couple of chances, but think Byrne stuck him in for a game and he was terrible, so off to Torquay, and now playing for Weymouth prob in local Dorset league...still only 23.

Fair point Reginald but you are overlooking the not inconsiderable fact that Ben Joyce is/was fucking crap

[Sippo]

Alan Young??

[Benzel]

Fair point Reginald but you are overlooking the not inconsiderable fact that Ben Joyce is/was fucking crap

As I remember it, he didn't show much finishing quality at all. It was a 2nd bite that he had to hammer underneath a keeper making his first team debut.

[Reg Smeeton]

Fair point Reginald but you are overlooking the not inconsiderable fact that Ben Joyce is/was fucking crap

The point is, that it can take players a while to reveal themselves as crap and similarly, a while to reveal themselves as decent, so don't judge either way too soon. (I'm talking fan's perspective here)