Jay Bothroyd Absence: A Strength or Weakness to The Owls

[Guest ayatollah1995]

Do you believe his absence is a stregth or weakness , from what am seeing and reading he is truely living up to his "bottler tag.

On One Hand he is a tried and tested striker but on the other his absence could give a teenager with potential a start

[LichfieldOwl]

I guess we will see - it may give Danny Mayor a run out, who has looked decent when he has been on the pitch, so it may bring that breath of fresh air and a bit of unpredictability. I think JJ will play there though.

Bothroyd has been dire for us; he hasn't lived up to the pre-signing hype. That's what it is.

Either way, tomorrow (sorry, I mean today) will be tough.

[Pulixifer]

I guess we will see - it may give Danny Mayor a run out, who has looked decent when he has been on the pitch, so it may bring that breath of fresh air and a bit of unpredictability. I think JJ will play there though.

Bothroyd has been dire for us; he hasn't lived up to the pre-signing hype. That's what it is.

Either way, tomorrow (sorry, I mean today) will be tough.

You posted that eleven minutes in the future eary!

[33]

This season we collected THREE TIMES as many points per game before Bothroyd arrived.

FACT...!

[Herb]

A definite strength, Bothroyds time here has been a huge disappointment, though Jones must take some of the responsibility for that.

He's been played out of position out on the right for no apparent reason. If anything he weakens us defensively in that position because he won't track back. Similarly he won't support an attack with any urgency so leaves the striker isolated.

For all he offers in that role we'd be better off playing JJ/Mayor who would at least give the attacking threat or going 442 and playing a central player out wide who would at least offer some of the defensive benefits.

With Bothroyd as a wide player we are effectively playing with 10 men. If only we'd taken the chance to blood Mayor instead whilst the results were still good. Far easier to bring inexperience into a positive/confident team.

[Guest chuckie4570]

If we play without him it's a strength.....

[davey_wells]

Just take it on face value - it can only be a weakness in that it reduces our squad.

The fact he played every game is immaterial really - that was DJ's choice.

It means someone will come in that wasnt previously not doing as much as Bothroyd to get a start.

[latemodelchild]

Has it been confirmed he's injured then?

[Guest Lawrie Maddens Hump]

This cannot be measured. Who really knows the answer to this.

Bothroyd may have played out of his skin today against his old club. Conversely, he may have had a mare.

Who knows?

Edited December 2, 2012 by Lawrie Maddens Hump

[Guest aj_owl]

It means someone will come in that wasnt previously not doing as much as Bothroyd to get a start.

It doesn't though. Players have been picked on reputation for years in all teams.

Take Fernando Torres at Chelsea now for example.

[Mr. Chow]

anything but a weakness, he has made us weak ever since hes joined.

[Ronnie Starling]

If we played with 10 men without him in the team we would be strengthened. Takes any tempo out of our play.

[LoadABallacks]

I'm never one to get on players backs and have refrained commenting until now, but nobody can deny that he has been dire, apart from the Leeds game and maybe forest.

We can't be any worse without him, so it's only a positive for me.

I'd be raging if I was Madine, having to watch Bothroyd start week in, week out ahead of you.

Edited December 2, 2012 by Chris Akabusi

[Germanowl]

***STRENGTH***!!!

[Bluesteel]

It should be a weakness, but I think he is so low in confidence it would help to give him a breather and someone else a go

[robster_owl]

Cardiff press conferences all about knowing JB and how to stop him, so I'd say that whoever replaces him they won't know and won't be able to watch DVDs on as they won't have placed before .

[1867Heaven]

Positive, but we are playing Cardiff so he might of pulled his finger out for this one

[Chriss]

Hope we smash it today without him. The lads should step-up and fill his place, hopefully knocking him out of the starting XI.

[since59owe]

This season we collected THREE TIMES as many points per game before Bothroyd arrived.

FACT...!

Reyt.

[OwlsfaninNorway]

Cardiff press conferences all about knowing JB and how to stop him, so I'd say that whoever replaces him they won't know and won't be able to watch DVDs on as they won't have placed before .

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