J Wallace

[wesleysnipesmen]

Does Adkins just not rate him? Played 90 mins for U21's a couple of weeks ago and again this week, and posted on Saturday that he was fit, so to me he's probably been available for at least a couple of weeks and yet hasn't even made the bench since Southend?

 

[Lane Ender]

Does Adkins just not rate him? Played 90 mins for U21's a couple of weeks ago and again this week, and posted on Saturday that he was fit, so to me he's probably been available for at least a couple of weeks and yet hasn't even made the bench since Southend?

Why?
Because he will have come off with another niggle.
Broke a fucking eyelash or similar

 

[Living In a Fantasy World]

He's only ever fit for a few games a season, Adkins has to be careful which games he selects him for, as he will be injured a few days later.

 

[Woodwardfan]

We are talking about a human being and a professional footballer dependent on his football wage for his future. We are talking about a professional football manager who has to take into account the best interests of the lad and the club and himself!

The lad has his contract up for renewal before long and the manager could be said to be still trying to establish his own credibility with the owners and the fans.

In addition there are around 40 other individuals in the playing squad, each with their own set of circumstances, including fitness, form, contracts etc.

With long term injuries and repeated set backs, ultimate fitness is always a stretch away. Not until Wallace has a couple of months training and games under his belt will he be able to even think about having a continuing career.

Have a heart fellas.

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

We are talking about a human being and a professional footballer dependent on his football wage for his future. We are talking about a professional football manager who has to take into account the best interests of the lad and the club and himself!

The lad has his contract up for renewal before long and the manager could be said to be still trying to establish his own credibility with the owners and the fans.

In addition there are around 40 other individuals in the playing squad, each with their own set of circumstances, including fitness, form, contracts etc.

With long term injuries and repeated set backs, ultimate fitness is always a stretch away. Not until Wallace has a couple of months training and games under his belt will he be able to even think about having a continuing career.

Have a heart fellas.

We are also talking about a footballer who will get a dam good pension from the PFA and his earnings to date more than the average working man . Ok i will have a heart for him and any other player , with it being christmas . All we want is success for SUFC and the situation were any player who pulls on the shirt is fit and gives 100% . 5 years in league 1 has somewhat diluted the sentiment on most fans imo.

UTB.

 

[wizadry]

Does Adkins just not rate him? Played 90 mins for U21's a couple of weeks ago and again this week, and posted on Saturday that he was fit, so to me he's probably been available for at least a couple of weeks and yet hasn't even made the bench since Southend?

I'm pretty sure Brayford played four u21 games before he was considered after injury, Adkins isn't taking any chances and i don't blame him.

 

[crucialkneeligaman]

Sadly it will still be the same result no matter how long he is given.

 

[Lane Ender]

Sadly it will still be the same result no matter how long he is given.

Banging your head against a brick wall comes to mind

 

[William Henry Foulkes]

Screenshot from Wikipedia



This table is clearly not 100% accurate but basically in six full seasons as a professional he's never played twenty league games.

His record even this season is atrocious: he was built back up to fitness, played a cameo at Peterborough, set up a goal, was ready to go the following Saturday, and then pulled a calf muscle on the Friday - and was out again. Since then he's played on and off for the u21s, been sub occasionally for the first team, maybe even got on the pitch but never put together any sort of run.

Also despite claims to the contrary his clubs make him out to be a standard lower Leagues footballer. He's not Zidane. He's never played outside Divisions 3 and 4 and his goals:games is <1:10

Adkins mentioned once that Wallace had almost never put in a full week's training in his entire career.

Adkins and his medical team have successfully rehabilitated Coutts (to an extent) and (more conventionally) Brayford. It looks like whatever ails Wallace is beyond even their powers.

(Did I imagine it or was it mentioned somewhere that the problem may be partly psychological?)

It'd be great for all concerned if he suddenly put together a run of top class mobile creative athletic performances but the chances are vanishingly small.

I think there's more chance that all the King's horses and all the King's men can put Cuvelier together again.


Resurrect James Wallace? Inconceivable.

 

[Lane Ender]

Screenshot from Wikipedia

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This table is clearly not 100% accurate but basically in six full seasons as a professional he's never played twenty league games.

His record even this season is atrocious: he was built back up to fitness, played a cameo at Peterborough, set up a goal, was ready to go the following Saturday, and then pulled a calf muscle on the Friday - and was out again. Since then he's played on and off for the u21s, been sub occasionally for the first team, maybe even got on the pitch but never put together any sort of run.

Also despite claims to the contrary his clubs make him out to be a standard lower Leagues footballer. He's not Zidane. He's never played outside Divisions 3 and 4 and his goals:games is <1:10

Adkins mentioned once that Wallace had almost never put in a full week's training in his entire career.

Adkins and his medical team have successfully rehabilitated Coutts (to an extent) and (more conventionally) Brayford. It looks like whatever ails Wallace is beyond even their powers.

(Did I imagine it or was it mentioned somewhere that the problem may be partly psychological?)

It'd be great for all concerned if he suddenly put together a run of top class mobile creative athletic performances but the chances are vanishingly small.

I think there's more chance that all the King's horses and all the King's men can put Cuvelier together again.

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Resurrect James Wallace? Inconceivable.

That's it then if you've thrown the towel there's definatly no hope

 

[metalblade]

Anyone thought Adkins might be building the lads fitness up as slowly as possible to prevent these constant breakdowns ? I'm fairly sure Clough threw a lot of our players back into the first team before they had fully recovered from injury due to the severe pressure to succeed last season and that is one of the reasons we have had such a bad run of injuries throughout the squad. Time to give the lads a break I'm sure they would all much rather be playing football.

 

[Lane Ender]

Anyone thought Adkins might be building the lads fitness up as slowly as possible to prevent these constant breakdowns ? I'm fairly sure Clough threw a lot of our players back into the first team before they had fully recovered from injury due to the severe pressure to succeed last season and that is one of the reasons we have had such a bad run of injuries throughout the squad. Time to give the lads a break I'm sure they would all much rather be playing football.

That's not a Metal type of comment mind it is the season of goodwill

 

[metalblade]

That's not a Metal type of comment mind it is the season of goodwill

Bah Humbug

 

[wizadry]

That's not a Metal type of comment mind it is the season of goodwill

I think someone must have hacked his account

 

[Lane Ender]

I think someone must have hacked his account

Can the same hacker get into Barneys account

 

[finlaytheblade]

Screenshot from Wikipedia

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This table is clearly not 100% accurate but basically in six full seasons as a professional he's never played twenty league games.

His record even this season is atrocious: he was built back up to fitness, played a cameo at Peterborough, set up a goal, was ready to go the following Saturday, and then pulled a calf muscle on the Friday - and was out again. Since then he's played on and off for the u21s, been sub occasionally for the first team, maybe even got on the pitch but never put together any sort of run.

Also despite claims to the contrary his clubs make him out to be a standard lower Leagues footballer. He's not Zidane. He's never played outside Divisions 3 and 4 and his goals:games is <1:10

Adkins mentioned once that Wallace had almost never put in a full week's training in his entire career.

Adkins and his medical team have successfully rehabilitated Coutts (to an extent) and (more conventionally) Brayford. It looks like whatever ails Wallace is beyond even their powers.

(Did I imagine it or was it mentioned somewhere that the problem may be partly psychological?)

It'd be great for all concerned if he suddenly put together a run of top class mobile creative athletic performances but the chances are vanishingly small.

I think there's more chance that all the King's horses and all the King's men can put Cuvelier together again.

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Resurrect James Wallace? Inconceivable.

I imagine no one is more disappointed with those stats Mr Foulkes than Wallace himself,he has a lot of talent and reading the game like he does is rare in someone so young (especially with only a few games under his belt).He is under pressure as his contract I think runs out in the summer (have the club got an option for another year?).He would get a contract somewhere but his wages will drop if he stays in lower divisions no one higher up maybe would

take a chance on him.Where does this leave a player who left Everton to play 1st team football
at 23 a player who in my opinion could play in premier.Adkins seems to have a policy of putting players through certain fitness criteria including building match fitness (minutes on pitch with development squad) only then does he put them in match day squad,hopefully
Wallace and cavalier are in the process of doing this (not for the first time) now and are close to making the squad.How any blade can want to release these contracted players beats me,if they come through Adkins fitness standards we have too big editions to the squad.
Season end is the time to judge I for one hope that maybe one or both come through ,it would be like signing 2 players in the JTW quality
players at that.

 

[Hodgyman]

Has anyone considered he played a couple of games to put him ( & Flo) in the shop window but do not want to tempt fate by playing them more in case they "get broke" again?

 

[Paulus]

The JW situation has been so frustrating for so long but I'm absolutely sure the person most frustrated about it will be JW himself. I really hope he can come through it and be a success for the Blades. Look at the video of Flynn's second goal in the U21's this week to see what he offers - we don't have another midfielder with the balance of abilities that he has IMO.

 

[wizadry]

Can the same hacker get into Barneys account

The hacker was Barney

 

[Lane Ender]

The hacker was Barney

Can't have been he said something posetive

 

[Hunkerby]

There is a gene associated with pain that controls a chemical BH4.
In some people this gene causes high amounts of the chemical which means that they are oversensitive to pain are in chronic pain almost all the time.
It's therefore not a mental disorder but a physical disorder which cannot be cured and will cause that person to never reach the very top of a profession where tolerance to pain is a decisive factor.

In a game you will often see a player get up after a heavy tackle and limp around for a few minutes before reverting to normal.
This is called 'running off a minor injury' - the initial pain subsides after a short period of time.
I remember one particular incident where Paul Beesley got up after a crunching tackle and looked for all the world as if he was trying to play on with a broken leg.
I was shouting at Bassett to get him off thinking that for some reason Bassett hadn't noticed.
Five minutes later Beesley was running around as if nothing had happened and he finished the whole game without any problem.
Some other players with the high amount of BH4 would have to be stretchered off after the same tackle due to the fact that they could not tolerate the initial pain.

 

[dingledog]

He is a potentially good player, however he is a luxury we can't afford. I think he needs paying off now.

 

[sitwell]

There is a gene associated with pain that controls a chemical BH4.
In some people this gene causes high amounts of the chemical which means that they are oversensitive to pain are in chronic pain almost all the time.
It's therefore not a mental disorder but a physical disorder which cannot be cured and will cause that person to never reach the very top of a profession where tolerance to pain is a decisive factor.

In a game you will often see a player get up after a heavy tackle and limp around for a few minutes before reverting to normal.
This is called 'running off a minor injury' - the initial pain subsides after a short period of time.
I remember one particular incident where Paul Beesley got up after a crunching tackle and looked for all the world as if he was trying to play on with a broken leg.
I was shouting at Bassett to get him off thinking that for some reason Bassett hadn't noticed.
Five minutes later Beesley was running around as if nothing had happened and he finished the whole game without any problem.
Some other players with the high amount of BH4 would have to be stretchered off after the same tackle due to the fact that they could not tolerate the initial pain.

Cant remember who it was ,Brian Gayle I think who said ,Beesley was thick as owt but had the heart of a lion ,he would eat turf to take away pain and then carry on as if nothing had happened. I played against Beesley at the Lane in a charity game ,he tackled me fairly and I felt like Id been hit by a train ,had proper jelly legs for a good 10 minutes. He had bones pointing out everywhere ,hardest player I have ever played against.

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Adkins talks regularly about the need for continuity in selection. There is absolutely nothing to suggest that can be achieved with James Wallace in the team.


It’s a shame as he shows signs of being a very useful footballer but Adkins is trying to get a settled team together that can build chemistry and understanding. Having Wallace come in for one game in every 5 just unsettles that. If he could have a good sustained run in the U21s impressing the manager and showing he’s fit and staying fit, he might come into contention. Until such a time, I don’t see much involvement for him. Then again, if Basham is injured, he may be forced into a re-think.


Then again, being bezzy mates with badass Baxter might also be holding him back…..

 

[1danewhitehouse]

Cant remember who it was ,Brian Gayle I think who said ,Beesley was thick as owt but had the heart of a lion ,he would eat turf to take away pain and then carry on as if nothing had happened. I played against Beesley at the Lane in a charity game ,he tackled me fairly and I felt like Id been hit by a train ,had proper jelly legs for a good 10 minutes. He had bones pointing out everywhere ,hardest player I have ever played against.

I used to sit near the Beesley family in the early to mid nineties. I think it was his parents and brother if I remember correctly. They all looked just like him and used to only ever shout "Beesley!" at the top of their voices.

I once had an indoor kickabout with Brian Gayle's son when we were kids at my cousin's birthday party. He nearly broke my toe with a sliding tackle two minutes in.

 

[RMBlade]

There is a gene associated with pain that controls a chemical BH4.
In some people this gene causes high amounts of the chemical which means that they are oversensitive to pain are in chronic pain almost all the time.
It's therefore not a mental disorder but a physical disorder which cannot be cured and will cause that person to never reach the very top of a profession where tolerance to pain is a decisive factor.

In a game you will often see a player get up after a heavy tackle and limp around for a few minutes before reverting to normal.
This is called 'running off a minor injury' - the initial pain subsides after a short period of time.
I remember one particular incident where Paul Beesley got up after a crunching tackle and looked for all the world as if he was trying to play on with a broken leg.
I was shouting at Bassett to get him off thinking that for some reason Bassett hadn't noticed.
Five minutes later Beesley was running around as if nothing had happened and he finished the whole game without any problem.
Some other players with the high amount of BH4 would have to be stretchered off after the same tackle due to the fact that they could not tolerate the initial pain.

Is that what happened to Rivaldo when someone kicked him the ball to take a corner in the 2002? World Cup?

 

[Kevincarterversion2.0]

Like Flo, James Wallace should get until the end of the season to prove he can stay fit and play every week. If he cannot do this, then its most definitely time to let him go and sign somebody who can play centre midfield for more then a couple of minutes every three months.

I know the lad has been unlucky, but we are in the third division and cannot carry players on the books who are not contributing.

 

[UnitedBlade]

He's managed a massive 565 minutes of league football for us in total. And his appearance record has been getting worse - 72 league minutes in 2015/2016.

A total of 81 league minutes in calendar year 2015 (assuming he won't force his way in for the Wigan and Bradford games).

If anyone thinks he is going to be one of the "answers" this season they must be expecting a miraculous recovery of Lazurus proportions.

He'll be on the wage bill until the end of season, no one would take him with that injury record.

 

[spongebobblade]

If he and Flo showed genuine signs of making progress then with the talent they have I would suggest a "pay as you play" deal for them. Can't see anyone taking on JW other than this way or for peanuts

 

[Hunkerby]

Is that what happened to Rivaldo when someone kicked him the ball to take a corner in the 2002? World Cup?

The ball hit him on the thigh and he went down as if someone had hit him with a sledgehammer...