CJ

He had a great game and I think 99% of us are delighted, look at the reaction both in the ground and after the game on here.

But at the same time it's hardly out of order to bring up consistency. The key yesterday was how Rhodes linked play and got it to him in positions where it was easy for him to control the ball and easy for him to make a decision.
 
He wasn't completely terrible before and he isn't a 10 million pound player now!
Many people struggle with light and shade on here, if we win a game they say we are going to smash this division if we lose its sack the board and Critchley out.
Hamilton does well in certain scenarios,
Critchley spotted this on Saturday and Hamilton took advantage. If I'm being critical he probably should've scored but his finishing gave the keeper a chance to save.
To sum up he can be an effective league 1 winger but if you defend properly against him he struggles. I'm glad we have him and he will play a positive role this season if we use him in the right way.
 
PdxTangerine said:
He had a great game and I think 99% of us are delighted, look at the reaction both in the ground and after the game on here.

But at the same time it's hardly out of order to bring up consistency. The key yesterday was how Rhodes linked play and got it to him in positions where it was easy for him to control the ball and easy for him to make a decision.
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Can we not possibly arrange for Rhodes to offer coaching to Marv? Sounds like the perfect choice for helping Eki to address the 'dithering' which has become such a central feature of his game.
 
JHNG said:
I’ve read so many dreadful comments from loads of people about how bad a footballer CJ is…. interesting that none of them have been on since Saturday !!!
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well i think he's a bad footballer technically wise and I've been on here loads of times since saturday and have given him plenty of praise for his performance. What is more interesting is the blatant fact you wouldn't have posted your comment if CJ had had a bad game of which there have been many. I hope CJ can find a bit of consistency rather than one good game every twelve or so. So I suggest you wait until he finds that level of consistency before you come back on here with a comment like your o/p.
 
This is all a bit OTT. Hamilton is a specialist winger. Not all clubs use them these days but when they are played it has to be in order to use their skills. I don't expect or want to see Grimshaw in a number 10 role. More realistically, I'm not keen on Connolly at left back. I just think it's unfair slating Hamilton just because he's not versatile across the whole pitch.
 
20togo said:
well i think he's a bad footballer technically wise and I've been on here loads of times since saturday and have given him plenty of praise for his performance. What is more interesting is the blatant fact you wouldn't have posted your comment if CJ had had a bad game of which there have been many. I hope CJ can find a bit of consistency rather than one good game every twelve or so. So I suggest you wait until he finds that level of consistency before you come back on here with a comment like your o/p.
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Exactly that⬆️
 
only Critchley can coax a performance out of CJ like that at this level or above, and it’s down to Critchleys absolute continued faith and commitment to him. He’d rarely get picked elsewhere in the starting eleven for the reasons set out by Mac above.

It was a brilliant performance. Well played CJ and Critchley
 
CJ is a great sprinter and until he performs like that consistently I will have the opinion that he is stealing a living in football.

1 good game in 10 is simply not good enough and that's even when he is in his correct position he was responsible for several goals last season for pathetic attempts to tackle someone in the build-up.

He needs to be left on the halfway line and all defensive duties removed and let him run onto through balls if he has to play.

I would love to be proven wrong and when I am I will hold my hand up but 1 good game in 10 needs to be 7,8 even 9 in 10 before I start singing that song......
 
mropinion said:
It's a fine line with CJ sometimes he looks like a world beater , sometimes he looks like he's won a competition to be on the pitch. There is no in-between.
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If a team comes to Bloomfield Road with the intention of winning rather than sitting, then CJ is on my teamsheet. That's when he can get at his full back, running at full tilt. Look teams can't have it both ways. If they come to sit in for the draw with break-aways then we have to look inside, play it rough and use Beesley's height. Otherwise, CJ and Lyons.
 
CJ is doing one of the hardest things in football and that is to create chances. I bet there are not many games where he has not created one or more good chances. Is it his fault the forwards fail to convert them ?
I've seen him do several crosses to the near post this season and yet it is only a proven ,seasoned goalscorer like Rhodes that has the ability to read that cross and finish it. It makes CJ look good like the other forwards might have done.
So what if he mis-contols it occasionally or gets tackled regularly. If he creates that one or two good goalscoring chance it's his job as a winger done.
Also he does a lot of chasing back, I agree his defending isn't great but more than once his pace against the oppositions fast wingers has been more than useful.
Get of his back and support the lad
 
Before Rhodes arrived the other two forwards nearly always wanted the ball played to the back post, the ball had to arrive played through
the opposition defenders and past the goalkeeper. What Rhodes is doing is moving into space and attacking the ball, and already it's starting to pay off with the goal against Wigan, and the good chance against Lincoln that was saved. It makes it easier for the winger such as CJ as they can play the ball into the path of the forward. Rhodes is probably the best finisher at the club since we had Kevin Phillips and hopefully, the other players will benefit from playing with someone of that ability.
 
CJ has the potential to be great if (and I emphasise, IF) he can get more consistency into his game. As others have said, truth is he should be played as an old fashioned winger, not a wingback. If that isn’t changed it could be a struggle for all concerned.
 
The key was he was used better on Saturday.Ball to his feet and ask him to create something from a standing start he will just get surrounded.

Now we have Rhodes who can come deep drop a little lay off into CJs run and he is away nobody is catching him

He has technique despite the criticism of his ability.He frustrates me but he gets me off my seat more than Josh Bowler did.Yes I did just type that.
 
JHNG said:
I’ve read so many dreadful comments from loads of people about how bad a footballer CJ is…. interesting that none of them have been on since Saturday !!!
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I'm his biggest critic and I've been here the entire time.

Where were you when he was ** wank for the 5 games before that?
 
His main issues is constancy and not playing to his strengths. We saw on Saturday that he had the pace to cook defenders but rarely does it which is annoying.
 
I've always thought CJ was an asset if used correctly & I maintain that stance. on Saturday that was the case. I'm really pleased for him & us 👍 👍 👍 I hate all those who constantly jump on our players backs, GTF was another who I'd hear lot's of people moaning about, yet I believe if he hadn't been injured in our play off against West Ham we'd have had another stint in the Prem. Now whether that would have been a good thing or not we'll never know😬
 
Sooty59 said:
I've always thought CJ was an asset if used correctly & I maintain that stance. on Saturday that was the case. I'm really pleased for him & us 👍 👍 👍 I hate all those who constantly jump on our players backs, GTF was another who I'd hear lot's of people moaning about, yet I believe if he hadn't been injured in our play off against West Ham we'd have had another stint in the Prem. Now whether that would have been a good thing or not we'll never know😬
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GTF was the best footballer I have seen play for us, if he had pace he would have been playing for a top club.
 
Seems to be this seasons whipping boy unfortunately. He is very frustrating though as he seems to do something great then messes up with the end product. He’s one player who I really hope turns it around and has a run of good performances
 
SeasideKurt said:
I'm his biggest critic and I've been here the entire time.

Where were you when he was ** wank for the 5 games before that?
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I was hoping and praying that Critch would play him in his best position, but still trying to offer him encouragement, because that’s what REAL fans do Kurt, and it’s how players respond best. If you have a job, how would you feel if your boss/ cooeagues called you a ** wank all the time. Use your brain man - encouragement is what players need.
 
JHNG said:
I was hoping and praying that Critch would play him in his best position, but still trying to offer him encouragement, because that’s what REAL fans do Kurt, and it’s how players respond best. If you have a job, how would you feel if your boss/ cooeagues called you a ** wank all the time. Use your brain man - encouragement is what players need.
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DO you think I go to games and call him shit? No. I only support when I am at the ground bar leaving early when it's turgid shite like it was at Lincoln and Wolverhampton. This is a forum for expressing opinions about footballers. CJ is not a very good footballer. He hasn't improved a SINGLE aspect of his game. He wasn't good enough at Championship level. And playing players like CJ consistently last season is frankly why we got relegated.

He's already shown this season he isn't good enough. Even in his BEST game this season, he was extremely wasteful and he only got an assist because Jordan Rhodes is an intelligent box striker. His ball was crap.

Are you saying that we shouldn't want better players? CJ Hamilton is barely League Two standard. And the sooner people get on board with that, the sooner we can get better players and progress. If CJ Hamilton starts more than 25 games for us this season, we won't get promoted.
 
SeasideKurt said:
DO you think I go to games and call him shit? No. I only support when I am at the ground bar leaving early when it's turgid shite like it was at Lincoln and Wolverhampton. This is a forum for expressing opinions about footballers. CJ is not a very good footballer. He hasn't improved a SINGLE aspect of his game. He wasn't good enough at Championship level. And playing players like CJ consistently last season is frankly why we got relegated.

He's already shown this season he isn't good enough. Even in his BEST game this season, he was extremely wasteful and he only got an assist because Jordan Rhodes is an intelligent box striker. His ball was crap.

Are you saying that we shouldn't want better players? CJ Hamilton is barely League Two standard. And the sooner people get on board with that, the sooner we can get better players and progress. If CJ Hamilton starts more than 25 games for us this season, we won't get promoted.
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Obsessed 🤣🤣🤣
 
SeasideKurt said:
DO you think I go to games and call him shit? No. I only support when I am at the ground bar leaving early when it's turgid shite like it was at Lincoln and Wolverhampton. This is a forum for expressing opinions about footballers. CJ is not a very good footballer. He hasn't improved a SINGLE aspect of his game. He wasn't good enough at Championship level. And playing players like CJ consistently last season is frankly why we got relegated.

He's already shown this season he isn't good enough. Even in his BEST game this season, he was extremely wasteful and he only got an assist because Jordan Rhodes is an intelligent box striker. His ball was crap.

Are you saying that we shouldn't want better players? CJ Hamilton is barely League Two standard. And the sooner people get on board with that, the sooner we can get better players and progress. If CJ Hamilton starts more than 25 games for us this season, we won't get promoted.
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CJ was shite on Saturday but the entire ground was singing his name. Makes sense.
 
seasidepaddle said:
CJ was shite on Saturday but the entire ground was singing his name. Makes sense.
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I didn't say he was shite on Saturday. Can you even read? Do you want to take my mobile number and I'll read out my post to you?

I said, in his BEST game he was still extremely wasteful. He was shite against Lincoln. Port Vale. Leyton Orient. Burton Albion. And then almost every single game bar one last season?

Answer me the following questions or stop replying to me;

1 - When did he "impact" a game off of the bench?
2 - What attributes has he got better at since his debut?
3 - Tell me a string of games where he has played better than a 7/10 consistently?

If you can't answer that, I'm banging the drum because there are some extremely blinked people here who can't accept that when you play poor players you get poor results.
 
SeasideKurt said:
I didn't say he was shite on Saturday. Can you even read? Do you want to take my mobile number and I'll read out my post to you?

I said, in his BEST game he was still extremely wasteful. He was shite against Lincoln. Port Vale. Leyton Orient. Burton Albion. And then almost every single game bar one last season?

Answer me the following questions or stop replying to me;

1 - When did he "impact" a game off of the bench?
2 - What attributes has he got better at since his debut?
3 - Tell me a string of games where he has played better than a 7/10 consistently?

If you can't answer that, I'm banging the drum because there are some extremely blinked people here who can't accept that when you play poor players you get poor results.
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You're banging the drum because you're a bitter chap who can't admit when he's wrong. When he's shite - by all means call him shite. When he plays well - say that or lose all credibility. He destroyed one of the better full backs in the league on Saturday - including for the assist. I've seen / heard countless Wigan fans say as much. How does Jordan Rhodes have anything to do with him beating his full back for our first goal?

If Rhodes had played every game maybe CJ would have 6 assists by now.
 
seasidepaddle said:
You're banging the drum because you're a bitter chap who can't admit when he's wrong. When he's shite - by all means call him shite. When he plays well - say that or lose all credibility. He destroyed one of the better full backs in the league on Saturday - including for the assist. I've seen / heard countless Wigan fans say as much. How does Jordan Rhodes have anything to do with him beating his full back for our first goal?

If Rhodes had played every game maybe CJ would have 6 assists by now.
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SO you can't answer my questions? I'm not wrong we did get relegated. He was shit against those teams. Answer the questions or stop replying. Because if CJ was as good as you're talking about, the guy wouldn't be playing for Blackpool.

I've seen absolutely nothing from CJ except regression. He's slowed down. He very rarely has taken his man on. And on the pod I even said, he needs to drive to the line more and cut it back. And the first time he's done that effectively was on Saturday.

Anyone intelligent will know Rhodes goal on Saturday, wouldn't have been scored by Lavery or Beesley because their movement in the box isn't at Rhodes level. Guess you either know football or don't. You're in the latter. Clearly.
 
SeasideKurt said:
SO you can't answer my questions? I'm not wrong we did get relegated. He was shit against those teams. Answer the questions or stop replying. Because if CJ was as good as you're talking about, the guy wouldn't be playing for Blackpool.

I've seen absolutely nothing from CJ except regression. He's slowed down. He very rarely has taken his man on. And on the pod I even said, he needs to drive to the line more and cut it back. And the first time he's done that effectively was on Saturday.

Anyone intelligent will know Rhodes goal on Saturday, wouldn't have been scored by Lavery or Beesley because their movement in the box isn't at Rhodes level. Guess you either know football or don't. You're in the latter. Clearly.
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I suppose it's valuable having the most negative Blackpool fan on the internet (some accolade!) on a podcast. Thank fuck I don't listen.

By your logic Jerry Yates is terrible because we were relegated.

Oh - and I'll reply as much or as little as I want.
 
Razzledazzle53 said:
Start an OP with CJ and watch the vultures gather. Pathetic! Thankfully it was clear on Saturday that the majority of fans are with him. Ole ole ole ole👌
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I did wonder during the game if it had been made up for his previous shite showings to be used as a piss-take.
We will probably never know now as he managed to get his boots on the correct feet thankfully that game.
 
Think most agree that his close control is non existent , which is not what you expect from a professional footballer, but he has pace to burn , so if he keeps it simple by getting to the touch line & getting a cross over then he can be effective.
 
Simonized said:
I did wonder during the game if it had been made up for his previous shite showings to be used as a piss-take.
We will probably never know now as he managed to get his boots on the correct feet thankfully that game.
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Definitely not a piss-take, just supporters showing their appreciation for an excellent performance 👍. What it's all about.
 
I think you will find that despite the errors he makes which infuriate he is a player the opposition is most scared of. On top of that his pace means he is essential as the player who stays back from corners.
 
20togo said:
well i think he's a bad footballer technically wise and I've been on here loads of times since saturday and have given him plenty of praise for his performance. What is more interesting is the blatant fact you wouldn't have posted your comment if CJ had had a bad game of which there have been many. I hope CJ can find a bit of consistency rather than one good game every twelve or so. So I suggest you wait until he finds that level of consistency before you come back on here with a comment like your o/p.
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The reason CJ hasn't had good games is because the rest of the team seemed incapable of putting the ball in front of him instead they put it behind him or at his feet . Yes he is a one trick pony ,but it is a hell of a trick if he is used right . He will be consistent if the rest of the team play to his strengths.
 
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