06-15-2016, 08:52 AM
(06-14-2016, 10:13 AM)DJC link Wrote:They're not really competing for the same position. Armfield is a defensive forward who has managed to hit the scoreboard in recent games. Charlie Curnow is a marking forward and SOJ, while a decent size, tends to get the pill by good positioning and getting into space. Neither of them have Armfield's speed.
Charlie would seem to be competing with Everitt, Walker and perhaps White. SOJ plays more like Sumner, Lamb or Walker at a pinch. Perhaps the closest player we've had to SOJ would be Menzel when he had a crack.
Either this year or next (or whenever) Charlie and Jack will be replacing Everitt and Walker.
Those advocating Jack are mostly doing so because...
a) They see stats/goals from the NB games
b) They see the 'performance' (or lack thereof) of Walker/Everitt on a weekly basis.
Based on that its a case of, "surely he couldn't be any worse than..."