James Perch

[Dr Gloom 21924]

agree about ryan taylor but at least he can occasionally put a decent ball in the box. i honestly can't see this perch kid offering a lot based on last night's performance. knee-jerk-tastic?

[Guest alex]

You'd think Hughton could pick a full-back too.

 

Simpson and Perch are both gash.

Bit like looking for quality clothes in a jumble sale with the resources he has though.

[Guest alex]

agree about ryan taylor but at least he can occasionally put a decent ball in the box.

Only from a free-kick though because he spends most of open play taking up positions where his team mates would find it hard to pick him out. Even in the Championship he had zero confidence. It wouldn't be so bad but he's a woeful defender. Nani would've taken him to the cleaners last night.

Edited August 17, 2010 by alex

[Norbert Colon 0]

agree about ryan taylor but at least he can occasionally put a decent ball in the box.

Only from a free-kick though because he spends most of open play taking up positions where his team mates would find it hard to pick him out. Even in the Championship he had zero confidence. It wouldn't be so bad but he's a woeful defender. Nani would've taken him to the cleaners last night.

 

Ryan would have struggled through lack of pace - Perch was ropey but at least has a turn of foot - Routledge needs to get a grip and start playing to team instructions - I would give Perch a few more games but he does look a bit of a liability

[Deano 0]

He is shit....yes he is quick but he has NO position awareness and seems to have no clue going forward.

 

I look forward to Simpson coming back but even then he isnt PL quality....yet.

 

Id ask villa for beye on loan till january.

[ohhh_yeah 2966]

THERE are few clubs where the simple number '9' shirt can hold such a heavy burden of significance.

 

So it is perhaps not a surprise that there has been much conjecture and debate over the suitability of Andy Carroll to be handed the fabled shirt at Newcastle United.

 

The likes of Alan Shearer, Hughie Gallagher, Jackie Milburn, Malcolm Macdonald, Andy Cole and Les Ferdinand have left some huge shoes for him to fill.

 

And, at 21-years-old, that would be a daunting prospect in itself, particularly for a player who is still to prove himself at the top level of the game.

 

He may have netted 19 goals in the Championship last season. But, as he found out at Old Trafford on Monday night, there is a huge gulf between the second tier and the Premier League.

 

And there also comes an added responsibility to the role of Newcastle number 9, in addition to merely scoring goals.

 

When he was a young man growing up, Carroll himself had a poster of Shearer on his bedroom wall.

 

And, in an era when footballers truly became global celebrities, Shearer was largely a good role model. A true professional on and off the field.

 

Is it possible to say the same about Carroll, a man who was involved in a training ground bust-up that left team-mate Stephen Taylor with a broken jaw and who, in October, will go to Crown Court to face allegations of a nightclub assault?

 

Perhaps not.

 

Carroll is hardly the first footballer to become embroiled in such headline making behaviour. And he certainly won't be the last.

 

Heck, if we are living in a world where Peter Crouch allegedly feels the need to enjoy the company of another woman, instead of the stunningly beautiful Abbey Clancy, then it is almost impossible to predict what might happen next.

 

Perhaps we should introduce an annual 'Ashley Cole' award for men who have an insatiable desire to drive a Lada when they have a Rolls Royce in the garage back home.

 

But, if Newcastle fans are looking for a player for their kids to idolise, then there are alternatives to Carroll.

 

They could do worse, in fact, than look towards a player who quietly made his debut for the Magpies on Monday.

 

Like Carroll, James Perch ended up playing for the big club on his doorstep, with the Mansfield lad snapped up by Forest's academy set-up as a 13-year-old and going on to make 220 appearances for the Reds.

 

But he is also a world away from the stereotypical view of the modern Premiership footballer.

 

A thoughtful, reserved character, Perch was always well liked in the Forest dressing room, as demonstrated by the warm reception he received when he returned to the Wilford Lane training ground for a visit late last week.

 

And it said much that, as he ran out of the Old Trafford tunnel alongside Wayne Rooney on Monday night, a familiar face – in the form of Reds defender Wes Morgan – was pictured on TV, sat among the Newcastle fans.

 

A family man and not the sort for frequent wild nights out on the town, but also a fiercely ambitious footballer, Perch could initially have moved to Newcastle in January, but instead stayed on to try to complete the job of helping Forest to promotion.

 

His importance to the club was often underestimated, given that his contribution often amounted to little more than winning a tackle and laying the ball off.

 

Stronger in the air than his 5ft 10in frame would suggest, Perch was never a spectacular player. But his contribution was often vital.

 

It would be a travesty if his time at Forest was remembered for his last appearance in a red shirt, when he was asked to fill the void at left-back, in the play-off semi-final against Blackpool.

 

His willingness to take on the task without complaint was a neat reflection of a Forest career that saw him suffer through his own versatility.

 

His struggle on that painful evening served to highlight manager Billy Davies' point that he was desperately in need of a left-back.

 

But it did not do justice to Perch, who is a better player than that one match suggested.

 

At £1m, Newcastle have got themselves a good value purchase and a good, honest pro.

 

Perch, once labelled by Ian McParland as the best central defender at the club, instead normally found himself filling in for others, at right back or in the centre of midfield.

 

At Newcastle he looks to have made the right back spot his own, at least for the time being.

 

And he did nothing to embarrass himself when handed his baptism of fire against the likes of Nani and Ryan Giggs – with the Newcastle midfield often offering little in the way of protection.

 

No doubt this season it will be Carroll who grabs the greater number of headlines – for the right reasons or wrong.

 

But, if Newcastle fans do want a role model for their youngsters, then they could do well to look at the number 14, rather than the 9.

 

 

 

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/sport/Fo...il/article.html?

[Dr Gloom 21924]

THERE are few clubs where the simple number '9' shirt can hold such a heavy burden of significance.

 

So it is perhaps not a surprise that there has been much conjecture and debate over the suitability of Andy Carroll to be handed the fabled shirt at Newcastle United.

 

The likes of Alan Shearer, Hughie Gallagher, Jackie Milburn, Malcolm Macdonald, Andy Cole and Les Ferdinand have left some huge shoes for him to fill.

 

And, at 21-years-old, that would be a daunting prospect in itself, particularly for a player who is still to prove himself at the top level of the game.

 

He may have netted 19 goals in the Championship last season. But, as he found out at Old Trafford on Monday night, there is a huge gulf between the second tier and the Premier League.

 

And there also comes an added responsibility to the role of Newcastle number 9, in addition to merely scoring goals.

 

When he was a young man growing up, Carroll himself had a poster of Shearer on his bedroom wall.

 

And, in an era when footballers truly became global celebrities, Shearer was largely a good role model. A true professional on and off the field.

 

Is it possible to say the same about Carroll, a man who was involved in a training ground bust-up that left team-mate Stephen Taylor with a broken jaw and who, in October, will go to Crown Court to face allegations of a nightclub assault?

 

Perhaps not.

 

Carroll is hardly the first footballer to become embroiled in such headline making behaviour. And he certainly won't be the last.

 

Heck, if we are living in a world where Peter Crouch allegedly feels the need to enjoy the company of another woman, instead of the stunningly beautiful Abbey Clancy, then it is almost impossible to predict what might happen next.

 

Perhaps we should introduce an annual 'Ashley Cole' award for men who have an insatiable desire to drive a Lada when they have a Rolls Royce in the garage back home.

 

But, if Newcastle fans are looking for a player for their kids to idolise, then there are alternatives to Carroll.

 

They could do worse, in fact, than look towards a player who quietly made his debut for the Magpies on Monday.

 

Like Carroll, James Perch ended up playing for the big club on his doorstep, with the Mansfield lad snapped up by Forest's academy set-up as a 13-year-old and going on to make 220 appearances for the Reds.

 

But he is also a world away from the stereotypical view of the modern Premiership footballer.

 

A thoughtful, reserved character, Perch was always well liked in the Forest dressing room, as demonstrated by the warm reception he received when he returned to the Wilford Lane training ground for a visit late last week.

 

And it said much that, as he ran out of the Old Trafford tunnel alongside Wayne Rooney on Monday night, a familiar face – in the form of Reds defender Wes Morgan – was pictured on TV, sat among the Newcastle fans.

 

A family man and not the sort for frequent wild nights out on the town, but also a fiercely ambitious footballer, Perch could initially have moved to Newcastle in January, but instead stayed on to try to complete the job of helping Forest to promotion.

 

His importance to the club was often underestimated, given that his contribution often amounted to little more than winning a tackle and laying the ball off.

 

Stronger in the air than his 5ft 10in frame would suggest, Perch was never a spectacular player. But his contribution was often vital.

 

It would be a travesty if his time at Forest was remembered for his last appearance in a red shirt, when he was asked to fill the void at left-back, in the play-off semi-final against Blackpool.

 

His willingness to take on the task without complaint was a neat reflection of a Forest career that saw him suffer through his own versatility.

 

His struggle on that painful evening served to highlight manager Billy Davies' point that he was desperately in need of a left-back.

 

But it did not do justice to Perch, who is a better player than that one match suggested.

 

At £1m, Newcastle have got themselves a good value purchase and a good, honest pro.

 

Perch, once labelled by Ian McParland as the best central defender at the club, instead normally found himself filling in for others, at right back or in the centre of midfield.

 

At Newcastle he looks to have made the right back spot his own, at least for the time being.

 

And he did nothing to embarrass himself when handed his baptism of fire against the likes of Nani and Ryan Giggs – with the Newcastle midfield often offering little in the way of protection.

 

No doubt this season it will be Carroll who grabs the greater number of headlines – for the right reasons or wrong.

 

But, if Newcastle fans do want a role model for their youngsters, then they could do well to look at the number 14, rather than the 9.

 

 

 

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/sport/Fo...il/article.html?

 

what game was that reporter watching? did he miss perch playing on one of their strikers by about 5 yards? or the way nani had him breathing out his arsehole most of the game?

[Gejon 2]

Played really well yesterday imo. Was getting forward a bit more too. Hopefully his performances will improve with confidence. He has good pace and can tackle well when he doesn't just jump in, he just needs to calm down a little.

[ohhh_yeah 2966]

 

Perch just played his first match since fracturing his skull in August.

 

[The Fish 10857]

Alongside Matty Longstaff

[Monkeys Fist 42449]

17 minutes ago, The Fish said:

Alongside Matty Longstaff

 

Longstaff was out injured- use the search function on the Google machine, fucking luddite 

 

 

 

[OTF 7295]

1 hour ago, ohhh_yeah said:

 

Perch just played his first match since fracturing his skull in August.

 

[The Fish 10857]

16 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

 

Longstaff was out injured- use the search function on the Google machine, fucking luddite 

 

 

 

[Monkeys Fist 42449]

5 minutes ago, The Fish said: