The
signing of Scott Golbourne (not Goldborne, Goldbourne or Golborne!) must have
been as much a relief for those in the club’s hierarchy as it was for us
supporters.
Constantly
barracked and ridiculed over the past few months for the seemingly disastrous lack
of transfer activity, Golbourne is only the second permanent signing for the
senior squad in 18 months since we embarked on our hugely successful League One
title-winning campaign.
Plenty
of loans have been tried in the meantime, but only Jonathan Kodjia’s bolt-from-the-blue
signing from Angers in the summer has caused the editors on Wikipedia to move a
player's full time club to Bristol City in that time.
Any
fan over the age of 17/18 or so will fleetingly remember Golbourne, of course, as
he spent his formative years with us but his opportunities were limited at that
stage so I knew little about him, other than he’s looked like a pretty solid
looking traditional full-back in the games I’ve seen him in since.
His
family are City fans, and he’s already talked about “us” in his interviews, and
its great to have another local lad, albeit one that went away to pursue his dreams,
back on board.
I
spoke to Thomas, from WolvesBlog.com, who had these generous words
about our new signing:
“First important thing to say
is I'm gutted Scott Golbourne is leaving and I think the majority of Wolves
supporters feel the same. That's always a pretty good sign you've secured a
decent player.
His greatest
strength is that he can actually play football. That sounds stupid but for a
full-back operating in tight spaces and seeing a lot of the ball, you've got to
have great touch, dribbling skills and the ability to thread passes.
Many don't but
he does all of that stuff very well and can also put decent deliveries into the
box. I wouldn't say he's rapid but you certainly don't see a lot of wingers
skinning him and he's got enough pace to get up and down to good effect.
He's been a
pretty consistent presence at left-back for Wolves over the last two and a half
years, but fallen out of favour lately for some reason. There was talk of a
contract dispute which might have hastened his exit and explains the
ridiculously low price tag.
I also believe
Kenny Jackett thinks he's not up to the physical demands of the Championship,
which might have some merit. I think he's been targeted with those long
diagonal balls a few times, but he's never been a weak link as far as I'm
concerned.
I'm surprised you've
got him being brutally honest (only because of your league position) but it looks
like you'll pay the wages and it is his home town club so that may have held
sway.
He's a very
good, consistent player and he'll do a great job, so good luck to him. We wish
him well.”
My thanks to Thomas, who can be followed on Twitter here.
Promising indeed. Let’s hope he can establish himself in the
way the left-sided players of his youth did. If he can become half as big a
favourite as Brian Tinnion or Mickey Bell at Ashton Gate, he’ll have done a
decent job.
Welcome home, Scott. You're one of our own.
COYR!
he won't save you from relegation!
ReplyDeletedon't believe Thomas what that guy knows about wwfc you could put on a postage stamp,
ReplyDeleteFor starters his performances lately were cap,gets forward but slow getting back leaving that side wide open, has for a contract he was in talks with the club about a new one,I for one won't be sorry to see him go and a lot of fans will feel the same way,Doherty is ten times better and he's a right back.
I hope you stay up because it's a good day out with a normal three points in the bag,this season was an exception to the rule,I am certain normal service will be resumed next season if, if you stay up.
don't believe Thomas what that guy knows about wwfc you could put on a postage stamp,
ReplyDeleteFor starters his performances lately were cap,gets forward but slow getting back leaving that side wide open, has for a contract he was in talks with the club about a new one,I for one won't be sorry to see him go and a lot of fans will feel the same way,Doherty is ten times better and he's a right back.
I hope you stay up because it's a good day out with a normal three points in the bag,this season was an exception to the rule,I am certain normal service will be resumed next season if, if you stay up.
He was an excellent left back in league one but no where near the standard of the championship. He has been a weak link every time he has played. Most wolves fans will be glad he's gone
ReplyDeleteIgnore the comments from 'John' - he's a 'know nothing know-all'. Thomas has it bang on - Golbourne is quality on the floor. But Jackett has had a long-held opinion that he is vulnerable under the high ball, which has led to his being dropped a couple of times.
ReplyDeleteAlways liked Scott and couldn't really understand why he lost his place in the team. Must be something 'behind the scenes'.
ReplyDeleteEspecially good going forward and enough pace and knowhow to cope with most wingers.
I'm sure he'll do well.
Scott Golbourne in my opinion is a very dependable left back who is very good attacking but maybe not as good at defending. For some reason Kenny Jackett always seemed to drop him occasionally, maybe because of his defensive faults. He is a good championship left back and a good player for Bristol
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