Re: Ade Gardner : Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:17 pm  

dr death wrote:

Ade has the talent but lacks the commitment.

If he had the heart of Roby or the balls of Graham he'd be a world-beater.

Saddened! wrote:

That isn't true IMO. No one in our squad tries harder than Ade.

and graham doesn't have balls?

Re: Ade Gardner : Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:20 pm  

jdrocket wrote:

and graham doesn't have balls?

No, Graham has servos, circuit boards, titanium plating and one big red monster of an engine.

Re: Ade Gardner : Sun Nov 14, 2010 1:31 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I think the club did Gardner a disservice by keeping him as a winger. He should have been bulked up early in his career and played at centre.

At Cadbury's or Nestle.

Re: Ade Gardner : Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:19 pm  

dr death wrote:

Ade has the talent but lacks the commitment.

I disagree totally. He works very hard does Ade, and consistently. You are accusing the wrong winger of a lack of commitment.

Re: Ade Gardner : Sun Nov 14, 2010 7:10 pm  

He certainy doesn't lack commitment. He lacks speed.

Re: Ade Gardner : Sun Nov 14, 2010 7:50 pm  

We could do with a couple of Darren Alberts on the wings

Re: Ade Gardner : Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:47 am  

Ade certainly doesn't lack commitment.

He came up with a play at headingly a few years back which summed him up well.
We were winning a close game and the clock was almost up. The rain was lashing down.
We tackled a leeds player near the touchline, they foolishly tried an impossible offload and the pass went to ground. With the reaction of a cat, Ade raced for the ball, desperate to regain possesion to help secure the game by diving on the ball. Only problem was, because of the wet conditions, he dived on the ball and slid over the touchline - scrum to Leeds.

He's not perfect, but he does have his strengths and he does put a lot in. Although I may wish for more in a player, I'll not slag him off.

Re: Ade Gardner : Wed Nov 17, 2010 4:23 pm  

Ade always gives 100% he's just way too slow

Re: Ade Gardner : Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:17 pm  

Next season is Gardner's last chance. He is OOC at the end of next year and unless he has a good season he won't get a new deal with the emergence of Foster, who has the added advantage of kicking goals. There's some pressure on Gardner, but he has a fresh slate with the new coach. Some players play well under certain coaches and maybe this will be the case with Gardner? He also has a new Centre partner in Shenton, who knows if that will work for or against him.

Re: Ade Gardner : Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:26 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

Next season is Gardner's last chance. He is OOC at the end of next year and unless he has a good season he won't get a new deal with the emergence of Foster, who has the added advantage of kicking goals. There's some pressure on Gardner, but he has a fresh slate with the new coach. Some players play well under certain coaches and maybe this will be the case with Gardner? He also has a new Centre partner in Shenton, who knows if that will work for or against him.

Unless he can find an extra ten yards of pace I don't think It matters.