Jenkins: 'I don't think I've done enough' (From Watford Observer)

He wants to think on and ensure he does enough to get a playing contract elsewhere - this loan spell at the bottom of the professional game could be crucial if he wants to avoid joining the Al Bangura/Jamie Hand club.

Sure he will make it proffesionally.
Reminds me of Timmy Sherwood who was never accepted at Watford.
Ross looked great when he came in and has such a good name he deserves to succeed.
By the way don't rubbish Jamie Hand. For what he said about them up the road he deserves a contract anywhere!

wheelsonfire wrote:
Sure he will make it proffesionally.
Reminds me of Timmy Sherwood who was never accepted at Watford.
Ross looked great when he came in and has such a good name he deserves to succeed.
By the way don't rubbish Jamie Hand. For what he said about them up the road he deserves a contract anywhere!

Tim Sherwood? Ok right

lutondown wrote:

wheelsonfire wrote:
Sure he will make it proffesionally.
Reminds me of Timmy Sherwood who was never accepted at Watford.
Ross looked great when he came in and has such a good name he deserves to succeed.
By the way don't rubbish Jamie Hand. For what he said about them up the road he deserves a contract anywhere!

Tim Sherwood? Ok right

Just spat my drink across he floor ... Compared to Tim Sherwood? Has to be a wind up

Hampshire hornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

wheelsonfire wrote:
Sure he will make it proffesionally.
Reminds me of Timmy Sherwood who was never accepted at Watford.
Ross looked great when he came in and has such a good name he deserves to succeed.
By the way don't rubbish Jamie Hand. For what he said about them up the road he deserves a contract anywhere!

Tim Sherwood? Ok right

Just spat my drink across he floor ... Compared to Tim Sherwood? Has to be a wind up

It may be relevant comparison for Tim's time at Watford. He showed promise but never nailed down a spot, was deemed not good enough to make it here, but found his feet and the rest is history. Doubt Ross will achieve quite the same, and he may have to drop lower, but I hope he'll get a decent career from the game.

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:

Hampshire hornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

wheelsonfire wrote:
Sure he will make it proffesionally.
Reminds me of Timmy Sherwood who was never accepted at Watford.
Ross looked great when he came in and has such a good name he deserves to succeed.
By the way don't rubbish Jamie Hand. For what he said about them up the road he deserves a contract anywhere!

Tim Sherwood? Ok right

Just spat my drink across he floor ... Compared to Tim Sherwood? Has to be a wind up

It may be relevant comparison for Tim's time at Watford. He showed promise but never nailed down a spot, was deemed not good enough to make it here, but found his feet and the rest is history. Doubt Ross will achieve quite the same, and he may have to drop lower, but I hope he'll get a decent career from the game.

ps what about Gary Fisken, another "great prospect" who disappeared into non league. Rated by Vialli, which i guess says it all...

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:

Hampshire hornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

wheelsonfire wrote:
Sure he will make it proffesionally.
Reminds me of Timmy Sherwood who was never accepted at Watford.
Ross looked great when he came in and has such a good name he deserves to succeed.
By the way don't rubbish Jamie Hand. For what he said about them up the road he deserves a contract anywhere!

Tim Sherwood? Ok right

Just spat my drink across he floor ... Compared to Tim Sherwood? Has to be a wind up

It may be relevant comparison for Tim's time at Watford. He showed promise but never nailed down a spot, was deemed not good enough to make it here, but found his feet and the rest is history. Doubt Ross will achieve quite the same, and he may have to drop lower, but I hope he'll get a decent career from the game.

ps what about Gary Fisken, another "great prospect" who disappeared into non league. Rated by Vialli, which i guess says it all...

I know Garys family well. Good local boxing family. So I'm biased!
Kenny Jackett rated him enough to play him at Swansea.

wheelsonfire wrote:
Sure he will make it proffesionally.
Reminds me of Timmy Sherwood who was never accepted at Watford.
Ross looked great when he came in and has such a good name he deserves to succeed.
By the way don't rubbish Jamie Hand. For what he said about them up the road he deserves a contract anywhere!

That little weasel talks utter rubbish and also said Luton were a bigger club than us when he joined them! As for Jenkins will take bets with anyone he's non league next season!

Don't think he ever was good enough to play championship football only ever passes the ball sideways or backwards.Also gave away stupid free kicks just outside our box on a regular basis.Conference seems a likely standard doesn't remind me at all of Tim Sherwood!

Hampshire hornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

wheelsonfire wrote:
Sure he will make it proffesionally.
Reminds me of Timmy Sherwood who was never accepted at Watford.
Ross looked great when he came in and has such a good name he deserves to succeed.
By the way don't rubbish Jamie Hand. For what he said about them up the road he deserves a contract anywhere!

Tim Sherwood? Ok right

Just spat my drink across he floor ... Compared to Tim Sherwood? Has to be a wind up

Has less flair than dear old Stevie Sherwood let alone Tim. Never lived up to the great name of Ross Jenkins the 1st IMO.

The Tim Sherwood who played at Spurs and Blackburn was not the same as the younger version we had.
In fact he was treated badly by the Watford fans who never really gave him a chance!
Ring a bell!!!!

wheelsonfire wrote:
The Tim Sherwood who played at Spurs and Blackburn was not the same as the younger version we had.
In fact he was treated badly by the Watford fans who never really gave him a chance!
Ring a bell!!!!

Jenkins never got a chance? Sometimes they are not good enough. lower league player at best. Such is life

The comparison with Tim Sherwood is a poor one. The context is very different.Sherwood played in top division for Dave Bassett.He was only just 20 when Norwich put in a bid for him two years later. Watford had been relegated and the manager Steve Harrison did not rate him.Jenkins is 22 played all his games in the second tier for five different managers.No one has put a bid in for him.He has not been a first team regular for several seasons (injury has been a factor), he has been offered a chance in the fourth division by one of that divisions weakest teams. I still stand that the comparison with Bangura and Hand is more valid. I think Jenkins is better than Fisken. But not sure he is a better player than Dominic Blizzard - But he is not as good as David Perpetuini

Maybe we could think about Jenkins as the next Clint Easton rather than the next Tim Sherwood?

Andrew1963 wrote:
Maybe we could think about Jenkins as the next Clint Easton rather than the next Tim Sherwood?

Really? What, starring in spaghetti westerns? I don't think so, his stubble is a bit too girly.

Good luck to him. Maybe at Barnet he will not be criticised as much. He is not a player who will change a game but he does generally put in a deal of effort. His name has hindered his career at Watford.

Abbots hornet wrote:
Don't think he ever was good enough to play championship football only ever passes the ball sideways or backwards.Also gave away stupid free kicks just outside our box on a regular basis.Conference seems a likely standard doesn't remind me at all of Tim Sherwood!

That's all Gareth Barry does and for some reason he made it!!

Tim sherwood was very highly rated at Watford by GT, and the rumours were that GT had the intention of forming the future teams first division midfield around him. Sadly, Harrison did not get on with Sherwodd, and, like a number of other players who were successful after being outed by Harrison, was pushed out of the club.
Although Jenkins will never break into this team, I feel he is a better player than some on here believe. He will make a decent career in the middle leagues, if he applies himself.

Ross Jenkins, when I heard that name. I use to think of winning week after week & seeing the net bulge at the Vic & the Rook end. Now I think don’t put him on Please!

i think we should give him credit for comming out and saying he has not done enough. It sounds a bt defeatist to me, maybe he should up his game unless he really has given in to the fact he and many others are just not good enough for the standard that we are now at and the level we want to achieve.

francowatford wrote:
i think we should give him credit for comming out and saying he has not done enough. It sounds a bt defeatist to me, maybe he should up his game unless he really has given in to the fact he and many others are just not good enough for the standard that we are now at and the level we want to achieve.

Agree with the first part, completely disagree with the second. Fair play to the lad for not just moaning that he hasn't got in the team and fair play for wanting to go out on loan, play football and become a better player rather than just sit back and pick up his pay cheque. Clearly realises that he is still young and it is important for his career to improve (which a 22 year old central midfielder definitely will do), hence why he as gone out on loan.