Reserves - now the Fonz debate

[peter w]

Well he's been sitting on the bench not doing much else since you considered him to be the next big thing. I haven't seen anything in him to suggest he's going to have a career in the top two divisions never mind the Prem. Just doesn't look good enough.

[Clampy]

Whenever I've seen Delfouneso I haven't been that impressed. He's the new Darren Byfield.

Ridiculous.

Agreed, just nonsense.

[Dave Cooper please]

Whenever I've seen Delfouneso I haven't been that impressed. He's the new Darren Byfield.

Ridiculous.

Agreed, just nonsense.

Really?
I haven't watched our reserves much recently but whenever Delfouneso has appeared in our first team he hasn't particularly impressed me. So unless we go for conspiracy theories about him falling out with Hotlips, or other theories that Hotlips won't pick the youngsters (hardly seems likely with the likes of Bannan, Albrighton and Clark getting plenty of chances), we can only assume Fonz has not impressed in training, and that could easily mean he might not have the attitude required.

[Mazrim]

Well he's been sitting on the bench not doing much else since you considered him to be the next big thing. I haven't seen anything in him to suggest he's going to have a career in the top two divisions never mind the Prem. Just doesn't look good enough.

And how would you? Do you watch reserve/academy football? What are you basing your opinion on, a few rare opportunities of first team football (in which he has scored and largely done pretty well).
I dont know why Houllier doesnt fancy him (at the moment), I dont watch them in training but he is not the next Darren Byfield.

We'll see anyway. I'm sticking with my opinion of him until proven otherwise.

[Percy McCarthy]

Fonz is a natural goalscorer IMO. I think he will make it big as long as their is nothing wrong between the ears.

[villajk]

Fonz seems quite bright when we spoke to him at BHX when we were flying to Faro.  Just hope he doesn't get his head turned.

[TheSandman]

Fonz is a natural goalscorer IMO. I think he will make it big as long as their is nothing wrong between the ears.

Yep. That's what he looks like to me. He's one of these players who won't look the best but will get loads of goals. A bit like Darren Bent. 

[eamonn]

Whats with Coops calling Houllier ''Hotlips'' all the time? It doesn't conjure up a very nice image. At all.

[Dave Cooper please]

Whats with Coops calling Houllier ''Hotlips'' all the time? It doesn't conjure up a very nice image. At all.

Because it's better than G-Hou or any number of other crap attempts to give Hotlips a proper nickname on here.

[peter w]

Well he's been sitting on the bench not doing much else since you considered him to be the next big thing. I haven't seen anything in him to suggest he's going to have a career in the top two divisions never mind the Prem. Just doesn't look good enough.

And how would you? Do you watch reserve/academy football? What are you basing your opinion on, a few rare opportunities of first team football (in which he has scored and largely done pretty well).
I dont know why Houllier doesnt fancy him (at the moment), I dont watch them in training but he is not the next Darren Byfield.

We'll see anyway. I'm sticking with my opinion of him until proven otherwise.

No, just the odd snippet here and there and really it doesn't make much difference as to how prolific they are in the reserves its how they translate that in the first team that is the measure of a player.

I agree he's looked bright at times but not first-team Prem standard. He makes the wrong choices too many times, doesn't look like he possesses a good enough shot and doesn't use that option early enough, still looks lightweight, and looks a yard or two of the game.

He may improve with age but I don't think he'll have a career with us. Like Byfield. I'd expect him to cut it at a lower level, but that's it.

[JUAN PABLO]

Whenever I've seen Delfouneso I haven't been that impressed. He's the new Darren Byfield.

Ridiculous.

tHats alright then,  I wouldnt mind shagging Byfields other half..

[Mazrim]

He makes the wrong choices too many times, doesn't look like he possesses a good enough shot and doesn't use that option early enough, still looks lightweight, and looks a yard or two of the game.

I couldn't imagine disagreeing with anything more strongly than that sentence and I do wonder how you came to any of those conclusions.

[peter w]

He makes the wrong choices too many times, doesn't look like he possesses a good enough shot and doesn't use that option early enough, still looks lightweight, and looks a yard or two of the game.

I couldn't imagine disagreeing with anything more strongly than that sentence and I do wonder how you came to any of those conclusions.

By watching him when he plays.

[pablopicasso_10]

i am a huge admirer of delfouneso's ability and whenever i have watched him, at any level, he has shown his progression...

he has slotted into the first team when needed and not looked out of place, albeit, he hasnt really had a run to really showcase his ability...

i am hoping now that with the injury to heskey, that delfouneso gets a bit of a look in and uses that opportunity to force his way into the managers plans...

gareth bale has done exactly that when esso-ekotto (sp?) wasnt available, after bale was considered not good enough and about to be shipped out on loan to a championship club, and now after a few decent games, he is the best player in the world ever ever ever - copyright skumsportsnews...

[Clampy]

Until we throw him in on a more regular basis, we'll never really know if he's going to be good enough, but so far he's not let us down when he's played. Fergie has'nt seemed too worried about throwing Hernandez into the Premiership and he is'nt doing too badly.