Jordan Ayew - sold to Swansea

[Matt Collins]

It's only as far back as the forest and Bristol games that quite a few people were saying he contributes nothing and should be dropped

[Matt Collins]

Quote from: Abbeyfealeavfc on September 28, 2016, 01:45:03 PM
Ayew scores and again we don't win!! Thats 13+ months I've been waiting for him to have a positive impact on games with goals. The guy's a jinx (unless we're losing a game and he comes on as a sub, scores and manages to earn us a draw I personally can't see his worth). I was expecting an equaliser from Barnsley after Ayew scored because that is what I've come to expect.

Wow. Still coming in fact. I've not seen a better payer in this league personally. I think he's going to go on a bit of a scoring run now

[Percy McCarthy]

Ayew is excellent. Total top boi, as the youngsters say. (I think?)

Bwai.

[Toronto Villa]

He'll be gone in January if we aren't contending for at minimum a playoff spot.

[mr underhill]

Agree with that, especially if he's scored a few more in the process. Too good for this league.

[passitsideways]

Wouldn't be ideal, of course, but if we do have to sell him in January, spending the money we get for him on a proper midfielder, in terms of marginal benefit, would be absolutely massive for us.

[Gregorys Boy]

Think he was one of the better players today which isn't saying much.  But he just wasn't getting any support, and the movement around him was terrible.  We did well to hold onto him in the summer but I do wonder how much longer he will stay.

[footyskillz]

He is actually a very very decent player. And knows it. His play isn't cut out for championship and would thrive in the more free flowing attacking teams higher up in prem. It's a case of playing him or McCormack in my view as way he drifts in will and has taken up Ross space.  I have to say his corner delivery very decent as is his skills. Where he falls down is his lack of vision and inability to score - unlike his brother.  I think McCormack and him aren't suited and can't play together it's one or other. McCormack is a captain whilst ayew is an enigma . The guy is fantastic but I think he's not right. He's also has interesting attitude and petulant however has shown fight continuously for the cause with some pride and stood out last season and even this. It's a real dilemma and only a good one to have if sitting pretty polly at top of top 4 prem or top 6championship. The reason it not good as there is no way- ayew McCormack kodja adomah and grealish can all play at same time .

Rdm needs to also play him up top or off the front man not on the wings same with kodja or McCormack . He's a number 10 as is grealish and McCormack. Herein problem lies

[Gregorys Boy]

I can see how his style is a bit out of sorts for this league.  Then again I think if you get the right system and tactics to work to his strengths then I still think he would be a very effective player for us.  But that just isn't happening right now.

[footyskillz]

I can see how his style is a bit out of sorts for this league.  Then again I think if you get the right system and tactics to work to his strengths then I still think he would be a very effective player for us.  But that just isn't happening right now.

And still fit in McCormack ?? It's one or the other for me

[ChicagoLion]

I can see how his style is a bit out of sorts for this league.  Then again I think if you get the right system and tactics to work to his strengths then I still think he would be a very effective player for us.  But that just isn't happening right now.

And still fit in McCormack ?? It's one or the other for me

i agree footy, I think we have some good players but not the right mix.

[Gregorys Boy]

No I think we can play Ayew just off the strikers or maybe out wide sometimes.  Think its workable myself.  I see him and McCormack as different sorts of players.

[mr underhill]

Like others have said, really good proven Championship players have come to us and look like they have never seen a football in their lives. That has to be down to the way they are being 'managed'.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Wow. Still coming in fact. I've not seen a better payer in this league personally. I think he's going to go on a bit of a scoring run now

I saw 11 players better than him yesterday playing for lowly Preston. One or two flashes a game hidden in 80 minutes of meh doesn't make him good.

[aj2k77]

We certainly don't have a manager clever enough to fit him in to the team. Doesn't work hard enough of be involved enough in general. 3-4 dribbles per game of which none normally lead to a goal. January get shot, take the £10m+ and use to buy a player that we can fit in to the team shape (when we decide whether or not we have one).

Don't get me wrong, I quite like his skills, but as a team player in this division it's a no from me.