Rudy Gestede - GONE

[olaftab]

Rudy will work if we have players on both wings going for the by line and crossing.

[PeterWithe]

Rudy will work if we have players on both wings going for the by line and crossing.

Maybe but, early days as it is, he doesn't, thus far, look remotely like the type of player to build a team, or a front three around.

[Matt Collins]

I'm just hoping that he's not at all fit and as a massive guy takes a fair bit to get going

Good header on tues but upto then it was a shockingly bad performance. I'd play ayew up front against Liverpool

[supertom]

Rudy will work if we have players on both wings going for the by line and crossing.

Maybe but, early days as it is, he doesn't, thus far, look remotely like the type of player to build a team, or a front three around.

No. I think he'll be a good impact player. Provided we supply him with good service. He has played poorly lately, but at the same time the service to him has been pathetic. Even Benteke struggled at times last season with some of the appalling service he was getting. And I think sometimes for a striker, if you're waiting 5 minutes to get a touch you start switching off and when the ball does come to you, you may miscontrol. He's not got the best touch but I don't think it's as bad as it looks at times. If you get him into games a bit more, he'll look better. Even Benteke's ball control at times last season (during his dry spell) looked dodgy. The ball looked like it might rocket off his shins into orbit at times.

[PeterWithe]

Not so sure, he looks fine attacking balls from the byeline but how many of them are going to happen per game, not many I'd imagine. His all round game looks to leave a lot to be desired, he needs to get a lot better if he's going to play regularly in the league.

[Dave Cooper please]

I reckon he's going to be one of those players that will be equally hated and feted by our fans but will pop up with enough goals to keep us interested. A bit of a Savo if you like. (I am not comparing Savo and Rudy's playing styles by the way!)

[pauliewalnuts]

I reckon he's going to be one of those players that will be equally hated and feted by our fans but will pop up with enough goals to keep us interested. A bit of a Savo if you like. (I am not comparing Savo and Rudy's playing styles by the way!)

I think you might be right.

I thought he was truly awful on Tuesday, I can barely remember a player with such poor touch on the deck, and he managed to not win many aerial duels, either. Then he scored. A reminder that there are a lot of things he doesn't do very well, but there is one thing he's very good at.

If we can afford to use a player like that very frequently, i don't know, and I still don't think he offers anything like as much as Kozak does, but he has had limited opportunities and scored a couple of goals, so he must have some value.

[Smirker]

Well done Rudy, 4 goals in 8 apps, took them both well. Fluffed his first chance but got better as the game went on.

Let's hope he can push on and go on a run now.

[curiousorange]

Not that i'm advocating this change, but don't you think Gestede is exactly the kind of striker Sam Allardyce would love to have in his team?

[silhillvilla]

Indeed I'd get Sam in before Stoke game

[CT Villan]

Indeed I'd get Sam in before Stoke game

He'd be better up top than Gabby !

[Matt Collins]

Didn't see the game today

I know it sounds odd after three in two. But I still think him playing leaves us so short of mobility up front I'm not sure I'd do it

[saunders_heroes]

Indeed I'd get Sam in before Stoke game

Wash your mouth out.

[SoccerHQ]

He's sort of one of those who'll get 10-15 goals at the end of the season and we'll be scratching our heads at how he manage to do it.

I'm not a fan as I've expressed before but they were two very good goals. His link and hold up play were poor though so it's a struggle to get fluent attacks going.

Just hope he can get a few more winners this season than consolations like today.

[CT]

He's sort of one of those who'll get 10-15 goals at the end of the season and we'll be scratching our heads at how he manage to do it.

I'm not a fan as I've expressed before but they were two very good goals. His link and hold up play were poor though so it's a struggle to get fluent attacks going.

Just hope he can get a few more winners this season than consolations like today.

I must admit, I thought he was terrible against Sunderland and awful on Tuesday and would have hooked him before the goal (which shows what good I'd be as a Manager!!). His lack of movement is incredible making him, pretty much, a one trick pony.

I'd like to see Ayew playing up the middle.