Why did we buy him? We won't play it to his feet so he's wasted.
We need a decent wide player in the summer.Adomah is hit and miss and has gone off the boil massively lately so we practically have nothing on the flanks with Green injured and still inexperienced at this level.Need to make a similar statement signing to Newcastle signing Matt Ritchie last summer.
My optimistic view is that Bruce wants to play decent football - he constantly talks about the need to pass the ball better. And that Wil play to hogan's strengths But in the meantime he's a pragmatist who will sacrifice style for solidity
Quote from: Matt Collins on April 24, 2017, 09:04:51 PMMy optimistic view is that Bruce wants to play decent football - he constantly talks about the need to pass the ball better. And that Wil play to hogan's strengths But in the meantime he's a pragmatist who will sacrifice style for solidityThis is the last grain of hope that we can all hold on to, and Bruce will have the summer to fine tune the squad to his liking and get things right down at BMH. He walked into a right shitfest with the initial aim of moving us away from the relegation zone and further up the table, so with that now achieved, hopefully he can utilise the players he has bought in the manner in which they should be played...if he can't get them performing and getting results within the first couple of months, then we will all know he's definitely not the right man for the job and will suffer his turgid football until Dr X calls time on his tenure.
Quote from: itbrvilla on April 23, 2017, 03:32:32 PMWhy did we buy him? We won't play it to his feet so he's wasted. I'm still wondering why we paid a considerable amount of obey for a striker who is totally not suited to the way we play. I sit in the North Stand and watch him quite closely, and he makes some really good runs which are often totally wasted. He needs to be in a side where the ball is kept on the floor and he has got players behind him who can thread passes through for him. We don't play that way and would be far better off with a more physical striker up there, who will play as a target man and will hold the ball up.Having a striker like that up there would help the likes of Lansbury and Hourihane as well.
We had Pace but we let him go to Sheffield United where he became a legend.
Quote from: tomd2103 on April 25, 2017, 12:19:42 AMQuote from: itbrvilla on April 23, 2017, 03:32:32 PMWhy did we buy him? We won't play it to his feet so he's wasted. I'm still wondering why we paid a considerable amount of obey for a striker who is totally not suited to the way we play. I sit in the North Stand and watch him quite closely, and he makes some really good runs which are often totally wasted. He needs to be in a side where the ball is kept on the floor and he has got players behind him who can thread passes through for him. We don't play that way and would be far better off with a more physical striker up there, who will play as a target man and will hold the ball up.Having a striker like that up there would help the likes of Lansbury and Hourihane as well. I wouldn't be surprised to see us take Murphy off Newcastle's hands. They bought him for this league and will be looking to upgrade now they are promoted.
Quote from: brian green on May 03, 2017, 08:57:37 PMWe had Pace but we let him go to Sheffield United where he became a legend.Ian?
Quote from: four fornicholl on May 03, 2017, 09:03:44 PMQuote from: brian green on May 03, 2017, 08:57:37 PMWe had Pace but we let him go to Sheffield United where he became a legend.Ian? Derek, always seemed to score against us for Sheffield Utd.I can remember things from that far back, but not from yesterday.