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View Gribbo's Profile Gribbo Flag Bromley 27 Jul 22 9.28pm Send a Private Message to Gribbo Add Gribbo as a friend

I am available to run him up to Wolverhampton for the medical if that helps. Not heard details of any offer yet, but any offer would be a bonus. Good first season, very little sense, capped off with that Man City penalty.

 

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View palace chick's Profile palace chick Flag South Croydon 27 Jul 22 10.16pm Send a Private Message to palace chick Add palace chick as a friend

Only for one season has he been played as a centre forward scoring goals for us. That’s when Townsend whipped in early crosses. Perhaps teams play differently now, playing out from the back with slower attacking allowing defenders to get back quicker. Worries me that Wolves will use him better than we have and he gets more chances to stick the ball in the net? Hopefully I’m wrong but I would rather he went abroad to play rather than a prem side?

 

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View BelfastEagle's Profile BelfastEagle Flag 27 Jul 22 10.36pm Send a Private Message to BelfastEagle Add BelfastEagle as a friend

Originally posted by palace chick

Only for one season has he been played as a centre forward scoring goals for us. That’s when Townsend whipped in early crosses. Perhaps teams play differently now, playing out from the back with slower attacking allowing defenders to get back quicker. Worries me that Wolves will use him better than we have and he gets more chances to stick the ball in the net? Hopefully I’m wrong but I would rather he went abroad to play rather than a prem side?

He’s not fit for purpose with us….matters not if he does not fit our style or our style does not fit him.

I don’t care where he goes as long as he goes somewhere and reduces our wage roll.

 

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View viveasheagle's Profile viveasheagle Flag perth 28 Jul 22 2.16am Send a Private Message to viveasheagle Add viveasheagle as a friend

Originally posted by NE14T

Watching him over the years, I’ve come to the conclusion that his leg speed is his major problem. Not just running speed but how quickly his leg pulls back and fires off a shot. It’s massively mechanical and ponderous and allows defenders to ‘pick his pocket’ These fractions of seconds count at this level.

Secondly he’s not good at finding the net to the side of keeper. No little glance up a nano second before he shots to place ball in corner of net. He was always a blast it in the general direction and ‘hope for best’ merchant.

Anyway…good luck to him.

I think this is good observation. Technically he is a very good player - good touch and control and good in the air. I would say he is very stationary ( Lanzo might say he does not run ) and although he can battle and win the duels with the centre half who is up against he needs to have someone along side him to benefit. Usually if he wins a dual Wilf is 50metres to the left and Ayew 50metres on the other side so the spare centre half just has to mop up the lose ball.

 

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View daven's Profile daven Flag Hailsham 28 Jul 22 2.46am Send a Private Message to daven Add daven as a friend

No wonder Benteke can't find Ayew or Zaha with a knock down if they are in the stands.

 

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View Booted Eagle's Profile Booted Eagle Flag Bristol 28 Jul 22 12.10pm Send a Private Message to Booted Eagle Add Booted Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad

I think he will sign on loan to Standard Leige and we will pay half his wages until his contract is over, he needs to be playing somewhere at a lower standard to have any chance of getting in Belgium's WC squad

That could be a way forward however he will be behind Lukaku and Bats come what may. Cannot see a move for him in the PL unless to a less well established club and don't think he will sanction that. Suspect he will have another bench warming season with us.

 


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View Booted Eagle's Profile Booted Eagle Flag Bristol 28 Jul 22 12.18pm Send a Private Message to Booted Eagle Add Booted Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by viveasheagle

Originally posted by NE14T

Watching him over the years, I’ve come to the conclusion that his leg speed is his major problem. Not just running speed but how quickly his leg pulls back and fires off a shot. It’s massively mechanical and ponderous and allows defenders to ‘pick his pocket’ These fractions of seconds count at this level.

Secondly he’s not good at finding the net to the side of keeper. No little glance up a nano second before he shots to place ball in corner of net. He was always a blast it in the general direction and ‘hope for best’ merchant.

Anyway…good luck to him.

I think this is good observation. Technically he is a very good player - good touch and control and good in the air. I would say he is very stationary ( Lanzo might say he does not run ) and although he can battle and win the duels with the centre half who is up against he needs to have someone along side him to benefit. Usually if he wins a dual Wilf is 50metres to the left and Ayew 50metres on the other side so the spare centre half just has to mop up the lose ball.

All Bright with no Wright ? Fair point. As others mentioned team isn't set up like that presently, attacking down the centre, so he isn't unfortunately going to fit in.

 


“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ”
—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

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View dreamwaverider's Profile dreamwaverider Flag London 01 Aug 22 2.24pm Send a Private Message to dreamwaverider Add dreamwaverider as a friend

He’s never been the same since his knee injury. I’m not sure what his plans are re World Cup, but I would not be surprised if he sees ha time out with us then go wherever he can to wind down his career.
He came on as sun v Montpellier. I left 5 mins later as all our potency had gone and I didn’t feel CB would deliver much up front especially in a friendly.

 

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View ASCPFC's Profile ASCPFC Online Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 01 Aug 22 3.07pm Send a Private Message to ASCPFC Add ASCPFC as a friend

Is there ever a player we've wanted rid of so much? Maybe I'm forgetting someone

 


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View Midlands Eagle's Profile Midlands Eagle Flag 01 Aug 22 3.08pm Send a Private Message to Midlands Eagle Add Midlands Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by ASCPFC

Is there ever a player we've wanted rid of so much? Maybe I'm forgetting someone

You obviously don't have Mutch of a memory

 

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View Eaglecoops's Profile Eaglecoops Flag CR3 01 Aug 22 3.16pm Send a Private Message to Eaglecoops Add Eaglecoops as a friend

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

You obviously don't have Mutch of a memory

Yeh, Puncheon below your weight too, he should have been Sakho’d years ago

 

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View Willo's Profile Willo Online Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 01 Aug 22 3.20pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by ASCPFC

Is there ever a player we've wanted rid of so much? Maybe I'm forgetting someone

Trevor Aylott and Tommy Langley spring to mind.
I recall supporters making it known to Messrs Noades and Coppell at a 'Fans Forum' what they thought about a certain Mr Pardew !

Edited by Willo (01 Aug 2022 3.21pm)

 

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