Ollie Burtons Grandad 0 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I've reported you. Thats what the grave digger said to you just before the Police came isn't it? Closely followed by "Get that fucking axe away from me you fat melon headed necrophiliac" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 He got into decent positions plenty of times last night but always seemed to want an extra touch instead of pulling the trigger. The difference between an average and top class striker. Can't fault is effort though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5902 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I saw Shola at Hartlepool in pre season 4 years ago and he looked like Pele. I think people judging Best in a friendly against a non league team need to give their head a shake tbh. Bar his hattrick he's been pretty hopeless for us since he arrived. He's a hard worker and seems like a nice bloke but that means fuck all when it comes to playing football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Alan Smith looked good in pre-season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I saw Shola at Hartlepool in pre season 4 years ago and he looked like Pele. I think people judging Best in a friendly against a non league team need to give their head a shake tbh. Bar his hattrick he's been pretty hopeless for us since he arrived. He's a hard worker and seems like a nice bloke but that means fuck all when it comes to playing football. Sorry but that's bollocks, did you not see the Arsenal game for a start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NobbySol 0 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I saw Shola at Hartlepool in pre season 4 years ago and he looked like Pele. I think people judging Best in a friendly against a non league team need to give their head a shake tbh. Bar his hattrick he's been pretty hopeless for us since he arrived. He's a hard worker and seems like a nice bloke but that means fuck all when it comes to playing football. Sorry but that's bollocks, did you not see the Arsenal game for a start? He was absolutely shit in that game, far from a nuisance. Was offside more times than inzaghi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 I don't think anyone is claiming he's great, simply that currently, he would be a canny third choice striker. I said that based on the thought that we are going to play with a one main striker with Ben Arfa playing off him. So that would leave the 2nd choice striker on the bench and then Best. The luck we are having trying to land a striker though probably means we will start with Best against Arsenal!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6139 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Canny third choice striker in the championship maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I saw Shola at Hartlepool in pre season 4 years ago and he looked like Pele. I think people judging Best in a friendly against a non league team need to give their head a shake tbh. Bar his hattrick he's been pretty hopeless for us since he arrived. He's a hard worker and seems like a nice bloke but that means fuck all when it comes to playing football. Sorry but that's bollocks, did you not see the Arsenal game for a start? He was absolutely shit in that game, far from a nuisance. Was offside more times than inzaghi... and scored two legitimate goals, but yeah absolutely shite. It was only Arsenal after all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Canny third choice striker in the championship maybe. Maybe, but I would play him ahead of Shola, Lovenkrands or Ranger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieRoss 0 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 They'll never get 4 mill for him (that's the asking price I think?), so it's likely he'll be staying. Maybe his relatively young age is an upside that Ameobi and Lovenkrands don't have. I've written him off, but I did the same with Tomasson, Saha and Rossi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5902 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I saw Shola at Hartlepool in pre season 4 years ago and he looked like Pele. I think people judging Best in a friendly against a non league team need to give their head a shake tbh. Bar his hattrick he's been pretty hopeless for us since he arrived. He's a hard worker and seems like a nice bloke but that means fuck all when it comes to playing football. Sorry but that's bollocks, did you not see the Arsenal game for a start? He was absolutely shit in that game, far from a nuisance. Was offside more times than inzaghi... and scored two legitimate goals, but yeah absolutely shite. It was only Arsenal after all... I'm sorry but I can't take you seriously arguing that Best is anything other than hopeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Hopeless players don't score 7* in 11 in the Premiership but we obviously have different ideas of hopeless. *Not his fault one was ruled out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 He's crap for me like. He has absolutely no anticipation at all, he reacts instead and although he is reasonably pacey, he's not fast enough for that. The only good game he had for us was West Ham and they were so fucking hopeless it was unreal. I was amazed he scored against Birmingham after he was so inept against Blackburn the week before. He (just like Shola, Lovenkrands and Ranger) is a championship player which is why he isn't good enough for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 0 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 He has absolutely no anticipation at all This is what really makes a quality striker stand out for me and where Best really falls short. And the argument that he is better than our other strikers just highlights why we so badly need to sign another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) I saw Shola at Hartlepool in pre season 4 years ago and he looked like Pele. I think people judging Best in a friendly against a non league team need to give their head a shake tbh. Bar his hattrick he's been pretty hopeless for us since he arrived. He's a hard worker and seems like a nice bloke but that means fuck all when it comes to playing football. Sorry but that's bollocks, did you not see the Arsenal game for a start? He was absolutely shit in that game, far from a nuisance. Was offside more times than inzaghi... Correct. Did he not see the Arsenal game? DK's analysis of him in this thread is absolutely spot on as well. Edited July 18, 2011 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Shows how much our expectations have been lowered tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 703 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 We were unhappy with signing him when we were still in the Championship, ffs. Now he's supposed to be a key part of our attacking lineup? One good game against a Championship-level team (West Ham) and a flukey goal against Arsenal don't mean he's any less shit then he was then. He's better than Lovenkrands and Ranger though, so I'm by no means saying let's get rid, but let's not try to convince ourselves that he's any better than a backup player either. We'll sink like a stone if we try to pin our hopes on Leon Best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34413 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Classic CT in this thread, having his head turned by a pre season friendly against Darlington. I'm just glad he doesn't go to more games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 We were unhappy with signing him when we were still in the Championship, ffs. Now he's supposed to be a key part of our attacking lineup? One good game against a Championship-level team (West Ham) and a flukey goal against Arsenal don't mean he's any less shit then he was then. He's better than Lovenkrands and Ranger though, so I'm by no means saying let's get rid, but let's not try to convince ourselves that he's any better than a backup player either. We'll sink like a stone if we try to pin our hopes on Leon Best. Isnt that what everyone else has said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Classic CT in this thread, having his head turned by a pre season friendly against Darlington. I'm just glad he doesn't go to more games. Very good, now back to the cookery thread with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Under normal circumstances, I would say get rid. Another season in the PL will only see his stock fall whereas (purely going off the stats last year) he has an appearance of someone decent at PL level and therefore, a good championship striker. Having seen him play in both divisions I don't think he's either. It's canny sad that he's only viewed as decent in relation to what we have. Except by Gejon who seems to see something others don't. Nick doesn't count, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19808 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) a half decent 3rd or 4th choice striker, nothing more. what we don't want is to be relying on him and shola for goals for the majority of the season. this is likely to happen if we don't get another striker in as ba will no doubt be injured for a chunk of it. Edited July 18, 2011 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) How could he have been "far from a nuisance" in a game where he scores two and I am pretty sure he set one up? I am not saying he is brilliant or anything btw, I am just saying he would be a decent 4th choice and we won't be purchasing enough forwards to make him any lower down the pecking order unfortunately. Edited July 18, 2011 by Gejon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelevant Nick KP 0 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Leon Best came back in January - he proved a lot of people wrong, and they shut up. Then he got injured, and after a few months, people began to forget about how excellent he'd been, and then the same people who seemed intent on putting him down, crawled back out of the woodwork. Oh well, he'll just have to come back and prove them wrong a second time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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