The Fish 8947 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Well what a parcel of fuckin shit that was Their goal was predictably from a set piece, we let lots in pre season like that. Bit toothless up front too, I think there was a slight change straight after half time where Anita and Ritchie swapped sides and we had a big of pressure but Fulham soon snuffed all that out, looked like Jokanovich knew more tha Rafa last night. Thought Hayden had some good touches but faded, as did Gayle and Perez, who for all his apparent talent is becoming a bit of a red herring. Early days though. Went to Bricklayers Arms for the big TT meet up but @@The Fish failed to show up.....or if he was one of the dreary looking locals loafing around the beer garden then I wouldn't have wanted to talk to him anyway Where were you sat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30239 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 He is still better than Lascelles/Hanley/Clark. :lol: Is that why he's gone to the MLS at the age of 30? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) David Villa went there at a similar age, wouldn't say that means all the strikers in the championship are better than him Edited August 8, 2016 by TheGingerQuiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1115 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 He didn't score an own goal and get substituted playing for the reserves who were three nil down at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26168 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Aye but I doubt that Taylor was tempted with $120k pw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12736 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 You could tempt Steven Taylor with a new pack of gel pens, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Own goals are rarely a reflection of ability are they though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12736 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 His are. Because he's shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I hope he went downclutching the part of his body that he scored the own goal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30239 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 David Villa went there at a similar age, wouldn't say that means all the strikers in the championship are better than him 2 years older after winning just everything there is to win with absolutely fuck all to prove and after a broken leg had left him about 75% the player he was. Apart from that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30239 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Own goals are rarely a reflection of ability are they though? He's far from shit at own goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 2 years older after winning just everything there is to win with absolutely fuck all to prove and after a broken leg had left him about 75% the player he was. Apart from that though. Aye and even at 75% of the player he is he's still better than many championship players. Your suggestion that 2 players that have spent the vast majority of their careers playing in lower leagues are better than Taylor who has spent most of his career in the Premier League just because he's gone to the MLS is daft. From what I watched on Friday we've still got big CB issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30239 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) Aye and even at 75% of the player he is he's still better than many championship players. Your suggestion that 2 players that have spent the vast majority of their careers playing in lower leagues are better than Taylor who has spent most of his career in the Premier League just because he's gone to the MLS is daft. From what I watched on Friday we've still got big CB issues The comparison isn't apt because Taylor is, and always has been, shite, whereas Villa was world class before his injury. And Taylor's spent most of his career injured. Apart from that though Edited August 8, 2016 by Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30239 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Aye but I doubt that Taylor was tempted with $120k pw. There's that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 The comparison isn't apt because Taylor is, and always has been, shite, whereas Villa was world class before his injury. And Taylor's spent most of his career injured. Apart from that though And at the same time Taylor has played at a higher level than the 3 mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8947 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Shola had a career in the top flight, for the most part, and is one of the clubs most prolific goal scorers in european competition. He's still shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26605 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Shola had a career in the top flight, for the most part, and is one of the clubs most prolific goal scorers in european competition. He's still shit. Aye, but he still looked cool eating an apple on a bike so that did make up for his shortcomings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 And at the same time Taylor has played at a higher level than the 3 mentioned. Didn't Lascelles keep Taylor out of the team in the Premier League? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 After an injury layoff and we got relegated. Was on Forests bench before that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12447 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Taylor did get some appearances iirc, he come out dressed in what looked to be compression gear to hold his kite in. Did a fair bit of pointing and yelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 It wasn't after an injury lay-off, it was because after he bent over and let Shane Long have his way with him Rafa saw him for the fraud that he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30239 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 And at the same time Taylor has played at a higher level than the 3 mentioned. We're talking about where he is now, or you and Holden McGroin were though. Why would a 30 year old go and play in a shit league on a comparatively shit contract if he thought he could cut it? He knows he's been sussed and has took the easy option. Lascelles looked head and shoulders above him at the back end of last season as well. And his whole NUFC career has been played after an 'injury layoff'. Anyone who rates him is fucking clueless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 After an injury layoff and we got relegated. Was on Forests bench before that Taylor started 5 games up to and including Rafa's first against Leicester. His rare appearances after that say more about his ability than the lack of match fitness he acquired in that run AFTER his injury. He'll have been devastated to see someone as ordinary as Lascelles come in and take the captain's armband as well mind. He was desperate to talk his way into the captaincy for years. Carroll broke his jaw because he was a prick too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8947 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Lascelles might not yet be the finished article, and he may never be, but he was a better choice at CB than Steven Taylor. The blame for our relegation certainly doesn't lay at Lascelles door, there's a long list of guilty parties ahead of him in the blame queue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8947 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Aye, but he still looked cool eating an apple on a bike so that did make up for his shortcomings. I liked Shola and he is a bit of a cult figure, but that cult status had people tearing their hair out. Seemed like they felt any support for the gangly legged moron was a tacit acceptance of lower standards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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