Guest RocketOwl Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 For me is as bad as FF refusing to play. FF gets slaughtered on here by some, yet he stepped up and had the courage to take one. He also had the decency to post a message to the fans after. People say he doesn't want to be at Wednesday are troublemakers, he was probably playing trough injury too. For me any striker who refuses to take a pen is like me going I work in a sales environment and refusing to pick up the phone. It's absolutely pathetic. Putting pressure on your team, making a right back take a pen. How on earth can a 11 million pound striker stand their arm in arm with team meats and say he's not confident - and then watch a right back take a pen in our biggest match of the season. Unforgivable but following all his other pathetic performances not surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmchairOwl Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, RocketOwl said: For me is as bad as FF refusing to play. FF gets slaughtered on here by some, yet he stepped up and had the courage to take one. He also had the decency to post a message to the fans after. People say he doesn't want to be at Wednesday are troublemakers, he was probably playing trough injury too. For me any striker who refuses to take a pen is like me going I work in a sales environment and refusing to pick up the phone. It's absolutely pathetic. Putting pressure on your team, making a right back take a pen. How on earth can a 11 million pound striker stand their arm in arm with team meats and say he's not confident - and then watch a right back take a pen in our biggest match of the season. Unforgivable but following all his other pathetic performances not surprising. Why don't you just speak your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrh Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 I very much doubt it was a refusal. If he didn't have the confidence and others did then what does it matter who takes them. Any professional footballer can take a pen so it comes down to confidence in that situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, RocketOwl said: For me is as bad as FF refusing to play. FF gets slaughtered on here by some, yet he stepped up and had the courage to take one. He also had the decency to post a message to the fans after. People say he doesn't want to be at Wednesday are troublemakers, he was probably playing trough injury too. For me any striker who refuses to take a pen is like me going I work in a sales environment and refusing to pick up the phone. It's absolutely pathetic. Putting pressure on your team, making a right back take a pen. How on earth can a 11 million pound striker stand their arm in arm with team meats and say he's not confident - and then watch a right back take a pen in our biggest match of the season. Unforgivable but following all his other pathetic performances not surprising. Striking a deadball in a pressure situation is a very different discipline than cracking in a half volley in open play with no time to think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loppy Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 If only there was already a massive thread on this. Yes let's force Rhodes to take a pen then whinge even more when he shanks it wide. Great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjr2401 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 10 minutes ago, RocketOwl said: For me is as bad as FF refusing to play. FF gets slaughtered on here by some, yet he stepped up and had the courage to take one. He also had the decency to post a message to the fans after. People say he doesn't want to be at Wednesday are troublemakers, he was probably playing trough injury too. For me any striker who refuses to take a pen is like me going I work in a sales environment and refusing to pick up the phone. It's absolutely pathetic. Putting pressure on your team, making a right back take a pen. How on earth can a 11 million pound striker stand their arm in arm with team meats and say he's not confident - and then watch a right back take a pen in our biggest match of the season. Unforgivable but following all his other pathetic performances not surprising. Pathetic performances? Did you not see that stat about how we only scored when he was on the pitch? And he's not an 11 million pound striker either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 We don't know the ins and outs of it. My biggest concern about the whole issue is that we know about it. It should never have been made public in that way. If questioned about it, the response is the most confident five players stepped up and not "Rhodes was not feeling confident." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Can we all come to your 'sales environment' tomorrow and call you pathetic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Best Penalty takers at Hillsborough I can remember were not strikers, I think its more a confidence thing, Mark Smith was a centre half..Tommy Craig, midfield..Colin West?...Oh aye..He was a striker... I think what Rhodes did was say he didn't want to be among the "First" penalty takers..For reasons only known to himself, I see the point. I mean you had to f.ookin' hold Pressman back...Was he a striker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Well surely that's now confirmed what many have suspected for some time: Jordan never called RocketOwl back after their night of steamy passion. It's the only logical explanation for this bizarre obsession. He didn't refuse to take a penalty; he told his manager that he felt unsure about taking a penalty, thus letting the manager see if there were five players more mentally prepared to step up in that highly-pressurised situation. If anything, it was the professional thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Starling Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 18 minutes ago, RocketOwl said: For me is as bad as FF refusing to play. FF gets slaughtered on here by some, yet he stepped up and had the courage to take one. He also had the decency to post a message to the fans after. People say he doesn't want to be at Wednesday are troublemakers, he was probably playing trough injury too. For me any striker who refuses to take a pen is like me going I work in a sales environment and refusing to pick up the phone. It's absolutely pathetic. Putting pressure on your team, making a right back take a pen. How on earth can a 11 million pound striker stand their arm in arm with team meats and say he's not confident - and then watch a right back take a pen in our biggest match of the season. Unforgivable but following all his other pathetic performances not surprising. The highly successful Liverpool teams of the 70s and 80s used to watch right back Phil Neal slot penalties away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) The issue is that it highlights the lack of confidence of one or two which has cost us at key times of the season, more that they're more worried about missing than the feeling of achieving something. I'd rather we had confident penalty takers, not bothered who really as some of the best pen takers aren't even strikers. For example, Jack Hunts penalty was probably one of the coolest I've seen in ages. Fletcher and Hooper would be my preferred takers though, I think they see the importance of picking a spot and just blasting it Edited May 21, 2017 by Bluesteel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling Wolfe Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 He didn't want to fail and he told the manager, 5 others stepped up. Is that as bad as saying "yes you are paying my wages and I have signed a contract but I'm not playing until you give me more money or sell me" (Not a quote by the way). Somehow I think not, your obsession with Rhodes is ridiculous, if he scored a hat-trick you'd want four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Bluesteel said: The issue is that it highlights the lack of confidence of one or two which has cost us at key times of the season, more that they're more worried about missing than the feeling of achieving something. I'd rather we had confident penalty takers, not bothered who really as some of the best pen takers aren't even strikers. For example, Jack Hunts penalty was probably one of the coolest I've seen in ages. Fletcher and Hooper would be my preferred takers though, I think they see the importance of picking a spot and just blasting it Yea..Like Kevin Pressman, such a delicate touch...Rolled it in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 24 minutes ago, RocketOwl said: For me is as bad as FF refusing to play. FF gets slaughtered on here by some, yet he stepped up and had the courage to take one. He also had the decency to post a message to the fans after. People say he doesn't want to be at Wednesday are troublemakers, he was probably playing trough injury too. For me any striker who refuses to take a pen is like me going I work in a sales environment and refusing to pick up the phone. It's absolutely pathetic. Putting pressure on your team, making a right back take a pen. How on earth can a 11 million pound striker stand their arm in arm with team meats and say he's not confident - and then watch a right back take a pen in our biggest match of the season. Unforgivable but following all his other pathetic performances not surprising. Courage ... wow what a big brave Man taking a penalty (his job) for 20 odd grand a week. Proper trooper. As for that message , just words . About time he lets his on the field performances do the talking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling Wolfe Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 1 minute ago, asteener1867 said: Yea..Like Kevin Pressman, such a delicate touch...Rolled it in I think the other keeper dived out of the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramone Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 On 5/21/2017 at 16:47, RocketOwl said: For me is as bad as FF refusing to play. FF gets slaughtered on here by some, yet he stepped up and had the courage to take one. He also had the decency to post a message to the fans after. People say he doesn't want to be at Wednesday are troublemakers, he was probably playing trough injury too. For me any striker who refuses to take a pen is like me going I work in a sales environment and refusing to pick up the phone. It's absolutely pathetic. Putting pressure on your team, making a right back take a pen. How on earth can a 11 million pound striker stand their arm in arm with team meats and say he's not confident - and then watch a right back take a pen in our biggest match of the season. Unforgivable but following all his other pathetic performances not surprising. It really isn't - In any way shape or form. By not taking a penalty, he put his team first. By refusing to play, you're a c*nt. Simple as that, close the thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramone Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 On 5/21/2017 at 16:47, RocketOwl said: Putting pressure on your team, making a right back take a pen. Also, Jack Hunt scored his penalty you wally!!!! It was probably the best penalty we took. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsmad Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Some so called fans.... not happy unless they're moaning. So he told CC he wasn't feeling confident, better to stand aside if there were guys feeling good to go. I very much doubt he point blank refused and to call all he's performances pathetic..... deluded! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron's Sovereign Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 On 21/5/2017 at 16:56, Loppy said: If only there was already a massive thread on this. Yes let's force Rhodes to take a pen then whinge even more when he shanks it wide. Great. It's @RocketOwl and his favourite subject, sticking the boot in on Jordan Rhodes. JR must've shagged his Mum or summat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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