waddleisgod Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 And the Leon Clarke rollercoaster begins, will never be good enough, consistent enough or care enough to be in our squad for me, he along with Jeffers and akpo will all come to the end of their contracts this summer giving Irvine a real chance to start next season with a brand new strike force happy days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls2k Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Leon's wednesday record Starts 33 Sub appearances 31 Goals 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swafty Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 should really have puma gloves on as well....Tutt Tutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Sooner Clarke, Jeffers and Sodje are off the wage bill the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfcGibbo Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 His footballing ability still remains shyte Maybe. But he's still the second best striker we've got and contributed to 8 goals last season and a number of assists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxondale Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 oh roger off. Where did he say he was the new hirsty? He played well. End of. Yes but don't let facts get in the way of a weekly Clarke bashing will you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshfish Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 ...I'm waiting for 'Mr Football-Jeffers' to score an many as Clarke before I say anything about Leons ability on the ball... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) You're joking right.....he goes months and months without looking like scoring and then as soon as he does you think he's the new hirsty. He hasn't kept working away, or put him self about and his goal return is sh*te. Being at a decent weight for the job is not a plus for a professional footballer......it's an absolue minimum. He'll probably have a good game on Saturday and bag a couple......that will be his Burnley / Leicester game for this season and enough for the happy leon clappers to keep pointing back to, when he's then gone another 2 months without looking like scoring. He's not good enough Clarke does look in pretty good shape compared to earlier on in his Wednesday career - he's obviously worked hard on his weight issues and credit has to go to him for that. I am happy that at 24 years old he's now realised he needed to work hard, lose some timber, and score goals. He has a decent goal record for Wednesday - 15 goals in 31 starts (not including his loans at Southend and Oldham whilst a Wednesday player). Credit has to go where credit is due. I've seen players in similar positions as Clarke was in the past - overweight and the wrong attitude - and have fallen down the footballing ladder and weeing up their career without a care (hello Mr Proudlock). Clarke appears to have turned a corner, looks to have sorted out his weight and attitude to the game. Good on him I say. However, I can't recall saying he was the new Hirsty or that I believed he was good enough for Wednesday - simply praising his change of attitude to his professional career. Edited January 20, 2010 by oh_weds_we_love_you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benitocarbonara Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Alway rated him and thought that there is Potentially a very good player. he suffers with confidence and it doesnt help that he has been the whipping boy for a while (admitted that some of it was justified) and one bad touch shot etc and he gets slated but the guy is only 24 if we can keep him full of confidence and inject a little bit of a nasty streak in him then i think he could rip defences apart. PS NO I HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE CRACK PIPE AND YES THE ENGLISH IS poo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburghowl Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I'm delighted for him. Hopefully the goal will boost his confidence and he can score a few more. Well done Leon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshallovercome Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I still think he's gay.......his goal celebrations and the tattoo confirms it me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulixifer Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) I still think he's gay.......his goal celebrations and the tattoo confirms it me thinks. When he ripped off his top he was saying "How you like me now?" Considering you were scared by your gay notions, people must have been impressed. Edited January 20, 2010 by Pulixifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TbagMcgraw Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 It might be a poo poo tat but i hope we see a lot more of it this season !That's abit gay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris E Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Clarke does look in pretty good shape compared to earlier on in his Wednesday career - he's obviously worked hard on his weight issues and credit has to go to him for that. I am happy that at 24 years old he's now realised he needed to work hard, lose some timber, and score goals. He has a decent goal record for Wednesday - 15 goals in 31 starts (not including his loans at Southend and Oldham whilst a Wednesday player). Credit has to go where credit is due. I've seen players in similar positions as Clarke was in the past - overweight and the wrong attitude - and have fallen down the footballing ladder and weeing up their career without a care (hello Mr Proudlock). Clarke appears to have turned a corner, looks to have sorted out his weight and attitude to the game. Good on him I say. However, I can't recall saying he was the new Hirsty or that I believed he was good enough for Wednesday - simply praising his change of attitude to his professional career. Agree with that. He's looked a lot leaner this season so he's obviously been working hard at it. His goals ratio is not to be sniffed at either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feather Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Clarke will get the same chance as everyone else under a new manager, it's up to the individual to do the business. Scoring goals for a striker must be a plus, as for the weight loss and putting himself about a bit more must be to his advantage. Lets hope it lasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholder Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) Clarke has got plenty of ability and he knows how to score. The whole team were poo poo before christams so how was clarke meant to stand out? Before that he was showing great hold up play and last season he had the best games to goals ratio of anyone. So the clarke bashing has flip all to do with facts. Just prejudice. Edited January 20, 2010 by Beholder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.. Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Clarke can be one of the top 5 forwards in this division, with the right coaching, management and especially hard work and concentration from Leon himself, he has all the tools to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoadABallacks Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Clarke can be one of the top 5 forwards in this division, with the right coaching, management and especially hard work and concentration from Leon himself, he has all the tools to do it. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.. Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Don't care what ya think ;) He has pace, height, strength, vision, technique, a good eye for goal, not a natural goalscorer but he is a good finisher in every aspect head/tap ins/volleys/range shots, the problem is we've only ever seen small glimpses of that package together, partly through confidence issues, partly through weight issues etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan™ Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Leon's wednesday record Starts 33 Sub appearances 31 Goals 15 Surely that can't be right? That's actually a really good record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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