SallyCinnamon 25,797 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I've defended Rhodes in the past but I'm struggling now. He was awful today and I think he's just lost that ability to score goals. Link to post Share on other sites
gurujuan 13,422 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 You know my thoughts on this, I protested long and loud when we were first linked with him The game has moved on, and has left players like him, who can’t adapt, redundant He’s a League One striker at best Ironically, he might then be useful to us next season Link to post Share on other sites
Bouncing Owl 4,993 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 He’s just not a good footballer. He cannot lead the line, cannot hold the ball up, he can’t link play, he doesn’t hardly win any headers against the defenders. Worst of all, he just gets out-muscled against the opposition defenders and he permanently finds himself on the floor. It’s embarrassing! When he starts missing gilt edged chances like he did just before half time, you have to wonder what he is giving the team. It’s like playing with 10 men. I hope he sorts it out but I cannot see it. You can tell he’s a thoroughly nice chap unlike some we’ve had at the Club over the years. Link to post Share on other sites
Eaton_Swfc 5,744 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Has been like playing with 10 men when he plays practically since he signed. Link to post Share on other sites
Buckwheat 313 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Happens that some players play well for and are a match for some teams and then not for others. Bruyne was crap at Chelsea but not too bad at Man City. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RocketOwl Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 10 minutes ago, Bouncing Owl said: He’s just not a good footballer. He cannot lead the line, cannot hold the ball up, he can’t link play, he doesn’t hardly win any headers against the defenders. Worst of all, he just gets out-muscled against the opposition defenders and he permanently finds himself on the floor. It’s embarrassing! When he starts missing gilt edged chances like he did just before half time, you have to wonder what he is giving the team. It’s like playing with 10 men. I hope he sorts it out but I cannot see it. You can tell he’s a thoroughly nice chap unlike some we’ve had at the Club over the years. He writes nice letters. Link to post Share on other sites
Bouncing Owl 4,993 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, RocketOwl said: He writes nice letters. He gives a good ‘thumbs up’ to his team-mates. Some of the best thumbs up I’ve seen in football. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RocketOwl Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 1 hour ago, frastheowl said: Jordan Rhodes is, quite possibly, shaping up to be the worst signing this club has ever made. He's had ZERO impact. We've no idea to play to him, he's no idea how to play for us. He looks like a competition winner in almost very game he has played. Slow, sluggish, weak, can't trap a bag of wind, and his goalscoring abilities have simply vanished. He misses more chances than any other of our strikers, yet is continually excused for them. We spunk our remaining FFP budget on him, which will put the club back at the very least, by a couple of years. What makes the whole sorry episode even worse...is the fact that many fans knew he wasn't what we needed. A staggeringly inept piece of business. It's the hardest thing to stomach for me, why is he continually excused for all the chances he's missed and all the poor performances? Some peoole in here are even even saying he's a nice guy. Who cares!!! Much rather have Winnall who has that nasty streak in him. Link to post Share on other sites
M1towers 1 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Is there any truth in the story that he trains alone and not with the team? would make sense that he has no idea what the rest of the team are dong Link to post Share on other sites
frastheowl 5,310 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 17 minutes ago, RocketOwl said: It's the hardest thing to stomach for me, why is he continually excused for all the chances he's missed and all the poor performances? Some peoole in here are even even saying he's a nice guy. Who cares!!! Much rather have Winnall who has that nasty streak in him. Don't think either of them are the answer. Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 886 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I'm not far off 40, not played football properly since I was 16, and was pretty Bob even then, yet I know I could offer more than Rhodes offers us. I've never seen a player involved as little as he is. I've never seen a player have fewer touches. He literally is invisible. Nuhiu was 100 times better than him in that second half. Link to post Share on other sites
i used to be sc_owl 8,608 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 If he was the only player not performing, I would be more inclined to believe the problem was with the player. The fact is, the whole team is underperforming which leads me to believe the problem is not with the players but rather how they have been coached and managed. Link to post Share on other sites
Halifax Owls 336 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Gets camper every week........I'm embarrassed for the lad. CC totally complicit. Link to post Share on other sites
gurujuan 13,422 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, Halifax Owls said: Gets camper every week........I'm embarrassed for the lad. CC totally complicit. Plus most of the posters on here Link to post Share on other sites
I'm an Essex Owl 712 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Really want him to succeed but he was awful today. Maybe even our worst player and in the words of Blackadder that was up against some pretty stiff competition... Link to post Share on other sites
Wakefield owl 392 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 12 minutes ago, Halifax Owls said: Gets camper every week........I'm embarrassed for the lad. CC totally complicit. Not CCs signing Link to post Share on other sites
pussface 518 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Sod Rhodes, put them all up for sale. We need to trim that fat for where we are going. Link to post Share on other sites
Halifax Owls 336 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, Wakefield owl said: Not CCs signing Maybe, name me one player who improved under his stewardship. Link to post Share on other sites
OwlsAce 6 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 If you had to have a shot of whisky every time he touched the ball , you wouldn,'t even be tipsy by the end of the game 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Wakefield owl 392 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, Halifax Owls said: Maybe, name me one player who improved under his stewardship. Nobody because he's that useless he managed in his first two seasons in England to take a team into the playoffs. Oh and he's now managing in the EPL. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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