@owlstalk Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Sheffield Wednesday striker Atdhe Nuhiu isn’t having the best of seasons, he’s scored just five times in 30 appearances and is currently on an eight-game barren run. The Kosovan international joined the Owls from Austrian side Rapid Wien in 2013 on an initial three-year deal, with an extension granted in July 2016. He’s made 184 appearances in the blue and white of Wednesday, scoring 29 times. He’s often come under fire from his own fans, but rival manager Phil Parkinson spoke positively of his impact, in the context of the challenge he posed young defender Reece Burke. “Sheffield Wednesday was a huge test because the player he (Burke) was marking, Atdhe Nuhiu, is a big unit who gets a load of stick from the Wednesday fans,” he told the Bolton News. “I’ve seen him come off the bench loads of times and the fans start moaning – but right now he looks like a better player, to me, because there are a lot of games in the players’ legs.” The two sides drew 1-1 at the weekend with Nuhiu coming off after 77 minutes. George Boyd put Wednesday ahead on 78 minutes before Aaron Wilbraham equalised in injury time. That result leaves Wednesday 18th in the table, eight points clear of the bottom three and two clear of Parkinson’s Bolton in 20th. Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torres Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Wait til he hears what we think about Rhodes!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcx666 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, torres said: Wait til he hears what we think about Rhodes!!! and fox, jones, palmer, boyd, wallace, reach, hunt, Pelupessy,................god i'm bored of typing names of players that get slagged off constantly on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest addedtime Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Non-story really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 5 goals actually makes this one of his better seasons 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday_Jack Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 He’s made 184 appearances...oh dear!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Concrete Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 £1million and he's yours Phillip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Scored just five times in 30 appearances. Just!! This is Nuhiu being prolific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkastav Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Wheres the moaning and how does he know? And wtf has it got to do with him? conker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisCityIsOurs88 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 No idea how he’s managed to stay here so long. 29 goals in 184 appearances is dreadful for a striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, unkastav said: Wheres the moaning and how does he know? And wtf has it got to do with him? conker He probably reads Owlstalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, unkastav said: Wheres the moaning and how does he know? And wtf has it got to do with him? conker He was talking about when Nuhiu comes on as sub and our fans start moaning in the stands Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
room0035 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Realistically who gives a rats ass what Phil Parkinson says. We have a striker who at mid 20's is unable to play 180 minutes of competitive football in a week. If I was in charge i would not be paying him as he is over weigh and unable to play all the games. His performance initially under Jos were ok but the last few weeks he has become more and more of a passenger to the team. For me though Big Dave is a nice guy - we should not be renewing his contract in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, ThisCityIsOurs88 said: No idea how he’s managed to stay here so long. 29 goals in 184 appearances is dreadful for a striker. Very misleading because he often comes on as a late sub. 29 goals in his 8000 minutes in a Wednesday shirt is not great but not terrible either. Not on a par with goal-poachers like Hooper, Rhodes etc, but on a par with many a big target man striker in the Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 1 minute ago, room0035 said: Realistically who gives a rats ass what Phil Parkinson says. We have a striker who at mid 20's is unable to play 180 minutes of competitive football in a week. If I was in charge i would not be paying him as he is over weigh and unable to play all the games. His performance initially under Jos were ok but the last few weeks he has become more and more of a passenger to the team. For me though Big Dave is a nice guy - we should not be renewing his contract in the summer. This, along with Wallace, Loovens, Hutch & whoever else's contracts are up. All nice guys, but being a nice guy isn't going to get us where we want to be. A complete clear out is needed, even some of the ones who are still under contract need shifting out, although easier said than done. Complete rebuilding job needed. It's going to be hard enough as it is without just papering over wall cracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, room0035 said: Realistically who gives a rats ass what Phil Parkinson says. We have a striker who at mid 20's is unable to play 180 minutes of competitive football in a week. If I was in charge i would not be paying him as he is over weigh and unable to play all the games. His performance initially under Jos were ok but the last few weeks he has become more and more of a passenger to the team. For me though Big Dave is a nice guy - we should not be renewing his contract in the summer. In truth, none of our strikers are able to play 180 minutes Saturday-Tuesday. Hooper and Fletch we’re used thus by Carlos and they broke down. Joao certainly has struggled to play consecutive games. Forestieri has complained of fatigue and asked to sit out matches. Our fitness has been abysmal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUMBELOWS91 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Keep him around - good low cost 4th/5th choice option with good attitude. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJH1867OWLS Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Oh dear me Parkinson what have you done?! Dont you know Owlstalk is populated with world class managers and they say he's no good! Before anyone bites and throws their toys far from the pram, I don't think he's fantastic nor do I believe he's as awful as some on here would have you believe, he's an impact player, offers an extra option that not many teams have and personally I'd offer him a 2 year deal and flog him at the end of next season if he wants to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xxxxxxxxcxcc Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Holmowl said: In truth, none of our strikers are able to play 180 minutes Saturday-Tuesday. Hooper and Fletch we’re used thus by Carlos and they broke down. Joao certainly has struggled to play consecutive games. Forestieri has complained of fatigue and asked to sit out matches. Our fitness has been abysmal. 100% agree. IF Jos stays I'm certain that the players will 'suffer' a far more attritional pre-season than they've been used to for a while and rightly so. It's not just the ability to perform but you'd have to think that there's a link between the fitness levels and the catalogue of injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xxxxxxxxcxcc Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, LJH1867OWLS said: Oh dear me Parkinson what have you done?! Dont you know Owlstalk is populated with world class managers and they say he's no good! Before anyone bites and throws their toys far from the pram, I don't think he's fantastic nor do I believe he's as awful as some on here would have you believe, he's an impact player, offers an extra option that not many teams have and personally I'd offer him a 2 year deal and flog him at the end of next season if he wants to go I've defended Nuhiu consistently but I suspect that, along with all the other players at the end of their contracts, he'll not be retained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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