Sergeant Tibbs Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 2 hours ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: Something happened with Rhodes at Hillsborough which meant that we didn't get the best out of him. It's particularly stark when you consider his average minutes per goal for the other Championship clubs he's played for as a senior pro: Norwich - 168 Wednesday - 360 Middlesbrough - 194 Blackburn - 164 We're the only club who've failed to get a tune out of him. It's not worked out for him here. But he hardly looked like a goal machine at Boro. Hopefully we can move him on, but if he's on the wages quoted on here, er're lumbered with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred mciver Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 53 minutes ago, Sergeant Tibbs said: It's not worked out for him here. But he hardly looked like a goal machine at Boro. Hopefully we can move him on, but if he's on the wages quoted on here, er're lumbered with him. When's he had a top winger with us to supply accurate crosses? There's a reason Bruce's after Downing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 2 hours ago, gurujuan said: With respect, trying to integrate Rhodes into our side, presents us with more problems than it solves. He cannot play the lone striker role, and there is no obvious pairing. You could point to Fletcher, he would seem to mirror the type of player who would previously partner Rhodes. This isn’t 2015 though, and that sort of pairing has gone out of fashion, and is easy to combat. If we are to use a two up front, one of them has to have pace. That’s not the only problem. People say, get in a couple of pacy wide players to provide the ammunition that a striker like Rhodes needs. Two touchline hugging wingers, puts a lot of strain on your central midfield pair, who both need to be strong, all action midfielders, capable of both, attacking, and defending. This makes, potentially our best player, Bannan, redundant. Similarly, Hutchinson would be displaced, as he doesn’t have the legs, or attacking capabilities, to get up and down the pitch. For me, that’s too many changes, just to try and incorporate a player who’s best days are probably behind him. I tend to agree, and I think Bruce will as well. I reckon we'll go with a lone front man, which instantly makes Rhodes redundant, you'd think. However, if Rhodes is still here next season and can be integrated into the squad more successfully than we managed in the past, then we could do worse than use him from the bench as Norwich did last season. It'll all depend on whether we can agree a fee with a potential suitor, I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bathgate Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 4_4_2 Westwood Palmer Hector Lees New Lb PACE HUTCH BAZ PACE FLETCH RHODES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyblack Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 1 hour ago, A12owl said: It must be true then. We have been round this loop before?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnssweetshop Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 6 hours ago, i used to be sc_owl said: Two brilliant posts from Mr Tom surrounding a hysterical and absurd post from quinssweetshop. Quality crawling there pal !! Absurd and Hysterical ? ha ha ha... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnssweetshop Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 14 hours ago, dorian gray said: did he opt out of taking a penalty because of 'his beloved 'uddersfield' or for other reasons, like he didn't fancy it? Either way, he bottled it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, quinnssweetshop said: Quality crawling there pal !! Absurd and Hysterical ? ha ha ha... No idea who Mr Tom is. I just call it how I see it. Two quality posts with poo in between. A poo sandwich if you will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 17 hours ago, quinnssweetshop said: Either way, he bottled it NO! I thought so, there's a 'massive' difference between 'not being up for it', and having the gonads to say so. or saying 'F you sheffield wednesday, 'uddersfield mean more to me than you do, i'll not take a penalty for you against them'. perhaps you should be a bit more honest in your posting when 'suggesting' one of our players deliberately stabbed the club in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 On 02/06/2019 at 00:45, dorian gray said: did he opt out of taking a penalty because of 'his beloved 'uddersfield' or for other reasons, like he didn't fancy it? Think it was because he didn't feel confident taking one. IIRC he didn't take for Huddersfield for the same reason in they play off shoot out win on the play offs v Sheffield United in 2012. Still find it strange and for me a black mark against him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basegreenowl Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Get a sensible amount in and buy Hector. Jobs a good'un. Has to be seen as the right thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poite Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Jordan Rhodes - honest footballer who had the guts to say that he didn't feel up to taking a penalty in one game. Gets forever slated Fernando Forestieri - disgraced the club, his teammates, and his fans by refusing to play in a game because of money. Fans favourite I don't get football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, basegreenowl said: Get a sensible amount in and buy Hector. Jobs a good'un. Has to be seen as the right thing to do. What do think, 4m for Hector? Reckon Norwich would give us that don’t you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannofan Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 (edited) Two choices for Bruce. 1) Sell Rhodes for a nominal amount and take the hit. No-one will pay over £1mil for a forward with no resale value , who's best days seem to be behind him. Take what you can for him. Getting his wages off the books will be payment enough. 2) Keep him and use him from the bench. I've said it before and I'll say it again, he doesn't deserve or warrant us changing our system and buying extra players in the hope that that gets him scoring. No player is worth that. It's a ridiculous excuse for his failure at our club. Did Norwich buy extra players to help him, or change their style of play? of course they didn't. Use him from the bench , and he needs to fit into our system. If he replicates his Norwich stats for us, then that will suffice in most supporters minds. Edited June 3, 2019 by Bannofan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARMYARMY2010 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 37 minutes ago, poite said: Fernando Forestieri - disgraced the club, his teammates, and his fans by refusing to play in a game because of money. Fans favourite I don't get football Unsubstantiated owlstalk fact. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnssweetshop Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 1 hour ago, poite said: Jordan Rhodes - honest footballer who had the guts to say that he didn't feel up to taking a penalty in one game. Gets forever slated Fernando Forestieri - disgraced the club, his teammates, and his fans by refusing to play in a game because of money. Fans favourite I don't get football I said the same about FF when it happened. go check the threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbelly Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Bannofan said: 1) Sell Rhodes for a nominal amount and take the hit. No-one will pay over £1mil for a forward with no resale value , who's best days seem to be behind him. Take what you can for him. Getting his wages off the books will be payment enough. I’m genuinely astounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basegreenowl Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 2 hours ago, gurujuan said: What do think, 4m for Hector? Reckon Norwich would give us that don’t you After Madine's valuation yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poite Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 50 minutes ago, quinnssweetshop said: I said the same about FF when it happened. go check the threads. I didn't quote you personally in my comment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgund Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Jordan Rhodes will score 30+ goals for us next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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