NorthernOwl Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 46 minutes ago, gurujuan said: That’s a bit unfair You could say the same about Fletcher, it’s just that his one good season happens to be this one Fletcher has always given 100% and will always step up to the mark when called upon. He's regularly played when carrying an injury and will happily stick his head on the line (literally) for the team. He may not have always delivered as much as we would have liked but unlike FF his attitude and effort could never be called into question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Christmas has gone now, sure he'll be available soon. Not that I think it will materialise, but suspect we would be open to any interest in moving him on. Could also say the same for most of our highly paid experienced players who flatter to deceive with the odd good performance, but fail with any element of consistency for that matter. His inclusion will strengthen the bench, but I dont have any expectation of FF being a major contributor anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 minute ago, NorthernOwl said: Fletcher has always given 100% and will always step up to the mark when called upon. He's regularly played when carrying an injury and will happily stick his head on the line (literally) for the team. He may not have always delivered as much as we would have liked but unlike FF his attitude and effort could never be called into question I agree, but in most of the games I’ve seen, Forestieri puts in a shift Not saying the time isn’t right for him to move on, but I’m not sure we should be scapegoating the guy, just because he’s out of the side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toppOwl Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 It would be very interesting if he does move on to see how many appearances he makes for his new club, we'd then know if he's had genuine reasons or been stringing us along, I would have been gutted to see him leave after that first season now I'd help pack his bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrysgame Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Rogers said: Fell off his new BMX he got for Christmas and grazed his knee. Out for the season FFS, who let him take the bloody stabilizers off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsheri Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I forget he's still here tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I’ve given up hoping Forestieri will be the player he was in that first season at Wednesday. He’s shown he still has it in his locker (Norwich away at the end of last season) but it’s becoming increasingly clear he couldn’t give a flying f**k about the club now and just wants out. It’s time we forgot about him, in hindsight we should have sold him when he refused to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jack Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, sweetsheri said: I forget he's still here tbh Ditto and best way too, gave up waiting for him last season. Time to go . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bulgaria Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 hour ago, cowl said: say this with a heavy heart, and I know there'll always be the ‘what if only...’, but he can't remain fit for any appreciable length of time. I would put my bottom dollar on him scoring goals and being a hit in his first 10 games for his new club. Then tail off and get injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poite Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I always remember the statement the Leeds owner made about FF when he's signed for us. Something along the lines of "he didn't fit the culture or leeds utd" and that's why they didn't sign him and he came to us. I've always believed that since FF's second season. FF issue isn't fitness, it's his over inflated ego. In the first season he was the main man, the ultimate fans favourite. We were below average without him. I'd assume he was our highest earner aswell which is obviously very important to him. In the second season we brought in new faces like Fletcher which toppled FF from his throne and he didn't like it. Hence the refusing to get on the bus and resulting new deal for him. But he never recovered and couldn't handle the competition. He has no heart despite that little hand signal he makes all the time. He's been finished for me for about 3 seasons now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 hours ago, pazowl55 said: Back in training today. The time everyone is generally back at work after the xmas holidays. He has an interesting Christmas record... 2015 played and scored on Boxing Day 2016 played on Boxing Day 2017 Injured 2018 Injured 2019 Injured Just about sums up his time with us, rapidly downhill since that first year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the monk Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Bet Wilder would get a tune out of him I would rather watch ff for 20 mins than watch Nuihu lumber around for 90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83owl Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 minute ago, the monk said: Bet Wilder would get a tune out of him I would rather watch ff for 20 mins than watch Nuihu lumber around for 90 Wilder wouldn’t sign someone with his attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the monk Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 minute ago, 83owl said: Wilder wouldn’t sign someone with his attitude. He just has done and Leon Clarke before that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Farrell Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Both him and Westy prefer to spend Christmas with their families over playing football. Perfectly understandable. Both be available shortly now Christmas is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
room0035 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 What is it with us and players in the last year of their contracts, we always seem to do this. If the manager does not want a player then sell him and get some money into the club, not to mention the saving on wages instead the Wednesday way under DC is let them sit in the stands taking their big wages and not playing. It is probably one of the reason we make so many losses when we have players of £20-30,000 that never play any games. In the last few years Emanuelson, Jones, Abdi, Winnall, Rhodes, Foresteri, Westwood, Hutchinson, JVA, Hooper all out of favour with the management all sat in the stands watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrysgame Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 26 minutes ago, TrickyTrev said: I’ve given up hoping Forestieri will be the player he was in that first season at Wednesday. He’s shown he still has it in his locker (Norwich away at the end of last season) but it’s becoming increasingly clear he couldn’t give a flying f**k about the club now and just wants out. It’s time we forgot about him, in hindsight we should have sold him when he refused to play. I'll forget about him when we have stopped paying him. Needs to get off his bike and put a shift in on the pitch. We are crying out for someone like him with the creativity he has, just needs to show it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
room0035 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 31 minutes ago, TrickyTrev said: I’ve given up hoping Forestieri will be the player he was in that first season at Wednesday. He’s shown he still has it in his locker (Norwich away at the end of last season) but it’s becoming increasingly clear he couldn’t give a flying f**k about the club now and just wants out. It’s time we forgot about him, in hindsight we should have sold him when he refused to play. Where do you get that from, he was fit from the start of the season and Bullen never played him, then when he was played the FA hit him with another 6 match ban. He comes back from that and once again the management did not play him, then he picked up a suspect injury that any normal person would be out a few weeks but this is the same team that Lees picks up a hamstring strain and is out for 2 months. There is more going on with Fessi and I simply think Monk does not like him - so be it but get him sold if that the case as he is helping no one sat in the stands. Edited January 6, 2020 by room0035 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobness Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Owls Loyal said: I may be in a minority on here but I still believe that a fit and firing Fernando Forestieri would bring a different dimension to the team that we do not currently possess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlsfieldowl Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Dutch McLovin said: Monk said he was returning to the grass last week I believe so should have an update this week. I may be in the minority with you but I’d still play him week in week out. Sadly the injuries have taken their toll and age is now an inevitable factor. ..apart from a blinder against Norwich last term he has been peripheral for along time now. Be interesting to know what Monk thinks of him and where he fits in the current system/hierarchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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