Bannofan Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Tea Baggins said: How F*cking depressing is that stat? I'm going to lay down in a dark room until I forget I read that!!! F*ck me!!!!! I'm still taking it in. Puts Covid-19 and Brexit into perspective. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew6666 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 To be fair, Nuhiu did linger like a bad smell for far too long. Other strikers/centre forwards have come and gone who were much better, but only had a short spell with us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parajack Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Bannofan said: Nuhui put in a shift , worked for the team and scored some important goals. He had qualities that Rhodes simply doesn't posses, and all our managers that had both players in their squads knew it, which is why Nuhui played and Rhodes didn't. Yeah, Atdhe divided opinions, but quite frankly you can't argue that he was a better servant for this club that Rhodes has been . Cant believe people not rating Dave,who do they think scored the goals to keep us in this Division,when Fletcher,Hooper,FF,etc were injured?...For that ALONE he deserved a new contract,virtually single handedly led our attack ( and for a fraction i bet of the money of the others) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I’d love him to prove me wrong but if TP persists with the one up front then I very much doubt Rhodes will cut it in this role. While Windass is suspended the only player I can see cutting it is Paterson but as we know TP doesn’t see him as a forward. I’ll be amazed if we don’t shuffle the forward pack in January if not before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 6 hours ago, james o connor said: The same Nuihu who played a large part the Wembley season and is considerably better than Rhodes , Paterson and that waster we loaned from derby and Kachunga and Windass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LondonOwl313 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 On 24/11/2020 at 15:12, Bannofan said: I know what you mean, but the last thing you need is a scared or un confident player taking a penalty. I'd rather have a defender who has never taken one is life but is confident and positive. I wonder though, if that set the tone for his time here? did that affect his mental health going forward? did he receive some negativity in training from his team mates and coaches? it might have set in motion the course of his time here. Very unusual for a forward to not to want to take a penalty. I don't know if he had missed a vital one before? He took one for us before that and missed.. think it was Leeds away. Tbh he does come across as a nice bloke but a bit brittle mentally. He was a very good player, always thought he’d cut it at premier league level when he was early 20s and banging in 25 a season. It just hasn’t worked for him here but it wouldn’t surprise me at all if a big part of that is mental. After all he appears to have no fitness issues, never relied on ridiculous pace and is only 30. Bet the expectancy here at the time when he came as we were going for promotion, the size of the transfer fee and wages, and the fact that he had to fend off about 5 other players to play under Carlos probably made him anxious and underperform. From then on his confidence has looked shot. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s done now but also wouldn’t be surprised if he has a bit of a swan song between now and the end of the season. If he does have issues then the set up now is more favourable for him. No fans in the stadium, little competition for a place in the team and a manager who will play to his strengths if he picks him. Let’s see if there’s anything left in him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, LondonOwl313 said: Tbh he does come across as a nice bloke but a bit brittle mentally. Yeah it's really obvious to see how 'brittle he is mentally' FFS 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LondonOwl313 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Just now, @owlstalk said: Yeah it's really obvious to see how 'brittle he is mentally' FFS Was just a hypothesis to explain why he’s been so poor for us. Because he looks totally fine physically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I thought Rhodes did okay tonight - he clearly doesn't suit the system we're playing and must be way down the list of ideal forwards in Pulis' mind, but he put a shift in, ran the channels, won us the odd throw-in to help us build momentum, and did all we could really expect of him given the way we played. As we've said, no forward is going to excel playing in a team which creates so few chances, but he played better than I thought he might up there on his own. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Just now, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: I thought Rhodes did okay tonight - he clearly doesn't suit the system we're playing and must be way down the list of ideal forwards in Pulis' mind, but he put a shift in, ran the channels, won us the odd throw-in to help us build momentum, and did all we could really expect of him given the way we played. As we've said, no forward is going to excel playing in a team which creates so few chances, but he played better than I thought he might up there on his own. bang on well said 1 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Farrell Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 The problem with Rhodes is he has no value to a team outside the box. The game has changed. He's a massively expensive anachronism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrodge Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I thought he played very well and worked hard. Hope he starts the next few. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Therealrealist Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Weev been poo since he went off tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Therealrealist said: Weev been poo since he went off tbh Purely coincidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyblack Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 On 24/11/2020 at 16:08, Andrew6666 said: To be fair, Nuhiu did linger like a bad smell for far too long. Other strikers/centre forwards have come and gone who were much better, but only had a short spell with us. Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 On 24/11/2020 at 16:08, Andrew6666 said: To be fair, Nuhiu did linger like a bad smell for far too long. Other strikers/centre forwards have come and gone who were much better, but only had a short spell with us. Which ones were so much better ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evaowl Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Looked more balanced with Rhodes up front. Neither Kachunga nor Paterson are strikers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew6666 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, james o connor said: Which ones were so much better ? Any, pick one. I'm sure in 7 years all would have scored more. How is the big oaf doing in Cyprus, scored yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew6666 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, billyblack said: Who? The Nuhiu love in is embarrassing. Any, pick one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Therealrealist Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, 4evaowl said: Looked more balanced with Rhodes up front. Neither Kachunga nor Paterson are strikers. Kachunga totally pointless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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