He was definitely a fans' favourite during that period despite a clear lack of ability. He was a lower level leage 1 players at best.
Panning? Think most considered would be justified. Are we saying then that now the likes of Burge-Haynes-Willis et al, have moved on that we have not moved forward and in a better position?[/QUOTE
Surely a large reason we have moved on is due to the financial windfall the club received from the sale of Wilson, Maddison, Bayliss etc.
We'll have to disagree on him being a fans favourite. In my view he wasn't targeted by our fans because he so obviously gave his all, but that didn't make him a 'favourite'. I do agree that League 1 was probably his more natural level, but he did well there, the season after leaving us being top scorer at Blackpool as they got promoted to the Championship. Our match with Walsall recently posted on here showed he was a capable goalscorer when given the opportunity to play up front, so playing him on the right wing still baffles me to this day.
I really don't get the ire you and David Van Day have towards him, particularly when we subsequently had forwards like Kyle, Platt, O'Donovan, Nimely, Ball, McDonald, Manset, Tudgay, Beavon, Henderson and Bakayoko, who would all be much more worthy of your disdain.
I was only young but seem to remember we did the same to Jamie Scowcroft. I just checked his stats and he wasn’t as impressive at Palace as I thought he was. Am I recalling it wrong or was he a decent striker that we shoved out wide?
Yeah just before he went out on loan he was awful, I remember he managed to miss an open goal from a few yards out. When he came back though he was actually immense.
And probably as a result of that goal he scored against - West Ham?Morrell was dreadful, the hero worshipping that went on was because he ran about like a headless chicken.
Same here, trenchie. It's something I thing most of us have grown out of (that's if we ever indulged in the first place) I'm at an age now where a brief mutter under my breath serves as an adequate act of catharsis.Not exactly the question asked... but I don't mind the Villa, or Leicester, or indeed any other club. TBH I find all the hate stuff a bit childish.
Our main striker, over £1m and scored 17 goals in 113 games. Not for me. Never rated him at the time and looking at those stats I think justifiable.Freddie Eastwood. Should have stuck with him. Although he struggled to score his technical ability was fantastic. His passing was fantastic, rarely wasted a ball. I remember a work colleague who used to have a season ticket said he watched him warming up. The players were aiming for the crossbar from the edge of the area, apparently Eastwood beat all of the other players hands down.
See I disagree. The recycle the ball well. They looked for the best pass. The fact our strikers weren’t always best placed isn’t Clingan’s/Hughes fault.
they regularly played with people who were not on the same wavelength.
I use Joe Cole as another example. You could see he was thinking 2/3 moves ahead of the rest of the team. Ultimately it rarely came off. Interestingly it was only Maddison who could read Cole
He was genuinely shit, about 2 leagues to high for him
Paul Williams and Richard Shaw.
Probably not the best but maybe forgiven because of the team they were in.
If you've got those stats from where I think you have , 41 of those 113 games were as sub, so not sure how many minutes that would equate to. Knowing City, some of those appearances would have just been for 2 minutes.Our main striker, over £1m and scored 17 goals in 113 games. Not for me. Never rated him at the time and looking at those stats I think justifiable.
If you discount all 41 of those when undoubtedly he would've scored some too, it's 17 in 72 which is hardly prolific. Some of those were pens too!If you've got those stats from where I think you have , 41 of those 113 games were as sub, so not sure how many minutes that would equate to. Knowing City, some of those appearances would have just been for 2 minutes.
You're only saying that because no-one likes you.Not exactly the question asked... but I don't mind the Villa, or Leicester, or indeed any other club. TBH I find all the hate stuff a bit childish.
Do I get royalties?Yeah they have copied and pasted it.
didnt mind Lee Burge as much as others on here. Good keeper at League one/ two level. We've just been spoilt this year
You're only saying that because no-one likes you.
Freddie Eastwood. Should have stuck with him. Although he struggled to score his technical ability was fantastic. His passing was fantastic, rarely wasted a ball. I remember a work colleague who used to have a season ticket said he watched him warming up. The players were aiming for the crossbar from the edge of the area, apparently Eastwood beat all of the other players hands down.
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