Farms14
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Rodriguez scored 15 Premier League goals last season.
No Spurs player managed that. They all aimed higher...
Didn't Darren Bent score a similar amount before we got him from Charlton
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Didn't Darren Bent score a similar amount before we got him from Charlton
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Rodriguez would surely be brought in as a wide 'striker', which if true heightens my suspicions that Poch wouldn't be too happy with the wide options in our squad. At Southampton last year I interpreted his role as a hybrid one (for want of a better word); starts on the left and defends in that position but is often positioned very high up the pitch and ended up the furthest forward looking to make runs inside, as Lambert dropped off to link up play, and to offer the pace threat in behind.
If we played the same way this is quite a demanding role, they need to put in a real shift first and foremost and also have the instinct of a striker as well as pace. Lamela or Chadli are probably the closest we have, but still don't tick all the boxes (presuming Poch wants similar for us)... I wouldn't be over-enamoured with signing Rodriguez, but I can see why we might, because his role is quite a specific one and difficult to fill.
When is he back fit though?
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So just Lovren then? Cos J-Rod isn't gonna get fit in time, won't he cheap and Levy won't meet in between those two factors.
I can go with this. Lovren is decent and defence is a problem. Hopefully this quells the idea of a Southampton mega raid.
I can go with this. Lovren is decent and defence is a problem. Hopefully this quells the idea of a Southampton mega raid.
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Thanks Fella. I do not want to upset our esteemed leader with my first post. I will save that for another time
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Will be slow as fuck on Fifa though. Less pace than Dawson.. ;|
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Jrod is a Levy special waiting to happen, he's about to enter the last year of his contract, his knees fucked, and I'm guessing he wants out ....I think Southampton will get their pants pulled down.
He's free to start talking to other clubs in January and could leave on a free next summer.
He's free to start talking to other clubs in January and could leave on a free next summer.
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He did, but there are two major differences:Didn't Darren Bent score a similar amount before we got him from Charlton
1. Bent played for a relegated team, that played the kind of football those teams most often do.
2. Rodriguez will get to play for the very manager that made him flourish this season, and would most likely get the same role in the same system.
I'm not necessarily that sold on him either, but I think we could do a lot worse, and among the PL proven players we have a chance to get, he's one of the best.
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Learn to use apostrophes correctly and wheel's all get along fine.
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I can see you will not like many of my posts then
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I can see you will not like many of my posts then
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This keeps getting wheeled out, but it's completely incorrect. There was a major drop-off in quantity after Harry took over, and a steady decrease all through the course of his tenure. I used to collate the information from all the recognised ITKs so it could easily be checked, and gave up in about 2009 because there wasn't enough to make it worth my time.
EDIT: BOF, who only posts very occasionally these days, catalogued the names of all the players we'd been linked with and where the link had first appeared. Hardly any (and I mean, two or three) came from ITKs. There have been a few more since, but the media's still the best source. When Comolli was here, an astonishing number of leaks appeared in l'Equipe, but none since. Coincidence?
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True, but that was mainly because his idea of keeping a secret was crossing his fingers behind his back whilst spilling the beans to a room full of journalists.
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