Is Scott Parker any better than Jamie O'Hara

[steve]

Watch our first goal...who initially tracks Parker and then ball watches?

 

[sussex.spur]

Yes, Parker is better. What he gives us is leadership, which was missing in a number of games last year.

But a more interesting comparison might be JoH v Niko. Both good squad players.

 

[Ionman34]

After eight years of reading SC almost everyday this must be one of the worst threads ever.

I rate O'Hara and I really like the guy. He is a hard working player and always gives 110% but he is no where near Parker.

Fair enough this is a forum for discussion but some things are so far off it should not be allowed to even mention it.

Do you advocate the burning of books too?


What I find ironic is the need to say this immediately after adding to the debate yourself.

 

[bomberH]

Not true though, sounds like we wanted to Keep O'Hara (as part of the squad) but O'Hara wanted to move to get more game time.

Also Scott Parker Joined West Ham, they finished just above then just below us. The following 2 seasons they just avoid relegation and then get relegated.

But Scott Parker is the better of the two.
Looks like O'Hara had a great game last night (only saw highlights) but he was against his former and boy hood club. Wont put in performances like that week in week out

No-one knows if we wanted to keep him or not. And anyway, I'm pretty sure Parker will get more game time than O'Hara would have if he was here instead. And re the West Ham stuff, West Ham may have flirted with relegation a couple of times, but he was always their best player by miles and now a big club (us) have come in for him. If a top 6 club come in for O'Hara in the next few years, I'll be very surprised.

But we agree Parker is better anyway ;-)

 

[JimmyG2]

Its comments like this that just prove that some supporters watch little or no other football outside their own team. Parker is on a different planet to Jamie, how can you even ask that question without laughing?

Well you don't know that I wasn't.
But I watch a great deal of football outside Spurs, including a lot of Spanish football. (My other team is Real Madrid)
I think generally that O'Hara is under-rated and that Scott Parker is over-rated.
Whether they meet somewhere in the middle is what the thread is about.
I would happily have kept Jamie as would Spurs as it happens.

I try not to let the fact that Parker turned us down twice for the money influence me. Or that O'Hara was a Tottenham boy.
Scott went Chelsea and rarely played and found his level at Newcastle and
relegated W.Ham.

To those so wrapped up in their own opinion I say give the idea some head room which is the point of any thread.

Ok Scott Parker fits the bill for us at the moment and is a more experienced player than O'Hara and will do a job.
But in terms of ability I think that Jamie is the more naturally gifted player with more vision and creativity.
Parker is more negative.
But I support him because he is a Spurs player, I did no less for JJ another of my lost causes.
But I never switch off my critical faculties and like to think about the game.
I have no particular axe to grind here.

 

[stemark44]

On yesterdays performance he certainly doesn't look that much better than Jamie but they have different qualities.
Jamie has better vision and is a better passer over longer distances,Parker has a lot more experience and discipline,is more consistent and is a better tackler.

I will say that Jamie played 3 fantastic inch perfect balls yesterday that split our defence and left their striker one-on-one with our defence,had they had someone top class up front,we would have lost the game.

 

[CrazyConrad]

Do you advocate the burning of books too?


What I find ironic is the need to say this immediately after adding to the debate yourself.

I am not debating the question initially raised by the OP but I did however put in my opinion on how idiotic this thread was. Maybe not in those words but the meaning is still the same.

Dont know why I bother answering your post but ahh well, I did...

 

[AngerManagement]

yes!

In other news Coca Cola is better than Happy Shopper cola also

 

[Pringle]

one won player of the season last year, the other barely got a mention. Both were in struggling teams and 1 clearly stood out. Am a fan of O Hara but he is not in the same league

 

[stemark44]

There is nothing wrong with comparing players against one another in the same game and its actually more relevant in this instance because both have played for us.

Please stop mentioning winning the Football Writers Player of the Year award,that's voted by a shower of blue cards,who the majority of SC posters will be laughing at throughout the year.

 

[Pringle]

There is nothing wrong with comparing players against one another in the same game and its actually more relevant in this instance because both have played for us.

Please stop mentioning winning the Football Writers Player of the Year award,that's voted by a shower of blue cards,who the majority of SC posters will be laughing at throughout the year.

wasnt he also in the running for players player of the year? Have a look at previous winners of football writers award - pretty impressive list to be joining.

 

[JimmyG2]

one won player of the season last year, the other barely got a mention. Both were in struggling teams and 1 clearly stood out. Am a fan of O Hara but he is not in the same league

Actually he is.
It's called 'The Premiership'

 

[Spurrific]

O Hara looks like a mole, not like one from people's faces, like one from the animal kingdom, so for that reason - I'm out

 

[bomberH]

There is nothing wrong with comparing players against one another in the same game and its actually more relevant in this instance because both have played for us.

Please stop mentioning winning the Football Writers Player of the Year award,that's voted by a shower of blue cards,who the majority of SC posters will be laughing at throughout the year.

So what you're saying is because the players haven't voted for him themselves, it isn't worth mentioning - which basically means people that just watch the game and don't play, ie writers and supporters, know shit all about the game.

You may have a point.

 

[Pringle]

Actually he is.
It's called 'The Premiership'

cheers for that:duh:

 

[Ionman34]

I am not debating the question initially raised by the OP but I did however put in my opinion on how idiotic this thread was. Maybe not in those words but the meaning is still the same.

You did, right after offering your opinion on which was the better player, the point of this thread no less.

You then followed up by suggesting that anyone posting up a similar question should be prevented from doing so.

Censorship in other words, of which book burning is an extreme form.

Dont know why I bother answering your post but ahh well, I did...

One might ask the same question related to the thread itself too. It seems you just can't help yourself.

 

[Mr Pink]

Two different midfield type players. Overall though Parker offers us more of what we need, definitely.

 

[jamesc0le]

Well you don't know that I wasn't.
But I watch a great deal of football outside Spurs, including a lot of Spanish football. (My other team is Real Madrid)
I think generally that O'Hara is under-rated and that Scott Parker is over-rated.
Whether they meet somewhere in the middle is what the thread is about.
I would happily have kept Jamie as would Spurs as it happens.

I try not to let the fact that Parker turned us down twice for the money influence me. Or that O'Hara was a Tottenham boy.
Scott went Chelsea and rarely played and found his level at Newcastle and
relegated W.Ham.

To those so wrapped up in their own opinion I say give the idea some head room which is the point of any thread.

Ok Scott Parker fits the bill for us at the moment and is a more experienced player than O'Hara and will do a job.
But in terms of ability I think that Jamie is the more naturally gifted player with more vision and creativity.
Parker is more negative.
But I support him because he is a Spurs player, I did no less for JJ another of my lost causes.
But I never switch off my critical faculties and like to think about the game.
I have no particular axe to grind here.

good post. 100% agree with all of this.

 

[RJ1882]

Ones an England international - onehas 20 midfielders ahead of him in England reckoning (and so should pledge to Ireland)

 

[CrazyConrad]

One might ask the same question related to the thread itself too. It seems you just can't help yourself.

I donate a small amount of money every month to help keep this lovely site up and running and when I see post like this making the forums look bad I feel like comment it. Yeah your right, I cant help myself :/