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Happy Spur you're on a streak there. Good work.
Bit that was in 2007 that we bought him. Increased TV money inflates player's values. Even then we spent a fortnight pissballing Charlton and Bent around after West Ham had agreed the deal.I agree that he has shown nothing to suggest he can't be good again next season but is he a 25m player?
I like him as a player but 15m is about right surely?
Bent scored 20 for Charlton 2 seasons in a row and was English and still only cost 15/18m
There are only 2 players in the world that can compete with Bale and were will never get either of them. We do however have a good back up in the form of Townsend.
I agree that we need competition for Lennon though, however Falque has just come back from a successful loan spell and could be the answer. If will be interesting to see how he does in pre-season.
Yes. I can still trap a ball further than Dempsey can kick it and that's in a game involving rank amateurs in a public park and played at about 1/10th the speed that it's played at the top level of professional football.Yeah, I can see why people sometimes have this perception about technical ability. It only takes a few great players like the Xavis or Prlos to alter our construct. Having gotten the chance to see Berbatov and Modric, we've seen glimpses of technical football that is on another level. And naturally people like that make your decent technical players look like they are worse than they really are.
Yes. I can still trap a ball further than Dempsey can kick it and that's in a game involving rank amateurs in a public park and played at about 1/10th the speed that it's played at the top level of professional football.
Now that's shit technical ability!
Isn't Townsend better cutting in from the right? That's where he was playing when he impressed at QPR. I think he should prove more than ample competition for Lennon, but the main problem is Bale is playing more and more on the right these days, so we could end up with three right sided players (2 wingers and Bale starting a free role from the right) and no-one to provide width on the left.
Dempsey must be a right mug on £50k a week. Misfit must be a millionaireYes. I can still trap a ball further than Dempsey can kick it and that's in a game involving rank amateurs in a public park and played at about 1/10th the speed that it's played at the top level of professional football.
Now that's shit technical ability!
Sorry ClintBitching about Dempsey's technical side is hilarious to me when you've got Diagonal Dawson, Pirouette Parker, a blockhead like Walker, a mentally weak Adebayor, and a selfish Defoe on the side as well. Lennon is barely better than running fast in a straight line sometimes. Yet the guy who scores key goals and works hard despite reactionary criticism and overwhelming negativity is the guy getting the grief.
I have quickly checked. The 23 goals that Deuce scored in a season has only been beaten by spurs players TWICE since Teddy and Jurgen's era. As bad as we perceive this man to be because he doesnt have the embeleshment of the flair players we want to see he is still effictive
57 goals in his last 4 seasons for Fulham and us. 18 for the US if you want to know.
not a bad player to have In My Onions
Bitching about Dempsey's technical side is hilarious to me when you've got Diagonal Dawson, Pirouette Parker, a blockhead like Walker, a mentally weak Adebayor, and a selfish Defoe on the side as well. Lennon is barely better than running fast in a straight line sometimes. Yet the guy who scores key goals and works hard despite reactionary criticism and overwhelming negativity is the guy getting the grief.
I'd like to nominate two of Ezekiel, Mitrovic and Bruma. For the millionth time.
How about Sebastian Driussi ?
Snarf, you always seem to do your research, talk a lot of sense, and know all these players that quite frankly I have never heard of - can you send a list to Baldini to get sorted please?I'd like to nominate two of Ezekiel, Mitrovic and Bruma. For the millionth time.
Personally not too familiar with him. I believe Ossie might have a better input.
I would consider it sniffing, we live in a world of air that we sniff to smell, maybe there's a different scientific term for sharks as they live in water, however it is essentially the same.He's still around. He's been a long standing member here. He had one of those days, we've all had where frustration gets the best of you and your posts come from the gut.
What didn't help was the fact that people fed on this like sharks sniffing blood. We should have recognized that he was having a day like that and cut him some slack rather than having a go. Rather than neg repping him, we could have used the disagree button. Rather than telling him "you're having a mare", we could have stepped away from the thread. He couldn't because sometimes we all get in that mood and can't.
Paolo has times he's up for banter. He can appreciate a good argument. But it took two posts for me recognize that wasn't what was going on with him today. He was mad. Probably won't be tomorrow. So let's respect his past contributions and throw anything said in anger today away. Because there was genuine opinion in there too and that should be respected (you don't have to agree with it though)
edit: I don't think sharks sniff. When I have time, I'll try and look up if they use their electrosenses to sense it or if it's actually smell. Until then, if it is wrong, feel free to make fun of me. Because I would do it to you
Chadli... I know you gave your views but I forgot... Would he improve our first team enough to justify buying him?
I'd like to nominate two of Ezekiel, Mitrovic and Bruma. For the millionth time.