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Post by cheshirepotter on Apr 23, 2017 18:40:22 GMT
The guy was a complete waste of money. Not played in 2 years, a bad full of issues, why the hell didn't we jack in our interest in him long long ago. A pointless signing.
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Post by Paul Spencer on Apr 23, 2017 18:51:07 GMT
ALL of the centre forwards Hughes has brought to the club have flopped, let's not forget that before totally writing off Berahino.
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Post by butlerstbob on Apr 23, 2017 18:59:52 GMT
We had a very capable striker that scored was it 14-15 in his first season having missed the whole of Jan! the problem is NOT our strikers!
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Post by cheshirepotter on Apr 23, 2017 19:02:38 GMT
Fair point Paul and one borne out of so much frustration (again) this season..
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Post by jzime on Apr 23, 2017 23:25:33 GMT
Hughes has stated that we will see the best of him next season. Thus, playing him regularly gives the impression that this seasons results May get lucky or be written off. This is difficult for anyone who has paid their money expecting things to " happen" this season. Hughes has nailed his colours to a Berahino mast. You have to wonder what Diouff, Bony, Joselu, Bojan may have done with the same luxury of selection. Even Crouch, Walters, or Shaqiri don't seem to have been given that luxury of comfort without end product, before being dropped. As for Muniesia and Sobhi.............if selection is based upon principle I.e who is playing well, then such anomalies surely should not happen ? If it's not based upon such principles, then all the conspiracy theories and vitriol that are being thrown at the management appear deserved if not substantiated.
He absolutely has to stick with Berahino starting, if he doesn't, then (with Imbula not even making the bench) he (and he absolutely knows it) virtually signs his own P45.
If their signings had been the other way round (chronologically), then he'd be sticking with Imbula now.
All about politics.
Nail. Head. Hit. |
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Post by hammered on Apr 23, 2017 23:49:39 GMT
He will score against us in the battle for 13th!!
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Post by larstoke on Apr 24, 2017 6:28:39 GMT
He doesn't exactly look a bargain so far, but if he scores goals and plays well next season I'll be happy..
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Post by nutterpotter on Apr 24, 2017 6:57:51 GMT
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Post by Eggybread on Apr 24, 2017 7:25:02 GMT
He will score against us in the battle for 13th!! I bet you he wont mate.He couldnt score passed my granny playing Bongos. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2017 7:50:34 GMT
He will score against us in the battle for 13th!! I bet you he wont mate.He couldnt score passed my granny playing Bongos. Your granny plays bongos? She sounds ace...... |
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Post by werrington on Apr 24, 2017 9:07:55 GMT
We had a very capable striker that scored was it 14-15 in his first season having missed the whole of Jan! the problem is NOT our strikers! And he got slaughtered by many on here |
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Apr 24, 2017 9:16:47 GMT
He is getting a lot of excuses on this thread such as:
Hes not a hold-up striker
Hes not fit yet
Hes low on confidence
His strength isnt heading
He needs better support to get chances
He needs through-balls to run onto
Even Hughes is coming out with excuses saying he needs to be more selfish
So as fans we need to set our expectations to ZERO for Berahino this season. Any goal he scores will be a bonus then? Great
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Post by GlennA on Apr 24, 2017 9:19:03 GMT
I bet you he wont mate.He couldnt score passed my granny playing Bongos. Your granny plays bongos? She sounds ace...... You should get the Fall reference there, being from Prestwich 😀 |
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Post by Gods on Apr 24, 2017 9:33:51 GMT
It's funny (strange) how things go sometimes. Remember last summer there were 3 supposedly hot 'B named' strikers knocking around being Bony, Benteke and Berahino and lots of debate about whether we would sign one of them and which was the best. The sense was Benteke had the aerial power, Bony the strength and finishing ability and Berahino had that 'x-factor' the ability to dump a defender flat on his backside. Well we ended up with 2 of them and got the best part of bugger all out of either of them, meantime Benteke went to Palace and has notched 14 Prem goals in 31 matches  |
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Post by adi on Apr 24, 2017 9:36:06 GMT
ALL of the centre forwards Hughes has brought to the club have flopped, let's not forget that before totally writing off Berahino. I'd liked to have seen Joselu get more of a run. The issue is that we've taken players who have proven they can score (Diouf at Hannover) and played them out of position, not played them consistently or not given them enough time to click. This combined with a merrygoround of changes in personnel and formation means they don't stand a chance. |
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Post by skip on Apr 24, 2017 9:38:21 GMT
ALL of the centre forwards Hughes has brought to the club have flopped, let's not forget that before totally writing off Berahino. When was the last time you watched a game and had a tingly sense when the centre forward got hold of the ball? |
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Post by nott1 on Apr 24, 2017 9:42:45 GMT
ALL of the centre forwards Hughes has brought to the club have flopped, let's not forget that before totally writing off Berahino. When was the last time you watched a game and had a tingly sense when the centre forward got hold of the ball? Not since John Ritchie was playing for us! |
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Post by adi on Apr 24, 2017 9:46:10 GMT
When was the last time you watched a game and had a tingly sense when the centre forward got hold of the ball? Not since John Ritchie was playing for us! Or fuller... |
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Post by jimmygscfc on Apr 24, 2017 9:52:55 GMT
Whether Berahino succeeds or not, how anyone can think we don't need a striker shake up is beyond me. Joselu must be on his way as the loan offers him the exit he needs, Crouch and Walters are palpably not the way forward and Diouf is hardly given a chance to play down the middle. Bony isn't ours anyway so he won't be anywhere near us next season. Pinning our hopes on Saido coming good is a high risk strategy and expecting the creaking legs and lungs of Crouch and Walters to help us through 2017/18 is bordering on the insane. Why the hell would we not buy another striker?
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Apr 24, 2017 9:53:17 GMT
Or Stein
Or Sheron
I even enjoyed Martin Carruthers at times because he could run fast.
Im pretty easily pleased
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2017 9:56:01 GMT
Your granny plays bongos? She sounds ace...... You should get the Fall reference there, being from Prestwich 😀 I did mate, and I walked past Mark E Smith's house only this morning when I walked the kids to their before school club. Been past his house possibly a thousand times and still only seen him once putting his bin out. Whereas Guy Garvey from Elbow goes to my gym and the missus' church and I'm sick of seeing him.... :-) |
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Post by FullerMagic on Apr 24, 2017 10:00:39 GMT
Whether Berahino succeeds or not, how anyone can think we don't need a striker shake up is beyond me. Joselu must be on his way as the loan offers him the exit he needs, Crouch and Walters are palpably not the way forward and Diouf is hardly given a chance to play down the middle. Bony isn't ours anyway so he won't be anywhere near us next season. Pinning our hopes on Saido coming good is a high risk strategy and expecting the creaking legs and lungs of Crouch and Walters to help us through 2017/18 is bordering on the insane. Why the hell would we not buy another striker? Yep - we definitely need another. www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/04/23/orlando-citys-cyle-larin-complete-striker-eyes-superstar-statuswww.footballwhispers.com/blog/why-europes-elite-should-look-at-orlando-citys-cyle-larinCeltic were reported to be weighing up a move for Larin late last year, with Stoke City also believed to be long-term admirers
Larin looks set for a European move soon. 37 in 59 starts for our 'sister club' Orlando. |
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Post by jimmygscfc on Apr 24, 2017 10:05:38 GMT
You should get the Fall reference there, being from Prestwich 😀 I did mate, and I walked past Mark E Smith's house only this morning when I walked the kids to their before school club. Been past his house possibly a thousand times and still only seen him once putting his bin out. Whereas Guy Garvey from Elbow goes to my gym and the missus' church and I'm sick of seeing him.... :-) I'm not sure whether I'm more surprised that Guy Garvey goes to the gym or to Church  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2017 10:09:23 GMT
I did mate, and I walked past Mark E Smith's house only this morning when I walked the kids to their before school club. Been past his house possibly a thousand times and still only seen him once putting his bin out. Whereas Guy Garvey from Elbow goes to my gym and the missus' church and I'm sick of seeing him.... :-) I'm not sure whether I'm more surprised that Guy Garvey goes to the gym or to Church Total Fitness in Whitefield mate, he was sweating his bollocks off on the bike on Saturday as I walked out.....proper nice, down to earth bloke to be fair. |
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Post by thepopman on Apr 24, 2017 10:09:33 GMT
You should get the Fall reference there, being from Prestwich 😀 I did mate, and I walked past Mark E Smith's house only this morning when I walked the kids to their before school club. Been past his house possibly a thousand times and still only seen him once putting his bin out. Whereas Guy Garvey from Elbow goes to my gym and the missus' church and I'm sick of seeing him.... :-) Worth walking past MES’s house a thousand times just to see him put his bin out once I say. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2017 10:10:34 GMT
I did mate, and I walked past Mark E Smith's house only this morning when I walked the kids to their before school club. Been past his house possibly a thousand times and still only seen him once putting his bin out. Whereas Guy Garvey from Elbow goes to my gym and the missus' church and I'm sick of seeing him.... :-) Worth walking past MES’s house a thousand times just to see him put his bin out once I say. Never looks any sign of life reckon he must be a recluse these days when he's not on the road..... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2017 10:11:17 GMT
Whether Berahino succeeds or not, how anyone can think we don't need a striker shake up is beyond me. Joselu must be on his way as the loan offers him the exit he needs, Crouch and Walters are palpably not the way forward and Diouf is hardly given a chance to play down the middle. Bony isn't ours anyway so he won't be anywhere near us next season. Pinning our hopes on Saido coming good is a high risk strategy and expecting the creaking legs and lungs of Crouch and Walters to help us through 2017/18 is bordering on the insane. Why the hell would we not buy another striker? Yep - we definitely need another. www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/04/23/orlando-citys-cyle-larin-complete-striker-eyes-superstar-statuswww.footballwhispers.com/blog/why-europes-elite-should-look-at-orlando-citys-cyle-larinCeltic were reported to be weighing up a move for Larin late last year, with Stoke City also believed to be long-term admirers
Larin looks set for a European move soon. 37 in 59 starts for our 'sister club' Orlando. We'd be in the driving seat with our "special relationship" surely? |
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Post by Clayton Wood on Apr 24, 2017 10:14:19 GMT
It's funny (strange) how things go sometimes. Remember last summer there were 3 supposedly hot 'B named' strikers knocking around being Bony, Benteke and Berahino and lots of debate about whether we would sign one of them and which was the best. The sense was Benteke had the aerial power, Bony the strength and finishing ability and Berahino had that 'x-factor' the ability to dump a defender flat on his backside. Well we ended up with 2 of them and got the best part of bugger all out of either of them, meantime Benteke went to Palace and has notched 14 Prem goals in 31 matches Agree with that except you missed one crucial bit out. Palace signed Benteke for £27m rising to £32m. We didn't, we went for the £12m rising to £15m option. All ludicrous amounts of money I know, but unfortunately par for the course these days. A '20 goal a season striker' now seems to come in around £30m+. |
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Post by jimmygscfc on Apr 24, 2017 10:26:36 GMT
Whether Berahino succeeds or not, how anyone can think we don't need a striker shake up is beyond me. Joselu must be on his way as the loan offers him the exit he needs, Crouch and Walters are palpably not the way forward and Diouf is hardly given a chance to play down the middle. Bony isn't ours anyway so he won't be anywhere near us next season. Pinning our hopes on Saido coming good is a high risk strategy and expecting the creaking legs and lungs of Crouch and Walters to help us through 2017/18 is bordering on the insane. Why the hell would we not buy another striker? Yep - we definitely need another. www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/04/23/orlando-citys-cyle-larin-complete-striker-eyes-superstar-statuswww.footballwhispers.com/blog/why-europes-elite-should-look-at-orlando-citys-cyle-larinCeltic were reported to be weighing up a move for Larin late last year, with Stoke City also believed to be long-term admirers
Larin looks set for a European move soon. 37 in 59 starts for our 'sister club' Orlando. Scrawling through those sites I see Jack Harrison being touted as the next big thing too. I know he's ex-Man Utd Academy but am I right in thinking he's from Stoke? What's the word on him from the experts? |
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Post by wokka59 on Apr 24, 2017 10:32:30 GMT
jeff cook
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