SaaaaaaaammmmmmFriday's Legacy I don't think we'll see his return this summer. We did place a bid and it sat there for the new manager in waiting to come in and make a decision, but we are now in talks with two other strikers.
Rhodes and Pog am I right in saying?
BrockManson Reading and Sunderland are keeping tabs on Shane Long, the forward who scored eight league goals in his first season with West Bromwich Albion last term. (The Times)
...please dear God no, don't need another striker especially one that poor (colours nailed to the wall and tin hat on).
BrockManson especially one that poor
BrockManson Now I knew there would be a few who would disagree but I'm not making a snap judgement. I've seen him look consistently poor for YEARS before he finally had 2 seasons where he showed anything like the potential he came with.
He's no longer a Reading player thankfully as he's not good enough for the Premiership other than to play for yoyo teams like West Brom (although they have a good manager in Chris Hughton who'll keep them up).
Is he honestly better than Pogrebnyak and Roberts? Nah. His strength is using his actual strength to bash through a defence and score a poacher's effort. That's fine in the Championship but it's a lot harder to do in the Premiership and his footballing brain is too lacking to compensate for the switch up.
I won't deny he did have two very good seasons but he'll need to have several more before he'll change my mind. Which he won't - he'll never score double figures in a premier league season.
Basildon How could you say that Shane Long is a poor striker??
Would happily take him back at the mas stad!
mr_numberBasildon How could you say that Shane Long is a poor striker??
Would happily take him back at the mas stad!
Whilst I'm pleased to see someone else hold him in high enough regard to name the ground after him, I think you'll find 'Mass' is spelt with two 's's. (No idea how you spell s's though.)
BrockManson Now I knew there would be a few who would disagree but I'm not making a snap judgement. I've seen him look consistently poor for YEARS before he finally had 2 seasons where he showed anything like the potential he came with.
He's no longer a Reading player thankfully as he's not good enough for the Premiership other than to play for yoyo teams like West Brom (although they have a good manager in Chris Hughton who'll keep them up).
Is he honestly better than Pogrebnyak and Roberts? Nah. His strength is using his actual strength to bash through a defence and score a poacher's effort. That's fine in the Championship but it's a lot harder to do in the Premiership and his footballing brain is too lacking to compensate for the switch up.
I won't deny he did have two very good seasons but he'll need to have several more before he'll change my mind. Which he won't - he'll never score double figures in a premier league season.
leeeroy JeeenkinsBrockManson Now I knew there would be a few who would disagree but I'm not making a snap judgement. I've seen him look consistently poor for YEARS before he finally had 2 seasons where he showed anything like the potential he came with.
He's no longer a Reading player thankfully as he's not good enough for the Premiership other than to play for yoyo teams like West Brom (although they have a good manager in Chris Hughton who'll keep them up).
Is he honestly better than Pogrebnyak and Roberts? Nah. His strength is using his actual strength to bash through a defence and score a poacher's effort. That's fine in the Championship but it's a lot harder to do in the Premiership and his footballing brain is too lacking to compensate for the switch up.
I won't deny he did have two very good seasons but he'll need to have several more before he'll change my mind. Which he won't - he'll never score double figures in a premier league season.
Steve Clarke?
BrockManson ...please dear God no, don't need another striker especially one that poor (colours nailed to the wall and tin hat on).
BrockManson his footballing brain is too lacking to compensate for the switch up
BrockManson Now I knew there would be a few who would disagree but I'm not making a snap judgement. I've seen him look consistently poor for YEARS before he finally had 2 seasons where he showed anything like the potential he came with.
He's no longer a Reading player thankfully as he's not good enough for the Premiership other than to play for yoyo teams like West Brom (although they have a good manager in Chris Hughton who'll keep them up).
Is he honestly better than Pogrebnyak and Roberts? Nah. His strength is using his actual strength to bash through a defence and score a poacher's effort. That's fine in the Championship but it's a lot harder to do in the Premiership and his footballing brain is too lacking to compensate for the switch up.
I won't deny he did have two very good seasons but he'll need to have several more before he'll change my mind. Which he won't - he'll never score double figures in a premier league season.
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