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Official: Jamie O'Hara training with us

Started by intertoto2002fulham, June 29, 2015, 03:09:31 PM

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FPT

I do think Jamie O'Hara would be a good signing, and would raise the idea that those who are not in favour are judging the man and not the player. His time at Wolves was mostly bad, affected by injuries and fitness, during which the club was relegated twice and he clashed with supporters. He's now away from Danielle Lloyd and his time at Blackpool spoke true volumes to me. His performances were sharp, and he looked like a player with a chip on his shoulder rather than in his stomach. He joined Blackpool with no pre-season, and essentially a year without regular football and assisted 8 goals for the divisions' poorest team, with a variety of types also; a few from set pieces, a few from crosses and a couple sheer creative passes.

David Cotterill has been one that others have pointed out as a possible option for us as an option out wide, he didn't out assist Jamie O'Hara. Peter Whittingham, Alex Pritchard, Bakary Sako, Ben Pringle, James McLean, Henri Lansbury, Tom Cairney, Will Hughes, Bryan Ruiz, Harry Arter, Jota etc, etc, etc, could not out-assist Jamie O'Hara, yet all of those players have been lauded as players that should be looked at joining us (barring those already here).

Jamie O'Hara provides us something we do not have, and it's a deep lying play maker that can add quality offensive depth to our central midfield options. If Tom Cairney or Lasse Vigen Christensen pick up an injury, it's Ryan Tunnicliffe who comes in and we lose a chunk of creativity and assurance on the ball. O'Hara has valuable Premier League game time to his name, particularly at Portsmouth where he was then eyed up by many on here to be a potential successor to Danny Murphy - there's no reason now, with a visible want to restart his career after leaving both Lloyd and Wolves, that he can still be that via a tonne of sideways movement.

Jamie O'Hara assisted more goals last season than he ever has in any other season. Nearly 29, he's in his peaking ages, and if we can take advantage of a re-motivated, fit and hungry footballer for a price of £0, then why wouldn't you? He's initially training so we can weigh up (no pun intended) his fitness levels and the management can learn about him personally.

The man may not be perfect (no Joey Barton though), but the player has bags of talent, and in particularly on the ball. If you look beyond the 'love rat', and analyse the situation where he's evidently in a good place personally and performance wise - a free transfer for a footballer with Premier League quality at an age where we could get a few years out of him if need be is an absolute no brainer.

jelmo

Quote from: FPT on June 30, 2015, 02:45:37 PM
I do think Jamie O'Hara would be a good signing, and would raise the idea that those who are not in favour are judging the man and not the player. His time at Wolves was mostly bad, affected by injuries and fitness, during which the club was relegated twice and he clashed with supporters. He's now away from Danielle Lloyd and his time at Blackpool spoke true volumes to me. His performances were sharp, and he looked like a player with a chip on his shoulder rather than in his stomach. He joined Blackpool with no pre-season, and essentially a year without regular football and assisted 8 goals for the divisions' poorest team, with a variety of types also; a few from set pieces, a few from crosses and a couple sheer creative passes.

David Cotterill has been one that others have pointed out as a possible option for us as an option out wide, he didn't out assist Jamie O'Hara. Peter Whittingham, Alex Pritchard, Bakary Sako, Ben Pringle, James McLean, Henri Lansbury, Tom Cairney, Will Hughes, Bryan Ruiz, Harry Arter, Jota etc, etc, etc, could not out-assist Jamie O'Hara, yet all of those players have been lauded as players that should be looked at joining us (barring those already here).

Jamie O'Hara provides us something we do not have, and it's a deep lying play maker that can add quality offensive depth to our central midfield options. If Tom Cairney or Lasse Vigen Christensen pick up an injury, it's Ryan Tunnicliffe who comes in and we lose a chunk of creativity and assurance on the ball. O'Hara has valuable Premier League game time to his name, particularly at Portsmouth where he was then eyed up by many on here to be a potential successor to Danny Murphy - there's no reason now, with a visible want to restart his career after leaving both Lloyd and Wolves, that he can still be that via a tonne of sideways movement.

Jamie O'Hara assisted more goals last season than he ever has in any other season. Nearly 29, he's in his peaking ages, and if we can take advantage of a re-motivated, fit and hungry footballer for a price of £0, then why wouldn't you? He's initially training so we can weigh up (no pun intended) his fitness levels and the management can learn about him personally.

The man may not be perfect (no Joey Barton though), but the player has bags of talent, and in particularly on the ball. If you look beyond the 'love rat', and analyse the situation where he's evidently in a good place personally and performance wise - a free transfer for a footballer with Premier League quality at an age where we could get a few years out of him if need be is an absolute no brainer.

Good post. Agree with all the points made. Didn't realise he was a love rat though! 096.gig

Twig

Quote from: FPT on June 30, 2015, 02:45:37 PM
I do think Jamie O'Hara would be a good signing, and would raise the idea that those who are not in favour are judging the man and not the player. His time at Wolves was mostly bad, affected by injuries and fitness, during which the club was relegated twice and he clashed with supporters. He's now away from Danielle Lloyd and his time at Blackpool spoke true volumes to me. His performances were sharp, and he looked like a player with a chip on his shoulder rather than in his stomach. He joined Blackpool with no pre-season, and essentially a year without regular football and assisted 8 goals for the divisions' poorest team, with a variety of types also; a few from set pieces, a few from crosses and a couple sheer creative passes.

David Cotterill has been one that others have pointed out as a possible option for us as an option out wide, he didn't out assist Jamie O'Hara. Peter Whittingham, Alex Pritchard, Bakary Sako, Ben Pringle, James McLean, Henri Lansbury, Tom Cairney, Will Hughes, Bryan Ruiz, Harry Arter, Jota etc, etc, etc, could not out-assist Jamie O'Hara, yet all of those players have been lauded as players that should be looked at joining us (barring those already here).

Jamie O'Hara provides us something we do not have, and it's a deep lying play maker that can add quality offensive depth to our central midfield options. If Tom Cairney or Lasse Vigen Christensen pick up an injury, it's Ryan Tunnicliffe who comes in and we lose a chunk of creativity and assurance on the ball. O'Hara has valuable Premier League game time to his name, particularly at Portsmouth where he was then eyed up by many on here to be a potential successor to Danny Murphy - there's no reason now, with a visible want to restart his career after leaving both Lloyd and Wolves, that he can still be that via a tonne of sideways movement.

Jamie O'Hara assisted more goals last season than he ever has in any other season. Nearly 29, he's in his peaking ages, and if we can take advantage of a re-motivated, fit and hungry footballer for a price of £0, then why wouldn't you? He's initially training so we can weigh up (no pun intended) his fitness levels and the management can learn about him personally.

The man may not be perfect (no Joey Barton though), but the player has bags of talent, and in particularly on the ball. If you look beyond the 'love rat', and analyse the situation where he's evidently in a good place personally and performance wise - a free transfer for a footballer with Premier League quality at an age where we could get a few years out of him if need be is an absolute no brainer.

Very balanced and fair post.  Give the guy a chance to show what he can do seems a reasonable summary.


Nick Bateman

Why should we give him a chance?  We want better than Wolves "rejects" and I have a lot of insight into Jamie O'Hara from a Spurs contact who informed me of the disruption he caused and his subsequent lack of application when he left as one can clearly see in this photo.

The moment he gets benched he will cause disharmony in the squad.


Nick Bateman "knows his footie"

RaySmith

Quote from: FPT on June 30, 2015, 02:45:37 PM
I do think Jamie O'Hara would be a good signing, and would raise the idea that those who are not in favour are judging the man and not the player. His time at Wolves was mostly bad, affected by injuries and fitness, during which the club was relegated twice and he clashed with supporters. He's now away from Danielle Lloyd and his time at Blackpool spoke true volumes to me. His performances were sharp, and he looked like a player with a chip on his shoulder rather than in his stomach. He joined Blackpool with no pre-season, and essentially a year without regular football and assisted 8 goals for the divisions' poorest team, with a variety of types also; a few from set pieces, a few from crosses and a couple sheer creative passes.

David Cotterill has been one that others have pointed out as a possible option for us as an option out wide, he didn't out assist Jamie O'Hara. Peter Whittingham, Alex Pritchard, Bakary Sako, Ben Pringle, James McLean, Henri Lansbury, Tom Cairney, Will Hughes, Bryan Ruiz, Harry Arter, Jota etc, etc, etc, could not out-assist Jamie O'Hara, yet all of those players have been lauded as players that should be looked at joining us (barring those already here).

Jamie O'Hara provides us something we do not have, and it's a deep lying play maker that can add quality offensive depth to our central midfield options. If Tom Cairney or Lasse Vigen Christensen pick up an injury, it's Ryan Tunnicliffe who comes in and we lose a chunk of creativity and assurance on the ball. O'Hara has valuable Premier League game time to his name, particularly at Portsmouth where he was then eyed up by many on here to be a potential successor to Danny Murphy - there's no reason now, with a visible want to restart his career after leaving both Lloyd and Wolves, that he can still be that via a tonne of sideways movement.

Jamie O'Hara assisted more goals last season than he ever has in any other season. Nearly 29, he's in his peaking ages, and if we can take advantage of a re-motivated, fit and hungry footballer for a price of £0, then why wouldn't you? He's initially training so we can weigh up (no pun intended) his fitness levels and the management can learn about him personally.

The man may not be perfect (no Joey Barton though), but the player has bags of talent, and in particularly on the ball. If you look beyond the 'love rat', and analyse the situation where he's evidently in a good place personally and performance wise - a free transfer for a footballer with Premier League quality at an age where we could get a few years out of him if need be is an absolute no brainer.
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Tonywa

Excellent post mate.  Very well argued. Seems to make sense to me.


Wimbledon_White

The fact this Nick Bateman chap is slating him only seems to make me want him to sign all the more.

Texas White

Quote from: Wimbledon_White on June 30, 2015, 10:48:47 PM
The fact this Nick Bateman chap is slating him only seems to make me want him to sign all the more.

What our resident celebrity...

YoungsBitter

Quote from: jelmo on June 30, 2015, 02:56:24 PM
Quote from: FPT on June 30, 2015, 02:45:37 PM
I do think Jamie O'Hara would be a good signing, and would raise the idea that those who are not in favour are judging the man and not the player. His time at Wolves was mostly bad, affected by injuries and fitness, during which the club was relegated twice and he clashed with supporters. He's now away from Danielle Lloyd and his time at Blackpool spoke true volumes to me. His performances were sharp, and he looked like a player with a chip on his shoulder rather than in his stomach. He joined Blackpool with no pre-season, and essentially a year without regular football and assisted 8 goals for the divisions' poorest team, with a variety of types also; a few from set pieces, a few from crosses and a couple sheer creative passes.

David Cotterill has been one that others have pointed out as a possible option for us as an option out wide, he didn't out assist Jamie O'Hara. Peter Whittingham, Alex Pritchard, Bakary Sako, Ben Pringle, James McLean, Henri Lansbury, Tom Cairney, Will Hughes, Bryan Ruiz, Harry Arter, Jota etc, etc, etc, could not out-assist Jamie O'Hara, yet all of those players have been lauded as players that should be looked at joining us (barring those already here).

Jamie O'Hara provides us something we do not have, and it's a deep lying play maker that can add quality offensive depth to our central midfield options. If Tom Cairney or Lasse Vigen Christensen pick up an injury, it's Ryan Tunnicliffe who comes in and we lose a chunk of creativity and assurance on the ball. O'Hara has valuable Premier League game time to his name, particularly at Portsmouth where he was then eyed up by many on here to be a potential successor to Danny Murphy - there's no reason now, with a visible want to restart his career after leaving both Lloyd and Wolves, that he can still be that via a tonne of sideways movement.

Jamie O'Hara assisted more goals last season than he ever has in any other season. Nearly 29, he's in his peaking ages, and if we can take advantage of a re-motivated, fit and hungry footballer for a price of £0, then why wouldn't you? He's initially training so we can weigh up (no pun intended) his fitness levels and the management can learn about him personally.

The man may not be perfect (no Joey Barton though), but the player has bags of talent, and in particularly on the ball. If you look beyond the 'love rat', and analyse the situation where he's evidently in a good place personally and performance wise - a free transfer for a footballer with Premier League quality at an age where we could get a few years out of him if need be is an absolute no brainer.

Good post. Agree with all the points made. Didn't realise he was a love rat though! 096.gig
Agree 100%, well thought through!
Quark, strangeness and charm


snarks

Agree with FPT Danielle Lloyd had a pretty bad effect on his career. He and she got together whilst he was at Spurs, and it was then his career started to nosedive. I remember reading something whilst he was at wolves, effectively saying that he was sleeping in the spare room, and looking after the kids, as she came in late from furthering her "career" and was disturbing him and it wasn't helping his recovery from injury.

Prior to meeting her his career was going quite well, and certainly whilst at Portsmouth (on loan from spurs) he was probably their best player for that season. Wolves was the wrong move, and as said riddled with injury and a wife that did him no favours at all.

Seperating and getting back to football, he could be a good signing for the club, he creative, good energy and good in tackle, with a high work rate. OK he has some baggage, but there are not many ex premiership players married to a "glamerous WAG2" that would not have, (and she has been around if you look at her history).

Twig

Quote from: Wimbledon_White on June 30, 2015, 10:48:47 PM
The fact this Nick Bateman chap is slating him only seems to make me want him to sign all the more.

Haha one finds oneself in whole-hearted agreement with you.

Gloss White