Do we play him or not? Side always looks unbalanced with the Maestro playing.
Hard to say. When he's on and interested to play he's great. When he doesn't seem to interested it's infuriating. He brings a lot to the team but I'm not sure the team would be too hurt if he left. If he does leave I hope we snatch up a young striker in January.
He's the only natural goal scorer we've got seeing as Bent never gets played, and his games under The Mule have been a breath of fresh air. Kasami has huge potential but is not a striker and Trabant couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo.
I think we'll be striker shopping in January.
we would have been better with him today
He will be the difference between West Ham and Sunderland when we play them, so yes. Might as well keep him fresh until then, but I think that was Rene's plan anyway. Is he really injured?
Berba or Taarabt as main striker, Rodallega as different (more direct) option.
Bent sent back.
I say sell him... he does not ever seem interested to me... Wants all the play to flow through him which makes us narrow..
The problem with that, Callum, is neither Rodallega or Taarabt know where the goal is. Bent needs to play instead of being on the bench, if not he needs to go. Still means shopping for strikers in Jan, and I wouldn't be bothered if Taarabt, Roda and Bent clear out in the winter sales.
Surely there is not even a discussion to be had on this, given the return to form and appetite he has shown recently.
I think he will be sold in the transfer window.
...'the Maestro'... Careful
I think he will leave rather than us deciding to sell him..
It doesn´t matter who is up top. It is the decent supply to them that is the problem. Parker can´t do it on his own. Kaca is not good enough to beat the full back on the outside & is unable to consistently cross decent balls. Look what Rodwell did today. Duff is now a waste of space. Ash is not yet completely fit. Sidwell tries hard but is not threatening enough. We still need another top creative midfielder. More of a worry is our defence. At times today they were all over the place. My heart is in my mouth at every set piece & cross.
Berbatov, Bent, Taarabt all bloody useless and should be got rid of asap.
Another thread about Berbatov and selling him??????? :dead horse:
It would be MADNESS to sell our best player. Just because we won without him doesn't mean we don't need him. He kept us up last season and will be one of the main reasons we stay out of relegation this season. He has played inspired football since Rene took over.....as has the rest of the squad.
Quote from: win-dup on December 26, 2013, 06:50:03 PM
Berbatov, Bent, Taarabt all bloody useless and should be got rid of asap.
Thank God you are not Rene...
Whatever the selected team we seem always to play with a lone striker and we have Berbatov, Tarrbat, Bent and Rodders to choose from. If we are to sign a new striker then surely a couple of these have to go.
Every team in the lower half of the table wants a new striker, they don't come cheaply and really we have more demanding priorities, a centre half and left back of quality would help us no end.
Quote from: Robbie on December 26, 2013, 05:37:10 PM
Do we play him or not? Side always looks unbalanced with the Maestro playing.
...point of order, please do NOT call him the Maestro, there was only one Maestro who deserved the name - thank you...
Quote from: LBNo11 on December 26, 2013, 07:26:21 PM
Quote from: Robbie on December 26, 2013, 05:37:10 PM
Do we play him or not? Side always looks unbalanced with the Maestro playing.
...point of order, please do NOT call him the Maestro, there was only one Maestro who deserved the name - thank you...
when I use the word Maestro in sport.... I always mean for it to refer to a player of superior class who makes the players around him better... Berba may fit the first part but for Fulham... often he makes those around him worse... not a Maestro in my eyes at all...Johnny Haynes or not...
Quote from: farfouille on December 26, 2013, 06:54:35 PM
Quote from: win-dup on December 26, 2013, 06:50:03 PM
Berbatov, Bent, Taarabt all bloody useless and should be got rid of asap.
Thank God you are not Rene...
how do you know I'm not?
sent from my ipad on the coach back from Norwich.
Quote from: win-dup on December 26, 2013, 08:21:01 PM
Quote from: farfouille on December 26, 2013, 06:54:35 PM
Quote from: win-dup on December 26, 2013, 06:50:03 PM
Berbatov, Bent, Taarabt all bloody useless and should be got rid of asap.
Thank God you are not Rene...
how do you know I'm not?
sent from my ipad on the coach back from Norwich.
:))
D@mn, I have so many questions for you! Here's one: will you play Rodallega from the start against Hull?
sent from my far too old Dell
Quote from: win-dup on December 26, 2013, 08:21:01 PM
Quote from: farfouille on December 26, 2013, 06:54:35 PM
Quote from: win-dup on December 26, 2013, 06:50:03 PM
Berbatov, Bent, Taarabt all bloody useless and should be got rid of asap.
Thank God you are not Rene...
how do you know I'm not?
sent from my ipad on the coach back from Norwich.
We know you are not Rene because a good manager like him would never refer to his players in such derogatory terms.
If Berba wants to go, let him go. I've always said that if a player wants to go, they should be allowed to go.
A striker in January is a MUST, regardless if we keep Berbatov or not. I don't know exactly who is out there, but that's not my job. I think it's far too soon to be bringing back Woody and Trotta, so maybe a 6 month loan from abroad would do the trick (as deep into Eastern European as possible)
I thought he's looked good in the games he's played since Rene's come in.
Quote from: win-dup on December 26, 2013, 06:50:03 PM
Berbatov, Bent, Taarabt all bloody useless and should be got rid of asap.
Well fortunately for you, Taarabt will be back at your beloved QPR next season.
I don't think we need a striker we only play 1 forward & have Berbatov, Bent, Taarabt, Rodallega & Dembele for that role, unless we are going to sell a striker or 2 I feel other positions need strengthening 1st though
I really dont get the people that want him to leave in january. You must be crazy not to see that we really need him to survive this.
Also, there is no chance in hell we will let him go in january unless he really wants to leave.
A player that does not play post Xmas is being cotton wooled to be sold?
Is he actually injured? On another note Bent is reportedly on over 60k a week and is nowhere near the team. We also have Rod to do the same job. Let's send him back and spend the wages elsewhere.
Yes where is Bent, can he be sent back to Villa if on high wages. Some players will have to go this transfer window to make room for the new players we need. I'd rather kerp Berbetov.
Quote from: farfouille on December 26, 2013, 08:29:01 PM
Quote from: win-dup on December 26, 2013, 08:21:01 PM
Quote from: farfouille on December 26, 2013, 06:54:35 PM
Quote from: win-dup on December 26, 2013, 06:50:03 PM
Berbatov, Bent, Taarabt all bloody useless and should be got rid of asap.
Thank God you are not Rene...
how do you know I'm not?
sent from my ipad on the coach back from Norwich.
:))
D@mn, I have so many questions for you! Here's one: will you play Rodallega from the start against Hull?
sent from my far too old Dell
no, because he's bloody useless as well.
Quote from: Yarden on December 27, 2013, 01:16:53 AM
I really dont get the people that want him to leave in january. You must be crazy not to see that we really need him to survive this.
Also, there is no chance in hell we will let him go in january unless he really wants to leave.
Exactly. He's been first rate since the change over. If he goes he'll be hard to replace. We need a good link man with 10 goals in him as well, they don't come cheap.
Quote from: win-dup on December 27, 2013, 09:23:32 PM
Quote from: farfouille on December 26, 2013, 08:29:01 PM
Quote from: win-dup on December 26, 2013, 08:21:01 PM
Quote from: farfouille on December 26, 2013, 06:54:35 PM
Quote from: win-dup on December 26, 2013, 06:50:03 PM
Berbatov, Bent, Taarabt all bloody useless and should be got rid of asap.
Thank God you are not Rene...
how do you know I'm not?
sent from my ipad on the coach back from Norwich.
:))
D@mn, I have so many questions for you! Here's one: will you play Rodallega from the start against Hull?
sent from my far too old Dell
no, because he's bloody useless as well.
Since Trotta is at Brentford that leaves us with Ruiz... Is he your
useful forward for tomorrow?
