Are we overrating Rodallega a bit?

[Jack Fulham]

I don't mean to put a downer on things but I think some people on here may think he's a lot better than he actually is. I admit I didn't watch Wigan much and he has impressed me on a few occasions but he is hugely inconsistent and is coming off a very poor season. The more alarming stat being Hugo Rodallega: Of PL strikers that scored last season, only Heskey & Ebanks-Blake (3.5%) had worse conversion rates than Rodallega (3.6%). I think we've signed a good striker but he is low on confidence and I am not expecting big things from him this season.

He is coming into the prime of his career though so hopefully we can see some of this

Hugo Rodallega- all Wigan goals

[BigNigeBowds]

Remember....we are fulham and we are awesome at getting the best out of players

[HatterDon]

yes. MASSIVELY overrating him.

[EtuhuForNigeria]

Undoubtedly. Petric, on the other hand, we are massively under-rating.

[Burt]

I will answer this question in 6 months time.

[Berserker]

+1

[Reindeer]

It's hard to call this one.  He showed flashes of shear brilliance for Wigan.  It depends on how much the manager gets out of him.

At the end of the day though, he arrived on a free and was being chased by the major clubs too.

[Jack Fulham]

I will answer this question in 6 months time.

I think this is the rational think to do.

[wadey]

yeah...lets all have a downer on him BEFORE he pulls on the white shirt....jeeeez :035: :035: :035: :035:

[OldBrownShoe]

+1

Far too much negativity these days. Let's get behind the players.

[EtuhuForNigeria]

I will answer this question in 6 months time.

To be fair, the question is are WE over-rating him (our attitudes towards him), based on what we have seen so far, rather than are we over-rating him given how he will perform in the future.

[Jack Fulham]

yeah...lets all have a downer on him BEFORE he pulls on the white shirt....jeeeez :035: :035: :035: :035:

I judge players after I've seen them in a white shirt. I'm just saying we shouldn't have big expectations of him after he's had a poor season.

[Lighthouse]

Well Rodders is what we used a call a nuisance player. He can be quick, can turn up anywhere and is a bloody nuisance for the opposition. AJ could be a nuisance but ended up being  more of a nuisance to us. So we really haven't had this type of player and he should fit in.

We really need a target player to complete our forward line. Petric isn't a target player as far as I understand. Petric has an eye for goal and can make space for himself in the area. Another different type of forward and may well be a great fit for a few years.

Frankly we have fans who don't think we can be better than we are and think we have reached our glass ceiling. Which may well be right. Overrating our own players has never been one of our real problems.

[Jack Fulham]

Well Rodders is what we used a call a nuisance player. He can be quick, can turn up anywhere and is a bloody nuisance for the opposition. AJ could be a nuisance but ended up being  more of a nuisance to us. So we really haven't had this type of player and he should fit in.

We really need a target player to complete our forward line. Petric isn't a target player as far as I understand. Petric has an eye for goal and can make space for himself in the area. Another different type of forward and may well be a great fit for a few years.

Frankly we have fans who don't think we can be better than we are and think we have reached our glass ceiling. Which may well be right. Overrating our own players has never been one of our real problems.

what are our real problems?

[Walsh]

I just don't think he got the right support whilst playing for Wigan, even if he is a huge flop I have faith in my main man Marcello Trotta... he is ready... RELEASE THE BEAST!

[HatterDon]

I will answer this question in 6 months time.

I think this is the rational think to do.

yes, but where's the fun in being rational?

[Zu-Meister]

he is very much a confidence player, amazing when good, crap when not.

[MasterHaynes]

Well,looking on the wigan site their fans are calling him a legend so couldn't have been thatinconsistent, but its like opening a present you will ahve to wait and see whether its another pair of socks or an Ipod

[Walsh]

Well,looking on the wigan site their fans are calling him a legend so couldn't have been thatinconsistent, but its like opening a present you will ahve to wait and see whether its another pair of socks or an Ipod

what do you think Rodders is?? "another pair of socks or an Ipod"?

[Bassey the warrior]

He has potential. Has all the qualities to succeed. Still quite raw though. If he has the right attitude he will do well.