There's a collection of his Bournemouth goals on you tube, made me fill sick & sad watching them. Class act ............ unlike some others I could name.
I can't believe people are making such a fuss about Kermorgant.
If Katrien hadn't sold him then we'd never have given employment opportunities to talented foreigners like Simon Makienok and Christophe Lepoint.
That's before we come to talking about how we have breathed life into the lower English leagues by paying inflated prices for great players like Lee Novak and Nicky Ajose.
Furthermore, how anyone can say that Kermorgant put more effort in and cared more for the club that Tony Watt I will simply never know.
I rated him when here but didn't realise how good he actually was. Built for championship football and I hope he gets a go at Prem football. Could be a handful on his day.
I rated him when here but didn't realise how good he actually was. Built for championship football and I hope he gets a go at Prem football. Could be a handful on his day.
Agree - he's one of a few who have got better with age. Hope he has a decent Indian summer in the Premiership.
I met and spoke with Yann when he played for Charlton. A nice chap and a fine footballer - one of the very best to play for us in the last thirty years, in my opinion. The decision to let him go was perverse and as his stock has risen, ours has fallen. I reckon that, had he remained with us, we would not have been troubled in the Championship, let alone relegated from it. But those 'in the know' showed him (and Chrissy Powell) the door and, with that, this once-great club fell down the stairs.
Has won more headers indepedantally than the opposing team in more than 1 game this season. Hope he gets a good crack in the Prem, would make a fantastic attacking coach to influence a more all round game for them. A managers dream of a player at Champ level
I thought that was a masterclass of a performance. Yann's hold up and overall play was excellent and I loved the craft lean onto the Fulham defender, which panicked him into the handball. Pace has never been Yann's forte but talk about class, animal cunning and a big match mentality
Murray said we wouldn't have to sell our youngsters, therefore what he was saying was we would sell the ones that are pass it. So, Murray got it wrong on two parts.
Delighted for him. That's a genuine bit of redemption for him given his history with penalties in playoff games.
What a career he has had since leaving Leicester, and all in years when strikers are traditionally considered to be past their prime.
Knew he was mustard when we had him, he was just a yard of pace away from being Premier League quality. Knew we wouldn't be able to replace him because he is a bit of a one off, a Championship Cantona. A warrior and an artist. A genuine talisman. Bloody loved him. Still do in fact.
Of all the shitty things this regime has done, selling Yann is easily the thing that makes me the most angry.
I think it's a shame that the best form of his career has come so late. His health issues when younger obviously halted his career as without that he surely would have been a very good PL player and a French international. He was immense last night and I was surprised Stam took him off as his defensive work was still much needed.
Good luck in the final Yann. And well done Katie and Roland you pair of fuckwits.
To be fair, we had seen enough of Yann to realise what a good player he was. How do you expect an idiot who thinks he knew more about the the quality of the players we had than the manager at the time to realise that. Be fair!
I do recall saying at the time that the fact that he had absolutely no reliance on pace in his game meant his age was less important!
I rated him when here but didn't realise how good he actually was. Built for championship football and I hope he gets a go at Prem football. Could be a handful on his day.
This.
I was concerned about his injury record with us in his last eighteen months but even ignoring that I had no idea just how good he was, and clearly didn't know how many years he had left in him at the level he is performing now.
Hindsight is great, but never available when you need it, but selling him was probably the biggest, necessary, mistake the club has made since the move to Selhurst.
I was sitting a few rows back in the north lower that day right in front of him when he scored that. I thought he was gonna cross it then I saw him look directly at the goal and thought 'he's gonna shoot'. Despite what anyone says I am certain it was intentional! The audacity and the belief in your own talent to even try it, let alone pull it off to perfection what a man!
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"In my first meeting with the new owners I found out things were completely different. They had a vision which, for me, was completely deluded."
"I'm gutted," Kermorgant added. "I think they have wasted the club.
"They didn't know too much about football. I felt like they were wrong and they would be in trouble because football is different to business.
"It looked to me like their position was a bit weird."
"Two years after I can see where they are and I think it was the right decision [to leave]," the Frenchman added.
"They are bottom of the league and I can't see them not being relegated at the end of the season.
"The club and the fans are great. It's a nice, family club and to see what they have done is very annoying."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35663646
If Katrien hadn't sold him then we'd never have given employment opportunities to talented foreigners like Simon Makienok and Christophe Lepoint.
That's before we come to talking about how we have breathed life into the lower English leagues by paying inflated prices for great players like Lee Novak and Nicky Ajose.
Furthermore, how anyone can say that Kermorgant put more effort in and cared more for the club that Tony Watt I will simply never know.
The decision to let him go was perverse and as his stock has risen, ours has fallen.
I reckon that, had he remained with us, we would not have been troubled in the Championship, let alone relegated from it.
But those 'in the know' showed him (and Chrissy Powell) the door and, with that, this once-great club fell down the stairs.
What a career he has had since leaving Leicester, and all in years when strikers are traditionally considered to be past their prime.
Knew he was mustard when we had him, he was just a yard of pace away from being Premier League quality. Knew we wouldn't be able to replace him because he is a bit of a one off, a Championship Cantona. A warrior and an artist. A genuine talisman. Bloody loved him. Still do in fact.
Of all the shitty things this regime has done, selling Yann is easily the thing that makes me the most angry.
#stillnotoverit
Good luck in the final Yann. And well done Katie and Roland you pair of fuckwits.
I do recall saying at the time that the fact that he had absolutely no reliance on pace in his game meant his age was less important!
Pleased for him....
5 years ago v Hartlepool
Free kick in 3-2 win over Brighton, now in the Prem whilst we languish in the bottom half of L1
Volley v Bristol City
Yann wasn't given the 2.5 year deal which would have taken him through to summer 2016, when he would have been 34.
Teixeira given 4.5 year deal, which will take him through to the summer 2020, when he will be 34.
Probably on a higher wage than Yann wanted as well.
What Rob62 said
I was concerned about his injury record with us in his last eighteen months but even ignoring that I had no idea just how good he was, and clearly didn't know how many years he had left in him at the level he is performing now.
Hindsight is great, but never available when you need it, but selling him was probably the biggest, necessary, mistake the club has made since the move to Selhurst.