At his best he bullies opponents and he wins his headers. There have been a decent number of games where this has been evident and, I would assume, which may have persuaded Bolton to come in for him.
absolute rot !! bullies defenders ?? you've obvously never seen Macolm McDonald play then. Alan Shearer is half his size but was a lot more physical......just ask Jonathan Fortune.
Agree with your point, but terrible example. Fortune bullied Shearer so much so that Shearer behaved like a child and threw his elbows about. IF you had used Geoff Horsfield against Tahar El Khalej then I'd have liked your example.
Mcguiness and Ajose as a partnership will never score enough goals for us to get promotion. Both need replacing in our first eleven. Squad players at best imo.
I agree - we need to buy somebody to play alongside him. Simples!
Muttley.....so somehow you think that putting a decent striker alongside him will help him become a better striker himself.....well yes and no mate. You cannot escape the fact that on plenty of occasions he HAS got himself into very good scoring positions only to fail repeatedly to hit the back of the net. Sadly, I fail to see how having a good striker playing along side him would change that......you either have it or you don’t. You cannot fault him for effort, he has plenty of it but he just hasn’t got that eye for goal and finishing ability to take us and himself up to the next level.......from what I have seen anyway. It’s a real shame because in many ways he is a very decent pro and a good club/dressing room man as well as being a nice fella into the bargain. If he does leave us, I would most certainly wish him the very best of luck as he has always put in a shift for us.
If I had meant what you are trying to attribute to me, fair enough. I am saying that Magennis has his qualities and if we had a goal scorer next to him we might appreciate those more. I accept he is a misser, but he does have qualities and if people have missed them in games like Bristol Rovers at home last season for instance, well that is more their issue.
Josh would be my plan b option if we are losing with 30mins left and nothing more. Leon Best showed in his limited appearances how to properly play as a target man. I also would ideally like us to not play that type of football
Magennis with a fit and motivated Vetokele next to him will be dangerous in this division. It is the fit and motivated Vetokele part that could well be the problem with this scenario.
Magennis with a fit and motivated Vetokele next to him will be dangerous in this division. It is the fit and motivated Vetokele part that could well be the problem with this scenario.
There are too many on here remembering Igor with rose tinted spectacles. Yes, I know we played him when injured, but some of you seem to forget a large number of howling misses he made on goal, when it looked easier to score...
I agree - we need to buy somebody to play alongside him. Simples!
Muttley.....so somehow you think that putting a decent striker alongside him will help him become a better striker himself.....well yes and no mate. You cannot escape the fact that on plenty of occasions he HAS got himself into very good scoring positions only to fail repeatedly to hit the back of the net. Sadly, I fail to see how having a good striker playing along side him would change that......you either have it or you don’t. You cannot fault him for effort, he has plenty of it but he just hasn’t got that eye for goal and finishing ability to take us and himself up to the next level.......from what I have seen anyway. It’s a real shame because in many ways he is a very decent pro and a good club/dressing room man as well as being a nice fella into the bargain. If he does leave us, I would most certainly wish him the very best of luck as he has always put in a shift for us.
I totally agree, except with the 'on plenty of occasions he HAS got himself into very good scoring positions' bit. I think he doesn't quite make enough runs to get into scoring positions, or not the right sort of runs anyway. A decent pro though, and good fella, certainly.
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Both need replacing in our first eleven.
Squad players at best imo.
You cannot escape the fact that on plenty of occasions he HAS got himself into very good scoring positions only to fail repeatedly to hit the back of the net.
Sadly, I fail to see how having a good striker playing along side him would change that......you either have it or you don’t.
You cannot fault him for effort, he has plenty of it but he just hasn’t got that eye for goal and finishing ability to take us and himself up to the next level.......from what I have seen anyway.
It’s a real shame because in many ways he is a very decent pro and a good club/dressing room man as well as being a nice fella into the bargain.
If he does leave us, I would most certainly wish him the very best of luck as he has always put in a shift for us.
His biggest issue as others have said is relying on him too heavy. Not only to score goals but to play 90 minutes of most League games.
It is the fit and motivated Vetokele part that could well be the problem with this scenario.
Going to be live on the BBC Website from 6pm for those interested in watching
They got dicked 3-0 by Costa Rica
And do we want games called off?