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  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,725
    edited April 2012
    It does seem you either have to be pro Green or pro Waggy and never the twain shall meet.

    Some of Green's fans took every opportunity to slag Waggy off (until the Carlisle pitch invasion anyway) and, possibly in reponse in some cases, an element of Waggy's fans do the same to Green.

    The fact is that they are two very different types of player. Green has the quality on a good day to make something happen but Waggy puts in the hard yards and is a players' player.

    At the moment I personally prefer Waggy starting but I wouldn't write Green off.
  • trouble with assists are they are so subjective.
    a couple of years ago we signed a 'player of the year' from a team that got relegated. he is a full back who got double figure 'assists'. quite an achievement playing for a relegated side. his name, simon francis.

    that concludes the evidence for the prosecution m'lord.
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,898
    trouble with assists are they are so subjective.
    a couple of years ago we signed a 'player of the year' from a team that got relegated. he is a full back who got double figure 'assists'. quite an achievement playing for a relegated side. his name, simon francis.

    that concludes the evidence for the prosecution m'lord.
    YES!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,512
    edited April 2012
    It does seem you either have to be pro Green or pro Waggy and never the twain shall meet.

    Some of Green's fans took every opportunity to slag Waggy off (until the Carlisle pitch invasion anyway) and, possibly in reponse in some cases, an element of Waggy's fans do the same to Green.

    The fact is that they are two very different types of player. Green has the quality on a good day to make something happen but Waggy puts in the hard yards and is a players' player.

    At the moment I personally prefer Waggy starting but I wouldn't write Green off.
    Agree but the debate was polarised very early with the silly "Green is a footballer, Waggy is an athlete" "Headless chicken", "Waggy's goals don't count" remarks.

    As someone who has always seen Green's strengths but who preferred Wagstaff it does make me smile how the Green camp has moved from "Green is great" to "We haven't seen the best of Green yet".

    The problem from the start was that Waggy was associated with the old bad times. Green was the shiney new toy and so had no faults.

    As a result Green was judged on what he was GOING to do and Waggy on what he had actually DONE.




  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,799
    It does seem you either have to be pro Green or pro Waggy and never the twain shall meet.

    Some of Green's fans took every opportunity to slag Waggy off (until the Carlisle pitch invasion anyway) and, possibly in reponse in some cases, an element of Waggy's fans do the same to Green.

    The fact is that they are two very different types of player. Green has the quality on a good day to make something happen but Waggy puts in the hard yards and is a players' player.

    At the moment I personally prefer Waggy starting but I wouldn't write Green off.
    Agree but the debate was polarised very early with the silly "Green is a footballer, Waggy is an athlete" "Headless chicken", "Waggy's goals don't count" remarks.

    As someone who has always seen Green's strengths but who preferred Wagstaff it does make me smile how the Green camp has moved from "Green is great" to "We haven't seen the best of Green yet".

    The problem from the start was that Waggy was associated with the old bad times. Green was the shiney new toy and so had no faults.

    As a result Green was judged on what he was GOING to do and Waggy on what he had actually DONE.




  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    thought waggy had more than that, oh well
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,234
    The total number of assists is less than the goals we've scored. I take it that winning a free kick or penalty from which a goal is scored doesn't count?
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,779
    Or goals that there was no assist, eg player winning a tackle then scoring
  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,709
    or a misplaced pass from an opponent.