++ Tomer Hemed (p47 gone to New Zealand) ++

Thanks for the memories, Tomer 👋👋

Garrymanilow said:

paulie8290 said:

killerandflash said:

Lincsaddick said:

he was a great disappointment .. like another striker (one amongst many going back decades) a few years back, Ricardo Fuller, it seems we got him just past his use by date .. it's still not too late to sign Paddy Madden lol

But then Fuller scored 5 goals for us that season, if Hemed had scored 5 goals, that would probably have kept us up

1 goal would have kept us up.

Other than Hull, QPR or Leeds all we needed was 1 goal in any other the other 6 post lockdown games.

And thats my point earlier for a player who even last season scored 7 goals in 27 games at QPR, we just needed 1 from him

If a goalkeeper dived around and tried to save balls but conceded 4 or 5 goals every game, would people say oh well at least he is putting effort in, no they would say he is not doing his job which is to stop players scoring.

As a striker with 0 goals Hemed hasn't done his job no matter how much effort he may have put in it wasnt good enough if you cant score, when we lost Taylor we needee Hemed as the most experienced striker we had to step up and he failed to deliver and we were left to rely on a player who was non league last year to score goals and he managed 3

Well, one goal from anyone could have kept us up, so by that logic every single player failed. We never got the best from Hemed but he was really good when we first came back and he was a big part of us getting the only wins our the post-lockdown period. He assisted Pearce's goal and he was excellent in both the Hull and QPR games. That's six points that he contributed to; let's not forget that Bonne started off terribly in the first few games and it was Hemed who was helping knit things together in attack. I think the Millwall game shook him and he wasn't really the same after that, but the reason people are thanking Hemed for his efforts id because he contributed to us actually being within touching distance in the last game, just looking at the 0 goals scored column doesn't take that into account. He came back from Israel, turned up, tried and contributed until his form dropped off. Things would have been worse if he hadn't, and that's a fact.

Good perspective @Garrymanilow. 

Some people seem to be forgetting that it's team game, strikers need a service which was often sparse with Charlton this past season - and even the best of them miss good chances before they net one: it's an averages game.

And when all else fails, luck needs to play a part - we've all seen the miss-hit shot that somehow bobbles in or the jammy deflection diverting into the net a shot that was otherwise going wide ...... lord knows, we've conceded enough of those.

Remember Bonne's first goal for Charlton, home to Leeds, the goaline clearance from a defender that hit Bonne on the back and went in?

None of those went in for Tomer Hemed did they?
If they had, people might have a different opinion. Fine margins and all that.

And the other thing with strikers - they go on a run of matches without a goal, then one finally goes in, then goals often follow regular in the next run of games.

It's all about averages.

Tomer Hemed's performances and decent goalscoring record throughout his career shows that. 

Have to say, hemed was one of the slowest players I've ever seen. Not just pace wise, but he seemed to take an age to control the ball and work out what he was gonna do with it. Which invariably was nothing! Fair play to him seeing out the last few games, but I doubt he has a life changing transfer lined up like taylor! To summarise...useless, but I guess he tried. All the best for the future tomer 👍

Blocked one on the line late on at home to Bees. As good as a match winning goal. But other than that, couldn't do anything with the meagre scraps on offer. 

Hemed and Kayal taken together as a double act were a huge disappointment. Absolutely typical of has been a in the last chance saloon for a last hoorah deal.  Sure they both had talent but they were busted flushes that just summed up our predicament. Buying at Lidl from the past the sell by date shelf I’m afraid. 

I am gonna stop getting excited about Striker signings lol, because the last 2 I got really excited about have scored a combined total of 8 league goals(and tbh I was surprised Ajose had scored 8) 

SDAddick said:

Simonsen said:

Blocked one on the line late on at home to Bees. As good as a match winning goal. But other than that, couldn't do anything with the meagre scraps on offer. 

This, it's not like he got service and missed loads of chances. We just didn't create much, especially in terms of crosses, for him to get on the end of.

He would have scored one at the Covered End if he was 6ft 5.

He carried on a long line of non-scoring strikers we've had. Proper Charlton striker.

Sage said:

He gave his all for the club whether it worked out or not. He is very much liked by the players and staff. Effort is demanded, quality is expected. He may not have shown his quality for us, but he never lacked the effort. As mentioned, he flew back and left his family in Israel. Others decided they couldn’t be bothered. He wanted to do well, it just didn’t work out.

His first touch up front was fantastic. Shame he never scored but the effort was there he just needed to make a relationship with his strike partners, if he does that then he scores.

I think it’s fair to say Charlton fans didn’t see the best of Hemed.

He came, he saw but he couldn’t hit a barn door.

He tried his best,I think if he had got a goal early on in his stay with us,he maybe would have gone on from their,but sadly the more he played the more it seemed to weigh him down.Seems a good man,wish him well.

It was difficult for him that he was injured and then when fit he never got a long run in the side to form any partnerships with the others strikers.

ricky_otto said:

BigRedEvil said:

At least he flew back from Israel to take part in the final 9 games when he had an easy get out excuse.

Exactly. Move didn’t work out for him or us, but at least he has had the decency to say a few words - meaningless or not. Yet we have the club captain who had been at the club for years that can’t be bothered to utter one word. 

Agree completely - whatever the outcome at least he rolled his sleeves up and tried to help. He (and others, Williams, Sarr, Aneke) were professional in their approach and understood the context: when people are making immense sacrifices to try and cope with COVID-19, and some of them dying in the process, you don't just walk away thinking about your own financial concerns. Wish him all the best in the future.

Shame he didn't play against that goalie for us.