Katalinic Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Pointless signing. With the style of football we play we could put a kid from the youth team up front or Harry Kane and the result would be the same. Too isolated and disjointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 My first time seeing him for 90 minutes today and I thought he did alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Just the manager giving one of his mates a pay day. ****ing useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefScummer Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 So far a waste of money. Monaco fans still laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedyfly Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 SKD will be along in a minute to tell us he's a striker worthy of a top 7 side or something. He's absolutely dog**** (literally worse than I thought). In fact his one supposed attribute, being good in the air, he's also **** at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Didn't win a header all day, and embarrassingly shunned a shooting opportunity on his left foot. We really need Charlie back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Didn't win a header all day Well that isn't true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 He gets stuck in and is a big lump to aim at but doesn’t really look like he will score. Wasn’t what we needed and the sum we paid was absolutely ridiculous. When you look at Brighton and Locadia, who has already scored twice, we have clearly been mugged here. Another top quality signing on Ross Wilson’s watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Makes Austin look like Messi. Actually, Austin is probably our only hope left of surviving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Needs someone to play off him as he struggles to find space from two centre backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Another top quality signing on Ross Wilson’s watch. Lemina, van Dijk, Hojbjerg and Romeu are all Ross Wilson era signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Les searching for the receipt for refund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmonton Saint Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Needs someone to play off him as he struggles to find space from two centre backs. That’s my point though. For close to £20 million, you’d think we were buying someone suited to (the very limited) way we play. He isn’t , or close to it. So seems a colossal waste of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 My god he is ****e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Lemina, van Dijk, Hojbjerg and Romeu are all Ross Wilson era signings. Romeu is utter ****e. Nice bloke but an awful midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Romeu is utter ****e. Nice bloke but an awful midfielder. I'm guessing you didn't vote for him as player of the year last season... when he rightly deserved it. I know he hasn't been as good this season, but to call him an "awful midfielder" is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 He really doesn't look very good but he has provided a couple of assists which suggest he would be better in a front 2 with Gabbi or similar buzzing around him all the time instead of for the last 10 minutes when we are chasing the game after going a goal down to a **** team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Pete Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 He doesn't ever look likely to score a goal, which is not great for a striker. Also, his link up play is nowhere near good enough to justify a place in a premier league side if you are the type of striker who won't score loads. Once Austin is back I personally wouldn't have him in the squad based on ability as Gabbi and Long are better sub options. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 But he definitely scores every other game though because the statistical experts said so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 I'm guessing you didn't vote for him as player of the year last season... when he rightly deserved it. I know he hasn't been as good this season, but to call him an "awful midfielder" is ridiculous. What does he actually contribute? I'm not talking about trying hard and clapping the fans. But technically, what does he actually do? Had he ever scored a goal? Ever made a forward run or a telling pass? Or is he just an enforcer that actually doesn't enforce anything? Perhaps a yellow card every now and then for hauling someone down. He's just an example of how weakened our squad has become that he is consistently first choice. Let's not forget, the year he signed, he was nowhere near the starting 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersubpuckett Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 whats he got that gallagher hasn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 whats he got that gallagher hasn't? A fancy name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild-saint Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Looked much more useful 2nd half when sims played in alongside him. Far to isolated to just get prior to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Not quick, skilful, good in the air or off the ball. Total waste of money Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Pointless signing. With the style of football we play we could put a kid from the youth team up front or Harry Kane and the result would be the same. Too isolated and disjointed. 100% Agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Seems he was brought in to allow Pellegrino to indulge himself in a bit of 'fantasy football' management, it is recognised he's crap at it in the real world. Only thing that strikes me is whether this is t giving him sufficient rope, which allows the club to say "we've backed you, allowed you to bring your own man in, it hasn't worked - now f^ck off.. "* * Wishful thinking perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Thoughts so far? Utterly sh *t, good level Championship striker at best. And people booed Pelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 I'm guessing you didn't vote for him as player of the year last season... when he rightly deserved it. I know he hasn't been as good this season, but to call him an "awful midfielder" is ridiculous. Romeu was excellent last year, relatively very poor recently - agreed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Waste of money. Great ability to not get on the end of anything. Ok we don’t create much but Austin has that knack. And for £19m should have so much more. Uninspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW5 SAINT Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Seems he was brought in to allow Pellegrino to indulge himself in a bit of 'fantasy football' management, it is recognised he's crap at it in the real world. Only thing that strikes me is whether this is t giving him sufficient rope, which allows the club to say "we've backed you, allowed you to bring your own man in, it hasn't worked - now f^ck off.. "* * Wishful thinking perhaps. Wouldn't it have been cheaper just to pay up Pellegrino's contract.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 If we really did have a 'black box; that worked I am sure there are better options in League 1 that would have had more impact at a fraction of the cost. Very strange signing, maybe he will flourish in the Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 He works hard and adds something but to be honest I don’t think he will score as long as he’s got a hole in his ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 I really feel sorry for him, it's not his fault we spunked £19m up against a wall. But like someone said above, Sam Gallagher would have been a better option had he been given a chance this season but Pellegrini knew better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 I've never thought he was great but I can't really criticise him as he's been given nothing of any substance to work with. It's no coincidence that when Gabbi came on after 63 minutes it was a different game and we had them on the ropes for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Albert Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 I feel sorry for him. Les overpaid for him, and he is closely linked with Pellegrino, which for many Saints supporters falls neatly into the “starting on the wrong foot” category. Worse for him, he gets to play under Pellegrino’s dull as ****e, timid, scared and nervous conservative regime without a strike partner to play off, and little goal scoring opportunities. Seems like a good guy but unless he hit the ground running like Gabbiadini did last season he was always going to catch flak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Pretty hard for him to come into a new league and be expected to hit the ground running, but I wanted to see a bit more in the sense of winning headers, holding the ball up, bringing others into play. Our main issue continues to be our inability to get people close to our 'central' striker. That's why two up top is the way forward, we looked better with him and Gabbi - could be a decent partnership. It won't happen though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy40 Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 If somehow we stay up, and Pellegrino is sacked in the summer, the lad is going to become a pariah with the fans unless he has some magical skills that suddenly materialise (as right now he's bang average, I've seen as good as him in the Vanarama National). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 £19.2m doesn't get you a lot these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Wouldn't it have been cheaper just to pay up Pellegrino's contract.....? Such logic doesn't work on Planet Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Pointless signing. With the style of football we play we could put a kid from the youth team up front or Harry Kane and the result would be the same. Too isolated and disjointed. Whatever style of football we played, at Premier League level he'd still have been a pointless signing. Meanwhile if we'd had Harry Kane this season, we'd have got a lot more points. It's easy to wrap up all of your problems and bundle them all on to a single scapegoat, in this case Pellegrino, but it's totally misguided to do so. Pellegrino may be one of the problems but he's not the only one. Our lack of a goal scorer, now that Austin is almost permanently injured, is a far bigger problem. If we'd had Harry Kane instead of Long followed by Carrillo, we'd probably be 7th now, even with your scapegoat as manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 I think he'll be an average striker in the Championship. Certainly wouldn't be starting for a PL squad or a top Championship squad. Doesn't help create anything, but seems to get in the right spots. Purely a support/role player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fen Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Hasn’t offered anything to make me think he can score goals or is worth £15m. Looks a poor expensive signing and hasn’t looked liked scoring in any game so far. No pace and hasn’t won much in the air. Don’t know what he offers the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gammon cheeks Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 £19.2m doesn't get you a lot these days. Looks pretty tosh for the money........could have got sam vokes from Burnley for half the price if they wanted that type pf player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 A bit disappointed so far. He whiffed on 2 headers in the first half that Pelle would have buried. Needs to be braver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Useless. 20m completely wasted. Makes a complete laughing stock of the bigged up black box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 £19.2m doesn't get you a lot these days. That's true if you are looking to buy younger players to sell for a profit to Liverpool but if you were lookiing to make Lawrie McMenemy style signings who could bring immediate results to your team but who might not be young enough to be sold to Liverpool after one or two seasons then it's not. We could have bought plenty of goalscoring strikers for that money or less, like Kevin Gameiro, Carlos Bacca or even Albert Adomah (a Mane style winger who scores goals). Glenn Murray cost Brighton just 3 million and he already has 12 goals this season (admittedly he is too old to sell to Liverpool). Investment in goal scorers like Gameiro and Adomah in January rather than Carrillo would have seen us climbing up the table immediately, even if we couldn't have sold them to Liverpool later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatball Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 Based on the highlights, much of the good we did in the second half came from excellent link up play for Carrillo. Played Sims in and played the 1-2 with Redmond that nearly resulted in a goal. Works tirelessly and throws himself at everything to try and get a goal, which will come soon. Hasn’t he already got 2/3 assists? Glad to see everyone writing him off already though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1ex2001 Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 For 19 million I could have got us 5 of six big lumps that don't score is Heskey still playing?0 Most important transfer window since we were promoted and we sold our best defender and made a striker who doesn't score our record signing worse than the Harry relegation season at least he bought a loaf of players in for comedy value! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKsaint Posted 3 March, 2018 Share Posted 3 March, 2018 The problem with him is that he don't know how to find a space. Or he wants to hide? Austin at least can find a space to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 Well if that was the best we could fritter £19m away on, when you add in the appointment of Pellegrino I think it’s safe to say that the fabled Black Box is without doubt the Emperors New Clothes under shroud of smoke and mirrors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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