Gary Madine - Stop Hating Him

[Pandemicplanet9]

I love Gary. He is a Warnock-kinda player.
So when he joined I was excited, finally a hardman who can head and fight his way through the defenders.
But since he’s joined, he hasn’t hit home the ability he was showing in Bolton.
He hadn’t got 14 goals for no reason.
He may have missed the penalty against Wolverhampton but it was a good penalty with an even better save. Hoilett smashed it, and missed! So that wasn’t 100% his fault.
But he hasn’t had many starts, but when he had been on he did a job.
He is a large striker and holds the ball up, he isn’t the fast striker we’ve been playing with for long.
We can tell that he is low on confidence and he needs a goal. I believe when he grabs it, he will do well.
He’s the type of player who needs an arm around him, not fans having a go at him...
So please, next time you think “For **** sake, he’s shite” remember, he thrives on love not hate.
Please,
Don’t hate Madine.

[BLUEAWAY]

I love Gary. He is a Warnock-kinda player.
So when he joined I was excited, finally a hardman who can head and fight his way through the defenders.
But since he’s joined, he hasn’t hit home the ability he was showing in Bolton.
He hadn’t got 14 goals for no reason.
He may have missed the penalty against Wolverhampton but it was a good penalty with an even better save. Hoilett smashed it, and missed! So that wasn’t 100% his fault.
But he hasn’t had many starts, but when he had been on he did a job.
He is a large striker and holds the ball up, he isn’t the fast striker we’ve been playing with for long.
We can tell that he is low on confidence and he needs a goal. I believe when he grabs it, he will do well.
He’s the type of player who needs an arm around him, not fans having a go at him...
So please, next time you think “For **** sake, he’s shite” remember, he thrives on love not hate.
Please,
Don’t hate Madine.

I don’t think he has had a fair chance to show what he can do.

[NottinghamBlue]

I don’t think he has had a fair chance to show what he can do.

+ 1

[MacAdder]

I don’t think he has had a fair chance to show what he can do.

^^this

I am sure he wanted to impress and he worked hard for us and, although he played his part in our promotion push, he didn't quite show his potential.

It's a bit unfair the stick he's taken but I'm not sure we will be able to afford to give him the time to show what he can do, unless he impresses in pre-season.
Perhaps it is best to cut our losses.

[WJ99mobile]

^^this

I am sure he wanted to impress and he worked hard for us and, although he played his part in our promotion push, he didn't quite show his potential.

It's a bit unfair the stick he's taken but I'm not sure we will be able to afford to give him the time to show what he can do, unless he impresses in pre-season.
Perhaps it is best to cut our losses.

He doesn’t need to show what he can do we should all know what type of striker he is.

When we’re holding on to a 1-0 lead next season and our defence is lumping it upfield (we know they will) and KZ is all out of puff, there’s no one I’d rather have in our current line up on the field than Madine.

We need a workhorse. He is our workhorse.

[Barmy]

He doesn’t need to show what he can do we should all know what type of striker he is.

When we’re holding on to a 1-0 lead next season and our defence is lumping it upfield (we know they will) and KZ is all out of puff, there’s no one I’d rather have in our current line up on the field than Madine.

We need a workhorse. He is our workhorse.

This. Plus if we're losing 1-0 with 10mins left and need to put it in the mixer. I like him.

[Jimmy the Jock]

He doesn’t need to show what he can do we should all know what type of striker he is.

When we’re holding on to a 1-0 lead next season and our defence is lumping it upfield (we know they will) and KZ is all out of puff, there’s no one I’d rather have in our current line up on the field than Madine.

We need a workhorse. He is our workhorse.

Name me one workhorse centre forward in the premier league , or even one successful championship team with a workhorse
Centre forward.
We need top class footballers up front and goals. Not hardwurkers.

[dml1954]

Name me one workhorse centre forward in the premier league , or even one successful championship team with a workhorse
Centre forward.
We need top class footballers up front and goals. Not hardwurkers.

Charlie Austin, Ashley Barnes, Christian Benteke, Andy Carroll, Tomer Hemed, Fernando Llorente, Steve Mounie, Stefano Okaka, Collin Quaner, Jordan Hugill, Sam Vokes, Chris Wood. Is that enough ?.

[Heisenberg]

Charlie Austin, Ashley Barnes, Christian Benteke, Andy Carroll, Tomer Hemed, Fernando Llorente, Steve Mounie, Stefano Okaka, Collin Quaner, Jordan Hugill, Sam Vokes, Chris Wood. Is that enough ?.

I think you've misunderstood the meaning of workhorse. Christian Benteke: A Workhorse - ha-ha.

[Maccy Blue]

I love Gary. He is a Warnock-kinda player.
So when he joined I was excited, finally a hardman who can head and fight his way through the defenders.
But since he’s joined, he hasn’t hit home the ability he was showing in Bolton.
He hadn’t got 14 goals for no reason.
He may have missed the penalty against Wolverhampton but it was a good penalty with an even better save. Hoilett smashed it, and missed! So that wasn’t 100% his fault.
But he hasn’t had many starts, but when he had been on he did a job.
He is a large striker and holds the ball up, he isn’t the fast striker we’ve been playing with for long.
We can tell that he is low on confidence and he needs a goal. I believe when he grabs it, he will do well.
He’s the type of player who needs an arm around him, not fans having a go at him...
So please, next time you think “For **** sake, he’s shite” remember, he thrives on love not hate.
Please,
Don’t hate Madine.

It's not a very catchy song - what tune should it be sung to?

[Forest Green Bluebird]

Quote Originally Posted by Pandemicplanet9

"I love Gary. He is a Warnock-kinda player.
So when he joined I was excited, finally a hardman who can head and fight his way through the defenders.
But since he’s joined, he hasn’t hit home the ability he was showing in Bolton.
He hadn’t got 14 goals for no reason.
He may have missed the penalty against Wolverhampton but it was a good penalty with an even better save. Hoilett smashed it, and missed! So that wasn’t 100% his fault.
But he hasn’t had many starts, but when he had been on he did a job.
He is a large striker and holds the ball up, he isn’t the fast striker we’ve been playing with for long.
We can tell that he is low on confidence and he needs a goal. I believe when he grabs it, he will do well.
He’s the type of player who needs an arm around him, not fans having a go at him...
So please, next time you think “For **** sake, he’s shite” remember, he thrives on love not hate.
Please,
Don’t hate Madine."

It's not a very catchy song - what tune should it be sung to?

Priceless!

[J R Hartley]

No

[jamieccfc]

No

He may not have had a fair crack at the whip but most of us can see he's not good enough for the big league Sheffield weds would be a good move for him with bannan coming here

[dml1954]

He may not have had a fair crack at the whip but most of us can see he's not good enough for the big league Sheffield weds would be a good move for him with bannan coming here

I think that you will find that people with your opinion on this matter are in the minority, so less of the 'most' please.

[jamieccfc]

I think that you will find that people with your opinion on this matter are in the minority, so less of the 'most' please.

Why don't you do a poll and see dick head!
By the way I wasn't having a go at him just stating he isn't good enough for the premier league

[life on mars]

I cannot understand anyone not giving a player a chance , just perhaps consider that :

He landed in the worse transfer window recognized as so across football
Victim of a panic buy
Inflated fee fee not his doing
Expected to replace Zohore
Had to quickly fit into a totally difference playing style.
Broke a rib early on .
Never got a chance to establish himself .
Brave enough to take a penalty most of us would have turned away from

Lets be very carefull what we wish for, he may be wanted next year ,will never be prolific but has powerful old fashioned lee fortune type of penalty area chaos / nuisance value ,whcih creates goals, space and opportunities for others , we simply dont know what we have or will need next year if Zohore goes .

Lets be loyal to everyone one or our lads even if they played 5 minutes or every game ,they all played a part



I dont think they hate him , some just like to pick on someone ,some don't get the full picture of what a player brings to the squad ,some have never kicked a ball in anger ,football is not just about silky ,clever skill ,there a need to be brutal ,nasty and a nuisance , it all knits into the fabric of the team .

[dml1954]

Why don't you do a poll and see dick head!
By the way I wasn't having a go at him just stating he isn't good enough for the premier league

Just the kind of abusive reply that I would expect from you to be honest. You have been 'having a go' at Madine ever since City signed him. How do you know he isn't good enough for the Premier League anyway - he's never played in it, nor has Zohore, Reid, Ralls etc but dont see you continually saying they arent going to be good enough.

[Wales-Bales]

I love Gary. He is a Warnock-kinda player.
So when he joined I was excited, finally a hardman who can head and fight his way through the defenders.
But since he’s joined, he hasn’t hit home the ability he was showing in Bolton.
He hadn’t got 14 goals for no reason.
He may have missed the penalty against Wolverhampton but it was a good penalty with an even better save. Hoilett smashed it, and missed! So that wasn’t 100% his fault.
But he hasn’t had many starts, but when he had been on he did a job.
He is a large striker and holds the ball up, he isn’t the fast striker we’ve been playing with for long.
We can tell that he is low on confidence and he needs a goal. I believe when he grabs it, he will do well.
He’s the type of player who needs an arm around him, not fans having a go at him...
So please, next time you think “For **** sake, he’s shite” remember, he thrives on love not hate.
Please,
Don’t hate Madine.

Welcome to the message board, Gary

[xsnaggle]

Welcome to the message board, Gary

You beat me to it!!

Can you imagine any other job where if soneone doesn't do it properly everyone else would say 'Poor thing give him a cuddle' ? It's bollox. If he can't do the job feck off!

[Croesy Blue]

Im sure he’s a nice lad and all but having watched him for Bolton and Wednesday quite a bit I’ve never thought he would be good enough for us. I’d love to be proved wrong.

I don’t see what’s wrong with having an honest opinion of a player just because they play for us.

[dml1954]

Im sure he’s a nice lad and all but having watched him for Bolton and Wednesday quite a bit I’ve never thought he would be good enough for us. I’d love to be proved wrong.

I don’t see what’s wrong with having an honest opinion of a player just because they play for us.

Having an honest opinion of a player is fine but slagging him off at every possible opportunity is what some people are doing on here and its totally out of order. The ones who do it had made up their mind they didnt like him before he even kicked a ball and are not prepared to give him a chance. Luckily its blindingly obvious that those people know very little about football in general and are just in it for the ego trip and the pleasure of making themselves feel important. Hopefully Madine will be given the opportunity this season to stick it right back down their throats.

[jon1959]

Has anyone said they hate Gary Madine? I haven't seen or heard that anywhere.

Based on what we have seen of him so far in a Cardiff shirt, and looking at his career to date (although he is not the same player he was 6 years ago) I think it is unlikely he will be a success in the Premier League.

However, he does have his strengths and qualities. He is a brave target man and will occupy centre halves. He will draw fouls and hopefully create space for other attacking players. I doubt he will score many goals but he may be fairly effective if he is able to become more confident in himself and we play to his strengths.

If the quote from Warnock is reliable that he sees Madine as one of four first team strikers (with Zohore, Ward and a new signing) I will support him 100%. But I'm not enthusiastic or confident and I would feel better with an upgrade.

[life on mars]

He doesn’t need to show what he can do we should all know what type of striker he is.

When we’re holding on to a 1-0 lead next season and our defence is lumping it upfield (we know they will) and KZ is all out of puff, there’s no one I’d rather have in our current line up on the field than Madine.

We need a workhorse. He is our workhorse.

Phew sense at last ,look out Warnock WJ99 is waiting in the wings .😉

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

Why don't you do a poll and see dick head!
By the way I wasn't having a go at him just stating he isn't good enough for the premier league

dickhead?

[MacAdder]

I love Gary. He is a Warnock-kinda player.
So when he joined I was excited, finally a hardman who can head and fight his way through the defenders.
But since he’s joined, he hasn’t hit home the ability he was showing in Bolton.
He hadn’t got 14 goals for no reason.
He may have missed the penalty against Wolverhampton but it was a good penalty with an even better save. Hoilett smashed it, and missed! So that wasn’t 100% his fault.
But he hasn’t had many starts, but when he had been on he did a job.
He is a large striker and holds the ball up, he isn’t the fast striker we’ve been playing with for long.
We can tell that he is low on confidence and he needs a goal. I believe when he grabs it, he will do well.
He’s the type of player who needs an arm around him, not fans having a go at him...
So please, next time you think “For **** sake, he’s shite” remember, he thrives on love not hate.
Please,
Don’t hate Madine.

It's not a very catchy song - what tune should it be sung to?

How about a few word tweaks, to the Achy breaky Heart toon.. ..

"Don't Hate Madine
Please dont hate Madine
I just don't think you've seen his best....
Coz if you hate Madine
Gary Madine
He might just stick his head into your chest" (à la Zidane)