Originally Posted by
MacAdder
When I first heard we were in with a shout of getting him I got excited.
Even after his first appearance, although he looked very unfit, his touch and ability to hold and retain the ball was different class. I thought with a bit of gym work he would become an asset.
Unfortunately he doesn't seem to have joined a gym and does indeed look a bit lazy.
I suspect NW was hoping for the same and took a bit of a gamble bringing him in, in a similar way with Chamakh.
I wouldn't go as far to say that Lambert is as much a liability as Chamakh, recalling the first time he came on as a sub for us and should have been substituted himself, but when the move breaks down, somebody else has to do that bit extra to compensate for him.
Youngsters like Healey and Kennedy could be that somebody and I reckon that if we do see Rickie play this season, it will be when we are chasing the game or job sharing with Zahore.