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Scored Bolton's third today as they won promotion. Was a regular scorer at Reading.
Was shit for us?
As soon as he signed for us he was played out of position. Hes a centre forward and Slade continuously played him wide right. As a result the fans turned against him, expecting him to score goals from an unfamiliar position.
We never exploited his best qualities.
I thought he did OK
Because he wasn't good enough
How the hell he managed to get us within a whisker of the play-offs is baffling.Originally Posted by The Bloop
He didn't do well anywhere , if you look at his goals to appearances he's scored 21 goals since leaving Reading in 2014, he was an in and out player for Reading coming on as a sub to score, to be fair he was a worker but seemed to run wide a lot,when we needed him in the box, another genuis overpaid OGS signing.
because he was and is shit
Whisker
It was Ole who played him wide right to be fair.
Slade gave him a go centre forward but his rigid hoofball tactics were never designed to get the best out of a small diminutive striker.
It's baffling that you think we were "within a whisker of the play-offs". We were in the the top 6 a few times before Christmas and never looked like getting back afterwards. I'll grant you, it was a mathematical possibility until fairly late on, but it never looked likely.
Taking away the early weeks of the season, we were in the top 6 after 1 game in December. The closest we got was 2 points adrift after 39 games, before a run of 2 points out of 12 saw us 6 points off the pace with 3 games to go. No chance of getting that back.
In 2007/08 (cup final season) we were 5 points adrift with 4 games to play (the others around us had only 3 to play). We finished 6 points off the playoffs that season, too. I can't recall many suggesting we were a whisker from reaching the playoffs that season, either.
Absolutely spot on . The guy is an utter buffoon .
Where is he managing now ?
It is.
At last you agree.
Fair play it's taken you some time.
Back to ALF,
I think its fairly obvious some players thrive on confidence, and in an alien or even slightly hostile environment, its easy to lose confidence and finesse - rapidly.
It's happened to some of the biggest names.
I'm not sure it started well for ALF, and didn't get much better very quickly.
I've heard it suggested that 'players are paid enough , they should perform', but it's not that simple. Never has been - in any field.
That said, they are paid enough to always try their hardest though.
Spot on. ALF is well regarded at Reading. He was a goal scorer. A jack in the box. Thats it. Playing him wide right was totally the wrong position for him.
Lack of pace in midfield, lack of mobility when he had a striking partner, lack of creativity outside of corners and free-kicks so ALF was asked to be all things and then score.
Over Splott and Tremorfa Parks, we used to call this type of lazy barsteward a "GOAL HANGER", no more, no less, that's all he is.
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Luis Suarez would have struggled to score goals with our Russ's footballing philosophy.
ALF. Lazy very average player who, like many of his ilk, living on his past rep and pickng up a nice little wage wherever he goes.
He is a 'have boots will travel' type player which, in itself, is more admirable than bench warming.
In a strong team, dominating games and creating chances, he will score you a few goals. When he played with us, we certainly weren't that.
He might well be able to play under NW and forge a partnership with big Ken, and I'm sure Neil could bring the best out of him but personally, I would prefer to see a fresh face brought in to compete with our promising youngsters (Healey, Kennedy and Mark Harris)
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