gazzaA2 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Difference being Keane was quite good at playing football as well. Alan Smith in the Championship = Roy Keane in the Premiership. Both top quality players at that level. To say Smith is a liability because he may get sent off is absurd. Its his drive and passion that makes the odd red card possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Difference being Keane was quite good at playing football as well. Alan Smith in the Championship = Roy Keane in the Premiership. Both top quality players at that level. To say Smith is a liability because he may get sent off is absurd. Its his drive and passion that makes the odd red card possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Difference being Keane was quite good at playing football as well. Alan Smith in the Championship = Roy Keane in the Premiership. Both top quality players at that level. To say Smith is a liability because he may get sent off is absurd. Its his drive and passion that makes the odd red card possible. :mackems: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Difference being Keane was quite good at playing football as well. Alan Smith in the Championship = Roy Keane in the Premiership. Both top quality players at that level. To say Smith is a liability because he may get sent off is absurd. Its his drive and passion that makes the odd red card possible. How haven't you been banned yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 People have really taken to him, eh? Call me a cynic if you will, but he's still fucking shite. However, if he can do an adequate job for us in this league and we can afford to keep him and his wages then let him play his heart out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Still a bit of a liability as far as I'm concerned. He's going to get sent off in one of these games and leave us in the shit. Could quite easily have been sent off against WBA and was just one tackle away from going again last night. It's just a matter of time before he goes - which means Butt will walk back in. He's either a liability or just fucking thick. Take your pick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I'd be happy for him to go. I'm sure he would be an excellent player in this league but he is costing us way too much in wages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 He's either a liability or just fucking thick. Take your pick. Can't I have both options at the same time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 He's either a liability or just fucking thick. Take your pick. Can't I have both options at the same time? Absolutley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Smith is the only defensive midfielder we have that can actually put any pressure on the opposition. Nolan & Butt can barely run, let alone keep up with passes. Butt showed that endlessly last season, we have had a go at both for being invisible during games now. Yet now because smith is over the top he's completely useless to us & a liability. Compared to the others he a godsend ffs. Atleast you can moan at him for tackling badly, the other dont get anywhere near the ball to tackle in the first place. Id much rather smith was playing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Smith is the only defensive midfielder we have that can actually put any pressure on the opposition. Nolan & Butt can barely run, let alone keep up with passes. Butt showed that endlessly last season, we have had a go at both for being invisible during games now. Yet now because smith is over the top he's completely useless to us & a liability. Compared to the others he a godsend ffs. Atleast you can moan at him for tackling badly, the other dont get anywhere near the ball to tackle in the first place. Id much rather smith was playing. Smith's pretty much the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 One of the few players who is expendable imo. We've got other options in his position who are just as good (or just as bad even). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Can't believe how down the middle this vote is. 149 votes and it's split 74/75. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Smith is the only defensive midfielder we have that can actually put any pressure on the opposition. Nolan & Butt can barely run, let alone keep up with passes. Butt showed that endlessly last season, we have had a go at both for being invisible during games now. Yet now because smith is over the top he's completely useless to us & a liability. Compared to the others he a godsend ffs. Atleast you can moan at him for tackling badly, the other dont get anywhere near the ball to tackle in the first place. Id much rather smith was playing. Smith's pretty much the same. Well i didnt get the opportunity to watch him against Sheff Wed but i havent seen that. At one point against reading he made a rash tackle that everyone was having a go at him for, while ignoring the fact that hed just cleared the ball himself from our goal line & then rushed out on his own to put the opposition under pressure while the rest of our side stood around looking clueless. So i think people underestimate what he may be giving us & focusing instead on his bad tackling. From what ive seen, hes of far more use than Nolan or Butt would be defensively in midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugoinufc Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 sell! wages too high and not good enough if we should get promoted! same situation as duffs imo! sell all the deadwood we have complained over for ages and get a few new in before the windows shuts down! hopefully a takeover will happen soon and then in january we can buy new players with the potential for PL. it would also be easier to get good players if we heading for promotion! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugoinufc Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 sell! wages too high and not good enough if we should get promoted! same situation as duffs imo! sell all the deadwood we have complained over for ages and get a few new in before the windows shuts down! hopefully a takeover will happen soon and then in january we can buy new players with the potential for PL. it would also be easier to get good players if we heading for promotion! have changed my mind on ameobi though....keep him this season! maybe we should loan jonas out if he doesnt wanna stay...if we get promoted im sure he will come back! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozy Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 People either don't know what a good defensive midfielder is supposed to do, or simply overlook everything positive because its Alan Smith. Smith may get booked often but that's because he makes around ten crunching challenges every game. I want my defensive midfielder to tackle like Vinny Jones and if he takes the odd red card, so be it. Smith has taken control of each game so far and is key to promotion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Whats the point in selling a player if the oneys only going into Ashley's pocket? He's not going to spend a fucking penny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocho Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Doesn't justify his wages - get rid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 This thread was started over a week ago FWIW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Doesn't justify his wages - get rid. We don't have enough players to get rid. Other wise I'd be all for him fucking off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocho Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Doesn't justify his wages - get rid. We don't have enough players to get rid. Other wise I'd be all for him f***ing off. Reduces the wage bill and he's a liability. I'd rather have Butt in there and we've still got Guthrie to come back too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Doesn't justify his wages - get rid. We don't have enough players to get rid. Other wise I'd be all for him f***ing off. Reduces the wage bill and he's a liability. I'd rather have Butt in there and we've still got Guthrie to come back too. We need more than 3 senior midfielders for the championship season + cup games tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniatmoko Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Early Christmas! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dover Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Ridiculous, some of the people on this thread need a reality check. Were a championship team this season, weve a player in midfield who is breaking up play and protecting our back four, and in captaining the side has produced 7 out of 9 points. And we should accept 4 million to replace him with who? reserve players? another championship player? who are we going to get for 4 million to do the job hes doing? Honestly get a fucking grip. forget the premiership for now, we need him in this league unless you want Butt in his place. Promotion first, cash later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now