SEMTEX Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 yes i supose routledge adds balance to the right but is he, williamson and best players you could rely on next year?? this season yes and thats why im suprised at their fairly long contracts. 3.5 isn't that long to be honest. Basically, if it's 1.5, the player can basically leave on a free next season, or his value would seriously drop. 2.5 is obviously an option, but even then it's a little short. Say the guy has 1 good season in the Prem, he'd have 1 year left on his contract and our position would be compromised as far as contract negotiations stand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Has 1 goal in his last 12 games for coventry according to soccernet so 8 in his 5 first??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Ah well, another body in I guess. He'll fit in well with our long ball style as well, which is a plus. Most frustrating part of this signing, for me. We have plenty of big, target men types in the squad, no need whatsoever for another one. Lovenkrands isn't actually that good, but he's absolutely crucial to us if we're going to even attempt to play anything other than route 1, bullshit, Sam Allardyce football. We're crying out for someone who can play off the CF, a player who can pick up the ball in front of the defense and go at the defenders, someone who'll give them something different to worry about with their pace. Moses would have been great, but he's not the only player in the country who could have filled that need. Instead we go out and get this guy. It's depressing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 A Coventry fan just signed up, it'll be interesting to see what he says as long as he's not a total mong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Ah well, another body in I guess. He'll fit in well with our long ball style as well, which is a plus. Most frustrating part of this signing, for me. We have plenty of big, target men types in the squad, no need whatsoever for another one. Lovenkrands isn't actually that good, but he's absolutely crucial to us if we're going to even attempt to play anything other than route 1, bullshit, Sam Allardyce football. We're crying out for someone who can play off the CF, a player who can pick up the ball in front of the defense and go at the defenders, someone who'll give them something different to worry about with their pace. Moses would have been great, but he's not the only player in the country who could have filled that need. Instead we go out and get this guy. It's depressing. I can only assume that although we have plenty of big target men, Hughton doesn't actually rate them that highly at doing that job. Ameobi and Carroll are big, but neither of them really hold the ball up well. Probably the best in this regard is Ranger, but he's not fantastic in the air and is still very inexperienced. But yeah, I wish we had got in a Moses or Beckford rather than go the target man route. If we get promotion though, there's nothing to stop us from having another go for Beckford. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 He scored a cracking goal against Portsmouth in the Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 yes i supose routledge adds balance to the right but is he, williamson and best players you could rely on next year?? this season yes and thats why im suprised at their fairly long contracts. Cry me a river! if we hadnt of signed them people would have bitched, if we had signed someone else people would have bitched. It will come down to bitching that we signed players on a monday rather than a tuesday next. We had a decent window, all of the signings look calculated and shrewd business, if not pack with big names and awe inspiring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Ah well, another body in I guess. He'll fit in well with our long ball style as well, which is a plus. Most frustrating part of this signing, for me. We have plenty of big, target men types in the squad, no need whatsoever for another one. Lovenkrands isn't actually that good, but he's absolutely crucial to us if we're going to even attempt to play anything other than route 1, bullshit, Sam Allardyce football. We're crying out for someone who can play off the CF, a player who can pick up the ball in front of the defense and go at the defenders, someone who'll give them something different to worry about with their pace. Moses would have been great, but he's not the only player in the country who could have filled that need. Instead we go out and get this guy. It's depressing. I can only assume that although we have plenty of big target men, Hughton doesn't actually rate them that highly at doing that job. Ameobi and Carroll are big, but neither of them really hold the ball up well. Probably the best in this regard is Ranger, but he's not fantastic in the air and is still very inexperienced. But yeah, I wish we had got in a Moses or Beckford rather than go the target man route. If we get promotion though, there's nothing to stop us from having another go for Beckford. More likely he'd rather stick two targetmen up front and launch balls at them all day, IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I've just checked YouTube. It seems Leon Best is one of the best strikers in the world, so I'm happy. I've also noticed this Luque fellah, seems pretty solid. In all seriousness though, I think he is significantly more rounded a player than many of you seem to think, I don't think he's just a straightforward target man. Shearer-esque, one could say... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 will Best get in the side when everyone is fit? for me he looks like a third-choice striker behind shola and loven, so an improvement to the squad rather than first-team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 will Best get in the side when everyone is fit? for me he looks like a third-choice striker behind shola and loven, so an improvement to the squad rather than first-team. Considering Shola's fitness record Best will be playing quite a few games then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 He scored a cracking goal against Portsmouth in the Cup. Just seen it, great strike. Hopefully one of those players who'll step up then when motivated enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Hughton excels at motivation like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 How long is wor Shola out for? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20100201/deadline-day-deal-united-bag-best_2240137_1951679 Best has already netted nine Championship goals from 15 outings for The Sky Blues this season and was part of the side beaten 2-0 by United at the Ricoh Arena in December. Confused by this. Wiki has him with 15 games. Soccernet says hes played 26 games in the championship & started 24 & lists all of them. Tell me they havent signed him based on his wikipedia entry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 He isn't good enough. I'd have thought we would have Xisco back before someone like Leon Best. The only thing I hope is that he gets better, he is quite young and he appears to have had some good games this year in a shite Coventry side. I'm just praying he has bags of pace and good movement as we could do with it in the side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 'fuck off leon best you overated arrogant temperamental inconsistent twat.' - The facebook status of my cov superfan mate. oh dear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 How long is wor Shola out for? This Friday unfortunately Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20100201/deadline-day-deal-united-bag-best_2240137_1951679 Best has already netted nine Championship goals from 15 outings for The Sky Blues this season and was part of the side beaten 2-0 by United at the Ricoh Arena in December. Confused by this. Wiki has him with 15 games. Soccernet says hes played 26 games in the championship & started 24 & lists all of them. Tell me they havent signed him based on his wikipedia entry. 27 games from what i can tell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Would rather us bring in someone with a bit more experience. This guy is never going to be Prem standard. 3 and a half year contract ... again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20100201/deadline-day-deal-united-bag-best_2240137_1951679 Best has already netted nine Championship goals from 15 outings for The Sky Blues this season and was part of the side beaten 2-0 by United at the Ricoh Arena in December. Confused by this. Wiki has him with 15 games. Soccernet says hes played 26 games in the championship & started 24 & lists all of them. Tell me they havent signed him based on his wikipedia entry. 27 games from what i can tell Not scored a league goal since November, 2 since October. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 He has an estimated value of £55k on my FM game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn davies Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Anderson on radio newcastle says he's seen him a few times and basically in a nutshell he's crap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceMag Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 "Nicky Butt, Alan Smith, Kevin Nolan. These are top, top players" -Craig Hope in Leon Best's interview on .cock Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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