oldtype Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 We're never going to win 5-0 again, are we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Best wasn't the greatest forward you've ever seen but we seemed to do OK when he was in the side - he was a good foil for Ba and he could hold up the ball better than both Ba and Cisse. Scored some important goals and we have never had a co-ordinated forward line since he left. A great pity for the lad that he got injured at Blackburn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Love Besty, me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Better than Riviere by the look of things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Compare Best's half a season in the Championship with Riviere's first 5 games here and I'd disagree. If ever there was an example of someone turning it around, it's Best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 We should never have let Best go, still don't understand it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Because he's bang average, injury prone and doesn't score enough for a striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 If he'd kept Best he'd be doing the Gouffran role anyway. He'd be a waste. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 He served his purpose here and did a good job, but the fact that people are saying we shouldn't have let him go just goes to show how little we have progressed as a club. Regressed, if anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Compare Best's half a season in the Championship with Riviere's first 5 games here and I'd disagree. If ever there was an example of someone turning it around, it's Best. Perch? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Because he's bang average, injury prone and doesn't score enough for a striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Tooj definitely nailed it. His record after us speaks for itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I think it says volumes of where we're at as a football cub that people are pining for this guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I don't think there's anything to take from it other than an appreciation of him for having been decent for us when it wasn't expected. That's as far as it goes with me, I liked him when I had expected him to be crap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Best might not have much of a goals record elsewhere, but when he was here he showed an appetite for goals that has been missing from both Luke de Jong and Riviere. You can't play with one striker who isn't interested in scoring goals, no matter what he does elsewhere on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 No goals in our Championship season, then 6 in 11 and 4 in 18 in the Premiership. Think the latter stat is the fairer reflection of him. He added something to the team with his running and determination, we have that now in Riviere but his technique doesn't look as good and I don't know where he's going to get goals from. Still adjusting though, of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Signed for Rotherham till the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I can't quite believe the fall off he has had? Heard a few managers compliment his attitude at training and that he is in great shape. Yet he has struggled massively? He did well for us in the Prem I thought, even though he was far from prolific. Seems like he went to Blackburn, got a big contract and then fell out with the manager. He's barely scored since leaving us and has had quite a few different clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Hasn't he been injured a fair bit since he left us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I can't quite believe the fall off he has had? Heard a few managers compliment his attitude at training and that he is in great shape. Yet he has struggled massively? He did well for us in the Prem I thought, even though he was far from prolific. Seems like he went to Blackburn, got a big contract and then fell out with the manager. He's barely scored since leaving us and has had quite a few different clubs. The serious knee ligament injury he had straight after signing for Blackburn may have had something to do with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Still better than Shola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 He was injured quite a bit for us as well, he's had injuries at all his clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I can't quite believe the fall off he has had? Heard a few managers compliment his attitude at training and that he is in great shape. Yet he has struggled massively? He did well for us in the Prem I thought, even though he was far from prolific. Seems like he went to Blackburn, got a big contract and then fell out with the manager. He's barely scored since leaving us and has had quite a few different clubs. The serious knee ligament injury he had straight after signing for Blackburn may have had something to do with that. D'oh! Must have missed that. He's never had a great scoring record. But I honestly thought he was good for us in the prem. Seemed marmite with the fans though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Bigger than Gandhi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 He was good in the Premier League for us, no question. Must have got at least a goal every 3 starts and contributed loads to the team. Shame injuries and circumstances have ruined him. Hope he can regain a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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