ponsaelius Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Think Oba gets a lot of unfair criticism on here. Disagree. All criticism is as fair for him as it is for Owen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I wish someone could find a statistic for it, but in the last 4 - 5 years we have had pretty a pretty terrible run in regard to former players scoring agaisnt us. 1-1, with a Martins bullet and a Nolan tap-in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 0-1, Coloccini. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 0-1, Coloccini. From a BARCOLO MKIII cross Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I wish someone could find a statistic for it, but in the last 4 - 5 years we have had pretty a pretty terrible run in regard to former players scoring agaisnt us. 1-1, with a Martins bullet and a Nolan tap-in 4 goals against by former players this season alone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Martins for someone with pace, was fucking useless at using it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I wish someone could find a statistic for it, but in the last 4 - 5 years we have had pretty a pretty terrible run in regard to former players scoring agaisnt us. 1-1, with a Martins bullet and a Nolan tap-in 4 goals against by former players this season alone. Really? Zog x 2, Duff, and? oh aye Paddy van. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I wish someone could find a statistic for it, but in the last 4 - 5 years we have had pretty a pretty terrible run in regard to former players scoring agaisnt us. 1-1, with a Martins bullet and a Nolan tap-in 4 goals against by former players this season alone. Really? Zog x 2, Duff, and? oh aye Paddy van. Aye, 5 in the relegation season as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Hoser Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 1-1, all the scoring happens after 90 minutes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Martins for someone with pace, was f***ing useless at using it. Ball at his feet running at the defence, fine. anything else link up play or making a decent run nah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 All this slagging of Martins while we are starting with Best and Lovenkrands is making me nervous. The term "asking for it" comes to mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 All this slagging of Martins while we are starting with Best and Lovenkrands is making me nervous. The term "asking for it" comes to mind. Agreed. Not to mention most of the slagging-off is nonsense anyway. He's a cunt and a mercenary for fucking off at that time, just like Owen and co, but as a striker Martins is one of the best we've had in the Premier League. Great striker on his day but probably didn't have the brain to make it consistent. He was just as superb under Keegan as the likes of Owen, Barton and Beye were. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tall Striker Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 one of the best we've had? shearer cole ferdinand beardsley asprilla carroll bellamy and arguably a couple of others have been better than him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Certainly not one of the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Of all the strikers we've had in the Premiership? Yeah. I'd put him in the top ten. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 one of the best we've had? shearer cole ferdinand beardsley asprilla carroll bellamy and arguably a couple of others have been better than him I'll add Patrick Kluivert, Duncan Ferguson and Paul Kitson who I think were all better than him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 one of the best we've had? shearer cole ferdinand beardsley asprilla carroll bellamy and arguably a couple of others have been better than him I'll add Patrick Kluivert, Duncan Ferguson and Paul Kitson who I think were all better than him. Paul Kitson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Martins goalscoring record when he was with us was very good. It does hide his flaws somewhat, but we've had far far worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 one of the best we've had? shearer cole ferdinand beardsley asprilla carroll bellamy and arguably a couple of others have been better than him Owen was better than him and even Viduka (when he played) was better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I loved him at times...but if he scores and does the backflip, I'll be right pissed. Anyone recall that joy of a celebration in the relegation season when he scored that goal after coming on for Owen in the match vs Boro? I went mental as well... He never lived up to what we all blv'd he could do... And his pace, he was a world class sprinter but my god he couldn't dribble with pace to save his life! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 one of the best we've had? shearer cole ferdinand beardsley asprilla carroll bellamy and arguably a couple of others have been better than him I'll add Patrick Kluivert, Duncan Ferguson and Paul Kitson who I think were all better than him. Paul Kitson He scored goals when he was in the team, wasn't the striker we needed at the time but did a good job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Martins goalscoring record when he was with us was very good. It does hide his flaws somewhat, but we've had far far worse. 1 goal in 3 isn't that good at the top level. Average of 12 goals a season if you play a full season which for a striker costing £10M isn't what I would expect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 If he scores against us I am going to look back at this thread and name names. Stop fucking jinxing it you twats Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 1 in 3 isn't that good at the top level? Of course it is. Consider the context too. Frequently played out of position amongst a shower of absolute shite, for the most part. I cba going into great depth arguing about Martins cos we did all that in 2008... but i thought he was a very good player on his day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I loved him at times...but if he scores and does the backflip, I'll be right pissed. Anyone recall that joy of a celebration in the relegation season when he scored that goal after coming on for Owen in the match vs Boro? I went mental as well... He never lived up to what we all blv'd he could do... And his pace, he was a world class sprinter but my god he couldn't dribble with pace to save his life! Teemu Tainio greatly disagrees with this sentiment. Femi is what he is and was what he was. There were many negatives to go along with the positives, but I thought he was a fairly productive and good player for us. Sure he can be partially blamed for the relegation in 08-09, but he was one of the only reasons we stayed up for the two seasons previous. I hope he has grown to a point mentally, where he doesn't feel the need to make a fool of himself if he scores Tuesday evening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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