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Sorry, meant 2006-7

 

4 from January onwards :lol:

 

Scored 17 goals for us that season, 11 in the league, more than double anybody else in our squad. We'd have gone done without him that season (unless we'd have brought in another striker of similar ability) regardless of when he scored the goals that kept us up.

could be argued that his general overall play was one of the major reasons we were down there.
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Sorry, meant 2006-7

 

4 from January onwards :lol:

 

Scored 17 goals for us that season, 11 in the league, more than double anybody else in our squad. We'd have gone done without him that season (unless we'd have brought in another striker of similar ability) regardless of when he scored the goals that kept us up.

could be argued that his general overall play was one of the major reasons we were down there.

 

You are free to argue anything you want. Fact remains his goals kept us up that season and at the time he was one of our most liked players. His stock may have fallen since then, but let's not rewrite history.

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blizzard mag having a Q&A

 

@blzzrd: #blzzrdqt - Question from floor - Can Martin O'Neill make same impact at Sunderland as Wenger at Arsenal?

 

:yao:

 

Johnathan Wilson with some sense responds

 

@blzzrd: #blzzrdqt @jonawils "I'm worried" Sunderland's good run last season coincided with high % long range goals. But his overall record is superb
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When he wasn't scoring screamers he was absolutely atrocious like :lol:

 

The screamers are the memorable bits though and they form the majority of the memories for some people about his time here. The mis-placed passes, the needless dribbles, the shots landing in the upper tier, being caught in possession umpteen times, running into blind alleys, taking important pens with his wrong foot, lack of intelligent movements all blend into the bigger, less remarkable, picture.

 

Terrible footballer.

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When he wasn't scoring screamers he was absolutely atrocious like :lol:

 

The screamers are the memorable bits though and they form the majority of the memories for some people about his time here. The mis-placed passes, the needless dribbles, the shots landing in the upper tier, being caught in possession umpteen times, running into blind alleys, taking important pens with his wrong foot, lack of intelligent movements all blend into the bigger, less remarkable, picture.

 

Terrible footballer.

 

This makes for some interesting reading:

 

http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,29402.300.html

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His penalties v Everton and Arsenal...

 

:facepalm:

 

His penalty technique was awful. Even when running up, he looked like he was going to miss.

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His penalties v Everton and Arsenal...

 

:facepalm:

 

His penalty technique was awful. Even when running up, he looked like he was going to miss.

you know when some players run up and you get the feeling they haven't decided which way to put it (nowt wrong in that, i was our penalty taker and didn't make my mind up till starting my run up), but with oba i always got the feeling that, on his run up he still hadn't decided what foot he was going to take it with.
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I really liked Martins. Didn't have a footballing brain as such but I would say that his career here was a decent one (2008/09 season aside). Certainly did more than that cunt Owen.

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When he wasn't scoring screamers he was absolutely atrocious like :lol:

 

The screamers are the memorable bits though and they form the majority of the memories for some people about his time here. The mis-placed passes, the needless dribbles, the shots landing in the upper tier, being caught in possession umpteen times, running into blind alleys, taking important pens with his wrong foot, lack of intelligent movements all blend into the bigger, less remarkable, picture.

 

Terrible footballer.

 

This makes for some interesting reading:

 

http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,29402.300.html

 

I haven't changed one bit :lol:

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If they sign Fletcher, is there a pattern with this player?

 

Bought by Burnley for 3 million................relegated

Bought by Wolves for 6 million................relegated

Bought by Sunderland for 12 million.........?????????

 

Price doubles each time but same result happens

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Sorry, meant 2006-7

 

4 from January onwards :lol:

 

Scored 17 goals for us that season, 11 in the league, more than double anybody else in our squad. We'd have gone done without him that season (unless we'd have brought in another striker of similar ability) regardless of when he scored the goals that kept us up.

 

11 goals is the least you'd expect from the main striker of any Premier League club. He was the centre-forward equivalent of Titus Bramble.

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Sorry, meant 2006-7

 

4 from January onwards :lol:

 

Scored 17 goals for us that season, 11 in the league, more than double anybody else in our squad. We'd have gone done without him that season (unless we'd have brought in another striker of similar ability) regardless of when he scored the goals that kept us up.

 

11 goals is the least you'd expect from the main striker of any Premier League club. He was the centre-forward equivalent of Titus Bramble.

 

Did that goal-returnm roughly coincide with Parkers return from injury that year, and Butt's demotion back to the bench?

 

During Parker's injury spell, without his signature spin on the ball followed by the 5-10yd sideways or backwards pass we were a much better counterattacking unit. I remember Martins being alot more productive when Butt was the mainstay in the DM position, because Butt (as the often first receiver & deep lying mid.distrubutor) was an instinctive 'attacking' one-touch passer ala Speed.

 

Although abreviated due to his place in the pecking order (ie. behind Parker, before & after SP's injury), we saw the best of Martins when Butt was pulling the strings from the deeper midfield slot. The same could be said for Emre as well, his central midfield partner at the time.

 

Doesn't excuse the guilt-edge chances he missed though, over the long haul. In terms of premiership points thrown down the drain, they're as costly as Bramble's brain freezes & the failings of Williamson (and Andy O' as well) ie. allowing their man to win goalside position far too easily.

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Sorry, meant 2006-7

 

4 from January onwards :lol:

 

Scored 17 goals for us that season, 11 in the league, more than double anybody else in our squad. We'd have gone done without him that season (unless we'd have brought in another striker of similar ability) regardless of when he scored the goals that kept us up.

 

11 goals is the least you'd expect from the main striker of any Premier League club. He was the centre-forward equivalent of Titus Bramble.

 

:thup:

 

Especially for a striker that cost 10M as well.

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