Emmanuel Rivière

[HawK]

He's not?

 

After Kinnear's 2nd departure from the club Pardew said he'd be getting more directly involved in transfers. He did bring in Obertan before as you know, but Colback had Pardew written all over him also.

 

Although it's unlikely, he could have wanted Riviere too.

[ujpest doza]

Finally saw the miss yesterday. Boy people on here are harsh. They had a great angle on the highlights show where he is all set to tap it in, but Cabella gets something on it ahead of him, and actually deflects it so it ends up hitting Riv's knee instead.

 

The guy is cursed rather than being that rubbish 

His header wide of a gaping goal in the first half at 1-0 was worse.

The one in the second half I'd say was a miss by cabella.

 

[Parky]

He is rubbish and cursed. Would struggle in flea football.

[magpie1892]

He's not?

 

After Kinnear's 2nd departure from the club Pardew said he'd be getting more directly involved in transfers. He did bring in Obertan before as you know, but Colback had Pardew written all over him also.

 

Although it's unlikely, he could have wanted Riviere too.

 

Don't think we can pin Riviere on Pardew. I'm curious - given Fatty's penchant for getting value for money - how we ended up paying £6m+ for a player who looks like £500,000 worth.

[Nobody]

At least the player we should have bought (for a mere £5m more) doesn't have 17 in 21 this season.

Who is that?

[Guest palnese]

Bony?

[Ronaldo]

He's not?

 

After Kinnear's 2nd departure from the club Pardew said he'd be getting more directly involved in transfers. He did bring in Obertan before as you know, but Colback had Pardew written all over him also.

 

Although it's unlikely, he could have wanted Riviere too.

 

Colback has opportunism written all over him: Free, young and decent.

[HawK]

He's not?

 

After Kinnear's 2nd departure from the club Pardew said he'd be getting more directly involved in transfers. He did bring in Obertan before as you know, but Colback had Pardew written all over him also.

 

Although it's unlikely, he could have wanted Riviere too.

 

Colback has opportunism written all over him: Free, young and decent.

 

Yep can't begrudge him that ^_^ Regardless, Riviere was handy in Ligue 1 as a foil for Falcao/Berbatov, so someone took a punt on him to do the same for Cissé here like Best did for Ba and what Bad did for Cissé. Can see the logic, on the face of it a better chance of doing well than a combative midfielder in the reserves of a Dutch Eredivisie team imo... they don't all work out. Hopeful unknowns are the best we can ever hope for, to get Janmaat in for <£10m for me was unbelievable. Was genuinely shocked.

[Ronaldo]

I don't believe Riviere was bought to play up top in a two. I think the plan was always to play Siem off a striker.

[ponsaelius]

I'd happily see him shipped back to France on January 1st. He's fucking dogshit.

[Skeletor]

I'd happily see him shipped back to France on January 1st. He's fucking dogshit.

 

Sad to say but I agree, he really does look shit. It's not even a case of playing under Pardew. His record at other clubs is nothing to be excited about either.

[ponsaelius]

I pictured him as 7 goal a season Piquionne type, he's not even that ffs

[Gallowgate Toon]

I thought he had some potential but he just looks rubbish. Seemed to have some athleticism about him in that City game but that's disappeared now.

[Ronaldo]

He's athletic, like. Doesn't do much good without intelligence, awareness and genuine appetite and aptitude to score goals.

[Disco]

At least the player we should have bought (for a mere £5m more) doesn't have 17 in 21 this season.

Who is that?

 

Lacazette.

[Guest]

Remember when there was uproar on here at us being close to getting Gignac a year or two back.

[joeyt]

Diafra Sakho was less money and looks ten times the player

[Guest firetotheworks]

He's athletic, like. Doesn't do much good without intelligence, awareness and genuine appetite and aptitude to score goals.

 

This is what I meant a while ago when I said that he looks the part.

[LoveItIfWeBeatU]

Diafra Sakho was less money and looks ten times the player

Gomis would have cost nothing in transfer fees (obviously that's not taking Agent's fees and player signing on fees into account). Gomis doesn't get much game time at Swansea so maybe he isn't all that but at least he's a big lump up front. Pardew seems to instruct our players to punt the ball to the striker as if we've got Peter Crouch up front rather than Perez or the even shorter Armstrong. Gomis would probably have been more suited to Pardew's tactics.

[Parky]

Diafra Sakho was less money and looks ten times the player

Gomis was would have cost nothing in transfer fees (obviously that's not taking Agent's fees and player signing on fees into account). Gomis doesn't get much game time at Swansea so maybe he isn't all that but at least he's a big lump up front. Pardew seems to instruct our players to punt the ball to the striker as if we've got Peter Crouch up front rather than Perez or the even shorter Armstrong. Gomis would probably have been more suited to Pardew's tactics.

 

That's why Pards wanted Carroll so bad.

[samag]

would play him against Man U. keep Perez fresh for Everton game.

[Pilko]

I wouldn't bother playing him in any match, we're better off investing the minutes in Armstrong who looks a better player already despite the fact he's not old enough to have a pint after the game yet.

[KaKa]

would play him against Man U. keep Perez fresh for Everton game.

 

 

We are getting hammered in both games. Rested or knackerd. Fresh or stale. Everyone playing. No one playing. Same result.

[Skeletor]

Even Adam Armstrong, who's barely played a Premiership game, showed him up at the weekend. I'd argue he should be behind Ferreyra too just on the basis that at least Ferreyra is an unknown quantity.

[Kanj]

I'd rather just see us play Chucky + Perez right now if Cisse can't play longer than 20 minutes and De Jong still being hurt.