buzza Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 One word: RANK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 The header he missed was ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I think he researched a lot of strikers, went into great depth learning about them and analysing their game. He spoke to his contacts about each and presented a meticulously crafted dossier to our transfer team at which point we picked the cheapest one and threw the rest away. What was a crap striker with a poor record costing £5m+ doing on this dossier anyway? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I think he researched a lot of strikers, went into great depth learning about them and analysing their game. He spoke to his contacts about each and presented a meticulously crafted dossier to our transfer team at which point we picked the cheapest one and threw the rest away. What was a crap striker with a poor record costing £5m+ doing on this dossier anyway? I think Carr's allowed to get a few wrong, he's by and large done extremely well under the circumstances. And lets not forget he's not the only person that provides players now.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 He's not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 At least the player we should have bought (for a mere £5m more) doesn't have 17 in 21 this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 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 Think he is rubbish rather than cursed. Has shown nothing so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Think Carr was briefed to buy a target man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 He is rubbish and cursed. Would struggle in flea football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpie1892 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 At least the player we should have bought (for a mere £5m more) doesn't have 17 in 21 this season. Who is that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Bony? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I'd happily see him shipped back to France on January 1st. He's fucking dogshit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I pictured him as 7 goal a season Piquionne type, he's not even that ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 He's athletic, like. Doesn't do much good without intelligence, awareness and genuine appetite and aptitude to score goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Remember when there was uproar on here at us being close to getting Gignac a year or two back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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