HawK Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I think he's like a worse version of Emile Heskey. That said, I despised Heskey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I think I have seen enough forwards over the years to know this one is shit. Leon Best was far better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 We've had far worse strikers in far worse teams. He is awful in an average side. We have? I can't think of too many. Rob McDonald pops into my head straight away. Absofuckinglutely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Begbie Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Dont know why, but he reminds me of a bad version of Leon Best. Leon Best was "alright", he could hold the ball up and could score the odd goal. He was cheap and unexpensive to keep. But like all things, when an offer comes in, they go. We then replaced him with a complete and total knacker, who was more expensive and on more wages. Agree with you there. Think he looks like Leon Best, but isnt as technical "gifted" as he was :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Leon Best was brilliant compared to this guy man. Even the things that Riviere can do, Best did better. I can't hate players that give it everything and don't hide, but eventually it grates on you when they're incapable of doing the thing that they're supposed to. If anyone things Riviere is better than Leon Best they need a head-check. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Arguably our worst signing since alan smith. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Leon Best was brilliant compared to this guy man. Even the things that Riviere can do, Best did better. I can't hate players that give it everything and don't hide, but eventually it grates on you when they're incapable of doing the thing that they're supposed to. If anyone things Riviere is better than Leon Best they need a head-check. Best looked horseshit in The Championship, had a 5 month very good goal scoring spell, then 2-3 months when he did well in a team flying. We don't know how Riviere might turn out but I remember Best got worse abuse than Riviere and that was at a lower level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Leon Best was like fucking Romario compared to this cunt and Luuk De Jong. Riviere and Luuk can only be comparable to Andreas Anderssen (who somehow outscored them both!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Don't get the abuse like. Much easier saying he's poor or whatever. Looks like he will get a chance in the run in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Well, here's his chance to prove us all wrong. He probably works best as a support striker to someone like Cisse. Not sure how he'll link up with Perez. Unless Carver shunts Perez out on the left wing and leaves Riv to lead the line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I'm always reluctant to really pass judgement on any player in their first season after moving to a new league it can be very random how quickly someone adapts to it some take to it straight away others take a full season to really show their best but it would be nice if he could show anything that says that he is any sort of improvement on Shola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I think there's been glimpses in the last couple of matches of him getting a little better, giving him pitch time can only help - he's still only started 8 Premier League games. At least if he gets a run of games now we should have a far better idea by the end of the season if he's worth persevering with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Leon Best was brilliant compared to this guy man. Even the things that Riviere can do, Best did better. I can't hate players that give it everything and don't hide, but eventually it grates on you when they're incapable of doing the thing that they're supposed to. If anyone things Riviere is better than Leon Best they need a head-check. Best looked horseshit in The Championship, had a 5 month very good goal scoring spell, then 2-3 months when he did well in a team flying. We don't know how Riviere might turn out but I remember Best got worse abuse than Riviere and that was at a lower level. Leon Best hat trick in the season we came up was fucking brilliant. His random other goals, great. He had a nice turn of skill and he was strong as hell, did a lot of unheralded work for Ba. Was pissed we got rid, and I feel for him every time I see that he's hurt. He should still be on our books imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Best was a great natural finisher. I fucking loved him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Yeah, this fictionalized version of Leon Best based entirely on his time at Blackburn after he left us is kind of baffling. Was a great servant for us and won us a few games single handedly. Was a great decoy / backup for Ba. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I think Best is overrated as fuck on here like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I think Best is overrated as fuck on here like. Me too, although he scored a few nice goals. If he was still playing for us we would be complaining about it like we do with Raylor and Willo et al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I think Best is overrated as f*** on here like. Yep. He's in that Simpson, Perch, Williamson, bracket for me. Championship player who had an abnormally good year. See Danny Graham at Swansea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I'm not over or underrating him, tbh. I just think he'd be a much better option as backup than some of the cunts we've signed since. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Best is the best greatest striker we've had since Shearer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I don't think Best is better than any of our current forwards TBH, athough now it would be handy to have someone a bit experienced and with a goal in them since De Jong and Cisse are missing. Rivière hasn't done anything for us yet obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Best was significantly better than Riviere has shown like. At least he went through a period of actually being useful for us. Unless there's a lot more to Riviere than he's shown it'll stay that way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Well, here's his chance to prove us all wrong. He probably works best as a support striker to someone like Cisse. Not sure how he'll link up with Perez. Unless Carver shunts Perez out on the left wing and leaves Riv to lead the line You know this is happening, unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I think Best is overrated as f*** on here like. I think he's underrated by you, man. He did his fucking job and he did it pretty damn well after his initial awfulness. Ba owes him a ton for doing a ton of his dirty work for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Best was significantly better than Riviere has shown like. At least he went through a period of actually being useful for us. Unless there's a lot more to Riviere than he's shown it'll stay that way. Naw man, Best was an unsexy option that people always wanted upgraded, well, we never replaced him and throw in Adam Armstrong now and then. Awful all around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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