STM Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I have a good feeling about him but then I've had a good feeling ever since Rafa walked through the door. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Shit signing, tbh. Has looked poor whenever I've seen him and most Villa fans are amazed that they were able to offload him for £5m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 He might have been poor in the past, but so was our entire defence before Rafa came in. He wanted him, and with his coaching, I believe he'll come good. And also nice hearing from Rafa himself that Clark can play in different positions, we'll need that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 5 year deal is a bit much. Unless he's on next to nothing wage wise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 He might have been poor in the past, but so was our entire defence before Rafa came in. He wanted him, and with his coaching, I believe he'll come good. And also nice hearing from Rafa himself that Clark can play in different positions, we'll need that. Good point. Look at Lascelles' cameo at Everton for proof. Now he's being lauded Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 He might have been poor in the past, but so was our entire defence before Rafa came in. He wanted him, and with his coaching, I believe he'll come good. And also nice hearing from Rafa himself that Clark can play in different positions, we'll need that. Good point. Look at Lascelles' cameo at Everton for proof. Now he's being lauded He had not played the 50-100 PL games Clarke has either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Another body in as backup for our CB's. Not expecting much really, but i'm prepared to give him a chance at least Some players just change for the better from nowhere. Time will tell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 He might have been poor in the past, but so was our entire defence before Rafa came in. He wanted him, and with his coaching, I believe he'll come good. And also nice hearing from Rafa himself that Clark can play in different positions, we'll need that. Good point. Look at Lascelles' cameo at Everton for proof. Now he's being lauded He had not played the 50-100 PL games Clarke has either. 134 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Let's give the fucker a bit of a chance before calling him a shit signing eh? Hate having players completely written off before they have even had a chance to play. Remember Townsend getting the same treatment, yet he wasn't bad was he. This fucking place at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dabe Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Let's give the f***er a bit of a chance before calling him a s*** signing eh? Hate having players completely written off before they have even had a chance to play. Remember Townsend getting the same treatment, yet he wasn't bad was he. This f***ing place at times. Completely agreed, it's not like we've signed the equivalent of Steven Taylor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Assuming that shit events aren't exclusive to NUFC, he has to be good for a goal against AVFC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Willing to give the lad a chance obviously. At this level Mike Williamson himself is pretty good. Clarke's got to be better than him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Assuming that s*** events aren't exclusive to NUFC, he has to be good for a goal against AVFC. Gets a 90th minute winner to get a 0-1 at Villa Park on Sky in September Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgie Smuggler Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Let's give the f***er a bit of a chance before calling him a s*** signing eh? Hate having players completely written off before they have even had a chance to play. Remember Townsend getting the same treatment, yet he wasn't bad was he. This f***ing place at times. No one's writing him off. Merely stating the obvious that he was garbage at Villa. Here's hoping he'll improve in a better set up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Looks a little too much like Steven Taylor for my liking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Looks a little too much like Steven Taylor for my liking Both pretending they weren't born in London Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Shit signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Thought he was Irish? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgie Smuggler Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 He's as Irish as Ritchie is Scottish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Ciaran baby light my fire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Rafa signed plenty of s**** for Liverpool who ended up still being s****, let's not kid ourselves that he has the ability to polish a turd. If Clark's here as cover, and he's a good character, he can't be any worse than Taylor. He did, but in general everyone or most improved and that's what he's capable of doing. In Rafa we have someone who can improve a player's game by way of coaching, talking, education etc. rather than other methods like confidence tricks, bigging up in the press etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 One of those where I'll just trust that Rafa knows what he's doing. With good coaching I'm sure he's got a decent chance to be a semi competent defender in the Premiership. More importantly he's a versatile player who can play left back or CM if needed. Good player to have on the bench, which I'm sure is what his role will be when everyone's fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Wow got a really thick Irish accent there, lol, kinda like Paul Dummet's Welsh one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Nuucaaarsel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Pretty sure Carragher was guff before Rafa got his dirty mits on him He become a top-class CB under Rafa, one of the best in the league. Gerrard improved massively as well. He was moved to the right and become unplayable. Torres developed into a world class striker. Crouch become a very good player as well. Liverpool were so tough to beat and in Europe they could go to Barcelona away and win. Rafa's Valencia were superb to watch btw, they gave Liverpool a football lesson once and that was one of the reasons they hired him. Ayala was immense under Rafa for example. He's an amazing coach as much as he is an amazing manager, its very rare to find someone who is good at both. I'll go on record now and say he is the best all-round manager we have had, including KK and Sir Bobby! Don't agree he's better than Sir Bob, any man that can almost win the league and deliver Champions League football with a defence of Aaron Hughes, Andy O'Brien, Titus Bramble and Andy Griffin is beyond comparison. Best ever. I would have KK and Sir Bobby here ahead of him any day of the week, but in terms of all-round football management, he is the better manager than both. Tactically he is up there with the very best for a start. He's even up there with KK in remoulding a club. Rafa is doing it under Ashley. KK done it under SJH. Everyone knows I idolise KK so I'm not putting him down here. Rafa is special, however. He's made from the same stuff basically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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