HawK Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Colos Short and Curlies said: After shockingly putting Shearer in the players we saw too much of thread, I'm going to add him here as well. Seems mental after 10 years, but we lost so much of his prime years with injury I think only the most ardent of Shearer fans would disagree that Kluivert was better for the team than Shearer when he was here, it was an unpopular opinion at the time though. Agree would have been good to see more of him when he could actually run. Edited April 14, 2021 by HawK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 hour ago, HawK said: I think only the most ardent of Shearer fans would disagree that Kluivert was better for the team than Shearer when he was here, it was an unpopular opinion at the time though. Agree would have been good to see more of him when he could actually run. The confusing thing about that for me is that kluivert was pretty knackered at that point and always injured. Plus could barely move. So not sure how he could really have played more despite being technically excellent while he was here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 There was a few matches I seem to recall, where all 3 were fit for once, which didn't happen often. And the debate on here was definitely split, but I felt Kluivert offered more with his clever flicks and movement than Shearer did in the build up play. Splitting hairs here because I'd bite my own arm off for someone who could hold up the ball like Shearer could today. Would loved to have seen more of Kluivert than Shearer that season though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 7 hours ago, Candi_Hills said: Weak. You'd get 20 shifts a season between them. Those two half hearted would be a huge upgrade on pretty much every midfield pair since Cabaye & Tiote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 4 hours ago, HawK said: I think only the most ardent of Shearer fans would disagree that Kluivert was better for the team than Shearer when he was here, it was an unpopular opinion at the time though. Agree would have been good to see more of him when he could actually run. I'm not sure that's true - I reckon most fans (quite unfairly imo) remember Kluivert as a flop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Kluivert is definitely a good shout, I was so excited when we got him. He was fast losing interest in football in general but still had a touch of class which he showed in patches that season. Demba Ba for sure, only 18 months, and didn’t stop scoring wherever he went. Ben Arfa is the biggest tragedy even though he was signed up for four years, we saw less than two, taking into account injuries, Pardew and being released early. Other notable mentions: Hamann, Merino, Saha, Woodgate, Remy, Ginola, Emre, Ab.Faye, Domi, Distin As weird as it is, that strange spell of getting a random January loan striker, be it Facundo Feyrrera, Slimani, Luuk de Jong and Seydou Doumbia, all of them had decent track records but we didn’t really get to see much of them for it to materialise. Obviously Luuk we saw but he has done well elsewhere. For the others if they’d been given some actual game time perhaps they could have done something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Laurent Robert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Frank Dumas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, neesy111 said: Frank Dumas. Good shout. I’ll add Goma. Him & Hughes were a good pairing first half of the 00/01 until he joined Tigana’s French connection. Edited April 15, 2021 by Optimistic Nut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Brian Kerr. Thought he looked promising. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, Dr.Spaceman said: Brian Kerr. Thought he looked promising. Best game was that Arsenal game in the cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, neesy111 said: Best game was that Arsenal game in the cup. You've got a better memory than me! I can just remember thinking that we had a decent player on our hands and that he'd end up playing for a side in the tier below us (Everton, Villa, Spurs etc) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Domi, Distan, Hamman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Slimani. Think fully fit he could have been similar to Rondon for us. Two cameo sub appearances helped us secure a couple of wins at a crucial time to see us safe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Rondon's a good one actually. Absolutely loved him, definitely one of my favourite strikers for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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