Disco Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Scored a decent amount in the cups too. Liverpool and Olympiakos spring immediately too mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Loved Robert, but he had some absolutely infuriating games as well where he simply could not hit a single corner kick past the first man, took a shot at goal every time he was within 30m of goal to the visible disgust of his team mates, misplaced easy passes and hardly broke a sweat. His lows were as low as his highs were high, and I think a lot of the reputation he got outside of NUFC was formed by his quite frequent shockers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Conjo said: Loved Robert, but he had some absolutely infuriating games as well where he simply could not hit a single corner kick past the first man, took a shot at goal every time he was within 30m of goal to the visible disgust of his team mates, misplaced easy passes and hardly broke a sweat. His lows were as low as his highs were high, and I think a lot of the reputation he got outside of NUFC was formed by his quite frequent shockers. Watched Robert turn up for Toronto FC and dude was clearly mailing it in. Jogged a bit but would just shoot nearly every pass he got. Then again, John Carver was the head coach so that could explain it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Disco said: Scored a decent amount in the cups too. Liverpool and Olympiakos spring immediately too mind. Sochaux & Mallorca too. Edited February 26, 2022 by Optimistic Nut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 7 hours ago, Conjo said: Loved Robert, but he had some absolutely infuriating games as well where he simply could not hit a single corner kick past the first man, took a shot at goal every time he was within 30m of goal to the visible disgust of his team mates, misplaced easy passes and hardly broke a sweat. His lows were as low as his highs were high, and I think a lot of the reputation he got outside of NUFC was formed by his quite frequent shockers. I don’t remember him being that bad , in fact for me he was a huge part of why we were successful in them times. He was a better player ( more output and more impact ) than Ginola and Ben Arafat who are universally loved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Poland refusing to play Russia in next months World Cup qualifier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Will be a difficult one for FIFA. You've got a corrupted organisation with blood on their hands, and wealthy backers wanting a return on their investment, on the other hand you have the situation going on with Russia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 28 minutes ago, tgarve said: I don’t remember him being that bad , in fact for me he was a huge part of why we were successful in them times. He was a better player ( more output and more impact ) than Ginola and Ben Arafat who are universally loved. I'd have to hunt out the stats again but a few years ago when I checked I'm sure Ben Arfa had a better G+A per minute ratio than Robert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 27 minutes ago, 54 said: Poland refusing to play Russia in next months World Cup qualifier. Would that not just mean Russia qualify if Poland are refusing to play? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 12 minutes ago, Geordie Ahmed said: I'd have to hunt out the stats again but a few years ago when I checked I'm sure Ben Arfa had a better G+A per minute ratio than Robert Possibly but he played probably double the games… obviously Ben Arfa had more talent… just think Robert and Bellamy really turned us round back then along with Dyer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, Mr Raspberry Jam said: Would that not just mean Russia qualify if Poland are refusing to play? Hopefully not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 22 minutes ago, tgarve said: Possibly but he played probably double the games… obviously Ben Arfa had more talent… just think Robert and Bellamy really turned us round back then along with Dyer I think Pardew played a part in that however don't get me wrong, I'm not having a go at Robert, I absolutely love the guy and you are spot on, that transfer window was quite transformative for us. Just think sometimes people don't realise how effective Ben Arfa was, especially when you consider a lot of his minutes were interrupted by being chucked on and Pardew expecting "magic" after his starters had let him down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, Geordie Ahmed said: I think Pardew played a part in that however don't get me wrong, I'm not having a go at Robert, I absolutely love the guy and you are spot on, that transfer window was quite transformative for us. Just think sometimes people don't realise how effective Ben Arfa was, especially when you consider a lot of his minutes were interrupted by being chucked on and Pardew expecting "magic" after his starters had let him down That’s true like , think that’s happened a lot through his career , though the stats show he’s twice as good when starting games - even the other night v Chelsea I feel lille would have got something if he started the game there seems to be too much focus on ‘ being a hard working / pressing team ‘ these days rather than actually scoring a fucking goal ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 2 hours ago, tgarve said: I don’t remember him being that bad , in fact for me he was a huge part of why we were successful in them times. He was a better player ( more output and more impact ) than Ginola and Ben Arafat who are universally loved. No doubt about that. He was one of the key figures to our success under SBR and was a great player, but he was quite inconsistent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 4 hours ago, 54 said: Poland refusing to play Russia in next months World Cup qualifier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Fucking cunt. Absolute fucking cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Still owns it though right? Just going into hiding? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 RIP CHELSKI CUNTS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Sky need to fuck off with breaking news on a football match like. Nearly had a heart attack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 What is the purpose of that? To prevent any action against him/the club? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztoon Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Just now, Miggys First Goal said: Sky need to fuck off with breaking news on a football match like. Nearly had a heart attack. ? got yo admit I thought we was being drafted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokerprince2004 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) Thats massive news that. Probably cant sell it quickly so handed over for time being. He'll be a goner Edited February 26, 2022 by Pokerprince2004 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Merse Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I think it may mean the end of their bottomless pit of Russian mafia money Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 minute ago, La Parka said: Still owns it though right? Just going into hiding? I don't think so, sounds like he's transferred his percen9 of the club to them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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