LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Based purely on their attributes as players who you would prefer at NUFC if we could get one or the other (Ignore all other factors like could NUFC afford them, how much they would cost, their availablity, how likely it is they'd join or anything else, etc)? I'd choose Bent. He's 5ft 11 which is only one inch shorter than Shearer. He has scored a lot of goals in one and a half seasons of Premiership football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nguyen Van Falk Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Huntelaar, could get him for the money being banded around for Crouch or Bent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Bent without doubt. Anything under 6ft (even an inch) and people class them as small and weak. Bent is good in the air, strong, can hold the ball up and can score goals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Bent without doubt. Anything under 6ft (even an inch) and people class them as small and weak. Bent is good in the air, strong, can hold the ball up and can score goals Funny isn't it? The way some go on, you'd think Shay Given was actually Kenny Baker's little brother. Les Ferdinand was only 5'11". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Bent without doubt. Anything under 6ft (even an inch) and people class them as small and weak. Bent is good in the air, strong, can hold the ball up and can score goals Funny isn't it? The way some go on, you'd think Shay Given was actually Kenny Baker's little brother. Les Ferdinand was only 5'11". Yep, fair enough at 6ft Shay isnt the tallest for a keeper but he more than makes up for it imo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Funny isn't it? The way some go on, you'd think Shay Given was actually Kenny Baker's little brother. Les Ferdinand was only 5'11". I've stood in the same room as 'Big Al' Shearer and he didn't look very tall to me (although admittedly I am 6ft 4). Most footballers aren't very tall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Funny isn't it? The way some go on, you'd think Shay Given was actually Kenny Baker's little brother. Les Ferdinand was only 5'11". I've stood in the same room as 'Big Al' Shearer and he didn't look very tall to me (although admittedly I am 6ft 4). Most footballers aren't very tall. Wasnt Shearer 6ft? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Bent without a doubt. Will get more goals than Crouch and brings something different to what we have (although Crouch would too). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Bent is another one of these strikers that because he is fast people think thats ALL he has. SO obviously if he loses his pace he is shit :? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Bent is strong, good at holding holding up the ball and is good aerially. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunderlandsuck Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Huntelaar, could get him for the money being banded around for Crouch or Bent. im pretty sure he is neither bent or crouch mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Wasnt Shearer 6ft? Yes, and I would think he still is. For the people who have voted for Crouch it would be interesting if you posted your reasons for choosing him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago_shearer Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Wasnt Shearer 6ft? Yes, and I would think he still is. The ever reliable Wikipedia says he is 5ft 11in. I've always heard he's shorter than you'd expect. Looks over 6ft on TV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 The ever reliable Wikipedia says he is 5ft 11in. I've always heard he's shorter than you'd expect. Looks over 6ft on TV. "Looks over 6ft on TV" compared to who? Anyway, I'd say he was 6ft maximum. I don't believe half the stats given out. According to the NUFC.co.uk Squad Profiles section the 6' 2" Shola Ameobi only weighs 12st. I'm 2 inches taller than Ameobi and I weigh 2 stone more. Muscle weighs more than fat and Shola carrys quite a lot of muscle so I'd say that weight stat was very wrong. The same applies for all the other profiles e.g. the 5' 7" Emre weighs 12st 8lbs! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ridzuan Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Definitely Bent for me on any day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Amazed a third of the votes are for Crouch. He's alright, and is a bit different to what we have, but Bent SCORES GOALS. Lots of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Wasnt Shearer 6ft? Yes, and I would think he still is. For the people who have voted for Crouch it would be interesting if you posted your reasons for choosing him. You shrink with age and he is geting on a bit bluebiggrin.gif Loads of people have voted for Crouch but not a single comment in his favour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eyeball_tickler Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 neither. we dont need to spend £10 million + on a striker who wont play for us after march. owen and martins are the first choice pair. the money has to go elsewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GeordieDirk Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 According to the NUFC.co.uk Squad Profiles section the 6' 2" Shola Ameobi only weighs 12st. I'm 2 inches taller than Ameobi and I weigh 2 stone more. Muscle weighs more than fat and Shola carrys quite a lot of muscle so I'd say that weight stat was very wrong. The same applies for all the other profiles e.g. the 5' 7" Emre weighs 12st 8lbs! Shola is not 6'2", he is way bigger than that - dot cock don't know their own players if you ask me. I saw him bumming around the executive boxes at the Man U game when I was at work, and he towered over my puny 6'1" frame. He was ducking to get through the doors man! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 According to the NUFC.co.uk Squad Profiles section the 6' 2" Shola Ameobi only weighs 12st. I'm 2 inches taller than Ameobi and I weigh 2 stone more. Muscle weighs more than fat and Shola carrys quite a lot of muscle so I'd say that weight stat was very wrong. The same applies for all the other profiles e.g. the 5' 7" Emre weighs 12st 8lbs! Shola is not 6'2", he is way bigger than that - dot cock don't know their own players if you ask me. I saw him bumming around the executive boxes at the Man U game when I was at work, and he towered over my puny 6'1" frame. He was ducking to get through the doors man! Exactly. Their stats say Emre weighs more than Shola! They may as well not bother with the stats. No Crouch voters have given a reason yet Bent voters have. As for people saying neither striker I did say "Based purely on their attributes as players who you would prefer at NUFC if we could get one or the other (Ignore all other factors like could NUFC afford them, how much they would cost, their availablity, how likely it is they'd join or anything else, etc)?". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Luque Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 i voted for crouch because he's tall. I'd rather have Carew on loan until we get super shola back though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smoggeordie Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 i voted for crouch because he's tall. I'd rather have Carew on loan until we get super shola back though I'm tall? Can I have a game? I don't believe in all this "we must buy a tall striker" crap. At the end of the day Bent scores a hell of a lot more goals than Crouch and in a shit team, rather than one that won the CL two years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Think is as others have said, Shearer is about the same height as Bent as was Sir les, they werent exactly shit in the air were they! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anders Rye Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Tall players doesn't matter that much, look at when we play Dyer and Martins up front, we always score gals. Bent for me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 During yesterday's Liverpool V Arsenal game Motson asked Mark Lawrenson how he thought Crouch had done during his time at Liverpool. Now we all know Lawrenson is biased for Liverpool but even he said something like "he's done ok but not great". Regarding height, most players are less than 6ft so when anyone is 6ft or over they look like giants compared to the other players. By the way, the purpose of this poll was to see who NUFC fans would prefer if given the choice of Crouch or Bent. You may prefer someone else but that wasn't what I was asking. It's just for fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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