Karjala Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 36 games to go, barren spell coming up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Well done Chops! Never had the chance to make it here because of the impatience of the "greatest football supporters the world has ever had". He is a natural goalscorer and was always going to improve as he gained experience and confidence. As Toony said above, a sell on clause would have been prudent, but I wonder if this would have scuppered his move to the Mackems. Yes we all knew he could finish. No he wasn't given a real chance here. As for the sell on clause, who gives a toss if it would have scuppered his move to the mackems? Cardiff were smart enough to install a £5m release clause and hats off to them for doing it. Compare that to our bumbling board of clowns who backed gormless managers in getting rid for next to nothing. Outsmarted by Cardiff which tells you a lot surely. Well done Chops but I hope he now breaks a leg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I wish him all the luck in the world. Be one of a very select few Newcastle academy graduates who's actually gone on to do something except turn out for likes of Carlisle. He had to move to Sunderland for the good of his career and Cardiff wanted the dough. Anyone who thinks for a minute he should've passed up a chance to establish himself as a Premier League player because of any Tyne-Wear rivalry is, frankly, a fucking idiot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 From reading some of the comments in this thread I have come to the conclusion that if we kept Chopra and Sibierski this season they would have scored 76 league goals between them and we probably would have the title. Fucking board letting them go!!! Would have been better if we managed to get Healy aswell, 4-3-3 surely would have meant 114 league goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 2 cracking finishes from the lad, people took the piss when i said he does have what it takes to be a Prem player but so far he is looking very much the part. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Monkey Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 2 cracking finishes from the lad, people took the piss when i said he does have what it takes to be a Prem player but so far he is looking very much the part. I don't think he'll get far into double figures for league goals, personally. Never looked good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brazilianbob Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I hope Chopra scores a hatful of goals for the mackems and really establishes himself as a proven EPl goalscorer over the next few years! Why? so he can run his contract down and re-sign for us for nowt. That would really boil the mackems p*ss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sniffer Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 If Chopra can score ten goals this season he'll have done very well never mind fifteen. Must be galling for the morons on here who either can't understand or don't want to admit that he has improved tremendously after a full season at Cardiff and still try to maintain that the stumbling, bumbling ameobi is a better player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I'd still say we couldn't ever really have kept Chopra on. He seems to have come on with first team football, but he never showed anything here to suggest he would make a regular first teamer, and he chose to leave because that was the case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sniffer Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 He was never given the chance here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 He was never given the chance here. Wonder why..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Monkey Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 He was never given the chance here. Wonder why..... Cos he's not very good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 He was never given the chance here. A youth player who doesn't look capable of playing in the premiership and seems to confirm that they can't with any amount of time they're afforded on the pitch tends not to, unless there is a serious injury crisis. Has Pattison been given enough of a chance for you? Was Lewis Guy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sniffer Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 No. And I understand that if better players are available a young player won't get an extended run of games. Unfortunately, we played a donkey like ameobi so I think the argument is a poor one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 No. And I understand that if better players are available a young player won't get an extended run of games. Unfortunately, we played a donkey like ameobi so I think the argument is a poor one. Why did we play Ameobi? Suppose its because he was a local lad or something.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sniffer Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 As I can't think of a reason to play ameobi, I'll go with the " or something " as Chopra wasa local lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sittingontheball Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Don't really think his failure to make it here was anything to do with the supporters at all. It was more the manager not giving him a decent run in the team (roeder or Souness). Most people on here would rather have seen him play than Rossi when we had him. Deffo agree with the second bit. It would have made more sense giving one of our unprovens a game than one of ManYoos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Shola was lucky enough to get his foot in the door first. Wasn't room for two average strikers so the better one left Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes1986 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Well look at it this way. If he ends up proving himself to be a quality goalscorer in the Premiership he will not be at Sunderland for too long. If he can't get in double figures regularly then who gives a shite anyway? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sniffer Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Especially as manure eventually gave up on rossi even though he was supposedly the next van N in terms of finishing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 It'll be interesting to come back to this thread a few months down the line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmymag Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Well done Chops! Never had the chance to make it here because of the impatience of the "greatest football supporters the world has ever had". He is a natural goalscorer and was always going to improve as he gained experience and confidence. As Toony said above, a sell on clause would have been prudent, but I wonder if this would have scuppered his move to the Mackems. Yes we all knew he could finish. No he wasn't given a real chance here. As for the sell on clause, who gives a toss if it would have scuppered his move to the mackems? Cardiff were smart enough to install a £5m release clause and hats off to them for doing it. Compare that to our bumbling board of clowns who backed gormless managers in getting rid for next to nothing. Outsmarted by Cardiff which tells you a lot surely. Well done Chops but I hope he now breaks a leg. It just confirms what I always thought of FFS's business acumen! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sniffer Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 You mean when ameobi is sitting atop the goal charts, alex? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Especially as manure eventually gave up on rossi even though he was supposedly the next van N in terms of finishing. They've got an option on him if he moves on I think. Anyway, anyone can tell Rossi is a link player / support striker and they've got Rooney and Tevez who are both outstanding in that role, so selling Rossi was a bit of a no-brainer really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 You mean when ameobi is sitting atop the goal charts, alex? More like when Chopra isn't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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