I wonder if Russ missed the bit where we were told Wood's knee is long term fucked and his game time is going to have to be managed for the rest of his (likely quite short) career. That miss against Arsenal was poor, and he should have scored against Palace too.
I'm not totally against chucking him in tonight. Fuck it you never know it might work. But Delap is very promising and with some coaching and knocking a few goals in we could have a hell of a player for the next ten years if we wanted.
Delap is a monster. You just have to harness that monster correctly. That is where Chris Wood comes in....
Keep your head mate and your'll be rite...
He is scoring twice tonight.
Chicago: Not that worried about Frankenstein..
I agree. I was arguing with a football friend in the pub last night who was espousing his deficiencies.
Fine, he's clearly not perfect, and has some development to do. Who would you have instead as a number nine that you can get for 50 million?
No names were forthcoming.
Strand Laursen cost about the same and looks worse to me. Igor Tiago would have cost a load more and has scored the same amount this season, for a team that's had better results.
Why the fuck are you talking about coaching up the club's all time record signing, an established Premier League player, something which I was told we should be targeting because they'd be ready to go immediately?
I knew you lot were out to lunch on this guy when you were comparing him to one of the greatest players in the club's history. I wonder how long you'll go on justifying why a £50M player who doesn't score goals should continue starting as the main striker for a team desperately in need of goals.
Who else should we have bought? Fuck if I know, go ask the guy who found Murillo and Jesus and Milenkovic and Dominguez, he seems to know what he's doing. I do know I'd rather have kept Taiwo and £34M, and I don’t especially rate Taiwo.
Nice. Not really with the times then.
So you don't even know what a number 9 looks like...and without wishing to be unkind, and I really like the bloke, but Taiwo has looked more like a competition winner than a footballer most of the time.
It looks to me like you are 'thinking' opinions up, to justify a position that you are set on.
...and I think that guy was the one we got rid of to give Edu the keys to the castle?
Cunha and Milenkovic both back, which is nice.
Delap to score and get red carded - 80/1.
Worth a Shady.
(Red card on it's own - 50/1).
I really somehow can't manage to get myself arsed about this season. Let's see what this match does for me, or will it continue to be the case that "nothing will come of nothing".
Taiwo has a better Premier League scoring record than Delap, and I agree with your opinion of him.
I think you're right about Edu replacing the good bloke, but didn't we bring him back? Unfortunately whoever it is is letting the manager bring in his mediocre and unnecessary buddies, which is part of the problem.
Cunha isn't back - he played last week and deflected in the winner.
Feel a bit for Diomande. Thought he did a lot better last weekend.
Kicking off with a Peter Kay 'ave it is an interesting tactic.
"Ball up to Ndoye", says the commentary, "he doesn't quite get hold of it".
I nod. Sagely. Not having seen it.
I can't believe VAR won't find a foul in the build up here.
I'm not saying there was one, but...VAR...
Oh. Given. Lovely.
Next goal wins this.
Fair play to Munoz - that cross is kind of what we signed him for.
