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Post by 1973ranger on Aug 17, 2022 7:41:13 GMT
Has ZERO ability to hold the ball up which limits our attacking options to predictable runs past him. And if the defence needs an out ball it just comes straight back. This is nothing new so why was a striker not the first area we addressed |
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Post by jfrabbit on Aug 17, 2022 7:43:15 GMT
Typical Rangers I guess.
‘He can’t be any worse than last year. Hopefully he’ll kick on’
Well it is worse already and he doesn’t look like he’ll kick on any time soon.
The man has no footballing brain. It’s so clear.
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Post by jfrabbit on Aug 17, 2022 7:59:04 GMT
Offered more in 10-12 mins last night than Lyndon McCunty did in 90. It’s not hard if you put yourself about. Things present themselves. Exactly. Not going your way? - Get your finger out. Said it for so long Al. I don’t buy into this ‘he had no service’ shit. You make your own luck when the chips are down. Chase down, harass, pressure. A fault will happen and a chance will present itself. What it also does is panic the defenders as they know this guy will keep coming at you. Lyndon McCunty does absolutely none of that. Extremely lazy and no nous. Never seems to be in the right place at the right time. Fuck knows how he’s a footballer. Genuinely. Had a great game against Boro and then reverts to type very next game. Exactly what we’ve all been saying since day 1 with this guy. My bigger worry is managers keep playing him. What are they seeing that there isn’t a better option. When Bonne is fit he goes straight in before this lazy bastard for me. |
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Post by Stanley75 on Aug 17, 2022 7:59:37 GMT
Has ZERO ability to hold the ball up which limits our attacking options to predictable runs past him. And if the defence needs an out ball it just comes straight back. Agreed. Zamora and Helguson just planted themselves like trees. |
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Post by jfrabbit on Aug 17, 2022 8:02:12 GMT
Has ZERO ability to hold the ball up which limits our attacking options to predictable runs past him. And if the defence needs an out ball it just comes straight back. Agreed. Zamora and Helguson just planted themselves like trees. And in more recent times Hughill The fella used to get battered from pillar to post. This prick doesn’t even break a sweat. |
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Post by hubble on Aug 17, 2022 8:13:27 GMT
Dykes plays like he's on crutches. Every time a ball comes towards him, rather than trap it, or control it, it seems to bounce off his shins, then he lumbers after it and inevitably it's cleared by a defender. He can't beat a player, his positioning is dreadful and he has no anticipation. Occasionally he manages to head the ball. But when your goalkeeper shows better striker's instinct that your main striker, you know you're in trouble. The club should pay a Scottish 4th division side to take him off our hands.
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Post by Corbray on Aug 17, 2022 8:26:30 GMT
it got to the point last night were it felt like dykes was like a tall person infront of you at the cinema/a concert. just in the way and ruining everything.
one of the worst players i've ever seen at LR, i thought conor was bad but at least conor tried his absolute best.
if beale wants to win the fans over and establish himself as the boss then he needs to make the tough calls that he's so often harked on about to the press. drop dykes from the entire squad, yeah there might be times were we think "dykes shoulf at least be on the bench" but tbh he won't be missed.
dreadful player, he's so shit. he pretty much is the other teams 12th player every game.
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Post by Shania on Aug 17, 2022 8:28:29 GMT
Dykes plays like he's on crutches. Every time a ball comes towards him, rather than trap it, or control it, it seems to bounce off his shins, then he lumbers after it and inevitably it's cleared by a defender. He can't beat a player, his positioning is dreadful and he has no anticipation. Occasionally he manages to head the ball. But when your goalkeeper shows better striker's instinct that your main striker, you know you're in trouble. The club should pay a Scottish 4th division side to take him off our hands. He is not that bad. lol. |
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Post by jfrabbit on Aug 17, 2022 8:29:27 GMT
Agree with every word on every post.
Don’t see many (anyone?) fighting his corner.
Worries me that he seems to be Beales first name on the team sheet then leaves him on for 90 mins.
That’s concerning to say the least.
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Post by jfrabbit on Aug 17, 2022 8:29:44 GMT
Dykes plays like he's on crutches. Every time a ball comes towards him, rather than trap it, or control it, it seems to bounce off his shins, then he lumbers after it and inevitably it's cleared by a defender. He can't beat a player, his positioning is dreadful and he has no anticipation. Occasionally he manages to head the ball. But when your goalkeeper shows better striker's instinct that your main striker, you know you're in trouble. The club should pay a Scottish 4th division side to take him off our hands. He is not that bad. lol. Yes he is. Period. |
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Post by spongeparr on Aug 17, 2022 8:31:59 GMT
Haven't read the whole thread, but I thought he played okay yesterday.
Obviously ... should have scored at least one and wasn't clinical enough for a striker. But he put himself about, won flick ons and had good link up, especially in the first half (especially first half hour when we should be 3 up).
Quite a funny argument in Y block last night.
Bloke A was calling Dykes all names under the sun and shouting it.
Bloke B was saying what are you gaining by that.
Bloke A says he;s a confidence player
Bloke B is confused and says to him, so he's a confidence player and you are hurling abuse at him? Hows that helping his confidence?!
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Post by alanwycombe on Aug 17, 2022 9:00:40 GMT
Haven't read the whole thread, but I thought he played okay yesterday. Obviously ... should have scored at least one and wasn't clinical enough for a striker. But he put himself about, won flick ons and had good link up, especially in the first half (especially first half hour when we should be 3 up). Quite a funny argument in Y block last night. Bloke A was calling Dykes all names under the sun and shouting it. Bloke B was saying what are you gaining by that. Bloke A says he;s a confidence player Bloke B is confused and says to him, so he's a confidence player and you are hurling abuse at him? Hows that helping his confidence?! Very generous Sponge and I admire your faith in him. I hope, for the sake of the Hoops, you have the last laugh but I somehow doubt it. This idea that he puts himself about - and Beale says he works hard for the team - when? Where? Occasional token run to close someone down, doesn’t get there in time, ball goes, he walks about for next ten minutes and is flat footed when the next ball comes. Happens all the time. |
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Post by alanwycombe on Aug 17, 2022 9:01:55 GMT
Ok, ten minutes might be exaggerating 😂
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Post by jfrabbit on Aug 17, 2022 9:02:27 GMT
Totally agree.
As mentioned already, Sinclair done 10 x more in 15 odd mins than Dykes.
Says it all about effort and application.
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Post by Corbray on Aug 17, 2022 9:18:05 GMT
Haven't read the whole thread, but I thought he played okay yesterday. Obviously ... should have scored at least one and wasn't clinical enough for a striker. But he put himself about, won flick ons and had good link up, especially in the first half (especially first half hour when we should be 3 up). Quite a funny argument in Y block last night. Bloke A was calling Dykes all names under the sun and shouting it. Bloke B was saying what are you gaining by that. Bloke A says he;s a confidence player Bloke B is confused and says to him, so he's a confidence player and you are hurling abuse at him? Hows that helping his confidence?! he does lots of flick ons ... but to where? his flick ons are aimless and purely done for the sake of it, we could have messi, ronaldo, pele and maradona all round him ready to feed off his flickons and even they'd have no idea where to make runs too. plus he has the first touch of someone playing in ski's. |
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Post by Corbray on Aug 17, 2022 9:22:40 GMT
Exactly. Not going your way? - Get your finger out. Said it for so long Al. I don’t buy into this ‘he had no service’ shit. You make your own luck when the chips are down. Chase down, harass, pressure. A fault will happen and a chance will present itself. What it also does is panic the defenders as they know this guy will keep coming at you. Lyndon McCunty does absolutely none of that. Extremely lazy and no nous. Never seems to be in the right place at the right time. Fuck knows how he’s a footballer. Genuinely. Had a great game against Boro and then reverts to type very next game. Exactly what we’ve all been saying since day 1 with this guy. My bigger worry is managers keep playing him. What are they seeing that there isn’t a better option. When Bonne is fit he goes straight in before this lazy bastard for me. yep. if dykes lead the line, caused mayhem and enabled others to score then he'd get a lot less flack even if he wasn't scoring. |
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Post by Shania on Aug 17, 2022 10:21:25 GMT
Haven't read the whole thread, but I thought he played okay yesterday. Obviously ... should have scored at least one and wasn't clinical enough for a striker. But he put himself about, won flick ons and had good link up, especially in the first half (especially first half hour when we should be 3 up). Quite a funny argument in Y block last night. Bloke A was calling Dykes all names under the sun and shouting it.
Bloke B was saying what are you gaining by that.
Bloke A says he;s a confidence player
Bloke B is confused and says to him, so he's a confidence player and you are hurling abuse at him? Hows that helping his confidence?!Says it all. Lol. |
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Post by acricketer on Aug 17, 2022 10:29:35 GMT
Haven't read the whole thread, but I thought he played okay yesterday. Obviously ... should have scored at least one and wasn't clinical enough for a striker. But he put himself about, won flick ons and had good link up, especially in the first half (especially first half hour when we should be 3 up). Quite a funny argument in Y block last night. Bloke A was calling Dykes all names under the sun and shouting it. Bloke B was saying what are you gaining by that. Bloke A says he;s a confidence player Bloke B is confused and says to him, so he's a confidence player and you are hurling abuse at him? Hows that helping his confidence?! he does lots of flick ons ... but to where? his flick ons are aimless and purely done for the sake of it, we could have messi, ronaldo, pele and maradona all round him ready to feed off his flickons and even they'd have no idea where to make runs too. plus he has the first touch of someone playing in ski's. There's never anyone around to flick on to TBF. |
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Post by Shania on Aug 17, 2022 10:29:42 GMT
Haven't read the whole thread, but I thought he played okay yesterday. Obviously ... should have scored at least one and wasn't clinical enough for a striker. But he put himself about, won flick ons and had good link up, especially in the first half (especially first half hour when we should be 3 up). Quite a funny argument in Y block last night. Bloke A was calling Dykes all names under the sun and shouting it. Bloke B was saying what are you gaining by that. Bloke A says he;s a confidence player Bloke B is confused and says to him, so he's a confidence player and you are hurling abuse at him? Hows that helping his confidence?! he does lots of flick ons ... but to where? his flick ons are aimless and purely done for the sake of it, we could have messi, ronaldo, pele and maradona all round him ready to feed off his flickons and even they'd have no idea where to make runs too. plus he has the first touch of someone playing in ski's. To players who make themselves available by playing further up or inviting from the wing? And where were they last night? Before Armstrong came on not further enough up the field. Just my take at it. |
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Post by Shania on Aug 17, 2022 10:41:41 GMT
it got to the point last night were it felt like dykes was like a tall person infront of you at the cinema/a concert. just in the way and ruining everything. one of the worst players i've ever seen at LR, i thought conor was bad but at least conor tried his absolute best. if beale wants to win the fans over and establish himself as the boss then he needs to make the tough calls that he's so often harked on about to the press. drop dykes from the entire squad, yeah there might be times were we think "dykes shoulf at least be on the bench" but tbh he won't be missed. dreadful player, he's so shit. he pretty much is the other teams 12th player every game. Jeezes.... |
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Post by spongeparr on Aug 17, 2022 10:53:54 GMT
Btw, I am not saying Dykes is the answer, I am just trying to stay slightly neutral on the cause. Be great to get some stats for distance etc as I thought Dykes put in a graft but I am not anti him.
I thought Johansen, Chair, Dozzell, Paal were all worse than what Dykes played.
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Post by Stanley75 on Aug 17, 2022 11:03:40 GMT
Btw, I am not saying Dykes is the answer, I am just trying to stay slightly neutral on the cause. Be great to get some stats for distance etc as I thought Dykes put in a graft but I am not anti him. I thought Johansen, Chair, Dozzell, Paal were all worse than what Dykes played. Agree with that Sponge re the first half, and said so at the time on the match thread, as did others. |
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Post by shepherdsmush on Aug 17, 2022 11:07:23 GMT
Dykes does fuck all. Polter was more 100x more effective than him.
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Post by sparks on Aug 17, 2022 11:14:04 GMT
I thought Dozzell had a very decent second half, he only improved after Johansen went off.
Dykes cost us the game but thought he was a better version of himself than normally seen.
Look at Dykes running back and at least trying to block Bowlers goal, it’s still a poor challenge but can fault his effort in that moment.
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Post by Corbray on Aug 17, 2022 11:32:23 GMT
he does lots of flick ons ... but to where? his flick ons are aimless and purely done for the sake of it, we could have messi, ronaldo, pele and maradona all round him ready to feed off his flickons and even they'd have no idea where to make runs too. plus he has the first touch of someone playing in ski's. There's never anyone around to flick on to TBF. so why does dykes flick it on then? lets say a longball takes 2 seconds to reach him, thats more than enough time for a pro to see roughly were his teammates are in his peripheral yet he has continuously pulled off braindead flickons for the past 2 years. |
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Post by Corbray on Aug 17, 2022 11:33:04 GMT
it got to the point last night were it felt like dykes was like a tall person infront of you at the cinema/a concert. just in the way and ruining everything. one of the worst players i've ever seen at LR, i thought conor was bad but at least conor tried his absolute best. if beale wants to win the fans over and establish himself as the boss then he needs to make the tough calls that he's so often harked on about to the press. drop dykes from the entire squad, yeah there might be times were we think "dykes shoulf at least be on the bench" but tbh he won't be missed. dreadful player, he's so shit. he pretty much is the other teams 12th player every game. Jeezes.... did you even read the rest of my comment? |
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Post by spongeparr on Aug 17, 2022 12:56:38 GMT
There's never anyone around to flick on to TBF. so why does dykes flick it on then? lets say a longball takes 2 seconds to reach him, thats more than enough time for a pro to see roughly were his teammates are in his peripheral yet he has continuously pulled off braindead flickons for the past 2 years. Sorry but if he's winning the flick ons and no one is around him, then that's shit service and support. If he doesn't win the flick ons then you would also be criticizing. Obviously there are differences, if he is aiming for where no one is and he has time then he's clearly just being shit. But I would imagin the game plan is to be close to him for when he wins the flick ons or get close when he holds it up. |
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Post by Shania on Aug 17, 2022 13:55:20 GMT
did you even read the rest of my comment? Of course I did. |
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Post by Corbray on Aug 17, 2022 14:01:35 GMT
did you even read the rest of my comment? Of course I did. so whats "jeezes" about it? i'm not suggesting that beale has lost the fans or pissed people off (to a major degree anyway) but he hasn't won the fans over yet as he's only been here a short while so still needs to build up goodwill. dropping dykes is an absolute priority especially after last night, if he starts with him on saturday then it'll be akin to shooting himself in the foot and would cause people to be up in arms, especially after beale has gone on record saying people have to earn the shirt. he could easily play roberts or armstrong up top and leave dykes out. |
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Post by jfrabbit on Aug 17, 2022 14:15:28 GMT
He’s shit end of.
As stated many times.
Hardly wins a header. When he does goes nowhere.
Can’t shoot. Never gets shots off and if he does they’re piss poor. Same again last night. Only GK to beat and he rolls one across the grass.
Second opportunity he’s 5 yards onside yet he’s so lacking in football knowledge he stops as he thinks he’s offside giving the GK the time to come and smother. He’s fucking useless.
Can’t trap a ball. Doesn’t play players in. Doesn’t make runs into the right areas and gives defenders the easiest games they’ll ever have.
I genuinely can’t stand the cunt. He reeks of big time Charlie to me with the silly fucking tattoos all over him.
Get rid of the wanker and use the money to bring in someone with at least 7 brain cells.
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