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Post by Hitman34 on Oct 28, 2023 17:21:43 GMT
the fucking worst striker i have ever seen in my 40 years of watching us.
he really is the fucking shits and if nothing else, anus needs sacking for that comment alone.
clueless cunt
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Post by Timmy Doc on Oct 28, 2023 17:23:26 GMT
He was poor today but there would not have been Dozzell's equalizer without his good header tbh.
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Post by jfrabbit on Oct 28, 2023 17:25:11 GMT
Ainsworth, post match, said "Lyndon was at his best". WTF??? YOU FUCKING LOWLIFE BASTARD TROLL. He also just said Kaykay didn’t give Jamie Vardy a sniff 🤣🤣🤣 Vardy missed an open goal with a free header early doors and another header at the near post from a corner was inches from going in. I think the man’s lost his marbles.
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Post by Rangers77 on Oct 28, 2023 17:31:23 GMT
the fucking worst striker i have ever seen in my 40 years of watching us. he really is the fucking shits and if nothing else, anus needs sacking for that comment alone. clueless cunt He's a troll. I've felt sad wanting him to go, but now I relish his leaving. Joke manager.
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Post by jfrabbit on Oct 28, 2023 17:32:49 GMT
the fucking worst striker i have ever seen in my 40 years of watching us. he really is the fucking shits and if nothing else, anus needs sacking for that comment alone. clueless cunt He's a troll. I've felt sad wanting him to go, but now I relish his leaving. Joke manager. Exactly the same as that. I’ve felt slightly uncomfortable as I don’t want to be horrible to the man, but after seeing how he managed that second half today and his comments after I just want him to fuck off, he is absolutely useless and hasn’t got a fucking clue what he’s looking at.
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Post by alanwycombe on Oct 28, 2023 17:35:01 GMT
I agree with GA. He was at his best. Shows how shit he is.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2023 16:11:08 GMT
One isn't ready, the other will never be ready. There are CBs with better career mpgs than Dykes. Muscling your way through the U21s aint quite the same as coming up against defenders with a little bt of suss about them as Armstrong is finding out. He just doesn't look a natural goalscorer but I'd loan him. As of now, neither are fit for purpose. The one who could fit in is Kelman, he looks to me to have improved. "There are CBs with better career mpgs than Dykes" - Name one whose played as many games.... Not saying his goal scoring record is great but I suspect that statement is pure bollocks to be completely honest. He's all we can afford at the moment - and that hurts when we're used to players like Ferdinand, Allen, Bannister and players of similar ilk - but there is an element of our fanbase who can't overcome that frustration and do exaggerate how bad he is... Will apologise, of course, if there are any examples of better scoring CBs over 120+ games.
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Post by Corbray on Nov 7, 2023 16:14:59 GMT
ronald koeman and fernando hiero spring to mind for me
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2023 16:19:43 GMT
ronald koeman and fernando hiero spring to mind for me Koeman is one of the greatest players in history. That's like saying that all our reverence for Les Ferdinand is ridiculous because he's record looks absolutely stupid compared to Pele. Let's have some more realistic comparisons.
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Post by hal9thou on Nov 7, 2023 22:32:26 GMT
One isn't ready, the other will never be ready. There are CBs with better career mpgs than Dykes. Muscling your way through the U21s aint quite the same as coming up against defenders with a little bt of suss about them as Armstrong is finding out. He just doesn't look a natural goalscorer but I'd loan him. As of now, neither are fit for purpose. The one who could fit in is Kelman, he looks to me to have improved. "There are CBs with better career mpgs than Dykes" - Name one whose played as many games.... Not saying his goal scoring record is great but I suspect that statement is pure bollocks to be completely honest. I was - I thought obviously - exagerating to make a point, but for the record: Ronald Koeman: mpg 245. Dykes. 1 goal every 325 championship minutes. We have a striker who isn't a striker.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2023 23:35:32 GMT
"There are CBs with better career mpgs than Dykes" - Name one whose played as many games.... Not saying his goal scoring record is great but I suspect that statement is pure bollocks to be completely honest. I was - I thought obviously - exagerating to make a point, but for the record: Ronald Koeman: mpg 245. Dykes. 1 goal every 325 championship minutes. We have a striker who isn't a striker. He is a striker but clearly one with a poor/average Championship record. If we get relegated he may have found a level where he can become a good striker. It's all about levels and affordability.
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Post by acricketer on Nov 8, 2023 5:02:01 GMT
He's reached his level and we can afford him.
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Post by sparks on Nov 8, 2023 7:43:28 GMT
I was - I thought obviously - exagerating to make a point, but for the record: Ronald Koeman: mpg 245. Dykes. 1 goal every 325 championship minutes. We have a striker who isn't a striker. He is a striker but clearly one with a poor/average Championship record. If we get relegated he may have found a level where he can become a good striker. It's all about levels and affordability. I looked at Donkeys stats yesterday from Rotherham game. He had in total just 30 touches of the ball in 80 mins Out of 16 passes he completed 8. 0-shots, 4 of 9 challenges won, 2 defensive headers won. Nothing in those stats suggest he’s a striker, as to being relegated he wouldn’t do any better in the national league, the planets need to align or be given a penalty for him to score.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2023 7:56:42 GMT
He is a striker but clearly one with a poor/average Championship record. If we get relegated he may have found a level where he can become a good striker. It's all about levels and affordability. I looked at Donkeys stats yesterday from Rotherham game. He had in total just 30 touches of the ball in 80 mins Out of 16 passes he completed 8. 0-shots, 4 of 9 challenges won, 2 defensive headers won. Nothing in those stats suggest he’s a striker, as to being relegated he wouldn’t do any better in the national league, the planets need to align or be given a penalty for him to score. Thanks for providing those stats which are mostly better than Jimmy Greaves and Gary Lineker's for those areas too 👍 I don't know about you but I tend to use goalscoring stats for strikers.
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Post by coneysboots on Nov 8, 2023 8:18:10 GMT
Maybe we should play him in central defence. Saying that thouugh the OGs probably would increase.
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Post by West Acton on Nov 8, 2023 10:51:33 GMT
Very odd player as said you get a WTF where did that performance come from him every 15 or so games then he returns to being total shite wandering round the pitch clueless.
If we got half decent offer I would take it.
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Post by Stanley75 on Nov 8, 2023 10:56:21 GMT
Very odd player as said you get a WTF where did that performance come from him every 15 or so games then he returns to being total shite wandering round the pitch clueless. If we got half decent offer I would take it. 28 now too, so meant to be in his prime 😃
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Post by hal9thou on Nov 8, 2023 10:58:19 GMT
One isn't ready, the other will never be ready. There are CBs with better career mpgs than Dykes. Muscling your way through the U21s aint quite the same as coming up against defenders with a little bt of suss about them as Armstrong is finding out. He just doesn't look a natural goalscorer but I'd loan him. As of now, neither are fit for purpose. The one who could fit in is Kelman, he looks to me to have improved. Will apologise, of course, if there are any examples of better scoring CBs over 120+ games. we wait with baited breath...
meanwhile that 325 mpg does make him a non striker. Look at the data. Forget CBs , there are plenty of amfs with better ratios. And more assists.
When he came to us I pointed out that his sporting background was Aussie rules, so we shouldn't expect too much. He was way worse than even I expected. Nothing can explain the hard on Les had for getting him to LR....
Awful, awful piece of business when you look at plenty of successful strikers in this division who have been purchased for less (about which there are numerous posts on here, detailing them).
Mind you, has a decent throw in on him.
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Post by hal9thou on Nov 8, 2023 11:00:56 GMT
I looked at Donkeys stats yesterday from Rotherham game. He had in total just 30 touches of the ball in 80 mins Out of 16 passes he completed 8. 0-shots, 4 of 9 challenges won, 2 defensive headers won. Nothing in those stats suggest he’s a striker, as to being relegated he wouldn’t do any better in the national league, the planets need to align or be given a penalty for him to score. Thanks for providing those stats which are mostly better than Jimmy Greaves and Gary Lineker's for those areas too 👍 I don't know about you but I tend to use goalscoring stats for strikers. In which case you will also be horribly disappointed. QED.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2023 11:08:03 GMT
Will apologise, of course, if there are any examples of better scoring CBs over 120+ games. we wait with baited breath...
meanwhile that 325 mpg does make him a non striker. Look at the data. Forget CBs , there are plenty of amfs with better ratios. And more assists.
When he came to us I pointed out that his sporting background was Aussie rules, so we shouldn't expect too much. He was way worse than even I expected. Nothing can explain the hard on Les had for getting him to LR....
Awful, awful piece of business when you look at plenty of successful strikers in this division who have been purchased for less (about which there are numerous posts on here, detailing them).
Mind you, has a decent throw in on him.
"Awful, Awful piece of business when you look at plenty of successful strikers in this division who have been purchased for less" I'm guessing that it's probably your wife who looks after your joint bank account as the first rule of financing is you can only spend what you've got! Who in 2020 - when Dykes signed - could we afford not only the transfer fee for but wages as well and who was proven at this level? We spent a similar amount on Bonne who was relatively proven at the level for the same amount and he flopped so there's guaranteed anyone else would have worked either. We're shopping in Aldi, don't complain if our lasagna contains offal.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2023 11:09:52 GMT
Thanks for providing those stats which are mostly better than Jimmy Greaves and Gary Lineker's for those areas too 👍 I don't know about you but I tend to use goalscoring stats for strikers. In which case you will also be horribly disappointed. QED. I love how everyone assumes if you make a case for Dykes not being as bad as some say it is automatically interpreted that you're somehow suggesting he's great...
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Post by Stanley75 on Nov 8, 2023 11:16:32 GMT
we wait with baited breath...
meanwhile that 325 mpg does make him a non striker. Look at the data. Forget CBs , there are plenty of amfs with better ratios. And more assists.
When he came to us I pointed out that his sporting background was Aussie rules, so we shouldn't expect too much. He was way worse than even I expected. Nothing can explain the hard on Les had for getting him to LR....
Awful, awful piece of business when you look at plenty of successful strikers in this division who have been purchased for less (about which there are numerous posts on here, detailing them).
Mind you, has a decent throw in on him. "Awful, Awful piece of business when you look at plenty of successful strikers in this division who have been purchased for less" I'm guessing that it's probably your wife who looks after your joint bank account as the first rule of financing is you can only spend what you've got! Who in 2020 - when Dykes signed - could we afford not only the transfer fee for but wages as well and who was proven at this level? We spent a similar amount on Bonne who was relatively proven at the level for the same amount and he flopped so there's guaranteed anyone else would have worked either. We're shopping in Aldi, don't complain if our lasagna contains offal. From the 'Striker Situation' thread: rfantasyisland.boards.net/thread/2524/striker-situation?page=19&scrollTo=156726
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Post by West Acton on Nov 8, 2023 11:18:51 GMT
Very odd player as said you get a WTF where did that performance come from him every 15 or so games then he returns to being total shite wandering round the pitch clueless. If we got half decent offer I would take it. 28 now too, so meant to be in his prime 😃 if this is his prime hate to think what his ‘Potential’ looked like 🤢🥴
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Post by sparks on Nov 8, 2023 11:26:19 GMT
we wait with baited breath...
meanwhile that 325 mpg does make him a non striker. Look at the data. Forget CBs , there are plenty of amfs with better ratios. And more assists.
When he came to us I pointed out that his sporting background was Aussie rules, so we shouldn't expect too much. He was way worse than even I expected. Nothing can explain the hard on Les had for getting him to LR....
Awful, awful piece of business when you look at plenty of successful strikers in this division who have been purchased for less (about which there are numerous posts on here, detailing them).
Mind you, has a decent throw in on him.
"Awful, Awful piece of business when you look at plenty of successful strikers in this division who have been purchased for less" I'm guessing that it's probably your wife who looks after your joint bank account as the first rule of financing is you can only spend what you've got! Who in 2020 - when Dykes signed - could we afford not only the transfer fee for but wages as well and who was proven at this level? We spent a similar amount on Bonne who was relatively proven at the level for the same amount and he flopped so there's guaranteed anyone else would have worked either. We're shopping in Aldi, don't complain if our lasagna contains offal. Gyokeres joined Coventry on loan in Jan 2021…Donkey joined us in Aug 2020. Gyokores transfer fee was 1.2m and we all know for an absolute fact we pay higher wages than City. The worst part is Warburton’s ex number 2 at GR was Brighton’s DOF at the time and could and should have had first dibs on him.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2023 11:34:35 GMT
"Awful, Awful piece of business when you look at plenty of successful strikers in this division who have been purchased for less" I'm guessing that it's probably your wife who looks after your joint bank account as the first rule of financing is you can only spend what you've got! Who in 2020 - when Dykes signed - could we afford not only the transfer fee for but wages as well and who was proven at this level? We spent a similar amount on Bonne who was relatively proven at the level for the same amount and he flopped so there's guaranteed anyone else would have worked either. We're shopping in Aldi, don't complain if our lasagna contains offal. Gyokeres joined Coventry on loan in Jan 2021…Donkey joined us in Aug 2020. Gyokores transfer fee was 1.2m and we all know for an absolute fact we pay higher wages than City. The worst part is Warburton’s ex number 2 at GR was Brighton’s DOF at the time and could and should have had first dibs on him. And you know for certain that he would have signed for QPR? Also, when he signed for Coventry on loan he had scored no goals in English football.... Some of our fans would have had a hissy fit if he had signed.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2023 11:36:51 GMT
"Awful, Awful piece of business when you look at plenty of successful strikers in this division who have been purchased for less" I'm guessing that it's probably your wife who looks after your joint bank account as the first rule of financing is you can only spend what you've got! Who in 2020 - when Dykes signed - could we afford not only the transfer fee for but wages as well and who was proven at this level? We spent a similar amount on Bonne who was relatively proven at the level for the same amount and he flopped so there's guaranteed anyone else would have worked either. We're shopping in Aldi, don't complain if our lasagna contains offal. From the 'Striker Situation' thread: rfantasyisland.boards.net/thread/2524/striker-situation?page=19&scrollTo=156726The problem with that list is it doesn't take into account possible wages, knock-on fees and whether or not they would have wanted to sign for QPR.
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Post by Stanley75 on Nov 8, 2023 11:44:43 GMT
The problem with that list is it doesn't take into account possible wages, knock-on fees and whether or not they would have wanted to sign for QPR. Agreed. But by the same token that's not to say they wouldn't have signed, or that we had approached them, or that they were even on our scouts' radar. We all know how questionable our scouting and recruitment has been over the years. Furthermore, the clubs they did sign for don't have dissimilar wage structures and budgets to us.
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Post by sparks on Nov 8, 2023 11:46:17 GMT
Gyokeres joined Coventry on loan in Jan 2021…Donkey joined us in Aug 2020. Gyokores transfer fee was 1.2m and we all know for an absolute fact we pay higher wages than City. The worst part is Warburton’s ex number 2 at GR was Brighton’s DOF at the time and could and should have had first dibs on him. And you know for certain that he would have signed for QPR? The points you bring up and appear to want a debate regarding Donkey generally end up in similar place when challenged on them. I would get more sense from my Goldfish.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2023 11:55:44 GMT
And you know for certain that he would have signed for QPR? The points you bring up and appear to want a debate regarding Donkey generally end up in similar place when challenged on them. I would get more sense from my Goldfish. Not really, you've used a player who signed for Coventry as a stick to hit Dykes with. Did you speak to him in person to ascertain how disappointed he was not to have signed for QPR? Also, you replied before my edit, do you think fans would have been universally happy with him signing for QPR when he had never scored a goal in English football? If so, you haven't been paying attention. For, hopefully, the last time - but that will require you to read what I - and others - are saying and absorb: No-one has said Dykes is great, few have said he is good. Most have said that he scores x amount of goals per x amount of minutes he plays and that is all the defence he gets. We all feel frustrated that we don't have a Les Ferdinand, Gary Bannister, Rodney Marsh or even bloody Leroy Roseinior up front and have Dykes and a kid with an even worse goal scoring record. He's just not as shit as you say and you seem rather obsessed with him to the extent I genuinely think you need help.
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Post by sparks on Nov 8, 2023 12:13:15 GMT
The points you bring up and appear to want a debate regarding Donkey generally end up in similar place when challenged on them. I would get more sense from my Goldfish. Not really, you've used a player who signed for Coventry as a stick to hit Dykes with. Did you speak to him in person to ascertain how disappointed he was not to have signed for QPR? Also, you replied before my edit, do you think fans would have been universally happy with him signing for QPR when he had never scored a goal in English football? If so, you haven't been paying attention. For, hopefully, the last time - but that will require you to read what I - and others - are saying and absorb: No-one has said Dykes is great, few have said he is good. Most have said that he scores x amount of goals per x amount of minutes he plays and that is all the defence he gets. We all feel frustrated that we don't have a Les Ferdinand, Gary Bannister, Rodney Marsh or even bloody Leroy Roseinior up front and have Dykes and a kid with an even worse goal scoring record. He's just not as shit as you say and you seem rather obsessed with him to the extent I genuinely think you need help. I don’t understand why it should matter Gyokeres hadn’t scored in English football because donkey hadn’t either. I saw your comment about Austin today and would agree that he makes the most of charitable publicity but what is forgotten is that we were in a vulnerable position in the league at Xmas because Donkey hadn’t scored in around 23 games iirc. Austin changed that season from being a disaster. Donkey has needed to be spoon-fed goals on a plate since the day he arrived and nothing has changed. If he’s not as bad as I think why did Beale and Ainsworth not have him as first choice, even Critchley brought in Lowe.
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