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Looks like we might be barking up the wrong tree.
From Matlock to ManU
What a journey!Perhaps Uwe thinks that he (Uwe) can change his attitude.
His skills will still be there.
(Last month, he was voted Crewe’s best ever player. Perhaps it has gone to his head.)
Best -David Shearer striker from Middlesborough 9 goals in 11 games 1980?
Worst Richard Marshall a Barbadian striker late 90sBest -David Shearer striker from Middlesborough 9 goals in 11 games 1980?
Worst Richard Marshall a Barbadian striker late 90sDidn’t Marshall bugger off back to the West Indies with John Deehan’s sheepskin coat?
Best -David Shearer striker from Middlesborough 9 goals in 11 games 1980?
Worst Richard Marshall a Barbadian striker late 90sDidn’t Marshall bugger off back to the West Indies with John Deehan’s sheepskin coat?[/quote]
I can’t remember Richard Marshall. Was he a loanee or a trialist?
If the rumours of a night out and fine are correct, I cant see either playing a part in the end of season run in. With Espinoza and Maloney back they probably wont get a sniff anyway.
However that said, 5 mins left in a playoff final needing to score I would rather Powell was on our side than someone elses.
Best -David Shearer striker from Middlesborough 9 goals in 11 games 1980?
Worst Richard Marshall a Barbadian striker late 90sDidn’t Marshall bugger off back to the West Indies with John Deehan’s sheepskin coat?[/quote]
I can’t remember Richard Marshall. Was he a loanee or a trialist?[/quote]
If it’s who I think it was then he was a trialist.
Came over in the dead of winter when it was freezing & we had snow to boot. Think they took him to Springfield Park when the reserves were playing & at some point during or just after that game he said he didn’t want the trial coz he couldn’t live anywhere where the weather could be that bad.
I don’t think he ever even got to unpack his suitcaseBest loan signings for me are those who the club brings in, they stay & you get many good years of service out of them. So over the years I’d include the likes of Ian Kilford & Paul Rogers (even though I wasn’t his biggest fan) in that. Oh & Tony Pennock
For worst – & for some reason I can remember far more of the duds than the good uns I’d have to nominate the likes of Stuart Whittaker, Peter Thorne, Patrick Van Aanholt, Scott Sinclair, Moreno, & that Ryan Tunnicliffe
EDIT – also up there wuith duffers was Terry Cooke. He’d torn defences apart when he was in the 3rd division with City but was dire when he came to us not that long after (bar a last minute equaliser away at Chesterfield). How did a player get so bad so quickly? Although if rumours I heard at the time of going out on the lash in Bournemouth the night before our crucial last game of the season there were true he seems to have had a bertie big balls attitude tooEDIT 2 – I also remember some guy we got on loan from Stoke in the late 80’s/early 90’s (Phil Hughes/peter Atherton era). Seem to remember his surname being Boughey or something similar. Scored 2 in 2 & then we sent him back???? :blink:
At risk of being accused of being contrary for its sake…I think that Powell is a cracker and potentially a real star if he puts more effort into it. His control, ease on the ball and pace plus positional sense prove his talent.The “johnny big bollocks” mentality is something thats in his make up and to remove it could well lessen him.
Some of the best ever had that strutting confidence…even before they made it at highest level…think cantona for example…its in thier make up…showmen if you like.
the world would be drab place without them.
Anyway I say more of the strutting but a little more effort as well would go down a treat.
And dont anybody tell me that we wouldnt have had Zaki in his pomp back in a split second, awkward as he was he was a good un.
Good article from a United
http://mufclatest.com/nick-powell-is-he-really-doing-that-well-at-wigan/
I doubt that the author has seen Powell play at Wigan.
He was hardly selected to play a forward role – there simply wasn’t anyone else. Even then, he’s hardly played, or scored, as a conventional striker. Though he obviously has had more opportunity to go forward.
And it’s not clear why he hasn’t played in recent games, although it appears to be nothing to do with his football skill.
It’s probably just that he thinks that he’s a Manchester United star already. But he’s hardly the holding player that they are looking for.
Personally i don’t think powell is of united quality going off the signings they are rumoured to be bringing in. If we go up this season i could see him signing for us, if not, i think he’ll sign for one of the other “minor” premier league teams who are after him because IMO he is only a smaller premier league team kind of player.
At risk of being accused of being contrary for its sake…I think that Powell is a cracker and potentially a real star if he puts more effort into it. His control, ease on the ball and pace plus positional sense prove his talent.The “johnny big bollocks” mentality is something thats in his make up and to remove it could well lessen him.Some of the best ever had that strutting confidence…even before they made it at highest level…think cantona for example…its in thier make up…showmen if you like.
the world would be drab place without them.
Anyway I say more of the strutting but a little more effort as well would go down a treat.
And dont anybody tell me that we wouldnt have had Zaki in his pomp back in a split second, awkward as he was he was a good un.
I love arrogance in a player. But they’re usually brilliant players at the same time. He MIGHT become a very good player. he’s showing signs of it but nowhere near enough in my opinion to justify strutting around like he does.
He’s undoutedly got the ability in him to have a career at Championship/premier league level, although whether that would be at the level United want to be at is doubtful in my opinion.
I think the problem ,as others have said, seems to be mental & it needs someone to get him to realise that it doesn’t matter how talented you are, you still hacve to put the graft in. I can’t help wondering if he was expecting to walk straight back into the starting line up after his injury & when he hasn’t its put his nose out of joint, he’s got a bit of a moody on & his effort levels have droppedEither that or he’s yet another player everyone raves about coz they’re at Crewe (dario gradi school of football, Crewe Academy production line & all that rubbish) but when they leave everyone realises that in actual fact they were just alright & not worth the hype
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