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What’s the betting that if we are still in this position come January, there will be a FIRE SALE of our better players? Whelan knows if we get relegated that the better players will be ‘Up For Grabs’ and clubs will be offering peanuts. Knowing Whelan will sell, to get them off the wage bill.
Can some Latics statistician list the number of Centre Forwards! we have had, since being in the Premier League, and their goal tally? Oh! for a, Graham Jones, Les Brad or Peter Houghton ;)
Hasn’t Camara got the most goals in a season for us? Was it the first season?
I believe Roberts was our best overall centre forward at this level, for all he gave us and how tough he was to defend against. Since he went, we’ve had Heskey-not good enough, Aghahowa-not good enough, Moreno-useless, Mido-useless, Zaki-Started off great but a rubbish attitude, Di Santo-not good enough, Boselli-not good enough.
If you’d told me a few years ago we would have an Argentinian international centre-forward, I would’ve laughed at you. But the thing is, when we DID get one (Di Santo), he is probably the worst Argentinian international striker ever!
Had he led the invasion of the Falklands in 1982, he would’ve ended up miles off target and hit the Isle Of Man instead![/quote]
You forgot:-
Marcus Bent, scored a hat trick in one game didn’t he???? Just goes to prove just because you score a hat trick doesn’t make you a GOOD player
Bob is a Latics icon. A hero as a player and a hero with those survival performances and for keeping Latics in this league of greed and cheats but unfortunately for Bob progression in this
corrupt league is about hard cash and the resources that brings.
Whelan as allways is cautious with the money and why shouldnt he be..its his money and club.
Its sad that sixty or so million from sky just about pays the wages and that to me stinks.
It stinks bad.
This is also the crux of why Bob has to struggle with probably the weakest squad Latics have had in ten years and there is not much we or Bob can do about that unless there is a bit of gambling with the war chest in January.
Think that chest got lost in a pantomine of treasure island at Wiggin Little Theatre one winter.The galling part is WE HAVE SPENT money but on Rubbish Players i.e. £6 million for Boselli. It’s well known that, that is the reason John Benson left the club, as he advised Bob not to buy him as he wasn’t Premier League standard. I think J.B. knew a lot more about English football than Martinez did.[/quote]
Yeah, I agree. Yet some of the muppets who follow us openly spat hatred at Benson and sided with Roberto….probably based on the fact that he came over here in 1995 all smiles and “we are de 3 amigios!” and all that. Too many of our supporters, in my opinion, can’t see beyond all the ‘3 amigos’ and ‘lovely bloke’ stuff.
Fact is, we’re shit. And getting shitter. Time to stop messing about and get it sorted. I’m not arsed if RM and all the backroom staff go, as they are obviously struggling to do their jobs on behalf of WAFC. I’m not saying they’re not trying, but it’s not working. Martinez has signed players that have let him down. Boselli, especially. £6 million on him? Dear god! I never thought we’d top the money we wasted on Aghahowa. But my god, Martinez has managed it.
Ok then, as I am struggling to think of someone, lets have a few names of suggested replacements. I will start off with…..
Mark Hughes. I genuinely believe he’s a good manager, he was at Blackburn, anyway. Can’t think of any other options of out of work managers. (Within reality-I.E. Not a chance of Di Matteo….mind you, if you don’t ask….) :)[/quote]
A.P.B. Yes I agree with you, I don’t know where all this ‘LATICS LEGEND’ comes from? Lets be honest he was an AVERAGE third division player.
Can some Latics statistician list the number of Centre Forwards! we have had, since being in the Premier League, and their goal tally? Oh! for a, Graham Jones, Les Brad or Peter Houghton ;)
Bob is a Latics icon. A hero as a player and a hero with those survival performances and for keeping Latics in this league of greed and cheats but unfortunately for Bob progression in this
corrupt league is about hard cash and the resources that brings.
Whelan as allways is cautious with the money and why shouldnt he be..its his money and club.
Its sad that sixty or so million from sky just about pays the wages and that to me stinks.
It stinks bad.
This is also the crux of why Bob has to struggle with probably the weakest squad Latics have had in ten years and there is not much we or Bob can do about that unless there is a bit of gambling with the war chest in January.
Think that chest got lost in a pantomine of treasure island at Wiggin Little Theatre one winter.The galling part is WE HAVE SPENT money but on Rubbish Players i.e. £6 million for Boselli. It’s well known that, that is the reason John Benson left the club, as he advised Bob not to buy him as he wasn’t Premier League standard. I think J.B. knew a lot more about English football than Martinez did.
Agree 100%. We look a beaten team before the Kick Off these days…No Fight, No Enthusiasm, no doubt R.M. will find some positives. But you know what’s coming now… “YOUR’E NOT A TRUE SUPPORTER”
Lost count of the amount of great saves Ali has done for us… Two mistakes in a week and his ability is being debated?
I’m struggling to remember a better keeper for us? :silly:John Filan
Same old excuse “The players were tired after the internationals in midweek”
In my humble opinion here is the problem. We had Valencia then Enzogbia then Moses, all these players were quick would run at the defence and get into the penalty box. Who have we got now????
