favershambee
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Based on his return on goals since he's been here, not for me. Secondly, his fitness level seems questionable. Paper talk I HOPE!!!
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Kingston Bee
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What a joke. Just when you think you have turned the corner your read this, unbelievable. Are we seriously ambitious? After all the rubbish last season with the striker situation we go and do this. Has Uwe not learned anything?
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Clinton Morrison
No, he clearly doesn't get your letters and e-mails.
Have you got the right address for him ?
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Does everything in the local rag always come true? No it doesn't. Settle.
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Clinton Morrison
With what ?
We won't be signing Morrison.
I haven't even read that story yet.
Give me a second and I will update myself !
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Fair comment, although just the thought that it is being considered is enough.
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You've only got the rags word for it that it's being considered. Nothing from BFC. As a short term loan CM did what he needed to do - add experience and competition - but as we all know that's not enough over the course of an entire season. I'm sure Uwe knows the same.
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Clinton Morrison
I'd be a bit happier being associated to James Beattie as our experienced centre forward than James Morrison... [edit] Clinton Morrison, that is!
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Clinton Morrison
We need strikers, we have 1 at the moment, with a couple of Dev ones also.
He's an experienced head, will add a lot to the team, and yes he will get goals. He won't be a 20 goal a season man, but we need 3 new strikers, not all of them will be. If we already had a few good strikers, I could understand the reluctance, his on the pitch form has not been fantastic. But we can't have the lack of strikers that we had this year. I'd rather have 4 strikers including Morrison, than 3 not including.
His fitness also was apparently not back to full stretch until the Stevenage game.
He's an experienced head, will add a lot to the team, and yes he will get goals. He won't be a 20 goal a season man, but we need 3 new strikers, not all of them will be. If we already had a few good strikers, I could understand the reluctance, his on the pitch form has not been fantastic. But we can't have the lack of strikers that we had this year. I'd rather have 4 strikers including Morrison, than 3 not including.
His fitness also was apparently not back to full stretch until the Stevenage game.
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how long does it take him to get fit?? A bloody long time it seems....did he have a shot in the whole time he has been here?
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Would you still be happy when you realise that he's potentially suspended for the first few games of next season.
Don't understand the craze about experienced strikers. Experience tends to mean over the hill when it comes to players dropping down to L1. Look at the top scorers in L1 this season - none of Rhodes, BWP, Madine or Evans can be classed as experienced. They are all young up and coming. And in some cases they aren't even playing alongside an experienced pro.
I'd take ability over experience any day of the week.
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..............yep..............he shot over to the stewards on Saturday to try and stop the Bee getting ejected..............
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rofl
He would also come in handy if there are any pies left over...
Frankly, if we sign him, then I am getting myself down to the training ground pre-season to demand a trial...
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GP200
Voice of the mysterons...
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Clinton Morrison
" Wont be a twenty goal a season man"
You are joking I hope, he he wont be a 5 goal a season man. Cant run, cant jump, cant shoot, spends most of the time on his arse, do me a favour. In all seriousness what is the point in signing someone who will in no way be cheap when there are so many other options in the close season.
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Don't want him, too old. His ref persuasion could win us some penalties though...
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Not looked like scoring since he's been here, so no thanks. Must be better out there.
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Cant really beleive that there is much mileage in the story, probably a bit of lazy journalism to gether with his agent trying to talk things up. Whilst only having Donaldson is not a good place to be in the time that Clinton was with us apart from telling jokes in the huddles and generally operating as a US cheer leader ( without all the obvious attributes!!) he contributed very little on the pitch.
Understand that he has not been match fit all the time he has been with us, which I think was fairly obvious, however I do wonder what he might be like with a full pre season under his belt, his track record indicates he has goals in him and whilst comparisons are odious he did show on a few occassions that he still has a greater turn of speed than Gary did, Allied to that he does show some decent skills and has experience of holding up the ball. A very big gamble if Rosler did go down this route and it would have to pay off if the board were to have confidence in his abilities.
My heart and head both say no.........however this is football and stranger things have happened
Understand that he has not been match fit all the time he has been with us, which I think was fairly obvious, however I do wonder what he might be like with a full pre season under his belt, his track record indicates he has goals in him and whilst comparisons are odious he did show on a few occassions that he still has a greater turn of speed than Gary did, Allied to that he does show some decent skills and has experience of holding up the ball. A very big gamble if Rosler did go down this route and it would have to pay off if the board were to have confidence in his abilities.
My heart and head both say no.........however this is football and stranger things have happened
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We certainly did improve after he signed.
I'm not saying I would be over the moon, but if Uwe wants him as 4th choice striker, and assuming he would take a pay cut (he's probably secure financially and may want to move to London) then stranger things have happened. Who knows what he would be like with a full pre-season as well?
Uwe knows him, and the impact he's had on the squad, more than us so if he is signed let's give him the benefit of the doubt.
I'm not saying I would be over the moon, but if Uwe wants him as 4th choice striker, and assuming he would take a pay cut (he's probably secure financially and may want to move to London) then stranger things have happened. Who knows what he would be like with a full pre-season as well?
Uwe knows him, and the impact he's had on the squad, more than us so if he is signed let's give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Clinton Morrison
My initial reaction wasn't favourable. If it is under discussion, I think the sensible thing would be to offer him a contract with add ons for appearances and goals. If that doesn't suit him and he gets a better offer, then off he goes. As has been said, maybe with a full pre season we might see a different player?
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I was citing Beattie as an example of an experienced striker only because Uwe had a bit of a chat with him at GP. Given that we need players up front who look like scoring, an "old hand" would be needed alongside a couple of youngsters. You may not have liked Alexander but his ability to play in a player like Berahino showed how to get the best out of an inexperienced youngster; a better GA is a must if we used young loans.
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he scored 6 goals in the first 15 games this season..
and?...seen him play for us??.....I'd be stunned if we signed him
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Are you referring to MarkyBee as MB? Don't give him ideas ....
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He has a good goal scoring record, with a good pre-season, getting to know teammates better etc I think he will be decent for us
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he'll more than likely go to someone else and score a load of goals..
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Owlsmoor_Bee
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Clinton Morrison
he'll more than likely go to someone else and score a load of goals..
Not on the evidence I've seen he won't.
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Based on how he was with us....
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Personally I wouldn't choose to sign him but if it was as 3rd/4th choice on an appearance based contract with low basic I don't think it would be the end of the world.
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Clinton Morrison
Possibly an update of the Feydeau/Rix farce, "The Striker"?
Football club assumes that passing stranger is a goalscoring striker, but in reality he is a motivational speaker.
Manager realises his mistake too late, and to save face, completes the signing on a two-year contract, (a MacDonald).
Much hilarity ensues until said striker is booked for bringing a podium onto the pitch.
Football club assumes that passing stranger is a goalscoring striker, but in reality he is a motivational speaker.
Manager realises his mistake too late, and to save face, completes the signing on a two-year contract, (a MacDonald).
Much hilarity ensues until said striker is booked for bringing a podium onto the pitch.
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I suspect there will be a "big", or biggish name striker signing close season....
Clinton Morrison
If he signed I'd wait till next season to judge properly.
Wouldn't get me too excited though based on what Ive seen during his loan spell.
A lot will depend on who else we sign. Would suggest if we did sign Clinton he wouldn't be our main striker signing by the end of the Summer transfer window.
Wouldn't get me too excited though based on what Ive seen during his loan spell.
A lot will depend on who else we sign. Would suggest if we did sign Clinton he wouldn't be our main striker signing by the end of the Summer transfer window.
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Would hope that would be the case. Had a positive impact on the results but no goals. I'd cut Donaldson some slack on that front but an old hand (no doubt on a decent whack) you'd expect to see the net bulge a few times.
He could be a decent squad member but I doubt the financials would stack up.
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If our striking force next year was:
new signing
loan striker
donaldson
Clinton
German
it really wouldn't be the end of the world (obviously this is assuming the 2 guys brought in are decent!)
new signing
loan striker
donaldson
Clinton
German
it really wouldn't be the end of the world (obviously this is assuming the 2 guys brought in are decent!)
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Clinton Morrison
If we are serious about Morrison it shows a serious lack of ambition imo. Really dissapointed with this, and to think I almost put my rose tinted glasses on.
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Not sure it shows a lack of ambition in that if Uwe is in talks with him he sees him as being part of the squad to get us promotion next year and I'm guessing he wouldn't be the cheapest wage wise either (although as someone said a pay/play deal might be the answer). However from the evidence I have so far seen I have seen very little to justify giving him any sort of deal, would have thought we would be better looking elsewhere.
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