WHAT THE F**K IS THE PROBLEM WITH RICHARDS?

He works hard, hold the ball up well and does score goals when given the opportunity. He has to create his own chances half the time becuase no body else can provide a decent attacking ball.

Nobody in the side is good enough for this league but they try hard, can you ask for anymore from them?

There also seems to be a problem with fans slating P.Reid whats that all about?

WAKE UP FOR F**K SAKE!!!

 

You have answered your own question there bud....

"does score goals when given the opportunity"

but needs 1000 opportunities to get 10 goals.

ie with the chances he does get, he really should hit the net more.

If he sorts that side out of his game, top player, if not, he will always get stick, cos he is a striker, and strikers only have one job to do, and thats hit the net

 

RE: You have answered your own question there bud....

When he scored that goal against Forrest last season I thought 'He's gonna be a reight player!' and  I got all excited. Hasn't really happened since though.

 

"Nobody in the side is good enough for this league " - NARDIELLO!!!!!

 

RE: You have answered your own question there bud....

I agree that maybe he doesnt score many goals but how can you be expected to win the header in the middle of the park and be waiting in the box for the cross at the same time...impossible.

 

RE: "Nobody in the side is good enough for this league " - NARDIELLO!!!!!

Nardiello aint good enough at all. big deal he scores 2 goals against leeds!

 

He's not a Championship striker

simple as that. misses too many chances, working for the ball on the half way line then taking an age to lay it off backwards isnt good enough at this level. he did a job for us in League 1, but sorry mate, he's not up to it. you cant pick a striker who is going to miss glaring chances like the ones that cost us points against Coventry, Derby, Cardiff and others. A Championship striker converts a higher percentage of his chances, Richards doesnt and never will.

If Nardiello doesnt get a run of games after Setdi then we deserve to get relegated.

 

RE: He's not a Championship striker

see thats my point - another Nardiello fan. why why why he is just as bad!

 

They have different strengths and weaknesses... but you must admit

Nardiello is a better finisher and is better with the ball at his feet. More suited to this division.

 

RE: He's not a Championship striker

Richards isn't for sure........although you cannot fault his effort
As for Nardiello........the jury is still out.
Just because he scored 2 goals against a very weak defence dosen't make him a good striker. We need to see more of Nardiello, but on last years performances against weak defences I would say he probably int up to it.

Knight definatly looks better than what we have come accustomed to at the TARN - he runs into space and can turn players. Problem here is that our supply lines from Devaney (bench) and McIndoe (sold) have stopped.

So in the recent past we have made loads of chances and had no one that could score
Now we have someone who can score, but we haven't anybody who can create chances (doh) (doh) (doh)

 

This "run in the side" ...

... for Nardy - do you think he's physically capable?

I, for one, do not.
He looked like his legs were going to fall off after 60 minutes on Setdi.
He was rubbing the base of his back, his hamstrings, his calfs ... and he was doing that spacky running again.
I don't think he'll get through another 3 starts before he breaks down again.

It's like putting all your eggs into one spacky legged basket.
Quality finisher though.
Just like Lee Morris.

 

RE: He's not a Championship striker

same for Nads, just as he gets starts the supply line dries up, except unlike the rest of the strikers, he gets two goals out of nothing.

 

We'll see

if he gets picked consistently to start every game over the Xmas period, I can see him getting another 5 goals. I cant see Richards scoring again this season - classic example: our first goal against Southend, Richards was through on goal, mis controlling the ball, running away from goal and thank fck Howard was belting forward and their keeper stood transfixed on the line. Richards isnt good enough, Nardiello has deserves a run, if he gets injured, fair dos, but at least pick him to start for the next few games. Against WBA with Curtis Davies and Chris Perry, Richards or Nardiello?

 

Leon knight is not a

championship striker imho. His record at this level is poor and on saturday he was greedy as hell and lazy!

 

RE: We'll see

Its a no brainer, its got to be Nardy. The only trouble is, Knight is too similar a player to him, so Richards could play by default.

 

He wouldnt have missed the chances Richards has

the one against Derby was criminal. he deserved to be dropped for that alone. dont know Knights deal re gotta be picked, but he brings a greater goal threat than Richards and thats why strikers are on the pitch at the end of the day. you simply cant have a striker on the pitch who isnt going to score, no matter what.

 

Knight has had 3 games

and people have made their minds up already. Richards hasnt scored for 8 games, infact he's got 2 in the last 16. thats awful.

 

RE: Knight has had 3 games

I wasn't slagging Knight off, I was just saying that him and Nardy are similar players. If it were me, i'd have em both, I prefer pace and movement to "graft and hard work". But if they both have an off day at the same match, we could struggle.

 

Am not saying Richards is better

but imho knight is not up to it either and the big difference is that if Richards is playing bad he still works his socks off, Knight is lazy and makes Nards look like he has the work ethic of Rooney!

For me Knight has been poor in all three games he has played so far!!

 

Am not saying Richards is any better

But Knight for me is not up to it either, look at his record at bright 4 goals in 42 games and i've not seen him do anything thats makes think he is capable of scoring, at least if richards isn't he works hard for the team, knight is lazy and makes nards looks like he has the work ethic of Rooney!!