This Summers 'Nightmare' Signing...

[Red Chilli]

Fat Sam as Assistant Manager

[dirty_sanchez]

Can someone plese explain why Crouch was a "nightmare signing".

What exactly has the lad done wrong?

Besides not being able to head a ball properly, not a lot. He's been really good for us generally I reckon.

[Red Chilli]

Besides not being able to head a ball properly, not a lot. He's been really good for us generally I reckon.

same here, nightmare signing is ridiculously harsh.

So he's not great in the air, just because he's tall everyone expects him to be great in the air. It's a skill, just like everything else it needs to be practised and some people are more naturally talented at heading a ball than others. Keegan being a prime example of someone more talented than others in the air.

[dirty_sanchez]

It's nothing to do with being good in the air. He's fine at knockdowns and actually getting his head to the ball, he's just rubbish at getting any power or direction on his headers when he's having an attempt on goal. Anyone who refers to Crouch as a nightmare signing is a ****ing clown shoe though. He's far from a bad signing.

[Tee]

Can someone plese explain why Crouch was a "nightmare signing".

What exactly has the lad done wrong?
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I meant a nightmare signing when he initially joined - maybe 'nightmare' is a strong word but you know what I mean - he wasn't exactly what we were expecting having been crowned European Champions - and as for Bolo....

[redblood]

You lot are really talking about Rafa as if he is a bloody numpty!!! the guy has never had money to spend .......give hima chance with it before you start calling him the next david o leary !!!

Jesus!!

He has brought us a:

World class keeper
A potentially world class centre half
A playmaker who frustrates but boy do we miss him
A hardworking attacker who is settling in and not done bad
One Visionnary midfielder
A midfileder enforcer
A 20ft striker who has done pretty damn well considering
A new welsh midget
A Couple of wingers who we have yet to see the best of
oh and a player Maradona rates as Argies Best player

All this with feck all money and he got rid of geds shower of ****

Rafa will deliver

[REDSCOUSER]

Heskey

[dirty_sanchez]

Hey, Heskey had his moments. He was a monster in the treble season, up until he signed a contract to wear Adidas Clown Shoes.

[REDSCOUSER]

Apart from the Treble season he was total crap though. For 11£ m he was a flop.

[Sir Bob]

Apart from the Treble season he was total crap though. For 11£ m he was a flop.

Heskey was a poor buy, end of. £11m for a player with the mental strength of a wet lettuce. Pace, power, good in the air - Heskey has all these attributes, pity he never used them.

[anfieldanfield]

Apart from the Treble season he was total crap though. For 11£ m he was a flop.

If you think Heskey was crap you should have a look at some of our current crop.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Heskey was a poor buy, end of. £11m for a player with the mental strength of a wet lettuce. Pace, power, good in the air - Heskey has all these attributes, pity he never used them.

He was a cart horse who had a purple patch.

First touch of a rapist. Enough said.

[REDSCOUSER]

If you think Heskey was crap you should have a look at some of our current crop.

thats not the subject of the thread is it

[Los Rojos]

Heskey was a poor buy, end of. £11m for a player with the mental strength of a wet lettuce. Pace, power, good in the air - Heskey has all these attributes, pity he never used them.

Spot on. I went to watch Wigan play Newcastle recently at the JJB stadium (the Junior side I coach had their annual trip to watch a Premiership game) and was interested to see how 'Ivanhoe' was getting on.

True to form, he didn't fancy it and limped off after 15 minutes with what looked a potential career threatening limp. Also true to form, I noted that he was fit and raring to go in Wigan's next game a few days later.

[The Glove]

It's nothing to do with being good in the air. He's fine at knockdowns and actually getting his head to the ball, he's just rubbish at getting any power or direction on his headers when he's having an attempt on goal. Anyone who refers to Crouch as a nightmare signing is a ****ing clown shoe though. He's far from a bad signing.

Crouch is ****