Barry Kewell

[zimbo]

Rafa is a genius.He is bringing us to a whole new level.

Lads we are assembling a very tasty squad and hopefully there is more to come.I think this is our year.A new defender and maybe another attacker and I will be certain we will win it.

Frodo I just looked at the players you have there in the 9nil game.
Barnes,Beardsley,Rush and Aldridge.Class acts.Compare them to some of the overpayed duds we have now and it makes me sad.

What a difference a couple of pre-season friendlies make.
Don't panic, Captain Mainwairing, the season doesn't start for another week.

[JPK]

Well i am a strong supporter of his and am biased. I didnt see the game last night but knowing Harry i would not of expected him to go full pelt in a friendly. I will wait for at least 5 serious (PL) games before i decide what to expect from him this year.

Relying on that waster for 5games would mean another slow start for me.
If he joined a midtable side now would he do it?Doubtful

[JPK]

What a difference a couple of pre-season friendlies make.
Don't panic, Captain Mainwairing, the season doesn't start for another week.

Yes Rafa is a genius.His tactics in most games are great but right now we dont have the personel.No defender signed and the attacker I wanted was Alves.Super at set pieces and assists so much.Like I said before,our core is extremely strong but the rest is average.Pennant would be a decent back up RW,but it is more likely he will be number 1.Also I had'nt seen Voronin at this stage and he is another Kuyt for me.

[Skillz]

Relying on that waster for 5games would mean another slow start for me.
If he joined a midtable side now would he do it?Doubtful

Well i form my opinion based on the fact he has had a year out of the game getting over serious injuries (particularly a winger). He has had about 8 games in over a year, almost all as a substitute or being subbed. I suspect he is not ready to go full boar every game yet because

1) match fitness and sharpness
2) he is building confidence back up in his body; and therefore
3) taking time to build up confidence in his ability (particularly to go past defenders)

He will take a bit more time and i know you and some others arent prepared to give him any more but i am pretty sure Rafa is going to because the payoff could be handsome.

I have watched Harry pretty much his whole career and he has not delivered here what we expected to get. He had a good spell in his first 6 months and was consistently effective, without being to his best level in 05/06. In fact there is only one game for us where i felt he played to his level and that was a the end of 05/06, Chelsea FA cup semi where he toyed with all of their defenders. Unfortunately he got carried away and pushed too hard and broke down again.

That is why i feel we need to be just a little more patient. It is still there but until he is confident his body can we expect him to rampant on defences again. I think he is close but he doesnt want to push it too far too early, one step at a time, for want of a better term.

Remember he is playing for a contract and cannot afford to get injured now. He can still be an effective player at 60-70% fitness as we saw in 05/06. I suspect he is between 80-90% now and will (touching wood) soon be 95%. Once there and confident again we have a left winger to rival any in the league.

Rant over, thanks for listening

[tomasjj]

I agree he didn't play well yesterday, but, to be fair, the incident you quote where he stopped was more than likely because nobody followed him up the pitch. Simply, he had nobody to pass to. Our 2 'strikers' were way behind him and playing as midfielders as usual.

This happens too often.

[Bob]

Kewell should be playing for Newcastle.

[Shaggy]

Kewell should be playing for Newcastle.

Fighting for a left-wing berth with Damien Duff - the two who were the object of our desires for so long and who were the subjects of many a debate as to who should've been our new left winger.

[Pablo]

Bob - am I missing the joke with your sig? I just dont get it.

[Howard_lfc]

Well i form my opinion based on the fact he has had a year out of the game getting over serious injuries (particularly a winger). He has had about 8 games in over a year, almost all as a substitute or being subbed. I suspect he is not ready to go full boar every game yet because

1) match fitness and sharpness
2) he is building confidence back up in his body; and therefore
3) taking time to build up confidence in his ability (particularly to go past defenders)

He will take a bit more time and i know you and some others arent prepared to give him any more but i am pretty sure Rafa is going to because the payoff could be handsome.

I have watched Harry pretty much his whole career and he has not delivered here what we expected to get. He had a good spell in his first 6 months and was consistently effective, without being to his best level in 05/06. In fact there is only one game for us where i felt he played to his level and that was a the end of 05/06, Chelsea FA cup semi where he toyed with all of their defenders. Unfortunately he got carried away and pushed too hard and broke down again.

That is why i feel we need to be just a little more patient. It is still there but until he is confident his body can we expect him to rampant on defences again. I think he is close but he doesnt want to push it too far too early, one step at a time, for want of a better term.

Remember he is playing for a contract and cannot afford to get injured now. He can still be an effective player at 60-70% fitness as we saw in 05/06. I suspect he is between 80-90% now and will (touching wood) soon be 95%. Once there and confident again we have a left winger to rival any in the league.

Rant over, thanks for listening

There speaks an Aussie.

[carheex]

I've never joined in on the Kewell bashing and the "Barry" thing really gets on my tits too.

What is the "barry" thing all about?

[Bob]

Bob - am I missing the joke with your sig? I just dont get it.

Fredo is the great purveyor of all things Linux.

So when he came out with that gem i had to remind him of it. It's a geeky thing. You should be pleased you don't get it.

I shall update it though.

[Shaggy]

What is the "barry" thing all about?

I don't know either. It's as bad as this 'Ice Ham' stuff.

Although, quite recently, I made a typo in an email to a mate and called him Barry Kewell - the B is near the H on the keyboard.

[carheex]

Another week...another boring thread about Kewell.

People really need to get over it.

We'll get over it when he either A) starts playing well b) starts trying a bit harder or C) hoiks his overpaid ass to another club - i'm sure west ham would take him

[Gazzla]

What is the "barry" thing all about?

I think the gag is that instead of signing Harry Kewell we signed his crap twin brother Barry instead.

[Gazzla]

I don't know either. It's as bad as this 'Ice Ham' stuff.

Yes I have to admit that gets right on my tit ends. It's about as funny as having your cock removed with a blunt instrument. Plus I don't get it