Post Match Leicester 3 West Ham 1

[Billyjof]

Everyone else has been bog standard or worse. Often much worse.

What about that Mike Newell fella? Sven worked wonders with him.

 

[fitz]

Brighton will spoil it Saturday. Although Fulham currently beating the champions league contenders

And now Fulham are 1 point behind them. 4 behind man city too.

 

[bocadillo]

Brighton will spoil it Saturday.

What? How? Why?

And again on Sunday?

 

[popillius]

In my almost 50 years as a fan we've hardly ever had better than average strikers & often worse than that.

Worthington, Lineker, Smith, Vardy. Since the mid 70s thats it for the better than average brigade. Everyone else has been bog standard or worse. Often much worse. Top strikers are gold dust. We definitely won't be getting another Vardy & even if we did we wouldn't be able to keep him for more than 2 seasons before the bids came in & off he went.
When he finishes we have to either play 2 up front or have midfielders & wingers who can score goals.

Finding a Weller or an Izzet would be more realistic (at least in terms of goal contributions)

We'll have to change the way we play.

I think Heskey was better than average but I know there'd be a lot of debate around that one.

 

[Blue Maniac]

I think Heskey was better than average but I know there'd be a lot of debate around that one.

Depends what we’re averaging.

Average of England internationals? Maybe about right.

Average of Premier League players at the time? He was above that.

Average of all professional players on earth since day one? Galaxies above that.

It’s part of the language. Most football fans use words outside their ordinary meaning. “Average” means “shit”, “GOAT” stands for Greatest of all Time but actually means “competent”, “useless” means “hasn’t scored a hat trick today”, “clodhopping oaf” means “future Premier League-winning captain”, etc

 

[Miles Away]

I think Heskey was better than average but I know there'd be a lot of debate around that one.

Absolutely. Heskey was a terrific footballer.

 

[Speedy1]

Joachim? For a while at least.

 

[camberwell fox]

Okazaki

Campbell

Ormondroyd

Gee

Kitson

 

[Robin127]

Okazaki

Campbell

Ormondroyd

Gee

Kitson

Four of those could stay on their feet for more than thirty seconds.

 

[Brown Nose]

My top five City strikers since I started watching.

1. Vardy
2. Heskey
3. Lineker
4. Newell
5. Smith

 

[Rock Fox]

I'd add "The Mighty String" - Mike Stringfellow to your list, since I started watching

 

[camberwell fox]

Joachim? For a while at least.

Two of the best goals I have ever seen an individual score. Barnsley away in the FA Cup is particularly spectacular.

 

[City Fan]

My top five City strikers since I started watching.

4. Newell

Great signing by Sven

 

[SimonW]

I know we didn't have them for long but I also liked Cottee, Ferdinand and Brian Dean

 

[popillius]

My top five City strikers since I started watching.

1. Vardy
2. Heskey
3. Lineker
4. Newell
5. Smith

Yeah I think I'd go with this.

Although Daka would sneak in at No.6

 

[bocadillo]

Great signing by Sven

Didn't somebody already do this one?

 

[popillius]

Two of the best goals I have ever seen an individual score. Barnsley away in the FA Cup is particularly spectacular.

 

[homer]

No Jim Melrose?

You ignorant twats

 

[Miles Away]

No Jim Melrose?

You ignorant twats

Or Bobby Davison.

Scandalous.

 

[pork pie fox]

Or Bobby Davison.

Scandalous.

Scored all the big goals, especially that one away at Sheff Weds that counted for………well…….nothing