Basingstoke Fox Posted 1 September 2011 Share Posted 1 September 2011 I remember his goal against Bolton more than any other. A few more like that please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted 1 September 2011 Share Posted 1 September 2011 Shocking attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 1 September 2011 Share Posted 1 September 2011 I don't care if he's lazy, it will be like the yak situation all over again if that's the case, some people mighthave different opinions to me but some must agree with me when I say...if he scores 20-25 goals and we get promoted everyone will love him regardless of whether he is lazy or not It was a serious problem when Yakubu wasn't closing down or chasin lost causes because there was no-one else to do it either. Now there's Nugent and Schlupp to take that burden it shouldn't be nearly such a problem. For all his elegant style the bloke has to be marked and so does Nugent. That should leave room for anyone else with the determination to get forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 1 September 2011 Share Posted 1 September 2011 My post was genuine, not sarcasm. That's exactly the attitude I want a footballer to have. I was actually replying to Nick but it didn't look like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wherethefoxhat? Posted 1 September 2011 Share Posted 1 September 2011 Yes IF we go up, if he's lazy and it hinders the team and costs us points and we don't go up, it will be a different matter. OMG !!! They've started already ! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 1 September 2011 Share Posted 1 September 2011 OMG !!! They've started already ! :eek: Well, first he doesn't want to believe Beckford has signed for us, now he's questioning Beckford before he's even played one single league game in a City shirt. Fickle? I'd say very much so. Or with a huge chip on his shoulders regarding Beckford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace Posted 1 September 2011 Share Posted 1 September 2011 Well, first he doesn't want to believe Beckford has signed for us, now he's questioning Beckford before he's even played one single league game in a City shirt. Fickle? I'd say very much so. Or with a huge chip on his shoulders regarding Beckford. he seems to be in denial on a number of issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchandro Posted 1 September 2011 Share Posted 1 September 2011 Well, first he doesn't want to believe Beckford has signed for us, now he's questioning Beckford before he's even played one single league game in a City shirt. Fickle? I'd say very much so. Or with a huge chip on his shoulders regarding Beckford. Another bitchy one, lovely. Feeling good about yourself now? Can we talk like adults? Firstly, when SSN say only 'unconfirmed reports' that he has signed and then don't say anything about him for hours, Stringer is at the ground and has said nothing, it isn't on the OS and only on in fact on Twitter, I think it's perfectly sensible to correct someone when they say 'Sky Sports have confirmed it'. We didn't want people being misled like they have been before did we? Secondly, my above comment was perfectly reasonable. I assumed nothing and said IF. And thirdly I'm very happy about Beckford signing. So go wipe that egg off your face funny man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchandro Posted 1 September 2011 Share Posted 1 September 2011 And also, go and look up what fickle means, because you don't know the definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaspa Posted 1 September 2011 Share Posted 1 September 2011 Every fooking thread = Arguments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He's not bald Posted 1 September 2011 Share Posted 1 September 2011 Please let Beckford do his talking on the pitch...I fear the worse with him but until he hits the ground running we won't know, and if he turns out to be the missing piece of the puzzle I will be the first to admit I was wrong, conversley however if he fails I will be the first to say I was right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchandro Posted 1 September 2011 Share Posted 1 September 2011 Every fooking thread = Arguments It'd be useful if people didn't try to get rep points by having unecessary digs at others. Comments like that will always start arguments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle09uk Posted 1 September 2011 Share Posted 1 September 2011 You dont need other fans opinions of Beckford. We have seen enough. Maybe slightly short for the premiership? Yes. This division? With good service and new surroundings he could score 20-25 goals easily. That's whay we have payed for and that's what we should expect. Considering Maynard was being touted around at 7million and Jelavic at 5million then Beckford should be a very good buy at > £3million. Didn't mean how good he was I meant their Reactions to losing the star man haa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adster Posted 2 September 2011 Share Posted 2 September 2011 Poor, poor attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted 2 September 2011 Share Posted 2 September 2011 From an 'independent' Everton website. The player profile of Jermaine Beckford: Most Evertonians had never heard of Jermaine Beckford until he got a lucky touch on a ball hoofed forward from deep in the Leeds half and deftly rolled the ball wide of Tomasz Kuszczak in the Man Utd goal to give the League One promotion chasers an unlikely if massive FA Cup 3rd Round upset victory at Old Trafford in January 2010... The very next day, the moody striker, who had scored 20 goals in the season up to that point, would be looking to capitalize on his new-found stardom, putting in a transfer request to cement his desire for a move to the Premier League... with Everton apparently the would-be recipients of his debatable talents. At that point, the Leeds fans, who had been lauding him, turned on him 180°. But that didn't stop him doubling up in the next round of the FA Cup, at White Hart Lane, where he scored two to win the Lilywhites a replay against Spurs. His goalscoring stats as a result are nothing short of prolific. He may have benefited from Leeds playing two up front for a lot of games — certainly not the way things are done under David Moyes. And that's the puzzling thing: who would have said Beckford is a typical "Moyes-type" player? He doesn't work hard, he has a petulant attitude – he may be coming in as a replacement for Vaughan, someone to come on late in games and get a goal. Beckford isn't injury prone and has played a lot of football over recent years, so he potentially has more to offer Everton then James Vaughan. Beckford, who began his career as a youngster at Chelsea, joined Leeds from non-League Wealdstone, where he was also working part-time as a windscreen fitter, in March 2006 but initially struggled for first-team football and was loaned out to Carlisle and Scunthorpe during the 2006-07 campaign. However, when the Yorkshire club were relegated from the Championship to League One, Beckford became a first-choice up front, notching 20 goals. The Londoner followed that up with a huge 34-goal haul in 2008-09 before he bounced back from the disappointment of losing a play-off semi-final to Millwall with a near repeat goal tally this year. There are clear pluses and minuses over this move: yes, he's a goalscorer, his finishing looks excellent but it's only been in the Third tier of English football. Can he really handle playing the harder defenders of the Premier League. He's a free signing and can supposedly be sold on if he turns out to be awful. Perhaps a certain amount of arrogance in attitude is what you want of a good striker, the kind of swagger that says, get the ball to my feet and I'll put it into the net — he finished the season with 31 goals for Leeds, who won promotion to the Championship. Yes, definitely something Everton could do with. They don't really score enough goals... never have under the ultra-defensive David Moyes. Perhaps he's broken his own mould here and gone with a player that he clearly believes is worth a gamble at the highest level. Competition for Saha and Yakubu? God knows they desperately need it! Beckford's deteriorating relationship with Leeds following the transfer request — and free advice from Chairman Ken Bates about not joining a "two-bob" club like Everton — finally saw them cancel his contract one month early, at the end of May 2010, clearing the way for his move to Everton on a free transfer. In his first few games, though, he looked just like what he is: a League One goalscorer with pace being asked to perform as a lone striker for a Premier League team going forward that attacks ponderously, has been coached to be overly cautious, and must forever track back to cover all possible dangers. Beckford looks like he could be a danger in a two-man attack. He is however not good enough to play the lone striker role. As Everton play one up front, it is essential that the forward can hold the ball up and bring the midfield into play. Beckford's first touch is woeful and as such he cannot fulfill this role. A lone striker must be able to play with his back to goal, Beckford prefers to play facing the goal. He could possibly be useful as a pairing but Moyes only ever plays two strikers when Everton are chasing a game, in which case, Beckford should probably be on the bench, certainly for the time being. He did finally get a league goal as a super-sub, and what a stunner it was against Bolton, clipping a beaut over the keeper, dipping in just under the far angle... brilliant! And he was all over Cech to score a vital equlaizer at Chelsea. That should have earned him a starting place in the next game versus Wigan but didn't, much to the amazement of Evertonians the world over. Whilst still being the only attacker showing any signs of movement and commitment, he just cannot link up play, hold up the ball, or lay it off intelligently. He just sees a "blue" mist and wants to shoot from ludicrous positions, which may be why Moyes prefers the more discplined but still ineffective Saha as his lone striker. As the season progressed, a pattern seemed to emerge in terms of what Beckford was doing wrong: Not really acting as a footballer; a poacher, yes, but his overall ability is poor. Not showing real spirit to hide his weak spots. Failure to actually show on time for a game (Reading) Poor body language Very lacking in confiidence First touch often lets him down Does not defend well Episodes of dissent Will dive if he gets the chance; falls over like a leaf in the wind. On the other hand, there's things he's done right: Gets himself into potential scoring positions Contributed a fair few goals Came free so should be judged accordingly Really tries hard... perhaps too hard? The team don't really try to play to his strengths All-in-all, Beckford is too poor a player to really make a difference as a first team Everton player, yet seems too lacking in confidence to be able to contribute as an impact sub. He is a result of our hopeless financial situation and is not really to blame, but watching the lad play is really depressing most of the time. The surprising stat is he has a goals-per-minute record second to none in the Premier League. Since scoring against Wolves when in the first half his movement was top draw, however, because he was a little lazy in the second half Moyes, has had it in for him and dropped him when, if he would have started every game, the rewards could perhaps have been very different. By Michael Kenrick Last updated May 2011 EDIT: The guy that wrote this is a cock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 2 September 2011 Share Posted 2 September 2011 Another bitchy one, lovely. Feeling good about yourself now? Can we talk like adults? But he's talking to a child. And also, go and look up what fickle means, because you don't know the definition. Firstly, I'm pretty sure he does. Secondly, do you have any idea how many languages Alex speaks? Edit: Urgh, I can't believe I've just defended you, Alex. I'm off to take a shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzFox Posted 2 September 2011 Share Posted 2 September 2011 I'm round J.Lisemore house at the moment and he's had this picture on his laptop since Beckford was at Leeds. Thought'd we would share with you all. Christ that brings back memories. I played in the Harrow Youth league and was on the end of a few 15-0 thrashings. Now I know why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 2 September 2011 Share Posted 2 September 2011 Another bitchy one, lovely. Feeling good about yourself now? Can we talk like adults? Firstly, when SSN say only 'unconfirmed reports' that he has signed and then don't say anything about him for hours, Stringer is at the ground and has said nothing, it isn't on the OS and only on in fact on Twitter, I think it's perfectly sensible to correct someone when they say 'Sky Sports have confirmed it'. We didn't want people being misled like they have been before did we? Secondly, my above comment was perfectly reasonable. I assumed nothing and said IF. And thirdly I'm very happy about Beckford signing. So go wipe that egg off your face funny man. It doesn't prevent you from slagging off Beckford before he's even played a single game for us. "Yes IF we go up, if he's lazy and it hinders the team and costs us points and we don't go up, it will be a different matter. " Despite your best efforts to channel the attention to your "IF", that's not a sceptical (and critical) statement, is it? And also, go and look up what fickle means, because you don't know the definition. I do know the term quite well in fact, thanks. And I know what I meant. It'd be useful if people didn't try to get rep points by having unecessary digs at others. Comments like that will always start arguments It'd be even more useful if some people didn't try to slag off players before they've even had a proper run-in with the team. Comments like that will always provoke sharp reactions. Besides, I don't post on FT because I'm so keen on getting rep points. There might be another reason for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 2 September 2011 Share Posted 2 September 2011 But he's talking to a child. Firstly, I'm pretty sure he does. Secondly, do you have any idea how many languages Alex speaks? Edit: Urgh, I can't believe I've just defended you, Alex. I'm off to take a shower. How convenient you post that reply on a Friday morning... I'm shocked Rich, now off you go, wash your mouth with soap. It just can't be that both of us agree on something for once!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 2 September 2011 Share Posted 2 September 2011 It doesn't prevent you from slagging off Beckford before he's even played a single game for us. "Yes IF we go up, if he's lazy and it hinders the team and costs us points and we don't go up, it will be a different matter. " Despite your best efforts to channel the attention to your "IF", that's not a sceptical (and critical) statement, is it? I do know the term quite well in fact, thanks. And I know what I meant. It'd be even more useful if some people didn't try to slag off players before they've even had a proper run-in with the team. Comments like that will always provoke sharp reactions. Besides, I don't post on FT because I'm so keen on getting rep points. There might be another reason for that... MC Prussian in argument with another poster about manners shock!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tielemans63 Posted 2 September 2011 Share Posted 2 September 2011 Let's see him play a few games for us first! I seem to remember a few people questioning Dave Nugent's work-rare and attitude before he joined us and I'm sure we'd all agree he's been terrific so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey O'Neil Posted 2 September 2011 Share Posted 2 September 2011 Anyone got an idea when the press conference will be? I want to get a shirt before I bugger off to Geneva next week! Sad, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC_FAN_1995 Posted 2 September 2011 Share Posted 2 September 2011 Anyone got an idea when the press conference will be? I want to get a shirt before I bugger off to Geneva next week! Sad, I know. Got 29 on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted 2 September 2011 Share Posted 2 September 2011 A minute and a half in to the Sven interview on foxes player there is a nice clip of Becks finishing into the top corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyRyFox Posted 2 September 2011 Share Posted 2 September 2011 @MrFootballNews <- He had it right the whole time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.