abdulla the fox Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 For those who are to young to know Ian Marshall. GTF is a similar player to Barry Hayles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 Barry Hayles is not a similar player to Ian Marshall, he hasn't scored against Athletico Madrid which makes Marshall a legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieTodger Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 I swear some on here would complain if we signed Ronaldo or messi. Welcome Gary, best of luck for your time here Think of the wages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 What does "way passed it" mean? l ol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenYourSmilingLCFC Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 If his work rate is better than Gallaghers then he wont be bad back up. But mehhhh not exactly delighted. Might suit how we play though. Cant judge yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphericalfox Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 GTF signs? Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfox Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 Seriously why are we even considering signing this guy?! If he was still any good Blackpool wouldnt have let him go and he even got rejected by millwall! And whilst we're on the subject, what is the point of this Polish guy? We have Morgan, Moore, Whitbread, and Miquel. Even without St Ledger how are we going to keep all these guys happy? I can see Wenger kicking off soon about Miquels lack of game time too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfox Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 We're signing them to strengthen as and as cover for injuries etc. personally, I reckon it's a good bit of forward planning on NP's part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionator Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 Like I said, when we need someone to dig in on a freezing February night away at a sh*thole, he'll be ideal. The sort of player we lacked last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox42 Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 There is absolutely no need of another signing now whatsoever. We are doing just fine. If anything he's an emergency tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Bentley Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 Gallagher has played 61 Premier League games. GT-F has played in 22 Premier League games. Appearances and goals in Premier League in last 6 years: - Gallagher: 1 appearance, 0 goals (all Gally's Premier League appearances were pre-2007) - Taylor-Fletcher: 22 appearances, 5 goals (in 2010-11) Appearances and goals in Championship last season: - Gallagher: 7 appearances, 0 goals - Taylor-Fletcher: 20 appearances, 3 goals "There are lies, damned lies and statistics" (from Wiki), as the cliche goes... Although I wouldn't expect GTF to be a season-transforming signing, I'd expect him to be a useful one - and think he's a lot more likely to fit into our style of play and to contribute to our season than Gally is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerrrFox Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 Appearances and goals in Premier League in last 6 years: - Gallagher: 1 appearance, 0 goals (all Gally's Premier League appearances were pre-2007) - Taylor-Fletcher: 22 appearances, 5 goals (in 2010-11) Appearances and goals in Championship last season: - Gallagher: 7 appearances, 0 goals - Taylor-Fletcher: 20 appearances, 3 goals "There are lies, damned lies and statistics" (from Wiki), as the cliche goes... Although I wouldn't expect GTF to be a season-transforming signing, I'd expect him to be a useful one - and think he's a lot more likely to fit into our style of play and to contribute to our season than Gally is... Plus Gally is a shit ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darko2k7 Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 Why is GTF even getting compared to Gally in the first place? , Even if Gally was in the XI he never gets played where we will be using GTF anyway . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicfox Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 Looking trim tbf.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxyPalace.com Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 Got a different feelin this season. Seems we have matured a little, Think this could be it!! Promotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 Appearances and goals in Premier League in last 6 years: - Gallagher: 1 appearance, 0 goals (all Gally's Premier League appearances were pre-2007) - Taylor-Fletcher: 22 appearances, 5 goals (in 2010-11) Appearances and goals in Championship last season: - Gallagher: 7 appearances, 0 goals - Taylor-Fletcher: 20 appearances, 3 goals "There are lies, damned lies and statistics" (from Wiki), as the cliche goes... Although I wouldn't expect GTF to be a season-transforming signing, I'd expect him to be a useful one - and think he's a lot more likely to fit into our style of play and to contribute to our season than Gally is... But the point was 'experience'. A lot of people were saying we don't have experience in the side but we do. The likes of Wellens, Gallagher et al are as experienced as they come but we know they're not good enough. I don't see what he offers to what we don't have. Seems a pointless signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 This is just the sort of signing we need right now for me. Experienced, quality player who has been promoted from this league. He will also be happy just to have a contract and wont be complaining if he only plays a bit part. Down the stretch last season it was this type of experienced player we lacked to show the kids the way, now we have 3/4 and that can only be a good thing going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 I think he is a decent enough signing and will be ok for us. Been there, done it, many times and obviously won promotion with Blackpool. Versatile and can bring a bit of experience to the squad, on the field, and in training. Don't care if Blackpool released him, don't care if he failed a trial elsewhere, it's football and that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Bentley Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 But the point was 'experience'. A lot of people were saying we don't have experience in the side but we do. The likes of Wellens, Gallagher et al are as experienced as they come but we know they're not good enough. I don't see what he offers to what we don't have. Seems a pointless signing. From what I've seen of him, he works hard and keeps possession well, which could be very useful coming off the bench in a tight match. Gallagher may be experienced (and fairly skillful and a decent set piece taker), but his work ethic is poor and he's not great at keeping possession. Wellens worked hard but lacked mobility even before his legs went I could imagine GTF slotting into the sort of role that Nugent often takes late in a match - dropping back into midfield to make up a 5, but joining the attack and holding the ball up. His career trajectory, spending so long in the lower leagues, but then successfully making his way up to Championship and then Premiership, also seems to say something very good about his attitude. That could be very useful if/when we go on a bad run. I'm not sure the same would apply to Gally (goes missing too much) or Wellens (bit of a whinger). I'm not seeking to do down 2 players who've made a contribution in the past: Wellens played some lovely passes a couple of years back and always got stuck in - and I'll never forget that lobbed backheader from 25 metres that Gally scored (v. Palace?) or his reliability from penalties and free-kicks...but I reckon NP is right to think that GTF is more likely to make a contribution this season, even if his career is winding down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry - LCFC Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 Seriously why are we even considering signing this guy?! If he was still any good Blackpool wouldnt have let him go and he even got rejected by millwall! And whilst we're on the subject, what is the point of this Polish guy? We have Morgan, Moore, Whitbread, and Miquel. Even without St Ledger how are we going to keep all these guys happy? I can see Wenger kicking off soon about Miquels lack of game time too! And? Let him go. If Miquel isn't playing it's because he isn't good enough. I really don't care if the means Wenger recalls him as it won't make a difference to us. The point of Wasilewski? Good player from the sound of it, possibly very good. Seems a sound strategy to have good players at the club - question marks over whether Whitbread and St Ledger fall into this category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarFox Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 Perhaps Nigel is signing these players to help develop our younger players in training. I'm not convinced GTF will play many games for Leicester City this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterborofox Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 A bit of a Solano style signing, a player who can play in a few positions and is an ideal bench player. Always looked a little fat and pub team player to me but he might well prove to be an inspired signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakeyfox Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 Looking trim tbf.. Hope they let him out of that cupboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tielemans63 Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 Looking trim tbf.. You know it's a low-key signing when the player is unveiled live from the LCFC stationery cupboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpaM Posted 20 September 2013 Share Posted 20 September 2013 Pretty surprised by the Blackpools fans reactions considering he got them promoted a couple of seasons ago. They seem a bit bitter tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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