Bill 1,788 Posted December 3, 2016 Certainly looked lively and put himself about a fair bitunfortunately over shadowed by Oliveira todayimpressed with their keeper, a number of good reflex saves Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted December 3, 2016 Thought Hogan looked ok, in a better side would be interesting, Have to say their keeper never held on to anything today, couple of decent saves but spilled everything. Don''t let him get a round in! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coq au vin 0 Posted December 3, 2016 Barn, my thoughts are I''m a new poster, so keep up the decent posts... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,658 Posted December 3, 2016 Hogan looked tidy. Got the better of Bennett frequently but then again most half decent strikers do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,604 Posted December 3, 2016 Was offside quite a lot. Liked the fact he kept trying to make the runs though. Didn''t think he got the better of Bennett at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,163 Posted December 3, 2016 Thoughts?Love it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cantiaci Canary 557 Posted December 3, 2016 We will only EVER play one up top under Neil.Do we NEED to splash £8m on a striker when we have Jerome and Oliveira?Spend any money we have on the defence! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted December 3, 2016 On top of where ?ps how come every transfer we do is £8m ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted December 3, 2016 Frankly didn''t notice him that much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgncfc 1,227 Posted December 3, 2016 [quote user="Cantiaci Canary"]We will only EVER play one up top under Neil.Do we NEED to splash £8m on a striker when we have Jerome and Oliveira?Spend any money we have on the defence![/quote]Definitely this. Bennett was the only poor performer today. Hogan missed one sitter, Jerome style. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted December 4, 2016 [quote user="sgncfc"][quote user="Cantiaci Canary"]We will only EVER play one up top under Neil.Do we NEED to splash £8m on a striker when we have Jerome and Oliveira?Spend any money we have on the defence![/quote]Definitely this. Bennett was the only poor performer today. Hogan missed one sitter, Jerome style.[/quote]I don''t think anyone performed poorly today.I saw people moaning about Bassong too, end of the day we won 5 nil and kept a clean sheet. We should all, frankly, be doing cartwheels, not looking for negatives. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coq au vin 0 Posted December 4, 2016 ^^ Morty, how long you been posting on here?! People will always have something to complain about *yawn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldRobert 38 Posted December 4, 2016 [quote user="morty"][quote user="sgncfc"][quote user="Cantiaci Canary"]We will only EVER play one up top under Neil.Do we NEED to splash £8m on a striker when we have Jerome and Oliveira?Spend any money we have on the defence![/quote]Definitely this. Bennett was the only poor performer today. Hogan missed one sitter, Jerome style.[/quote]I don''t think anyone performed poorly today.I saw people moaning about Bassong too, end of the day we won 5 nil and kept a clean sheet. We should all, frankly, be doing cartwheels, not looking for negatives.[/quote]^ This for goodness sake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted December 4, 2016 [quote user="Morgan"]^^ Morty, how long you been posting on here?! People will always have something to complain about *yawn[/quote]It still never ceases to disappoint me though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,658 Posted December 4, 2016 Think everyone had a good game but any chances that came Brentfords way originated from Bennett, either poor positioning or getting caught out in behind.Bassong was good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coq au vin 0 Posted December 4, 2016 If the chat gets slightly more complex than ''sack Alex and the board'' it relegates a whole division of posters and things get lonely on here... 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted December 4, 2016 [quote user="Morgan"]If the chat gets slightly more complex than ''sack Alex and the board'' it relegates a whole division of posters and things get lonely on here... 😉[/quote][:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Green and Yellow fellow 0 Posted December 4, 2016 Thought he put in a half decent shift considering he was in a team which lost 5-0. Is he what we need? Is Oliviera good enough to hold down his position and become an established number 9? Perhaps a better investment for the future considering promotion, Jerome''s record in the PL and Lafferty doesn''t seem to be in Alex Neil''s plans. I think £8m is probably close to our maximum budget for a striker and in the current market, i think it would be a fair deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samwam27 527 Posted December 4, 2016 Would still prefer Rhodes! Just my opinion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djc 0 Posted December 4, 2016 If he cant even score past us he must be rubbish. Lets sign him up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted December 4, 2016 [quote user="Samwam27"]Would still prefer Rhodes! Just my opinion[/quote]Rumour is that boro may let him go on loan in January.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unsullied 0 Posted December 4, 2016 Thought he was ruggedly handsome with just the right amount of manly muscle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted December 4, 2016 Who was thatBarnes Wallis, or Glen Madeiros ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Six Pack 93 Posted December 4, 2016 Didn''t score today but impressed me. Has that sharp burst of acceleration in the box. Good leap on him. Generally made Bennett look 2nd rate.Worth a bid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barclay seats 4849 the 3rd 0 Posted December 4, 2016 Personally I don''t think he looked anything special . Would be really disappointed if the club spent £8m on him !!Those saying he got the better of Bennett should really try to attend the game ,, its different to the radio ,, he really didn''t 🙄🙄 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted December 4, 2016 I would take the transfer fee with a huge, huge pinch of salt as these figures are no more than guesswork on the part of the media, and are invariably wildly out. Note how so many are now £8m.What must be considered is are we after players to push us over the line (promotion), or those who could strep up to the PL were we to go up.After yesterdays performance Oliveira certainly looks capable of hitting the mark, though what would happen if he was injured... using Naismith is not going to get us promoted.Personally I would prefer more long term defensive cover... something the youth set up has not really provided for, at this stage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,604 Posted December 4, 2016 I would like us to sign a striker who offers something a bit different to what we have and Hogan does fit that bill- although agree with Barney that defensive improvement has to be top of the bill.I wonder if it is something we could address through the loan market in January- we don''t need someone to start every week but a striker with a bit of pace to get in behind teams and pull defenders about would be a great addition- maybe even Grabban? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salopian 1 Posted December 4, 2016 I was impressed by the fact that on a number of occasions he beat our defence and had scoring opportunities. His failure to score from at least three of them, however, was important in the final result. If he had taken one or two of them, I think it possible that our growing confidence could have been swept away, and the result very different.Doubtless the Brentford defence will come in for criticism, but Hogan''s failure must also.Would he be a good signing? On yesterday''s showing I am doubtful. However much work he does away from goal, his failure to convert chances was glaring. We have one or two strikers like this already! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted December 4, 2016 Maybe because we have never really replaced Grant Holt.As Salopian says we''ve had, and still, have those that don''t put away chances.Oliveira''s goal yesterday was a demonstration of how a half chance can be takenmemoriesenjoy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Renoir 1 Posted December 4, 2016 Looked really poor. Even accounting for the fact he probably had a bad game alongside his team mates I still didn''t see anything to suggest he''s better than an average Championship striker having a decent year. I really hope we''re not about to waste 8 million on him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites