Quote Originally Posted by MadAmster View Post
Factually you are right mista, however, IMO you need to look at the whole picture and not just his goal stats.

Those 2 poor season out on loan coincided with a debilitating illness which robbed him of his strength and stamina. Nobody suffering that illness would have had good seasons. Last season he showed he can still do a very good job for us.

Rowett did get us to the playoffs without a target man. True. But, what has that got to do with the price of baked beans in Kuala Lumpur?

There are sides where it's the right move to play a target man. There are sides where maybe a 2 up top (Waggy/Marriott?) is the best tactic. Cocu might even decide he wants to play with a target man most games. IMO, his 2 poor seasons on loan are irrelevant to today and to next season.

He is an expensive asset, agreed. Whether he is even here next season will depend totally on him taking a wage cut IMO.
MA I have not said get rid of him I said Cocu has a hard job deciding does he keep him or let go . Personally I would offer him greatly reduced wage one year contract Since August 2016 he's scored 10Derby league goals and 12 on loan at Reading, Fulham and Hull where we had to subsidise his wages at all three When CM plays well and is interested he's a very good Championship player , but I've seen him an awful lot of not interested games He's a great finisher when his heads right ,seems more interested since Rooney arrived I just hope it's doesn't turn into one of those I will see what's on offer elsewhere before I commit