Bambi

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Surely he has to be in the subs bench from now on - dreadful performance yesterday. Poor first touch, no pace and didn’t press hard

[BelfastAndy]

Agree

[Rev72]

He was shocking yesterday and offered virtually feck all albeit against one of the best sides in Europe.

[spaldy]

Contrast rodrigo to bampuff. He came out with drive. He has to start

Love to see Perkins given a run

[UbiqueLUFC33]

Having said he is fairly "average" for a number of years now, imagine my surprise when it finally dawns on people that he is is fact ....... average (and that's probably being kind).

He is slow, has a poor first touch, is only one footed, cannot head the ball, cannot tackle, is invariably injured, goes down like a Columbian prostitute at a stag party, cannot pass and couldn't finish his breakfast from 5 yards out. Apart from that, he's well worth the huge amounts of money that he's paid.

[WTF11]

Having said he is fairly "average" for a number of years now, imagine my surprise when it finally dawns on people that he is is fact ....... average (and that's probably being kind).

He is slow, has a poor first touch, is only one footed, cannot head the ball, cannot tackle, is invariably injured, goes down like a Columbian prostitute at a stag party, cannot pass and couldn't finish his breakfast from 5 yards out. Apart from that, he's well worth the huge amounts of money that he's paid.

"A number of years"? He came to LUFC in 2018 (thanks to HO for pointing out my error on that), so he has been with us for (nearly) 5 seasons. Out of those five, as I've acknowledged on many occasions, for the last 2 and a half he's been actually less than average, and injured far too often (for his liking as much as the fans I suspect). For the first 2 and a half season, had it not been for the goals he scored, we would still be in the Championship, especially when the club for reasons I still don't understand decided to sell Roofe, who was the only other acknowledged striker we had at the time.

Others have suggested that quoting statistics is misleading. Not sure how that is, the guy scored on average every other game in those early days when no other player at LUFC came close to doing so.

And btw, "cannot head the ball"? Were you watching the games against Palace & Bournemouth? Better job made of it that Gnonto or Mackennie in subsequent games.

Is he worth what he's paid at the moment? No.

Is he worth what LUFC will have paid out by the time he no longer plays for us (under whatever circumstances)?

I suppose the answer to that depends on whether the muppets in charge manage to do something (maybe the recruiting of Big Sam) to retain our PL place, and then invest in making sure we don't go through the current sh1tstorm next season and beyond. Not much point getting to the PL if you can't stay there.

[BelfastAndy]

Having said he is fairly "average" for a number of years now, imagine my surprise when it finally dawns on people that he is is fact ....... average (and that's probably being kind).

He is slow, has a poor first touch, is only one footed, cannot head the ball, cannot tackle, is invariably injured, goes down like a Columbian prostitute at a stag party, cannot pass and couldn't finish his breakfast from 5 yards out. Apart from that, he's well worth the huge amounts of money that he's paid.

Lol. 🤣🤣

[BelfastAndy]

"A number of years"? He came to LUFC in 2018 (thanks to HO for pointing out my error on that), so he has been with us for (nearly) 5 seasons. Out of those five, as I've acknowledged on many occasions, for the last 2 and a half he's been actually less than average, and injured far too often (for his liking as much as the fans I suspect). For the first 2 and a half season, had it not been for the goals he scored, we would still be in the Championship, especially when the club for reasons I still don't understand decided to sell Roofe, who was the only other acknowledged striker we had at the time.

Others have suggested that quoting statistics is misleading. Not sure how that is, the guy scored on average every other game in those early days when no other player at LUFC came close to doing so.

And btw, "cannot head the ball"? Were you watching the games against Palace & Bournemouth? Better job made of it that Gnonto or Mackennie in subsequent games.

Is he worth what he's paid at the moment? No.

Is he worth what LUFC will have paid out by the time he no longer plays for us (under whatever circumstances)?

I suppose the answer to that depends on whether the muppets in charge manage to do something (maybe the recruiting of Big Sam) to retain our PL place, and then invest in making sure we don't go through the current sh1tstorm next season and beyond. Not much point getting to the PL if you can't stay there.

Yo Ted. Whilst I generally agree with most of your rantings, Bamford is not and never will be the answer. He did well in fits and starts, but reliability.........nearly zero. With an odd exception, he can't head the ball and produce goals. He has a napper like a 50p piece.

[WTF11]

Yo Ted. Whilst I generally agree with most of your rantings, Bamford is not and never will be the answer. He did well in fits and starts, but reliability.........nearly zero. With an odd exception, he can't head the ball and produce goals. He has a napper like a 50p piece.

Don't know what the "ted" reference relates to, but as to a "rant", since when has pointing out some recent historical facts, been a rant?

I got well and truly pasted by just about everyone when I voiced an opinion, about a number of appointments , including our dear departed DoF, because according to those who differed from that opinion, my observations weren't based on facts. So, I take the trouble now to make sure that any of my opinions can be supported by said facts.

I said in post #6 on this thread that Bamford isn't worth what he is paid, now. Is that suggesting he is "the answer" (to anything)? No, it isn't.

All I am saying, and all I ever have said in recent posts regarding Bamford, is that he deserves a sight more credit for what he has contributed than the majority of "supporters" seem willing to give him, and most significant amongst the contributions are the goals that gained us promotion, and kept us in the PL in the first season after promotion, not "fits and starts", two entire seasons, (and if you don't believe me, look up the statistics, they don't lie!).

And right now, with the squad we have, just please tell me who exactly is so much better, because it certainly isn't Rutter (£35m), Rodrigo (£27m) Sinisterra (£21m), Aaronson (24.7m), and they (collectively) have contributed exactly what?

Bamford is a busted flush, and probably won't play for us at all next season, but to read what is being said about him here and elsewhere you would think he never made a difference to LUFC, less so even than another "Barndoor" (Mr Paynter), but he did, as important a difference as any player in the last two decades.

[BelfastAndy]

Don't know what the "ted" reference relates to, but as to a "rant", since when has pointing out some recent historical facts, been a rant?

I got well and truly pasted by just about everyone when I voiced an opinion, about a number of appointments , including our dear departed DoF, because according to those who differed from that opinion, my observations weren't based on facts. So, I take the trouble now to make sure that any of my opinions can be supported by said facts.

I said in post #6 on this thread that Bamford isn't worth what he is paid, now. Is that suggesting he is "the answer" (to anything)? No, it isn't.

All I am saying, and all I ever have said in recent posts regarding Bamford, is that he deserves a sight more credit for what he has contributed than the majority of "supporters" seem willing to give him, and most significant amongst the contributions are the goals that gained us promotion, and kept us in the PL in the first season after promotion, not "fits and starts", two entire seasons, (and if you don't believe me, look up the statistics, they don't lie!).

And right now, with the squad we have, just please tell me who exactly is so much better, because it certainly isn't Rutter (£35m), Rodrigo (£27m) Sinisterra (£21m), Aaronson (24.7m), and they (collectively) have contributed exactly what?

Bamford is a busted flush, and probably won't play for us at all next season, but to read what is being said about him here and elsewhere you would think he never made a difference to LUFC, less so even than another "Barndoor" (Mr Paynter), but he did, as important a difference as any player in the last two decades.

You read too much into things. I generally call everyone Ted over here. Sorry.

Rant = another word for assertive personal opinion. 🤣

Relax ffs.