Chris O'Grady

[Dick Knights Mumm]

COLUNGA Adrian - No goals as yet but I do like the look of him. Very good on FIFA.

Never having played these games - I am genuinely interested - is that something you can place store by ?

 

[KZNSeagull]

I am sorry I cannot agree the players coming in are better. Bennett better than Ward= No. Hughes better than Upson= No Stockdale better than Kuzczak=No Hola better than Bridcutt=No but that is my opinion. And like you say we are sadly lacking from last season upfront.

Which is why we cannot really compare as we could not actually afford those players, could we? But Holla is a way better player than Bridcutt and probably cheaper, so that is a great deal as far as I am concerned.

Edit: And Stockdale seems to be able to catch the ball from crosses, something TK seemed incapable of doing, so that is an improvement there. Shot stopping, maybe not as good but early days.

 

[Icy Gull]

I keep seeing references to this amazing talent that Agustein apparently posseses. But I am genuinely struggling to remember him actually...you know...SHOWING any of it in a blue and white shirt. Each time I've seen him, he's lumbered around looking fat and listless as he proceeds to give the ball away, get caught in possesion or overhit multiple passes into touch.

Am I missing something ??

Yep you are definitely missing something, I have a great eye for spotting potential, it seems that you don't. There is definitely a classy player in there looking to be released, imo. If it doesn't happen this season I will accept I was wrong

Quite a few of the passes could and should have been picked up by the other players, unfortunately they lacked the vision
Overweight, errm I struggle to argue with that last season, I believe he is in better shape this year?
Game time will avoid the being caught in possession as he gets up to speed with this division.

Opinions eh??

 

[Easy 10]

Yep you are definitely missing something, I have a great eye for spotting potential, it seems that you don't. There is definitely a classy player in there looking to be released, imo. If it doesn't happen this season I will accept I was wrong

Quite a few of the passes could and should have been picked up by the other players, unfortunately they lacked the vision
Overweight, errm I struggle to argue with that last season, I believe he is in better shape this year?
Game time will avoid the being caught in possession as he gets up to speed with this division.

Opinions eh??

Indeed.

I've not seen all of his 17 appearances for us (abeit many from the bench), but until I see him successfully finding a blue and white shirt with his passing, or at least finding them more often than not, then my opinion of him will remain that he is a complete waste of skin. The notion that its not his passing thats the problem, but that his teammates "lacked the vision" is, in my opinion, utter bobbins ! Unless that vision involved them running into touch to fetch the ball for the next opposition goal kick.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Indeed.

I've not seen all of his 17 appearances for us (abeit many from the bench), but until I see him successfully finding a blue and white shirt with his passing, or at least finding them more often than not, then my opinion of him will remain that he is a complete waste of skin. The notion that its not his passing thats the problem, but that his teammates "lacked the vision" is, in my opinion, utter bobbins ! Unless that vision involved them running into touch to fetch the ball for the next opposition goal kick.

He did well at Leeds until he was injured. I hope Sami can get more out of him than Oscar did.

 

[Icy Gull]

You make me laugh, even when I disagree with you, it's the picture you paint . All his passes find touch? I must confess I hadn't noticed that

 

[Easy 10]

You make me laugh, even when I disagree with you, it's the picture you paint . All his passes find touch? I must confess I hadn't noticed that

I think he may have a club foot.

 

[GT49er]

Quite a few of the passes could and should have been picked up by the other players, unfortunately they lacked the vision

Really wish I'd thought of that one back in my playing days when I used to kick the ball to nowhere in particular!

 

[spring hall convert]

In our first season in this division we finished 10th with the 16th highest wage budget, second season 4th with the 8th highest, last season was 6th with 9/10th highest budget so a good return IMO.

That's the way we should be looking at it.

 

[spring hall convert]

Yep you are definitely missing something, I have a great eye for spotting potential, it seems that you don't. There is definitely a classy player in there looking to be released, imo.

Judging by the size of him there's something trying to get out allright.

 

[Mowgli37]

Never having played these games - I am genuinely interested - is that something you can place store by ?

That was meant flippantly but in some cases yes. FIFA is just like most areas of the football merchandise industry in that it's Premier League/big club obsessed so the vast majority of top/top flight players will be fairly assessed. Its when you drop down the Leagues that it becomes a bit of a free for all with seemingly randomly assigned overall ratings ranging from the low to mid 70s to low 60s with individual players strengths only broadly represented. Not so much now but in previous versions of the game lower league players were a lot slower than their top flight equivalents.

English players are always highly overrated, for example Wilshere has been handed an 82 overall rating (very good/top class player) with the potential to grow in career mode to an 89 rating (top/world class). Rooney is 87 rated for goodness sake. I heard somewhere that due to his endorsement of the game Messi is by contract always the best player on the game (I don't know how true this is though, it should be Ronaldo regardless).

I know I must sound like I'm employed by SI or something as I have mentioned this on numerous threads but Football Manager really does give a far more accurate and detailed description of a player's abilities and traits.

 

[spanish flair]

I think the only debatable one is possibly Holla as good if not better than Bridcutt and Stockdale is improving with games.

I think Stockdale has had more bloomers now than Kuzczak had in his whole time at the club

 

[KJP]

Sell him

 

[martin tyler]

Thought the thread was about O'Grady who did ok when he was on

 

[penny's harmonica]

Thought the thread was about O'Grady who did ok when he was on

Agreed, did well. Can't see him going anywhere soon as CMS will no doubt be out till March

 

[The Wizard]

Did very well tonight, better than CMS.

 

[sir albion]

Let's hope his confidence grows then

 

[willalbion]

Agreed, thought he played very well when he came on.

 

[nwgull]

Thought he had a good game against Burton. Good to see he can have an effect against better defenders as well.

 

[Max Paper]

Well I thought he was shit tonight