Sam Vokes

Monkey Man

Your support is not that great

Jan 30, 2005

3,157

Neither here nor there

• Oct 20, 2013

• #1

Eight goals in eight games for Burnley. Burnley are top of the Championship.

My opinion of him in his loan spell was that he was a journeyman hoofer and nowhere near the standard we were looking for.

So was I wrong? Has he dramatically improved? Maybe our midfield wasn't/isn't equipped to provide the service that an average striker requires?

 

Justice

Dangerous Idiot

Jun 21, 2012

18,639

Born In Shoreham

• Oct 20, 2013

• #2

Danny Ings is is the quality there good player. Would like to see him here.

 

S

Seagull over Canaryland

Well-known member

Feb 8, 2011

3,549

Norfolk

• Oct 20, 2013

• #3

I seem to recall Vicente picking Vokes out with a delicate chip for a clever goal (at Forest?).

I think Sam had more about him than Barn Door Billy, but then that wasn't difficult.

 

Ernest

Stupid IDIOT

Nov 8, 2003

42,739

LOONEY BIN

• Oct 20, 2013

• #4

Decent striker playing for a decent team with a decent English manager showing us how to do it, maybe they are concentrating on the pitch instead of FFP ?

 

Publius Ovidius

Well-known member

Jul 5, 2003

46,036

at home

• Oct 20, 2013

• #5

To be fair, we do seem to do that...seemly according to a few on here, woods was shit, vokes was shit, Henderson was shit, and there have been more.

We are not a very tolerant bunch and assume we have every right to have players of premiership standard playing for us...when of course we can't afford them, can't afford their wages and finally can't keep any of them fit anyway.

 

strings

Moving further North...

Feb 19, 2006

9,965

Barnsley

• Oct 20, 2013

• #6

Vokes needed one thing, stability. He was sent out on endless loan spells by Wolves, which did nothing for his development. Remember that he is still fairly young. Burnley have given him the stability he was after, and are reaping the rewards.

 

Two Professors

Two Mad Professors

Jul 13, 2009

7,617

Multicultural Brum

• Oct 20, 2013

• #7

Seagull over Canaryland said:

I seem to recall Vicente picking Vokes out with a delicate chip for a clever goal (at Forest?).

I think Sam had more about him than Barn Door Billy, but then that wasn't difficult.

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Remember that goal at Forest.I was in the Upper Trent & I think that was the only time Vokes touched the ball,idle wotsit!

 

greyseagull

New member

Jul 1, 2012

2,023

West Worthing

• Oct 20, 2013

• #8

Ernest said:

Decent striker playing for a decent team with a decent English manager showing us how to do it, maybe they are concentrating on the pitch instead of FFP ?

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This

 

kevtherev

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Feb 28, 2008

10,449

Tunbridge Wells

• Oct 20, 2013

• #9

I always thought Vokes was ok. We could have had Messi playing up front for us that season. Football is about playing a system to suit your players. Not playing a system for the sake of it. That's why we have never seen the best of Cms. I still think Cms is quality, just needs the right partner.

 

sparkie

Well-known member

Jul 17, 2003

12,506

Hove

• Oct 20, 2013

• #10

Ernest said:

Decent striker playing for a decent team with a decent English manager showing us how to do it, maybe they are concentrating on the pitch instead of FFP ?

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Burnley still get an 8 million pound parachute payment this year, which helps somewhat in dealing with FFP.

 

Norman Potting

Well-known member

Nov 5, 2006

13,970

Sussex, Sussex not by the sea and actually nearer

• Oct 20, 2013

• #11

Monkey Man said:

Eight goals in eight games for Burnley. Burnley are top of the Championship.

My opinion of him in his loan spell was that he was a journeyman hoofer and nowhere near the standard we were looking for.

So was I wrong? Has he dramatically improved? Maybe our midfield wasn't/isn't equipped to provide the service that an average striker requires?

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Would that be Burnley who we beat 2 - 0 at the beginning of the season?

 

Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003

73,709

West west west Sussex

• Oct 20, 2013

• #12

kevtherev said:

I always thought Vokes was ok. We could have had Messi playing up front for us that season. Football is about playing a system to suit your players. Not playing a system for the sake of it. That's why we have never seen the best of Cms. I still think Cms is quality, just needs the right partner.

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Yeah, wasn't Poyet at his very most defensive, when Vokes was playing.

 

S

Seagull over Canaryland

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Feb 8, 2011

3,549

Norfolk

• Oct 20, 2013

• #13

Stat Brother said:

Yeah, wasn't Poyet at his very most defensive, when Vokes was playing.

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Quite, he was often isolated up front and didn't have the support to be effective, so not entirely his fault.

Mind you Ulloa is often isolated but is effective on a different level and shows what good transfer really business he was.

 

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albionalex

Well-known member

Feb 26, 2009

4,524

Toronto

• Oct 20, 2013

• #14

He did ok for us but didn't stand out. I believe he's just in a purple patch at the moment, similar to Wood before he moved to Leicester.

 

M

mona

The Glory Game

Jul 9, 2003

5,470

High up on the South Downs.

• Oct 20, 2013

• #15

granny weatherwax said:

To be fair, we do seem to do that...seemly according to a few on here, woods was shit, vokes was shit, Henderson was shit, and there have been more.

We are not a very tolerant bunch and assume we have every right to have players of premiership standard playing for us...when of course we can't afford them, can't afford their wages and finally can't keep any of them fit anyway.

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Well said, gw. Agree 100%.

 

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mona

The Glory Game

Jul 9, 2003

5,470

High up on the South Downs.

• Oct 20, 2013

• #16

strings said:

Vokes needed one thing, stability. He was sent out on endless loan spells by Wolves, which did nothing for his development. Remember that he is still fairly young. Burnley have given him the stability he was after, and are reaping the rewards.

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More common sense! Well said sir.