LegendofCoop 17,363 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Surely there must be some way we can sue Burnley under the trades description act? He's meant to be a footballer ffs. There's no way on earth you could call that performance as being anything like football. With those gangly big legs of his all we'll get from him is the occasional hamstring pull. I've heard the arguments, play him up front etc etc blah blah......you watch him again today, lost possesion almost every time he gets the ball. Shocking. Saw nothing that could persuade me he'd be any good even as a striker. £3.5m? Yer havin a laugh....and some folk slag off Kenny Miller's ability! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,853 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Until he plays in his recognised position for a sustained period of time then nobody can make a judgement on him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amac9 2,060 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 If only. I have never rated Kyle Lafferty and I will never rate him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,707 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Until he plays in his recognised position for a sustained period of time then nobody can make a judgement on him. Playing in a different position doesnt account for having a poor first touch and a lack of being able to win the ball in the air despite being the biggest player on the park Seeing who Burnley got with their money makes the price we paid for him seem even more ridiculous Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanRfc 1 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Until he plays in his recognised position for a sustained period of time then nobody can make a judgement on him. am with ya on that buddy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Is it not within the 28 days? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofCoop 17,363 Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 Until he plays in his recognised position for a sustained period of time then nobody can make a judgement on him. No matter where you see a guy with the ball at his feet, whether he keeps the ball or not is what's important....Lafferty did nothing of importance today. We had 15 corners & he was in there for most of them & got nowhere near the ball. For someone who is 6' 6" he seemed to get even smaller when he jumped. Aaron sitting on the bench too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperRangers 2 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 What do ya expect ffs ? the boys a forward getting played at left mid, if you've watched him any time this season up front he looks a totally different player when hes played in the correct position. So why not critisize the gaffer for a change rather than just make him another scapegoat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadaready 9,437 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 If only. I have never rated Kyle Lafferty and I will never rate him. Me neither. We wasted money on him and Velicka. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,707 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 If only. I have never rated Kyle Lafferty and I will never rate him. Me neither. We wasted money on him and Velicka. £4.5Million is some amount of cash, that could have got us at least 2 quality first team additions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfc_no1fan 13 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I thought he started well, then faded. However, He wasnt the worst player on the park Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryann 0 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 he started well then totally faded. like some others today!!!! will be glad wen pedro is back, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfc_no1fan 13 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 He's pish at the moment, but will turn good IMO. Certainly not £4.5m good though, you could get a decent Eredivisie/Superliga striker for that! Just as well we never paid £4.5 million for him them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Certainly wasn't the worst player on the park today. An absolutely ridiculous decision to play him on the left anyway, especially after he's been playing upfront recently. We had Naismith, Beasley, Aaron and Fleck on the bench ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfc_no1fan 13 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Until he plays in his recognised position for a sustained period of time then nobody can make a judgement on him. No matter where you see a guy with the ball at his feet, whether he keeps the ball or not is what's important....Lafferty did nothing of importance today. We had 15 corners & he was in there for most of them & got nowhere near the ball. For someone who is 6' 6" he seemed to get even smaller when he jumped. Aaron sitting on the bench too He is not 6ft 6 inches tall, Nowhere near it He has never been a great headerer of the ball Davis's corners were deep, hanging balls, which are useless Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 He's the same height as Weir and Bougherra, where were they at the set pieces? Kyle Lafferty isn't known for his aerial ability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfc_no1fan 13 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 He's pish at the moment, but will turn good IMO. Certainly not £4.5m good though, you could get a decent Eredivisie/Superliga striker for that! Just as well we never paid £4.5 million for him them You could buy a good Eredivisie striker for anywhere between £3m and £4.5m Maybe you could, but he would be wasted to if he was stuck out at left midfield Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofCoop 17,363 Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 Until he plays in his recognised position for a sustained period of time then nobody can make a judgement on him. No matter where you see a guy with the ball at his feet, whether he keeps the ball or not is what's important....Lafferty did nothing of importance today. We had 15 corners & he was in there for most of them & got nowhere near the ball. For someone who is 6' 6" he seemed to get even smaller when he jumped. Aaron sitting on the bench too He is not 6ft 6 inches tall, Nowhere near it He has never been a great headerer of the ball Davis's corners were deep, hanging balls, which are useless Sorry...aye, he's only 6' 3", so well short of that! Ok, so if he can't run with the ball and can't head it...why have we got him again??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 He can run with the ball as we saw today on a few occassions - when he's out on the left he always cuts inside. Not his fault he's not blessed with pace but he should try and hit the bye-line more often as he becomes far too obvious. Or we could try playing him upfront as he's never a left sided midfielder/winger no matter how many times he's played out there through-out his short career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnstoneBear 0 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I don't think he has justified the fee yet, but he has in all fairness showed glimpses of what he is capable of. As has been previousley said, he needs a sustained period of time playing his best position, centre forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I don't think he has justified the fee yet, but he has in all fairness showed glimpses of what he is capable of. As has been previousley said, he needs a sustained period of time playing his best position, centre forward. And welcome to the forum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 He definately isn't a winger, I think that's been proven repeatedly. Had Fleck, Beasley, or Aaron started on the left, there was all kinds of space they could have used to wreck havoc. He has looked marginally better when he's played up front, but even then I don't think he has done enough to justify his price tag. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelloMoto 0 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 He isn't worth anywhere near £3.5 million. Look at us trying to sell Boyd who has scored a shit load for a paltry £4 million. Lafferty will never get anywhere near what Boyd has scored, so how much is he going to be worth when we shift him on? Burnley got players like Chris Eagles + others with that money, while we are stuck with this beanpole dud. Coyle seen Walter coming with that deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Not been impressed with him so far even when up front, i'd have given him more chances up front but like others have said some of the things he gets wrong cannot be blamed on him playing out of position. I've no doubt the guy has potential but we paid 3.5 million for him, far too much on a player we didn't really need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertN 390 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 dont think i have ever seen a 6 foot 3 beanpole winger in fact it is pretty much the opposite of my idea of a winger a wing player should be fast skillfull low centre of gravity guess walter has to be seen to be playing him after paying that much for him if he plays play him upfront with a partner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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