skyehigh 2 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Beatties been past it for years and everyone knew that except super Walter . Some on here still come out with the crap he needs more games ! The guys a donkey and should never have been bought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 He was probably trying too hard in the first half.I counted three times he was down helping Papac defend in the first 20 minutes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo 0 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Beattie, i like the guy and hope he gets his first goal soon but i think his career has been over before he came to rangers, i hate to admit it because ive been a suporter of his for years and hope he can prove us all wrong!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I said it when Jelavic was hacked down. He will be back and fully fit before Beattie is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue corn flakes 1,282 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Match fitness and sharpness count for everything. Beattie will get there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gronaldo 38 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Hateley was written off,Cannigia,Hutton,Adam,Weir and Naismith to name a few.So were many players who never amounted to anything. At the end of the day, there's nothing wrong with calling it as you see it. The "give him time" / "he needs match fitness" thing is completely valid and everyone should keep that in mind when criticising him, but on the other side of the coin I'm not going to pretend that I was encouraged by that performance tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERCOOPER 115 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Is he past it? - I would say so on what I've seen or should that be not seen so far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofCoop 17,472 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 He was probably trying too hard in the first half.I counted three times he was down helping Papac defend in the first 20 minutes. Something most 30-something strikers try & avoid like the plague! He was an inch or two away from converting Naisy's cross in the first half....had that gone in then he could have had a totally different game. Ironically, if Weiss and Beattie had been on at the same time he would have had much better service too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GersAvA92 53 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I think he did OK tonight, could've done a lot better though. As someones stated above, he's no played/started since September and one game in and he's past it?I think we'll see more from him, one goal and the man will be full of confidence....I hope Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 69 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Not sure how much more he has to offer than that tbh. What a waste of £1.5 million it looks like turning out to be, we are an absolute joke in the transfer market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanseabear 25 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Woeful tonight. He made Boyd look mobile, he didn't even show any intelligence with his movement tonight. Took too long to take him off tonight too when he was so far off the pace. Really want him to do well, but it looks more unlikely now than ever Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalton 1,192 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 James Beatie nice guy probably and if he signed 10 years ago may have been a different story .In Truth - A terrible panic buy signing he could play the next six games and it will the same performance every game .Its not the fact he hasnt scored - Its his all round game his speed everything - he just isnt good enough for a rangers center forward.Sounds harsh after a good result tonight but its plainly obvious to many - cant see many other clubs wanting to take him off our hands . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueben_d 40 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Needs matches to get fit, still got good touch and from the warm up I saw still knows how to bang them in. It'll be next season before we see the best out of him as it will take months to get up to full fitness and sharpness after his time out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 So were many players who never amounted to anything. At the end of the day, there's nothing wrong with calling it as you see it. The "give him time" / "he needs match fitness" thing is completely valid and everyone should keep that in mind when criticising him, but on the other side of the coin I'm not going to pretend that I was encouraged by that performance tonight.That's a sensible post though you said you aren't encouraged which is a bit different to 'he's finished' or 'waste of money'.I respect that more than the type of shit I quoted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyehigh 2 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 bombayHe is finished and was a waste of money ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniemca 479 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 got ridiculed before the season started for suggesting we sign kevin kyle for free instead of this dud. walters got to take the hit for this . beattie will end up costing us between 2m and 3m over his contract, a shameful waste of money in the state we are in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dempsey91 3 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 The goals will come Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan_rfc 24 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 When does his contract expire? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfcfraserrfc 262 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 its not going to happen with this guy not good enough, I know its early but cmon seriously, hes pish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 1873 4 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Rumour on FF he's being touted for a return to Soithampton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinGers93 388 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Unfortunatly his days as a footballer look to be over. Hopefully I'm wrong, but he looks overweight infact he has a fine set of moobs!not as fine as neil lennon's when he was a player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson 27 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 got ridiculed before the season started for suggesting we sign kevin kyle for free instead of this dud. walters got to take the hit for this . beattie will end up costing us between 2m and 3m over his contract, a shameful waste of money in the state we are inWhen a ball goes wide, I look in the middle for what the centre-forward is doing.Good ones are either tricking their markers or bullying them.Beattie was simply jogging beside the guys marking him.He has no pace, no hunger. A dud.Until Jela gets fit or someone else comes in, I think it should be Lafferty and Naismith up front.Both have that bit of extra dig, pace and will-to-win.Beattie, I'm afraid, has left his best days far, far behind him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 The goals will come Heard that since they day he signed. Some said he'd easily bang 15-20 goals a season. He will never score that many in his Rangers career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmrfc1873 48 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 First start since september, and during the games he was playing during September were his first games in what ? 7-8 months ? Give the guy a chance FFS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingbo 0 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Felt sorry for him tonight. He wasn't really on pace, but the game was played around him mostly, and we must have the most terrible crossing in the country. I reckon if we can get a decent, consistent delivery into the box he would score a few, but tonight it was pathetic. Absolutely nothing that just seems like it's waiting to be attacked.I thought he'd do great for us, but he needs to up his game as well as us giving him service. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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