woodyandbuzz 0 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 think he could be a good player but not convinced he is built for scottish football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted E Bayer 484 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 He's been ok. Nothing special in my eyes though. For a winger I personally expect a lot more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzapat 83 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 He's been ok. Nothing special in my eyes though. For a winger I personally expect a lot more. I agree, he just seems so light weight. I have seen McDonalds Fries thicker than his legs, 1 bad tackle and they would snap like driftwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter6 0 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No matter what the Rangers fans think of him I hope he makes a full recovery from his injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyandbuzz 0 Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 think he is more suited to euro games tbh domestic i agree he needs to produce a bit more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyandbuzz 0 Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 No matter what the Rangers fans think of him I hope he makes a full recovery from his injury. of course we wish him well in his recovery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigy 0 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 No matter what the Rangers fans think of him I hope he makes a full recovery from his injury. <_< Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvager 498 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 DMB can be a great player but needs to be more consistent. He needs better service too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVB 2,560 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 too lightweight for a sustained run in the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannan 0 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 lightweight, not all that fast and cant go by a man..........delivery is ok, specially from corners overall not good enough for Rangers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ara 154 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 ...said it before...he's a lightweight who doesn't have the strength or bottle to really dig when it matters.. ... Made my mind up when he shirked 3 tackles in the barca game right in front of where I was sitting ... Aye hope the wee fella's OK, then scores a couple...so we get a decenmt price ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_ni 12 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 been disappointed with him. thought he was going to be a cracking signing. Hes not done that badly, just not as well as i thought he would. For the money we paid though hes still a bargain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,941 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Let's be realistic here we picked up a vastly experienced international player who still has his best years ahead of him for a mere £500,000. To put that in context you would probably pay more than that for fucking Jamie Smith or Ross McCormack: average SPL players who have next to no experience at all. Wheater he is a starter or a substitute we got an absloute bargain when we signed Beasley and yet people still find something to moan about. Already Beasley has already shown that there is little substitute for experience. The way that he won that free kick in the dying seconds against RSB away being testimenet to that and on top of that he made a more than decent contribution in terms of both goals and assists and I believe he would have carried that on had he not picked up an injury. As a side point I honestly can't believe some people are coming with the whole "he's too lightweight" arguement, yet these same people say "Fucking hell we have too many hammer throwers in our team where are the flair players" It's about getting the balance right and Beasley offers the flair side of the game, while guys like Thomson are the water carriers. There is a reason that guys who possess both sides of the coin, your Drogba's, C Ronaldo's and Gerrard's are worth millions of pounds and thats because players who are that complete are a rarity. If you can go out and find a player who is built like Ross Tokley or Lee McCulloch, but also possess the skill of a Robinho or a Messi for the type of money we can afford then you should take up scouting. Trying to please some people is honestly like pissing into the wind sometimes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy 68 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 He has shown that he is a good player, but his decision making is his down-fall for me. He seems to be reluctant to take a chance and try to beat his man, and instead opts to pass backwards or play it safe. Sometimes, as a winger, he has to take a chance or two. Still, for that money, we can't really complain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiko67 0 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Hmmm is Beasley the new Buffel? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rohan 23 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 He has shown that he is a good player, but his decision making is his down-fall for me. He seems to be reluctant to take a chance and try to beat his man, and instead opts to pass backwards or play it safe. Sometimes, as a winger, he has to take a chance or two. Still, for that money, we can't really complain. Fully agree with that. As a winger he is going to lose the ball now and again when trying to take players on, I would rather him try it now and again than not at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
docspiderman 1,234 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I have been disappointed with him, he did well in flashes but I could not describe him as a winger; his first instinct is always to pass the ball back rather than take on a defender, he is not strong enough to be a midfielder in the spl and not brave enough to be a striker. His strength is pace but too often he is reluctant to use it to hurt defences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkiebear 1,013 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I think he would fit in a lot better in our current 4-3-3 formation. This would suit him more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegKuznetsov 10,816 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I think he does produce, but that his style is not sufficiently dramatic to catch most people's eyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,708 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Let's be realistic here we picked up a vastly experienced international player who still has his best years ahead of him for a mere £500,000. To put that in context you would probably pay more than that for fucking Jamie Smith or Ross McCormack: average SPL players who have next to no experience at all. Wheater he is a starter or a substitute we got an absloute bargain when we signed Beasley and yet people still find something to moan about. Already Beasley has already shown that there is little substitute for experience. The way that he won that free kick in the dying seconds against RSB away being testimenet to that and on top of that he made a more than decent contribution in terms of both goals and assists and I believe he would have carried that on had he not picked up an injury. As a side point I honestly can't believe some people are coming with the whole "he's too lightweight" arguement, yet these same people say "Fucking hell we have too many hammer throwers in our team where are the flair players" It's about getting the balance right and Beasley offers the flair side of the game, while guys like Thomson are the water carriers. There is a reason that guys who possess both sides of the coin, your Drogba's, C Ronaldo's and Gerrard's are worth millions of pounds and thats because players who are that complete are a rarity. If you can go out and find a player who is built like Ross Tokley or Lee McCulloch, but also possess the skill of a Robinho or a Messi for the type of money we can afford then you should take up scouting. Trying to please some people is honestly like pissing into the wind sometimes beasley is really capable of something special and I think he would have been an important player for us against Lyon at Ibrox. He can do the long mazy runs but that is not always his style, he often plays further up the park and is played in behind defences, something we should be able to exploit given our new formation, he would thrive on one of the wings, especially on the right, cutting in onto his left. He is capable of those runs though as he showed at Ibrox against Barcelona when he got hacked down. I remember when he signed for Man city and I said to myself they have got one hell of a cracking player yet he never set the heather alight due to an injury and being played out of position but still managed a few goals and asissts, most notably against Arsenal and west ham, two goals typical of the style of play i mentioned above. Hopefully he can come back injury free for next season and really begin to settle, he is capable and we got him for a great price. Another good thing about him is that when he does get knocked down, he gets right back up again and gets on with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 think he could be a good player but not convinced he is built for scottish football And multi acclaimed player of the year Nakamura is? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCBEAR 0 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I am from the USA & have watched DMB grow up as a player. He is one of the best players we have to offer over here in the States he is a stand out player on the national team which says a lot. The USA team has gotten better every year as the Scotland team has gotten better over recent years. I think he will be a fine Rangers player once he comes back from injury. WATP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmckinlay 0 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I am from the USA & have watched DMB grow up as a player. He is one of the best players we have to offer over here in the States he is a stand out player on the national team which says a lot. The USA team has gotten better every year as the Scotland team has gotten better over recent years. I think he will be a fine Rangers player once he comes back from injury. WATP On a personal note I wish him a speedy recovery, professionally I don't think he's been missed with Burke and Naismith both doing a good job covering his position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUEDIGNITY 33,660 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 He's better than Burke, about 20 times better, for instance he can score a goal at the end of a run. cause he actually wants to ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby 41 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 i think he cant lace burke's boots. beasley is a good player, but not shown it yet. out with half a dozen worlds beaters, burkey is as good as anyone, and can get even better. not a chance of da marcus coming even close, though an able deputy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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