Yes it really isn't ideal. The reason I'm sticking up for Raj is that they all seem ****, inc Doumbia in a couple of U23 games I saw, but at least Raj scores for us, and for Brondby...I know how limited he is outside the goals but the others seem more pleasing on the eye but equally limited. The disappointing thing is how hard it seems we fought to get Jebbison in but how useless he has looked...
The hope for Jebbison was that Cleverley (somewhat inexplicably) supposedly really wanted him, so you had to assume there was some reason for that and have some faith. Putting that aside, he looked like Kienan Davis Mk II, a non scoring striker who perhaps has just enough promise for a larger club to keep him around, but at the same time, they were not willing to let them anywhere near their own first team. In that respect he’s a lot like the tat we pick up ourselves like Fletcher, there is a blind hope they’ll come good at some point, but probably not while actually playing for us, and probably never regardless.
Yeah, it's exactly the same as the PL relegation days when people used to argue about whichever of Cathcart, Kabasele, WTE, Dawson, Prodl, Sierralta etc. should be starting at CB - whichever was currently on the bench or out injured was always the one people wanted playing and imagined couldn't be worse than those stinking the place out the week before (until they got their chance in the team, were still rubbish, and the cycle would begin again).
That time he literally just ran away from the ball when through in the opposition box is still one of the most entertaining Watford memories that exists, so who wouldn't sign up for a second bite of that cherry?
Still doesn't beat Kabasele sitting down on the pitch to tie his laces and allowing Muff to score the equalising goal. Watford gold.
Is he getting regular starts do we know? The decision to loan him out was indeed odd, but given that we have at least he is scoring goals. Hopefully he can return a more confident well rounded player, and knock in 20 goals between January and May.
Not sure he is starting but has 9 goals in 11 games, a goal every 61 mins!! Still think he's a poor footballer but those are pretty good stats especially compared to our current striking options
He won a couple of headers which is a good thing. Wasn't it Kevin Philips who had a poor return at reserve level, he certainly made a difference to the first 11. Not saying Doumbia is the answer but he's ours, available and needs minutes to prove that he is.
I thought he'd shown improvement early on this season. If we constantly flung in crosses he'd get on the end of a decent amount. Which he's shown and finished. Bayo has hit one screamer and missed the sitters. Imo offers absolutely nothing.
Couldn't agree more. 2 goals and 0 assists in about a year. I'm not sure I can remember a worse striker ever
Even if he scores 25 the twitter mob are so entrenched in their view that they will refuse to accept he’s a better option than Bayo or Jebbison. They will claim he’s playing against pub teams.
He’s a desperately poor player apart from his poaching instincts, but the way round that is to play to his strengths and get as many balls into the box as possible. At the moment there is no way to play to the strengths of Bayo and Jebbison as they have none at all, at least with Jebbison none we’ve seen yet.
Or to use him in cup matches or against average opposition at home and used on the bench as the "cavalry" if we are up against a decent side when we need a goal ?.
Think you’re underplaying it if you try to suggest it’s just the ‘Twitter mob’ on his back. He literally got laughed at by many people around me in the Rookery last season and early on this one too. I can’t really remember an established pro attracting that sort of response before. Bayo incidentally attracts waves of derision and lately booing too, so he’s not liked either.
Tbh both aren’t really rated by anyone particularly as far as I aware but we know the home crowed aren’t ones to visually get on players backs .
I've said it before, people make their mind up on a player and refuse to change. I still believe he's not great but in comparison with the other two he's like the Brazilian Ronaldo
To repeat a phrase from Blackadder. Loaning Rajovic out was a tremendous victory for stupidity over common sense
Pulled out an alternative version of the banner from last Saturday apparently. Had a picture he’d drawn of Tom with the words ‘traitor’, ‘scum’ and ‘liar’ on it. Bold.
Don't mind that red card: a) frustration was that he didn't use his physicality enough and was bullied. Good to see him give a defender a big **** off shove when he was having his shirt pulled and then have a bit of attitude afterwards b) will get a nice three game rest so he's fit and raring to go for when we recall him on Jan 1st c) it's not really a sending off anyway. Presumably it was violent contact for the way he freed his leg/gave a little kick out. Petulant but yellow card, get on with the game!
