Comments on: It’s only a matter of time before Leon Best starts scoring http://www.tynetime.com/2010/03/15/its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-leon-best-starts-scoring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-leon-best-starts-scoring Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:29:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lindsay http://www.tynetime.com/2010/03/15/its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-leon-best-starts-scoring/comment-page-1/#comment-2798 Lindsay Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:35:51 +0000 http://www.tynetime.com/?p=1984#comment-2798 I don't think he has had enough minutes on the pitch yet to decide he isn't good enough, he has often come on late with the game won. He is an honest player who should not be judged on goals alone, his ability to hold the ball up and bring others in to play is excellent, he is very much a team player, this sort of thing is often ignored when you are a striker not scoring. His cross for Carroll against Swansea was excellent and a sign of what he can do and I think if he is given more time on the pitch he will come good. I don’t think he has had enough minutes on the pitch yet to decide he isn’t good enough, he has often come on late with the game won. He is an honest player who should not be judged on goals alone, his ability to hold the ball up and bring others in to play is excellent, he is very much a team player, this sort of thing is often ignored when you are a striker not scoring. His cross for Carroll against Swansea was excellent and a sign of what he can do and I think if he is given more time on the pitch he will come good.

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.tynetime.com/2010/03/15/its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-leon-best-starts-scoring/comment-page-1/#comment-6283 Lindsay Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:35:00 +0000 http://www.tynetime.com/?p=1984#comment-6283 I don't think he has had enough minutes on the pitch yet to decide he isn't good enough, he has often come on late with the game won. He is an honest player who should not be judged on goals alone, his ability to hold the ball up and bring others in to play is excellent, he is very much a team player, this sort of thing is often ignored when you are a striker not scoring. His cross for Carroll against Swansea was excellent and a sign of what he can do and I think if he is given more time on the pitch he will come good. I don’t think he has had enough minutes on the pitch yet to decide he isn’t good enough, he has often come on late with the game won. He is an honest player who should not be judged on goals alone, his ability to hold the ball up and bring others in to play is excellent, he is very much a team player, this sort of thing is often ignored when you are a striker not scoring. His cross for Carroll against Swansea was excellent and a sign of what he can do and I think if he is given more time on the pitch he will come good.

]]> By: Neil http://www.tynetime.com/2010/03/15/its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-leon-best-starts-scoring/comment-page-1/#comment-2794 Neil Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:03:47 +0000 http://www.tynetime.com/?p=1984#comment-2794 Wishful thinking, I fear. Best has scored 10 goals in 30 or so appearances this season, making him an OK player at Championship level. We signed him on a 3.5 year contract (I think), but I’ve seen no evidence to suggest that he will be able to cut it in the Premiership – Hughton obviously thinks otherwise. He is already a bit-part player for Newcastle, so if he isn’t good enough to hold down a place in the team this season, what chance does he have next season? Our other targets during January (Beckford and Moses) might have been able to make the step up to the Premiership. When we didn’t get either of those we should have just given up on signing another striker in January, the better option being to leave it until the summer and seeing who becomes available once we have (hopefully) won promotion. I really don’t know why we signed Best. We already have Lovenkrands, Carroll and Ameobi ahead of him in the pecking order. And is he really any better than Ranger? We had the perfect opportunity to give Ranger a chance to develop, by letting him have some time on the pitch in a team that is doing well / creating chances etc. But instead we’ve just wasted money on a striker who is probably going to turn out to be useless to us, and at the same time stunted the development of one of our up-and-coming youngsters. Wishful thinking, I fear. Best has scored 10 goals in 30 or so appearances this season, making him an OK player at Championship level. We signed him on a 3.5 year contract (I think), but I’ve seen no evidence to suggest that he will be able to cut it in the Premiership – Hughton obviously thinks otherwise. He is already a bit-part player for Newcastle, so if he isn’t good enough to hold down a place in the team this season, what chance does he have next season? Our other targets during January (Beckford and Moses) might have been able to make the step up to the Premiership. When we didn’t get either of those we should have just given up on signing another striker in January, the better option being to leave it until the summer and seeing who becomes available once we have (hopefully) won promotion.

I really don’t know why we signed Best. We already have Lovenkrands, Carroll and Ameobi ahead of him in the pecking order. And is he really any better than Ranger? We had the perfect opportunity to give Ranger a chance to develop, by letting him have some time on the pitch in a team that is doing well / creating chances etc. But instead we’ve just wasted money on a striker who is probably going to turn out to be useless to us, and at the same time stunted the development of one of our up-and-coming youngsters.

]]> By: Neil http://www.tynetime.com/2010/03/15/its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-leon-best-starts-scoring/comment-page-1/#comment-6282 Neil Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:03:00 +0000 http://www.tynetime.com/?p=1984#comment-6282 Wishful thinking, I fear. Best has scored 10 goals in 30 or so appearances this season, making him an OK player at Championship level. We signed him on a 3.5 year contract (I think), but I’ve seen no evidence to suggest that he will be able to cut it in the Premiership – Hughton obviously thinks otherwise. He is already a bit-part player for Newcastle, so if he isn’t good enough to hold down a place in the team this season, what chance does he have next season? Our other targets during January (Beckford and Moses) might have been able to make the step up to the Premiership. When we didn’t get either of those we should have just given up on signing another striker in January, the better option being to leave it until the summer and seeing who becomes available once we have (hopefully) won promotion. I really don’t know why we signed Best. We already have Lovenkrands, Carroll and Ameobi ahead of him in the pecking order. And is he really any better than Ranger? We had the perfect opportunity to give Ranger a chance to develop, by letting him have some time on the pitch in a team that is doing well / creating chances etc. But instead we’ve just wasted money on a striker who is probably going to turn out to be useless to us, and at the same time stunted the development of one of our up-and-coming youngsters. Wishful thinking, I fear. Best has scored 10 goals in 30 or so appearances this season, making him an OK player at Championship level. We signed him on a 3.5 year contract (I think), but I’ve seen no evidence to suggest that he will be able to cut it in the Premiership – Hughton obviously thinks otherwise. He is already a bit-part player for Newcastle, so if he isn’t good enough to hold down a place in the team this season, what chance does he have next season? Our other targets during January (Beckford and Moses) might have been able to make the step up to the Premiership. When we didn’t get either of those we should have just given up on signing another striker in January, the better option being to leave it until the summer and seeing who becomes available once we have (hopefully) won promotion.

I really don’t know why we signed Best. We already have Lovenkrands, Carroll and Ameobi ahead of him in the pecking order. And is he really any better than Ranger? We had the perfect opportunity to give Ranger a chance to develop, by letting him have some time on the pitch in a team that is doing well / creating chances etc. But instead we’ve just wasted money on a striker who is probably going to turn out to be useless to us, and at the same time stunted the development of one of our up-and-coming youngsters.

]]> By: nufc http://www.tynetime.com/2010/03/15/its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-leon-best-starts-scoring/comment-page-1/#comment-2790 nufc Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:35:08 +0000 http://www.tynetime.com/?p=1984#comment-2790 Don't think he's had the time.He put the cross in that give us a point.I still think we need to buy some better.I think in the summer should bring in joe ledly,chris burke and kevin doyle fitz hall players out nicky butt,shola ameobi and pancrate. keeper would you keep Tim krul or Fraser forster? Don’t think he’s had the time.He put the cross in that give us a point.I still think we need to buy some better.I think in the summer should bring in joe ledly,chris burke and kevin doyle fitz hall players out nicky butt,shola ameobi and pancrate. keeper would you keep Tim krul or Fraser forster?

]]> By: nufc http://www.tynetime.com/2010/03/15/its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-leon-best-starts-scoring/comment-page-1/#comment-6281 nufc Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:35:00 +0000 http://www.tynetime.com/?p=1984#comment-6281 Don't think he's had the time.He put the cross in that give us a point.I still think we need to buy some better.I think in the summer should bring in joe ledly,chris burke and kevin doyle fitz hall players out nicky butt,shola ameobi and pancrate. keeper would you keep Tim krul or Fraser forster? Don’t think he’s had the time.He put the cross in that give us a point.I still think we need to buy some better.I think in the summer should bring in joe ledly,chris burke and kevin doyle fitz hall players out nicky butt,shola ameobi and pancrate. keeper would you keep Tim krul or Fraser forster?

]]> By: tynsideterrier http://www.tynetime.com/2010/03/15/its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-leon-best-starts-scoring/comment-page-1/#comment-2789 tynsideterrier Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:43:25 +0000 http://www.tynetime.com/?p=1984#comment-2789 Don,t him to be honest..Hope im wrong though! As for hazard,there is no hope he would join us after he tore apart Liverpool in his man of the match performance,its top clubs in europe who are going to be going for him! Don,t him to be honest..Hope im wrong though!
As for hazard,there is no hope he would join us after he tore apart Liverpool in his man of the match performance,its top clubs in europe who are going to be going for him!

]]> By: tynsideterrier http://www.tynetime.com/2010/03/15/its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-leon-best-starts-scoring/comment-page-1/#comment-6280 tynsideterrier Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:43:00 +0000 http://www.tynetime.com/?p=1984#comment-6280 Don,t him to be honest..Hope im wrong though! As for hazard,there is no hope he would join us after he tore apart Liverpool in his man of the match performance,its top clubs in europe who are going to be going for him! Don,t him to be honest..Hope im wrong though!
As for hazard,there is no hope he would join us after he tore apart Liverpool in his man of the match performance,its top clubs in europe who are going to be going for him!

]]> By: Dean http://www.tynetime.com/2010/03/15/its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-leon-best-starts-scoring/comment-page-1/#comment-2788 Dean Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:25:21 +0000 http://www.tynetime.com/?p=1984#comment-2788 Didn't Leon Best set up the goal against Swansea, with a cross, in which could out to be a vital point. I like him, just wish he would get his first goal sooner rather than later to calm the pressure on him. Didn’t Leon Best set up the goal against Swansea, with a cross, in which could out to be a vital point. I like him, just wish he would get his first goal sooner rather than later to calm the pressure on him.

]]> By: Dean http://www.tynetime.com/2010/03/15/its-only-a-matter-of-time-before-leon-best-starts-scoring/comment-page-1/#comment-6279 Dean Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:25:00 +0000 http://www.tynetime.com/?p=1984#comment-6279 Didn't Leon Best set up the goal against Swansea, with a cross, in which could out to be a vital point. I like him, just wish he would get his first goal sooner rather than later to calm the pressure on him. Didn’t Leon Best set up the goal against Swansea, with a cross, in which could out to be a vital point. I like him, just wish he would get his first goal sooner rather than later to calm the pressure on him.

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