Beckford flops again

Eric - yes indeed, a poor pick by Moyes too.

Greatness - spot-on analysis. And I too would now give Howard a start ahead of Beckford, if he's fit enough to put in a good part of the 90 mins.

comment by Eric Onion (I'm from Halton therefore a chavvy cockney?) Bates in! (U4604)


posted 2 hours, 27 minutes ago

MallingFox

He wasn't exactly David Moyes best pick was he?

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Free transfer
8 goals in his first season
2.5 mill upfront possible going to 4 mill

Not exaclty the worst bit of buisness there has ever been.

The problem with Beckford is one that Leeds fans have said time and time again. He misses more then he scores, at Leeds he had players like Snodgras and Becchio providing him chance after chance and he knocked them in. However if he aint at a team that is built with him in mind, as Leeds were when he was there, he dosent get the amount of chances he needs and does not get the goals.

I think my reaction when I read it on the bbc was like most Leeds fans, not 'hahahaha', or 'grrr he should have signed for us', it was;

'really? thats a bit steep.

Interesting that other fans are now realizing that what Leeds fans said about JB after he left was accurate:

He scores spectacular goals
He needs many chances to score one
He is selfish
He does not work off the ball/for others
He sulks when things don't go his way

For me, it was no loss when he left but I don't think Leeds United treated him as well as he deserved to be treated (subsequently borne out by the treatment of other now-ex-players).

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I don't see how JB was treated poorly by Leeds United he wanted to go and went. The subsequent treatment of other players has nothing to do with the way he was treated. In fact I would suggest that the club wanted him to stay more than Johnston and Kilkenny and tried harder to keep him.

Mind you I'm sure folk in distant lands that list five of his qualities (four of which are negative) have a much better grasp of the situation than most of us over here that attend games.



Just an opinion.

Your closer ignorance is nothing to brag about mate!

JonnyLosAngeles

Less of the mate sunshine My closer ignorance due to attending games is fine by me.

A lot of sunshine here, a lot of ignorance there - keeps it all in balance nicely!

Fox fans just wait & see how lazy Beckford is seriously, I wished him well when he went, he was given a chance by Moyes but Moyes realised very soon what a mistake he had made, Sven also took a chance on a player who's confidence had been knocked. He's a player who needs to be loved he's 1 of those, I do wish him luck but my heart says he is gonna struggle without his comfort zone he had at ER.

Good luck for the rest of the season fellas

JonnyLosAngeles

It may be sunshine there, but we have football to keep us warm over here. We get to see footballers on the pitch now and again, not just through the medium of telly!

Some of us have been kept warm by seeing trophies lifted!

You've not answered the other question on the other thread either I see, when was it you saw Duncan McKenzie actually play?

MOT with fans that have been to more than one game on holiday, and with those that only seen the one!

(There you're covered)