Makienok

sam3110

Booing and jeering the big man everytime he does something wrong, and sarcastically applauding and cheering every header, isn't going to help him. He came on today for a tired Lookman, and our other players failed to react to the change. Simon is at his best with the ball played into his chest or feet, and he holds a player off before playing someone in who's running from deep, but we hardly ever play that way.

But for the love of God booing his every touch isn't going to bring the best out of him is it?

Valiantphil

He is a non league player.

Fumbluff

Valiantphil said:

He is a non league player.

Hold on he was our saviour when he came back for the Wednesday game, this is getting confusing for me

ShootersHillGuru

Club is poison at the moment. Not a glimmer of light anywhere with the exception of the emergence of Lookman.

We need a huge January lift both as supporters and squad. I doubt either.

braydex

Sorry but a strikers job is to score goals. He doesn't. He will get booed. Score goals and he won't get booed.simple.

ValleyGary

braydex said:

Sorry but a strikers job is to score goals. He doesn't. He will get booed. Score goals and he won't get booed.simple.

Have you thought about applying for the managers job?

Atletico Addick

It's football, it happens. You pay your money you show your discontent, in the same way you show your content. I can't feel sorry for him, he's playing a job under pressure and playing poorly at it.

For a man 2 metres tall he really does need to win some headers though.

Nicholas

Too the taking the piss out of him. You are .

se9addick

If Lookman was tired looking Makienok's narcoleptic.

LargeAddick

Said to Golfie he's poor but jeering and sarcasm when he wins a header isn't going to help him at all

i_b_b_o_r_g

Nicholas said:

Too the taking the piss out of him. You are .

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Valiantphil said:

He is a non league player.

Harsh he is definitely league two standard in his technique although I'll agree with you his fitness is non-league.

Not good at this level.

carly burn

Nicholas said:

Too the taking the piss out of him. You are .

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Athletico Charlton

Don't rate him but not his fault our stats based scouts saw a bloke of 6"7 who had been transferred for +£2M before and scored lots of goals in a weak league previously and thought we should sign him. Can't fault his effort and booing him is ridiculous.

oohaahmortimer

Don't forget £2m and he is ours at the end of the season

ThreadKiller

Not sure who was worse, him or the fans

AFKABartram

Don't like taking the mick out our own

jamescafc

He has been very poor of late. For a man of his size to be so poor in the air will naturally attract criticism. I think the frustration is how often he is seen to be not challenging for the ball in the air. For him to be effective goes against the way the team seem to be playing. He comes on and it doesn't appear the rest know how to adapt. Playing balls into his feet or down the channels will never work!

carly burn

AFKABartram said:

Don't like taking the mick out our own

Another tick in the box for Roland.

harveys_gardener

You could take a big basketball player or rugby back row and put them upfront. They'd cause some aggro for defenders, score the odd goal but you wouldn't call them a centre forward, or even a footballer. Ditto Mak.

Oggy Red

It's a funny thing ....... he played some decent games early in the season, when he had plenty of support from a productive midfield playing to his strengths.

He was unplayable against Hull and again against Sheff Weds.
So there is something there.


But then he had a truly shocking game against Ipswich.

Now he's wandering around completely lost and bereft of confidence - and because there is no midfield and JBG is hiding, all that the rest of the team do is lump a high ball vaguely in his direction.

Seems to me that he's a symptom of the team's malaise, rather than its cause.

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SELR_addicks

Booing our own players doesn't solve anything. It's dumb and will just lead to worse performances from the players in question.

If you don't want to get behind the team, don't turn up.

cafctom

Started to look a bit embarrassing for the fans when they felt the need to sarcastically cheer him even after he had won 6 or 7 headers....

se9addick

AFKABartram said:

Don't like taking the mick out our own

But who was it really taking the mick, fans or player ?

Budington

For a player who showed he has some ability at the start of the season I reserve every right to jeer him after his last few performances. Truly woeful.

kentaddick

braydex said:

Sorry but a strikers job is to score goals. He doesn't. He will get booed. Score goals and he won't get booed.simple.

General football rule : if some one ever says "a strikers job is to score goals" it's a bit like saying "I know nothing about football but I'll repeat what I heard down the pub from my Sunday league manager".

Hartleypete

One of the most lazy players I have witnessed at this level hardly covers any yards.

covered_end_junior

Short memories people have, he's not half as bad as some make out. Put him in a team with some decent players around him and he'll play well.

Put him in a team short of confidence, playing a 4-3-3 and relying heavily on counter attacking football with pace and he's just about the last type of player you'd want in the team really.

It's not a coincidence his worst performances have been in recent weeks when we're just looking to catch teams on the break over and over again.

killerandflash

He actually won more headers than usual when he came on, but to little effect.

He needs to sit down tomorrow and watch a video of how Heskey played, as Heskey won everything in the air AND nearly always headed the ball to one of his teammates. He was easily their best player

I_Saw_Semedo_Score

Agreed the chanting is unnecessary but on the other hand he has looked piss poor for weeks. Felt bad for him at times on Saturday and against Ipswich especially, looked so far out of his depth it was embarrassing.

What happened to the bloke who played against Hull?