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The return of Mr Pericard


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Please don't go back in time, he was sh*t then, and is probably **** now. This would be a bad bad move.

 

Why would this be a bad move have you seen him play regularly?

 

Pericard has had a number of injuries has recovered and is now playing well apparently

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2009/12/pericard_bounces_back_after_in.html#177458

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He's not done too badly this year, they only signed him in October as well i believe - so his goals tally is quite impressive.

 

But this league is generally poor, and you don't need to be a world beater to do well - a bit of power/strength and you'll do well

 

 

He'd be a good squad player at this level though, no doubts about that.

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Wasn't he carp for us? It all seems so long ago :s

 

That was my initial reaction, but that was then and this is now.

 

Bringing a decent player struggling for form into the road crash of a club that was Saints is very different from bringing in an in-form player into a decent side. And we do need cover for Lambert.

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He's the focul point of there attack. To be fair, he was horrfic was for last time but he'd probably do a job for us.

 

I have no doubt in my mind whatsoever that because its the News of the World its ******** though. He'll probably leave Carlisle to be fair and go to another League 1 club but i'd bank on us looking at more "long term" options.

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I'd rather we spent some money and got someone a little more mobile.

 

If we sign a striker in January, they are likely to spend 90% of their time on the bench. Essentially they would be cover in case Lambert gets injured. There are better areas of the team on which to spend 'real' money.

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If we sign a striker in January, they are likely to spend 90% of their time on the bench. Essentially they would be cover in case Lambert gets injured. There are better areas of the team on which to spend 'real' money.

 

And when Connolly gets tired? I think we do need another Striker, maybe not Pericard but if he's doing as well as people think he is i'd give it a shot. :)

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Pericard is absolutely gash. My gran is faster than him, and she's 74. I still remember watching him against Charlton last season. We were on the attack, he receives the ball, the defender comes in to challenge him, he goes down like he's been shot, the Charlton defenders pick up the ball and launch a counter attack which they nearly scored from while he's still down on the ground.

 

He's f*cking useless. Carlisle are welcome to him as far as i'm concerned. P*mpey fans on that blog on the BBC Sport page keep going on about how superb he was in their CCC promotion season. I don't think 9 goals in 32 appearances is a fantastic return for a striker, considering Lallana has 12 from midfield, and Rickie Lambert has double Pericard's tally in 23 appearances.

 

Pericard might be on a free transfer, but that doesn't make him any less awful. Jeremie Aliadiere is on a free as well, and he's 10x the player that Pericard is.

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Pericard is absolutely gash. My gran is faster than him, and she's 74. I still remember watching him against Charlton last season. We were on the attack, he receives the ball, the defender comes in to challenge him, he goes down like he's been shot, the Charlton defenders pick up the ball and launch a counter attack which they nearly scored from while he's still down on the ground.

 

He's f*cking useless. Carlisle are welcome to him as far as i'm concerned. P*mpey fans on that blog on the BBC Sport page keep going on about how superb he was in their CCC promotion season. I don't think 9 goals in 32 appearances is a fantastic return for a striker, considering Lallana has 12 from midfield, and Rickie Lambert has double Pericard's tally in 23 appearances.

 

Pericard might be on a free transfer, but that doesn't make him any less awful. Jeremie Aliadiere is on a free as well, and he's 10x the player that Pericard is.

 

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Could not have put it better myself !

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Papa is cover for Connolly. Or Lallana can do a job up front if needed. We don't really have anyone to replace Lambert.

 

So then presuming Antonio goes, who is left on the right while Papa is upfront and we'd need someone decent enough in midfield to cover lallana ;) so about 4 players in would be good IMO.

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Mirror reported that he had his contract terminated with immediate effect by WGS the other day, and he's now on a free.

 

Aliadiere underwent an ankle operation back at the end of October following an injury. He was supposed to be absent about 8 weeks or so, so where this story about his contract being cancelled comes from I really don't know. Unless he has to pack it in on medical advice and Boro are going for the insurance money.

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Aliadiere underwent an ankle operation back at the end of October following an injury. He was supposed to be absent about 8 weeks or so, so where this story about his contract being cancelled comes from I really don't know. Unless he has to pack it in on medical advice and Boro are going for the insurance money.

 

Odd, I could've sworn I read it in the Mirror but there's nothing I can find about it now. Oh well.

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If we sign a striker in January, they are likely to spend 90% of their time on the bench. Essentially they would be cover in case Lambert gets injured. There are better areas of the team on which to spend 'real' money.

 

Against Colchester we had 8 shots on target to their 5, yet we lost 2-1.

 

Lambert's fitness is ok, but Connolly it seems can't always play regularly in the midst of a fixture pileup.

 

If one of them gets injured, we're buggered, plus it'd do them good to have some serious competition for places.

 

Lee Barnard would fit the bill nicely.

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He didn't make an impact here, but then it was very hard for any player to make an impact here judging by how shyte we were for the last couple of seasons.

 

Seemingly he's turned his life around and all credit to him, but I'd rather set our sights elsewhere. Still, as has been said, in Pards we trust.

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Still, as has been said, in Pards we trust.

 

No dig at Pards, because I think he is the best man for the job, but didn't we use to use the phrase "in Burley we trust" quite a lot?

 

Despite the success AP has had with certain signings (Connolly, Lambert, Harding etc), I'm sure he's more than capable of making a crap signing too, all managers do. Remember when Fergie put his faith in Djemba-Djemba, Kleberson, Taibi, Bellion.......

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