Adam Armstrong

[Saint_clark]

3 hours ago, benali-shorts said:

I thought he was dying with us in those last few months and forcing him to play wide when he’d made it clear that he didn’t want to play there wouldn’t have helped - he needed a fresh start, and so did we. 

This thing about his position is so weird to me. Can anyone tell me why he is so adamant he wants to play through the middle, and is apparently miserable playing on the right, when he has almost always been fucking dogshit playing centre forward and has banged in goals and assists from the right wing? Surely you'd be much happier providing goals for a winning team than running around like a headless chicken in the middle for a losing one?

[pimpin4rizeal]

4 hours ago, benali-shorts said:

I thought he was dying with us in those last few months and forcing him to play wide when he’d made it clear that he didn’t want to play there wouldn’t have helped - he needed a fresh start, and so did we. 

Really? The games that got tonda the job like charlton away he was immense. Plus he was a great option for two positions .everyone talks about how hard it is to sign decent strikers/forwards in January but doesn’t seem to stop us letting ours go  people seem to be making stuff up to make them feel happier about it 

[Lord Duckhunter]

9 hours ago, pimpin4rizeal said:

Not even posting this because of scienza , but I really think it was a pointless dumbass move getting rid of AA, even if you don’t rate him as a cf which he still did a good job and was top scorer at one point surely he offers a shit ton more product then fellows and matsuki on the right ? .

The whole atmosphere seems to have changed round the club since he left. THB & Downes are digging in and looking like completely different players. Attitudes look far better since the “vice captain” was binned. Coincidence? Maybe, but this doesn’t look anything like the  club  Alfie House said needed to lose a few bad apples…

Edited 6 hours ago by Lord Duckhunter

[benali-shorts]

37 minutes ago, pimpin4rizeal said:

Really? The games that got tonda the job like charlton away he was immense. Plus he was a great option for two positions .everyone talks about how hard it is to sign decent strikers/forwards in January but doesn’t seem to stop us letting ours go  people seem to be making stuff up to make them feel happier about it 

He hadn't scored in ten, and had looked Increasingly ineffectual in most of those (imo). We were looking to change to a big striker in January which would have meant his chances would then be restricted to playing wide, and he has made it clear he sees himself as a CF. We all expected Fellows to have more success as a RW, which would have made AA even more redundant. With 18 months left, it made sense for both parties to move on. I wish him well, but completely understand the reason for selling from both player's and club's perspectives. 

[HKsaint]

Fellow cannot replace AA. We miss AA badly.

[Chez]

9 minutes ago, HKsaint said:

We miss AA badly.

Do we? We seem to have done pretty well since we replaced him with Larin and a "fit" Stewart.

[saintant]

15 minutes ago, HKsaint said:

Fellow cannot replace AA. We miss AA badly.

We miss him so much we are unbeaten since he left and in the quarter finals of the FA Cup 🙂

[Chez]

42 minutes ago, benali-shorts said:

He hadn't scored in ten, and had looked Increasingly ineffectual in most of those (imo). We were looking to change to a big striker in January which would have meant his chances would then be restricted to playing wide, and he has made it clear he sees himself as a CF.

With 18 months left, it made sense for both parties to move on. I wish him well, but completely understand the reason for selling from both player's and club's perspectives. 

Agreed. He wasn't at the top of his game and he didn't offer us that physical presence we badly needed. If we could have sold Archer, I think that would have been the club's preference, but no one want to buy him. 

Having sent him out on loan the previous season, I was surprised he didn't force a move in the summer. He can't have been happy.

I think the move made sense to all parties. Removing his wages has paid for Larin/Peretz.

[bpsaint]

4 hours ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

The whole atmosphere seems to have changed round the club since he left. THB & Downes are digging in and looking like completely different players. Attitudes look far better since the “vice captain” was binned. Coincidence? Maybe, but this doesn’t look anything like the  club  Alfie House said needed to lose a few bad apples…

Was going to say something similar before I read your post. There’s been a noticeable change in attitudes since the likes of ArmA and Fraser have left the building.

[stknowle]

4 hours ago, HKsaint said:

Fellow cannot replace AA. We miss AA badly.

With respect I have to disagree HK my old pal. We’ve looked a better side since he left.