Charlie Austin is a pub standard footballer
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I look at Charlie Austin and it reminds me of Rickie Lambert in 2012/13 (in particular).
A cheap "old fashioned" striker playing for an unfashionable team; I was convinced his run of goals would stop and there were better forward choices from the bigger teams. Lambert ended up with 187 points and was still only valued at £6.8m at the end of the season.
I feel I have learned from that bias I had back then and now I have no hesitation in bringing in someone of a similar ilk from a smaller side who is banging the goals.
A cheap "old fashioned" striker playing for an unfashionable team; I was convinced his run of goals would stop and there were better forward choices from the bigger teams. Lambert ended up with 187 points and was still only valued at £6.8m at the end of the season.
I feel I have learned from that bias I had back then and now I have no hesitation in bringing in someone of a similar ilk from a smaller side who is banging the goals.
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Hate to revert to a pub talk type comment but you're spot on.Archy wrote:I look at Charlie Austin and it reminds me of Rickie Lambert in 2012/13 (in particular).
A cheap "old fashioned" striker playing for an unfashionable team; I was convinced his run of goals would stop and there were better forward choices from the bigger teams. Lambert ended up with 187 points and was still only valued at £6.8m at the end of the season.
I feel I have learned from that bias I had back then and now I have no hesitation in bringing in someone of a similar ilk from a smaller side who is banging the goals.
Kudos to GunnerHans for earmarking him in pre-season.
I'd wrongly dismissed him and this is reflected in my league ranking. His hat-trick cost me 2k in league ranking and possibly a chance of winning my cash league.
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Ha you might be on to something here.BobMem wrote:I've seriously underestimated the beard factor.
Just wrote a short script to flag players based on how much beard they (don't) have and my team's lit up like a Christmas tree! It's hardly a wonder I've been in such poor form lately!
Forster Howard while I think about the rest of these beardless wonders.
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Beards = goals
As any owner of Tim Howard can testify.
As any owner of Tim Howard can testify.
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I think calling a Premiership football who is the 3rd highest scorer in the league a 'pub standard player' is both a biased opinion and an insultum09a2k wrote: You know what Carlos, your reputation precedes you. You put forward a very well thought out and non-biased opinion which I appreciate. Not having to resort to petty insults like most of the posters here.
Seriously, no one will careum09a2k wrote:Although it does my head in when Austin owners think that they've stumbled across a cut-price Aguero. I shall be the first one to gloat when his run comes to an inevitable end
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During his Sky analysis, Gary Neville just described his headed goal from the weekend as a goal only a pub league striker would be proud of.
However, he then went on to say that it all counts the same towards his fpl tally and bonus points.
However, he then went on to say that it all counts the same towards his fpl tally and bonus points.
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What is wrong with the post? Michael Carrick is an outstanding footballer, if it is a stupid post, then you must think that the greatest manager of all time is stupid, as he has very timely just come out and said that Michael Carrick is the best English footballer, and I firmly agreeBacklash wrote:Thanks for the clarificationgunnersaurus wrote:It's a normal post.Backlash wrote:is this a normal stupid post of yours or have you had too many Christmas drinks?MichaelCarrick16 wrote:I agree that it is incredibly frustrating when this type of player gets the limelight, despite knowing that his form will drop off, and he won't do it regularly year in year out, especially when you have classy players in the league such as Michael Carrick, who is a vastly superior footballer but will receive no attention whatsoever.
Stick Austin in a good team with good players and he'd quickly be found out and find his way on the bench/out of the squad in no time.
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He also said that Phil Jones was the best footballer at the club or something like that, might have even compared him to Giggs
Signed Djemba Djemba, Bebe, Kleberson, paid a small fortune for Nani and Anderson aswel, never gets it wrong I guess.
Signed Djemba Djemba, Bebe, Kleberson, paid a small fortune for Nani and Anderson aswel, never gets it wrong I guess.
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The state of English football is such that you can actually make an argument for it with a straight face, though.
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Not while World class Rooney is about.
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Charlie Austin is a poor man's Gary Madine.
#GaryMadineGoalMachine
#GaryMadineGoalMachine
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we have this snobbishness in the English game about players
For some reason it's seen as bad to come from the lower leagues and be successful. What's wrong with that. That's someone making their way to top despite the 'system'
Ian Wright came up that way, for starters
Unless someone has been through some top league academy they are now deemed a 'pub player'. There's nothing wrong with going through lower leagues and making your way to the top league. If you keep scoring then you keep scoring, what's the big deal
Oh no, someone didn't go through the academies ... what a fraud! No, more shame the academies for missing out on some of those players. Also makes you wonder how many other players slipped through the net as well really
For some reason it's seen as bad to come from the lower leagues and be successful. What's wrong with that. That's someone making their way to top despite the 'system'
Ian Wright came up that way, for starters
Unless someone has been through some top league academy they are now deemed a 'pub player'. There's nothing wrong with going through lower leagues and making your way to the top league. If you keep scoring then you keep scoring, what's the big deal
Oh no, someone didn't go through the academies ... what a fraud! No, more shame the academies for missing out on some of those players. Also makes you wonder how many other players slipped through the net as well really
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If he was Brazilian he'd be in their squad ahead of Fred. That's got to be worth something, right?
My boss is a QPR fan and he was warning me about Austin before the season started. I rubbed his face in it early on but it seems he's getting the last laugh. I think those who paid attention to QPR last season are not too surprised by whats happening while those of us with premier league blinkers on (like me) have been waiting for us lucky streak to end, so kudos to them in the know!
My boss is a QPR fan and he was warning me about Austin before the season started. I rubbed his face in it early on but it seems he's getting the last laugh. I think those who paid attention to QPR last season are not too surprised by whats happening while those of us with premier league blinkers on (like me) have been waiting for us lucky streak to end, so kudos to them in the know!
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Unbelievable that people with Charlie Austin starting are awarded 7 points for that shambolic display.
Offered nothing. Even when up against 10 men.
How on earth does scoring a penalty earn so much BPS....
Offered nothing. Even when up against 10 men.
How on earth does scoring a penalty earn so much BPS....
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I'm about to bring him in so you all better jump ship.
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Ridiculously pub standard, and rewarded 3 baps on top. So much injustice.
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Eh? He got 1um09a2k wrote:Ridiculously pub standard, and rewarded 3 baps on top. So much injustice.
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So again, who are in your team? All non pub standard players I reckon?um09a2k wrote:Ridiculously pub standard, and rewarded 3 baps on top. So much injustice.
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I think time will answer your questionMichaelCarrick16 wrote:What is wrong with the post?Backlash wrote:Thanks for the clarificationgunnersaurus wrote:It's a normal post.Backlash wrote:is this a normal stupid post of yours or have you had too many Christmas drinks?MichaelCarrick16 wrote:I agree that it is incredibly frustrating when this type of player gets the limelight, despite knowing that his form will drop off, and he won't do it regularly year in year out, especially when you have classy players in the league such as Michael Carrick, who is a vastly superior footballer but will receive no attention whatsoever.
Stick Austin in a good team with good players and he'd quickly be found out and find his way on the bench/out of the squad in no time.
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Rumbled! MichaelCarrick16, are you actually Michael Carrick in real life?MichaelCarrick16 wrote:What is wrong with the post? Michael Carrick is an outstanding footballer, if it is a stupid post, then you must think that the greatest manager of all time is stupid, as he has very timely just come out and said that Michael Carrick is the best English footballer, and I firmly agreeBacklash wrote:Thanks for the clarificationgunnersaurus wrote:It's a normal post.Backlash wrote:is this a normal stupid post of yours or have you had too many Christmas drinks?MichaelCarrick16 wrote:I agree that it is incredibly frustrating when this type of player gets the limelight, despite knowing that his form will drop off, and he won't do it regularly year in year out, especially when you have classy players in the league such as Michael Carrick, who is a vastly superior footballer but will receive no attention whatsoever.
Stick Austin in a good team with good players and he'd quickly be found out and find his way on the bench/out of the squad in no time.
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Where's your saviour now
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Well done you won the argument.
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Why don't you answer my question then?um09a2k wrote:Where's your saviour now
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It's only half time. We will need to worry about Austin (c) next week too...um09a2k wrote:Where's your saviour now
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No one in my starting XI is pub standard. They all play for a top-half table team unlike Quite Possibly Relegated.From4corners wrote:Why don't you answer my question then?um09a2k wrote:Where's your saviour now
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Don't feed the trollFrom4corners wrote:Why don't you answer my question then?um09a2k wrote:Where's your saviour now
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Just got voted best new EPL player for the first half of the season by Carra & Neville on MNF
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Bit ridulous though isn't it, Austin, Siggy and Ings ahead of Sanchez.
While Siggy has played in the PL for the past four odd years.
So if a team scores bags of goals by a mixture of players, they don't make the list thinking Fab and Hazard here.
While Siggy has played in the PL for the past four odd years.
So if a team scores bags of goals by a mixture of players, they don't make the list thinking Fab and Hazard here.
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Also Costa and Pelle.The Username wrote:Bit ridulous though isn't it, Austin, Siggy and Ings ahead of Sanchez.
While Siggy has played in the PL for the past four odd years.
So if a team scores bags of goals by a mixture of players, they don't make the list thinking Fab and Hazard here.
E: Oh yeah, got it.
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It's just a list of the players who have scored or assisted the largest percentage of their teams total goals this season, to illustrate how key Austin has been for QPR.
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