RabiDuck 94 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 01/12/2024 at 08:56, Gribz said: The original Enigma was Kris Boyd. However there is a big difference between Boyd and Dessers - Boyd knew how to put the ball in the back of the net. His criticism was he didnt do it against Celtic and was a waste of a shirt outside the box - Older posters will remember I was one of Boyd's critics - yet Id take him all day long right now over Dessers. Dessers issue isnt work rate, its that he misses chances in the range from half chances to easy chances to sitters - yet will still get goals but its 1 out of 9 or 10 chances (which actually says we are creating in the final third). But I dont see his game improving in the future and I can only see the sitters continuing. The problem is, our performances against Celtic haven't been the issue lately. We don't need someone who can score against them (although obviously would be nice) if we'd done the job elsewhere (5 draws and 4 loses in the league not counting Celtic games) then we'd be a point clear at the top. Give me a Boyd who can score against the smaller clubs but doesn't do the business against Celtic and right now I'd take it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
West London Bear 52 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Look, if we were better in other areas we’d love big Dessers, he gets blamed for the entire teams failings. We see in cameos what he can do and those cameos always occur when we have an all round good game. Boyd was not even in the same postcode as Dessers and I loved big Boydy. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil's advocaat 1,787 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 5 hours ago, West London Bear said: Look, if we were better in other areas we’d love big Dessers, he gets blamed for the entire teams failings. We see in cameos what he can do and those cameos always occur when we have an all round good game. Boyd was not even in the same postcode as Dessers and I loved big Boydy. Agreed, he's a far better footballer than big Boyd, and to say he scores 1 from 9 is just silly talk. Dessers isn't the issue, it's our fragility elsewhere, and with the exception of Cerny and a wee spell Igamane had, there's no one else in the team that can be relied upon for goals. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,742 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 If he scores a hatrick tomorrow then he will get hero status you can only hope 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franc Ergs 1,804 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 59 minutes ago, compo said: If he scores a hatrick tomorrow then he will get hero status you can only hope Given Dessers highs and lows ,it's entirely possible he does get a hat-trick . Get your money on it Compo . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Bear 731 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 21 hours ago, Franc Ergs said: Given Dessers highs and lows ,it's entirely possible he does get a hat-trick . Get your money on it Compo . @compocould have it as a lay bet (is that the term?) to his GPL prediction. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,528 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 We go from one extreme to another very quickly, in so many areas to do with the football. Igamane went from dud to generational talent in the blink of an eye. The reactions to Dessers are more like a 'whores knickers'. Get behind him, he is doing his best. We don't have the money to get a ready made closer to top of the range forward. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 9,184 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Thankfully Dessers has stepped up recently as once again, he is the only viable option we have at the moment. Igamane has lost his mojo and Danilo is out of the picture. An all too familiar story, he's the best we've got and at times he's all we've got. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil's advocaat 1,787 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 20 hours ago, CammyF said: Igamane has lost his mojo Ahem..... 😉 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,849 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I thought Dessers was excelent yesterday. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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