Naismith 3 year extention

Christiffa25 · July 18, 2015

JustOpp said:
I'm no great fan of his, but I think he'd be alright as a nominal "super sub". He has those stretches where he always pops up in the right place, used the right way that could win us a fair number of points.

Anything beyond that appears to be too much.

Nail in the head!

daz4matty · July 18, 2015

davek said:
He wasn't alone there today in terms of cluelessness, but he's a poor player. He has no right starting games.

I agree he just gives the ball away.
Mind you him and kone starting it was always going to be scary

ijjysmith · July 18, 2015

Should never ever start and only come on as sub if totally desperate for a goal.

He can finish no question, but what else does he offer?

@bizzaro

Haston · July 18, 2015

What he's good at is moving defenders around, popping up with important goals, winning headers and generally being an annoying c**t for the opposition! He can still have an impact off the bench this season, we've seen it before when the team looks flat and Naismith comes on and the energy/work rate of the team moves up a notch, there will be plenty times this season when that is required.

Definitely wouldn't sell him, we need to bring in attackers, not get rid of them!

Callum · July 18, 2015

Piss poor footballer who offers absolutely zero. Despise him.

Mikey_Fitzgerald · July 20, 2015

ijjysmith said:
Should never ever start and only come on as sub if totally desperate for a goal.

He can finish no question, but what else does he offer?

What else would he need to offer in that role?

All he has to do is get in a position to score and tuck it away

He can do that

If he's coming on in the 75th minute to find a goal, there's little else he needs

Mikey_Fitzgerald · July 20, 2015

Never really got the Naismith hate

Lad works his knackers off every time he puts on the shirt

Yeah, he's not the best footballer in the side, but he fights for the cause

You wouldn't want a team full of Naismith's when it came to playing ability and style, but if every player in the squad had his work rate and commitment, we'd be league champions

davek · July 20, 2015

Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
Never really got the Naismith hate

Lad works his knackers off every time he puts on the shirt
Yeah, he's not the best footballer in the side, but he fights for the cause
You wouldn't want a team full of Naismith's when it came to playing ability and style, but if every player in the squad had his work rate and commitment, we'd be league champions

Can you quantify that?

Mikey_Fitzgerald · July 20, 2015

davek said:
Can you quantify that?

He's the equivilant of 30,088 bee's, which as we are all no doubt aware, are known for keeping busy

ijjysmith · July 20, 2015

He's just not a good footballer Mikey.

He's an ok footballer of which we have too many.

davek · July 20, 2015

Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
He's the equivilant of 2088 bee's, which as we are all no doubt aware, are known for keeping busy

But there's no basis for your assertion. Does he put more work rate into a game than say McCarthy or Barry...or any other outfield player?

blue4eva77 · July 20, 2015

Actually a bit tired of hearing the myth that he runs all day and puts in a shift, so it makes up for his lack of actually playing football. Putting in a shift doesn't win you games when you're a headless chicken. Has the same logic that as when your P.E teacher selects the 4 tallest lads to play defence.

Mikey_Fitzgerald · July 20, 2015

davek said:
But there's no basis for your assertion. Does he put more work rate into a game than say McCarthy or Barry...or any other outfield player?

Yes

sageyefc · July 20, 2015

Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
Never really got the Naismith hate

Lad works his knackers off every time he puts on the shirt

Yeah, he's not the best footballer in the side, but he fights for the cause

You wouldn't want a team full of Naismith's when it came to playing ability and style, but if every player in the squad had his work rate and commitment, we'd be league champions

Problem is he plays in a position we desperately need quality in and is vital for us but he hasnt got much ability so is found wanting.

Maybe as a back up striker hes ok

Mikey_Fitzgerald · July 20, 2015

ijjysmith said:
He's just not a good footballer Mikey.

He's an ok footballer of which we have too many.

Well cull the others and keep him then

It's not rocket science

I'd have McGeady and Kone out the door long before having a bullet put in Naisy for instance