Nedum Onuoha

[Lancet Fluke]

I'll take my own opinion and the majority of Eastlands though thanks.

Ah, forgot you were the voice of the people.

After you've been to your fair share of games you'll stop getting a hard-on about it and shouting about if from the rooftops.

Good night young man x

Presumably you didn't fill in the Ned questionaire that GMRR was handing out at Eastlands before the Spurs match.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I was tired last night when I got the information and posted but here's what Bellamy actually said (from someone who was there):

"Did you fucking see that? You opened your mouth and told people the reason you would not play him was because he could not run fast. If you have got another reason for not playing him, you should fucking say so because he is one of the fucking fastest players in the Premier League. That goal could could not have been scored by someone who couldn't fucking run"

 

[Anonymous]

Sunderland fan here.

Do you reckon he would come here?

If so, is he best at CB or RB, and what would his likely transfer fee and wages be?

You'd be getting our best right back and second best centre back behind Kompany. And considering I rate Zab, Micah and Lescott, that's proving how good he really is. He's never put a foot wrong in either position whenever he's had the chance and has been very unlucky to be dropped by both Hughes and Mancini. His only problem is his injuries, but they don't seem to be as bad as a few years ago.

Guaranteed England international in the future.

He's put plenty of feet wrong in the games I've watched him.
His positional sense and speed of thought is a shade off what a top-class international player needs to be...check the way he crucially gets pulled out of position to allow the cross for scholes in the CoMs derby.They knew he was vulnerable to being drawn out of position.MR is exactly the same.
He's got some great qualities-notably he comes across as a level headed and likeable lad (or did) but he's just that percentage away from being top-notch,suffers woefully with niggling injury and will always be a squad player for where we are at the moment,no matter how intelligent or how "blue" he is/was.

Sad but true.

 

[Bigga]

Nedum Onuoha is a decent player but he's no where near good enough to be a starter at a top 5 club. He's sold-ish defensively, but awful on the ball and with his overall movement when going forward. If we was sold we wouldn't miss him and he'll never be anything special. I'd like to keep him as a squad player though, since he can slot in against the weaker sides and he's a local lad and all that.

I've read some sh*te on these pages!! "Sold-ish"?? WTF does that mean, exactly? His name is Nedum, not Micah!! If ever you've sen him 'sold', it's because he's come in from the cold and is getting his rusty legs back into gear!

Neds is probably the only defender (when he's had a run) that DOESN'T get 'sold' by anybody! He seems to be the only one that does his homework on players's styles and stronger feet as he always contains the opposition without having to tug shirts or dive in! He forces them out out their comfort zone and leaves no door open to be gone through, unlike players like Bridge and Touré.

When was the last time you saw him do a 'Kompany',i.e., slip whilst trying to anticipate? When was the last time you ever saw him do a 'Richards', i.e., pull the opponent's shirt (like a muppet) in the pen area?

Sure, he doesn't do crosses nor is a Lothar Matthaus, in striding out of postion to take decisive control of the game, cos that would be attempting the 'square peg, round hole' scenario.

No, he's a stalwart, steadfast CB who wants to be the best he can be. Not a Jack of all trades and Master of none. Someone once said, on this forum that in order to survive you have to be useful in more than one position. Why? Terry and Wio are regarded as the best England pairing for the national team in a long time and are respective captains of their clubs. So, what's wrong with that picture?

Yes, he's been injured, which has played a part in hid development/ career at his Beloved club and has also obscured the thinking of his managers. But, have some fooking faith, City. Clubs have done so with Gerrard, King etc., because they saw through what was, to what could be, to what is. The kid is MORE than a squad player, no doubt.

I've seen some mistakes at City, but this must surely rank highly, if he's sold on!

 

[johnny crossan]

I was tired last night when I got the information and posted but here's what Bellamy actually said (from someone who was there):

"Did you fucking see that? You opened your mouth and told people the reason you would not play me was because I could not run fast. If you have got another reason for not playing me, you should fucking say so because I am one of the fucking fastest players in the Premier League. That goal could could not have been scored by someone who couldn't fucking run"

It's important to be precise if you can but unfortunately your source was precisely wrong. What Bellamy said at Stoke after his return from being dropped against Liverpool was entirely as quoted save for the small differences highlighted.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I was tired last night when I got the information and posted but here's what Bellamy actually said (from someone who was there):

"Did you fucking see that? You opened your mouth and told people the reason you would not play me was because I could not run fast. If you have got another reason for not playing me, you should fucking say so because I am one of the fucking fastest players in the Premier League. That goal could could not have been scored by someone who couldn't fucking run"

It's important to be precise if you can but unfortunately your source was precisely wrong. What Bellamy said at Stoke after his return from being dropped against Liverpool was entirely as quoted save for the small differences highlighted.

Oh right. I'll take your word for it then.

 

[Lancet Fluke]

Nedum Onuoha is a decent player but he's no where near good enough to be a starter at a top 5 club. He's sold-ish defensively, but awful on the ball and with his overall movement when going forward. If we was sold we wouldn't miss him and he'll never be anything special. I'd like to keep him as a squad player though, since he can slot in against the weaker sides and he's a local lad and all that.

I've read some sh*te on these pages!! "Sold-ish"?? WTF does that mean, exactly? His name is Nedum, not Micah!! If ever you've sen him 'sold', it's because he's come in from the cold and is getting his rusty legs back into gear!

Surely Man CityX meant solidish? Missing a letter out is easily done.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I get the feeling Saint Bob is going to ship out or alienate every one of our academy products this summer. That's now every single one who has broken through who is pissed off.

What a message that will send to the hundreds of junior kids on our books.

When you get near the first team you'll get moved on.

 

[Lancet Fluke]

I get the feeling Saint Bob is going to ship out or alienate every one of our academy products this summer. That's now every single one who has broken through who is pissed off.

What a message that will send to the hundreds of junior kids on our books.

When you get near the first team you'll get moved on.

Maybe it will encourage the next batch to not express concerns about the management in public. Whatever the rights and wrongs of any manager's approach, I reckon that results in players getting moved on at more or less any Premiership club. Hopefully this message will now be pretty clear to any kids at the club.

 

[PragueBlue]

I get the feeling Saint Bob is going to ship out or alienate every one of our academy products this summer. That's now every single one who has broken through who is pissed off.

What a message that will send to the hundreds of junior kids on our books.

When you get near the first team you'll get moved on.

I very much doubt Mancini has a vendetta against any or all of our academy graduates.

I suspect that it is more a case of he sees them (or some of them anyway) as simply not being good enough to be starters in a team that is hopefully challenging at the very top. Those players aren't happy (understandably) about not being regular starters and want to move on for more regular football.

Those that are deemed good enough will get their chances. Those that aren't won't. That's how it should be.