By the way I never was a Chapman fan. When he got selected for England on the back of nearly 40 league goals (might have been the B team) he was dragged off at half-time after what can only be described as a nightmare performance. He did rely heavily on Sterland, Strach, Speed, Macca etc take that away he was nothing.
Sent from my iPad On 3 Sep 2012, at 18:40, Richard Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > An interesting comparison between Becchio and Chapman but not one I agree > with. I actually think that Becchio had his season year before last when > Gradel, Snodgrass, Howson and co helped him to his 19 league goals. Most > goals were handed on a plate, Chapman would have netted 50 that season. > > Also, Chapman may have been a poor footballer but he was undeniably great in > the air , something that Becchio cannot claim. He wins less than 50% of > aerial challenges and spends most of his time not actually trying to win the > header , but instead backing in our just falling over. I find this incredibly > frustrating to watch. He is only effective if unmarked in the 6 yard box. I > also don't remember Chapman losing possession on a frequent basis. He could > control and lay off. You only had to watch Becchio on Saturday giving the > ball away time and time again sometimes unexplainably ? The groans from the > crowd say it all. > > I do think he has Chapman skills when positioning himself in the area which > shouldn't be underestimated because he does get into some good positions as > he has proved this season. > > Let's see how this season pans out ? I just see a really poor excuse for a > footballer actually hood winking a lot of Leeds fans. I'm sure Colin will get > the measure of him soon, unfortunately there's not actually a ready made > replacement at the mo. > > Even his chant is pure fantasy. > > Sent from my iPad > > On 3 Sep 2012, at 15:24, dave walmsley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What? Larger even than William Fattie Foulke, 24 stone of England >> goalkeeper? Seem to recall Nigel Martyn being a little on the large size. >> >> Anyway, enough of this, I have been dwelling on your criticism of Becchio, >> and would love to delve into the list digests from the very early 90s (which >> would be Gav Burnage emailing himself back then?) and see what sort of stick >> Chapman got when not scoring. I remember a time when he got booed, when he >> hadn’t scored for about 3 games. Undoubtedly our worst player for many >> years (obviously that doesn’t include John Pearson). Seeing him on >> one-to-one with the goalie situations were always amusing. >> >> Not seen Becchio much, but his tendency to head the ball when others would >> kick it, and reports of his general crapness leads me to wonder whether with >> 10 great players around him, he’d be loved and adored for his goal tally >> like Chappy deservedly was. >> >> From: Richard Walker [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: 03 September 2012 14:27 >> To: dave walmsley; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [LU] Paul Robinson looks like Paul Robinson >> >> Did you tell Robbo that is arse is massive. He's like a gorilla. So slow >> these days as Becchio's goal showed, must be hard work moving an arse like >> that across the goal. >> >> From: dave walmsley <[email protected]> >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, 3 September 2012, 12:18 >> Subject: [LU] Paul Robinson looks like Paul Robinson >> >> A few years ago, I was at some do or other and Paul Robinson who was there >> with his laddish mates, behaving in typical laddish fashion, made a point of >> telling me I looked like Scum keeper Edwin Van Der Saar. >> >> Even from a once good footballer, this was very hurtful on more than one >> level. So, any subsequent mishap on his part feels like god making amends in >> some small way or other. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate >> > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
