Michael Baird

[Redshirt]

Baird better improve...

Was frustrating watching him tonight

 

[mariners4ever]

yeah, better change the name of the thread, so much for the future mariners hero

 

[shipwreck]

I understand in such a high tempo of games and with Perth mid-week taking Mcbreen out of the squad to rest him for a full start against his old club, but he is a much better striker than Baird and is much less selfish, not sure if Baird is just super keen or super stupid and didnt actually see his strike partner in a better position.

Either way, thin ice mate, no one here rated you to begin with and you havent done yourself any favours from the two games ive seen...

Props go out to his assist assist on the deck however for our second goal

 

[MagpieMariner]

Wrong, Arnie rated him, he said so, and I'd trust Arnie's rating above anyone else on this forum. This is also the only rating Baird should be concerned about too.
McBreen wouldn't have butchered those opportunities because he's too slow to have got there in the first place. Nor would he have been able to push the ball out while on his arse for the Glinch to set up Hutch.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Baird is a player who hasn't played much football of late. He is also playing in a new and unfamiliar team set up...
Those could be the reasons he blundered/struggled tonight.
Or yes, he could be simply no good at all as some have already decreed.
(Though personally I think its still far too soon to write him off like some)

Imo, really what I thought he looked like was a player who wanted to win the crowd and coach over - and so was blindly desperate to score...

Ironically two assists would have gone a long way to doing just that! But the failure to capitalise on what should have been two assists is only going to swing it the other way... making him look selfish and or untalented...

On the other strikers...

Matty was excellent again.

Kwassie played well, but was struggling to find a way through when he was subbed - but the fact is even with Ljubo out the Jets are still a good defensive side. Topor, first goal aside is an absolute rock for them. (He's clearly grown playing next to Ljubo.)

Anyhow, we still obviously need another striker, and with our schedule, I like some others, would really like to see a youth striker get a gig on the bench and have a look at him. I thought Bernie initially - but everyone on here and also who I have spoken with is talking of Duke as being the clearly better prospect.

 

[marinersman]

Agree with everything FP said above.

The boy's had bugger all football this season, has been with us for two or three weeks and has come off the bench twice. Give the guy some time. Nobody knows if he will be a good signing yet or not, but seriously, it is unfair to judge him so far. Although I will say, I thought he looked fairly sharp against Brisbane.

He deserves time to settle in and learn our style and how we play. It'll take several weeks then we can have our say. To already write him off is ridiculous.

 

[hasbeen]

Makes Kwasy look like Torres ...

 

[bloggo]

Makes Kwasy look like Torres ...

Torres this season, or torres 2 seasons ago?

 

[Wombat]

Makes Kwasy look like Torres ...

No one makes Kwassie look like Torres!!!!!!!!

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Fernando Kwasez!
OLE!!
verhead:

 

[dibo]

No one makes Kwassie look like Torres!!!!!!!!

Too right. Torres is f**king woeful.

 

[marinermick]

Too right. Torres is f**king woeful.

and kwassy has scored more goals than him this season

 

[pjennings]

Too right. Torres is f**king woeful.

If King Kenny wanted to have a player swap I think Arnie would reluctantly give Kwassie a shot at Merseyside glory. :

 

[Forum Phoenix]

If King Kenny wanted to have a player swap I think Arnie would reluctantly give Kwassie a shot at Merseyside glory. :

 

[hasbeen]

The only way Kwassie will be getting a run on Merseyside is if Southport are desperate ...