faaip wrote:Better than Beckford in his first seasons for Leeds
Beckford only played a handful of games in his first season at Leeds as he was loaned out to Carlisle & Scunthorpe scoring goals for fun so much so The Iron wanted to sign Jermaine.
Wise refused their offer & the rest is history....
By all means mate come back to me when Roofe has scored 85 goals for LUFC
faaip wrote:Seen Wood miss a number of sitters this season
Wood missed loads last season. CW has surprised me as he looks a different player now, losing over a stone in weight & good coaching from James Beattie seems to have done the trick
1964white wrote:Beckford only played a handful of games in his first season at Leeds as he was loaned out to Carlisle & Scunthorpe scoring goals for fun so much so The Iron wanted to sign Jermaine.
Wise refused their offer & the rest is history....
By all means mate come back to me when Roofe has scored 85 goals for LUFC
Roofe has already scored more in the championship for Leeds than Beckford did.
weasel wrote:Roofe has already scored more in the championship for Leeds than Beckford did.
Of course he has as Beckford never played for Leeds in the Championship
I reckon Jermaine has scored 25+ championship goals for other clubs plus 8 prem goals for Everton including the goal of the season. Now can you honestly see a prem club coming in for Roofe
Jermaine is a Leeds hero :luv:
Kemar Roofe is....well Kemar Roofe who had one outstanding game v Liverpool reserves
1964white wrote:Still disappointing for a £3m signing
He never got a settled position because he didn't impress enough for Monk's liking, Roofe is not as quick as some fans think he is, often chooses the wrong option & goes missing during games. He may prove me wrong next season, really hope he does !
That just described not only Roofe, but the rest of the midfield and attacking players this season. Still not sure how/why Calvin gets as many matches/starts as he does.
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The £3 million fee was fair enough because of his age and how good he was last season.
However, Roofe hasn't been worth the £3 million we have paid for him yet, however, he hasn't done that badly 3 goals and 8 assists in 31 starts is not too bad, obviously we would have hoped for more goals and more consistency from his performances. However, he has shown some outstanding potential for us at times this season.
Hopefully Monk and Clotet will work on some of the weaknesses Roofe has shown this season such as holding onto the ball a bit better, knowing when to and not to try and run at defenders and his finishing. One thing I am surprised at though is that he doesn't try to shoot from distance more often which is probably his biggest strength. I can see Roofe having a far better season next season and becoming a top player for us, what we can't do though is take this as a given we do without doubt need to make signings in the summer within the midfield.
Crude wrote:That just described not only Roofe, but the rest of the midfield and attacking players this season. Still not sure how/why Kalvin gets as many matches/starts as he does.
Phillips has had one or two decent games but in the majority of his appearances he has been absolutely dire !
Yet another midfielder who can't pass a football
Gary Shaw wrote:The £3 million fee was fair enough because of his age and how good he was last season.
However, Roofe hasn't been worth the £3 million we have paid for him yet, however, he hasn't done that badly 3 goals and 8 assists in 31 starts is not too bad, obviously we would have hoped for more goals and more consistency from his performances. However, he has shown some outstanding potential for us at times this season.
Hopefully Monk and Clotet will work on some of the weaknesses Roofe has shown this season such as holding onto the ball a bit better, knowing when to and not to try and run at defenders and his finishing. One thing I am surprised at though is that he doesn't try to shoot from distance more often which is probably his biggest strength. I can see Roofe having a far better season next season and becoming a top player for us, what we can't do though is take this as a given we do without doubt need to make signings in the summer within the midfield.
Part of the issue here, and I think someone has already alluded to it, is that £3m is chicken feed in the grander scheme of things. Might be a big fee to us, who can't or won't spend big money, but it doesn't buy you a lot, even in the Championship. That said, it's difficult to argue that Roofe has been an outstanding success this year. However, I do think that if he works on the physical side of his game, he can be a key player for us next season. Could maybe even be that box-to-box midfielder we need
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