Doogie Hauser
Midfield
Just as a matter of interest, what do you think he’d have to achieve to be considered a PL player?
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Luke O'Nien
- Thread starter Dodgy
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The Cabbage
Striker
Think he needs Nordi’s attacking threat from rb. Doubt we’ll see Nordi play centrally again now apart from in an emergency. Assume that means we target a centre half in the summer.
Hope he continues to prove all the doubters wrong for a few years yet, love him me.
mikem
Striker
Improve his win percentage to 110%, presumably.
Big Bellyingham
Central Defender
Incredible marra -especially if he goes to World Cup ànd captains us ?
SAFC Wilks
Striker
He’s a solid player.
Played the full game at CB and gets a clean sheet. Deserves credit.
Played the full game at CB and gets a clean sheet. Deserves credit.
Justified his selection within the first 5 minutes with that last ditch tackle preventing a Richardson tap in.
jarrowdiamond
Striker
Certain people embarrassing themselves questioning this lad yet again. Absolute tools.
Theodore Lasso
Full Back
O'Nien is the biggest club legend we have had for many a year. Proof you can do whatever you want if you put the work in. He's unreal
offmenut
Striker
Botman is a very good premier League player and did it today.Still going on about someone pulling someone because it’s onienpeople do it every single game
Reinildo is a really good premier league player and has done it.
I remember this fella now - this was the fella that didn't understand football and moaned about Luke when hadji scored for Coventry as Luke let hadji get in an offside position but he then luckily got a deflection. He thought defenders should always be deep to play strikers onside! Crackajack
Maybe not Beckenbauer , but he could be as error prone as some other good players who made some rash decision - Roy Keane smashing haaland and stamping on Southgate or Eric cantana kung fu kicking a fan. It happens in every game
He slipped v the mags. He didn't switch off like livremento, who is a good premier League player.
Unfortunately you've nailed your colours to the mast and you're doubling down.
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Ohnonotagain
Striker
I don’t rate Hume, you really are desperate.
The Great MES
Striker
Definitely. He's been there from the bottom to the top. Unlike Cattermole who went all the way through the depths.
Ohnonotagain
Striker
He slipped v the visitors goal.
He slipped for the PV backpass.
He slipped to get sent off v Man City.
He slipped against the Leeds player.
Championship standard studs maybe?
Well said chunks snd fully agree. I use him as an example to my boy about using what talent you get given. He’s a great example and role model.
Ohnonotagain
Striker
As a centre half?
1) Hasn’t got the physique at set pieces, that’s why he’s always wrestling opponents instead of just winning the ball like Ballard or Alderete.
2) Hasn’t got the pace.
3) Drifts towards the ball, leaving the person he’s marking.
But he can
1) Pass a ball with both feet
2) Carry the ball forward.
A higher end Championship player, which tbh is a lot better than the rest of us.
jarrowdiamond
Striker
Is there actually something wrong with you?
Are you missing all the positive things the lad does?
Today he made two last ditch, potentially goal saving blocks/challenges.
He scuffed the pass against the mags, his mistake.
Got pushed for the port vale one,
Was given a shit pass to try and win against city and was man of the match against Leeds
If this is the kind of garbage you come up with when you think of this lad then you are a very sad individual.
Ohnonotagain
Striker
No, he just makes too many errors that PL players don’t.
You sound like a scouser, always somebody else’s fault.
SunderLad92
Midfield
If he was called Lucas O'Nienieo and was signed for 20 million people would be raving about him 
Lads a class act and has proved every critic wrong for God knows how many seasons now.
Lads a class act and has proved every critic wrong for God knows how many seasons now.
Doogie Hauser
Midfield
Thanks for the reply. I agree to a degree. He definitely has limitations. By those criteria, is it fair to say he could never be a PL centre half in your estimation?
I was thinking more in terms of, despite those criticisms, he achieves a certain number of appearances. Or is part of a defence that secures a certain number of clean sheets? I appreciate that he’s a cog in a machine in those situations, but that’s the case with most players in a team game who aren’t blessed with elite level flair.
I sometimes think that there are a certain group of players who are technically suspect, but accrue a significant number of PL appearances. Like Whitehead, Kilbane, Collins, etc. I’d consider them lower bracket PL players who have forged a career in the league, without being seriously considered to be top half quality.
