pommpey
THE FUTURE ... AS IT USED TO BE
- Banned
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He turned 21 in April.
Basically signed for £20m to play in the premier league and save a club that was struggling when he arrived.
Allow me to add: he then made a number of appearances whereby his hit rate was dismally low. No goals, fleeting glimpses of getting a shot in, but mostly looking like a fucking traffic cone. The club was still relegated even though a bloke several years older became top scorer by sheer endeavour alone.
At the same time of his career, Billy Sharp had just been signed back to the blades in the championship for a decent fee after we had sold him to Scunny and he’s scored a fair few in L2 and L1 with Andy Keogh creating goals for him.
Sharp was utilised badly, played out wide and scored 8 goals in 3 years was it?? In the championship??
So?
So I think some need to put some context on Brewster, accept our expectations were too high and acknowledge that we paid for potential….and that if we can get this lad full of confidence he has immense ability of ball control and pace, (and prior to landing here showed he can finish too) that we will see him gradually become the goal scorer we need.
What 'potential' do you see, exactly? And do you not think that many other poor signings recently and in years gone by may temper some fans' optimism?
Some might say “no chance”, but I recall plenty with similar opinions on Sharp 12 years ago, and he’s done ok!
You'd best hope he comes good then. Otherwise we'll hear your admission of wrongness? If Brewster suddenly turns it on and bags fifteen goals, I will happily admit I was wrong. Given his recent outings though, d'you not think this is a bit fanciful?
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