Grbic

[Revolution]

Wilder and his coaching staff will see Grbic in training on an almost daily basis, which fans don’t. They are surely capable of being able to form a decision on if he is useless, or just struggling with a lack of confidence and if has the potential to improve with coaching, without fans booing him, to try to influence Wilders decision on Grbic. It was a massive mistake throwing him straight into a hopeless team, after just arriving in a new country and after not playing much, due to being a number two at Athletico Madrid. Wilder does not need the fans to boo and constantly get onto Grbic to influence him making a decision on him, he can surely reach this decision himself. All this is doing is damaging his confidence further and it puzzles me as to what is to gained by doing so.

Wilder is partly responsible for this situation by not only playing Grbic, but by also announcing he was the number one now before he’d played a game. That idiot statement put more pressure on Grbic than anything that might be written on a message board.

He is historically bad in statistical terms. He looks his totally bad to the naked eye. All the confidence in the world won’t help this guy.

 

[ForgeBlade]

Wilder is partly responsible for this situation by not only playing Grbic, but by also announcing he was the number one now before he’d played a game. That idiot statement put more pressure on Grbic than anything that might be written on a message board.

He is historically bad in statistical terms. He looks his totally bad to the naked eye. All the confidence in the world won’t help this guy.

Wilder is 100% responsible for the situation because he signed Grbic, who is, to be completely fair to him, utterly wank.

 

[Torrix1889]

Wilder is 100% responsible for the situation because he signed Grbic, who is, to be completely fair to him, utterly wank.

Well there is a school of thought that it wasn't Wilder but UW who signed Grbic....either way, he is clearly not good enough and whether it is a confidence issue or not he surely doesn't have a future at United.

 

[ForgeBlade]

Well there is a school of thought that it wasn't Wilder but UW who signed Grbic....either way, he is clearly not good enough and whether it is a confidence issue or not he surely doesn't have a future at United.

I don't get this idea. When a manager signs a player who turns out great, it's a masterstroke, the manager is a genius etc etc. When he signs someone who ends up being shite, it's "not a Wilder signing" and we should blame the board.

 

[steve26272]

It was a massive mistake throwing him straight into a hopeless team, after just arriving in a new country and after not playing much

I called this out after his first few games, lots of players take a year to settle, new language, system, intensity, teammates etc

However, GK is almost a one man game in a team sport, muscle memory and reflexes dont change by moving country

Id understand it if he got caught out playing from the back (he did), or was playing diagonals when we want channels, but his positioning for the Harrogate goal was unbelievably bad. He got beat by a 20yd shot that hit the net level with the penalty spot - hes 28 yrs old FFS

 

[Rodders]

I don't get this idea. When a manager signs a player who turns out great, it's a masterstroke, the manager is a genius etc etc. When he signs someone who ends up being shite, it's "not a Wilder signing" and we should blame the board.

When he came back to BL, Chris Wilder had been out of the game for 18 months; Grbic signed about 2 weeks after Wilder took over.
In what world has CW had Atletico Madrid's no. 2 GK ready to go straight away for when he took over?

 

[steve26272]

When he came back to BL, Chris Wilder had been out of the game for 18 months; Grbic signed about 2 weeks after Wilder took over.
In what world has CW had Atletico Madrid's no. 2 GK ready to go straight away for when he took over?

Agreed, however for balance he then thrust him straight into the 1st team around 24 hours after setting foot in the country

So he either knows enough about him to play him immediately and replace Wes
Or he doenst know much about him and therefore sees him in training before exposing him to a onslaught most weeks

Thats the point I think ForgeBlade is eluding to

I doubt CW knew much about him your right, but then why not allow him a mini preseason, get upto speed, know teammates etc?

My conclusion is CW had a problem with Wes, and let that get in the way of professional management, which is 100% his fault

 

[Jim Mcdonald]

Mate, he doesn’t read the forum so he doesn’t

Not to mention he’s a 6 foot 4 wealthy grown man so he is, so even if he did read the forum I wouldn’t give a fleas foreskin of a fuck so I wouldn’t

It’s just not right mate were an inclusive club so we are, even of shite goalkeepers with biscuit hands.

 

[Bristol Blade]

Our own players would rather go without a keeper than have Grbic in net

 

[Greystones Blade]

Grbic o.g in a 1-0 defeat today. Gaziantep 1 Rize 0.

 

[DifferentClass]

Our own players would rather go without a keeper than have Grbic in net

To be fair calling him a keeper would be a violation of the Trades Descriptions Act!

 

[Zipwire]

Barney the purple headed dinosaur is probably a better goalkeeper than big Ivo

 

[Dkc]

Being fair he was unlucky to be credited with the o.g.

 

[sportinguista]

Grbic o.g in a 1-0 defeat today. Gaziantep 1 Rize 0.

watch those highlights posted by DKC...you think anyone is saving that header ? C'mon, admit you have seen the score printed somewhere and jumped on it...

 

[raimond]

watch those highlights posted by DKC...you think anyone is saving that header ? C'mon, admit you have seen the score printed somewhere and jumped on it...

Better than Ivo did

 

[Greystones Blade]

Yes I saw the score and thought some fans would be interested. No I hadn’t seen the highlights package and I agree v good header that no one was going to save.

 

[Greystones Blade]

Not everyone follows Turkish football…… if they did then maybe there would be a Yorkshire supporters branch for Eyup Spor!

More here…

Eyüpspor - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

I don’t know if it’s serious when Wikipedia says the club was set up by flat-capped greyhound lovers… I’d like to think so but I can’t figure out if their flat caps go under or on top of their turbans….

 

[Sean Thornton]

Not everyone follows Turkish football…… if they did then maybe there would be a Yorkshire supporters branch for Eyup Spor!

More here…

Eyüpspor - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

I don’t know if it’s serious when Wikipedia says the club was set up by flat-capped greyhound lovers… I’d like to think so but I can’t figure out if their flat caps go under or on top of their turbans….

Fez.

 

[Varkanoid]

The Gaziantep player moaning about not getting the penalty at 3.55 made me laugh how he thought that was a penalty I dont know .

 

[Greystones Blade]

Fez.

Apparently wearing the Fez was made illegal in Turkey in 1925 - not sure what the law is now…but there seems to be a lot of Turkish turbans on Google. Not seen a Turkish flat cap tho’…

 

[Bladesman]

Get well soon!

 

[Yellarbellyblade]

What happened that doesn’t look good?

 

[John Cutsbushes]

What happened that doesn’t look good?

He made a save, fainted with shock and banged his head on the post

 

[Yellarbellyblade]

He made a save, fainted with shock and banged his head on the post

I think I’d prefer to know he’s going to be alright first mate

 

[BigBed]

Hes let that many goals in, his own players turned on him and gave him what for.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

What happened that doesn’t look good?

Read he got a knee in the head

 

[Yellarbellyblade]

Read he got a knee in the head

Thanks mate, hope the lad recovers ok

 

[Addison]

https://en.nogomania.com/read/Croatian-goalkeeper-Ivo-Grbic-hospitalized-after-head-injury-in-Rizespor-match

Thats unfortunate for him and SUFC in terms of selling him on as he has hit a run of form. After a first game disaster away to top team Galatasary letting in 5 he proceeded to only concede 8 in the next 10 games before today when he was injured, (lost 3-0). This coincided with Rizespor moving from 2nd bottom to 11th in the table.

Have to hope its not too serious and he continues to put himself in the shop window.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

Thats unfortunate for him and SUFC in terms of selling him on as he has hit a run of form. After a first game disaster away to top team Galatasary letting in 5 he proceeded to only concede 8 in the next 10 games before today when he was injured, (lost 3-0). This coincided with Rizespor moving from 2nd bottom to 11th in the table.

Have to hope its not too serious and he continues to put himself in the shop window.

Kin ell
T’other teams @ bottom must have taken rieight hidings if you can lose three - nowt & go up seven places in t’table

 

[sportinguista]

In no way am I blaming Cooper for it but I can’t help thinking that Grbic would have got pelters from some on here for that first Burnley goal.