Gustavo Hamer

[Hillsboro Blade]

The bloke just annoys me now. £30k a week and he can’t keep fit? Flog him and tell the fitness staff to piss off as well.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

The bloke just annoys me now. £30k a week and he can’t keep fit? Flog him and tell the fitness staff to piss off as well.

Cant keep fit is an understatement, he needs to join Slimming World or Weight Watchers in new year, looks like hes swallowed a sofa this season. Added to the fact he cant be arsed to put any effort him and a manager that wont drop him hes the very definition of coasting.

Get shut in Jan and use the funds to buy 2 new keepers and a striker for when Bamford fucks off oh and also purchase a fitness plan for Campbell

 

[Keen Blade]

It's far too easy these days for players to coast along on big money.
I try not to think what we've spent on that chuff from Atalanta & the winner of last season's PoTC , who is now basically "retired" from making any effort.

 

[Mario1889]

He looks over weight and disinterested.

If we can get £20m for him next month, that’ll be good business and we should do it.

 

[Keen Blade]

He looks over weight and disinterested.

If we can get £20m for him next month, that’ll be good business and we should do it.

No fecker is parting with £20m for the current iteration of Hamer - £5-£10m tops

 

[TJ blade]

Cant keep fit is an understatement, he needs to join Slimming World or Weight Watchers in new year, looks like hes swallowed a sofa this season. Added to the fact he cant be arsed to put any effort him and a manager that wont drop him hes the very definition of coasting.

Get shut in Jan and use the funds to buy 2 new keepers and a striker for when Bamford fucks off oh and also purchase a fitness plan for Campbell

Spot on with Campbell, he can hardly run ffs!

 

[Thrice]

I think the overweight comments are a bit unfair. He just has that stocky body type. He doesn't look out of shape to me on the field.

 

[finlaytheblade]

I think the overweight comments are a bit unfair. He just has that stocky body type. He doesn't look out of shape to me on the field.

Hamer & Campbell could lose a stone in weight ! No doubt Hamer is heavier than when we signed him.Campbell must have a long term issue which stops him getting fitter losing weight in the process.What that is we dont know whats for sure is there weight problems will shorten there careers
At a top level.

 

[bertieblade]

Campbell is not only unfit but is not prepared to,push himself beyond comfort level, either worried in case something goes or just can’t be arsed either way he is never pushing himself

 

[CaptainMorgans]

I think the overweight comments are a bit unfair. He just has that stocky body type. He doesn't look out of shape to me on the field.

You're right that he has a stocky build, but he is carrying. Have a look at photos of him when he was at Coventry, he's about a stone heavier now.

He's some player on his day, but they're becoming rarer. He wanted his move back to Holland in the Summer and didn't get it and now he's mentally checked out. We should've sold.

 

[Blacksea]

Are there any statistics from games comparing running and heat maps and such like that compares Hamer with the other players?

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Campbell is not only unfit but is not prepared to,push himself beyond comfort level, either worried in case something goes or just can’t be arsed either way he is never pushing himself

You wouldn’t stay at Stoke for 7 seasons without having underlying problems.

 

[Lane Ender]

You're right that he has a stocky build, but he is carrying. Have a look at photos of him when he was at Coventry, he's about a stone heavier now.

He's some player on his day, but they're becoming rarer. He wanted his move back to Holland in the Summer and didn't get it and now he's mentally checked out. We should've sold.

He needs to leave for us and himself it’s over

 

[ATL Recs]

No fecker is parting with £20m for the current iteration of Hamer - £5-£10m tops

Anything above 5 is a bonus

 

[Houston_Blade]

Worryingly if Bamford leaves he’ll be our main source of goals.

 

[Nick Jansky]

You wouldn’t stay at Stoke for 7 seasons without having underlying problems.

I think he has an underlying chronic back issue? I might be wrong, but I’m sure I heard that somewhere.

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

We should see if Coventry or Ipswich will take Hamer, and take some of their scraps in exchange

 

[Bladesthorpe]

Never read as much rubbish, still one of our best players. He can still do things that most of our team can only dream of and can change a game in a second with a great pass or shot.
He's recently been out injured and is still working his way back to full fitness.

 

[MTBlade]

Never read as much rubbish, still one of our best players. He can still do things that most of our team can only dream of and can change a game in a second with a great pass or shot.
He's recently been out injured and is still working his way back to full fitness.

I get what you are saying, but for me, the bits of magic are coming less and less and he's giving the ball away more and more.

An unbelievable player on his day, but those days are becoming less frequent (we'd all love to know why, so he can get back to his best).

With regards to fitness, im no expert but I'd recommend losing the headless chicken approach when he presses, the amount of times he presses but sprints at the player who simply moves to the side and beats Hamer is a decent percentage.

 

[Slugger]

I get what you are saying, but for me, the bits of magic are coming less and less and he's giving the ball away more and more.

An unbelievable player on his day, but those days are becoming less frequent (we'd all love to know why, so he can get back to his best).

With regards to fitness, im no expert but I'd recommend losing the headless chicken approach when he presses, the amount of times he presses but sprints at the player who simply moves to the side and beats Hamer is a decent percentage.

100% agree with this.
His headless chicken sprints look to me like he's playing to the crowd. He doesn't actually believe he'll win possession but it looks like he's really trying.
2 minutes later when he's still recovering he'll play a nothing pass to the opposition.
Frustrating as he has loads more natural ability than anyone else in the squad.

 

[Keen Blade]

He needs to leave for us and himself it’s over

This is just how I feel - sometimes the chemistry fades and both parties need a change.
He came to us for PL and it was an uglier disaster than usual.
He stayed and applied himself and did well.
Then we fail in the last 45 mins of a long season when his fabulous through ball to Campbell put us ahead.
If I were him , I'm sure my Lane mojo would be shrinking fast.
No hard feelings , but he & we should part ways before it turns really sour and good memories get obliterated.

 

[bladesince64]

Some of our 'flair' players do what I call a token press.

Campbell is an expert at this as well as a few others.

Run towards someone, then dont even attempt to stick a leg out.

 

[CPB]

I'll say it again. No way should we be trying to push him out. Sure if a club bids what we deem enough then that's fine. Try and use some money to reinvest. But otherwise we keep him.

Sometimes players go through relative poorer and better spells. For instance last season O'Hare was not as effective as this season generally speaking.

But doesn't mean that's it get rid. Lad was player of the season last season. On his day best player in league.
Why convince ourselves we will be better without?

 

[finlaytheblade]

I'll say it again. No way should we be trying to push him out. Sure if a club bids what we deem enough then that's fine. Try and use some money to reinvest. But otherwise we keep him.

Sometimes players go through relative poorer and better spells. For instance last season O'Hare was not as effective as this season generally speaking.

But doesn't mean that's it get rid. Lad was player of the season last season. On his day best player in league.
Why convince ourselves we will be better without?

Get what we can which will be a lot less than what we paid.
Between 5-10 million if were lucky.
Can do a lot with that money ! Bring it on !!

 

[Keen Blade]

Anything above 5 is a bonus

Which we'll probably waste on something like a Matos

 

[finlaytheblade]

Which we'll probably waste on something like a Matos

Wilder is pretty good with small amounts of money, I think he could use it wisely thats what hes done previously in this situation.Certainly did well in his early days as our manager .

 

[Keen Blade]

Wilder is pretty good with small amounts of money, I think he could use it wisely thats what hes done previously in this situation.Certainly did well in his early days as our manager .

Hopefully so.

What's the limit you'd allow him to spend on an individual player ?

Hopefully it's nowhere near the fee on that cannon that won't fire.

God help us if Bamford leaves and we're looking for a striker in January

 

[bladesmanluke]

I think he has an underlying chronic back issue? I might be wrong, but I’m sure I heard that somewhere.

I heard from a source I'll not divulge, but nothing to do with United that he's very fit, but has been blessed (cursed?) naturally with a larger amount of fast twitch muscle fibres than you'd normally get in a footballer, making him more like a sprinter or powerlifter than an endurance athlete. There's not much you can do about that other than play to your strengths

 

[Blacksea]

Anything above 5 is a bonus

There was a rumour on the Coventry board that we still owed them 6m of his transfer fee.

 

[nopigfansintown]

I get what you are saying, but for me, the bits of magic are coming less and less and he's giving the ball away more and more.

An unbelievable player on his day, but those days are becoming less frequent (we'd all love to know why, so he can get back to his best).

With regards to fitness, im no expert but I'd recommend losing the headless chicken approach when he presses, the amount of times he presses but sprints at the player who simply moves to the side and beats Hamer is a decent percentage.

He's never dominated games in his Sheffield United career. He's always been a moments player for us. He has those big moments that give him breathing space for his more general ineptitude. There's a desperation from a section to compare him to previous United players that have ran games (or indeed the Coventry player), those people are miles off. It's a shame.