Jordan Rhodes

[Eric Cartman]

It's strange because Rhodes' and Sharp's careers are strikingly similar.

Both started out at Championship clubs but were soon loaned out to League Two teams.

Sharp - Blades > Rushden & Diamonds
Rhodes - Ipswich > Brentford

Sharp made his name scoring for fun in League One and got promoted with Scunthorpe. He then carried it on in the Championship with Doncaster.

Rhodes did exactly the same with Huddersfield in League One and then with Blackburn in the Championship.

Sharp then got his big January move to a team on their way to the Premier League with Southampton. Exact same thing happened with Rhodes and Boro.

Opportunities were limited for both of them in the top division and they were restricted to a few substitute appearances.

Rhodes is now the same age as Sharp was when he had to drop back down to the Championship. He was unsettled and low on confidence and ended up floundering at Reading and Forest. Rhodes has done exactly the same with Wednesday and Norwich.

Rhodes just needs the right move to the right club to work with a manager who can get the best out of him. Like Sharp did with his return to us.

Some striking comparisons no doubt but Billy has stuff in his armory that Jordan simply doesn’t have.

Good core strength, backs into defenders well, runs the channels, decent passer and crosser of the ball, good hold up player and a base to build off when we launch it upfield at times if he can get himself in front of the defender.

Time will only tell, some of the above can be taught/coached and some can’t.

 

[true99blade]

As a 10 minute throw of the dice when Norwich are drawing or losing?

Sure. In comparison to Madine how’s ol’ Rhodesy boy doing?

 

[Eric Cartman]

Sure. In comparison to Madine how’s ol’ Rhodesy boy doing?

A level above Rhodes and us, not all too well. Hence why Wilder is signing him.

 

[MightyBlades]

Didn't Dave Allen not particularly like the pigs and professed to preferring Dog Racing to football. He then went onto sue a load of their fans

Dave Allen is a 100% Blade.

I was in the same class at school as his son, Mark Allen. Dave Allen used to take me and Mark down to the Lane in his Jag, during the early and mid eighties. All the family were Blades and still are and they also had season tickets back then too.

I thought it was funny as fuck when he bought the S6 shitheads, as I knew Dave would screw them over. He didn't disappoint me!

At the end of the day, Dave Allen is a businessman, who saw Wendy as an opportunity to make a fast buck. Wendy fans now loath him.

Well done, Dave.

 

[tonytonycurrie]

Dave Allen is a 100% Blade.

I was in the same class at school as his son, Mark Allen. Dave Allen used to take me and Mark down to the Lane in his Jag, during the early and mid eighties. All the family were Blades and still are and they also had season tickets back then too.

I thought it was funny as fuck when he bought the S6 shitheads, as I knew Dave would screw them over. He didn't disappoint me!

At the end of the day, Dave Allen is a businessman, who saw Wendy as an opportunity to make a fast buck. Wendy fans now loath him.

Well done, Dave.

From Wiki

"Allen was sometimes the basis of much criticism from Wednesday fans, who he referred to as "scum", "yobs" and "cretins", also labeling one female fan a "venomous bitch" after she voiced her frustration at Allen as he sat in the directors box at Hillsborough Stadium.[1]

I Like this Man

 

[LJBlade]

Why don’t you become our manager since you know more than Chris about who will and wouldn’t suit us?

What a strange reply. Are you suggesting that Bolton didn’t play hoofball by the way? You seem to have ignored that point

Also, if you can provide a list of the things I’m allowed an opinion on that would be great, I wouldn’t want to upset you again.

 

[LJBlade]

Why would we change our style having just won 3 games in a week?

Exactly.

 

[blackydog]

For me it's giving us the same option as Hanson gave us in L1. Sometimes the pretty stuff just doesn't work.