McBurnie

[DronnieBlade]

So you think he should be dropped because he had a poor game in your eyes? He had a excellent game caused Liverpool all sorts of problems last night a real proper handful and goals will come from him soon im sure he will be starting next match . That was by far our best performance last night . Everyone played well with some standout performances from Mcburnie, Berge , Ampadu,Osborne, Egan and Baldock . We just can't deal with high crosses in the box especially between the sticks . Fully confident WIlder will sort it .Fully deserved something last night we was excellent and so was Mcburnie in my opinion . We have a lot of young players that will keep improving as we are building for the future anyway thats the market we are in until we establish ourselves at this level . Utb

Standout.

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I get it now.

When he actually wins a few headers that actually find a Blades player, his performance improves from good to standout !!!

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[DronnieBlade]

If he’s as bad as you make out, why does he keep getting selected?

Now there is a very very good question.

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[BobblesBlade]

It’s not like we have a host of quality strikers to pick from - Wilder doesn’t have much choice but to stick and hope he comes good. End of the day we’ve all seen that £20m doesn’t even get you a high end Championship striker anymore. All those saying not good enough cast your mind back to when we signed him and the build up, there were a lot of very excited fans when he put pen to paper.

Get behind him ffs.

He is not good enough

 

[singaporeblade]

This is the biggest mistake British managers make when they get big transfer budgets in my opinion. £20-30m is a decent wedge and it could bag players from top leagues all around Europe, but managers still look for prospects in the second tier in England only this time they spend far too much money on them. It's like winning the lottery and buying the most expensive stuff in Primark.

Absolutely bang on

 

[BobblesBlade]

Now there is a very very good question.

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Was just watching MOTD and thought I wished we’d signed Lookman.

 

[marsh blade]

Standout.

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Yes thought they stood out . Looked much better last night . Some excellent displays from the lads.

 

[BobblesBlade]

This is the biggest mistake British managers make when they get big transfer budgets in my opinion. £20-30m is a decent wedge and it could bag players from top leagues all around Europe, but managers still look for prospects in the second tier in England only this time they spend far too much money on them. It's like winning the lottery and buying the most expensive stuff in Primark.

I’ve said this for a long time. English players are well over priced. Scouting abroad can get you some real gems.

 

[marsh blade]

Wilder needs to wake up and get to spec savers, I’m sure he really likes MCB in training & off-field but whatever he need to get much much better, fast! Maybe his PR agency working on here can report back feedback and it will make a difference? Work rate isn’t the issue, no ones saying that. More composure on the ball not desperate panic would be a good start.

Just confidence in front of goal mate , it will come .

 

[Nah den]

I don't think there's any doubting his effort or application, but for £20m I think it's fair to expect a bit more than that.

I see him as a Chris Wood or Ashley Barnes type of player. Unfortunately I'd have either of those ahead of him currently. Both of whom were less expensive. I do think we've paid far too much for him.

Maybe it's a confidence thing too, let's hope so, and let's hope he gets some soon.

 

[DronnieBlade]

Yes thought they stood out . Looked much better last night . Some excellent displays from the lads.

His performance was improved. Granted. Nothing more.

Given the base level of prior performances this season, which may have averaged 4 out of 10, last night was a solid 6 / 10 performance. Decent.

6 / 10 has never and will never represent “standout”.

Find another adjective !!!!

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[marsh blade]

Don't know him. He's just not doing it at EPL levels and seems a bit of a cock IMO.

Like you then !

 

[marsh blade]

His performance was improved. Granted. Nothing more.

Given the base level of prior performances this season, which may have averaged 4 out of 10, last night was a solid 6 / 10 performance. Decent.

6 / 10 has never and will never represent “standout”.

Find another adjective !!!!

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Sorry i don't agree with you but that's football . Utb

 

[Withington Blade]

I’ve said this for a long time. English players are well over priced. Scouting abroad can get you some real gems.

It can but unless you know the European market it carries a lot of risk, look at the amount of money that was spent on by Villa, Newcastle and West Ham on Wesley, Joelinton and Haller. Makes McBurnie seem like decent value. The idea that we could have gone out and bought better in Europe for a fraction of the price is unrealistic and in my opinion is a little insulting on the management and recruitment staff we have.

 

[DronnieBlade]

Sorry i don't agree with you but that's football . Utb

You are not alone .

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[marsh blade]

Standout.

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I get it now.

When he actually wins a few headers that actually find a Blades player, his performance improves from good to standout !!!

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I don't think there's any doubting his effort or application, but for £20m I think it's fair to expect a bit more than that.

I see him as a Chris Wood or Ashley Barnes type of player. Unfortunately I'd have either of those ahead of him currently. Both of whom were less expensive. I do think we've paid far too much for him.

Maybe it's a confidence thing too, let's hope so, and let's hope he gets some soon.

Was only his 3rd start of the season tonight I don't think he will ever be prolific in the prem but I still think he will be worth the money in the end . If he can perform consistently well like last night goals will come maybe not 20 a season but a player that scored that amount does cost a lot more than 17 million.

 

[marsh blade]

You are not alone .

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well football is about opinions mate . I just think it was only his 3rd start last night and I thought he played well .I've not been his biggest fan either but I think he will come good with more consistent performances and a bit of confidence in front of the goal . Looks a lot stronger than when he first arrived and against lesser teams he may bang a few in but he needs to be like last night a lot more . Utb

 

[hidesbehindapseudonym]

Am I missing something? Thought we shelled for a goal scorer.

 

[Cheesebored]

This is constantly going over old ground. Mcburnie tries hard but patently isn't good enough at this level and hasn't been since day one. He had a good game last night and dominated their centre backs in the air. All the posters last season saying he needs chances to show what he can do must surely now be questioning their judgement. I really wanted him to be a success but it was pretty obvious from the start that he wouldn't be. Needs a big rethink up front.

 

[William]

McBurnie earns his place in the team through hard work and headers won. Unfortunately he’s a bit of a donkey in front of goal and he seems to always be off balance whenever he has the ball at his feet.

Last night I think he helped more than he hindered and that’s probably true for most games he plays but he really needs to start scoring if he’s ever going to live up to his price tag.

 

[DronnieBlade]

Was only his 3rd start of the season tonight I don't think he will ever be prolific in the prem but I still think he will be worth the money in the end . If he can perform consistently well like last night goals will come maybe not 20 a season but a player that scored that amount does cost a lot more than 17 million.

He wins headers. In our own box he is useful at defensive set players. I’ll give you that.

At the top of the pitch, he Occasionally wins headers that actually find the feet of one of our players.

That’s it. Genuinely that’s it.

This urban myth about workrate is exactly that. A myth. Our press from the top of the pitch is absolutely non existent when he is the first press. It doesn’t happen. Ever.

He is technically VERY poor and I won’t again recite all of the reasons why this is so. I’ve done it to death. But the fact remains, this is how it is.

Don’t kid yourself it’s a confidence thing. It’s not. It’s because of what I say above. Genuinely poor technical ability.

Now.

Wilder does appear to be sticking with him. At this point I’m going with blind faith, and a transfer fee that HAS to be justified.

Let’s hope that either Wilders faith is in fact justified and not blind, or that he will start to drift out of the XI if performance levels do not see a sharp uptick. And soon !!!!

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[Carlton Blade]

He wins headers. In our own box he is useful at defensive set players. I’ll give you that.

At the top of the pitch, he Occasionally wins headers that actually find the feet of one of our players.

That’s it. Genuinely that’s it.

This urban myth about workrate is exactly that. A myth. Our press from the top of the pitch is absolutely non existent when he is the first press. It doesn’t happen. Ever.

He is technically VERY poor and I won’t again recite all of the reasons why this is so. I’ve done it to death. But the fact remains, this is how it is.

Don’t kid yourself it’s a confidence thing. It’s not. It’s because of what I say above. Genuinely poor technical ability.

Now.

Wilder does appear to be sticking with him. At this point I’m going with blind faith, and a transfer fee that HAS to be justified.

Let’s hope that either Wilders faith is in fact justified and not blind, or that he will start to drift out of the XI if performance levels do not see a sharp uptick. And soon !!!!

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Fee has absolutely nothing to do with it. The money has gone. Doesn't matter. You bring it up because it suits your argument. Whether you like it or not, and we know you don't because you literally never shut up about it he's the only forward we have capable of winning headers and holding the ball on a regular basis. Unless we revolutionise the way we play against the better teams where we have less possession he's our best option for getting up the pitch.

There isn't anyone else.

He's not playing well in front of goal but he's constantly in position to get on the end of things. He's winning headers. He's bringing others into play. He may well not be good enough to score the goals we need but the Premier League must be utter shit if an untalented forward with no work rate can do those things.

 

[marsh blade]

He wins headers. In our own box he is useful at defensive set players. I’ll give you that.

At the top of the pitch, he Occasionally wins headers that actually find the feet of one of our players.

That’s it. Genuinely that’s it.

This urban myth about workrate is exactly that. A myth. Our press from the top of the pitch is absolutely non existent when he is the first press. It doesn’t happen. Ever.

He is technically VERY poor and I won’t again recite all of the reasons why this is so. I’ve done it to death. But the fact remains, this is how it is.

Don’t kid yourself it’s a confidence thing. It’s not. It’s because of what I say above. Genuinely poor technical ability.

Now.

Wilder does appear to be sticking with him. At this point I’m going with blind faith, and a transfer fee that HAS to be justified.

Let’s hope that either Wilders faith is in fact justified and not blind, or that he will start to drift out of the XI if performance levels do not see a sharp uptick. And soon !!!!

He wins headers. In our own box he is useful at defensive set players. I’ll give you that.

At the top of the pitch, he Occasionally wins headers that actually find the feet of one of our players.

That’s it. Genuinely that’s it.

This urban myth about workrate is exactly that. A myth. Our press from the top of the pitch is absolutely non existent when he is the first press. It doesn’t happen. Ever.

He is technically VERY poor and I won’t again recite all of the reasons why this is so. I’ve done it to death. But the fact remains, this is how it is.

Don’t kid yourself it’s a confidence thing. It’s not. It’s because of what I say above. Genuinely poor technical ability.

Now.

Wilder does appear to be sticking with him. At this point I’m going with blind faith, and a transfer fee that HAS to be justified.

Let’s hope that either Wilders faith is in fact justified and not blind, or that he will start to drift out of the XI if performance levels do not see a sharp uptick. And soon !!!!

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Ok thats your opinion, but I think he's better than your suggesting which i think will be proved in time . So who would you play up top with whats available that's better then ? Billy ?

 

[marsh blade]

He wins headers. In our own box he is useful at defensive set players. I’ll give you that.

At the top of the pitch, he Occasionally wins headers that actually find the feet of one of our players.

That’s it. Genuinely that’s it.

This urban myth about workrate is exactly that. A myth. Our press from the top of the pitch is absolutely non existent when he is the first press. It doesn’t happen. Ever.

He is technically VERY poor and I won’t again recite all of the reasons why this is so. I’ve done it to death. But the fact remains, this is how it is.

Don’t kid yourself it’s a confidence thing. It’s not. It’s because of what I say above. Genuinely poor technical ability.

Now.

Wilder does appear to be sticking with him. At this point I’m going with blind faith, and a transfer fee that HAS to be justified.

Let’s hope that either Wilders faith is in fact justified and not blind, or that he will start to drift out of the XI if performance levels do not see a sharp uptick. And soon !!!!

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So Wilder now has to justify himself cmon Dronny you must be better than that ! UTB

 

[DronnieBlade]

Fee has absolutely nothing to do with it. The money has gone. Doesn't matter. You bring it up because it suits your argument. Whether you like it or not, and we know you don't because you literally never shut up about it he's the only forward we have capable of winning headers and holding the ball on a regular basis. Unless we revolutionise the way we play against the better teams where we have less possession he's our best option for getting up the pitch.

There isn't anyone else.

He's not playing well in front of goal but he's constantly in position to get on the end of things. He's winning headers. He's bringing others into play. He may well not be good enough to score the goals we need but the Premier League must be utter shit if an untalented forward with no work rate can do those things.

Sharp is a better target man overall.

Dids is a better target man overall.

They get the ball to stick and retain possession FAR more effectively that McB ever has. Fact. Look it up. The info is out there.

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[INTERUNITED]

I'd keep him as I think he will be fantastic in the championship for us next season, and will probably/hopefully fire us straight back up (not being negative there, just think we will go down this season due to Jack's injury as I've said previously).

 

[DronnieBlade]

Ok thats your opinion, but I think he's better than your suggesting which i think will be proved in time . So who would you play up top with whats available that's better then ? Billy ?

See #174.

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[Bladesman]

Mcburnie isn’t in the team to score goals?! Have a day off! You don’t pay 20 million pounds for some one to win headers and try hard!
Of course he’s there to score goals he’s just no good at it!

Exactly, we could have just kept Madine and saved ourselves £20mil.

 

[DronnieBlade]

So Wilder now has to justify himself cmon Dronny you must be better than that ! UTB

Yes that’s exactly what I am saying.

Wilder does have to justify himself. When it’s not working, absolutely he does. My tune has not changed and won’t change in that regard.

Plenty of credit still in the bank and I categorically do not want a change of manager.

But the credits are being spent atm and this cannot continue adinfinitum !

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[Carlton Blade]

Sharp is a better target man overall.

Dids is a better target man overall.

They get the ball to stick and retain possession FAR more effectively that McB ever has. Fact. Look it up. The info is out there.

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Didzy isn't a target man. He plays 15 yards deeper. No comparison to be made. He's much less rarely the furthest player forward and is more often challenging fullbacks and midfielders.

Sharp talk is nonsense. Physically incapable of competing at this level. Can't get on the pitch in a low scoring team. Hasn't looked likely to score a goal from open play in a fair old while. Even against a Southampton team desperately trying to let him score.

Also, what does "a better target man overall" even mean? Wins fouls late on when he comes on to try and kill a game?

Let me guess, Wilder has an agenda to keep Sharp out of the team? He gets off less than 1.5 shots per 90 minutes. He's been a fantastic servant and he's deserving of a squad place. But he's nowhere near a Premier League starter. He gets eaten alive by competent defenders

 

[Carlton Blade]

Yes that’s exactly what I am saying.

Wilder does have to justify himself. When it’s not working, absolutely he does. My tune has not changed and won’t change in that regard.

Plenty of credit still in the bank and I categorically do not want a change of manager.

But the credits are being spent atm and this cannot continue adinfinitum !

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Justify to who? You really do talk a load of old nonsense