Fair paly to him....................but for me ricky has been head and shoulders above any other player of ours in the last couple of months.

 

 

(strange to say that when he still can not pass the ball !!)

 

 

Bobcat are you listening ???

played well again at the weekend. his reluctance to just kick the ball into touch is dicey, but somehow he gets away with it every time. he's putting himself in a position where it would the Player Of The Year award may not be quite as cut and dried as people first thought.

Gardner is consistently good this season!

All he needs to top it off is a goal! If there's owt to play for last game of the season Sam should stick him up front!!!

Gardner ? no way for me. still by far our weakest link at the back. don't get how people can see he is a decent defender.

 

 

cue the abuse...

Gardner ? no way for me. still by far our weakest link at the back. don't get how people can see he is a decent defender.

 

 

cue the abuse...

 

 

We see it using our eyes!

 

He consitently gets us out of trouble!

 

This season he's probably been our best player in the back 4!!

Gardner ? no way for me. still by far our weakest link at the back. don't get how people can see he is a decent defender.

 

 

cue the abuse...

 

Gardner ? no way for me. still by far our weakest link at the back. don't get how people can see he is a decent defender.

 

 

cue the abuse...

 

 

 

Watch the game again from saturday, he covers across a few times and stops dangerous attacks before they develop.

 

I am amazed anyone who has watched any games in last 2 months could think differently

nope, if you look at the majority of goals we conceded over the season, they've come from the left back position, it was the same when people were raving about hunt. the 2nd goal in marseille?? stelios in gardners position.

 

don't rate him but we're entitiled to our own opinion

Gardner ? no way for me. still by far our weakest link at the back. don't get how people can see he is a decent defender.

 

 

cue the abuse...

 

Are you mad????

 

Sorry, everyone's entitled to an opinion, but that is just not credible...

[gardner has comeon leaps and bounds over the past 12 months.

 

just cant shoot

 

wen waas the last time ricky scored newcastle 2/3 seasons ago?

gardner's probably only fault is his crossing is seriously appalling...

gardner's probably only fault is his crossing is seriously appalling...

 

his shooting isn't much kop either

 

given he used to be a left winger though you'd expect his crossing to be good

The cross against Arsenal that Stelios scored from and then against Marseille that Stelios headed wide from weren't awful

 

In fact they were fantastic

 

Inconsistent maybe but 'seriously appalling' is harsh

The cross against Arsenal that Stelios scored from and then against Marseille that Stelios headed wide from weren't awful

 

In fact they were fantastic

 

Inconsistent maybe but 'seriously appalling' is harsh

 

thats 2 crosses in about 3 years!

 

for a pro footballer his crossing is totally disgraceful in my opinion...

 

poor shooting i can live with, no need for him to be shootin anyway...

It's 2 crosses in about six weeks actually.

It's 2 crosses in about six weeks actually.

 

Playing out of his skin, What does it take for you fuckers to give the defence credit.

 

How many clean sheets have we got this season.

 

 

Do you think thats down to Sam puttin the opposition off with naked pictures of his missus?

 

good players make good teams,

 

Gardner's form and OB's emmergence has contrubuted to our best back 4 for donkeys.

Gardner has exceptional pace and good anticipation, which means his interception rate is high. Not yet the strongest tackling in one-on-one situations, but definately a great season at the back.

Not long ago everyone was slagging Gardner off on here, and now he's flavour of the month. It's funny how opinions change in a matter of weeks.

 

PB

Not long ago everyone was slagging Gardner off on here, and now he's flavour of the month. It's funny how opinions change in a matter of weeks.

 

PB

 

I for one have never slagged off Gardner!

Could have something to do woth him being my favourite player though!

Not long ago everyone was slagging Gardner off on here, and now he's flavour of the month. It's funny how opinions change in a matter of weeks.

 

PB

 

not everyone

 

said plenty times he's the best in the league (which may be a little over the top)

 

just love the way he plays

He has come on this season no doubt but i think people are going over the top half the time he doesn't no were the ball is he's like bambi on ice.

He has come on this season no doubt but i think people are going over the top half the time he doesn't no were the ball is he's like bambi on ice.

 

 

I can't see the advert, what does it say?? ZZZZZ it's plain to see the guy is prone to mistakes because he has no control of what his feet do!! as i said hes a lot better than he was but still no way is he as good as everyone's saying.