OutByEaster? Posted January 5, 2019 Moderator Share Posted January 5, 2019 Smith's Elmohamady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 I was really excited when we signed him, then just when I was about to give up, he had that good run of form of 4 goals in a few games. then Grabban came in and it ended his involvement. He's not doing enough, but then, how often does someone get him the ball in a promising area? The only chances we really create are punting it in to the box, which is great for Tammy, but Hogan's never going to thrive on that. I'd get rid and cut our losses, but I think his failure here is as much to do with the way we play as it is his fault. I wonder if Bruce had even seen him play when he signed him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Worrying that he didn’t even look fast today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 5, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2019 Today was his big chance to impress in front of the manager he was delighted to see arrive and he totally flopped. Davis looked twice the player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 24 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I was really excited when we signed him, then just when I was about to give up, he had that good run of form of 4 goals in a few games. then Grabban came in and it ended his involvement. He's not doing enough, but then, how often does someone get him the ball in a promising area? The only chances we really create are punting it in to the box, which is great for Tammy, but Hogan's never going to thrive on that. I'd get rid and cut our losses, but I think his failure here is as much to do with the way we play as it is his fault. I wonder if Bruce had even seen him play when he signed him. Everyone else seems to be ok. He is the issue. Him only. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 He just... runs. the ball bounces off him. he barely bothers to jump to challenge for a header. cant hold it up. unless the ball lands squarely at his feet for a tap in, he might as well not be on the pitch. need to part-ex him ASAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted January 5, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2019 Now he's had his go. Get rid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 A 2k per week footballer at best earning 18x more than he is worth. Welcome to the wonderful world of AVFC. A club dishing out premier league wages because nobody nobody at the top has got the memo we are a mediocre second rate outfit living on past glories. 30k+ per week for this doughnut tells you everything that is wrong here. Too many on easy street. The worst thing is that he is on half the wages of our highest earners. Until everyone over 15k per week at this club has gone you are going to get not much more than a minimum effort. Leeds and Norwich are at the top and I can assure everyone they ain't paying 30k never mind 75k per week we are paying some of our so called stars. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 He does nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Keener window-cleaner said: Worrying that he didn’t even look fast today. He isn’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 What the hell is wrong with him? Why does he have to look at defenders when he's running over to challenge for a header/long ball? Why does he make his over there so slowly? How can his technique be this bad? Years left on 40k a week. Jesus Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 The ball literally bounces of him. He can't control a ball to save his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Very much a confidence player I think and he has none . Can't afford to carry him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 12/10/2018 at 03:25, sir_gary_cahill said: I wouldn’t write him off, Dean Smith got the best out of him at Brentford and hopefully he can do the same here, Hogan was excellent for Brentford Hogan scored in 100% of his League Cup matches last season, albeit 3 matches. He also scored 6 goals from 37 Championship matches, but what that stat excludes is that only 19 of those appearances saw him in the starting XI, with 18 as a sub. Whether it is 1 every game from the cup, 1 in 6 from the Championship, or 1 in 4 as an overall average. While hardly prolific, he is hardly as poor as people make out. This was all under Bruce as well, which no striker flourished under except perhaps Grabban, who scored 1 in 2. It's so premature to judge what Hogan can do with Smith. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 He could have had 2 goals yesterday from the highlights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Dreadful player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I have a feeling Hogan will be on the books until his contract runs out. He was very lucky to get such a lucrative move after half a season of good football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 40 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I have a feeling Hogan will be on the books until his contract runs out. He was very lucky to get such a lucrative move after half a season of good football. Absolutely. Either that or I can see him going to America with us stumping up half his wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 42 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I have a feeling Hogan will be on the books until his contract runs out. He was very lucky to get such a lucrative move after half a season of good football. It's the villa way. £12m on a player we can't give away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 He has been with us for 2 years and has showed nothing to justify the ridiculous transfer fee we paid for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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