CI Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Herd didn't inspire me last season, albeit we can't judge him under McLeish. I think Westwood will overtake him in the pecking order anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 18, 2012 I liked what I saw of Westwood when he came on. Obviously you can't judge a player from the length of time he had on the pitch, but I thought he did just fine. However, he's a completely different player to Holman, if that cameo is anything to go by. He just sat infront of the back 4 and defended. He didn't look like an attacking player in the slightest. Again, that's just based on the 20 minutes or so he had on Saturday, I could obviously be way off because of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 However, he's a completely different player to Holman, if that cameo is anything to go by. He just sat infront of the back 4 and defended. He didn't look like an attacking player in the slightest. Again, that's just based on the 20 minutes or so he had on Saturday, I could obviously be way off because of that. Think that's one of the reason's lambert bought him, to sit in front of the back 4 and dictate the tempo. Carrick-esque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 From what we've seen and heard, I think Westwood is a player more akin to El Ahmadi. Someone on VT suggested before that he could be used as KEA's replacement during the African Cup of Nations or if KEA got injured. At present I don't think we have anyone else that can bring the intensity or graft that Holman does, if he were to pick up a knock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Herd should be able to do a similar job.Ah yes. Must be something in the Murray-Darling water. Geography fail - Herdy's a Swan River catchment boy.... :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 19, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 19, 2012 Herd should be able to do a similar job.Ah yes. Must be something in the Murray-Darling water. Geography fail - Herdy's a Swan River catchment boy.... :winkold: Look mate, just be grateful there's a Pom in existence that's heard (Herd?) of ANY Aussie rivers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 19, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 19, 2012 From what we've seen and heard, I think Westwood is a player more akin to El Ahmadi. Someone on VT suggested before that he could be used as KEA's replacement during the African Cup of Nations or if KEA got injured. At present I don't think we have anyone else that can bring the intensity or graft that Holman does, if he were to pick up a knock. I certainly see Westwood and KEA as holding midfielders, so they'd be unlikely to play together unless KEa is pushed forward or we're playing 5 in midfield. Either way, both are very different from Holman from what I've seen so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Herd should be able to do a similar job.Ah yes. Must be something in the Murray-Darling water. Geography fail - Herdy's a Swan River catchment boy.... :winkold: Look mate, just be grateful there's a Pom in existence that's heard (Herd?) of ANY Aussie rivers! Agreed. I thought you were originally talking about tennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 19, 2012 Moderator Share Posted September 19, 2012 Herd should be able to do a similar job.Ah yes. Must be something in the Murray-Darling water. Geography fail - Herdy's a Swan River catchment boy.... :winkold: Look mate, just be grateful there's a Pom in existence that's heard (Herd?) of ANY Aussie rivers! Yeah it's amazing the amount of useless shite you'll learn just to win a pub quiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Herd should be able to do a similar job.Ah yes. Must be something in the Murray-Darling water. Geography fail - Herdy's a Swan River catchment boy.... :winkold: Look mate, just be grateful there's a Pom in existence that's heard (Herd?) of ANY Aussie rivers! Good point. And who's to say they don't send water across the entire continent in some pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 19, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 19, 2012 Herd should be able to do a similar job.Ah yes. Must be something in the Murray-Darling water. Geography fail - Herdy's a Swan River catchment boy.... :winkold: Look mate, just be grateful there's a Pom in existence that's heard (Herd?) of ANY Aussie rivers! Yeah it's amazing the amount of useless shite you'll learn just to win a pub quiz Funnily enough, I remember studying the Murray-Darling Basin in school geography lessons - and spotted it immediately on a picture question on University Challenge only this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 We had enough bloody poms killing themselves trying to find the great inland seas in those days, let alone trying to turn the rivers around. Mind you, if anyone could have done it, it would have been Brett Holman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 We had enough bloody poms killing themselves trying to find the great inland seas in those days, let alone trying to turn the rivers around. Mind you, if anyone could have done it, it would have been Brett Holman... It's a lot easier when you can walk on water.. Actually, we'll leave these gags to the Vlaar thread. Didn't Ron Vlaar discover Australia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 21, 2012 Moderator Share Posted September 21, 2012 We had enough bloody poms killing themselves trying to find the great inland seas in those days, let alone trying to turn the rivers around. Mind you, if anyone could have done it, it would have been Brett Holman... It's a lot easier when you can walk on water.. Actually, we'll leave these gags to the Vlaar thread. Didn't Ron Vlaar discover Australia? No he just threw all the convicts there like darts, one by one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 ok, i for one have no idea what you guys are talking about, but as for holman, i like him, he seems to want to try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Was not good today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KjParton Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Was exposed badly today. It's all good sprinting towards someone putting pressure on them, but all they have to do is a little flick and turn him and he's caught completely flat footed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie09 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 His commitment can't be faulted but he is limited. Not enough pace to play wide and not clever enough to play in the middle. Squad member but not a starter for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I'm not even sure where he was playing today. Very poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chips'ngravy Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Holman is one of those players that leaves me scratching my head as to how he ever made it to play top flight football. Apart from running round like a mad dog I fail to see what his footballing qualities are. His passing is awful, both in execution and selection. But he's not alone there to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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