JAGSMAN1968 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Good luck to him- will always remember that parkhead goal- fantastic feeling. Sadly,about the only thing he did all season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambies Lost Doo Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 He was a nice guy. An impressively strong athlete with pace. Some size of biceps unfortunately pointed out by my wife! And he tried for the club and the team you have to respect him for that. Not enough goals though. Wanted him to get better and had hope for him this season but it wasn't to be. Maybe another club will show his potential. Good luck Ade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco77 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Was a decent guy who tried hard but just not good enough last season. 45 shots, 23 on target with 2 goals and 1 assist. Doolan apart, who was our last "Striker" to score more than 10 goals in a season? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Was a decent guy who tried hard but just not good enough last season. 45 shots, 23 on target with 2 goals and 1 assist. Doolan apart, who was our last "Striker" to score more than 10 goals in a season? Steven Craig in the promotion season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I'm quite surprise at the news. I thought that we would be going with Doolan, Azeez and Nisbet for this year and I did hope that Ade would come good and prove the critics wrong. I think that there is a good player in there if he finds the right club and it wouldn't surprise me if he gets double figures for Cambridge this season. Having said that, it was clear that it wasn't working and that he had lost the good will of most fans. It was therefore right for both Ade and the club that he move on. It is also great for us as a new striker is far more exciting to talk about than a left sided defender ! would you have been happy with Azeez and Nisbet as additional strikers to Doolan - if anything happened to Dools neither has shown themselves to be prolific goal scorers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgaejag Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Great news. How we got a fee for him and how clubs were fighting for his signature we will never know. Please can we get a double figure striker in Archie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 would you have been happy with Azeez and Nisbet as additional strikers to Doolan - if anything happened to Dools neither has shown themselves to be prolific goal scorers No. But I didn't think we had a budget for 4 strikers and I didn't think that we would offload any of the 3 we had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 would you have been happy with Azeez and Nisbet as additional strikers to Doolan - if anything happened to Dools neither has shown themselves to be prolific goal scorers Bit unfair on Nesbit as he hasn't really had a chance to show what he can do yet. As an aside it is tougher for youngsters to break through in our team now: the top league is always so tight is hard to risk youngsters sometimes. If we were in the (so-called) Championship some of the young players we've let go like Wilson and McDaid might still be part of our squad. Still I suppose that those who do make it now will be very good and sellable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyprusjag Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Think we'll regret letting him go but good luck o the boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Great news. How we got a fee for him and how clubs were fighting for his signature we will never know. Please can we get a double figure striker in Archie That maybe should read Mr Beattie instead of Archie. Can't deny we've just had a good season with actual turnover exceeding budgeted turnover. Top six finish that brought three good home gates plus a bit of cup money. At the same time I've seen no real evidence that we can anticipate any dramatic increase in home fan attendance, which appears to hover around 2500 or so. That's still the bread and butter figure that will most likely determine a large part of Archie's budget. I suggest most of the "extras" we made last season plus any positive balance from transfers will be projected into future seasons. Besides I'd also suggest that the Keown deal in terms of transfer and wage will have been the Club's largest ever outlay on a player. A significant increase in ST purchases might just give Mr B/the Board the confidence to release extra dosh but otherwise we'll be budgeting once again for a bottom six finish, no cup runs and similar home gate/ST income. All we can realistically ask of Archie/Beattie/Board is we start each season stronger than the previous season. Folk might not like this baby steps approach and feel we should use up all "above budget" income immediately. Don't have a strong opinion either way but I don't think that's the way the Club works. We're told all monies left over go into the player budget. To the best of my knowledge we've never been told that money will be for immediate use. If we start the season with a stronger squad that also includes a second striker who'll score 10+ goals that'll be down largely to some astute business from the manager rather than him waving the cheque book in the air. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearchar Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 '[Cambridge United] Head Coach Shaun Derry added: "We're delighted to welcome Ade to Cambridge United. "He's a player we have been keeping a close eye on for many months now. He brings a completely different dimension to our forward options..."' You can say that again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I'm sure Ade tried his best. He was a sartorial figure at the POTY dinner for sure. Good luck to him, I'm sure Archie did the deal as he has a replacement lined up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggybunnet Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I'm sorry but it's Azeez, there are many better strikers out there than him. I agree he was a hard worker and gave his all but that's not enough in professional football, you can't just work hard, you need the technique too as well as the hard work. You can disagree but I think Azeez leaving has strengthened the team, he had the most shots on goal of anyone in Scotland and scored... 3 GOALS! I would point out that this has been said of Christie Elliott for many a season now but few (i think) would say he shouldn't be in the team given what he gives to the team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) A lot argued last season whether Azeez was good enough or not. Ultimately, it didn't matter. The manager, who the vast majority of fans trust, decided he wasn't. As others have said, nobody could fault his work rate, and if a player gives his all you can't ask for more. Unfortunately effort alone hasn't kept him at the club. There is no way Archie would have let Azeez go without having a replacement lined up. I'm looking forward to seeing who we bring in. Edited July 6, 2017 by Jag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I'm baffled at this perception that Archie didn't rate him. Archie said that Azeez wanted to move back south due to family reasons. So Archie facilitated the move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I'm sure he must have believed there was a goal scorer in him - he seemed to have everything else needed for a centre forward. Maybe, though I'm not sure we would have got him scoring next season; but he's gone and maybe it's a bit of luck as we'll maybe get someone in who doesn't panic at the sight of the goalkeeper approaching. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I'm baffled at this perception that Archie didn't rate him. Archie said that Azeez wanted to move back south due to family reasons. So Archie facilitated the move. Never let the truth get in the way of a good story,eh, GRE? I happen to believe if a new striker/forward is signed within the next few days it'll be unrelated to Ade leaving us. I certainly don't subscribe to the view that Archie has an immediate replacement lined up. I doubt very much if it's worth too much concern just yet but as I said before we'll have to redress the lack of strength and pace within forward areas of the squad. With Ade leaving, for all his faults, it maybe narrows our options somewhat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightswood Jag Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I would point out that this has been said of Christie Elliott for many a season now but few (i think) would say he shouldn't be in the team given what he gives to the team. I know but I think Elliott is decent technically but Azeez on the other hand is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearchar Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Maybe Ade would have made a good centre back - but we'll never know now. (After all, Christie Elliott was originally a striker, and Jukka Santala a centre back.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightswood Jag Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 Maybe Ade would have made a good centre back - but we'll never know now. (After all, Christie Elliott was originally a striker, and Jukka Santala a centre back.) He would've at least been able to keep up with the strikers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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