View Full Version : Fowler alongside JOVH
celtic76
15 May 2007, 12:02 PM
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/tm_headline=old-firm-in-battle-for-god%26method=full%26objectid=19104983%26siteid=89520-name_page.html
Can we once again have two world class strikers up top? I hope so!
Teso Dos Bichos
15 May 2007, 12:20 PM
Neither of them are anywhere near being world class.
Burkies Ginger Mop
15 May 2007, 12:28 PM
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/tm_headline=old-firm-in-battle-for-god%26method=full%26objectid=19104983%26siteid=89520-name_page.html
Can we once again have two world class strikers up top? I hope so!
I'd like to see him at Rangers. The fact he is a bit of a Rangers fan should hopefully help. Mind you can you imagine him and Boyd up front? May as well play with 9 men!
bobbybhoy2003
15 May 2007, 08:24 PM
Neither of them are anywhere near being world class.would s%it Steven Craig on there worse day..:D
Stenny
16 May 2007, 05:56 AM
Cant see Fowler moving tae Smeltic, he'l have offers tae stay in the EPL or pick up big bucks in the US and Qutar. Scott MacDonald will partner Vinger of Castlemilk upfront :D
Teso Dos Bichos
16 May 2007, 09:54 AM
would s%it Steven Craig on there worse day..:D
You mean the guy who has more goals than Fowler this season?
HuntKop
16 May 2007, 10:45 AM
Neither of them are anywhere near being world class.
I'll agree that Robbie Fowler is not, but JVoH is.
Teso Dos Bichos
16 May 2007, 12:08 PM
He is a good player but not world class. If you consider him to be then your list of world class strikers and players must be huge. :eek:
HuntKop
16 May 2007, 12:56 PM
He is a good player but not world class. If you consider him to be then your list of world class strikers and players must be huge. :eek:
If world class includes only the top 5 strikers in the world, then no. But if world class means good enough to make a mark (not just appear) internationally, then yes.
Teso Dos Bichos
16 May 2007, 01:03 PM
He is only a back-up for Holland (mainly because his physical style of play offers something different to other options) and has yet to score an international goal. Had the timing of the UEFA Under 21 football championships been different then he would not have went to the WC, as Huntelaar would have taken his place instead.
mcoconnor8390
16 May 2007, 07:42 PM
he won't go to los orcos or celtic
celtic76
16 May 2007, 08:14 PM
He is only a back-up for Holland (mainly because his physical style of play offers something different to other options) and has yet to score an international goal. Had the timing of the UEFA Under 21 football championships been different then he would not have went to the WC, as Huntelaar would have taken his place instead.
You are correct but since Holland will never play him because of there style its hardly grounds not to call him world class. Would you rate any one on the Scotland sqaud as world class? Miller has done well and scored more international goals but I would hardly call him world class. So its a matter of opinion really.
Teso Dos Bichos
17 May 2007, 06:23 AM
Not really, ask anyone whether he is world class and only the biased few would say yes. As you just said, simply playing international football is not grounds to be considered world class so the Dutch not playing Jan is irrelevant.
HuntKop
17 May 2007, 07:21 AM
Not really, ask anyone whether he is world class and only the biased few would say yes. As you just said, simply playing international football is not grounds to be considered world class so the Dutch not playing Jan is irrelevant.
It's apparent that I have a much more liberal definition of World Class. Ah well!
Gordon EF
17 May 2007, 08:57 AM
It clearly depends on your definition of world class. If you have a ridiculously loose definition, then I suppose JVoH could sneak in, along with half the Scotland squad.
To me "world class" should mean, arguably one of the best in your posisiotn in the world. JVoH and Fowler are far from world class by that definition.
nach0king
17 May 2007, 10:03 AM
I've always taken World Class to mean that, if you got to the World Cup semi finals, a player could slot into many of the sides involved in those games. It's quite a weird definition but it works well for me.
So, could JVoH have slotted in up front for Italy, Germany, Portugal or France?
This means there are only 4-6 world class players in any given position.
"International class" is different altogether, of course. JVoH is most certainly that.