Kevin Davies, the new England centre forward

norm the jedi · Post by **norm the jedi** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:18 pm

champion..

KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab · Post by **KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:55 pm

Gary the Enfield wrote:In 8 seasons from 2002/03 to 2009/10 our Kevin has conceded 69 Yellows and 1 Red card. Rooney has garnered 80 yellows and four red.

That. Is. Solid. Gold.

Can you compare Our Exalted leader and Kev? I know he's got more reds, but it'd be great if even the card count is better than Gerrard's!

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:59 pm

KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab wrote:
Gary the Enfield wrote:In 8 seasons from 2002/03 to 2009/10 our Kevin has conceded 69 Yellows and 1 Red card. Rooney has garnered 80 yellows and four red.
That. Is. Solid. Gold.

Can you compare Our Exalted leader and Kev? I know he's got more reds, but it'd be great if even the card count is better than Gerrard's!

fabulous stat!

incidentally - now old duck-face is playing again - who IS our exalted leader?

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:56 pm

My fav quote today from the internets:

"Kevin Davies is just the sort of player to get up foreign referees noses and for that very reason will struggle to achieve as much as he would in the Premier League. To my recollection he has not played in any game where he is likely to come up against foreign officials.
Crouch often has problems with non English refs when he out jumps defenders who collapse in a heap out of desperation.
Still Phil you are probably right that this is a good call for England because you were so right about Wayne in the summer. NOT."

Ah, right then.

Came from a Spurs fan too, the c*nt.

Mar · Post by **Mar** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:01 pm

Prufrock wrote:My fav quote today from the internets:

"Kevin Davies is just the sort of player to get up foreign referees noses and for that very reason will struggle to achieve as much as he would in the Premier League. To my recollection he has not played in any game where he is likely to come up against foreign officials.
Crouch often has problems with non English refs when he out jumps defenders who collapse in a heap out of desperation.
Still Phil you are probably right that this is a good call for England because you were so right about Wayne in the summer. NOT."

Ah, right then.

Came from a Spurs fan too, the c*nt.

Spurs fan says it all. I don't think long ball is in their vocabulary (yet they signed Peter Crouch for exactly that). I'm sure there's a nice reminder floating about from when Kevin Davies banged one in against Bayern Munich in Germany

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww yea!

officer_dibble · Post by **officer_dibble** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:52 pm

Seems a good time for a showing of everyone's favourite Super Kev goal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoMFNzO1 ... re=related

(its the last one btw)

Congratulations Kevin, you have deserved it for everything you have put in over the years. True BWFC legend.

Have to say I'm less convinced he'll actually get a cap. It's very funny watching the Arsenal fans have a good splutter over it like its the Armageddon or something. Like he wouldn't get in their team. Infact I might go and check out Tony Harts blog the little arsewipe.

The only way he's getting on is if he single handedly destroys Fabios other options. Quick elbow to Rooney ribs; crunching tackle on Crouch that pole axes him. You get my drift.

officer_dibble · Post by **officer_dibble** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:53 pm

Mar wrote:
Prufrock wrote:My fav quote today from the internets:

"Kevin Davies is just the sort of player to get up foreign referees noses and for that very reason will struggle to achieve as much as he would in the Premier League. To my recollection he has not played in any game where he is likely to come up against foreign officials.
Crouch often has problems with non English refs when he out jumps defenders who collapse in a heap out of desperation.
Still Phil you are probably right that this is a good call for England because you were so right about Wayne in the summer. NOT."

Ah, right then.

Came from a Spurs fan too, the c*nt.
Spurs fan says it all. I don't think long ball is in their vocabulary (yet they signed Peter Crouch for exactly that). I'm sure there's a nice reminder floating about from when Kevin Davies banged one in against Bayern Munich in Germany awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww yea!

I think Spurs are king of the 'long passes' on the stats....woooooooooooooooooorthy?

Tombwfc · Post by **Tombwfc** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:42 pm

Well yeah, the favourite option has to be that he'll not feature and never seen in an England squad ever again.

But that's for another day, enjoy it Kev.

Gary the Enfield · Post by **Gary the Enfield** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:44 pm

KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab wrote:
Gary the Enfield wrote:In 8 seasons from 2002/03 to 2009/10 our Kevin has conceded 69 Yellows and 1 Red card. Rooney has garnered 80 yellows and four red.
That. Is. Solid. Gold.

Can you compare Our Exalted leader and Kev? I know he's got more reds, but it'd be great if even the card count is better than Gerrard's!

Stevie me is 43 and 2 for the same period.

Trotski · Post by **Trotski** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:29 am

A rather bleak prediction for Davies' England career, bur a great blog nonetheless. Good, fair read!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog ... montenegro

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:51 am

Trotski wrote:A rather bleak prediction for Davies' England career, bur a great blog nonetheless. Good, fair read!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog ... montenegro

I think it's probably right in a lot of what it says. I'm fairly sure Davo would be delighted with any amount of England caps > 1, given that in a fairly recent interview, I think he was expecting none.

I'm fairly sure he'd be delighted if he got anywhere near Carten Jancker's tally of 10 goals in 33 games...

ohjimmyjimmy · Post by **ohjimmyjimmy** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:24 am

At least he's sufficiently well-known enough for people to offer an opinion on him, based on seeing him play over the years. Love him or hate him, its better than being not talked about.

In some of the comments below that blog, the same numbskulls who are slating his selection are suggesting with a straight face that his place should have even gone to Connor Wickham or Danny Wellbeck...but this is the kind of people you're up against when trying to explain actual football reality to them. Feckin eejits half of em.

seanworth · Post by **seanworth** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:30 am

I bet KD is the proudest player on that squad. Almostveryone said he would never be selected, and something even he himself started to believe. Many thought he shouldn't even be in football never mind the Premier League, and here he is representing his country, and most importantly he did it his way. He didn't change his style just to keep the wusses happy, he continuing doing not only what he does best, but with honesty and integrity something missing in the game today. Congrats Kev and enjoy your day.

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:30 am

The major problem with much of the arguments against Kevin Davies (and its a major problem with football in this country) is that when major reform of the England set-up is required, the more brain-dead interpret this as "throw the kids in". Which will simply lead to the same mistakes being repeated. If people really are lamenting what England are about, they must understand that its a long process of improving youth football at all levels, to give future England managers the ammunition they need. What that most definitely doesn't translate to is "Danny Wellbeck is a better bet for England than Kevin Davies".

Odelay · Post by **Odelay** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:04 pm

People keep lampooning this, "we must play the kids and be like Germany" idea. Well Miroslav Klose isn't exactly a spring chicken is he? Mix of youth and experience will do the trick, methinks.

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:13 pm

Odelay wrote:People keep lampooning this, "we must play the kids and be like Germany" idea. Well Miroslav Klose isn't exactly a spring chicken is he? Mix of youth and experience will do the trick, methinks.

Indeed.. Miroslav Klose only scored 3 league goals last season (the same as Podolski).. But that has seemingly been forgotten now

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