Beckford transfer listed

[Si Coe]

Hello all, I'm new here so go easy on me!

I've not seen this posted anywhere so far, but Jermaine Beckford has been transfer listed by LUFC. He's got 12 months left of his contract, so he wouldn't cost more than £1.5m IMO. Is there a place for him in our front line?

 

[TheDude]

He is a total TWAT i would hate to see him in a Forest shirt.

 

[Si Coe]

I don't know much about him, other than he scores goals but he looked totally ineffective in the play-off semis vs Millwall.

Why is he a t**t? Attitude (on/off field)?

 

[EmJay]

Hello all, I'm new here so go easy on me!

I've not seen this posted anywhere so far, but Jermaine Beckford has been transfer listed by LUFC. He's got 12 months left of his contract, so he wouldn't cost more than £1.5m IMO. Is there a place for him in our front line?

Welcome Si As you say your new, so you wouldn't know, but usually transfer related stuff goes into the transfers section (top of Forest banter)... Just keeps the place tidy :-*

As for Beckford, he wouldn't come here. He's had premiership interest in the past and I think if he was going to leave Leeds it'd be for a bigger club that us.

Newcastle or Boro would be a likely destination I reckon.

 

[winnits]

As for Beckford, he wouldn't come here. He's had premiership interest in the past and I think if he was going to leave Leeds it'd be for a bigger club that us.

Newcastle or Boro would be a likely destination I reckon.

Hmm. Bigger club you say?

 

[EmJay]

Hmm. Bigger club you say?

In a twat like Beckford's mind :wink:

 

[Rich]

We shoudl have signed him when we were in League One.

He's not been hugely effective for Leeds, though, has he.

Was he the guy on loan at Scunthorpe or was that someone else?

Perhaps Steve could weigh in and give a bit more information of the alleged 'twatishness' of the lad. I heard he was a bit fo a Roy Kean, in the sense that he is loyal to Leeds for plucking him from the doldrums of Sunday League football.

 

[winnits]

He was at Scunthorpe yeah, and Carlisle before that. Both loans from Leeds.

 

[Oldbighead]

We shoudl have signed him when we were in League One.

He's not been hugely effective for Leeds, though, has he.

Was he the guy on loan at Sc**thorpe or was that someone else?

Perhaps Steve could weigh in and give a bit more information of the alleged 't**tishness' of the lad. I heard he was a bit fo a Roy Kean, in the sense that he is loyal to Leeds for plucking him from the doldrums of Sunday League football.

34 games 27 goals, how is this not 'hugely effective '. :

 

[TheDude]

Hes got talent the lad him and Delph probley two of the best players in that legaue...

 

[Rich]

34 games 27 goals, how is this not 'hugely effective '. :

What league are they (still) in?

 

[thesquareone]

i understand he comes across as a twat, to be honest i think many very good players do come across as twats, cocky arogant etc...id like the goal machine in our team, think he would fit in and as long as he scores lots of goals.. well id be happy to watch any twat bag a hatfull for us each game...

 

[Rich]

Stanley, there's only one Stanley!

 

[thesquareone]

thats exactly who i had in mind ! stan came across as a complete arogant twat, but we loved him, I still do ! not seen a better striker for us.

 

[winnits]

I think Beckford's a good striker, but not in the role that we need which is a Blackstock/Adebola stylee hold-up-the-ball type.

 

[thesquareone]

ahh but we are needing six strikers sooooo....

 

[truredwal]

oops didnt see this thread, I wouldnt mind him, I like the idea of having good forwards to pick from :wink:

 

[Oldbighead]

What league are they (still) in?

His job is to score goals, he has done this is in abundance! 34 games 27 goals. How is this not effective?

Please engage your brain before you post.

 

[Northern Monkey]

We shoudl have signed him when we were in League One.

He's not been hugely effective for Leeds, though, has he.

Was he the guy on loan at Scunthorpe or was that someone else?

Perhaps Steve could weigh in and give a bit more information of the alleged 'twatishness' of the lad. I heard he was a bit fo a Roy Kean, in the sense that he is loyal to Leeds for plucking him from the doldrums of Sunday League football.

I think the bolded line must be typo, Rich? He's scored 54 goals in 98 appearances!

He's got talent, and he's got pace. And he's got ego. And he's got attitude. And a temper. And a nasty streak. And he's selfish.

Thing is, you forgive a man if he gets you in the region of 30 goals in a season.

Beckford would be a huge loss to Leeds, but I don't see him as being much of a gain above mid-table in the Championship.

He's effective in the air, but not brilliant, and works best up front with a 'Big Man', typical British No. 9 who will do the bullying of the Centre Backs for him. He can be marked out of a game if the CB's are concentrated enough, but he has the skill and talent to be able to pounce on any lapses.

I would bracket him as the same level of player as Joe Garner, certainly skill, ability and potential wise, though he lacks Garner's application. He's less of a worker, and seems to have a 'things will happen' attitude, instead of a 'I'll make things happen' one.

He can score some spectacular goals, and tends to turn out when the cameras are there, though as people saw in the P/O final, and as I mention above, if a tough CB gets the better of him early on (As Whitbread did), he can be marked out of the game if the other CF doesn't come to help him out.

He could, possibly, make it for a Wigan/Bolton/Blackburn type Premier League team, but it's likely he'll spend most of his career a la Freddy Eastwood. Full of promise, but ending up at a Coventry/Crystal Palace/Ipswich type 'This year we'll push for the Play Off's' Championship side.

He would improve your squad, but not your team, in my honest opinion. And if he doesn't get down with 'Billy's ways' early on, he would be a detrimental signing for Forest.

Personally, I think he'll end up at QPR, or more likely, he'll go back to Scunthorpe if they can find the cash.

 

[Rich]

His job is to score goals, he has done this is in abundance! 34 games 27 goals. How is this not effective?

Please engage your brain before you post.

It's a good return, but ultimately, it wasn't good enough.

How about you engage your brain before you post insults.

I think the bolded line must be typo, Rich? He's scored 54 goals in 98 appearances!

He's got talent, and he's got pace. And he's got ego. And he's got attitude. And a temper. And a nasty streak. And he's selfish.

Thing is, you forgive a man if he gets you in the region of 30 goals in a season.

Beckford would be a huge loss to Leeds, but I don't see him as being much of a gain above mid-table in the Championship.

He's effective in the air, but not brilliant, and works best up front with a 'Big Man', typical British No. 9 who will do the bullying of the Centre Backs for him. He can be marked out of a game if the CB's are concentrated enough, but he has the skill and talent to be able to pounce on any lapses.

I would bracket him as the same level of player as Joe Garner, certainly skill, ability and potential wise, though he lacks Garner's application. He's less of a worker, and seems to have a 'things will happen' attitude, instead of a 'I'll make things happen' one.

He can score some spectacular goals, and tends to turn out when the cameras are there, though as people saw in the P/O final, and as I mention above, if a tough CB gets the better of him early on (As Whitbread did), he can be marked out of the game if the other CF doesn't come to help him out.

He could, possibly, make it for a Wigan/Bolton/Blackburn type Premier League team, but it's likely he'll spend most of his career a la Freddy Eastwood. Full of promise, but ending up at a Coventry/Crystal Palace/Ipswich type 'This year we'll push for the Play Off's' Championship side.

He would improve your squad, but not your team, in my honest opinion. And if he doesn't get down with 'Billy's ways' early on, he would be a detrimental signing for Forest.

Personally, I think he'll end up at QPR, or more likely, he'll go back to Scunthorpe if they can find the cash.

No typo mate, I've not seen him much beyond a few seconds on 'The Championship'. Was basing it more on the fact that you guys have missed out on automatic promotion twice now, and your defensive record isn't too shabby. Infact, I'd say you have one of the best goalkeepers in the league at the minute there.

You've obviously seen a lot more of him than anyone else on these boards, so I take your word as FACT.

 

[marshal99]

His job is to score goals, he has done this is abundance! 34 games 27 goals. How is this not effective?

Please engage your brain before you post.

And how many strikers at league one level have failed to make it at championship level , there's no denying that he's been prolific at league one but i remember he stunk in the championship with Leeds hence why Leeds let him move out on loan to Scunthorpe in the first place all those years ago.
He might have matured since then but the likes of Billy Sharp , Freddy Eastwood , Luke Varney etc all failed to step up even though they were lethal in league one.
If we get Blackstock , we don't need Beckford. We already have Earnie to score the goals.

 

[Rich]

And how many strikers at league one level have failed to make it at championship level , there's no denying that he's been prolific at league one but i remember he stunk in the championship with Leeds hence why Leeds let him move out on loan to Scunthorpe in the first place all those years ago.
He might have matured since then but the likes of Billy Sharp , Freddy Eastwood , Luke Varney etc all failed to step up even though they were lethal in league one.
If we get Blackstock , we don't need Beckford. We already have Earnie to score the goals.

Excellent points.

As we found out this season, the step up in this league is bigger than we thought. Last season we had the best defence in the league, this season, that same defence got ripped to shreds at times.

 

[Northern Monkey]

It's a good return, but ultimately, it wasn't good enough.

How about you engage your brain before you post insults.

No typo mate, I've not seen him much beyond a few seconds on 'The Championship'. Was basing it more on the fact that you guys have missed out on automatic promotion twice now, and your defensive record isn't too shabby. Infact, I'd say you have one of the best goalkeepers in the league at the minute there.

You've obviously seen a lot more of him than anyone else on these boards, so I take your word as FACT.

No, no. It's only FACT if it has FACT at the end. FACT.


I don't think you can apportion blame around for why we missed out. Overall we just didn't have enough. Defensively we were very poor around November/December, and it wasn't until Grayson came in and turned things around that we looked like a side that might get promoted. It looked for a while like we mighten not even make it to the playoffs.

Beckford is better than League 1. You don't score that many goals in a league that's at your level. I'm just not sure if he would cope with the move up mentally more than anything.

 

[Oldbighead]

And how many strikers at league one level have failed to make it at championship level , there's no denying that he's been prolific at league one but i remember he stunk in the championship with Leeds hence why Leeds let him move out on loan to Sc**thorpe in the first place all those years ago.
He might have matured since then but the likes of Billy Sharp , Freddy Eastwood , Luke Varney etc all failed to step up even though they were lethal in league one.
If we get Blackstock , we don't need Beckford. We already have Earnie to score the goals.

And what has that got to do with the debate? i suggest you read back a bit cockle.

His point was that Beckford hasnt been effective for leeds this term, I beg to differ.

 

[Northern Monkey]

And how many strikers at league one level have failed to make it at championship level , there's no denying that he's been prolific at league one but i remember he stunk in the championship with Leeds hence why Leeds let him move out on loan to Scunthorpe in the first place all those years ago.
He might have matured since then but the likes of Billy Sharp , Freddy Eastwood , Luke Varney etc all failed to step up even though they were lethal in league one.
If we get Blackstock , we don't need Beckford. We already have Earnie to score the goals.

He only played a handful of games in the championship, and that was straight after moving from Wealdstone.

For comparison, that's a lower level to what Garath McCleary was playing before moving to Forest.

I'd certainly agree with the last line of your post.