Nichlas Fullkrug has become the latest Hammers striker signing to ultimately fall short of expectation and since the beginning of the season, it seems the relations between the Kraut and the club have turned sour after comments from his agent.
Upon the hiring of Nuno, it was highly anticipated that Fullkrug would be his preferred target man and striker to use, but the fixture against Arsenal saw everything turn for the worse. The experienced German was dragged off for rookie Callum Marshall, which further showed the dislike Nuno had begun to have with Fullkrug.
Fullkrug’s agent most recently said, “I think it might make sense to make a change… in retrospect, you have to say the transfer didn’t work. There’s no sugarcoating it.”
An unreliable, injury-prone, older striker who runs like a Full-Keg, has once again come back to bite us. We’ve had a handful of really poor strikers in the past, but taking into consideration the price the club paid for Fullkrug, you have to wonder if the Kraut is the worst striker we’ve ever had?
He’s managed a cataclysmic total of 3 goals in 27 matches which, taking into account the fee we paid for him, totals up to £8,000,000 per goal! It’s simply comical… it also isn’t particularly handy when the forward who’s supposed to help the club excel into Europe has had more injuries than goals.
Another nightmare regarding a forward is bound to leave us coming up short, as in January, Fullkrug’s expected to go out on loan, with an option/obligation, or a swap deal could take place to close a horrific chapter that’s not worked out in any means.
Any other worst striker suggestions? Good ol’ Hugil, Emenike and Zaza might’ve given him a run for his money!
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We've had more
Good strikers than poor and Fullkreg is a good striker. His record shows that. Just seems strange that all these "poor" strikers coincide with some of the worst managers this club has endured through it's history. Injuries are part and parcel and our club is not unique.
For me, the worst "striker" in our history is Carlton Cole. We should have sued him under the trade descriptions act for masquerading as a striker.
Fulkrug
Not my idea of a prolific goalscorer he cost 27 million he’s on £90,000 a week wrap him up in cotton wool and send him back to Dortmund and though break The dwarfs heart he will be lucky to get 17 million but it will be a god send to get him off the books-prolific goals scorer goals he is finished sooner have Wilson I know he’s a cheapie but you know it makes sense
I remember getting off my
I remember getting off my seat behind the goal in the BM Stand screaming Cole your a fvcking donkey!! Against Wolves I think it was.
Looked around didn't see anyone disagreeing...
The thing is with Fulkrug he
The thing is with Fulkrug he dosent seem to play much,but Carlton always turned up,i cant really remember a time he was crocked for a length of time,i liked him,but agree he couldnt hit a barn door at times.....But Haller was the worst for me.
Samassi Abou...Sandy Clark
Far Far worse than Cole but the worse i have seen in an age was a certain Jonathan Calleri.....yeah that'll send a shiver down your spine.
On another note Strikers you miss? well apart from the obvious Two for me Pop Robson..Paul Goddard...David Cross(i was at the Lane that night)Kitson and Hartson who can forget there impact and Dean Ashton Career ended way to early by injury good memories of all of those banging in the goals at the Boleyn.
defo Mc... Sandy Clarke!
Fullkeg probably the worst in terms of expense.
Agree Bikey, despite the
Agree Bikey, despite the stick I gave him, Essex is right he never hid in the game and always kept trying. Sandy Clark, wasn't he in Crossroads, might has well have been..PMSL
Lol Boogers,yes and he was in
Lol Boogers,yes and he was in a wheelchair lol.......I also gave Cole some stick aswell,as when he kicked the ball he lifted half the turf.
I remember him playing a
I remember him playing a defence splitting pass against Spurs which was inch perfect for Defoe. Defoe had moved to Spurs by then and if you'd measured the distance between the ball when it reached him and the two CB's they would have been identical to the cm. It was perfect. Of course Defoe scored!
I was at that game Moore and
I was at that game Moore and right in front of me,us in claret and blue,spurs in white,and cole was right close to him aswell so easy to identify,but he passed the ball straight to him and in seconds defoe scored,it looked that blatent i even thought of match fixing.
It was so accurate it was
It was so accurate it was better than Paqueta's through to Bowen in the Euro Conference final!!
Oh Crikey
I'd forgotten about that. I was there too. Was too dumbstruck to even swear other than WTF you doing?
Benni Mccarthy
Benni Mccarthy
Savio?
The watch stealer? Remember him?