Adam Rooney

[DornochJAGGIE]

I think its all about confidence with rooney. He cant have much confidence if Butcher keeps putting him on the bench. I think this effects his game aswell because he always seemed to be afraid to shoot and passes instead.

[fan]

What do Rooney's fans see in him?

They see last season's top goal scorer and he also reacts to chants etc. Good with the fans :P

Thats hilarious!! Think he scored 6 last season. Thats a big total to be proud off eh?!!!

Considering the amount of start etc yea he still ended up the top scorer. He needs to get the manager to have a bit of confidence in him and he will do good. If you look at his history he is the most experience player along with Foran . He has played with Stoke City , played in League 1 and League 2 and have international experience from under 17 - 21 . You just dont become a bad player overnight - i think himself and Foran would be good up front together. Richie if the type of player that likes to drift but Rooney will get into the box .

[CaleyP]

What do Rooney's fans see in him?

They see last season's top goal scorer and he also reacts to chants etc. Good with the fans :P

Thats hilarious!! Think he scored 6 last season. Thats a big total to be proud off eh?!!!

Considering the amount of start etc yea he still ended up the top scorer. He needs to get the manager to have a bit of confidence in him and he will do good. If you look at his history he is the most experience player along with Foran . He has played with Stoke City , played in League 1 and League 2 and have international experience from under 17 - 21 . You just dont become a bad player overnight - i think himself and Foran would be good up front together. Richie if the type of player that likes to drift but Rooney will get into the box .

i agree he just needs confidence, a player without can be a completely different player to that who has. Rooney i think is a good player, butcher needs to give the guy a run of games to give him a chance of getting his confidence up.

[CaleyMad]

Twenty starts (10 from the bench) and FIVE goals from that.

*League Stats

[FuriousGeorge]

So far this season (at home) I've been getting more & more frustrated at our lack of shots on target - or even off target. Does anyone have any view as to why we are so shot-shy?

Rooney isn't guilty of this on his own, although it's reasonable to expect a striker whose only job in life is to score goals to shoot rather than always lay it off to someone else. :025:

[WYNESS101]

So far this season (at home) I've been getting more & more frustrated at our lack of shots on target - or even off target. Does anyone have any view as to why we are so shot-shy?

Well its being said before we need a experience striker. TB and MM were both defenders and by looking at the dugout at games there the only two coaches we have right now. So theres not really anyone there to help the strikers out with shooting etc....

[Kylef]

Craig Levein got Robbo in to train his strikers near the end of last season or so....im sure Robbo would be more than happy to come in for a few practise sessions? They dont come much better than him to hit the bag!

[Alex MacLeod]

Its not lack of goals from the strikers so much as lack of attempts from the midfield that annoys me. We try and walk the ball into the net instead of blasting the 25 yard screamers we used to.

[PullMyFinger]

Craig Levein got Robbo in to train his strikers near the end of last season or so....im sure Robbo would be more than happy to come in for a few practise sessions? They dont come much better than him to hit the bag!

While I expect that suggestion would fall on deaf ears, it's a no brainer as far as I'm concerned.

Its not lack of goals from the strikers so much as lack of attempts from the midfield that annoys me. We try and walk the ball into the net instead of blasting the 25 yard screamers we used to.

As much as it makes me sad to say, I agree completely. The times they are a changing.

Bring back entertaining football please.

[+DoofersDad]

I think Rooney has promise. It's all about confidence with strikers and he can't have much if he doesn't start even when Imrie, Barrowman and Odhiambo are all out injured. What's that all about?Yes, he has missed some one on ones when he should have done better but at least he has got himself into these positions. When he is on the park he always looks likely to score. When Barrowman is on you just hope the defence plays well so we can scrape a goalless draw. Barrowman has had a good run in the team and has scored only 2. Tokely has a better strike rate than him with Munro not far behind! Rooney should be told he is getting a prolonged run in the starting line up.

I think various combinations of Rooney, Imrie, Odhiambo and Foran could do pretty well for us and could lift some of the current gloom. No doubt TB will carefully assess his options when players are fit and play Barrowman as a lone striker.

[Scarlet Pimple]

Do you actually think that the club would bring back a previous Manager to coach our strikers? :biggrin01:

[CaleyD]

Would they or should they? Two very different questions.

I don't think they would, as I don't believe it is within them to see beyond the end of their own noses at times.

As to whether they should or not, that is a call for the Manager to make. If he thinks the forwards would benefit from having some specialist coaching and he thinks that an ex-manager is the man for that job then I don't see the issue if funds are available to allow that to happen.

Dealing specifically about Butcher and Robbo, I don't think Butcher would be at all undermined or feel threatened in any way by having an ex-manager on the staff and I also don't think Robbo would bring/cause any issues if he was to find himself in the roll of striking coach.

[Georgeios]

that said CaleyD our board dont seem to get on verywell with Robbo!! and I happen to know our board has burnt its bridges with Robbo, I cant see him back...

I've sent you a pm caleyd with my source...

Edited September 4, 2009 by georgeios

[Kingsmills]

We've had a problem with goals for a good couple of seasons now. We were much more prolific under Robbo.

The idea of Robbo as part time forwards coach would appear to have merit with neither Butcher or Malpas having any direct experience of playing at the sharp end.

[Georgeios]

Robbo was one of Scotlands best goal scorers back in his day....

[Harry Chibber]

Johnny Hayes is more of a Rooney than Adam

[DornochCaley]

He just needs confidence and once hes got it i think he will start scoring. I think he should be starting ahead of Sanchez though.

[Georgeios]

He just needs confidence and once hes got it i think he will start scoring. I think he should be starting ahead of Sanchez though.

I agree with that, however he needs to start scoring soon before we lose all faith in him, he is a proven goal scorer, but seems to be missing the confedence... Come on Adam!!

[davie]

Rooney has always appeared to me to be one dimensional and slow. His pace, even in 1 to 1's has always looked iffy, and he can't turn defenders. Because of that, he's always looked out of place in a counterattacking team.

I agree that he scored a few last year, but they were invariably created by set pieces etc., and we don't get them that often. I also agree that its a confidence thing, but ICT don't play the type of footie required to give him that confidence.

[Georgeios]

Rooney has always appeared to me to be one dimensional and slow. His pace, even in 1 to 1's has always looked iffy, and he can't turn defenders. Because of that, he's always looked out of place in a counterattacking team.

I agree that he scored a few last year, but they were invariably created by set pieces etc., and we don't get them that often. I also agree that its a confidence thing, but ICT don't play the type of footie required to give him that confidence.

Nail, head and hitting!!!!

[Harry Chibber]

Rooney has always appeared to me to be one dimensional and slow. His pace, even in 1 to 1's has always looked iffy, and he can't turn defenders. Because of that, he's always looked out of place in a counterattacking team.

I agree that he scored a few last year, but they were invariably created by set pieces etc., and we don't get them that often. I also agree that its a confidence thing, but ICT don't play the type of footie required to give him that confidence.

Nail, head and hitting!!!!

:angry:

eh? Compared to what?

And what sort of football do we need to play to give him confidence?

[big man]

Striking is all about confidence, Barrowman didn't fail,in his case we got rid of the wide players. The type of goal he scores is from within the 6yrd box ie goal against Aberdeen.

Rooney has to be facing the goal so the long huff from Grant is no good. What he needs is a partner like Wyness someone who can control the ball with his back to goal and bring people into play. I believe Foran can do this but not when the ball is played in at head hight.

Simple play the ball on the ground and move.

[Jay_7]

Striking is all about confidence, Barrowman didn't fail,in his case we got rid of the wide players. The type of goal he scores is from within the 6yrd box ie goal against Aberdeen.

Rooney has to be facing the goal so the long huff from Grant is no good. What he needs is a partner like Wyness someone who can control the ball with his back to goal and bring people into play. I believe Foran can do this but not when the ball is played in at head hight.

Simple play the ball on the ground and move.

I agree entirely actually. We have Hayes, why aren't we using him as much as we can? He's proved he's capable of getting past his man! Against County, I lost count of the number of times I saw Hayes in the centre of midfield.

[davie]

Rooney has always appeared to me to be one dimensional and slow. His pace, even in 1 to 1's has always looked iffy, and he can't turn defenders. Because of that, he's always looked out of place in a counterattacking team.

I agree that he scored a few last year, but they were invariably created by set pieces etc., and we don't get them that often. I also agree that its a confidence thing, but ICT don't play the type of footie required to give him that confidence.

Nail, head and hitting!!!!

:) :)

eh? Compared to what?

And what sort of football do we need to play to give him confidence?

Being essentially a counterattacking team, we don't create the sustained pressure that will get you tons of setpieces. If we played a sustained pressing game (e.g. what c*unty did on saturday), we might. AR would then profit, but we don't and he won't

[WYNESS101]

He just needs confidence and once hes got it i think he will start scoring. I think he should be starting ahead of Sanchez though.

I would rather have Barrowman start than Rooney. He always ALWAYS has his back to th goal (Rooney)

Edited September 4, 2009 by WYNESS101