Glenn Murray - Utter class act last night

[Mellotron]

In every sense of the word. Brilliant performance and showed complete respect to the fans. Painfully better than Barnes on the night, if we had CMS and Murray upfront we would've ripped them apart.

 

[Soton Seagull]

Had the holding up ability that we so obviously lack. A good strike for his goal.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Fair play to Glenn and to be better than Barnes is no shock as he is vastly superior to Barnes in every way. I think CMS is slightly better still.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

yea IF! Murray was worth the money, he showed that last night.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Him and CMS would have been a helluva double act. We should have paid him what he wanted. Total respect to him for his exemplary conduct and respect for the fans.

 

[SeagullEd]

Completely disagree. Squandered a number of very good chances. Holding up ability, yeah, good, but as a goalscorer he played poorly.

 

[LamieRobertson]

In every sense of the word. Brilliant performance and showed complete respect to the fans. Painfully better than Barnes on the night, if we had CMS and Murray upfront we would've ripped them apart.

..''we would have ripped them apart''? rubbish..needs 6 attempts to score one...CMS..one attempt one goal

 

[Husty]

Painfully, painfully better than Barnes. We should have offered him more money, took all the abuse put in a great shift then scored a blinder, he is exactly what our team lacks and what Barnes does not provide.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Painfully, painfully better than Barnes. We should have offered him more money, took all the abuse put in a great shift then scored a blinder, he is exactly what our team lacks and what Barnes does not provide.

scored a blinder? hardly...nicely taken but nor a blinder

 

[Hunting 784561]

Glad someone mentioned Barnes, as completely forgot he was playing last night.

Went AWOL for most of the game, but this was due to the as yet unexplained mystery dropping of Calderon, and his link play up the right to Barnes.

 

[Bold Seagull]

For me Barnes is a striker through and through and was asked for most of the game to play as a 5th midfielder out on the right. At times he was spending large parts of the 2nd half at right back covering our coach. When Barnes gets forward, as vs Leeds in the 2nd half he is a class act. I don't think CMS is suited to playing a lone role either. Neither CMS or Barnes for me are well suited to the roles they were asked to play last night. Stick them together with 2 wide players serving them and it's a different story.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

I thought Murray played well held up the ball and a very good strike and goal, and the thing that impressed me even more was the lack of a celebration in front of the north stand, despite idiots near me just shouting everytime he was on the ball "your shit murray" & "Your a wanker"......

He may very well be a wanker, But he is not shit and did a job on us last nite.

 

[Gritt23]

Hmm, didn't think he played very well to be honest. Efforts on goal were high and wide (a shot and a header) while a great chance in the first half was knocked wide when he should have scored. Yes, he held the ball up ok, and his goal was a great hit, but let's not get carried away, Palace played well, but I didn't think he played particularly well.

Having said that though, as a person, I've got to say, I quite like him. There, I've said it. On the rare occasions I've seen him interviewed, he's come across as a nice, down to earth fella, with a decent sense of humour, His interview with Forster a few weeks back was excellent. Last night, he scored, and while EVERYONE around him was going mental in celebration, he kept calm. That's a show of respect to us, and for that I thank him.

He's a bit of a Peter Taylor for me, in that I respect him, and thank him for his efforts in getting us promoted, but I never especially warmed to him, but neither can I generate any sort of dislike for him.

 

[chucky1973]

Ive said all along, even when the shit was flying around when he decided to leave, that we would struggle to find a replacement like him, he is so unique at what he does as rarly can a big fella hold the ball up like he does, Gus made the call about him and we have to respect that, but i feel its one that in time he may regret. He is championship standard in my opinion and with him and CMS up front we would be just that bit better than what we already are.

 

[westy]

For me Barnes is a striker through and through and was asked for most of the game to play as a 5th midfielder out on the right. At times he was spending large parts of the 2nd half at right back covering our coach. When Barnes gets forward, as vs Leeds in the 2nd half he is a class act. I don't think CMS is suited to playing a lone role either. Neither CMS or Barnes for me are well suited to the roles they were asked to play last night. Stick them together with 2 wide players serving them and it's a different story.

Great post, spot on.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Nice to see Murray still goes down like a sack of spuds at the merest hint of a challenge.

 

[catfish]

Whatever you think about his performance respect to him for not celebrating when he scored - especially after receiving abuse all evening.

 

[trueblue]

Don't know why people are raving about him. We miss his link play but he was hardly outstanding. Good goal though and he deserves some respect for the way he handled the occasion generally.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Whatever you think about his performance respect to him for not celebrating when he scored - especially after receiving abuse all evening.

100% this. Class all the way.

 

[logan89]

I thought he missed a few chances last night, didn't even hit the target on his one in the first half or with his free header in the second. Missed the goal but guessing that we were in desperate search for the equaliser and left ourselves open at the back!