Its going to be Dave Kitson isnt it ?

[keaton]

Described by Tony Pullis as 'petulant'.

Maybe he refused to do the "Late and dangerous tackling" part of training?

 

[Fungus]

Where's the nearest supermarket?

From Wiki:
"Born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Kitson played football for Cambridge United and Arlesey Town in the early years of his career. In his late teens Kitson gave up on football with his local club Hitchin Town after they failed to realise his potential, and concentrated on his day job at national supermarket chain Sainsburys, as a frozen food stacker."

Stack! A stack! A stack! A stack! A stack!

 

[BHAFC_AMEX]

Not sure why people dislike him, good goal scoring record, played at the highest level I believe. Is available on a free transfer. Bit like Peter crouch, every one assumes all he has is heading but surprisingly good with his feet.

Good record?? He's only scored 20 goals in the last FOUR years

 

[Sam-]

Good record?? He's only scored 20 goals in the last FOUR years

But pompey only scored 21 goals.

 

[ROKERITE]

Strange how reputations change. I remember when he went to Stoke thinking it was a good signing for them. It turned out to be a disaster for them and for him.
He's 32 now. It's not beyond possibility that he could just have an outstanding 2012-13, rediscovering the form that made him such a hot property at Reading.
If Gus gets him let's hope he has a last hurrah at Brighton and Hove.

 

[JBizzle]

But pompey only scored 21 goals.

So if he'd scored more, so would Pompey. part of the reason they only scored 21 goals was because he (along with their other strikers) isn't very good!

 

[smudge]

Again, please God no.

 

[BHAFC_AMEX]

But pompey only scored 21 goals.

He wasn't a Portsmouth player for all those 4 years.

 

[stss30]

The "gem" ?

Please no.......

 

[7:18]

really would be dissapointed if it was him...

 

[LadySeagull]

Can't stand him...surely not. I reckon we have someone good lined up, not that argumentative idiot.

 

[Oscar]

I wouldn't be surprised we do offer him a deal. The problem with the likes of Carlton Cole (IF he's a target) is that they will expect to start every game and I'm not sure Gus wants to start games like that.

 

[wolfie]

would be overwhelmingly underwhelming to be honest.
I guess he would be worth around10 goals a season in fairness and does offer the height we have been missing and he is a genuinely dirty player which we currently don't have.
Does anyone know what his assist ratio is like?

Also he seems to have been a bit of a sicknote of late. Certainly injured through all of this pre-season (reportedly). If we took someone from Pompey I would rather it was Liam Lawrence tbh although not at the salary he is (still) on there

I would just be whelmed.

 

[METALMICKY]

Eurgh...

The definition of "underwhelming": Season long pursuit of top "big man" striker, only to reveal Dave Kitson on high wages.

Give me Can't Control Carlton Cole any day.

Indeed i would settle for the lesser of two evils. Aside from being a terribly average striker, Kitson is the miserable git who had a sense of humour bye pass when the Reading fans saluted his ginger hair unlike our old boy Sidwell who joined in the joke.

 

[Frutos]

Its a no from me.

 

[sparkie]

Well let's hope he signs for Palace then.

 

[Silent Bob]

Not sure why people dislike him

Not sure if you've ever seen Dave Kitson play or heard anything about him.

 

[B.W.]

No, no, no... he's lost it (was great at Reading), and is a tw@t...

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Well let's hope he signs for Palace then.

Blimey - Kitson in that new Palace kit would be a serious argument for bringing back black and white TV.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

If we did sign him, it would be a real moral dilemma. I don't like the idea of disliking one of your own players before he even kicks a ball for you, but this guy is such a monumental tosser (on the pitch, atleast) it would be very difficult to support him. I hope we don't sign him, but the more time drags on and other targets disappear over the horizon, this clumsy oaf but become a more viable option.

People might not agree with me, but I would rather Calvin Andrew back. There was deffinitely something about him. From the moment he threw a defender in the way of a cross to force an own goal which he then claimed as being his own, I knew we had a bit of a player there. Coach him properly, he might have something to offer. He's taller than Kitson, left footed, and probably stronger too. Plus he's never acted like a petulant little child in games against us.