katich is a gimp

[themuddy#3]

dont give me any of that "good in the pura cup" crap, this guy is an absolute bellend who not only frustrates me every time he faces another inevitable dot ball, but annoys me when he hits a four because it means he is more likely to get another game.

he walks around his stumps like a twat, never looks settled and cant change his tempo at the same time.

Australia needs to blood some new players especially at the top of the order with hayden gettin' on.

shaun marsh, shane watson, even jewell or anyone but not bloody simon katich.

rant over

[dr nick]

there are blogs for this sort of thing.

[themuddy#3]

there are blogs for this sort of thing.
who reads blogs?

[aaronm46]

what are you smokin? Katfish is on fire :)

[dr nick]

who reads blogs?

thread whore.

[alfy!]

he is good in pura cup

[TassieSaint]

what are you smokin? Katfish is on fire :)
Yeah why choose one of the few times his strike rates above 50 to start hating on him?

[themuddy#3]

Yeah why choose one of the few times his strike rates above 50 to start hating on him?

because i was watching him bat and something in me just snapped.

he bats like a bellend.

[scottywiper]

because i was watching him bat and something in me just snapped.

he bats like a bellend.

Just like you post?

[themuddy#3]

Just like you post?
was going to say something smart but **** hayden is out.

****
give it to harby haydos

[TassieSaint]

bump

[beez]

I think the thread title sums it up nicely

[Belnakor]

no ****ing brains going for a shot like that right before tea, against the biggest confidence bowler in the world.

[kelvin_sheedy]

Dropped and sent home for playing a shot like that.

Absolute rubbish. :thumbsd:

First innings he gets done in the last over before tea or lunch and now again.

Brainless shield cricketer is all he'll ever be.

[TorresIsGod]

Hayden
Mussey
Ponting
Dussey
Hodge
Symonds
Haddin
Lee
Clark
Siddle
McGain

Best test side ever

[Bomber Bears]

he batted well in bangalore and hasnt been great this test but hey, scored more runs than the captain or hayden i think.

Hilarious to see the Vics all anti-katich tho, or anti-anyone in the way of a fellow vic.

[scottywiper]

Katich, a middle order batsman by trade at first-class level, filling in as an opener...averaging 38.25
Ponting 36.75
Clarke 14.66
Hayden 10.50

Yeah, it's all Kat's fault.

[bomberz08]

Hayden
Mussey
Ponting
Dussey
Hodge
Symonds
Haddin
Lee
Clark
Siddle
McGain

Best test side ever

You're not serious are you,
I can understand Haydos a while ago but now i think he should retire because he is 38 and is not in good form. Siddle hasn't even played a full test yet and Mitchell Johnson is the most in form bowler for us right now.
Mcgain hasn't even played a test yet either. You could base it on sheild stats but the point of this thread is to get rid of Katich because he is not good at the top level.

[krisholio14]

Hayden
Mussey
Ponting
Dussey
Hodge
Symonds
Haddin
Lee
Clark
Siddle
McGain

Best test side ever

I certainly like the look of it :thumbsu:

[themuddy#3]

Hayden
Mussey
Ponting
Dussey
Hodge
Symonds
Haddin
Lee
Clark
Siddle
McGain

Best test side ever
Needs more victorians

[TassieSaint]

Needs more victorians
Out Ponting, Mussey

In Jewell, Rogers

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

IMO this board should be ridded of Victorians.

FFS, every shit thread has some Mexican n00b calling for some hack vic cricketer who provides **** all.

Victorians are best seen and not heard.

[dr nick]

IMO this board should be ridded of Victorians.

FFS, every shit thread has some Mexican n00b calling for some hack vic cricketer who provides **** all.

Victorians are best seen and not heard.

To be fair they havent had anyone good enough to play test cricket since Warne retired, one might argue that is still the case. but having 2 players from your state being selected are things NSW, Qld and WA fans take for granted, so they are understandably getting carried away.

[rumblah]

Dropped and sent home for playing a shot like that.

Absolute rubbish. :thumbsd:

First innings he gets done in the last over before tea or lunch and now again.

Brainless shield cricketer is all he'll ever be.

You are aware that was Clarke, yes?

[Funkalicous]

I can't stand Katich either. Why does he always have to walk across his stumps?! He's no bloody Lara!

Watson should open, and a decent promising batsmen should be given a go (or even Symonds). - Not Hodge though. He's worse than Katich... :thumbsu:

[Kid rock]

IMO this board should be ridded of Victorians.

FFS, every shit thread has some Mexican n00b calling for some hack vic cricketer who provides **** all.

Victorians are best seen and not heard.
You are a geek. Who says n00b?

[kelvin_sheedy]

You are aware that was Clarke, yes?

Yep, I think he got out just before tea or lunch in the first test.

He needs to be stamped with not good enough test cricket.

[eagles06]

Katich, a middle order batsman by trade at first-class level, filling in as an opener...averaging 38.25
Ponting 36.75
Clarke 14.66
Hayden 10.50

Yeah, it's all Kat's fault.

Good post, he batted at 3 all last year. Surely its very different to opening

[Kruuuuuuuuuuezer]

OMG i can't believe that some people actually like Katich. Hopefully he reads this and starts to actually ups the anti every now and again!

but you all no that he isn't capable of that.

[cozmoz]

as an aussie supporter in india(though i am completely indian by origin), it is terrible to see australia loose any match coz anyway the fully racist, fully one-eyed indian media always glorifies everything indian and always put down everything aussie, it gets worse when australia loose

katfish is a good player but not deserving to be in the best team in the world with a bit low average and a bit poor strike rate

[fairdinkum]

Is this thread a joke?

Katich never should have been dropped in the first place. If he were as marketable as Symonds or Clarke he never would have been.

Lowest score this series - 20. In a series where we are getting rolled every innings, this is the sort of consistency you cannot buy (especially in the top order).

Ponting scored one big ton and has made 24 runs since (in 3 innings), Clarke put in a good effort this innings but before that had 40 runs (in 3 innings), and the biggest failure of the lot has made 42 runs (in 4 innings combined) - and he happens to be the other opener!

Anybody calling for Katich to be dropped, or calling him a 'gimp', should give cricket away and move to another sport. You have no credibility. :thumbsd:

[Funkalicous]

Anybody calling for Katich to be dropped, or calling him a 'gimp', should give cricket away and move to another sport. You have no credibility. :thumbsd:

I'll forward this on to the selectors that have kept him out of the team for so long. Expect to hear the same "no credibility" argument in response. :thumbsu:

[themuddy#3]

Is this thread a joke?

Katich never should have been dropped in the first place. If he were as marketable as Symonds or Clarke he never would have been.

Lowest score this series - 20. In a series where we are getting rolled every innings, this is the sort of consistency you cannot buy (especially in the top order).

Ponting scored one big ton and has made 24 runs since (in 3 innings), Clarke put in a good effort this innings but before that had 40 runs (in 3 innings), and the biggest failure of the lot has made 42 runs (in 4 innings combined) - and he happens to be the other opener!

Anybody calling for Katich to be dropped, or calling him a 'gimp', should give cricket away and move to another sport. You have no credibility. :thumbsd:


so in your opinion katich should not have been dropped after the 2005 ashes and his replacement (Hussey) doesn't deserve a spot?

katich isnt even close to a test cricketer, he has had numerous opportunities in tests and ODIs and hasnt been able to cement a place in any part of the order anywhere from opener to #6.

Australia is going through a stage where we NEED some fresh blood at the top of the order or else our batting stocks will be as thin as our spin stocks.

Marsh has shown he can play, as has watson and recently jewell, the top of the order needs a spark, (look at sehwag and gambhir).

look the bottom line is Katich is not going to get any better, he is about as exciting to watch as Dravid and his technique makes me want to light my balls on fire.

he will never win a game for australia off his own bat, an opener who consistently makes starts but cant follow on with anything is a clear indication that he is just there as new ball fodder and the sooner the Australian test side is rid of katich the better.

[YOTC]

Yes well it was obvious from the last 10 times he's played for Australia. Uncanny knack of finding form as a batsman is out/leaving and then doing very little.

[fairdinkum]

Well well well.

Don't many of you look like dead-set clowns, now?

Seriously, give cricket away if your name is YOTC, themuddy, funkalicious, kruuuuuuezer, kelvin_sheedy or beez.

Flogfooty indeed. :thumbsd:

[Bomber Bears]

hahahaha
Muddy you are a knob

[bigburger]

Even before this innings I had really started coming round to katich this series. He is definately a different cricketer he was 18 months ago. He always had the technique but now he has the panache and daring confidence as well. Its good to see him do well and I hope other Aussies follow my change of heart because he is a very good cricketer and a pretty nice bloke.

[DaRick]

Well, I think that this thread has been rendered redundant...

[Mr P@H]

Even before this innings I had really started coming round to katich this series. He is definately a different cricketer he was 18 months ago. He always had the technique but now he has the panache and daring confidence as well. Its good to see him do well and I hope other Aussies follow my change of heart because he is a very good cricketer and a pretty nice bloke.

Always been a big fan of the bloke, nice to see him bat when he is on top form like the first innings, he accumulates quickly like Sehwag but in a totally different manner by finding gaps and pushing the ball firmly but gracefully.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Katich is presently the best opening batsman in Australia, and I look forward to him making many more runs in the baggy green. People who don't like him ... sorry, but it is TEST cricket, not 20/20.

[Bombers_Forever]

I am not a fan of him for one dayers but he suits Test matches. He has been one of the best on this tour - I prefer him to Jaques

[weevil]

This sort of idiot thread is exactly why we brought in the festival of the red.

Had this been posted within the past week or so it would have been deleted and a card would have been issued.

[blackhead&boil]

wow, I really thought the cricket section of BF would attract a more intelligent brand of posters, but some of the drivel I just read is atrocious! katich (like bevan) is not the most graceful batsman to watch but he does his job and gets results. he should be judged on that, not of the idiosyncrasies of his technique. if katich feels comfortable with a shuffle across the crease then so be it. other noted shufflers include chanderpaul (test average of 49) and lehmann (45) - all left handers who served their countries well with the bat.


muddy, I agree with fairdinkum that katich should not have been dropped, however he need not have made way for hussey. it was pretty clear that hayden ws well underperforming and he should have made way for hussey very early on in that series. his inclusion at husseys expense is one of the main reasons australia lost that series. it was so obvious after the one day series that hussey was our best batsman and instead of bringing him into the test side he was sent home to watch the footy. big mistake...

[Unwritten_Law]

Like I have said on another thread, Katich ruined one day internationals for 2-3 years but the selectors have finally worked out the form of the game that he is suited to.

Katich S/R: 48.29
M.Hussey S/R: 50.76

Perception is a wonderful thing. Just ask Tamsyn Lewis and Grant Hackett who both spoke out about drug cheats pre-Beijing and the way in which the media treated the comments by each!

[carntheroos4eva]

dont give me any of that "good in the pura cup" crap, this guy is an absolute bellend who not only frustrates me every time he faces another inevitable dot ball, but annoys me when he hits a four because it means he is more likely to get another game.

he walks around his stumps like a twat, never looks settled and cant change his tempo at the same time.

Australia needs to blood some new players especially at the top of the order with hayden gettin' on.

shaun marsh, shane watson, even jewell or anyone but not bloody simon katich.

rant over
You mean that he acts and posts crap like what you do.... Stop talking out of your ass.

[Adelaide Hawk]

he will never win a game for australia off his own bat.

So that means he shouldn't be in the team?

[Adelaide Hawk]

wow, I really thought the cricket section of BF would attract a more intelligent brand of posters

Why would you think that? Most posters on here are weekend cricketers who make 20 with the bat, grab a couple of wickets bowling 6-7 slow wobbly overs, and do their fair amount of mis-fielding, but they think that gives them the authority to hang it on Test players.

Don't expect a high level of cricket intelligence on here because you ain't gonna get it.

[BluesMan]

people who think he shouldnt be in the team are fools.. yes i would probably like jaques there but i cant help that. And while he has been gone katich has filled he gap nicely. Might aswell say drop Hayden.. Absoulute fools!

[fairdinkum]

So like I was sayin...

[anti.]

its even funnier because he reckons marsh, watson or jewell would do a better job.

[aussie1st]

Lol love this thread

[OneEyedPie7]

Muddy is a prime example of why cousins shouldn't sleep together.

[themuddy#3]

I think the thread title sums it up nicely

no ****ing brains going for a shot like that right before tea, against the biggest confidence bowler in the world.

I can't stand Katich either. Why does he always have to walk across his stumps?! He's no bloody Lara!

Watson should open, and a decent promising batsmen should be given a go (or even Symonds). - Not Hodge though. He's worse than Katich... :thumbsu:

Yep, I think he got out just before tea or lunch in the first test.

He needs to be stamped with not good enough test cricket.

as an aussie supporter in india(though i am completely indian by origin), it is terrible to see australia loose any match coz anyway the fully racist, fully one-eyed indian media always glorifies everything indian and always put down everything aussie, it gets worse when australia loose

katfish is a good player but not deserving to be in the best team in the world with a bit low average and a bit poor strike rate

Yes well it was obvious from the last 10 times he's played for Australia. Uncanny knack of finding form as a batsman is out/leaving and then doing very little.


I am not the only who sees past the veil of deception that is Simon Katich.

he may well be on his way to a rare hundred and i know it makes you feel smart to bump old threads but i think you will find that Katich will dissapoint yet again. he may have fun carting around 19 year olds, but when the pressure is applied we will see his true colours.



Katich will let us down.
Haydens form will keep Katich in the team but our openers will let us down time and time again.

Katich is not the future we seek, he has already proven that he cannot perform in england when the pressure is on and his inclusion in the Ashes team willl severely dent our chances of winning a series that looks like a tougher task everyday.


i dont think any of the aforequoted posters will front up here, but im happy to stick with my OP.

[Spikey]

he may well be on his way to a rare hundred and i know it makes you feel smart to bump old threads but i think you will find that Katich will dissapoint yet again. he may have fun carting around 19 year olds, but when the pressure is applied we will see his true colours.




Hasn't Kat has made the most tons out of any Australian player this year? He's near the top at least

[didak04]

I am not the only who sees past the veil of deception that is Simon Katich.

he may well be on his way to a rare hundred and i know it makes you feel smart to bump old threads but i think you will find that Katich will dissapoint yet again. he may have fun carting around 19 year olds, but when the pressure is applied we will see his true colours.



Katich will let us down.
Haydens form will keep Katich in the team but our openers will let us down time and time again.

Katich is not the future we seek, he has already proven that he cannot perform in england when the pressure is on and his inclusion in the Ashes team willl severely dent our chances of winning a series that looks like a tougher task everyday.


i dont think any of the aforequoted posters will front up here, but im happy to stick with my OP.

Katich was one of our better batsmen in India and is holding the 2nd innings together currently against New Zealand.

To be fair you can only really judge him on his current form and honestly it has been pretty good.

Assumptions that he will fail in future series are stupid and pointless. These assumptions merely highlight that you don't like the man.

He deserves credit for his current form, save the criticism for when it's warranted

[themuddy#3]

I think the thread title sums it up nicely

Katich was one of our better batsmen in India and is holding the 2nd innings together currently against New Zealand.

To be fair you can only really judge him on his current form and honestly it has been pretty good.

Assumptions that he will fail in future series are stupid and pointless. These assumptions merely highlight that you don't like the man.

He deserves credit for his current form, save the criticism for when it's warranted

I dont want to play the role of hindsight hero, i will not consider bumping this thread when im proven right. Australian cricket is truely in a bad place when Katich looks quality...

[YOTC]

I am not the only who sees past the veil of deception that is Simon Katich.

he may well be on his way to a rare hundred and i know it makes you feel smart to bump old threads but i think you will find that Katich will dissapoint yet again. he may have fun carting around 19 year olds, but when the pressure is applied we will see his true colours.



Katich will let us down.
Haydens form will keep Katich in the team but our openers will let us down time and time again.

Katich is not the future we seek, he has already proven that he cannot perform in england when the pressure is on and his inclusion in the Ashes team willl severely dent our chances of winning a series that looks like a tougher task everyday.


i dont think any of the aforequoted posters will front up here, but im happy to stick with my OP.
I'm happy with my post.

[postmanpav]

If someone walked up to me and said so do you want Katich or Jaques in your side i would say Katich.

He has been one of Australias best batsman through India and the West Indies and you clearly haven't seen him play to often.

He is better than Marsh, Jewell and whoever the other tool was you suggested should open the batting.

Keep your idiotic thoughts to yourself, Katich should remain in the test XI.

[Sunny Days Ahead]

Hayden
Mussey
Ponting
Dussey
Hodge
Symonds
Haddin
Lee
Clark
Siddle
McGain

Best test side ever
Nah I like this one better:

1. JL Langer
2. ML Hayden
3. RT Ponting
4. DR Martyn
5. MEK Hussey
6. SM Katich
7. AC Gilchrist
8. SK Warne
9. JN Gillespie
10. B Lee
11. GD McGrath

[Plogs]

IMO this board should be ridded of Victorians.

FFS, every shit thread has some Mexican n00b calling for some hack vic cricketer who provides **** all.

Victorians are best seen and not heard.


Slightly off topic but i am a Tasmanian who lived in NSW for a bit & i always found it funny that NSW people called Victorians Mexicans. Does that mean people from NSW consider them self as Americans (U.S.A) ? Hardly something to aspire to IMO.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Slightly off topic but i am a Tasmanian who lived in NSW for a bit & i always found it funny that NSW people called Victorians Mexicans. Does that mean people from NSW consider them self as Americans (U.S.A) ? Hardly something to aspire to IMO.

I don't think the joke quite runs that deep, bucko.

[Plogs]

I don't think the joke quite runs that deep, bucko.

'bucko' ... Right..

[Plogs]

But i have had people from NSW (& i lived there for 6 years) call me a Mexican as well. I explained i'm from Tassie & that didn't matter, i was still labeled a "mexican" because (i think) i followed Australian rules footy.

Technically, by that logic, i should be a Cuban, or a "West Indian". I would be happy being lablled at West Indian because i used to love the way Viv Richards went about it. The "Master Blaster from the apple isle" if you will.

[SouthSwans]

Katich's form since this thread was started:

113, 36, 157, 66, 34, 33, 20, 64, 14*, 102, 16, 10, 67*

13 Innings', 3 Hundreds, 3 Fifties, 732 runs at 66.54

[TheMase]

Katich's form since this thread was started:

113, 36, 157, 66, 34, 33, 20, 64, 14*, 102, 16, 10, 67*

13 Innings', 3 Hundreds, 3 Fifties, 732 runs at 66.54

Almost always gets a start. That is exactly what you want from your openers.

[DIG]

Katich has come back a far better player than from his first stint at test level. Just like Hayden, Martyn, Langer, Symonds, etc, before him.

[Dez!]

Yes damn that gimp and his run scoring ways.

:rolleyes:

[weevil]

Why do I get the feeling there are about to be a bunch of posts in this thread sometime very shortly...

[OzBomber]

Katich has been brilliant since the Windies tour. He has cemented his spot for this summer anyway. Let's hope he can start off with a ton. He's on 98.

[danzan22]

And theres the 100

[bigburger]

Gun. Different player to what he was 18 months ago.

[Copernicus]

He looks alright for a gimp.

[scottywiper]

Kat has always been a fine player when the chips are down.
In WA as a youngster, when Qld used to run through the Warriors top order and blokes like Campbell and Hussey always went cheaply to Bichel, Dale, Kasper, etc, Kat was the one batsman who invariably did well.
The tougher it gets the more he seems to lift.

[Bomber Bears]

4 centuries in 8 tests since being recalled

What a ****ing gimp!

[Bomber Bears]

dont give me any of that "good in the pura cup" crap, this guy is an absolute bellend who not only frustrates me every time he faces another inevitable dot ball, but annoys me when he hits a four because it means he is more likely to get another game.

he walks around his stumps like a twat, never looks settled and cant change his tempo at the same time.

Australia needs to blood some new players especially at the top of the order with hayden gettin' on.

shaun marsh, shane watson, even jewell or anyone but not bloody simon katich.

rant overYou are a numbskull:)

[Ricketts]

Australia needs to blood some new players especially at the top of the order with hayden gettin' on.

shaun marsh, shane watson, even jewell or anyone but not bloody simon katich.





Haydens form will keep Katich in the team but our openers will let us down time and time again.



I like the way you are slowly changing your line.

Started with "anyone but Katich"

One month later it is "well Katich can stay because Hayden's in poor form."

[hawks_time]

We need more gimps like him in our side.

[coke_zero]

katich is a good batter but needs to score runs when they are hard to come by instead of blocking it and letting the bloke at the oter end tick the scoreboard over then get going. but he is a great batsman and if he can score runs when the runrate starts slow up he will be much more loved by every one.

[didak04]

katich is a good batter but needs to score runs when they are hard to come by

You mean like when he scored close to half of the teams total in the second innings when all the other batters struggled to pass 30?

[Spikey]

katich is a good batter but needs to score runs when they are hard to come by instead of blocking it and letting the bloke at the oter end tick the scoreboard over then get going. b


http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3876/samuelljacksontd6.gif

[TheColeTrain]

katich is a good batter but needs to score runs when they are hard to come by instead of blocking it and letting the bloke at the oter end tick the scoreboard over then get going. but he is a great batsman and if he can score runs when the runrate starts slow up he will be much more loved by every one.
So, you haven't watched this match at all have you.
Katich scored 131*
The next highest scorer was Mitch Johnson and he got 31, their two ducks and five players failed to reach double figures.
Id say that runs were very hard to come by.

This thread shows how utterly clueless half the posters on this board are, he is easily the best opener in Australia

[krisholio14]

katich is a good batter but needs to score runs when they are hard to come by instead of blocking it and letting the bloke at the oter end tick the scoreboard over then get going.

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3876/samuelljacksontd6.gif



I've been pissing myself laffing for a good 5 minutes over this one. Top shelf stuff there Spikey :thumbsu:

[DeadlyAkkuret]

That picture will never get old. It's the perfect reply to all the stupid comments on this board.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Katich will let us down.

You're the type who'll come bragging if he scores single figure scores twice in a row, despite the fact he's averaged 60+ over his last 13 innings or so.

Haydens form will keep Katich in the team

How? Hayden has been shit and Katich has been awesome. Katich is keeping Katich in the team.

but our openers will let us down time and time again.

No, just Hayden.

[Biggie]

but im happy to stick with my OP.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee72/ropes2007/istock_000002694919xsmall.jpg

[blackhead&boil]

katich is a good batter but needs to score runs when they are hard to come by instead of blocking it and letting the bloke at the oter end tick the scoreboard over then get going. but he is a great batsman and if he can score runs when the runrate starts slow up he will be much more loved by every one.

I can't believe you posted that TODAY!! :eek:

maybe if it had been a month ago there might have been some justification in that foolish assessment, but certainly not now... :rolleyes:

[blackhead&boil]

Katich is not the future we seek, he has already proven that he cannot perform in england when the pressure is on and his inclusion in the Ashes team willl severely dent our chances of winning a series that looks like a tougher task everyday.


just read this. pretty sure you are being overly hard on katich here. I remember him getting slaughtered by the umps on a few occasions during that series. one innings in particular where he was 60-odd batting with ponting to pinch an unlikely victory and under great pressure. looked like he was heading for a 100 when the umpire gave him out lbw to a ball that struck him on the thigh pad...

(actually, I think he got in some trouble for showing dissent at that decision. I wonder if the umpire also got punished?)

[weevil]

That picture will never get old. It's the perfect reply to all the stupid comments on this board.

Yeah, we need a way to name and shame BigFooty floggers.

[Biggie]

Yeah, we need a way to name and shame BigFooty floggers.

Put said member in The Samuel Jackson Thread, stickied at the top of the cricket board.

Get these mother****ing trolls out my mother****ing thread.

[Spikey]

That picture will never get old. It's the perfect reply to all the stupid comments on this board.

I plan on using it a lot this summer

[krisholio14]

I plan on using it a lot this summer

I'm still bloody well laffing. The thing I love about it is it doesn't even need a caption to go with it. The facial expression says it all to perfection :D

Looking forward to seeing a lot more of 'Crazy Sam' this summer :thumbsu:

[themuddy#3]

I must admit i have excellent timing in my thread making.

Katich has made like 3 tons since this thread was started... oh well, whats the old expression? captain always goes with the ship?;)

I will defend katich gimpness to the end of my days!!!

i do find it funny though, that this thread had died completely when katich was scoring 10s and 20s....

hahaha, oh well. Looks like we will all be enduring another painful season of Simon Katich... hopefully someone can bump it when he hits some poor form...

[DeadlyAkkuret]

The only one "enduring" a "painful" season of Katich is you. The rest of us are quite happy to enjoy his sparkling form.

[weevil]

If someone wants to start a reasonable thread about the player in question then go right ahead. Time for this one to say goodnight.