What is the point in HRK

[Haag Royal]

It would help us all if his idiot agent requested a meeting with RFC this summer a la Sterling and demanded a huge weekly hike in his salary on an extended contract otherwise he would have to look to leave.

Please.

[Ian Royal]

It would help us all if his idiot agent requested a meeting with RFC this summer a la Sterling and demanded a huge weekly hike in his salary on an extended contract otherwise he would have to look to leave.

Please.

Not sure how this would help seeing as no one would stump up for him and that's no grounds to cancel his contract.

[Simon's Church]

Can see one of the promoted sides taking on a punt on him based on his fa cup and Wales appearances tbh

[Royal Rother]

Fingers crossed.

[ladida_gunner_graham]

Can see one of the promoted sides taking on a punt on him based on his fa cup and Wales appearances tbh

Surely that's just wishful thinking. Even the most cursory investigation into his current form and contribution will confirm that there are a lot better players to take a punt on. Clubs who are well run enough to get promoted don't choose transfer targets based on over-developed thigh muscles alone. Even the better players in the Championship don't always cut it in the Premiership, so why go for one whose performances are regularly rated as the one of the worst in a distinctly mediocre Championship side? His Premiership performances (good though some of them were) may be a talking point on HobNob, but they are ancient history for everyone else.

All that said, I do so hope you're right.

[Coppelled_Streets]

After scooping the Tilehurst End "Most underwhelming" prize, Robson-Kanu puts down another marker by being awarded the GetReading "Worst player of the season" award.

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... th-9264373

Back in January Clarke said he was dumbfounded by the stick HRK was getting from Reading fans. Has he worked it out yet?

Did I read somewhere he's now our second highest earner? Come on Cardiff, you know you want him...

[teignmouth hoops]

Considering our most whelming thing this season was the cup run, to which HRK was the biggest contributor, I think that's a bit harsh

So that suggests he can only motivate himself for the cup games, or the higher profile games, a counter to that was he was crap at Wembley as well.

My problem with him, is he struts around as if he is a quality player, believing himself to be so much better than he really is.
He must train very well as the managers seem to have a relatively high opinion of him, but training is so much different and he rarely puts in two good performances back to back(saying that he rarely puts in two halves of a game with the same intensity)

[Extended-Phenotype]

Considering our most whelming thing this season was the cup run, to which HRK was the biggest contributor, I think that's a bit harsh

So that suggests he can only motivate himself for the cup games, or the higher profile games, a counter to that was he was crap at Wembley as well.

My problem with him, is he struts around as if he is a quality player, believing himself to be so much better than he really is.
He must train very well as the managers seem to have a relatively high opinion of him, but training is so much different and he rarely puts in two good performances back to back(saying that he rarely puts in two halves of a game with the same intensity)

Aye, he does seem a little arrogant at times (maybe overcompensating, counter reaction to fan abuse) and it's frustrating he can only motivate himself for certain games - but maybe that could be dealt with by management. Not a fan, just think we have worse on our books that could've scooped shittest player, and tbh I think the promise he has is the reason fans get so frustrated with him.

[Angry Shed Sex]

Personally I think he's got both awards on his talent to effort ratio. You're right EP, we have worse players on our books but most of them put a shift in when required.

[Extended-Phenotype]

Fair do's

[Sutekh]

The point of HRK is to deflect criticism and to therefore keep the slagging off of other players to a minimum. #workingwell

[West Stand Man]

After scooping the Tilehurst End "Most underwhelming" prize, Robson-Kanu puts down another marker by being awarded the GetReading "Worst player of the season" award.

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... th-9264373

Back in January Clarke said he was dumbfounded by the stick HRK was getting from Reading fans. Has he worked it out yet?

You really do need to get the art of reading sorted out. It says he was voted the most disappointing player, nothing there to suggest that he is the worst player. But don't let facts get in the way of your prejudices.

[teignmouth hoops]

The point of HRK is to deflect criticism and to therefore keep the slagging off of other players to a minimum. #workingwell

Ok then Pog is greatly overrated and overpaid, and despite his renaissance under Clarke -where he actually competes for balls and does some chasing but still doesn't do what he was bought for i.e scoring goals, otherwise we'd be going to Wembley this weekend to play Villa

[Extended-Phenotype]

Must admit that I personally find Pog more disappointing than HRK

[ladida_gunner_graham]

After scooping the Tilehurst End "Most underwhelming" prize, Robson-Kanu puts down another marker by being awarded the GetReading "Worst player of the season" award.

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... th-9264373

Back in January Clarke said he was dumbfounded by the stick HRK was getting from Reading fans. Has he worked it out yet?

You really do need to get the art of reading sorted out. It says he was voted the most disappointing player, nothing there to suggest that he is the worst player. But don't let facts get in the way of your prejudices.

I have no prejudice as such, just an opinion that HRK is a gutless, serial underperformer, whose skill levels have been historically over-estimated.

OK, so my reading is a bit ropey and I wrote "Worst" instead of "Most Disappointing". Does this "fact" throw a whole new light on the HRK discussion? Have things reach the point for him that "Most disappointing" is now considered to be positive?

What the oxf*rd is your point?

[Haag Royal]

Must admit that I personally find Pog more disappointing than HRK

At least he looks as if he cares, puts a shift in when required and steps up in the big games - HRK does none of the aforementioned when playing for RFC.

[Ian Royal]

Must admit that I personally find Pog more disappointing than HRK

At least he looks as if he cares, puts a shift in when required and steps up in the big games - HRK does none of the aforementioned when playing for RFC.

Damning with faint praise. Higher earner, higher expectations on top of that. Take your pick on who's worst in the disappointment stakes, but the fact remains they're both contenders and therefore both disappointing and not good enough regardless of who the 'winner' is

[teignmouth hoops]

Must admit that I personally find Pog more disappointing than HRK

At least he looks as if he cares, puts a shift in when required and steps up in the big games - HRK does none of the aforementioned when playing for RFC.

Yeh I think I could do that when earning more in a week than the rest of us do in a year, and as I mentioned earlier our biggest game of the season was obviously against Arsenal and he had two golden chances which he should of buried one, another poster said watching him go forward was like watching a man run through treacle with a piano on his back

[ladida_gunner_graham]

Must admit that I personally find Pog more disappointing than HRK

At least he looks as if he cares, puts a shift in when required and steps up in the big games - HRK does none of the aforementioned when playing for RFC.

Yeh I think I could do that when earning more in a week than the rest of us do in a year, and as I mentioned earlier our biggest game of the season was obviously against Arsenal and he had two golden chances which he should of buried one, another poster said watching him go forward was like watching a man run through treacle with a piano on his back

Pog vs. HRK

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Just missed a sitter for Wales .