Crouch Retires

comment by Cinciwolf---- jealous little scottish to$$er (U11551)
posted 1 hour ago
comment by Automatic For The People (U21889)
posted 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
Who was the best though?

Crouch or Robbie (boyhood club) Keane?
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Robbie Keane for sure.

Always liked Crouch, good luck to him, has had a very good career
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Both average mid table players - probably why you rate them

comment by Dan Arsenal (U21084)
posted 11 minutes ago
Really average Championship quality player who made the best of what little ability he had. Wouldn't get anywhere near the Spurs and Pool sides of today. Olivier Giroud who is a similar type is twice the player he ever was.

Decent self deprecating bloke though who is probably well aware of how fortunate he's been.
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bit of a harsh summary Dan

He was clearly a good enough prem player at his best. Lucky to have got in the sides of Liverpool & Spurs though. Stoke, Southampton and Villa were about his level

comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 14 minutes ago
His podcast is good fun.

He must have ate some amount of bananas and porridge to last as long as he has.
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Hi Hec

comment by palmers_spur (U8896)
posted 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
comment by Dan Arsenal (U21084)
posted 11 minutes ago
Really average Championship quality player who made the best of what little ability he had. Wouldn't get anywhere near the Spurs and Pool sides of today. Olivier Giroud who is a similar type is twice the player he ever was.

Decent self deprecating bloke though who is probably well aware of how fortunate he's been.
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bit of a harsh summary Dan

He was clearly a good enough prem player at his best. Lucky to have got in the sides of Liverpool & Spurs though. Stoke, Southampton and Villa were about his level
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Yeah maybe you're right. Champ player is a tad harsh. Decent enough player who, as you say, found his level with low to mid table prem sides

comment by Dan Arsenal (U21084)
posted 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Really average Championship quality player who made the best of what little ability he had. Wouldn't get anywhere near the Spurs and Pool sides of today. Olivier Giroud who is a similar type is twice the player he ever was.

Decent self deprecating bloke though who is probably well aware of how fortunate he's been.
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played most of his career in the P.L. so don't get the championship quality. also take him over that donkey giroud.

comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Dan Arsenal (U21084)
posted 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Really average Championship quality player who made the best of what little ability he had. Wouldn't get anywhere near the Spurs and Pool sides of today. Olivier Giroud who is a similar type is twice the player he ever was.

Decent self deprecating bloke though who is probably well aware of how fortunate he's been.
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played most of his career in the P.L. so don't get the championship quality. also take him over that donkey giroud.
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Giroud won the WC, French title, Europa Cup 4 FACs etc, 35 odd golas for France and scored at a greater rate than Crouch. So yeah Crouch is clearly so much better

comment by Dan Arsenal (U21084)
posted 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
comment by Cinciwolf---- jealous little scottish to$$er (U11551)
posted 1 hour ago
comment by Automatic For The People (U21889)
posted 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
Who was the best though?

Crouch or Robbie (boyhood club) Keane?
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Robbie Keane for sure.

Always liked Crouch, good luck to him, has had a very good career
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Both average mid table players - probably why you rate them
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this guy

comment by Dan Arsenal (U21084)
posted 3 hours, 19 minutes ago
comment by montleeds (U18330)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Dan Arsenal (U21084)
posted 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Really average Championship quality player who made the best of what little ability he had. Wouldn't get anywhere near the Spurs and Pool sides of today. Olivier Giroud who is a similar type is twice the player he ever was.

Decent self deprecating bloke though who is probably well aware of how fortunate he's been.
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played most of his career in the P.L. so don't get the championship quality. also take him over that donkey giroud.
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Giroud won the WC, French title, Europa Cup 4 FACs etc, 35 odd golas for France and scored at a greater rate than Crouch. So yeah Crouch is clearly so much better
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Giroud played in better teams than Crouch though, which is even more important for that type of striker.

Im sure us pool and spurs fans can get along on this thread.
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Fack off Spurs fans.

Crouch was never a prolific scorer for us but he could cause good teams problems I was a fan of his. He was underrated with the ball at his feet and could bring his team mates into the game. He had plenty of detractors, but deserves respect for pulling that Mrs.of his.