I'm shocked Reuters aren't all over that breaking revelation. If that's what Twitter has to offer I'm glad I don 't bother.
Most of the lads see to play each other on Call of Duty online(they're always winding each other up about who lost). I can also reveal that he got his tea from Medici's take-away last night and flicked between the Chelsea game and the Brits, before settling down to Geordie Shore.
I think it's safe to say that Mark isn't our most exciting tweeter, in fact, if you only saw his tweets without knowing who's they were, you'd probably assume he was under the age of ten.
So he looks like he's not even ten, he plays like he's not even ten and he has the mental age of a five-year-old. Interesting.
I look like I'm nearing 30 <receding> People on General Chat seem to think I'm middle-aged, and any attempt to prove I'm 20 is met with laughter
I completely agree. I think it isn't hard to see the lad has some talent. You don't score the sheer quantity of goals Cullen has (yes I know it's a low standard but still, no one else is doing it) and not be a decent player. Unfortunately we are very quick to judge players at this club, particularly young ones. People like Keith Andrews, Altidore and Vaz Te were written off by our fans at a very young age and it turns out they're all pretty good. I have a feeling the same will be said of Gulacsi one day and whilst he might not make it here, Cullen does have the potential to make it somewhere at some point. He hardly played in the first half of this season due to injuries, if he can get a run at another lower league side I'm sure he'd start to come along nicely. I think you're exaggerating there. He's been to Bradford and Bury. At Bury he was injured the whole time but I don't know what happened to him at Bradford. As someone has said above, he's only ever been given a chance when we are desperate for a goal under a lot of pressure (and in fairness, none of our better strikers are much more use when we're a goal down. It's obviously a team problem rather than an individual thing); when the pressure was off (playing in the PL) he looked brilliant. He certainly hasn't 'failed' miserably at any point. He hasn't made much of an impact I'd agree with that, but saying he failed miserably is a bit over the top. In terms of shooting, I'd say he's better than Fryatt or McLean.
On what basis, what you make that comment? (other than enjoying slagging Fryatt and talking bollocks) Fryatt has averaged one in three throughout his career, as has Mclean, with Cullen running up a close third with one in twenty eight. Matty Fryatt had scored 28 league goals by the time he was Cullen's age ffs. Cullen has proved he has an eye for goal when playing with kids or reserves, he's equally proved he can't replicate that when it matters and he couldn't mark any sort of impact at Bradford or Bury. I realise that some people think that as he scores so many goals for the reserves, he will at some point come good, maybe he will(I certainly hope so), but as I've said already, despite watching pretty much all of his first team performances for us, along with several reserve team performances, I just don't see it. Either way, comparing a player with one goal in 28 league games, with one who's scored 100 in 300 league games, is utterly ****ing ridiculous.
I'm not comparing their goal returns at all, nor who is a better player. I just said he is better at shooting. I based that solely on what I've seen. Cullen strikes the ball like a proper striker; low, hard and in the corner (and he can do it with either foot). Fryatt tends to scuff his shots so they end up lacking both accuracy and power and McLean tends to hammer the bastard into the stand. It doesn't mean I'm saying Cullen is a better player, just that one aspect of his game is better. I mean for example, when we had Halmosi he was technically one of the best players in the team, his set pieces were excellent. He was generally ****, but you couldn't say he didn't have a great left foot. I'm just saying he's got talent as a finisher, it wasn't meant to be a dig at Fryatt (on this ocaasion anyway, though if we draw 0-0 tonight after 4 missed one-one-ones by Fryatt, we'll come back to it)
It appears that we are poles apart in our opinions mate and I repsect that. I thought he had been out to a couple of other clubs but like I said I wasnt sure. All I will say is that I put Cullen in the same class as Bradshaw when he was at City. Never made the grade when called upon. Bradshaw finished up at Ferriby having been released by Cityand then a couple of FL club,. and has scored a lot of goals at that Ferribys' level. I think the same will happen to Cullen. He may go to a lower FL club but I just cant see it happening for him.
He may well have had a good record at Reserve and friendly level, but that is all you can base your opinions on. Reserve team football is not a good base to form such opinions Im afraid. The standard of that competition is just no where near first team football level. He would be better off going to National Conference where he will be made to play the game.
You might be right tigers40, I was surprised to hear he's still only 19 so he does have time on his side. He could still make it here but could just as easily end up being the next Bradshaw. The next year or so will be important for him.
Makes you wonder why, in 28 league games, he's only managed one goal and that was with his head. I'd also challenge your assertion that when the pressure was off (playing in the PL) he looked brilliant, he really didn't... Hull City v Sunderland - Came in at 76 minutes, did nothing. Wigan v Hull City - Started and scored(with a header) on 64 minutes, before falling over and mucking up a ball to Folan, leading to Wigan scoring an equaliser. Hull City v Liverpool - Started and did nothing, other than completely fluffing one shot, before missing an unmarked header from six yards out. I'd suggest that not only was he not 'brilliant', but he was unfortunately, really poor(as he was the following season in his 20 appearances for us).
This is what I meant when I said we're incredibly harsh on young players. Cullen didn't score against Liverpool so he was really poor. Yet if I suggest Fryatt misses chances (which blatantly is the case) or even if I don't suggest it as above, I'm told I'm talking bollocks. Surely we should cut youngsters more slack than experienced first team regulars, not the opposite?
