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' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 6:10 pm

Wales assistant manager Osian Roberts hopes forward Hal Robson-Kanu finds new club "sooner rather than later" but that it must be the right move.

BBC

Tuesday 16th August 2016

Robson-Kanu, who scored twice as Wales reached the Euro 2016 semi-finals, is a free agent after leaving Reading at the end of 2015-16.

The 27-year-old remains without a club with the domestic season now underway.

"The important thing is that Hal gets the right move," Roberts told BBC Radio Wales Sport.

"There's no point rushing into something if he feels it's not the right one or if he's convinced it's not the right one for his career to progress.
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Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:06 pm

Why doesn't Trollope give him a chance with us even its on a short term contract

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:14 pm

cardiff 74 wrote:Why doesn't Trollope give him a chance with us even its on a short term contract


My thoughts exactly :thumbright: :thumbright:

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:23 pm

I don't think he's good enough for the Premiership ,his level is championship is he prolific enough tho ?

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:26 pm

wez1927 wrote:I don't think he's good enough for the Premiership ,his level is championship is he prolific enough tho ?



question is if that good why did reading let him go? and why is he still waiting for a club to offer him a contract?

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:29 pm

pembroke allan wrote:
wez1927 wrote:I don't think he's good enough for the Premiership ,his level is championship is he prolific enough tho ?



question is if that good why did reading let him go? and why is he still waiting for a club to offer him a contract?

I think he may after the euros think he's better than he is and his wages demands are too high

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:32 pm

wez1927 wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:
wez1927 wrote:I don't think he's good enough for the Premiership ,his level is championship is he prolific enough tho ?



question is if that good why did reading let him go? and why is he still waiting for a club to offer him a contract?

I think he may after the euros think he's better than he is and his wages demands are too high



well he thinks he is better than championship thats for sure! could have long wait for premier club to sign him :old:

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:55 pm

hes a leaugue 1, championship player, at best, done 1 good thing at the euros, wouldnt have him here :roll:

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 9:02 pm

pembroke allan wrote:
wez1927 wrote:I don't think he's good enough for the Premiership ,his level is championship is he prolific enough tho ?



question is if that good why did reading let him go? and why is he still waiting for a club to offer him a contract?


I thought he turned down the contract they offered.

I hope he is training.

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 9:14 pm

cardiff 74 wrote:Why doesn't Trollope give him a chance with us even its on a short term contract


Agree .

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 9:38 pm

Yes,he was offered a new contract by Reading but turned them down hoping to get into Premiership.

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:04 pm

Forever Blue wrote:
cardiff 74 wrote:Why doesn't Trollope give him a chance with us even its on a short term contract


My thoughts exactly :thumbright: :thumbright:



How can Trollope give him a chance!? Figures of close to 40k a week were being batted around for his next contract!

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:24 pm

ianto13 wrote:Yes,he was offered a new contract by Reading but turned them down hoping to get into Premiership.




well i read (on here) reading wouldnt renue contract, and on his performances for reading he certainly wasnt premier class thats for sure :thumbup:

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:37 pm

ninianblue wrote:hes a leaugue 1, championship player, at best, done 1 good thing at the euros, wouldnt have him here :roll:


That's harsh I was at the euros and he did more than one good thing.

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Tue Aug 16, 2016 11:52 pm

He chose to run down his contract at Reading as he felt they had prevented him from getting a move up previously.

My guess now would be that his agent thought they had the upper hand in negotiations after his name became prominent after the Euros and they may have put off some clubs with demands. IF Hull appoint Phelan I can see him signing for Hull, I cant see him getting another club in the Premiership right now to be honest.

He's not done enough at Club level to warrant a big move yet in my opinion.

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Wed Aug 17, 2016 5:48 am

We need someone who can get the ball to the forwards who then get a chance to actually shoot at goal!

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:41 am

Mike Strinati wrote:We need someone who can get the ball to the forwards who then get a chance to actually shoot at goal!


:thumbup:

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:45 am

cardiff 74 wrote:Why doesn't Trollope give him a chance with us even its on a short term contract


Maybe because his wages are triple what we can afford? :thumbup:

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Wed Aug 17, 2016 11:18 am

T1JMO wrote:
cardiff 74 wrote:Why doesn't Trollope give him a chance with us even its on a short term contract


Maybe because his wages are triple what we can afford? :thumbup:



Too much common sense there T1JMO

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Wed Aug 17, 2016 11:27 am

He's championship at best and only occasionally
He played well above his station in France
Squad player at best and certainly not good enough for the premier league
He has a couple of good matches and his agent thinks he's a world beater
Strange that there has been no rush of clubs to sign him
Lower his sights and his wage demands and maybe a championship or division one club may come for him

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Wed Aug 17, 2016 11:36 am

35 league goals since 2007 will fit in great :laughing6:

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Wed Aug 17, 2016 12:04 pm

People forget Bothroyd was hardly prolific for any of the clubs he played at before coming to us. :oops:

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Wed Aug 17, 2016 1:54 pm

DandoCCFC wrote:People forget Bothroyd was hardly prolific for any of the clubs he played at before coming to us. :oops:


Ok perhaps we should double/triple our wage structure and take a huge gamble that he can score goals at this level.
Just what we need.
:roll:

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Wed Aug 17, 2016 1:57 pm

Tan will have told Trollope to find freebies or loans. I hear Ameobi's available!

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:19 pm

Robson-Kanu hasn't done a job at club level for a few years now. Like a number of other players in that Wales squad such as Richards, Gunter, and Hennessey he seems to perform far better for country than club. I'm not interested in him coming to us. I think he overrates himself and that's always a worrying mentality for a player to have in this division. It's probably contributed to him not doing much at this level.

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Wed Aug 17, 2016 7:46 pm

Robson-Kanu to West Ham, after Ayew out for 4months. Twitter rumour

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Sun Aug 21, 2016 10:48 pm

OriginalGrangeEndBlue wrote:
DandoCCFC wrote:People forget Bothroyd was hardly prolific for any of the clubs he played at before coming to us. :oops:


Ok perhaps we should double/triple our wage structure and take a huge gamble that he can score goals at this level.
Just what we need.
:roll:


Just pointing out that because a player ain't prolific doesn't mean he will be the same at every club.

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Mon Aug 22, 2016 9:52 am

I personally think he is a championship player, his agent obviously been scouting his name around, £40 k a week, never worth it!

Re: ' Hal Robson-Kanu Needs a Club ASAP '

Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:38 am

There's obviously a reason the hitherto relatively unnoticed Hal Robson-Kanu hasn't found a club to date and it points towards people not being too fooled by a single (somewhat) 'lucky' goal scored in Euro 2016

I'e watched him several times fro Reading (usually against us) and he certainly has pace and gives defenders a torrid time, but I'm not so sure he is that player who 'makes the difference'

For the £40k pw his Agent is apparently asking (no one can be sure, mind) it is a massive gamble to take. Certainly wouldn't have him at the CCS on half of that because I think Kadeem Harris can do what Robson-Kanu does equally well and maybe better given a run in the team :ayatollah: