“Bamford consistently scored when he started and averaged roughly a goal every 3 games both in the Championship and the PL.
Just imagine though if the guy could have somehow learn’t to finish better and also take a penalty we would then have had some player on our hands.”
“He provided some great moments on the pitch and was honest, open and witty in interviews afterwards. He seems a genuinely nice lad who was a good ambassador so glad he’s departed in a mutually agreed manner. I hope he has a successful future and suspect we will see him soon in a TV studio on the pundits couch.”
“A fit and firing Patrick Bamford is a tremendous asset”
“A better player than we sometimes give him credit for. Also, he was always best in a front 2 yet we have always played him as a lone striker. I’m still a fan even though I have slated him in the past.”
“I don’t understand the vitriol towards Bamford, he’s not been the worst player that’s ever played for us that is for sure.
His time at the club has come to a natural end as far as I can see, just like Ayling, Cooper etc.
He may have stayed a bit too long, but as others have stated above that’s not his fault.
I wish him no ill will, but I can’t say I’ll be following his career closely either.”
“When in form, he can be deadly. As is typical of many things, negatives have a way of overpowering positives and his comparatively small negatives have had a way of outweighing his many positive contributions to the club throughout his tenure. I hated his easy misses as much as the next fan (Leicester in our last PL season really stung), but I took stock of him getting into that dangerous position in the first place…
Personally, I haven’t had much confidence in him of recent with the injuries and all. But I’ve never understood the hatred that went his way. I wish him well in his next endeavor, if that is in fact the case.”
“though I am not a massive fan of Patrick Bamford there is no doubt he has served the club well”
“wasn’t keen on him as a striker but his humanity won me over.
no doubt will make a great career in punditry if he so wish.”
“He was really good for us for a couple of seasons. A lot of the time he was usually injured or not 100% fit and he did miss a s**t load of chances.”
“Was great (and frustrating in equal measure) for us in the Bielsa years and the media loved interviewing him. Intelligent, articulate and humorous.
His exit was a tad overdue.”
“he played a part in a good time.
Footballing wise he should have gone years ago.
We’ve now got DCL for non scoring run around injury prone merchant anyway”
“When he came back training, he was only a fortnight away from another knock.”
“He played his part during the Bielsa era and was unlucky with injuries”
“Played his part and the abuse he got got well out of hand.”
“Bamford is roughly 1 goal every 4 games, is that good enough ?
It isn’t the goals he;s scored for me, it’s the sitters he misses and on a regular basis, he had one good season (behind closed doors with no pressure)
There’s a reason we were his 9th club.”
“His deteriation started a long time ago,his very short spells of scoring is not good enough”
“Bamford has been a liability for years,one good season behind closed doors with a Bielsa side providing him with 20 or 30 chances a game”
“it’s his glaring misses (penalties or otherwise) that’s put fans off him.”
“I think lots of us also get angry with him for having bones made of digestive biscuits and ligaments like thin elastic bands ….he is a walking injury!”
“Been an absolutely abysmal player for at least 3 seasons now. Wage thief.”
“The reality now is that he has struggled with injury and has caught up to a point that he does not look like he will ever get to being fully fit or, if he gets there, retain it for any length of time. I think he knows it”
“Be nice if he did the right thing and announce his retirement.”
“Would imagine Paddy has moved from how can he extend his playing career to how can he screw as much money out of football as he can.”
“Patrick Bamford
Never before has so much been said about someone so seldom seen.”