QuoteI cant believe he wasnt used more last season and properly.Because SB has a way of playing and is loyal to a certain band of players - it is that simple. Totally shit but simple
I cant believe he wasnt used more last season and properly.
Think he will move on after the World Cup.
Quote from: Hookeysmith on June 19, 2018, 02:26:08 PMQuoteI cant believe he wasnt used more last season and properly.Because SB has a way of playing and is loyal to a certain band of players - it is that simple. Totally shit but simpleI think the formation Bruce played last season would have suited him to be honest. I would have liked to see him given a run in the role Hourihane played in midfield, as I think that is where he would be most effective.
Quote from: tomd2103 on June 19, 2018, 03:17:26 PMQuote from: Hookeysmith on June 19, 2018, 02:26:08 PMQuoteI cant believe he wasnt used more last season and properly.Because SB has a way of playing and is loyal to a certain band of players - it is that simple. Totally shit but simpleI think the formation Bruce played last season would have suited him to be honest. I would have liked to see him given a run in the role Hourihane played in midfield, as I think that is where he would be most effective. The same Hourianne who scored a eleven goals from midfield?, the best goal scoring return from a Villa midfielder in yonks?I'm not sure about that logic to be honest, and i'm not even one of Conor's biggest fans.Since when did Birkir become a great player all of a sudden?
He didn’t play more often because some of his performances were direpeople on here questioning whether he was an actual footballer at times
Quote from: john e on June 19, 2018, 03:59:20 PMHe didn’t play more often because some of his performances were direpeople on here questioning whether he was an actual footballer at timesThis is of course 100% true, and yet he's now become a footballing God who should've been the first name on our team sheet and it's another ridiculous stick to beat Bruce with
Quote from: sirlordbaltimore on June 19, 2018, 04:28:26 PMQuote from: john e on June 19, 2018, 03:59:20 PMHe didn’t play more often because some of his performances were direpeople on here questioning whether he was an actual footballer at timesThis is of course 100% true, and yet he's now become a footballing God who should've been the first name on our team sheet and it's another ridiculous stick to beat Bruce withcant speak for others but iv'e never criticized Bruce for not playing him morei have criticized Bruce for his midfield buys of Barney, Hourihane, Whelan and Lansbury who for me are probably the worst collection of midfield buys i can remember, costing fortunes in wages with virtually no money back i said during the season that you could put all their names in a cloth bag and pick them out every game at random as to who plays as it didn't matter most of the time
cant speak for others but iv'e never criticized Bruce for not playing him morei have criticized Bruce for his midfield buys of Barney, Hourihane, Whelan and Lansbury who for me are probably the worst collection of midfield buys i can remember, costing fortunes in wages with virtually no money back
Quote from: john e on June 19, 2018, 06:21:13 PMcant speak for others but iv'e never criticized Bruce for not playing him morei have criticized Bruce for his midfield buys of Barney, Hourihane, Whelan and Lansbury who for me are probably the worst collection of midfield buys i can remember, costing fortunes in wages with virtually no money back Easily Championship level players though, as is Jedinak. I'd argue Hourianne has more then proved his worth. I also think Whelan gets a lot of undue flak for being the steady eddie keep it simple player he is. He was never going to come in and turn into Cowans. I bet the four of them cost less than 6/7m combined, and that's about all they're worthWhoever sanctioned their wages (i say that, we have no idea what their wages actually are other than pure speculation) should be asked some strong questions though for sure
Parma interested in him supposedly.
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on June 20, 2018, 10:16:46 AMParma interested in him supposedly. That'd be a good move all round. I didn't realise he was as old as he is - 30, so it's not like he's going to improve much. If we can get a few quid for a player who was mostly pretty uninspiring, then I think we should cash in.