Petrov not good enough

[Dante Lavelli]

Felliani would be a good replacement for Petrov.  With Everton's money worries then I'd imagine he'd be gettable, it could just depend on what we have got available.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Apart from the magic goal, I also have appreciated him for the way he commanded the team and distributed the ball.

Agreed, Archie. Petrov tried his best to drive us forward yesterday, not something you see from him normally but during the second half he really stood up tall as our captain and kept the belief going.

[hawkeye]

Petrov is the best we have got in that position.
I cant believe the stick he gets.

[Villanation]

Petrov can still hold his own IMO, but as a midfielder it kind of makes you wonder what Stephen Ireland is doing in training that he can't nudge himself into the side, I know he's a different style of player to Petrov but even so a good and determined player will break into a team and it is often the older players that start to step aside.

[gervilla]

Apart from the magic goal, I also have appreciated him for the way he commanded the team and distributed the ball.

Agreed, Archie. Petrov tried his best to drive us forward yesterday, not something you see from him normally but during the second half he really stood up tall as our captain and kept the belief going.

That's just it. He tries his best, you can't fault him for his application, the thing is that his best isn't good enough for a team aiming for top 6  or even top 8.  His heart is there, his legs just are not.

[brice jovial]

Lets look at the opta stats the on stan and wow look at this :

Stilyan Petrov has made more interceptions (16) than any other Premier League player.

CLEARLY GOOD ENUFF!!

[Mattwall]

You can look at all the opts stats you bloody like it ain't gonna make him any better.

He scored a good goal against everton but apart from that a few interceptions ain't gonna win us anything and this isn't me being arrogant I just feel his legs arnt on the same wavelength as his mind

[Shrek]

We were totally overrun in midfield against Everton, it was quite embarrassing at times. He tries his best yes, but we are only ever going to be midtable with players like him a permanent fixture.

[Mister E]

We were totally overrun in midfield against Everton, it was quite embarrassing at times. He tries his best yes, but we are only ever going to be midtable with players like him a permanent fixture.

That was more to do with the Everton set-up than player head-to-heads. They had more players in midfield - it's an issue we have faced for the last 2-3 years: playing wingers denudes the MF. I think McLeish will slowly address this as players like BB and GG come through as must-picks. Will Ireland also rise to the occasion? - doubt it, but I hope so.