Whilst not sad to see him go, I'd much rather have him on the bench than Ireland, KEA, Herd, Albrighton. Still lots of clearing out to be done.
Quote from: silhillvilla on June 23, 2013, 09:55:22 PMWhilst not sad to see him go, I'd much rather have him on the bench than Ireland, KEA, Herd, Albrighton. Still lots of clearing out to be done. Disagree. KEA might still go on to be an asset and Herd is very good at right back.
Quote from: not3bad on June 25, 2013, 11:30:05 AMQuote from: silhillvilla on June 23, 2013, 09:55:22 PMWhilst not sad to see him go, I'd much rather have him on the bench than Ireland, KEA, Herd, Albrighton. Still lots of clearing out to be done. Disagree. KEA might still go on to be an asset and Herd is very good at right back.Very good is stretching it - adequate cover at right back, and emergency backup in the centre of defence and midfield is probably fairer. He'd be good (maybe very good) in a team that TSM managed as he works his socks off and tackles well but his passing and movement will hold him back at anywhere trying to play good football.
Quote from: paul_e on June 25, 2013, 11:44:28 AMQuote from: not3bad on June 25, 2013, 11:30:05 AMQuote from: silhillvilla on June 23, 2013, 09:55:22 PMWhilst not sad to see him go, I'd much rather have him on the bench than Ireland, KEA, Herd, Albrighton. Still lots of clearing out to be done. Disagree. KEA might still go on to be an asset and Herd is very good at right back.Very good is stretching it - adequate cover at right back, and emergency backup in the centre of defence and midfield is probably fairer. He'd be good (maybe very good) in a team that TSM managed as he works his socks off and tackles well but his passing and movement will hold him back at anywhere trying to play good football.The best performance I saw him give was (IMO) at right back against Wolves.
Quote from: not3bad on June 25, 2013, 11:57:19 AMQuote from: paul_e on June 25, 2013, 11:44:28 AMQuote from: not3bad on June 25, 2013, 11:30:05 AMQuote from: silhillvilla on June 23, 2013, 09:55:22 PMWhilst not sad to see him go, I'd much rather have him on the bench than Ireland, KEA, Herd, Albrighton. Still lots of clearing out to be done. Disagree. KEA might still go on to be an asset and Herd is very good at right back.Very good is stretching it - adequate cover at right back, and emergency backup in the centre of defence and midfield is probably fairer. He'd be good (maybe very good) in a team that TSM managed as he works his socks off and tackles well but his passing and movement will hold him back at anywhere trying to play good football.The best performance I saw him give was (IMO) at right back against Wolves.I agree, I just disagree with the term 'very good' on the back of 1 good performance against a side that were relegated. Adequate cover is ok, if he gets to play at right back next year and does a good job then we can revisit it. I do believe his versatility in being able to perform reasonably in a number of positions gives him some value in the squad though and I'd have no problem keeping him so long as he's aware that he's a way down the pecking order in the centre of midfield.