Quote from: PeterWithesShin on June 25, 2012, 01:08:16 PMOut of interest, how come we have to forget the last 2 seasons with Ireland but not with Warnock, Hutton and so on? Surely it should be a case of everyone gets a clean slate or we judge all players on their performances of the last 2 years. Ireland was our player of the year last year.
Out of interest, how come we have to forget the last 2 seasons with Ireland but not with Warnock, Hutton and so on? Surely it should be a case of everyone gets a clean slate or we judge all players on their performances of the last 2 years.
The fans voted him player of the year.
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on June 25, 2012, 01:08:16 PMOut of interest, how come we have to forget the last 2 seasons with Ireland but not with Warnock, Hutton and so on? Surely it should be a case of everyone gets a clean slate or we judge all players on their performances of the last 2 years. A fair comment but I think the answer is fairly obvious to me. In a season where we were overly defensive, Ireland was still the player of the season (not much to crow about I know), whereas Hutton and Warnock were liabilities.Also, Ireland is entering his prime and has shown he can be a top player in this league if properly utilised. It's also a lot harder for us to get a player like Ireland whereas players better than Warnock and Hutton shouldn't be too much of a stretch.I'm not really interested in scapegoats but I know Warnock and Hutton need to be elsewhere this season. They're not alone either.
Oh, I'd just like to say that I think this season Daniel Johnson will start to emerge as a first team player and make Bannans life even more difficult. And hopefully we'll see Gardner thrive under a better manager who knows how to use him. It wasnt all McLeish's fault and his introduction has been underwhelming regardless of tactics but I still believe this kid is something special. Carruthers should start to get some action too. These players (the three mentioned and a few more besides) have preseason to shine and I expect a few of them will suprise Lambert and give him food for thought.