Well if they need to find him he's up at Burnley playing in the Premiership, a division our club is currently having great difficulty in finding.
I do find it odd that of all the unprofessional and poorly behaved players, who have apparently no issue disrespecting the club, it's Westwood, who yes wasn't very good for us, that seems to be a lightening rod for the vitriol of some people. He wasn't good enough, but he never skipped off training or slagged off the club, I don't really have a big issue with him.
Yeah. And we are doing much better since he left
Quote from: MoetVillan on February 17, 2017, 07:25:59 AMYeah. And we are doing much better since he leftOh that's it! The reason we're shit is because we let Westwood go!Eureka!
I'm yet to be convinced that Lansbury is anything other than Westwood with a hairstyle, yet he seemed to be getting praise on the radio. It's amazing how much more positive people can see a player just because he's new. There was a point on Tuesday where Lansbury had the ball passed back to him near the halfway line and he did a full turn and passed it back to Baker. I dread to think the abuse had Westwood done that.
If this thread ever gets locked or looks like falling from the top of the board, can I make a plea for it to be a sticky. Considering Westwood is a jobbing footballer, seemingly nice bloke, unspectacular and has a bland mediated persona, the emotion he attracts is astonishing. It's also a really good example of how blind hope can turn to hyperbolic bile. Disclaimer: I like him. Model pro, decent footballer (you simply don't get a career in the pro ranks without being one), clearly cares about his job but sadly wasn't right for us and the job we needed. I reckon the only difference between him and Garry Parker is the club they found themselves in. In the blame list for our current position, he doesn't make my top 100.
Quote from: passport1 on February 16, 2017, 11:50:08 PMWell if they need to find him he's up at Burnley playing in the Premiership, a division our club is currently having great difficulty in finding.We may have still been there if we hadn't signed a full squad of players as shit as Westwood.
We bought 3 players to replace Westwood and we appear to be even worse.
Quote from: Simon Page on February 17, 2017, 01:23:28 PMIf this thread ever gets locked or looks like falling from the top of the board, can I make a plea for it to be a sticky. Considering Westwood is a jobbing footballer, seemingly nice bloke, unspectacular and has a bland mediated persona, the emotion he attracts is astonishing. It's also a really good example of how blind hope can turn to hyperbolic bile. Disclaimer: I like him. Model pro, decent footballer (you simply don't get a career in the pro ranks without being one), clearly cares about his job but sadly wasn't right for us and the job we needed. I reckon the only difference between him and Garry Parker is the club they found themselves in. In the blame list for our current position, he doesn't make my top 100.Disagree. Parker was a better player than Westwood. That said, I've always maintained that Westwood can only really play one specific role and that is the defensive midfielder in a three man midfield. He is lost in any other position.