Concrete Ron

[pauliewalnuts]

I'd prefer him to stay than us being required to replace him.

You've just described the way I feel, too, very succinctly.

[OCD]

On the pitch or in the physio's room?

[silhillvilla]

Nah he can go

[Malandro]

I'd prefer him to stay than us being required to replace him.

You've just described the way I feel, too, very succinctly.

I'm actively starting to dislike him. He doesn't seem to have the bottle to say either way.
I guess it's his prerogative.

[Richard E]

I'd prefer him to stay than us being required to replace him.

You've just described the way I feel, too, very succinctly.

I'm actively starting to dislike him. He doesn't seem to have the bottle to say either way.
I guess it's his prerogative.

I certainly hope he's been given a deadline by which we expect a decision.

[Tom_Mc9?]

I don't think there's too much to gain by keeping him really. Without labouring the points that have already been made, he's been injured most the time and when he has played he's hardly been spectacular.

[AVH87]

I don't think he misses as many games as people think. He's played 78 times in 3 seasons, so averages 26 games a season. The problem for me is because there's normally at least 2 spells of the season where he misses a batch of games, it's disruptive for our back line and we know we aren't going to have the same defence all season, which should be the aim. Look at a side like Chelsea - Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta must have played 90-95% of the league games last season.

[Ads]

He missed 17 games in spells last season.

He's not often out for huge lengths, but six or 7 games at a time, he then needs five games to get up to speed, in which time he has dropped a mistake or two, then he gets injured again.

[Malandro]

I don't think he misses as many games as people think. He's played 78 times in 3 seasons, so averages 26 games a season. The problem for me is because there's normally at least 2 spells of the season where he misses a batch of games, it's disruptive for our back line and we know we aren't going to have the same defence all season, which should be the aim. Look at a side like Chelsea - Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta must have played 90-95% of the league games last season.

Missing just less than half the league games is pretty bad!

[Malandro]

sorry my maths was a little out. A third perhaps.

[Brend'Watkins]

He missed 17 games in spells last season.

He's not often out for huge lengths, but six or 7 games at a time, he then needs five games to get up to speed, in which time he has dropped a mistake or two, then he gets injured again.

That's it. Injury, fit but not match fit, changers, gets match fit and looks great, Injury again and we're back on the same loop.

[OCD]

Even when he's fit, he's only good when he can be bothered. The Stoke game comes to mind. Obviously he was at fault for the penalty but I thought he was criminal in the first goal. His man was right next to him and rather than going with him, he called for Hutton to pick him up.

[passitsideways]

Another thing that pissed me off about him: I feel like he's had at least ten opportunities to score a goal with an open header from a set piece during his time here yet he's never managed a single one of them. Terrible for a centre half.

[dave shelley]

He did score that belter against Sunderland in the six one win that set us on the way to safety.  For that we should be grateful.

[PeterWithesShin]

And a nice goal at Wigan.