Birkir Bjarnason - Released

[PaulWinch again]

Utter nonsense Hogan and Thor are well capable of being involved in a team that gets promoted.

[Clampy]

And what's Division 2 anyway?

[LukeJames]

Hogan is absolutely capable of performing in a team chasing promotion.

Bjarnasson is fucking gash on every attribute apart from his effort.

[Risso]

I think if you've decided he wasn't going to play well before he came on the pitch, then he might have had a poor game. He was excellent yesterday and we looked much more dangerous when he came on.

Oh come on, surely it's possible to have a difference of opinion without resorting to comments like that.  What I saw was that he came on, ran around a lot but did absolutely nothing of use with the ball, including completing ballsing up a simple cross when Hourihane was in acres of space.  Still, if you've decided that "there's a player in there" before he came on the pitch etc etc.

[PaulWinch again]

I think he's got something about him and if he gets enough game time I could see him scoring 8-10 goals this season. I'm sure this isn't the case with everyone but I think he's one of these players where some have already decided he's rubbish and nothing he does will change that view.

[Clampy]

I think he's got something about him and if he gets enough game time I could see him scoring 8-10 goals this season. I'm sure this isn't the case with everyone but I think he's one of these players where some have already decided he's rubbish and nothing he does will change that view.

Agree with that. Some people have absolutely no patience whatsoever.

[kipeye]

I think if you've decided he wasn't going to play well before he came on the pitch, then he might have had a poor game. He was excellent yesterday and we looked much more dangerous when he came on.

Oh come on, surely it's possible to have a difference of opinion without resorting to comments like that.  What I saw was that he came on, ran around a lot but did absolutely nothing of use with the ball, including completing ballsing up a simple cross when Hourihane was in acres of space.  Still, if you've decided that "there's a player in there" before he came on the pitch etc etc.

You're such a sensitive soul Risso. This is a fairly mild comment that does not need a victim response.
Just as well you can't ban people anymore.

[PeterWithe]

I think he's got something about him and if he gets enough game time I could see him scoring 8-10 goals this season. I'm sure this isn't the case with everyone but I think he's one of these players where some have already decided he's rubbish and nothing he does will change that view.

Agree with that. Some people have absolutely no patience whatsoever.

I'm not sure anyone wants to dislike him as he's a trier, it's just difficult to see a lad of his age picking up the necessary basic skills required. His control is simply awful.

[Risso]

I think he's got something about him and if he gets enough game time I could see him scoring 8-10 goals this season. I'm sure this isn't the case with everyone but I think he's one of these players where some have already decided he's rubbish and nothing he does will change that view.

Scoring 8-10 goals would be great, but I would have to say I think it's highly unlikely.  I think we'll be lucky if Hogan or Snodgrass get that many, let alone the new Brett Holman.

[PeterWithe]

The comparison to Holman is a good one, he plays like a enthusiastic puppy.

[supertom]

I've watched him largely through gritted teeth since he joined, but he wasn't too bad against the tits. He's definitely in the Holman vein, but I think a player like that could prove useful at this level. He'll have to be sold if/when we get back to the Premiership because he'll look almost comically out of his depth. Down here, for a side as persistently unfit as we seem to be, that energy on 70 minutes might prove useful. His final product should get better with more confidence. I think his goal in midweek will have helped because, whilst erratic, he certainly looked more confident friday night.

[tomd2103]

Thought he looked better when he came on Friday night, albeit his final product was still a bit poor. 

[passitsideways]

I still wonder how we came up with him as a potential signing in the first place - all those signings from English football, and him.

[ADVILLAFAN]

He has looked a bit better lately, think the goal against Wigan gave him confidence.

He works hard, but sometimes lacks an end product.

To be fair he has been asked to play at left-back before, which is never his preferred position.

[tomd2103]

I still wonder how we came up with him as a potential signing in the first place - all those signings from English football, and him.

I remember a discussion about him on WM after he signed.  The opinion was that Bruce had been watching him for a while and really rated him.