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Re: Leon Bailey
« Reply #3960 on: February 21, 2026, 11:23:35 PM »
Showing exactly why we sent him out on loan at the start of the season. The fact he’s an upgrade on Guessand is credit to nobody.

Sadly I have to agree, they are both shit.

Indeed.

And Leon makes a good point, the fact we're apparently hamstrung on spending but spaffed so much fucking money up the wall on a player as utterly shit as Guessand kind of lessens our argument. To then move him on and bring back Bailey, who wasn't good enough at the start of the season but seemingly is now, makes our transfer policy look an absolute car-crash.

It's almost as though the manager has enough to do without trying to run the fucking recruitment department too.

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Re: Leon Bailey
« Reply #3961 on: Today at 12:14:19 AM »
We can’t give the fucker away. Roma didn’t want him and now he’s back.

Had his Callaghan moment today. Hopefully that’s the last we see of him.

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Re: Leon Bailey
« Reply #3962 on: Today at 12:39:39 AM »
He obviously had a poor game, but I think starting him and Buendia just doesn’t really work. Unless they’re both at their absolute best their lack of physicality gets exposed.

I thought that as well today. Buendia does try to do the defensive work but is often shoved off the ball too easily. Bailey seemed to just give up in those moments before he was subbed.

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Re: Leon Bailey
« Reply #3963 on: Today at 12:45:31 AM »
He obviously had a poor game, but I think starting him and Buendia just doesn’t really work. Unless they’re both at their absolute best their lack of physicality gets exposed.

I thought that as well today. Buendia does try to do the defensive work but is often shoved off the ball too easily. Bailey seemed to just give up in those moments before he was subbed.

When he lost the ball at the end and just didn't react, and then Watkins busted a gut going past him and basically ended up at right back summed them up. It's just a shame Watkins' drive no longer really makes up enough for his diminishing talent.

 


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