Darron Gibson

ultra · July 5, 2015

Some guys on this thread are unreal: "If he stays fit...", "Hopefully, he will start the season fit..." This displays a self-delusion worthy of a kopite. Pay attention: he is injury-prone, he will NEVER stay fit for any length of time!!! Extending his contract is equivalent to burning money FFS

Zatara · July 5, 2015

Should add this under the title of the thread...

Nicely summed up.

ultra said:
Some guys on this thread are unreal: "If he stays fit...", "Hopefully, he will start the season fit..." This displays a self-delusion worthy of a kopite. Pay attention: he is injury-prone, he will NEVER stay fit for any length of time!!! Extending his contract is equivalent to burning money FFS

arbok · July 5, 2015

The first player I tried to sell in FM2015 was darron gibson and arouna kone.

Unfortunately nobody else wanted them at any price.

Bluebonic · July 5, 2015

I am a big fan of Gibson, I feel he has a qualities that we have nowhere else in our squad. However, we are not a Man U or an Arsenal who can afford to keep persistently injury prone players on the physio table ( a la Darren Fletcher, Abou Diaby or Tomas Rosicky) it was worth a punt, but it hasn't worked out and we should cut our losses. the same applies sadly to Pienaar, who I doubt we will see fit again.

Neiler · July 5, 2015

Cracking player a proper preseason will do him the world of good,deserves a chance for my money.

Prevenger17 · July 5, 2015

Aye a good player, great at times, but unless Everton have lined him up for a full body transplant, we need to let him go.

sageyefc · July 5, 2015

Neiler said:
Cracking player a proper preseason will do him the world of good,deserves a chance for my money.

Exactly, our only midfileder who can pick a pass, we dont have the money to bring someone likewise to replace him ATM so as long as its a deal based on appearance incentives its more prudent to retain him in the hopes he stays fit more than not.

TBF to him he came back last time looking fitter than he ever has, and it wasnt the usual muscle injury like he used to pick up it was a freak metatarsal injury

roy vernon · July 5, 2015

good player, made of glass, I wonder if his fitness problems are lifestyle related. Have to live an athletes life these days to survive, the game is so fast.

TheAlmightyFloater · July 5, 2015

His contract should depend on him staying fit.

A pay rise every month that passes uninjured.

Neiler · July 5, 2015

sageyefc said:
Exactly, our only midfileder who can pick a pass, we dont have the money to bring someone likewise to replace him ATM so as long as its a deal based on appearance incentives its more prudent to retain him in the hopes he stays fit more than not.

TBF to him he came back last time looking fitter than he ever has, and it wasnt the usual muscle injury like he used to pick up it was a freak metatarsal injury

Exactly, he showed real guile and determination when he came back and for my money over that spell made a huge contribution during that period. Well able to control the midfield is Darren.

Zatara · July 5, 2015

Doesnt matter how good he is on a football pitch when hes only on it a few games a season and we are overloaded with centre midfielders.

DanEFC92 · July 5, 2015

He manages about 3 games a year. So let's give him a 2 year extension. Great stuff.

applecrumble · July 5, 2015

At the end of the day time will tell, but a Darren Gibson/ McCarthy(or Barry) central pairing would be sooo much better than the crab football Barry/McCarthy partnership.

bobafro · July 5, 2015

100% guaranteed that the contract will have some form of pay as you play clause in it. So if that's the case what's the harm in giving him an extension?