Same predictive text which now gives away where my family live.I read your initial response and thought ‘Ellesmere I workrate’ was yet another modern term I do not understand. Thank you for clarifying
I still haven’t wrapped my head around his finish at the end of the game.
He's a true entertainer, he really gets arses off seats. I hope he stays at the club, for his sake as much as ours, I think we are about as high a level of team where he will be a regular starter. His inability to create for those around him would not get him regular starts at a really big club. I think his decision is either stay here and be the star man or, try his luck at a champions league team where he will be a squad filler.
Well, whilst it would be great to finish as high up the table as we can it's no longer paramount that we do - other than we get a few extra £m's for doing so - as any Euro qualification possibility is now all but gone. So I would give Illy a late season breather and bring in the fringe players like Dibling and Alcaraz to give them an opportunity to try and establish themselves and prove their worth to us at PL level. Pre season friendlies are not the time to do it as they are used only to get players up to match fitness ahead of a new season and a couple of late season competitive games - given what's still at stake for some of our remaining opponents - would be perfect for Moyes to assess those players abilities ahead of next season's campaign.
MACCA75
Player Valuation: £70m
I’d like to see them too, but.. there is an awful lot of money on the line.
It’s likely we drop to 13th if we lose at the weekend - Forest and Leeds could finish above us yet! So I think for the good of the club, it’s important we get a top half finish.
Paul Rideout
Player Valuation: £40m
Do you own the boat museum?Same predictive text which now gives away where my family live.
God Benfrey
Player Valuation: £8m
I understand your point Macca but there's also a lot of money invested in these fringe players for them to be sitting on their backsides proving nothing.
He's an absolute joy to watch and as good with the ball at his feet as anyone in the league, but it's fair to say that 7 non-penalty goals and assists in both seasons so far isn't really enough of an end product. Obviously there's context to that too, but I don't think it should be too controversial to say that a key attacking player really needs to be producing more than 2 goals (including a penalty) and 2 assists in their last 20 games if you want to be achieving anything.
ToffeeScot
Player Valuation: £25m
I agree with that. The context gives the reasons why he's hindered at times in upping that production, especially his assists, but he has had quite a few chances recently to up his goal output and he only has himself to blame for not doing that.
Hes bang out of form IMO.
Paul Rideout
Player Valuation: £40m
Him and Gana since AFCON. Kind of understandable on both counts why they were rushed back (IMO) and why they’ve been less effective (plus Gana is getting old in footballer terms).
Agree mate bar the odd burst, i dont think hes had anything like his early season sharpness since the AFCON.
Hes also gong to be playing his second international tournament in less then 6 months shortly and all during the summer this year to, hes going to be gassed (if he stays).
Due a bad run of form, probably been our best player since we signed him
