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[aintforever]

6 hours ago, Maggie May said:

I find it crazy how JWP hasn’t scored a free kick since he was with us. If we had survived, he would have more than surpassed Beckham’s 18 by now. 

You have to say Ralph did get the best out of him, like he did Ings. Both have done fuck all since leaving.

[OldNick]

On 31/12/2024 at 20:38, trousers said:

I've always been an admirer of your unwaveringly astute posts Maggie...

 

Trousers, that's a bit harsh outing someone like that, and most unlike you. Must have really cheesed you off

[Lord Duckhunter]

9 hours ago, Maggie May said:

I find it crazy how JWP hasn’t scored a free kick since he was with us. If we had survived, he would have more than surpassed Beckham’s 18 by now. 

He’s proved what a lot of us knew already, he’s bang average. 

[david in sweden]

4 hours ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

He’s proved what a lot of us knew already, he’s bang average. 

(JWP) ..if he was " bang average"... how come there aren't more players with 16, 15 or 14 free-kicks still around trailing after him?.

David Moyes knew JWP capabilities when he bought him, but they already had a couple of regular players taking free kicks.

Prowsey's performances  at WHam weren't bad at all. He scored half-dozen times and gave good assists and scored direct from

a corner in one game at the end of last season.    After Moyes was sacked, their new manager didn't see a place in his plans, and 

now Prowsey is on loan at Forest (who seem to be doing alright) and so it's no surprise that he has difficulty in getting a starting place. 

 

Forest are doing amazingly well considering their struggles after getting back up, so why use a loan player if your own are DAJF you?

IMO.... JWP always looked good going forward in an attacking role for us, but after Romeu left , JWP was forced into that defensive MF

role which " physically-speaking"  isn't ideal for someone  10 stone and 5'8" but his possession and distribution were the best in the club.

Every player can perform well - if played favourably in his best  position, but giving someone a shirt number and expecting them to 

perform -  just because they get 20 minutes at the back end of a game - isn't always a good indication as to their real quality.

 

Managers who have to put subs. on ...because their plan A  isn't working,  shouldn't be seen as a condemnation of those thrown

on in desperation who don't win the game for you.   It's the manager's can to carry, that's why we finally sacked  Russell Martin. 

I noted that Juric was very keen on keeping Les U.... because he can see a role for him in his planning ... not so RM ..who ignored him.

 

 

[Lord Duckhunter]

He’s bang average…

[Ted Bates Statue]

7 hours ago, OldNick said:

Trousers, that's a bit harsh outing someone like that, and most unlike you. Must have really cheesed you off

Trousers' pockets are full of receipts and nobody is safe from his meticulous record-keeping.

Used to be a time when a member could post all manner of drivel and cherry-pick the best ones to flaunt on a later thread, like they were some kind of footballing nostradamus. Not anymore.

(Mind you, that doesn't seem to discourage some from carrying on - see above for several examples)