bluebruce

'If a multi-million bid comes in' has to be some of the stupidest phrasing I've seen in an article. Nearly every team in the Championship would pay 'multi millions' for him. Practically every move in the Prem is multi millions.

They haven't, for all the reasons I outlined.

We've already punished ourselves by losing possibly up to 5 points, getting injuries unnecessarily, bookings to count towards suspensions unnecessarily, national embarassment and having to play 2 more league games this season than nearly everyone (except Ipswich and Sheff W, for who it's only one more). Talk of any further punishment is daft.

If he carries this game on later, he really hasn't helped matters with this fannying around.

When you posted that, they hadn't had a shot on target, so I should hope so!

Sounds like that's our biggest problem area, a recurring issue. Perhaps because it gets the most footfall.

Is that the same area the ref dropped the ball when he called off Ipswich?

Can see a repeat of Ipswich coming.

I feel like you didn't read/understand my post so I'll just leave you to it.

Some people have a very low bar with Pears, and think he's doing well when he just isn't dropping absolute clangers. Which by his standards I guess he is doing well. But I'm pretty sure the lack of clean sheets is due to having to play him instead of Toth. Toth is just a superior goalkeeper to Pears. He was making exceptional saves on a routine basis he had no right to, and Pears isn't doing that. There's also the communication aspect mentioned earlier that may be a factor, and the increased confidence a defence has when they know the man in the sticks is a good un.

Nah it's a little low at times because he plays forward, progressive passes that can carve chances, not constant safety first sideways passes like most midfielders.

I love Wharton, and the eye test is more important, but I'm not sure why they're presenting those stats as if they're something amazing. Statistically, the defensive work aside perhaps, they represent a pretty standard performance for most midfielders.

Strange. I read an article on this interview and it described him as being a present tense Blackburn Rovers scout

Were we? I don't remember hearing them once until they scored, and I remarked on how quiet they were for a reasonable sized following.

Former? Isn't he still here?