Do our fans get amnesia when a player goes out on loan or is injured?

[the_idiotb_stardson]

All of a sudden Smallwood is the messiah!

It seems to me that our fans perceive improvement in mediocre player if they aren't in the team for a few weeks.

Smallwood is a cracking pro but if we take him back is it really going to improve things?

Was it Gary Neville who one said "the less I play the better I get"?

[lbj]

In terms of football....I always say...

"The older I get - the better I was"...lol

And there are less old team mates ( each year unfortunately ) left alive to argue with me...

But Smallwood was excessively negative and Stubbs saw that quite soon - and other players that were out of favour and not up to the standard he wanted.

Youthful - talented - "footballers" were brought in to be nurtured.

Unfortunately - the core of the squad let us all down - and very unfortunately - TS panicked.

I would rather have AS in charge now - having a long term plan and a transfer window to fill the gaps he had identified than being rudderless - managed by the fitness coach.

Sadly - the social media had a large part to play in AS's demise and that simply should not be - because fan's can't see past results - performances and coaching techniques are lost on them - and the stupid things said about AS was astounding.

We'll I for one wished we'd stuck with
"Mr Personality" - because he would have made it work - as he did in Scotland.

That Scottish final was great football and what did Stubbs have when he joined the club - 3 - 4 - 5 pro's on their books.

Team building takes time....doesn't it ?

[leedsmiller]

If we had a thread about cake baking you'd find a way of accrediting Stubbs with its composition.

[millertop]

All of a sudden Smallwood is the messiah!

It seems to me that our fans perceive improvement in mediocre player if they aren't in the team for a few weeks.

Smallwood is a cracking pro but if we take him back is it really going to improve things?

Was it Gary Neville who one said "the less I play the better I get"?

Well when we have players out who do you suggest we play?

It's a good job I have stress balls

[gwru]

Sooner have Vaulks than Smallwood. He's no slower + there's goals in him from midfield.

[millertop]

Sooner have Vaulks than Smallwood. He's no slower + there's goals in him from midfield.

But Smallwood tackles

[jolly_roger]

No we don't need captain crab back with his sideways sideways always sideways style.

Yesterday's man, move on.

[millertop]

I'll move on when we replace him with better.

Derbyshire scored an hat trick in 5 mins the other day, we haven't replaced him either

[mellowmiller]

But Smallwood tackles

Agreed Millertop. Vaulks runs around like a headless chicken and usually gets there too late.
Smallwood alongside Frecks is a good pairing and we haven't seen it yet this season.

[mellowmiller]

All of a sudden Smallwood is the messiah!

It seems to me that our fans perceive improvement in mediocre player if they aren't in the team for a few weeks.

Smallwood is a cracking pro but if we take him back is it really going to improve things?

Was it Gary Neville who one said "the less I play the better I get"?

Well some people have clearly forgotten how well Smallwood played for Warnock alongside Frecks and Halford.
Short memories indeed 😕