Who is ready for the top flight?

[duke_the_arab]

I was a bit surprised by when I read this so checked it out

The win figures for Connolly is skewed by including 4 sub appearances coming on at minutes 88, 89, 88, 71. Plus 2 other starts against S,muir and Cowden in the Betfred.

Games actually started, not including the Betfred which was pretty much a pre season cup

Connolly

P14 W6 D3 L5
clean sheets 3

Win Rate 42%

Watson

P19 W11 D3 L5
Clean sheets 9

Win rate 58%


Our best defensive period of the season where we only conceded 3 goals in 10 games Watson played in every one of them. it was actually when Connolly came back in to the starting line up we started to ship goals again.

It just shows how you can turn stats around to put a positive slant on any discussion . Definitely looked better defensively with Watson playing.

[GUNBOAT]

I will not slate any player but if you look back to the 6-2 derby game early on the Dees were in the ascendancy and to be fair i never thought a hammering was on the cards.

After the match the opinion of many Dees was the game changed when Connolly went off injured,it has to be said he was having a shocker and could have given away two penalties.

I have stuck up for him on here and posted a thread to salute his commitment to the cause but his achilles heel is the sheer panic he spreads throughout the whole team when under pressure.

There is no doubt in my mind that if we were to lose Shankland and start with Reynolds and Connolly in defence we will be in a relegation battle from August onwards.

What annoys me about Connolly is i think he could still be a decent defender in the Premiership if he could be more composed on the ball,Reynolds has had a good career but his best days were in another decade i'm afraid.