Quote Originally Posted by kill_the_drum View Post
Why do some of our so called supporters constantly have to do this.
We think he might leave so start to tarnish him.
In his time at Notts his performances have ranged from good to unplayable. His assists and goal return has been very good and he?ll be in league 1 next season either with or without us.
What has he ever done to suggest he has an ?ego.?
I haven?t witnessed anything. Not a single thing. And where does this perception of him not being part of the team come from? Again, no evidence.
I say with absolute certainty that we don?t win 3 on the bounce over Christmas without him. I was ill over Christmas so watched the MK and Cheltenham games on TV, opting to listen to the away commentary. In both games the commentators constantly stated that everything runs through Crowley, and it absolutely does.
He holds onto the ball because he has the skill to lose a player with ease and give us the overload. And he does it time and time again.
The fans that criticise him for being a show pony are the same as the ones that criticised the likes of Nemane for not trying to take on three players every time he got the ball.
Just have some class. Dan Crowley is a brilliant player at this level and we all know it. If you don?t, then you don?t know the first thing about football.
Agree 100%, the miserable gits that do this seem to look at football as if it's work at a factory, warehouse or office.
It isn't - it's entertainment and that means watching players do things regular folk can't do.
An 'ego'? I should hope he has a big ego, we need confident players to try to dominate. I love it when he holds on to the ball - because you know the opposition want somebody else to have it rather than him. It's a result if they can force him to offload to a less dangerous player.

It's all too easy and obvious to think about the couple of times he was dispossessed, while still searching for a good, creative option. What do the same people think when another player just passes it out of touch two times running, or commits turnovers time after time for not being able to do what DC does to get away from them? No reaction it seems, or they would mention it.

It won't be just the opposition commentators identifying him as a danger man, it'll be the managers and players too hellbent on stopping him - and that frees up space for other players to take advantage.

I'm looking forward to another vintage performance today, because who knows how long it will last.
Wootten and Ruben moved on, and it works both ways, we offered him just a 2-year deal at the time. That's not a great deal of security, so eventually the boots on the other foot.