Quote Originally Posted by boingy View Post
Furlong is not a poor player. A player who averages 7.02 over 42 games is an asset at any club. Hes also won 98% of his aerial duels, and has other good stats. His tackling isnt one of his best stats but when you consider that Fellows assists (most of them) came from a Furlong pass you can see his value. Some of those passes were exceptional. Hes 29 now, very fit but we will need some competition and future replacement.

Don?t rate him Boingy and many Albion fans at the games say the same. Look on social media and Furling gets it in the neck.

Let?s be fair - he had some good games under CC but his last 10 games of the season his performances fell off the cliff. Fine going forward but rarely marks his man in the box. The first goal v Derby when he ducked was what you would expect of a pub player.

Let?s see under a new manager. I stuck up for Bartley when he was slated and again his performances fell off a cliff at the end of the season.

I say again and again - the biggest problem with our side is the lack of talent, pace and creativity in midfield. Take Mowatt and JM - both are not good enough to lace Pereira?s laces when we had him. Same when we had Mulumbu and Yacob. Sunderland function well with their youth and pace. Oh - for a Bellingham in our side who is twice the player of Mowatt and JM and he?s not even 20!

More and more I think about it - CC did a great job with poor players and he knew it hence the style of play. A new manager is irrelevant unless he brings in youth and pace like Sunderland. It?s the way forward in my view!