skullmeister
Striker
Fair points mate, as you say it depends if we were playing zonal or man for man marking, guess we will never know, I plan to watch the full 90mins through the week again so might be able to tell.
Bailey Wright
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Fair points mate, as you say it depends if we were playing zonal or man for man marking, guess we will never know, I plan to watch the full 90mins through the week again so might be able to tell.
General Zod
Striker
Seems to be the inverse of the John Oster song & with an appropriate name to rhyme as well
Hongkongphooey
Striker
Plays like he has 2 broken legs
OohBaldyBally
Striker
So to clarify, you’re saying that he’s decent enough as a squad player, as long as he doesn’t actually have to play ?
Rip Van Fish
Striker
Wigan probably didn’t want to balance his wages in the form of a transfer fee, which would have gone to the player. I was all for and still am for him pissing off
I'm saying that he's decent enough cover if someone picks up a knock during a game or we have no other options for the starting XI, but for me he doesn't start when two of Flanagan, Doyle and Alves are available.
I don't think he's a bad player, he just no longer suits our style of play.
If we had a fully fit squad then he wouldn't make the bench.
I don't think it's any different from saying Aiden O’Brien is good enough to have around the squad, but I don't think anyone of us want him playing a run of games.
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mediaclee
Winger
Yet when he had to be used as cover, he lost us 2 points and our position at the top of the league?
Far Tibetan Mountain
Striker
Why do we always need a scapegoat? We were all over the place at the back for their first, the blame lies with half of the team. Penna fair enough it seemed to be his fault but it was a bit soft.
KGC83
Striker
He’s absolutely shocking
Billy Batts
Striker
Should be 4th choice, at best.
Almost why I said I'd prefer to see Alves come into the starting XI over Wright at this moment in time?
Granted Alves is a bit of an unknown entity to us, but Sanderson only came into the team last season when it was a last resort and then became one of the first names on the team sheet.
Players are going to make mistakes and have erratic performances from one appearance to the next, some more than others, hence why those players then drop out the team and become part of the squad. Your third and fourth choice aren't likely going to be as a good an option as those in the starting XI. Bailey Wright is firmly in that category right now but until Willis and Arby are back fully fit, we need him as cover otherwise you'll run the risk of playing CMs out of position like we did for 1/3 of last season.
deleted user 785
Striker
Is he a scapegoat though? He's been crap for a lengthy spell
I agree. He seems like a jolly nice chap and I'm sure he could carry the half time oranges, give the occasional pep talk, issue a rallying cry etc without having to play.
And then in the next window we could free him to go and play in the United Arab Emirates or Australia or wherever.
Far Tibetan Mountain
Striker
That's not unfair to say Rocky, but on Saturday he was no more at fault for their first than about 4 other players and for the although his found drew the penalty for second, it was soft.
So yeah, I think he's being held up as a scapegoat for this one when it's a team game and we should have been out of sight before our, equally soft, penalty. The blame really lies with the whole team for not scoring more when we were on top and then sitting back too much late in the second half.
PS
Striker
And he absolutely shanked an attempted clearance letting their man through - who promptly stumbled over the ball to let us off.
MarcoG
Striker
Why do people make so many excuses for him? The reason these days seems to be that he's better in a back five than a back four. Originally it was saying that he missed Jordan Willis. Then people were saying he lost form after the injury despite the fact he was atrocious in November and December last year.
He makes dumb stupid individual errors far more frequently than a centre half should. It has very little to do with which centre halves, how many centre halves are on the pitch and any injury he's had. He's not very good, we were all wrong when we signed him and thought he was going to be one of the best centre halves in the league. It's alright to just say that.
He makes dumb stupid individual errors far more frequently than a centre half should. It has very little to do with which centre halves, how many centre halves are on the pitch and any injury he's had. He's not very good, we were all wrong when we signed him and thought he was going to be one of the best centre halves in the league. It's alright to just say that.
The Situation
Striker
Agree with this.
Any professional CB at any level is going to look better in a 5 at the back. They have added protection and in Wright's case, he always operated as the spare man.
The latest one is that he offers "leadership".
I don't know about anyone else but I certainly didn't see any leadership when he was ripping the shirt off Morton's back to cost us a win in a situation where we needed leaders to stand up the most.
I'd rather players who can actually perform on the pitch than someone who's around to organise the Christmas party.
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