Bardo actually quite good...post if you dare.


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Bardo has been excellent for us and this is reflected in the fact that he has been player of the year in the past. No reason to think that those who voted for him know less than those who don't rate him on here.

However, since he came back from injury this season he has not been anywhere near his previous form.
 
Since Bardsley arrived there have been several attempts to replace him but all of those attempts have resulted in & Bardsley regaining his place & the player leaving having made little impact.

The reason for this is that he is a better full back than he is given credit for & is nowhere near as easy to replace as the anti-Bardsley propagandists would have us believe.

Would he be 1st choice in a top 8 team. Of course not but we'd still need players at his level as squad players if we ever hope to challenge the top 8.

Both Chimbonda and Hutton were better players than Bardsley. Their attitudes however were lacking.

Bardo has been excellent for us and this is reflected in the fact that he has been player of the year in the past. No reason to think that those who voted for him know less than those who don't rate him on here.

However, since he came back from injury this season he has not been anywhere near his previous form.

Oh my word, not the player of the season spiel! See Danny Collins and Nyron Nosworthy!

He infuriates me, he more often than not picks the wrong option.

I don't think he'd be that difficult to replace tbh.

Spot on.
 
He infuriates me, he more often than not picks the wrong option.

I don't think he'd be that difficult to replace tbh.

Recent attempts to replace him have included O'Shea, Angeleri, Onuoha, Chimbonda. All except O'Shea have moved on after making little impact 7 O'Shea will hopefully never play right back again.

He really isn't that easy to replace.
 
bardsley, gardner, johnson, sessegnon or mcclean?

Bardsley, thats who the thread is about :confused:

Recent attempts to replace him have included O'Shea, Angeleri, Onuoha, Chimbonda. All except O'Shea have moved on after making little impact 7 O'Shea will hopefully never play right back again.

He really isn't that easy to replace.

Chimbonda was a better player, the fact the bloke is a complete arsehole was the reason he failed here. Nowt to do with ability.

Onuoha was also picked ahead of him, Bardsley played the majority of the season Onuoha was here at left back.
 
Recent attempts to replace him have included O'Shea, Angeleri, Onuoha, Chimbonda. All except O'Shea have moved on after making little impact 7 O'Shea will hopefully never play right back again.

He really isn't that easy to replace.

:lol: what a nonsense argument. Onouha was a centre half. O'Shea has lost his pace and Angeleri was injured 95% of the time. Chimbonda was a much better footballer than Bardsley.
 
Both Chimbonda and Hutton were better players than Bardsley. Their attitudes however were lacking.

Thanks I forgot about Hutton although it seems he played above himself while he was here. Apart from a breif period for Spurs when he went back he's struggled ever since.
 
Both Chimbonda and Hutton were better players than Bardsley. Their attitudes however were lacking.



Oh my word, not the player of the season spiel! See Danny Collins and Nyron Nosworthy!



Spot on.

Also worth noting that during that time Bardsley's attitude was lacking, too. It got him on the transfer list, in fact. Only difference was, no one wanted to take him off our hands.
 
Thanks I forgot about Hutton although it seems he played above himself while he was here. Apart from a breif period for Spurs when he went back he's struggled ever since.

And so too would Bardsley if he moved on. Hutton has issues but in terms of ability, he is better than Bardsley.
 
are the players to blame for being in the first team then?

No but fans give them the most stick because they perceive them quite rightly imo) to be the 2 poorest players in the team.

Would he be 1st choice in a top 8 team. Of course not but we'd still need players at his level as squad players if we ever hope to challenge the top 8.

I named the right backs of 6 of the 7 teams around us earlier in the thread who are all better than him. He wouldn't get in 15 of the teams in the league never mind the top 8.
 
Also worth noting that during that time Bardsley's attitude was lacking, too. It got him on the transfer list, in fact. Only difference was, no one wanted to take him off our hands.

No one ever will.

Pulis has woken up and smelt the coffee regarding our cast-offs.
 
So why hasn't he been replaced permanently then if it really is that easy?

You could say that about half of our team. Bad signings do not prove that Bardsley is hard to replace, they simply prove that they are bad signings.

Try looking at it the other way - why have we tried to replace him so many times if he is that good?
 
Because we've had more important priorities. If we had a more capable central midfielder then Gardner would currently be our right back.

If you think Gardner is a better right back then you should have gone to specsavers. Gardner has all of the same failings as Bardlsey regarding pace, positioning, distribution & is poorer in the air.

You could say that about half of our team. Bad signings do not prove that Bardsley is hard to replace, they simply prove that they are bad signings.

Try looking at it the other way - why have we tried to replace him so many times if he is that good?

I've never said he was very good. I would hope that he becomes a squad player if we do find someone better who isn't an utter twat. He's just not as bad as the "anyone but Bardsley" clique make out.
 
Yet despite that several attempts to replace him have been made. As I said before he's not good enough to be 1st choice in a top 8 side, he's just not as easy to replace as you think.

If we get a decent central midfielder in we have a ready made and better replacement already in the squad. Also we have Wes Brown coming back who is a better full back as well.

I don't think it would be that difficult to replace him.
 
If you think Gardner is a better right back then you should have gone to specsavers. Gardner has all of the same failings as Bardlsey regarding pace, positioning, distribution & is poorer in the air.

Disagree with the highlighted areas. Bardsleys single biggest weakness is how poorly he defends the back post, especially in the air. I agree that Craig Gardner isn't the answer, mind.
 
If you think Gardner is a better right back then you should have gone to specsavers. Gardner has all of the same failings as Bardlsey regarding pace, positioning, distribution & is poorer in the air.



I've never said he was very good. I would hope that he becomes a squad player if we do find someone better who isn't an utter twat. He's just not as bad as the "anyone but Bardsley" clique make out.

Your "ok so he's not top 8 quality" argument implies that you think he is the best of the rest after that although you're trying not to say it. The fact is there are about 15 teams in this league with better right backs.

The more players we have who are bottom half quality, the more we will struggle. Bardsley is a key weakness in a key position imo. He needs to be replaced urgently.
 
He's poor to say the least.

Passing, positional play, marking, poor in the air, support of the forward and crossing. All shit.

yeah he might hoy a big challenge in now and again but it usually him thats given it away or is out of position to start with.

It was a sad sad sight to see him wearing the captains armband the other day.
 
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