I agree mate and it is a sad state of affairs. I have a horrible feeling we will lose Dan Neil in the summer because I am not convinced Alex Neil fancies him. It is beyond my understanding why he doesnt get more time on the pitch, particularly now he has had the break he allegedly needed. Dan must be sat there thinking he should be playing, and even on Monday in his 10 minutes he showed how quickly he can turn the opposition round by playing on the half turn and playing forward. He might just be thinking I might as well be at a club where I will play and for sure his development is being stalled by not playing now. I will be gutted if we dont get to see him for another year at least and it will say a lot about the master plan the owners supposedly have if he does go. Best young play I have seen come through in many many years.
I think he is certainly worth buying, just look at Patterson last year and how he has improved over this season.
I havent seen anything of Carney at all. I know he had a good reputation when he came in and we did well to get him. It would be very nice to have a good keeper again, we have a history of very good ones.
I hope you are right and it makes sense in many ways. My feeling is with Pritchard being out Alex has changed the formation around a bit when he could have slotted Neil in there and stayed with a similar style. Neil wouldnt be as good off the ball as Pritchard but I like to think Matete gives us cover in that sense now. I wonder if he doesnt trust Dan and it is no surprise in Alex's position if he opts for experience. Easy for me to say he should be playing but I will be really disappointed if he moves on as to me he is a player to build a team around, whatever league we are in next season.
Good post mate. I was prepared to buy the fact the young lads needed a rest initially when Alex came in, although new managers will always point to fitness as an issue in one way or another and I take it with a pinch of salt. I think now though it shouldnt be about rest, they have had a long rest now. I do suspect it is a trust issue for Alex, and that is not a criticism of him as only he sees them in training. I will though be gutted if they are protecting him on the basis he is a transfer kitty in the summer, that would be maddening and would smack of owners who havent understood us as a club and fanbase at all. I have a doubt Alex would tow that line as well, he seems to much of his own man to be handcuffed like that. I am going to cling to the hope he is the main man in the play offs and gets MOTM at Wembley and absolutely shines in the championship.
