McShane apology...

Apologies if this has already been discussed and I missed it, but did we ever find out what Macca had done wrong and needed to apologise for?

 

He kicked off on social media about not being played.

 

As far as 'kicking off' goes it was very mild , just frustrated at not playing

 

I agree Newland but it needed nipping in the bud, the anti-social networking I mean, and maybe that's one of the reasons that Curtis Davies has been dropped too, or perhaps it was simply because he's been a bit **** lately, and Phelan recognised that even if Brucey didn't.

 

So do we know what exactly his reaction was? Was it something anti Bruce-junior? If so, it's encouraging that they played so well together in the back three against Man City.

 

McShane may not be the most gifted footballer, but his personality and passion is something this club needs so much at the moment.

The happier he is, the happier the squad is.

 

Fully agree, in The Great Escape season Warren Joyce would have given his left bollock for a player with the mindset of Macca. In fact we had quite a few with the same mindset, Macca would have fitted in just fine, and he'd have looked like McMessi compared to the no nonsense winner that was Brabs.

 

Which is how it should be. Great to see. Shame that Davies does not show the same passion.

 

I don't think its Passion Davies lacks , it's confidence which can have a huge effect on some players.
Things he did instinctively last season he is now thinking about and it's causing big problems.
He was awful against Newcastle and was rightly dropped its a shame for him but there is no quick solution sometimes especially when it's a mental problem.

 

So, nowt to do with an incident in a London nightclub, as was suggested to me by another poster on here?

 

Missed that one??

 

So did I! I was told last night! I've got to admit, I was very surprised that a nightclub incident involving Premier League footballers didn't make it into the tabloids!