I think all three replacements were better players I don't think they have been used or motivated very well recently hence people thinking they aren't better The only way to know would be to put them all at the same club at the same time and see who starts, formation notwithstanding I think it would mostly be the three we have now
Odubajo, Taylor, Maloney, Diomande, Akpom = play offs or slight chance of autos. Rosy kept on and Barton (free) and Gray in = Champions.
Either Diame isn't fully fit and Bruce is an idiot playing him despite that, or he can't really be arsed and Bruce is an idiot playing him.
I think that's very harsh on Dawson. And Davies didn't play in the promotion season. Well not for us anyway.
Clucas is better than Quinn - End of story. I liked Quinn, but he has been replaced by a better player. Rosenior is the player I would most liked to have kept, as we wouldn't have needed Dave then that would have freed up £3.5m to put towards a striker, which we desperately needed. Akpom, Dusan, Taylor, Powell, Maloney, Diomande with hindsight all completely pointless signings that have drained our transfer budget. Our transfer policy over numerous Windows has been appalling. We have signed some complete ****e - Diomande for one. As Bruce continually states that goals win games, why has he failed to address this area? Yet he has managed to sign more deadwood and players that can't make the bench or even the starting 11.
I'll ask again, what is it from a handful of minutes that has made people think Dio is ****? A **** cup game or a few minutes? He needs a better run in the team before he's written off.
Maybe you are right, I don't know or see him train every day so cannot comment, What I would ask though is why when we are so short of goals and out and out strikers are in short supply at the club he is getting no game time. i could suggest it's down to his age or lack of experience but I'm sure he's in his mid 20s.
He's 25. He's got a better goal scoring record than Akpom yet he's not even in the match day squad. I don't know why he isn't featuring, Bruce said he was doing OK in training as well. Did we really need Maguire AND Bruce Jnr on the bench yesterday?
Could really do with a physical striker almost how like simpson played in 12/13 albeit not scoring many goals. Someone who's agressive and holds the ball up while working hard for the team's benefit. None of the current strikers do this. Would've loved to have seen Jelavić stay this season that was almost out of Bruce's hands however. In general feel the team of 12/13 was much more of a team, and seemed to fight more for one another. Feel the current team isn't chasing it enough more expecting it. Can still do this through automatics or playoffs. COYH
He has the first touch of a sledge hammer. The fact he has only scored one goal, which if we're honest was a complete accident as he knew nothing about it. The fact we are DESPERATE for goals, yet he as a striker never gets a start, he simply looks out of his depth in English football. Like an Englishman wearing a summer jacket in a country with a winter climate
Spot on. Ramirez looked weak and a fish out of water with us but has become a key performer and goal threat under a new manager at Boro. Ince left because of a massive contractual screw-up for which Bruce bears a major share of the blame, depriving us of a desperately needed creative attacking threat from mid-field. Boyd has been a virtual ever present since he went to Burnley, and his energy and two-way effectiveness have been vital to their success. I for one would have him on the team sheet over the gifted but unpredictable Diame any day.
Completely agree. City fans tend to think a striker just needs to score whatever the arbitrary number of goals is to be considered good enough. Simpson was excellent for us that season but got a lot of stick. He didn't give the defences the easy ride they get playing against Hernandez and Diame.
