Most underrated player i think ive seen with our fans. Stick Joe in the Dave Jones team ahead of McPhail and we'd have won the league by March. Quality does everything well and is always available for a pass.
Seems a bit marmite with our fans. I quite like him. No frills but neat and tidy. Loic is the one that'll be hard to drop though. Plans B and C shaping up nicely. 352, 442 and now 433. Options, and a manager who knows when to use them. I was predicting 11 points from the first 5 games. Over half way there.
What does NW do? Damour was magnificent as were Ralls & Gunner. Master stroke to not play Tomlin given Villa's set up. Our squad has enough depth to cater for all opponents. Suspect might see a few changes Tuesday with Wolves up 4 days later.
And Tan was there to see it. First time for a while. Nice to see even he has ditched the red shirt. still tucks it in his trousers though. I think we'll see a lot of squad rotation this season, and when it is done, it will be done for a reason (not just for the sake of it like Ole). Also when it is done, it won't unduly weaken the team with options still on the bench. Again, not wanting to get carried away, but I hope Bellamy is taking notes. What an apprenticeship to have. Craig 'Padawan' Bellamy learning from Obi Wan, Yoda and Mace Windu all rolled into one. Anyone fancy a loss on Tuesday just to keep us grounded or shall we just keep rolling?
First I really noticed Ralls was that left foot cannonball of a goal against Hull a few years back - hadn't thought much about him up till then. Always gives 100% and not just effort - he possess a lot of skill as well. True to say at the start of last season I was very dissappointed with both him and Connolly after they had a great season before that. Maybe it was down to Trollope at the time but whatever, they were both very poor then. Warnock came in and like Gunnar, Ralls has been transformed again. I don't quite know what Connolly will have to do though given the other CB's and FB's ahead of him. I said before the season started that Ralls and Gunnar will probably start every Championship game for Warnock if they're fit and able, but the arrival of Damour on the scene means that choice need not be as automatic as it was.
Agree with Sparks, Warnock has given more that a few of our players a new lease of life. Sorry Hilts disagree about McPhail, I thought he was one of our best.
