Im not a fan of his either particularly mate, id much rather see a pairing of someone like Ballard and another big unit, but i also think the abuse he gets is uncalled for.
Don’t think O’Nien is better than Ballard but there was definitely times when he was better than him last season. He’s not as bad as people make out. Saying that, if there’s a chance to upgrade any position we should look at it
I bet we have all played footy. It isnt always about 11 class players. You want lads that will have your back. It is a team game. I think back to some old school teams and they had lads in the 11 that would do anything for their teammates. Steve McMahon had a ton of success at Liverpool but individually wasnt good enough on ability. My point is I think we have a load of talent, but not much of the nastier side. ONien has a bit of that. If he is replaced, as he will be, I hopr we have that will to win elsewhere in the side before he goes. He is a player that in my opinion might rate a 6, but helps us others get a 7 or 8.
Hope we start getting players out the door this week. Need to create squad space and generate funds. RLB spoke about a different squad playing the game on Tuesday so it'll speak volumes about the ones excluded from that squad.
Would Neil or Ekwah be able to distribute the ball well if they played at CB? He’s a midfielder of course he can pass the ball. Does that make up for the negatives? In my opinion it doesn’t, in other peoples it does. I’m just asking a simple question of who people would replace from our best Xl if not O’nien because we need to improve.
So what you're saying is that people on match threads are a bit daft and can't read a game as well as yourself ... ... neither can each successive manager who comes in and plays O'Nien. He must be the smiling blackmailer
They have not signed one for 3 windows. So not nonesense really. Not saying they dont want to. They just want a 20 goal a season striker for pennies
