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He might start sulking,about now,bbc say tabanaou's agent says the only club he'll sign for is swansea!
Never mind theres always the customary January "will he , won't he " to look forward to
Agree and to be honest totally fed up of it with him. I hope we sign this Tabanou and he is a better play and gets to be first choice. Give him something to whinge about.
What is it with Taylor that fails to endear him to some. Is it coz he's ............?
This season he has played very well and has impressed and improved game by game to become a solid, uncompromising left-back.
I don't understand the unwarranted abuse thrown Taylors way or why his loyalty is constantly questioned. If you measure Taylors loyalty against our own gold standard, Leon Britton, then you have to wonder why Leon hasn't been targeted with similar abuse.
It could be said that out of the two Leon is less loyal to Swansea than Taylor. Now, I love Leon and don't think he deserves any criticism what-so-ever, but imo, neither does Taylor but Leon did up and left us when the going got tough under Sousa; career minded, head strong or just plain disloyal?
Leon made a decision to leave and not stay to fight for the club alongside Tate, Dyer, Monk, Rangel, Ash, et al yet little was said against him at the time; no murmurs of disloyalty or selfishness, just a resounding 'good luck Leon' from us all. We all welcomed him back too with open arms when he came running back to Swansea after Sousa left.
When Taylor wasn't first choice last year, due to his injury and subsequent recovery, he didn't look to leave us as some would have us think.
What Taylor actually gave was an honest assessment, an admission via a press interview that, as far as he could see, the only way he'd (Taylor) get regular first team football was if either he or Ben Davies left Swansea. This was reported in the press and incorrectly regurgitated on 606 by those unable to comprehend the meaning of the words in front of them and took this to mean a 'him or me' ultimatum.
What he actually said was that, at the time, Ben Davies was the better left-back of the two and ahead of Taylor and the only way he'd get first team football was if Ben left.
This is how I see Taylor, he's a worthy player who deserves praise not criticism, especially for the way he's fought back over 18 months, from a near career ending injury. It takes a lot of pain, sweat and tears to come back to fighting fit after such a horrible injury, but fight he did yet gets no praise and even less acknowledgement of his incredible efforts.
Taylor is now an excellent left-back. He may miss a pass, but who doesn't? he may miss a tackle, but who doesn't? yet these are what's focussed on while the number of crosses he blocks or interceptions he makes or tackles he inflicts are blindly ignored.
Leon is not first choice anymore and maybe preparing to leave us, again, probably to the MLS, but I wish him all the best and do not question his loyalty.
http://www.onceametro.com/2015/6/1/...leon-britton-linked-to-mls-move-united-states
As for Taylor, I do not question his loyalty either. Newcastle wanted him, he stayed with us, Fulham, he stayed with us, QPR, he stayed with us, Villa, he stayed with us, Palace, he stayed with us, WBA, he stayed with us. All in all Taylor sounds like a very loyal player to me and as a bonus, he's a fine left-back too.
This season he has played very well and has impressed and improved game by game to become a solid, uncompromising left-back.
I don't understand the unwarranted abuse thrown Taylors way or why his loyalty is constantly questioned. If you measure Taylors loyalty against our own gold standard, Leon Britton, then you have to wonder why Leon hasn't been targeted with similar abuse.
It could be said that out of the two Leon is less loyal to Swansea than Taylor. Now, I love Leon and don't think he deserves any criticism what-so-ever, but imo, neither does Taylor but Leon did up and left us when the going got tough under Sousa; career minded, head strong or just plain disloyal?
Leon made a decision to leave and not stay to fight for the club alongside Tate, Dyer, Monk, Rangel, Ash, et al yet little was said against him at the time; no murmurs of disloyalty or selfishness, just a resounding 'good luck Leon' from us all. We all welcomed him back too with open arms when he came running back to Swansea after Sousa left.
When Taylor wasn't first choice last year, due to his injury and subsequent recovery, he didn't look to leave us as some would have us think.
What Taylor actually gave was an honest assessment, an admission via a press interview that, as far as he could see, the only way he'd (Taylor) get regular first team football was if either he or Ben Davies left Swansea. This was reported in the press and incorrectly regurgitated on 606 by those unable to comprehend the meaning of the words in front of them and took this to mean a 'him or me' ultimatum.
What he actually said was that, at the time, Ben Davies was the better left-back of the two and ahead of Taylor and the only way he'd get first team football was if Ben left.
This is how I see Taylor, he's a worthy player who deserves praise not criticism, especially for the way he's fought back over 18 months, from a near career ending injury. It takes a lot of pain, sweat and tears to come back to fighting fit after such a horrible injury, but fight he did yet gets no praise and even less acknowledgement of his incredible efforts.
Taylor is now an excellent left-back. He may miss a pass, but who doesn't? he may miss a tackle, but who doesn't? yet these are what's focussed on while the number of crosses he blocks or interceptions he makes or tackles he inflicts are blindly ignored.
Leon is not first choice anymore and maybe preparing to leave us, again, probably to the MLS, but I wish him all the best and do not question his loyalty.
http://www.onceametro.com/2015/6/1/...leon-britton-linked-to-mls-move-united-states
As for Taylor, I do not question his loyalty either. Newcastle wanted him, he stayed with us, Fulham, he stayed with us, QPR, he stayed with us, Villa, he stayed with us, Palace, he stayed with us, WBA, he stayed with us. All in all Taylor sounds like a very loyal player to me and as a bonus, he's a fine left-back too.
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Were you expecting me to give you someone elses opinion Matt ?
Some quote from Taylor post signing
“It was an easy decision. I’m glad we’ve managed to get it done early – both myself and the club wanted it to happen I’m really happy and focussed on Swansea. We’ve been so successful in recent years and the club is really moving forward now. Last season was our best yet – we have a young, hungry manager and everything is progressing here both on and off the field.
“The training ground is being developed at the moment and each year we seem to be making big strides. But we know that next season this group of players is able to make another big mark on the Premier League and we’re hoping we can do great things again.
“I think we’ll strengthen again this summer, so as a player there is no other place you would want to be right now. It’s a massive game. Since the win in Israel we have been looking forward to facing Belgium and if we can get a positive result then it puts us in a great position.
“For me personally, last year was a great season. It was one that I needed and I managed to prove to myself that I can still play at this level, which was important.”
http://theswanseaway.co.uk/2015/06/neil-taylor-its-easy-to-commit-to-a-club-moving-forward/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...tml?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
http://www.westbromwichalbion-mad.c..._target_signs_new_contract_863076/index.shtml
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We'll get a better price for him now if that's the case. As I said in another thread, it's a win, win situation for us.
Totally agree with this summation. I've always liked and respected Taylor as a player though. Never understood the panning he used to get.
Same sort of situation with Ramsey at Arsenal. Not all fans will give the player the benefit of the doubt to fully recover and find form following a bad injury. Shame.
Its not about his form, I believe he has had a tidy season. His getting in the press about leaving and wanting more at the end of every season has become very tiresome and I am fed up of it. If he wants out then **** off and do it. He is more than replaceable.