Never have I disliked so many of my own teams players for the following reasons: Ferdinand-A first division player no ability whatever. Bosingwa-I saw him at home a few weeks ago, lost the ball and just stood there as the opposing team burst forward. No heart and no respect. Wright-Philips-Might try occasionally but he is not even half the player he use to be. Cisse-Lazy and attitude problem. I don't dislike but: Granero-Odd one this. Looked class at Tottenham but ever since he has been s**t. What has happened? I do wonder about Park and Hoilett. Use to be good players but now??
Agree with all of that W12. When you compare their performances with Ryan Nelsen (and Hansen did a food piece on his defensive "masterclass" on MOTD last night) it's enough to make you break down and cry. We can only pray that they're visited by the QPR Christmas Spirits tomorrow night and mend their ways big time. You only have to look at Norwich and Stoke to see what a squad of relatively average players can achieve if there's solidarity, desire and commitment in the camp. Stoke might not be pretty but boy do they work hard for each other for the full 90 minutes. They are seldom mugged. We are where we are, but I can't help but wonder where the Rs would be now had the guts of the promotion-winning side not been torn out so swiftly last year. Not renewing the Warnock dismissal argument for a second - we are where we are - but I lay this squarely at the timing of the process of selling the club to Fernandes ; timing that froze transfer funds in that close season thus preventing the retention of Routledge and the earlier acquisition of better quality players than those eventually acquired during the deadline day fire sale. Perhaps survival last season with largely the same squad that took the Rs up may have led to greater heart? Instead it was revolution and not evolution.
