My personal view on Neil is that I think he’s too slow for the prem. He may do okay in a mid table side where they have more of the ball but they’d target way better for a role like that than Neil.
I do want us to keep our academy players where possibly (maybe wrong to think sentimentally) but I think Neil, patto and Rigg have enough to contribute for next year, on differing levels of course.
If we have offered Neil a deal, which I’m sure would be fair, I’d find it kind of bizarre if he wanted to leave now. Not saying he hasn’t paid us back but club has done a lot by him including making him captain last year.
Rather he stayed (think he’d be gone in a year either way) but I do see Neil being out of our best 11 as the season goes on, if not from the start.
I do want us to keep our academy players where possibly (maybe wrong to think sentimentally) but I think Neil, patto and Rigg have enough to contribute for next year, on differing levels of course.
If we have offered Neil a deal, which I’m sure would be fair, I’d find it kind of bizarre if he wanted to leave now. Not saying he hasn’t paid us back but club has done a lot by him including making him captain last year.
Rather he stayed (think he’d be gone in a year either way) but I do see Neil being out of our best 11 as the season goes on, if not from the start.