Views from the Sieve

Really can't blame the manager if the previous boss comes in for one of our contracted players, and wants him for nothing, making the player ask to rip up his contract...

No, but you can blame the manager for refusing to play that player while he still being paid.
Why refuse to let him go if you're not going to use him anyway?

Adrian wrote:No, but you can blame the manager for refusing to play that player while he still being paid.
Why refuse to let him go if you're not going to use him anyway?

Maybe he does plan to play him, but whilst he was regaining fitness he didn't play him.. But now we know he is fit, if he continues to leave him out then you're right.

Source for all this, pls

I reckon he will play Saturday as I assume Boucaud will still be on International duty, although personally I think he should be playing even with Boucaud in the team, he should be playing in a 3 along side Abu on the left side of centre midfield.

If you play Bingham there and Abu on the right of centre midfield and Boucaud in his normal position just in front of the back four, surely this would be a more balanced midfield.

Unfortunately we don't have an out and out ball winner in this team. Abu runs around a lot and throws himself in front of things, Boucaud buys us time and gets the ball moving and Billy Bings is your passer, all three can make a tackle so surely this is the way forward.

Also with a right footer and a left footer in midfield we may not see people having to take so many touches to get the ball on to their stronger side, which tends to see us get caught in possession.

Just a thought.

Too prone to injury . A luxury we can't afford.

AVincelotFlyingLeap wrote:Source for all this, pls

Not in writing, just word of mouth via someone in the know

The Romford Dagger wrote:He was our best player last night. He deserves a chance after that in the league Saturday. Not that Wayne will give him one

I imagine he will start considering Howell is injured and Boucard is on international duty. The team will probably be the same as last night but with Cousins, and Cureton coming in for O'Brien and Yussef. The only debatable one is whether Hemmings will replace Doidge but I kind of hope he sticks with Doidge as he could be good foil for Cureton who is intelligent enough to play off the flick ons. Something Yussef wasn't quite able to do last night.

matt_drfc wrote:

Adrian wrote:No, but you can blame the manager for refusing to play that player while he still being paid.
Why refuse to let him go if you're not going to use him anyway?

Maybe he does plan to play him, but whilst he was regaining fitness he didn't play him.. But now we know he is fit, if he continues to leave him out then you're right.

Now I'm confused. Earlier on this thread you seemed to agree that he was being frozen out by the manager, but now he was injured?
So he was too injured to even make the bench on Friday but was suddenly fit enough to start yesterday.

Adrian wrote:

matt_drfc wrote:

Adrian wrote:No, but you can blame the manager for refusing to play that player while he still being paid.
Why refuse to let him go if you're not going to use him anyway?

Maybe he does plan to play him, but whilst he was regaining fitness he didn't play him.. But now we know he is fit, if he continues to leave him out then you're right.

Now I'm confused. Earlier on this thread you seemed to agree that he was being frozen out by the manager, but now he was injured?
So he was too injured to even make the bench on Friday but was suddenly fit enough to start yesterday.

He has been fit for ages.

Adrian wrote:

matt_drfc wrote:

Adrian wrote:No, but you can blame the manager for refusing to play that player while he still being paid.
Why refuse to let him go if you're not going to use him anyway?

Maybe he does plan to play him, but whilst he was regaining fitness he didn't play him.. But now we know he is fit, if he continues to leave him out then you're right.

Now I'm confused. Earlier on this thread you seemed to agree that he was being frozen out by the manager, but now he was injured?
So he was too injured to even make the bench on Friday but was suddenly fit enough to start yesterday.

No I didn't? And not making the bench doesn't mean you're injured does it? Could be a different reason he wasn't on the bench on Friday.

Billy has been fit for weeks. Wayne has probably tried to teach him a lesson but the real clue is that yet another player was very quick to want out, much like 5 or more we lost this summer.

matt_drfc wrote: No I didn't?

First 3 posts in this thread:

Diggerthedog - He asked to leave, he's been frozen out
Someone else - Where did you get his from?
matt_drfc - Quote "It's true"

Now, I accept that it's possible I've spent my life misunderstanding what "it's true" means but I'm not sure I have.

matt_drfc wrote:And not making the bench doesn't mean you're injured does it? Could be a different reason he wasn't on the bench on Friday.

You're correct, there could be another reason, that has been pretty much the theme of this entire thread after all.

Adrian wrote:

matt_drfc wrote: No I didn't?

First 3 posts in this thread:

Diggerthedog - He asked to leave, he's been frozen out
Someone else - Where did you get his from?
matt_drfc - Quote "It's true"

Now, I accept that it's possible I've spent my life misunderstanding what "it's true" means but I'm not sure I have.

matt_drfc wrote:And not making the bench doesn't mean you're injured does it? Could be a different reason he wasn't on the bench on Friday.

You're correct, there could be another reason, that has been pretty much the theme of this entire thread after all.

It was in reply to the second post of "Where did you see that?" Apologies that I didn't quote when replying and it may not make complete sense, sorry.
And the reason I was thinking it could be, that simply Burnett saw the options he put on the bench as potentially making a better impact. I don't know the reason for it, just suggesting.

matt_drfc wrote: And the reason I was thinking it could be, that simply Burnett saw the options he put on the bench as potentially making a better impact. I don't know the reason for it, just suggesting.

It seems to me that you're clutching desperately at straws in order to avoid accepting something that seems to be obvious to pretty much everyone else. If what you're suggesting was true, then to be honest it is probably even more worrying.