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I can understand how players get frustrated with the constant changes of personnel.
I wrote on this very forum that when he got a chance in the team, with all the injuries, then it was his chance to seize and stake his claim for a regular starting place.Last week, he performed badly, so what does he expect?He's clearly got potential, but he needs to realise that he's achieved absolutely nothing in professional football and if DF was to bomb him off right now, he'd be lucky to find another club in the Football League.When he's made 200+ appearances or scored 100 goals, then he can consider himself an established footballer capable of having a 'career'.Until he gets even remotely close to achieving that, he needs to keep his gob shut and abide by the manager's rules.If he doesn't like it, then if I were him I'd be seriously considering a career in law, which is what he initially wanted to do before becoming a footballer anyway.It's harsh words, but it's up to him if he wants to be a c*ck or not.
Quote from: anne honemous on October 28, 2017, 09:28:16 pmI wrote on this very forum that when he got a chance in the team, with all the injuries, then it was his chance to seize and stake his claim for a regular starting place.Last week, he performed badly, so what does he expect?He's clearly got potential, but he needs to realise that he's achieved absolutely nothing in professional football and if DF was to bomb him off right now, he'd be lucky to find another club in the Football League.When he's made 200+ appearances or scored 100 goals, then he can consider himself an established footballer capable of having a 'career'.Until he gets even remotely close to achieving that, he needs to keep his gob shut and abide by the manager's rules.If he doesn't like it, then if I were him I'd be seriously considering a career in law, which is what he initially wanted to do before becoming a footballer anyway.It's harsh words, but it's up to him if he wants to be a c*ck or not.Do you think Kylian Mbappe, Anthony Martial or Marcus Rashford are capable of having a 'career' in football? Because they don't have 100 goals between them yet.
Manderville is not a "striker ", he is a forward, there is a load of difference.Goal scorers ,Gary Linekear,Denis Law,Paul Heffernan.Strikers , Teddy Sheringham, Kenny Dalglish,James Hayter.Forwards ,Bobby Charlton,Peter Beardsley, Liam Manderville.To get all three combined , Alan Shearer.I'll let you put other players past and present,Rovers and non Rovers into their respective categories.
I agree with your summary, Selby, and if you look at what we brought in during the summer, it's obvious that there was one or two things missing for the level we were to be at. Not one of the new lads were 'experienced' at this level and none of them are physical specimens. Contrast and compare us with Blackpool and what they brought in and look at where they are in the league at the moment. We'd all like to think that most of our young lads will learn and get to grips with the challenge but I fear it's a step too far for maybe 1 or 2.I sincerely hope we make the right moves, come January, and there's still some budget to dip into, as I fear, without experienced reinforcements, the inevitable relegation come next May. We also need to stop 'tinkering' with systems and playing players in positions that clearly doesn't suit them. DF needs to take some responsibility on that front.