Gotta say how disappointed I have been with Kelly this season. He has been great for us, but I would look to offload him at the earliest opportunity. He is well off the pace and out of his depth. Thanks for the memories Liam but time to leave. (Someone had to say it)
I don't think Kelly was especially bad today
Thought he started v poorly…at least a yard off pace and passes consistently behind players second half much improved and kept team ticking over. Think Eccles will become his natural successor
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He’s one of those where we should be looking to upgrade. Does a job but extremely limited, and we’ve seen with Sheaf we can buy players who can do the defensive without being limited on the ball too
His time will come but not yet. Didn't agree at all with keeping him on (while booked too) at Sheaf's expense.
Yeah that was a strange one. Sheaf had an excellent game. Although we scored after he went off, it seemed like we lost a bit of control of the midfield.
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Thought he was poor today and has been all season.
Put us in trouble a few times and for a captain to push a player and pick up a yellow when the ref has just waved play on because we're on the attack was pure stupidity.
Think there are more urgent requirements in January but would think this would be his last season with us.
Put us in trouble a few times and for a captain to push a player and pick up a yellow when the ref has just waved play on because we're on the attack was pure stupidity.
Think there are more urgent requirements in January but would think this would be his last season with us.
That was also partly because we took a man out of midfield full stop. Especially on a yellow it didn't make much sense at the time.
I love Kelly but I would have taken Matty James and made him club captain if it had been a possibility.
He knows hes 3rd choice. Hes probably not on a massive wage. Excellent to gave around the squad.
He didn't have a bad game at all. But our football is on a different level now. Hes not quite at that high end championship level.
He infuriatingly slowed the game down today.
He didn't have a bad game at all. But our football is on a different level now. Hes not quite at that high end championship level.
He infuriatingly slowed the game down today.
Yeah this is how I saw it. It was just Liam Kelly. Thought he tried to hoof it forwards a little less today and wasn't as dynamic as having Hamer in there instead, but then again I wouldn't expect it to be.
In his defence, Kelly has much better shooting ability than Sheaf who always seems to get the ball stuck when trying to pull the trigger. Sheaf's come leaps and bounds, but still has the odd suicidal pass in him. Granted Kelly is a step slower and not much better, but without Hamer we don't have anyone else to plug in. We need to upgrade our midfield for sure.
Sheaf and hamer are our best pairing
Not on his £30k a week salary you wouldn't, nowhere near worth that!
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Who knows what was offered - great player. A top half championship team needs a couple of players with PL experience just like a L1 team needs C'ship players
City legend, great dressing room presence and good squad body but he’s definitely being asked to play above his ceiling
Kelly slows the game down so much and doesn’t work in our quick flowing game. Am I the only one who finds it annoying that when he comes off the bench the first thing he does is to run over to Fadz and take the armband off him?
Actually a lot of the time Kelly refuses to take it off Fadz so not sure what you are watching
Kelly has been great for us but I think the jury is still out on if he can be a regular starter in the Championship. But I'm certainly not at the point of saying we should get rid. In any case why is it always a player is brilliant or they should be got rid of? We need squad players to come in and do a job.
Lets not forget we signed Kelly while in L2 from another L2 side. This is the highest level he's played at, think he previously played about 20 games in the Championship for Bristol in a season that saw them finish bottom. He's also had a pretty unlucky run with injuries.
Having said that he'll be 32 at the start of next year and given that he's missed a decent chunk of time through injury it would be foolish if the management team weren't discussing what his role will be here in the next year or two.
Lets not forget we signed Kelly while in L2 from another L2 side. This is the highest level he's played at, think he previously played about 20 games in the Championship for Bristol in a season that saw them finish bottom. He's also had a pretty unlucky run with injuries.
Having said that he'll be 32 at the start of next year and given that he's missed a decent chunk of time through injury it would be foolish if the management team weren't discussing what his role will be here in the next year or two.
The Pro Liam Kelly
Nothing new about Liam Kelly's professionalism as been shown in many ways including his attitude when turning out for the U23s. When he came on today Fadz offered him the armband. Rather than break momentum he didn't take it. Small detail but potentially indirectly match winning.
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yeah you’re wrong
He is certainly not the sharpest of passers but he is positionally disciplined above and beyond our other options. He does a lot of work off the ball that isn't going to catch the eye. Even though he is never going to score many I like the way he is willing to take a shot from range, again unlike most of our other midfielders.
I think there'll be quite a bit of turnover come the summer including him.
The Pro Liam Kelly
Nothing new about Liam Kelly's professionalism as been shown in many ways including his attitude when turning out for the U23s. When he came on today Fadz offered him the armband. Rather than break momentum he didn't take it. Small detail but potentially indirectly match winning.
yeah you’re wrong
Kelly had it against West Brom?
He isn't the captain for no reason. I reckon a lot of the stuff he does goes unseen and if he was mic'ed up on the pitch we would hear how much he talks and organises. Sheaf might be more talented will the ball at his feet, but offers nothing comparable to Kelly's influence and organisation.
A lot of the good things people say about Kelly Sheaf does but at a higher level with some added passing to boot.
One offThe Pro Liam Kelly
Nothing new about Liam Kelly's professionalism as been shown in many ways including his attitude when turning out for the U23s. When he came on today Fadz offered him the armband. Rather than break momentum he didn't take it. Small detail but potentially indirectly match winning.
yeah you’re wrong
I don’t think he was bad either however he is probably a lower championship player and that’s the best we will see of him in my opinion
Ideal world we keep Sheaf and Hamer and get two in who can challenge and offer different options. Let Allen and Kelly go. Might be we sell Hamer and buy three in. I’d like to see 8/9 players in and 10/11 out in the summer. Really take the squad to the next level. What is possible both ways is another question. Might need a big sale or Joy to have a moment of madness with the chequebook.
It will be quite a bit of shuffling around I imagine and it’ll take some time and patience for new players to settle and for fans to get on side. See Luton’s summer business
