He’s incredible and literally glues the team together
Best signing the club have made for years , the way lampard uses him is quite genius tbh
Grimes is simply a top quality player seemingly at the peak of his powers in a very good side. I can’t recall a player finding the space he does and his range of passing is sublime.
I thought he outstanding for Swansea against us time and time again and he is the best player in the championship in my opinion. Lampard knows a player he sees one!
I thought he outstanding for Swansea against us time and time again and he is the best player in the championship in my opinion. Lampard knows a player he sees one!
An incredible signing , quality & oozes class .
Hardly ever puts a foot wrong & galvanises our team ……total professional
Hardly ever puts a foot wrong & galvanises our team ……total professional
Saw him in the Collins Dictionary when I looked at the word lynchpin.
I find it amazing that Swansea fans were a bit divided on him. Some did really rate him but others were basically saying he passes sideways etc.
The bloke’s an absolute genius on the ball and always puts in a massive shift grafting when out of possession. Not bad in the air and reads the game so well. Amazing player.
The bloke’s an absolute genius on the ball and always puts in a massive shift grafting when out of possession. Not bad in the air and reads the game so well. Amazing player.
I assume you don't know what the word literally means.
Unless you've spotted him with a tube of loctite.
Essential is not far off describing his value to the team.
Genuinely one of the best signings we have ever made.
If we'd signed Stamenic then Grimes would still be at Swansea.
Properly sliding doors moment, gutting at the time but we've made off like bandits in the long run.
If we'd signed Stamenic then Grimes would still be at Swansea.
Properly sliding doors moment, gutting at the time but we've made off like bandits in the long run.
It’s crazy that a 30 year old championship player was immediately (without any real easing in) so important to the way we play.
Renders the opinion of Swansea fans on players essentially void from here on.
Renders the opinion of Swansea fans on players essentially void from here on.
Think that was bitterness. He was a key player for them who was wanted in the prem. I didn’t believe we could get him right up until we actually got him.
I love Sheaf but Grimes is different gravy and twice the player sheaf was
He's a player you have to build your team around to get the best out of and that's what Lampard has done to incredible effect.
The most important thing is that he's so robust as well, if he misses a game it's probably a big injury.
The most important thing is that he's so robust as well, if he misses a game it's probably a big injury.
He’s always on top form and always available. Most important player in the squad.
I remember this well, after about 4 games! It took BTA about 10 games just to remember how to control a football.
You buy players like Grimes for their relentless consistency. His fitness and performance levels at Swansea in a division as demanding as this and especially in the position he plays, it's so hard to find in this league.
You can basically count him down for at least a 7/10 performance each week. He's now regularly getting up to win the ball high up the pitch as well as coming back to help relieving pressure on the defence. Worth every penny of his fee so far
You can basically count him down for at least a 7/10 performance each week. He's now regularly getting up to win the ball high up the pitch as well as coming back to help relieving pressure on the defence. Worth every penny of his fee so far
A real example of a rolls Royce unlike bidwell who some referred to as this I believe
So so good. And a pleasure to watch
I like bidwell , with him its more tongue in cheek .. but yes grimes is the definition
When we signed him I'd never heard of him TBH. He does so much without being noticed. What a signing!
I like him too. Just some got carried away like they did with kane at right back
Grimes reminds me of Carrick in his play
He allows the centre backs to play wider which allows our full backs to tuck in as inverted fullbacks .. which allows our wingers to come back as wing backs and we smother teams through midfield and overwhelm them in transition
That's how I see his role
That's how I see his role
£3.5m?...and that looks like an absolute bargain
How I see it too. Which is why I used to laugh when people said he's too deep and another CB
That's literally the space he's supposed to work in and get things going for us
i said at the time £3.5m was a great deal for him and certain detractors said it was too much for a man of his age.
Hes better than I ever thought hed be , did he play a half back role at Swansea like he does here ? Or was he a flat out holding midfielder
flat holding midfielder i believe. i think he benefits from our fast attacking system. i’d imagine he would be limited to sideways passing football, like they accuse him of,under Martin
Mad that you’d never heard of him when I’m sure we’d played Swansea at least 4 times when he was playing
He essentially did exactly the same thing as he is doing here. But now he has decent attacking players in front of him; Swansea fans seemed reluctant to recognise this was their actual issue.
Frank seems to be turning us into the world XI. i do wonder if he has a magic wand
Grimes
Rudoni
Wright
MVE
Would all be in our premier league side next year if we get promoted imo
And then
Dovin/rushworth
Thomas
Kithcing
Woolfendon
Emc
Torp
All have the potential to step up too to highest level perhaps
And could be a few that surprise us too.
And that's before we get to new signings!
Ok now I'm getting carried away!
Rudoni
Wright
MVE
Would all be in our premier league side next year if we get promoted imo
And then
Dovin/rushworth
Thomas
Kithcing
Woolfendon
Emc
Torp
All have the potential to step up too to highest level perhaps
And could be a few that surprise us too.
And that's before we get to new signings!
Ok now I'm getting carried away!
Was saying to my dad on the way home that I have a deep fondness for mark robins , a club legend and one of our greatest achievement wise .. but what we are seeing right now is something different .. some credit to the 2 coaches who are clearly premier league level coaches