Just got to the ground, looking forward to seeing what some of the bench players can do. Hopefully Walker can bag a couple to get him going for the season, although annoying that he’s having to play up on his own again.
It's easier to put up with his behaviour when he's clearly one of the best players in the league and winning games on his own. I doubt it'll be the same in this division, if he ever even manages to make it onto the pitch.
Will be interesting to see how he does at a better side. Was the ideal defender for the scrappy, long ball relegation-deciding games last season, but was still a part of one of the leakiest defences in the division over the course of the season.
I don’t know why people seem so offended at him going to Stoke, they’ll be a top 10 side this season I’d imagine and that’s about his level based on what I saw last season.
We probably were but Brighton will want him to progress. It's rare that a team will send a player they've got serious hopes for to the same club for more than one loan spell.
Turner saying we want a CB (most likely Clarke-Salter) and a LWB, both on loan. Seems a bit odd to have two loanee LWBs as it’s not a position you rotate often and will probably just lead to a repeat of the Giles situation from last season.
People made their minds up a year ago and will now look for any justification to keep at it. Can only really think of two instances of him giving th ball away in the middle of the park, and neither were in particulalrly dangerous areas but if you listened to what some are saying you'd have...