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[Jamesimus]

He’s just a not particularly good footballer but seems to have a lovely personality and professional attitude. He’ll earn his place at another club and probably do okay I think. I doubt he is enjoying not playing.

 

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[Hobo]

Fans are funny. Complain about the lack of squad depth and then when a fairly decent player at this level can’t get in the team they want to move him on

 

[blunted]

and played a lot of minutes for us since his arrival from Swansea

Im confused by your response, you appear to be saying we are stuck with him, even if we want to off load him.

I'd suggest that even if fit, hes not going to get any game time, when hes been played before, he has covered at RB, and DMF as well as CH. We now have plenty of cover at RB and DMF, so that only leaves him as 4th choice CH now, and seeing as hes not going to be challenging our preferred 2 CH's and Woolfenden is next in line (and a Lampard signing) where does he fit in?

I'd suggest its better for both parties if he moves on ASAP. That way he gets game time, and we get to use the vacant squad place to bring in a player capable of making the step up to the PL.
Yes that costs money, but we are at that stage now to justify the investment.

I believe it would be nigh impossible to realise the value of a player who is working his way back to fitness, especially in January. Clubs want a player who can start immediately.
Where we differ is in our assessment of his ability. Providing his injury has not effected his form (see Bidders and O'Hare when he first came back), then to my mind he is a quality Championship player with a great pedigree. Really experienced,154 Championship games and has played a lot of minutes for us. He is at that age where players usually get better.
Previous England U17 World Cup winner and when fit, a first choice for Jamaica.
There is a tendency on here to write off players too soon if they are injured. Eccles in particular has suffered from this. JDS was completely written off by some who could not see pure footballing ability.
Obviously, we are not going to agree. Time will tell.

 

[Jamesimus]

Fans are funny. Complain about the lack of squad depth and then when a fairly decent player at this level can’t get in the team they want to move him on

Im not complaining. I don’t want to move him on, just think character-wise he won’t be happy with essentially zero game time. He is currently back-up to a back-up!

The only position he has looked capable in for us is centre back, and Woolfenden will certainly be getting in ahead of him.

 

[SBT]

There is no benefit whatsoever to moving him on and we're not going to sign a PL-ready centre-back in January.

He's not as good as our current starters, and he's not getting regular football - good! This is how squads are supposed to work!