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Post by basingstokie on Feb 17, 2009 13:25:42 GMT
Given the no of players signed last summer and the amount did anyone really think that 1/2 of our first team would be from last season
Griffin
Shawcross
Higginbotham (sort of, not exactly unproven, taking a chance signing)
Delap
Diao
Cresswell
If we include Fuller, Mama and Lawro who Pulis seemed to fancy a while back then he basically wasted god knows how much of St Peter's money
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Post by Batfink on Feb 17, 2009 13:27:54 GMT
Higginbotham was a summer signing; don't think you can count him
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Post by walrus on Feb 17, 2009 14:03:13 GMT
You can't really count Higginbotham. Shawcross, Diao and Delap definitely deserve to be in the side on merit so I've no problem with them being in. Griffin is now seemingly third choice behind Kelly and Wilko leaving only Cresswell to discuss, and I think there's enough threads about him.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2009 14:26:09 GMT
Given the no of players signed last summer and the amount did anyone really think that 1/2 of our first team would be from last season Griffin Shawcross Higginbotham (sort of, not exactly unproven, taking a chance signing) Delap Diao Cresswell If we include Fuller, Mama and Lawro who Pulis seemed to fancy a while back then he basically wasted god knows how much of St Peter's money to be honest i did think we would have at least a proportion of our players still in the side as i think that buying basically a new squad and trying to build them into a team in your first year up would be suicide!! the only real waste of money i've seen is kitson as i don't think Pulis really has any intention of playing him as he never plays him when he's fit and has now bought a further 2 forwards since buying him. |
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Post by Stokie in Geordieland on Feb 17, 2009 14:46:55 GMT
I didn't expect to see much of Griffin at all, although I think he has played better this season than he did last season in the Championship. He still gets caught out every now and again (who doesn't?) but I think he has really stepped his game up.
Shawcross, Higgy, Delap & Diao I expected to figure one way or another. I certainly wouldn't have worried about Higgy & Ryan being regulars (and I still don't).
As for Creswell, I expected him to act as striker cover. Not feature anywhere near as much as he has, and certainly not in other positions like midfield. Although I always expected to see him due to the amount of suspensions that Fuller pics up coupled with the fact that you are bound to pick up injuries. I still think he gets a raw deal of many fans, and is seen as a scapegoat for a poor away record when most of it is down to defensive error, but having said that, I'm suprised he gets a game as much as he has.
Other players like Pugh & Wilko I'm happy to see play, as they will inevitably improve with every game they play.
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