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Post by pedro23 on Oct 18, 2019 5:58:20 GMT
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Post by Gods on Oct 18, 2019 6:12:24 GMT
Liked the way he offered the stricken Ramsey comfort while his Arsenal teammates either couldn't watch or were hopping about waving imaginary red cards in the air.
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Oct 18, 2019 9:37:44 GMT
We should have kept him. I don't know the full story about his departure and I don't suppose any of us know the full facts but its definitely one in hindsight that you can only conclude it would have been better for us to keep hold of him. If only for his positive impact in the dressing room and influence on the younger lads coming through.
I always remember when he was not getting much game time under TP in the early premiership years but he was straight out on the pitch after the final whistle doing his lengths of the pitch. A top pro obviously. And a great servant to Stoke.
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Post by tqstokie on Oct 18, 2019 9:57:10 GMT
One of those about who you could definitely say that you do not realise what you have got until you haven't got it.
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Post by zerps on Oct 18, 2019 10:08:10 GMT
What a feeling, when you’re watching glen whelan.
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Oct 18, 2019 10:11:20 GMT
Loved Whelan, loved him, but I can’t get his very public ire towards Julien N’Goy out of my head which has tainted my view of him slightly.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Oct 18, 2019 10:37:27 GMT
Let down, was hoping it was the comeback of 'iloveglenwhelan' with a much needed post of total hilarity.
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Post by skip on Oct 18, 2019 10:47:39 GMT
One of those about who you could definitely say that you do not realise what you have got until you haven't got it. I only realised quite what we had in his last couple of years with us. I watched him like a hawk for a couple of games and talk about the un-celebrated team player doing the dirty work. Hugely underrated.
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Oct 18, 2019 12:13:07 GMT
Very professional (but in my opinion, underrated) player, always totally focus on the job!!!
I remember him coming to take a corner for Villa, and all the Boothen was applauding him, but he didn't (well, he did) acknowledge us while the game was still going on......but at the end, he came straight up to the Boothen end and applauded us!!!
Top man Glen!!! 👍🏼
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 13:07:20 GMT
Very professional (but in my opinion, underrated) player, always totally focus on the job!!! I remember him coming to take a corner for Villa, and all the Boothen was applauding him, but he didn't (well, he did) acknowledge us while the game was still going on......but at the end, he came straight up to the Boothen end and applauded us!!! Top man Glen!!! 👍🏼 Would likely serve as a decent back up to N’Diaye right now. We got rid early, he wasn’t good enough for the first team anymore, but he could have been a good squad player.
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Post by PotterLog on Oct 18, 2019 13:28:40 GMT
How many expensive Glenn Whelan "upgrades" did Glenn Whelan see off in his time with us? I think even in the early days players like Diao, Amdy Faye and Olofinjana were seen as the defensive midfielders we needed for the step up to the Prem.. then there was Whitehead, Palacios, Arismendi, Sidwell... to some extent Charlie and Zonzi who were seen as deeper midfielders as well.
But still Glenn would be there more often than not, either instead of them or alongside them. Hewn from granite the lad.
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Post by pushon on Oct 18, 2019 13:56:28 GMT
I'd have liked him more if he had tried to be a footballer, more often.
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Post by robwahlmann on Oct 18, 2019 14:24:34 GMT
Every team need a Glen Whelan kind of player. Badou is the closest we get, he is an upgrade to Glen on certain aspects of the game, but not many are as mentally strong as Glen Whelan.
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Post by damagedswan on Oct 18, 2019 15:48:37 GMT
Loved him.
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Post by Veritas on Oct 18, 2019 16:10:56 GMT
I'd have liked him more if he had tried to be a footballer, more often. ??? Are you serious? I grant you he wasn't Pele but he was a fine footballer.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Oct 18, 2019 17:58:51 GMT
He was here when the rot had set in.
Let’s stop rewriting history eh.
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Post by hooftastic on Oct 18, 2019 18:18:43 GMT
He was good..... every 4 games or so
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Post by ColonelMustard on Oct 18, 2019 18:57:26 GMT
He was here when the rot had set in. Let’s stop rewriting history eh. Doesnt rot start regularly? Then it depends what you cut out and what you fill the gap with. The rot got worse after hed gone.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Oct 18, 2019 19:01:17 GMT
He was here when the rot had set in. Let’s stop rewriting history eh. Doesnt rot start regularly? Then it depends what you cut out and what you fill the gap with. The rot got worse after hed gone. The worst performance in that time had him starting. I didn’t watch a game after that had less effort in or less anything that constitutes football. Spurs away, 4-0. Would have been 8 had they not give up at half time. I liked Whelan overall but the he played well every 4 games comment is spot on. And the rot had set in on his watch. He was part of the problem Hughes made. We got rid at the right time.
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Oct 18, 2019 19:08:30 GMT
Liked the way he offered the stricken Ramsey comfort while his Arsenal teammates either couldn't watch or were hopping about waving imaginary red cards in the air. Not enough made of how he handled that Ramsey situation if you ask me. Showed a lot about his character that, a bona fide decent human being.
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Post by ColonelMustard on Oct 18, 2019 19:09:12 GMT
Doesnt rot start regularly? Then it depends what you cut out and what you fill the gap with. The rot got worse after hed gone. The worst performance in that time had him starting. I didn’t watch a game after that had less effort in or less anything that constitutes football. Spurs away, 4-0. Would have been 8 had they not give up at half time. I liked Whelan overall but the he played well every 4 games comment is spot on. And the rot had set in on his watch. He was part of the problem Hughes made. We got rid at the right time. I dont know how events since can possibly indicate we got rid at the right time. Admittedly it wouldnt have been much longer anyway and it might not have made any difference to the absolute car crash ever since. But the decline was hastened that season, not slowed.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Oct 18, 2019 19:20:25 GMT
The worst performance in that time had him starting. I didn’t watch a game after that had less effort in or less anything that constitutes football. Spurs away, 4-0. Would have been 8 had they not give up at half time. I liked Whelan overall but the he played well every 4 games comment is spot on. And the rot had set in on his watch. He was part of the problem Hughes made. We got rid at the right time. I dont know how events since can possibly indicate we got rid at the right time. Admittedly it wouldnt have been much longer anyway and it might not have made any difference to the absolute car crash ever since. But the decline was hastened that season, not slowed. It had nowt to do with Whelan going though. He was a massive issue in the season before and needed letting go.
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Post by numpty40 on Oct 18, 2019 19:23:09 GMT
Doesnt rot start regularly? Then it depends what you cut out and what you fill the gap with. The rot got worse after hed gone. The worst performance in that time had him starting. I didn’t watch a game after that had less effort in or less anything that constitutes football. Spurs away, 4-0. Would have been 8 had they not give up at half time. I liked Whelan overall but the he played well every 4 games comment is spot on. And the rot had set in on his watch. He was part of the problem Hughes made. We got rid at the right time. Yes, we really improved after he was replaced by Darren Fletcher.
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Oct 18, 2019 19:25:09 GMT
The worst performance in that time had him starting. I didn’t watch a game after that had less effort in or less anything that constitutes football. Spurs away, 4-0. Would have been 8 had they not give up at half time. I liked Whelan overall but the he played well every 4 games comment is spot on. And the rot had set in on his watch. He was part of the problem Hughes made. We got rid at the right time. Yes, we really improved after he was replaced by Darren Fletcher. Fair point!
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Post by bayernoatcake on Oct 18, 2019 19:28:33 GMT
The worst performance in that time had him starting. I didn’t watch a game after that had less effort in or less anything that constitutes football. Spurs away, 4-0. Would have been 8 had they not give up at half time. I liked Whelan overall but the he played well every 4 games comment is spot on. And the rot had set in on his watch. He was part of the problem Hughes made. We got rid at the right time. Yes, we really improved after he was replaced by Darren Fletcher. We didn’t get worse than that 4-0 though. Fletcher was useless too. Whelan was a good player for us but not in last 18 months.
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Post by numpty40 on Oct 18, 2019 19:33:23 GMT
Yes, we really improved after he was replaced by Darren Fletcher. We didn’t get worst than that 4-0 though. Fletcher was useless too. Whelan was a good player for us but not in last 18 months. I beg to differ
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Post by bayernoatcake on Oct 18, 2019 20:10:34 GMT
We didn’t get worst than that 4-0 though. Fletcher was useless too. Whelan was a good player for us but not in last 18 months. I beg to differ It was the most gutless shite I’ve seen.
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Post by RF10 on Oct 18, 2019 20:28:43 GMT
I was actually looking forward to reading this thread about a great servant of ours who was a major part of our success yet it's already descending into inane nit picking critism. Why cant we just appreciate what he achieved with us?
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Post by bayernoatcake on Oct 18, 2019 20:33:27 GMT
I was actually looking forward to reading this thread about a great servant of ours who was a major part of our success yet it's already descending into inane nit picking critism. Why cant we just appreciate what he achieved with us? The need to always replace him? 😂
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Post by chad on Oct 18, 2019 20:47:07 GMT
I was actually looking forward to reading this thread about a great servant of ours who was a major part of our success yet it's already descending into inane nit picking critism. Why cant we just appreciate what he achieved with us? He was one of our best players in one of our best periods End Thread
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