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Post by davejohnno1 on Jul 2, 2022 11:31:49 GMT
09-10 he played 36 of 38 league games, 33 in the starting 11 10-11 he played 37 of 38 league games, 31 in the starting 11 Definitely shunted in and out 😂 It always the case he was covering for someone though. Whelan for extended spell and then injuries. My memory tells me different. Pulis would play him no matter what, then he’d miss a game, usually through suspension and we’d play a whole lot better. Then we’d rinse and repeat it. Whitehead was crap and played far too often. Not dissimilar to Joe Allen in many ways. Paid a stupid fee for him and he made us worse than we were before he came. |
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Post by prestwichpotter on Jul 2, 2022 11:34:30 GMT
It always the case he was covering for someone though. Whelan for extended spell and then injuries. My memory tells me different. Pulis eoulcc do play him no matter what, then he’d miss a game, usually through suspension and we’d play a whole lot better. Then we’d rinse and repeat it. Whitehead was crap and played far too often. Not dissimilar to Joe Allen in many ways. Paid a stupid fee for him and he made us worse than we were before he came. I was making no comment on Whitehead's skills, just bayern's twisting of reality....... |
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Post by davejohnno1 on Jul 2, 2022 11:38:58 GMT
My memory tells me different. Pulis eoulcc do play him no matter what, then he’d miss a game, usually through suspension and we’d play a whole lot better. Then we’d rinse and repeat it. Whitehead was crap and played far too often. Not dissimilar to Joe Allen in many ways. Paid a stupid fee for him and he made us worse than we were before he came. I was making no comment on Whitehead's skills, just bayern's twisting of reality....... I did realise that. I was agreeing that whitehead was a regular starter. All to regular. I just can’t let a dean whitehead thread pass without saying how shit he was  |
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Post by cvillestokie on Jul 2, 2022 11:39:39 GMT
It always the case he was covering for someone though. Whelan for extended spell and then injuries. Definitely covering, yeah 😂 Only Delap made more starts than Whitehead in 09-10 from the entire squad, and in 10-11 only Delap and Kenwyne Jones. During the same time Whelan came off the bench 23 times vs Whitehead’s 9 times. But you’re right, he never cemented his place. This should end the debate really. He was a mainstay in the team for two seasons. You don’t do that by covering for someone, not when there are two-three transfer windows during that period. |
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Post by Northy on Jul 2, 2022 14:48:05 GMT
It always the case he was covering for someone though. Whelan for extended spell and then injuries. My memory tells me different. Pulis would play him no matter what, then he’d miss a game, usually through suspension and we’d play a whole lot better. Then we’d rinse and repeat it. Whitehead was crap and played far too often. Not dissimilar to Joe Allen in many ways. Paid a stupid fee for him and he made us worse than we were before he came. He wasn't crap, he was steady,solid or whatever, did what he was asked, played most games for 2 seasons, the FA Cup run, Europa games, scored only a few goals, but a couple were winners to change 1 point to 3 and keep us above the relegation zone. |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 2, 2022 15:06:06 GMT
My memory tells me different. Pulis would play him no matter what, then he’d miss a game, usually through suspension and we’d play a whole lot better. Then we’d rinse and repeat it. Whitehead was crap and played far too often. Not dissimilar to Joe Allen in many ways. Paid a stupid fee for him and he made us worse than we were before he came. He wasn't crap, he was steady,solid or whatever, did what he was asked, played most games for 2 seasons, the FA Cup run, Europa games, scored only a few goals, but a couple were winners to change 1 point to 3 and keep us above the relegation zone. He cost what was a pretty big fee by the standards of the time and was still a downgrade on our first choice midfield of that time. |
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Post by st3mark on Jul 2, 2022 15:06:36 GMT
A key component of one of the best squads in the clubs history.
Top professional. Great times.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Sept 24, 2022 19:43:55 GMT
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Post by bayernoatcake on Sept 24, 2022 19:55:49 GMT
He looks thrilled.
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Post by robwahlmann on Sept 24, 2022 19:57:38 GMT
Didn't he always!  |
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Post by teenagefanclub on Sept 24, 2022 20:19:32 GMT
Don’t get the hate towards him, always put a shift in when he played for Stoke.
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Post by Goonie on Sept 24, 2022 20:53:30 GMT
He looks like a hit man for the New Jersey mob 😁
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Post by kjpt140v on Sept 24, 2022 22:23:02 GMT
He was a great character, always gave his very best. We need players like him now.
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Post by kerouac on Sept 24, 2022 22:28:19 GMT
He was a great character, always gave his very best. We need players like him now. Absolute horseshit … |
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Post by kerouac on Sept 24, 2022 22:28:50 GMT
Don’t get the hate towards him, always put a shift in when he played for Stoke. He was wank. |
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Post by wilcopotter on Sept 24, 2022 22:34:32 GMT
He was a great character, always gave his very best. We need players like him now. Absolute horseshit … On the Road. |
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Post by iglugluk on Sept 24, 2022 22:42:47 GMT
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Post by kaney78 on Sept 24, 2022 22:52:04 GMT
I liked him,always got stuck in.
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Post by foxysgloves on Sept 25, 2022 8:00:23 GMT
We have had far more skilful and naturally talented players.
But I’m not sure we’ve had too many who were as versatile or committed. Let’s not forget the level of players he was facing with us too.
I’m guessing he’d have stood out a lot more in the Championship as a very effective midfielder.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Sept 25, 2022 8:36:40 GMT
We have had far more skilful and naturally talented players. But I’m not sure we’ve had too many who were as versatile or committed. Let’s not forget the level of players he was facing with us too. I’m guessing he’d have stood out a lot more in the Championship as a very effective midfielder. Would he? He ran a lot. Give him a ball and he looked useless. I’m not sure that transfers into the Championship. |
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Sept 25, 2022 8:45:29 GMT
Wow...pro licence and a Jedi |
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Sept 25, 2022 10:10:55 GMT
Wow...pro licence and a Jedi Did he need three touches to bring the lightsaber under control....😉 |
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Post by pretzel on Sept 25, 2022 10:22:11 GMT
I wondered 'Why the long face?' myself |
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Post by walrus on Sept 25, 2022 10:35:51 GMT
Don’t get the hate towards him, always put a shift in when he played for Stoke. He’s the embodiment of the hard-working, unglamorous, at times downright ugly Pulis era. For all the success he had at Stoke, Pulis remains a highly divisive character. The Whitehead debate is more or less a Pulis debate by proxy. |
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Post by wuzza on Sept 25, 2022 10:58:41 GMT
Crazy views prevailed along the lines you needed to have 10 Bojans on the park. We signed Whitehead to do a much needed job and by and large he did it very effectively.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Sept 25, 2022 11:35:04 GMT
Crazy views prevailed along the lines you needed to have 10 Bojans on the park. We signed Whitehead to do a much needed job and by and large he did it very effectively. I don't think it was remotely about having 10 Bojans on the park, it's more that for what we paid for him, Whitehead was an incredibly basic, meat and potatoes version of the kind of midfielder he was. He was never at any stage of his time here part of our best XI. He wasn't as good as Delap or Whelan, and the league was scattered with better, cheaper versions of him around that time. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Sept 25, 2022 11:40:20 GMT
Crazy views prevailed along the lines you needed to have 10 Bojans on the park. We signed Whitehead to do a much needed job and by and large he did it very effectively. No we needed a better player than Whelan to do a similar role but who was better on the ball. We failed. |
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Post by wuzza on Sept 25, 2022 11:45:13 GMT
Crazy views prevailed along the lines you needed to have 10 Bojans on the park. We signed Whitehead to do a much needed job and by and large he did it very effectively. I don't think it was remotely about having 10 Bojans on the park, it's more that for what we paid for him, Whitehead was an incredibly basic, meat and potatoes version of the kind of midfielder he was. He was never at any stage of his time here part of our best XI. He wasn't as good as Delap or Whelan, and the league was scattered with better, cheaper versions of him around that time. Couldn’t disagree more , he was a good at doing what we needed. The abuse that he got came from the same school that thought Jon Walters was an insult to their football aesthetics. |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Sept 25, 2022 12:00:52 GMT
I don't think it was remotely about having 10 Bojans on the park, it's more that for what we paid for him, Whitehead was an incredibly basic, meat and potatoes version of the kind of midfielder he was. He was never at any stage of his time here part of our best XI. He wasn't as good as Delap or Whelan, and the league was scattered with better, cheaper versions of him around that time. Couldn’t disagree more , he was a good at doing what we needed. The abuse that he got came from the same school that thought Jon Walters was an insult to their football aesthetics. Which bit do you disagree with, specifically? Walters was miles more effective in his role than Whitehead was in his. |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Sept 25, 2022 12:03:33 GMT
Couldn’t disagree more , he was a good at doing what we needed. The abuse that he got came from the same school that thought Jon Walters was an insult to their football aesthetics. Which bit do you disagree with, specifically? Walters was miles more effective in his role than Whitehead was in his. Let it go Rob🤣Nothing wrong with Deano apart from the price tag which most fans never got their head around |
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