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RE: Chris Brunt - wba_1996 - 16-09-2014
(16-09-2014, 18:10)Thequietwatersby Wrote:(16-09-2014, 17:40)santasabaggie Wrote:(16-09-2014, 16:31)Worldclassalbion Wrote: I think a few of us are getting a little bleary eyed here. No one has said he's not been a great servant to the club because he most definitely has BUT it's simple, we've had the best of him and I don't think he warrants being picked for the first 11 anymore, not for 2 seasons at least IMO. Squad player yes but maybe not even the bench sometimes.The right offer did come in for him but we decided to keep him, alas there is no point giving jokers like Irvine the likes of Yacob to work with - anyone who picks Dorrans at defensive mid ahead of Yacob should be sacked on the spot.
Don't get me wrong when I played (Only semi=pro admittedly) if I was having a run of bad games and the gaffer kept picking me I wouldn't say NO give someone else a chance so the real fault is with Irvine BUT honestly we all know Brunty isn't good enough anymore, maybe take the captaincy off him and see what he does then. It may give him renewed vigour, it may be a weight off his shoulders
We have seen the best of him yes, as we have with a load of others getting in the team week after week. The thing is we need to see the replacements play.I.E the new signings.I cannot go along with this idea that these players are not up to scratch yet and need time to get fit. They are all professional athletes for goodness sake. Most have been playing W/C and international friendlies in the last few months. So yes we have had the best out of Mr Brunt and he has been a great servant for the club ,but enough is enough.
Brunty has unfortunately become the scapegoat here then, which is pretty unjust to be fair.
You could easily list a few names involved in the squad that have been worse than Brunt over the past couple of seasons yet haven't took as much stick. The first 3 to mind for me are...
Scott Sinclair
Nicolas Anelka
Liam Ridgewell
Thankfully, none of them are still at the club which shows we're moving in the right direction. Yacob is another who in my opinion is vastly overrated and I believe he would of left recently if the right offer came in for him.
RE: Chris Brunt - wba_1996 - 16-09-2014
The right offer did come in for him but we decided to keep him, alas there is no point giving jokers like Irvine the likes of Yacob to work with - anyone who picks Dorrans at defensive mid ahead of Yacob should be sacked on the spot.
RE: Chris Brunt - Worldclassalbion - 16-09-2014
(16-09-2014, 18:18)wba_1996 Wrote:(16-09-2014, 18:10)Thequietwatersby Wrote:(16-09-2014, 17:40)santasabaggie Wrote:(16-09-2014, 16:31)Worldclassalbion Wrote: I think a few of us are getting a little bleary eyed here. No one has said he's not been a great servant to the club because he most definitely has BUT it's simple, we've had the best of him and I don't think he warrants being picked for the first 11 anymore, not for 2 seasons at least IMO. Squad player yes but maybe not even the bench sometimes.The right offer did come in for him but we decided to keep him, alas there is no point giving jokers like Irvine the likes of Yacob to work with - anyone who picks Dorrans at defensive mid ahead of Yacob should be sacked on the spot.
Don't get me wrong when I played (Only semi=pro admittedly) if I was having a run of bad games and the gaffer kept picking me I wouldn't say NO give someone else a chance so the real fault is with Irvine BUT honestly we all know Brunty isn't good enough anymore, maybe take the captaincy off him and see what he does then. It may give him renewed vigour, it may be a weight off his shoulders
We have seen the best of him yes, as we have with a load of others getting in the team week after week. The thing is we need to see the replacements play.I.E the new signings.I cannot go along with this idea that these players are not up to scratch yet and need time to get fit. They are all professional athletes for goodness sake. Most have been playing W/C and international friendlies in the last few months. So yes we have had the best out of Mr Brunt and he has been a great servant for the club ,but enough is enough.
Brunty has unfortunately become the scapegoat here then, which is pretty unjust to be fair.
You could easily list a few names involved in the squad that have been worse than Brunt over the past couple of seasons yet haven't took as much stick. The first 3 to mind for me are...
Scott Sinclair
Nicolas Anelka
Liam Ridgewell
Thankfully, none of them are still at the club which shows we're moving in the right direction. Yacob is another who in my opinion is vastly overrated and I believe he would of left recently if the right offer came in for him.
No he hasn't been made a scapegoat, he's not good enough along with others mentioned, but this thread is about Brunt so that's what most of the comments have been made on
RE: Chris Brunt - Thequietwatersby - 16-09-2014
(16-09-2014, 20:48)Worldclassalbion Wrote:(16-09-2014, 18:18)wba_1996 Wrote:(16-09-2014, 18:10)Thequietwatersby Wrote:(16-09-2014, 17:40)santasabaggie Wrote:(16-09-2014, 16:31)Worldclassalbion Wrote: I think a few of us are getting a little bleary eyed here. No one has said he's not been a great servant to the club because he most definitely has BUT it's simple, we've had the best of him and I don't think he warrants being picked for the first 11 anymore, not for 2 seasons at least IMO. Squad player yes but maybe not even the bench sometimes.The right offer did come in for him but we decided to keep him, alas there is no point giving jokers like Irvine the likes of Yacob to work with - anyone who picks Dorrans at defensive mid ahead of Yacob should be sacked on the spot.
Don't get me wrong when I played (Only semi=pro admittedly) if I was having a run of bad games and the gaffer kept picking me I wouldn't say NO give someone else a chance so the real fault is with Irvine BUT honestly we all know Brunty isn't good enough anymore, maybe take the captaincy off him and see what he does then. It may give him renewed vigour, it may be a weight off his shoulders
We have seen the best of him yes, as we have with a load of others getting in the team week after week. The thing is we need to see the replacements play.I.E the new signings.I cannot go along with this idea that these players are not up to scratch yet and need time to get fit. They are all professional athletes for goodness sake. Most have been playing W/C and international friendlies in the last few months. So yes we have had the best out of Mr Brunt and he has been a great servant for the club ,but enough is enough.
Brunty has unfortunately become the scapegoat here then, which is pretty unjust to be fair.
You could easily list a few names involved in the squad that have been worse than Brunt over the past couple of seasons yet haven't took as much stick. The first 3 to mind for me are...
Scott Sinclair
Nicolas Anelka
Liam Ridgewell
Thankfully, none of them are still at the club which shows we're moving in the right direction. Yacob is another who in my opinion is vastly overrated and I believe he would of left recently if the right offer came in for him.
No he hasn't been made a scapegoat, he's not good enough along with others mentioned, but this thread is about Brunt so that's what most of the comments have been made on
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RE: Chris Brunt - GlassEyedBomber - 17-09-2014
(16-09-2014, 21:25)Thequietwatersby Wrote:(16-09-2014, 20:48)Worldclassalbion Wrote:(16-09-2014, 18:18)wba_1996 Wrote:(16-09-2014, 18:10)Thequietwatersby Wrote:(16-09-2014, 17:40)santasabaggie Wrote: The right offer did come in for him but we decided to keep him, alas there is no point giving jokers like Irvine the likes of Yacob to work with - anyone who picks Dorrans at defensive mid ahead of Yacob should be sacked on the spot.
We have seen the best of him yes, as we have with a load of others getting in the team week after week. The thing is we need to see the replacements play.I.E the new signings.I cannot go along with this idea that these players are not up to scratch yet and need time to get fit. They are all professional athletes for goodness sake. Most have been playing W/C and international friendlies in the last few months. So yes we have had the best out of Mr Brunt and he has been a great servant for the club ,but enough is enough.
Brunty has unfortunately become the scapegoat here then, which is pretty unjust to be fair.
You could easily list a few names involved in the squad that have been worse than Brunt over the past couple of seasons yet haven't took as much stick. The first 3 to mind for me are...
Scott Sinclair
Nicolas Anelka
Liam Ridgewell
Thankfully, none of them are still at the club which shows we're moving in the right direction. Yacob is another who in my opinion is vastly overrated and I believe he would of left recently if the right offer came in for him.
No he hasn't been made a scapegoat, he's not good enough along with others mentioned, but this thread is about Brunt so that's what most of the comments have been made on
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RE: Chris Brunt - Chezzie Owl - 17-09-2014
Owls fan here, just a couple of things regarding Brunty and Irivne...or "Father Ted" as us owls affectionately know him as.
Brunty I think has been made cpt due to his long service at WB but It's sad that he seems to be the ire of fans ATM, whilst at Wednesday he was known for his inconsistency, whilst having a lot of talent...esp with his left boot but one week he'd be David Beckham then the next he'd be David Bentley. Would I take him back ATM? Well we need a CM who can make defence splitting passes and nice thorugh balls a create chances for our front 2 so Brunty as a no10. seems feesable but I wouldn't take him on current form plus we wouldn't afford his wages...or even a quarter of it. But you have to ask yourselves, is his bad form (and the rest of the team) down to the coaching abilities of Father Ted & Pepe Mel last season? Also he doesn't in my opinion have the right leadership qualities to be a cpt either so in essence it's down to the manager for keeping him as cpt...not Brunty as such, I think that if someone else is captain then Brunty might start finding form again once pressure is taken off him.
Father Ted shown ineptitude of the highest order whilst with us, his first 5 games we got great results but once we were found out in didn't know how to stop the rot and thus we ended up relegated and then struggled the season after till he was finally sacked. FT for me is a great coach...but NOT a manager, his philosophy was "don't lose"....not "go out and win" and Father Teds tactics may as well have been thought up by Dougal. There's absolutely NO winning mentality about him at all and I was amazed that he got the job at WB TBH, I just hope for your sakes that he is moved on and a manger like RDM comes in and not replaced by another "good coach" who cant manage.
RE: Chris Brunt - Dingle-Dingle - 17-09-2014
The option of Chris Brunt and captaincy is easily solved. CB Club captain. Whoever is suitable on the day Team captain. DD
RE: Chris Brunt - Worldclassalbion - 17-09-2014
(16-09-2014, 21:25)Thequietwatersby Wrote:(16-09-2014, 20:48)Worldclassalbion Wrote:(16-09-2014, 18:18)wba_1996 Wrote:(16-09-2014, 18:10)Thequietwatersby Wrote:(16-09-2014, 17:40)santasabaggie Wrote: The right offer did come in for him but we decided to keep him, alas there is no point giving jokers like Irvine the likes of Yacob to work with - anyone who picks Dorrans at defensive mid ahead of Yacob should be sacked on the spot.
We have seen the best of him yes, as we have with a load of others getting in the team week after week. The thing is we need to see the replacements play.I.E the new signings.I cannot go along with this idea that these players are not up to scratch yet and need time to get fit. They are all professional athletes for goodness sake. Most have been playing W/C and international friendlies in the last few months. So yes we have had the best out of Mr Brunt and he has been a great servant for the club ,but enough is enough.
Brunty has unfortunately become the scapegoat here then, which is pretty unjust to be fair.
You could easily list a few names involved in the squad that have been worse than Brunt over the past couple of seasons yet haven't took as much stick. The first 3 to mind for me are...
Scott Sinclair
Nicolas Anelka
Liam Ridgewell
Thankfully, none of them are still at the club which shows we're moving in the right direction. Yacob is another who in my opinion is vastly overrated and I believe he would of left recently if the right offer came in for him.
No he hasn't been made a scapegoat, he's not good enough along with others mentioned, but this thread is about Brunt so that's what most of the comments have been made on
Quiet waters, if that's you in the video....then yes I agree 100% with you, he's a scapegoat......whats your telephone number
RE: Chris Brunt - Thequietwatersby - 17-09-2014
(17-09-2014, 14:20)Worldclassalbion Wrote:(16-09-2014, 21:25)Thequietwatersby Wrote:(16-09-2014, 20:48)Worldclassalbion Wrote:(16-09-2014, 18:18)wba_1996 Wrote:(16-09-2014, 18:10)Thequietwatersby Wrote: Brunty has unfortunately become the scapegoat here then, which is pretty unjust to be fair.
You could easily list a few names involved in the squad that have been worse than Brunt over the past couple of seasons yet haven't took as much stick. The first 3 to mind for me are...
Scott Sinclair
Nicolas Anelka
Liam Ridgewell
Thankfully, none of them are still at the club which shows we're moving in the right direction. Yacob is another who in my opinion is vastly overrated and I believe he would of left recently if the right offer came in for him.
No he hasn't been made a scapegoat, he's not good enough along with others mentioned, but this thread is about Brunt so that's what most of the comments have been made on
Quiet waters, if that's you in the video....then yes I agree 100% with you, he's a scapegoat......whats your telephone number
Nope, it's the Mrs
(I wish!)
