I suppose it was a good job that we didn’t sell him when some of us said he was crap and we didn’t know what he brought to team, ay it?
Adéu

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Kev – I was one who said we should sell him (though I never said he was crap, lol)! I’m glad we didn’t, he’s been brilliant! Let’s hope he keeps it up.

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But JM must play in the middle.

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I’ve always held him in High regards and was happy when we signed him. He is creative but has also become combative which is a great assett to us as we’re not too tough as a team.

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Kev, you can lose form, but you never lose class. These two kids have it in bundles.
Jacques. I don’t know what else Thomas can do, in my view he’s a MUST in the team. I reckon he’s worth his weight in gold. Take last Saturday. He was up against an England International and often double-marked. Stoke also do not take prisoners. I thought he’d end up in a heap. They couldn’t get near him most of the match. If he kept his shooting nearer the floor, he’d be the best winger in the country!

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I think James is lightweight, and I have not reversed my Fiat Tank up on the matter. I have also said he is a very good player, and told people to remember the last Prem adventure before his ankle injury. Mozza needs to play in the middle, along with 2 more central midfielders (Dorrans and Allan, and then we can sort out the Scottish National team for them). So back to my age old point about our squad looks better with 5 in the middle!
McAuley would be my pick for player of the year. I do not dread corners or free kicks anymore.
Au Revoir

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Bully and Kev,

I’ve had a word with Jimmy,and to celebrate his current form,we’re goin’ for a drink tonight.

I’m meeting him in The Vine,then we’re off to a club.

Is it ok if we meet you on West Brom high St.?

We’ll be near the old Salter’s place about 9.00 p.m.,so shall we share a taxi?

The best route to the club is,turn left at…………

Oops! Sorry,I’d better send you an e-mail…………………:)

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11 LT.
Shouldn’t that be arrive derci.

14 Jack.
Just shows how it’s a game of opinions. My only gripe with JT is that he doesn’t cut into the box enough where it’s difficult for opposition defenders to tackle. We might even get a penalty one day.

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Bully,
We will have to settle for, when the box is congested he can byline it and visa versa. Isn’t that where we came in mate?. LoLs.

BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.

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Agreed,
Jimmy’s having a very good season and since the Blackburn away game has really been in top form and consistently our best palyer.
His work rate is phenominal plus he’s one of the best striker’s of a ball in the division, his technique is first class.

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Just had a decko at the dingles new stand, What a weird monstrosity.

BOING~~~~BOIN~~~~JtH.

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(if this is repeated,can someone please delete the extra posts?-the site appears to be playing up!)

Back to serious-

when Jimmy joined us,he made it clear that central midfield was very much his preferred position,and it’s easy to see why-

his natural game is pass and move,pass and move,he links up play,and from the centre he has the full scope of the pitch,giving him the maximum number of options.
Over wide on the touchline,he loses half of those options,and unless he’s allowed to cross the touchline and run along the bus lane,he’s quite restricted.

During the spell that he looked ‘off form’,he still did what he always does,except the sometimes intricate short passing just wasn’t working out,it happens,but if you keep belief,sooner or later it will right itself.

As for being ‘lightweight’,well he’s not built for power,or crunching tackles,but that’s why we have a balance of styles in midfield,if he changed his physical build,then his game would probably have to change as well.

And as for being the target of the ‘get rid of him ‘ brigade-

herein lies the problem.

I guess the two individuals who’ve received most stick this season at the hands of the Baggies fans have been Manager Roy,and Peter O.

Ironically,it was last January that the fans at Liverpool F.C. pushed RH to the brink of being kicked out,and I recall it was also last winter that Pete had a slump in form,it became so bad that he booked in for sessions with the psychologist.

At this point in time,neither one was exactly flavour of the month,but how did events then proceed?

Well Roy was asked to save our backside,and this he went on to do in spectacular style.

We also had P.O. return to form,hitting the net several more times before the end of the season.

Everyone at the club contributes,but if these two men hadn’t ‘done the business’, we’d have been playing Cardiff in the Cup this season,AND the league-

stuck in the championship,with no revenue,and our best players lining up to leave.

It would have given us second rate football,and we’d have lost many millions.

So whatever we’re payin’ ‘em in their contract,it still ain’t enough……………

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22 mboy.
I don’t ‘have an issue’ with you, I don’t know you and I’m sure you’re probably a decent bloke. I do have an issue with some of your views on players and when I do I say so. This one was flippant and as it offended I apologise. It wasn’t aimed solely at you but a few weeks back when he was having a bad time you couldn’t move on these pages for people queueing up to have a pop at him. Where are they now? Likewise I’m often attacked/ridiculed for defending players but people rarely come back when said players come good (remember the people saying Foster was rubbish after half a dozen games?0

I credit you and Lone Throstle for coming on and being honest enough to admit it. I just get angry at knee jerk reactions about players and the manager. As you know I defended Scott Carson but I never had a problem with people saying they thought he wasn’t good enough for us, I’d argue with them yes. But I can’t accept calling our players clowns, donkeys, or greedy (this seems to be for negotiating a new contract that the club wanted him to sign. How many of us say ‘no don’t pay me that much gaffer, I’m not worth it?’)

So I apologise for being sarcastic as an excuse I offer frustration but not for disagreeing with people on here when I think they’re wrong. It’s never personal mboy.

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sorry 2nd part meant for 25 …

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mboy

let’s say then that, after keeping us up last season (for which you very nobly thank him and i’m sure he’d be delighted with your gratitude) Roy Hodgson had left the club, leaving us as a Premier League club with a vacant manager’s seat

who do you think would have taken us that step further?

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TAN

In fairness mate, Odemwingie said at the beginning of the summer he didn’t want to leave and was happy here, however he’d consider it if a top European club came in for him. Who wouldn’t?

He waited, nobody came in and he signed his contract. Arguably he’s just kept to his word rather than held anybody to ransom.

Furthermore he was already under contract, so it was Albion’s prerogative to offer increased terms. We could still have kept him on his old contract.

I’m not gonna argue his performances have been up there with last year. But there were times last year he was lazy, it’s only now people seem to notice it because he’s signed a contract.

Also, Blackburn, Newcastle, Wolves, Norwich…..an out-of-form Odemwingie isn’t worthless. I can’t see who we’d get to replace him remotely in the same class for the money we’d get for him. It surely makes more sense to get behind him rather than turn him into the panto villain.

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31 Warren,

I was thinking exactly the same as you,mate.

I read the P.O. interviews in the summer,and it made sense that a 29 year old pro. footballer would be interested if a top club wanted his services.
Recently,Jonas Olsson said a similar thing in a Swedish interview.

Your post is a very sensible and mature one-

Unfortunately,you are disagreeing with someone 20 years your senior,who is behaving like he’s 20 years your junior.

I fear you may be wasting your time.

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