I said 2/3 messages below when the poster replied that he’s entitled to his opinion and there is nothing wrong with that, however my opinion is that nobody in football or who follows football would want a CM who has not scored or assisted since 2019 and who’s legs seem to have gone so can’t match runs of the opposition players or press and close down effectively, certainly not at premier league level anyway.
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That's true but the brutal truth is that the alternatives are extremely slim especially in the midfield department, I would preferred that money spent on collins spent on a CM for now JT is here with hindsight & mee missing it's a valid argument though that hadn't we signed Collins we would really be up sh1t creek, in an ideal world you'd fill both positions.Paddy1882 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:29 amI said 2/3 messages below when the poster replied that he’s entitled to his opinion and there is nothing wrong with that, however my opinion is that nobody in football or who follows football would want a CM who has not scored or assisted since 2019 and who’s legs seem to have gone so can’t match runs of the opposition players or press and close down effectively, certainly not at premier league level anyway.
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Excellent from Josh B today
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I felt he intercepted an awful lot of their passes in the first half, never stopped running. 100% needs to be better on the ball thoughdougcollins wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 8:59 pmReally? He hardly hit a claret shirt with a pass. And Brentford targeted him in the second half for ball-robbing.
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Josh B is the latest version of Dean Marney. Absolutely full of selfless running, commitment, nuisance value and occasional interceptions and will work tirelessly for the cause for 96 minutes which will always endear him to the fans, but in terms of hurting the opposition where it counts, barely ever. And that's because he's not QUITE a PL quality player. (IMO)
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I’ll go w Dyche on this one
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But Brownhill's nowhere near as good as Westy - so say some
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Takes more than one ingredient to bake a cake. The more talented players in the team ie Cornet, Dwight, to a lesser degree Westwood, Wood and JBG, then the more need for someone who can tackle, dispossess and press. Look at Phillips in the England team. Brownhill some way to go yet but thats why you invest in coaches
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I’m sure the January window will prove a lot of people on this board wrong again
Brownhill will be replaced at the earliest opportunity, he is knowhere near the required standard
Brownhill will be replaced at the earliest opportunity, he is knowhere near the required standard
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Take a day off.Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:33 pmI’m sure the January window will prove a lot of people on this board wrong again
Brownhill will be replaced at the earliest opportunity, he is knowhere near the required standard
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He isn't if you're going off the standard of most other teams in the division.Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:33 pmI’m sure the January window will prove a lot of people on this board wrong again
Brownhill will be replaced at the earliest opportunity, he is knowhere near the required standard
But for graft, I bet there's none much better than Brownhill.
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If you want a grafter go pick up a CM from the lower leagues on quarter of wages.Bin Ont Turf wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:03 pmHe isn't if you're going off the standard of most other teams in the division.
But for graft, I bet there's none much better than Brownhill.
We want premier league quality midfielders. We are 1 CM signing away from having a very good starting eleven
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Just 1 cm signing?Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:06 pmIf you want a grafter go pick up a CM from the lower leagues on quarter of wages.
We want premier league quality midfielders. We are 1 CM signing away from having a very good starting eleven
Cork is being sent to the glue factory and Brownhill isn't even championship standard according to some on here.
Stephens is also going to the factory with Cork.
So we need 2 CM signings using those maths...
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I want both, graft and quality.Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:06 pmIf you want a grafter go pick up a CM from the lower leagues on quarter of wages.
We want premier league quality midfielders. We are 1 CM signing away from having a very good starting eleven
There's no such thing as 'Premier League quality' midfielders, there are good midfielders and not as good midfielders depending on what you want from them (asking them to do).
I'd have Brownhill before Pogba in our team, then again I'd have Kante before Brownhill in our team.
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Cork and Brownhill wouldn’t be in the starting eleven?GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:08 pmJust 1 cm signing?
Cork is being sent to the glue factory and Brownhill isn't even championship standard according to some on here.
Stephens is also going to the factory with Cork.
So we need 2 CM signings using those maths...
If we signed 1 too CM in Jan our starting eleven would be high quality.
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So they're good enough for the bench?Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:36 pmCork and Brownhill wouldn’t be in the starting eleven?
If we signed 1 too CM in Jan our starting eleven would be high quality.
Ergo they're good enough for the PL, because they won't remain on the bench...
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They are not good enough for the bench but we all know we have not got the finances to sign three CMs in January.GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:38 pmSo they're good enough for the bench?
Ergo they're good enough for the PL, because they won't remain on the bench...
So we will have to make do until we can replace them
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Right so here's the core problem.Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:40 pmThey are not good enough for the bench but we all know we have not got the finances to sign three CMs in January.
So we will have to make do until we can replace them
We've got 4 CM's currently.
We would need to move on, or release, one as a minimum in January.
There's no guarantee that can happen.
Brownhill is by and large a good enough CM for the PL, most can accept that, so he won't be off because Dyche rates him and he's first choice.
Stephens is possibly the most likely but we'd need to pay him off and that eats into our budget.
Westwood is staying and I suspect Cork will be too.
This win instills confidence in the team and we could well see an upturn now in form throughout the squad.
Don't be surprised if Brownhill is still first choice at the end of January, I already know you'll be disappointed
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If Brownhill is still playing regularly for Burnley after January the whole recruitment team have catastrophicly failed.GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:45 pmRight so here's the core problem.
We've got 4 CM's currently.
We would need to move on, or release, one as a minimum in January.
There's no guarantee that can happen.
Brownhill is by and large a good enough CM for the PL, most can accept that, so he won't be off because Dyche rates him and he's first choice.
Stephens is possibly the most likely but we'd need to pay him off and that eats into our budget.
Westwood is staying and I suspect Cork will be too.
This win instills confidence in the team and we could well see an upturn now in form throughout the squad.
Don't be surprised if Brownhill is still first choice at the end of January, I already know you'll be disappointed
We will soon see I guess.
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You've already decided its failed by having him here in the first placeNewcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:47 pmIf Brownhill is still playing regularly for Burnley after January the whole recruitment team have catastrophicly failed.
We will soon see I guess.
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It clearly has. He does not get in to any other team in the premier league including NorwichGodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:53 pmYou've already decided its failed by having him here in the first place
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There are opinions, and then there is pure and unadulterated garbage. If you still attended matches you'd have seen just how terrible Norwich's midfield is. To suggest Brownhill wouldn't get into that is laughable.Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:55 pmIt clearly has. He does not get in to any other team in the premier league including Norwich
I'm sorry you've got such an agenda against this player. I'm even more sorry that you post about it at every opportunity for us to read about.
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I wish he’d take the year off.
Good win, and solid performances all round, but some are never happy.
These are halcyon days.
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KSR I have attended 6 games this season now. It is a thread talking about our Cm options? If you don’t want to read it don’t open the thread.ksrclaret wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:59 pmThere are opinions, and then there is pure and unadulterated garbage. If you still attended matches you'd have seen just how terrible Norwich's midfield is. To suggest Brownhill wouldn't get into that is laughable.
I'm sorry you've got such an agenda against this player. I'm even more sorry that you post about it at every opportunity for us to read about.
Westwood in spells is still a good player.
Cork was fantastic.
After over 50 premier leagues I have yet to see anything to suggest Brownhill is above a mid table championship player.
Good grafter and the by looks of it a really top lad but unfortunately that doesn’t make him a good player.
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But why do you need to repeat yourself every day? We get it.Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:04 amI have been buzzing about the result on other threads. Again this is one about our CM options, don’t like it don’t read it
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I expected to see discussion around Jack Cork, surprisingly enough. Fair enough that could branch out to our midfield options, but I open the thread to see you're using it as yet another vehicle to be insulting about Brownhill. I'm sick to back teeth of reading about your agenda against him, to be honest with you.Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:03 amKSR I have attended 6 games this season now. It is a thread talking about our Cm options? If you don’t want to read it don’t open the thread.
Westwood in spells is still a good player.
Cork was fantastic.
After over 50 premier leagues I have yet to see anything to suggest Brownhill is above a mid table championship player.
Good grafter and the by looks of it a really top lad but unfortunately that doesn’t make him a good player.
I've never even contemplated using this foe button before but your incessant whinging about him is testing my patience. I think we all know how you feel about him now, so why not give it a rest.
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Playing over 50 premier league games suggests otherwise.Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:03 amAfter over 50 premier leagues I have yet to see anything to suggest Brownhill is above a mid table championship player.
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Brownhill lacks technique and vision on the ball, but his work rate and ability to see moves off the ball ahead of time is stellar. Paired with a player with better technique, and better skills on the ball would make the perfect partnership. Think Dean Marney/David Jones.
Brownhill is perfect for us, an imperfect player with limitations, but fits in to the system well. Dyche see's what he can do, the effort that he puts in and I for one am glad he's starting games ahead of Cork.
Brownhill is perfect for us, an imperfect player with limitations, but fits in to the system well. Dyche see's what he can do, the effort that he puts in and I for one am glad he's starting games ahead of Cork.
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I'd be tempted to keep Cork as a squad player. Stephens will be released this summer so I'd rather we tried to sign 1 really good CM, rather than replaced Cork and Stephens with another two steady Eddie types.
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Only in your eyes really. Brownhill is part of the team, and integral to the way SD wants to play. Imho, he won’t be going anywhere in January, or anytime soon.Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:47 pmIf Brownhill is still playing regularly for Burnley after January the whole recruitment team have catastrophicly failed.
We will soon see I guess.
We only have to look at Man Yoo to see how the inclusion of a “PL quality” midfielder can upset the team. Pogba may well be a decent player, but he doesn’t fit and Utd are worse for his inclusion.
Really good managers work out what pieces are missing from the jigsaw and it is obvious that is how we build our teams. Staggering that some don’t get it and think the answer is just to splash the cash. Yep, we need to strengthen in the middle, but I see josh as the spoiler and a new creative midfielder alongside him.
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Our midfield is struggling at the moment, but I’ll say it again, we are stronger for having Jack Cork in the side. He kept the ball really well today and helped us to keep possession against a very strong midfield opposition.Jack came back into the side at Wolves and played again today. We’ve picked up two cleansheets in the process.
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Couldn’t agree more. I think we looked really compact today. When we did have possession we slowed the game down and gave the defence a chance. There’s no coincidence that we concede less when he startsjdrobbo wrote: ↑Sun Dec 12, 2021 4:12 pmOur midfield is struggling at the moment, but I’ll say it again, we are stronger for having Jack Cork in the side. He kept the ball really well today and helped us to keep possession against a very strong midfield opposition.Jack came back into the side at Wolves and played again today. We’ve picked up two cleansheets in the process.
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Couldn’t agree more. I think we looked really compact today. When we did have possession we slowed the game down and gave the defence a chance. There’s no coincidence that we concede less when he startsjdrobbo wrote: ↑Sun Dec 12, 2021 4:12 pmOur midfield is struggling at the moment, but I’ll say it again, we are stronger for having Jack Cork in the side. He kept the ball really well today and helped us to keep possession against a very strong midfield opposition.Jack came back into the side at Wolves and played again today. We’ve picked up two cleansheets in the process.
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I'm not sure our midfield is any more of a problem than our strikers. Everyone played well today apart from Gudmundsson. Our strikers on the other hand have been very poor, can't finish and can't bring others into play.
At least when Vydra came on he won a couple of free kicks, but again he has to score.
At least when Vydra came on he won a couple of free kicks, but again he has to score.
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Proved today he still has a role to play as a squad player
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A good point gained, primarily, by our defence today but Jack Cork had a good game and was the pick of our midfield.
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Bit of composure, once or twice, when we needed it, today.
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Didn't think he was the pick of our midfield today. Thought both Westwood and Brownhill did better. He is able to calm the tempo down though which is useful for us.
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keep saying it. It will still be wrong.jdrobbo wrote: ↑Sun Dec 12, 2021 4:12 pmOur midfield is struggling at the moment, but I’ll say it again, we are stronger for having Jack Cork in the side. He kept the ball really well today and helped us to keep possession against a very strong midfield opposition.Jack came back into the side at Wolves and played again today. We’ve picked up two cleansheets in the process.
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pick of our midfield today? what midfield?
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Thought our midfield did a super job today. Rice is one on the most sought after players in the world playing in a team full of confidence and neither side looked like they would score, and we really could and perhaps should have nicked it. I really hope Wood finds some form soon.
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'Been finished for a long time'....trouble is we do not/have not bought,anybody better imho!!!
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He was good today
Mind you, Rice was superb
Mind you, Rice was superb
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Couldn’t fault Jack today. Got to agree with you though, Rice did look a hell of a player. Head and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch.
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Cork was the best of our so-called midfield today, at least he made a few passes to teammates, which is something Westwood, Brownhill and JBG failed to do. I rate our midfield as being poor championship at best. If we go down that is where I lay the blame as well garbage recruitment in the last couple of years.
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Cork was excellent today (by our standards!) He's ageing and has had his share of injuries, so tbf he did really well. Having said that there's not much to beat in our midfield atm and Rice wasn't bothered who we put up against him, he knew he had the measure of us!
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Stronger wording than I’d have used but it is hard to disagree. We all have our favourites but some people could do with professional help in their obsessive dislike of our players. They are all millionaires, because none of them are ****.ksrclaret wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:08 amI expected to see discussion around Jack Cork, surprisingly enough. Fair enough that could branch out to our midfield options, but I open the thread to see you're using it as yet another vehicle to be insulting about Brownhill. I'm sick to back teeth of reading about your agenda against him, to be honest with you.
I've never even contemplated using this foe button before but your incessant whinging about him is testing my patience. I think we all know how you feel about him now, so why not give it a rest.