You are absolutely right. Like Sam Baldock, he was a terrific servant to us but he just isn't good enough any more unfortunately. And regardless of that, people don't seem willing to understand that actually the player himself would probably rather be playing than be 3rd or 4th choice and on...
The context is implied, surely. He's 4th choice and unlikely to get a look in here. That's all the context you need.
If we were a Championship club, I'd be happy enough with him - although we have barely seen him play for 18 months so even that might not actually be true any more.
It's all relative and we are a Premier League club. He is not good at any of those things if we are using this division as a yardstick.
He is a good solid Championship player though, just not good enough for us anymore (sadly).
What are you talking about? It's a harsh assessment but not unfair. We all like Hemed and would wish him well, but there's a reason he didn't feature much last season. He's nowhere near midtable Premier League class. CLEARLY.