Phat Baz 68
Get a ****ing life mate !
- Apr 16, 2011
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Easily Leeds' best player on Monday. Far better than Crofts, JFC and would be a better option long term than sidwell
Easily Leeds' best player on Monday. Far better than Crofts, JFC and would be a better option long term than sidwell
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Well , would you want him back at Albion.
Forget wether we need another midfielder or not this is solely about wether or not
as a player you would want him back at Albion.
For myself absolutely not, temper tantrums wanting out
because he thought he was better than he actually is.
I don't think he'd be better than Crofts or Sidwell in a 442 or 433 or 4411, which seem to be Hughton's preferred formations. He's not really comparable to JFC - they play in a very different style, with JFC being far more attack focussed than Bridcutt. Aside from that, I wouldn't want him back after having put in a transfer request (either literally or metaphorically). Reap what you sow, Liam.
You mean the exact formation that Steve Evans played on Monday where he was easily their best player?
I've never bought into these temper tantrum suggestions. As I recall, he was being courted by Poyet and was asked how he felt. I don't know what exactly he said but imaging it was something along the lines that he was torn between the two. Head says go to Sunderland and earn a fortune, heart says stay at the Albion to see if they could go up. Coaches probably decided he couldn't focus on the game. If that was the scenario then it shows he has deep feelings for the club that gave him his chance. Anyone though who wouldn't take financial security over playing for the Albion are living in a different world.
That said, I wouldn't take him back purely on the grounds we don't need him and have moved forward. Maybe in a couple of years and we find ourselves near the foot of the championship or worse then he would be a good player to have in the team.
We weren't good enough for him before....no thanks....move on.
We were good enough, but the offer of working with Gus in the Premier League for double his wages might of had something to do with him wanting to leave.
This is a non story, but if it were true, I'd have him back in a heartbeat. The guy was our best player for the two seasons we got into the playoffs.
We have certainly moved on from those times.