Passive aggressive, maybe. Probably a little bitchy. But offensive? No. There are a lot of people on here who have (or claim to have) inside information. It's not overly special. My issue was that NooBHA completely (and seemingly deliberately) ignored the point of my post (which was a request...
I get it, you just ignored my actual point because you saw an opportunity to yet again allude to the fact you chat to Chris occasionally. That's fine. Carry on.
It reads to me like you are getting too fixated on whether or not Chris thinks Lewis is better than Uwe and missing my point that his team selection is based on the best team (or the best options for a given game), not the best individuals.
I haven't missed the point. It is the same point you agree with on my second quote - JFC was being picked because he was the best option at the time (due to a lack of options) yet people who criticised him were told they were wrong on the basis those managers had picked him, as if his selection...
For seven of the first 9 games of the season, Uwe started ahead of Lewis. Does that mean Hughton used to think Huenemeier was a better player? As another example, Hemed has started ahead of Zamora in all but two league games this season. Does that mean Hughton thinks Hemed is better than Zamora...
Aspinall was saying something similar. What exactly does that mean? Are you both suggesting that if a player is fouled after crossing the ball, it doesn't count as a foul so shouldn't be a penalty?
So, is any criticism of Dunk now going to be met with "oh, the new Barnes!" and "You think you know better than [insert manager name]?!" Because that is quite lazy. There are many reasons that a team is picked, including, but not limited to, options, opponents, partnerships, philosophy (such as...