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Indeed. If a team is likely to sit back and give our midfield time on the ball, then there is an argument that Norwood would be our MOST effective CM, able to stroll about and utilize his range of passing. In a frantic game like the 2-2 with Burnley last season, I can see him being a liability...

He would definitely NOT sprung to mind, but that is self-evident as I only saw him play ONCE. I didn't go to the away game, and don't recall watching a single Reading game on the box. By contrast I must have seen the likes of Barton, Clayton, Leadbitter, Ramirez, Marney, (and everyone who plays...

He wasn't in the PFA one, which is the TOTS. He was in the one based on stats. Both are valid IMO. Sometimes pure stats are misleading, sometimes removing opinion and emotion is illuminating - for example almost all Albion fans last year were of the opinion that Kayal > Stephens. The stats said...

Ha. I never said he was in MY team of the season. FWIW, my choices at CM would have been Kayal and Stephens, but I'm biased and have not seen nearly as much of the other teams' players as the people who compile these things.

Pedant! It's A 'toty' and he's in it. And FWIW, Pickford WAS the best keeper in the division! He's possibly the best in the Premier League on current form.

Respectfully disagree. Whilst we'd all have been happy to see them sail directly in, both were EXCELLENT free kicks. The second one (that bounced) was brilliant. Both should have been converted. Very strongly disagree with this one - Norwood is far more comparable in quality to Kayal and...