Exactly, Huddersfield were tipped for relegation at the start of last season and Villa top two .:-)
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This chap may turn out to be a good signing.Do not write him off before he starts.NW knows what he is doing and must have some pretty good reasons for bringing him here.In the past we have brought in well known players on good wages that proved to be really poor. There are bargains out there and lets hope he is one.Kenneth Zahore is a perfect example.There is no call for negativity at this stage.I have total faith in NW he does not sign players for the sake of it and must think this player is better than what we have.
Who knows.
Might work out, might not.
I doubt he's been brought in as more than squad cover so not really getting excited.
Seems to me there's only 1 maybe 2 spots left in the first team to fill now anyway .
He wasn't a first team regular for a team I've never heard of and allowed to leave at the end of his contract at the age of 26
He has played 60 first team games at standards less than the championship since 2013. I guess he's never been a regular first teamer at a poor standard.
I've not got big hopes for this one to say the least and am filing under Solomon Taiwo as probably somebody who will come on as sub in a Cup game.
he's obviously very cheap cover.
It would nice to sign a marquee signing as a statement of intent. I thought we had 6m to spend and apart from Ward and Patterson who I wouldnt imagine have cost that much the rest have been free.
This thread is priceless. Warnock proved to all of us last season he can turn has-beens into good players and the stats suggest if he was in charge from the start we would be top six or near-enough. He's shipped out Lambert.. who barely played under him, and Whitts.. who also barely played under him, and added new faces, with more set to arrive.
Have some optimism.
Exactly. I think everyone is jumping to conclusions.
1. He certainly cost us very little
2. Neil may well have signed him as a squad player to add depth
3. It seems very evident that NW is still looking for another midfield player and striker.
4. Comments welcome at the end of August when all of our signings are here
The reason they barely played is that Lambert was usually injured and Warnock took a dislike to Whittingham, hence him being shipped out after being offered a contract Warnock knew he wouldn't take up.
Under Warnock last season, Whitts played a total of 1741 minutes, not featuring in the remaining 1409 minutes. I make it that we scored 26 goals when Whitts played under Warnock, while we also scored 26 goals when Whitts didn't play. We won 30 points from the 19 games Whittingham started under Warnock, winning 24 from the 16 he didn't start.
It suggests that Whittingham's influence wasn't as great as some think. In terms of scoring goals, we were just as capable when Whitts played as when he didn't, maybe slightly skewed by the 5 we battered Rotherham with. In terms of points won, for all of Whittingham's goals and assists, it barely equated into better results.
The stats suggest Warnock probably got things right. No doubts Whitts had moments where he was an important influence, but we also coped with little trouble when he wasn't on the pitch.
Damour was a regular selection last season (he described it as the best of his career) and and turned down an offer to stay with his club, so to describe him as having been "allowed to leave at the end of his contract" is a bit misleading.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/f...g-you-13294065
Paterson apart (and there has to be a bit of a doubt about him giving his injury), I must admit to being pretty flat about our signings this summer, but I keep on remembering what I read from a QPR fan on the day Warnock came here - he told us to expect uninspiring looking signings which end up working.
Even if this guy turns it to be a dud, who cares? He was free and I bit on very small wages.
There seem to be a lot of late bloomers in the French league - Kante, Mahrez, Kodjia etc