Quote Originally Posted by thehumblegringo View Post
Some good points raised in this thread from both sides of the argument.

Like i said i would have preferred we kept Saadi personally and we can only hope that this may free some funds for Warnock to pursue another target.

There don't seem to be many clubs pursuing Noone, Pilkington etc so maybe Warnocks hand was forced.

I do wonder if there's more to come from Fred. I know he's currently injured and the club are spending a lot of money on his rehab so you do wonder if there could be a future for him.

Fred is a real mystery.

Last season he was our No 9. Trollope expected him to be the main man, or at least to play the centre forward role with competence until Lambert got going. Neither happened and that massive miss at St Andrews on the first day defined his reputation with fans.

Then Warnock arrived and he immediately started to talk Fred up. He was the best finisher in training. He put in an effective shift when he played - he didn't threaten to score a goal but his work rate was impressive and he tied up defenders and made space for others.

Then he got injured and disappeared from sight. Airbrushed out of history. Never mentioned again. Wales Online mutter about a loan to Belgium now and again, but their hearts aren't really in it.

So who knows? He might finally slink out the back door to an extended loan somewhere over the channel until his contract is up, or he may get the Warnock treatment and be unleashed on an unsuspecting Championship to cause havoc. I suspect the former, but....