Ralls staying

[BlueArmy 86]

Re: Ralls staying

Great news. We need leaders like Joe.

[WJ99mobile]

Re: Ralls staying

Great news. We need leaders like Joe.

I know I’m not Joe’s biggest fan, but what attributes makes him a leader? I don’t see him often organise, I don’t see him bark or shout and I don’t see him rally players

Of course I’ve got to cede that managers have selected Joe as captain who are in a infinitely smarter, trained and a much much better place to judge, I’ve just never seen it myself at matches

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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I know I’m not Joe’s biggest fan, but what attributes makes him a leader? I don’t see him often organise, I don’t see him bark or shout and I don’t see him rally players

Of course I’ve got to cede that managers have selected Joe as captain who are in a infinitely smarter, trained and a much much better place to judge, I’ve just never seen it myself at matches

Does shouting and barking make you a leader?

[WJ99mobile]

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Does shouting and barking make you a leader?

No I fully take your point

But what ‘leading’ does Joe actually do? Can be based on your own definition of it

[Hilts]

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I know I’m not Joe’s biggest fan, but what attributes makes him a leader? I don’t see him often organise, I don’t see him bark or shout and I don’t see him rally players

Of course I’ve got to cede that managers have selected Joe as captain who are in a infinitely smarter, trained and a much much better place to judge, I’ve just never seen it myself at matches

I remember Sean Morrison saying that game v Reading when we were clinching promotion. He said him and Peltier were laughing with each other saying weve done it with minutes to go. Ralls shouted at them saying weve done nothing yet wise up and thats what hes like.

Think youve just got it in for him. To be fair there have been players ive not rated at all which others have loved.

[WJ99mobile]

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I remember Sean Morrison saying that game v Reading when we were clinching promotion. He said him and Peltier were laughing with each other saying weve done it with minutes to go. Ralls shouted at them saying weve done nothing yet wise up and thats what hes like.

Think youve just got it in for him. To be fair there have been players ive not rated at all which others have loved.

You’re probably right - I’m probably overly critical

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Ralls staying

Ralls' appearance stats are interesting. They suggest he's become a little injury-prone in recent seasons, but I suspect he's just been a bit unlucky in the respect as he doesn't appear to be the fragile type.

It was the 2015/16 campaign that he fully established himself in the side. His stats since then are:

2015/16 - 42 (+1) appearances, 1 goal
2016/17 - 39 (+3) appearances, 6 goals
2017/18 - 37 appearances, 7 goals
2018/19 - 22 (+6) appearances, 0 goals (Premier League)
2019/20 - 25 (+2) appearances, 7 goals
2020/21 - 34 (+5) appearances, 5 goals
2021/22 - 26 (+3) appearances, 1 goal

Not sure why the goals dried up to such an extent last season, but in fairness it was a really poor campaign for the team all round.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

Re: Ralls staying

No I fully take your point

But what ‘leading’ does Joe actually do? Can be based on your own definition of it

It’s not so much the leadership but you know what you’ll get with him. A steady 7 from 10 every week who, apart from last year, does everything well. Maybe that’s leadership that the young players need. A solid Pro that doesn’t go missing.

I’m suspecting he’s a very good professional and with the huge transition this summer his consistency will be essential.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Ralls staying

He's more of a legend than Bale

[NYCBlue]

Re: Ralls staying

I think he's the exactly the type of pro Morison needs at the moment. He always puts in a good shift and will give the team a modicum of continuity and stability. If Morison is able to get the team playing like he says he wants them to we could see great things from Joe.