He doesn't even fit into a team that hoofs the ball up to to him because he can't hold it up. I think the fact that he's playing as a centre-back in League One a few years after playing as a striker for us in the Premier League says it all.
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Can we stop talking about Callum Paterson? He seemed like a decent bloke and he tried hard. But he was never that good. And he's gone. He's been gone. We don't need him back. He is literally a League One player. Let's see how long that lasts.
I always liked Patto, but if we are honest, what he lacked in skill ( and his skillset is fairly limited ) he made up with effort
but that was never really going to work long time
looks like a great dressing room character though, which is a big plus in todays game
Is he going to shore up our defence? No. Is he going to provide the inspiration we desperately need in midfield? No. Is he going to score goals that our current strike force can’t ? No. He is undoubtedly a great bloke but we need more than perspiration and as for being a force for good in the dressing room, well, no doubt he is but how does anyone know we are short of spirit in that department? Thanks for your commitment Callum and good luck (unless you are playing against us)
Callum Paterson personified Warnock’s “plucky little Cardiff City” routine.
He was a nice guy, very personable - signing autographs and meeting the kids in the family end - but we’ve surely moved on from that.
Is he still a candidate for Sheffield Wednesday’s Young Player of The Year?
He could do a job for us.
I liked Paterson, I've never seen anyone win so much ball in the air for us. He was unbeatable at times.
I've not seen him playing centre half for Wednesday but if we are playing a back three I would say he could do a decent job there. It's not like he's a worse footballer than Morison, flint or Nelson.
Paterson’s biggest mistake was truly believing he was a striker.
He's a lump to throw in during the cold January nights where rain and snow drains forth and points are scare
Onward into battle 💪
One of my favourite players of recent times. Have a look at his “skill set” in the goals scored on YouTube including a sublime volley at Derby. He scored 19 goals in 95 appearances including 4 in the Premier League while being effed about with position wise. He had a great knack of getting the ball on target by any means and I remember several “scuffs” going into the bottom corner. I’d love to see some of our current team scuffing with such great effect.
he's played the last 2 games there for Wednesday and done pretty well apparently
He's a utility player, and very useful to have in a squad. On the bench, he can cover every position to a decent degree, if not excelling. Majority of people can see his limits, but he's a very solid player at this level, and has a great personality to go with it. I miss him for sure.
If only we could all live an entire life in one single generation where nothing changes for the duration of our time on earth. Earth stands still. Time rolls by 50 percent slower than real life and we all get stuck in one era, music, fashion, football, politics nothing changes.
If he can listen to his coaches and understand positional play he might be OK in league 1. The better football gets the more you need a football brain to play in these positions, it's not like a player shortage in Sunday league where people step in, long term he needs a lot more to his game to play there, may do OK short term with his raw attributes but longer term he may get caught out, or if he applies himself he might just find his calling in the game and lose the utility tag. Wish him all the best did nothing but try for us, all I had against him was I thought we had better to play where he was being played, not his fault and as a pro he's just going to get on with it and do as his gaffer says.