Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Unless Mark O'Mahoney is an upgrade.
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Clive Walker
Stand Or Fall
terrible mismanagement by the club. they must remember how hard it is to find a quality striker we struggled for years. Then we develop our own one, refuse to play him and then sell him.
It will cost us so much money and time to replace him.
He was our future!
It will cost us so much money and time to replace him.
He was our future!
jackalbion
Well-known member
- Aug 30, 2011
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Regardless whether he is, he is currently injured while on loan at Pompey.
Forster's Armband
Well-known member
He's not...I hope I am totally wrong and you find this when he proves to be the next Shearer.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
So, another thing he has in common with Evan.
Is Evan even injured though?
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
If not the club is outright lying in continually explicitly stating he has an ankle issue.
Clive Walker
Stand Or Fall
yeah he''l be starting for Bayer Leverkusen on Sat.....guarantee it.
If this manager cannot manage our squad then he has to go before our own developed talent!
Forster's Armband
Well-known member
What are you basing the idea that FH can't manage the squad on? Perhaps the players attitude stinks and he needs to go? Perhaps he's injured. Perhaps he is struggling to play the way FH wants. Perhaps Bobby Zamora has been part of the decision. We don't know.
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
In fairness to Fabian, he inherited a difficult situation with Evan. You can understand both parties - Fabian wanting to start his in form forwards and Evan wanting to recover his form. Still, the reality is that Evan played through injury for much of last season and only belatedly underwent surgery, with the result that following Fabian's appointment, Evan was a) not available for pre-season and b) lacking in form and confidence once he was available for selection. I don't want us to lose Evan, but I'm not sure this can be blamed squarely on Fabian.
It's such a risk for him. Ferguson has been injured and/or horribly out of form since about Dec '23. Not playing him isn't mismanagement, playing him would be.
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
I'd add that after coming off the bench against Wolves to score our second, Evan started against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup and played the full 90. Ideally he would have played more before sustaining his ankle injury, but it's not as though he was disappeared by Fabian after breaking his goal drought.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
I think he disappeared himself, especially on the pitch. He looked miles off.
Mancgull
Well-known member
Can’t see us selling him as I don’t think any team will make a big enough offer for him, with his recent injury issues.
I think his desire to move away is down to FH seeing him as not the type of striker he’d favour. Not a runner. I expect this has come across in training sessions as FH has players doing intense sessions which I just can’t see is Evan’s style. ( I think there was a comment from FH at some point about Rutter not being fit when he first joined. - correct me if I’m wrong).
Maybe we see the end of the window and West Ham and Arsenal’s desperation for a striker as a selling opportunity.
I think his desire to move away is down to FH seeing him as not the type of striker he’d favour. Not a runner. I expect this has come across in training sessions as FH has players doing intense sessions which I just can’t see is Evan’s style. ( I think there was a comment from FH at some point about Rutter not being fit when he first joined. - correct me if I’m wrong).
Maybe we see the end of the window and West Ham and Arsenal’s desperation for a striker as a selling opportunity.
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FH won’t be the only voice that’s been managing Evan’s return from injury, meanwhile FH has to try and win matches with strikers that are actually on form while we wait for Evan to get back into condition.
When has TB or PB ever said we would not be open to offers if the price was right and a player wanted to move on?
It doesn’t mean we HAVE decided to sell. A loan is still more likely.
(I would take what you think you know about the dressing room with a pinch of salt tbh)
AZ Gull
@SeagullsAcademy @seagullsacademy.bsky.social
I assume you have inside information on this @jackalbion ?
Because, on Friday January 17, Duffus posted on social media "Back soon", and was then named as a sub (and came on to play) against Wealdstone on Tuesday January 21. So, to this uninformed observer, it seems he has been out injured and is now back in action.
Can you just clarify that you have solid inside info please?
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AZ Gull
@SeagullsAcademy @seagullsacademy.bsky.social
"refuse to play him"
I find that a pretty bizarre statement - for much of last season NSC was suggesting the complete opposite, that Ferguson was being asked to play far too much at the age he was (he featured in all but five first team matches last season until his campaign came to an early conclusion at the end of March).
I can only think of one reason.
Loyalty.
It’s unlikely he’ll extend with us for the reasons pointed out on this thread but there are two things that give me hope:
1. Injury. We stuck by him through what seems like years in the treatment room rather than him being out on pitch making a difference. Does that have a loyalty value?
2. Respect. His background and manner come across as extremely dignified and honourable as well as being smart. Perhaps staying here would be good for his career in a non-financial sense that could off-set the potential lost wages he’d have to cope with by not being a free agent agreeing a contract.