Madafwo
I'm probably being facetious.
- Nov 11, 2013
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I don't disagree with that either, all I was doing was giving a possible scenario. It's highly unlikely any of us will ever know unless one of the involved parties comments on it.
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[Albion] Knockaert
- Thread starter saafend_seagull
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I don't disagree with that either, all I was doing was giving a possible scenario. It's highly unlikely any of us will ever know unless one of the involved parties comments on it.
Personally I wouldn't mind seeing Knocky in March's position sometimes, who it seems to be immune from being dropped/rested, especially against teams in bottom 13
I get March does brilliant stuff defending etc, but given the same position against Arsenal with the chip to win the game, and other similar chances, I know that Knocky would likely put these away.
I get March does brilliant stuff defending etc, but given the same position against Arsenal with the chip to win the game, and other similar chances, I know that Knocky would likely put these away.
Lower West Stander
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Just don’t buy this time off thing. In the squad v Arsenal but not 3 days later? Come on.....
And it’s sounds like looking for excuses saying he needs to be carefully managed etc etc.
He may well do, but CH has enough on his plate managing a team in the Premier League without one of his players throwing strops. A couple of years ago he was a key player but no more, we now have three other wingers, all of whom have been consistently picked ahead of him this season when fit. He’s dispensable and I think he’s struggling to deal with that.
Sounds like he’s on his way out to me - probably back to France to be closer to his family.
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And it’s sounds like looking for excuses saying he needs to be carefully managed etc etc.
He may well do, but CH has enough on his plate managing a team in the Premier League without one of his players throwing strops. A couple of years ago he was a key player but no more, we now have three other wingers, all of whom have been consistently picked ahead of him this season when fit. He’s dispensable and I think he’s struggling to deal with that.
Sounds like he’s on his way out to me - probably back to France to be closer to his family.
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Horses Arse
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Or he could be off in January because he's been caught spiking the bovril in the West upper.
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I think we can now do without high maintenance players like Knocky. As you quite rightly say, CH has enough to do managing a Premier League without wasting time on one stroppy individual. As the old saying goes, and it's a good one, SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT.
Willy Dangle
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- Aug 31, 2011
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Haven't read all so apologies if already mentioned but I understand AK suffers from a mental illness. He's had a traumatic few years in his personal life. Not sure if that's link to his absence but....
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Well, he made several Manchester United players look foolish last season. I’d count that as a pretty good one.
Nixonator
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How quickly people forget. One of the major reasons we reached the PL.
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
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Knocky has been a major contributor to where we are now and is still a very valuable asset.
Anyone slating him needs to have a word with themselves.
I strongly suspect that his absence has more to do with his mental health than anything else.
He came out about the impact of the break up of his family, on his state of mind, just a few months ago.
Christmas away from your kids in the first couple of years after a split up, can be a very difficult time.
Anyone slating him needs to have a word with themselves.
I strongly suspect that his absence has more to do with his mental health than anything else.
He came out about the impact of the break up of his family, on his state of mind, just a few months ago.
Christmas away from your kids in the first couple of years after a split up, can be a very difficult time.
dadams2k11
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This is the thing. We can all speculate and gossip but not one of us knows what's going on.
All I will say is I absolutely love the bloke and wish him well with his battles.
All I will say is I absolutely love the bloke and wish him well with his battles.
This. We shouldn’t be jumping to conclusions.....it’s all guesswork, sure the right decisions are being made for the right reasons.
How quickly people forget ............ how quickly Leicester off-loaded him once they got to the PL.
True. We don't know all the details - so by all means give him some leeway ............................... but ultimately he has to offer something better than the other wingers in our squad; once he doesn't, this is football, and it's a hard world, but it would be time to go. Hope that's not the case - he's an Albion favourite and rightly so, but that still doesn't guarantee him a place.
Reinelt12
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If people say this enough times, does it automatically become fact?
Even in this very thread it has been explained that this is not the case at all... Leicester offered Knocky a contract, HE turned it down to be closer to his family in France and went to Belgium.
Leicester did not offload him when they got to the PL.
Knocky's Nose
Mon nez est retiré.
Well, sorry - but I feckin' love the bloke. Hence my username.
He's got more sides to him than a twenty pence piece but his heart is on his sleeve, and he loves this club.
He's got more sides to him than a twenty pence piece but his heart is on his sleeve, and he loves this club.
No, but the fact that they'd bought in his replacement might well have influenced his decision!
Reinelt12
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The two time Premier League winner Riyadh Mahrez?
Could be .....................................
lizard
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- Jul 14, 2005
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As it will again in the next few weeks?...
People who know you say you like a bit of a wind-up. You've posted something quite outlandish, and you claim that both you and your son heard the same thing in different stands, yet non of the thousands of posters here heard it.
It sounds as though you're lying. Maybe that's why you get abuse.