Like for like replacements, better or worse?

[Miami Seagull]

Lingard and O'Grady being equal really made me laugh, and Bennett the same as Ward. Ward was outstanding for us and scored critical goals, Bennett will have to play out of his skin to be as good. ward was also a much more solid defender than the reports we have heard on Bennett.

 

[chaileyjem]

I heard Stephens is out until Christmas - hence the Gardener signing.

Well maybe but thats the official club twitter account, in public, implying he's weeks away. 3 days ago.

 

[Deano's Invisible Pants]

Lingard and O'Grady being equal really made me laugh, and Bennett the same as Ward. Ward was outstanding for us and scored critical goals, Bennett will have to play out of his skin to be as good. ward was also a much more solid defender than the reports we have heard on Bennett.

I'm a fan of Ward and agree that he did a great job for us last season. That said, Bennett has the potential to be a better player and is certainly better suited to the style that Hyypia wants to play, with pace in the wing back positions a necessity.

Admittedly it's early days still and we've only seen him play one game, but he looks like an exciting player that offers a real attacking threat.

 

[BensGrandad]

Overall I would say they are an improvement but not sure Baldock is better than Ulloa, different certainly but better? Also Stockdale better than Kuszczak remains to be seen again I am not certain

 

[portslade seagull]

O'Grady equal with Lingard ... he is not even knee high on his showings so far even Obika looks better than O'Grady
Hughes ... Toooooo slow we still need another CB

The rest either on par or better

 

[Marshy]

its debateable clearly and not until I have sen more can i decide

However its just nice to have the choice, we had so many long term injuries last season it was a real problem

Competition for places currently is what drives players on and now we have that

 

[BensGrandad]

O'Grady equal with Lingard ... he is not even knee high on his showings so far even Obika looks better than O'Grady
Hughes ... Toooooo slow we still need another CB

The rest either on par or better

Teixeira = Linegard
COG = Barnes
Dunk= Upson
Hughes= Dunk last year

 

[hans kraay fan club]

... on his showings so far even Obika looks better than O'Grady

Absolute nonsense.

Obika contributed NOTHING. O'Grady hasn't shown great finishing yet, but his link up play has been decent enough (see his part in the Ince goal on Tuesday, for a good example).

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Overall the replacements - on the evidence we've seen so far - appear HUNGRIER for success. The replaced players never seemed that fussed about raising their game for the play-offs across the past two seasons. If the prospect of a Wembley final as a minimum appears to have been of so little consequence to them, then I'm glad they're mostly gone