I cant get my head round anyone that thinks we WANT to slate our own players- Painter to Millwall will cause a reaction most of which agree he isnt actually good enough to play in the Championship. He cant run, has no right foot and is a joe average defender. I met a Birmingham fan recently who said the same thing. No doubt did a great job for us in the past but all the games i saw him in last season he got kippered! I dont want to pay to watch him play personally- Is this ok by the way or am i slagging off our own!!!??
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Marcos Painter wanted by Millwall
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sir albion
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This would be great as painter sadly is shite in this league like dicker and harley.
Monkey Man
Your support is not that great
We read a lot on here about our players who "aren't Championship standard" yet most of them steered us to 10th spot last year. So they ARE Championship standard. Many of them had poor games at times but then so did our better players. We still came 10th.
Perhaps a better way of putting it would be "these aren't players capable of mounting a promotion challenge", because presumably we're now signing players with one eye on a first season in the Premiership.
Perhaps a better way of putting it would be "these aren't players capable of mounting a promotion challenge", because presumably we're now signing players with one eye on a first season in the Premiership.
Not quite right, a team can carry some passengers and yet end up mid-table. Painter was one of them. I liked his consistency in L1 but he is just too slow for the Championship and is therefore not imo a Championship player
A winger should always (75%) beat the oppposing full back. There is much more to be being a full back than stopping a winger. Alas, his distribution is no better than average.
But if the midfield did not keep losing the ball and putting him in trouble ...
But if the midfield did not keep losing the ball and putting him in trouble ...
I think thats harsh. Yes its probably best if he moves on but he has done a lot for this club and played a major if unsung role in us winning the league one Championship.
Far worse players have donned the stripes and his probably one of the best left backs we've had over the past twenty years.
Absolutely right - pretty poor of people to lay in to him when he contributed hugely to us winning a Championship.
Jimmy Grimble
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I got it from the E'bourne Herald, and a few other websites so I am just passing on what I saw...
HastingsSeagull
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Good back-up, wouldn't want him as first choice if we pushing for promotion but he IS a champ player, just not a top champ player which is what we're after building a squad of STEADILY