[Albion] Player of the Season (So far)

[Ernest]

Oliver Norwood

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Groß or Ryan

This.

 

[BensGrandad]

It has to be Ryan, God knows how many goals we would have shipped without him.

To quote MA when I said the same to him about FDM that is what he is paid to do and if he couldnt do it he wouldnt be in the team.

 

[Blue3]

Only 3 candidates IMO:

Ryan. Quality
Dunk. Stepped up seamless
Groß. We’d have about 5 points without his contributions

I would add Bruno to the list

 

[dazzer6666]

To quote MA when I said the same to him about FDM that is what he is paid to do and if he couldnt do it he wouldnt be in the team.

Where does that leave Murray and Hemed then ?

 

[Wardy's twin]

Dunk for me. He has made mistakes and has been caught out too many times but I think far too much is asked of him and in a better team I think he would be an even better player. That said I think a lot of his extra effort is driven by him being a local lad which might not transfer to a new team (unless it was Chelsea)

Ryan has been a great signing and is an excellent shot stopper BUT he does not dominate his goal area and that has created issues.

Propper has been good but again expectation of him was high and the fact that he has not scored is of concern

Gros - certainly excellent value for money and made some telling contributions but has also been anonymous in games. Excellent delivery from dead ball or when standing still but not so good when moving forward and has over compliacted a number of moves...

 

[BensGrandad]

Where does that leave Murray and Hemed then ?

Sadly lacking hence we have signed Locadia.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

So far:

1. Ryan;
2; Dunk;
3. Gross.

If Schelotto carries on where he left on Saturday he’ll be in with a shout though. That was by far the best individual performance of the season.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Groß or Ryan

Ryan
Gross
The rest

These.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

To quote MA when I said the same to him about FDM that is what he is paid to do and if he couldnt do it he wouldnt be in the team.

I’d forgotten this pointless Micky Adams quote you like to trot out about goalkeepers. It means absolutely nothing, it can be applied to any player in any position, they are all doing the job the are paid to do. This season Ryan happens to be doing his job better than the vast majority of the squad so rather than using some throwaway quote from nearly 20 years ago why not actually give the player some credit.

 

[dazzer6666]

I’d forgotten this pointless Micky Adams quote you like to trot out about goalkeepers. It means absolutely nothing, it can be applied to any player in any position, they are all doing the job the are paid to do. This season Ryan happens to be doing his job better than the vast majority of the squad so rather than using some throwaway quote from nearly 20 years ago why not actually give the player some credit.

Exactly.

 

[Stat Brother]

I’d forgotten this pointless Micky Adams quote you like to trot out about goalkeepers. It means absolutely nothing, it can be applied to any player in any position, they are all doing the job the are paid to do. This season Ryan happens to be doing his job better than the vast majority of the squad so rather than using some throwaway quote from nearly 20 years ago why not actually give the player some credit.

He can't as that would be admitting just how wrong he was on a certain other thread.
A thread that could be an amusing cross reference with this one.

 

[blue-shifted]

Dunk just edges out Ryan for me. Plenty of others have had decent form for a week or 2 but not kept it up consistently

 

[Petee]

Izzy Brown.

 

[Weststander]

Coutinho and Hazard.

 

[BensGrandad]

I’d forgotten this pointless Micky Adams quote you like to trot out about goalkeepers. It means absolutely nothing, it can be applied to any player in any position, they are all doing the job the are paid to do. This season Ryan happens to be doing his job better than the vast majority of the squad so rather than using some throwaway quote from nearly 20 years ago why not actually give the player some credit.

After about 6 -9 weeks the choice would have been between Duffy Dunk and Ryan but now the choice is between Ryan and Stephens with for me Stephens edging it as he is the one that has really stepped up his game to a new level.

I think the highlighted parts answer the question. I have given Ryan praise and it is ridiculous to say how many goals we would have conceded without him. He is in the team because CH knows him to be a competent keeper

 

[Noah All]

So far:

1. Ryan;
2; Dunk;
3. Gross.

If Schelotto carries on where he left on Saturday he’ll be in with a shout though. That was by far the best individual performance of the season.

Yep, this for me.

 

[Beach Hut]

Gro$$

 

[Wozza]

Only 3 candidates IMO:

Ryan. Quality
Dunk. Stepped up seamless
Groß. We’d have about 5 points without his contributions

Yep.

 

[studio150]

At this stage in the season Ryan, a good shot stopper and I also like the way that he comes out on one on ones and presents a large barrier to the forward without exposing himself to conceding a penalty. Looking forward to tuning into the Aussies world cup games to see how he does in Russia.