[Albion] Was selling Sanchez the worst decision the club has made in years ? The Poll !

[Flounce]

Totally incapable of playing the De Zerbi patterns

Pretty impressive, shame he let his ego run away with him when dropped, should have got his head down and applied himself. He might still be here and no 1

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

I think it was a bad decision, but the worst we’ve made in years… nah.

 

[Weststander]

Steele’s distribution for RDZ ball was a big factor in securing 6th.

A worldie by Sanchez is balanced by his clangers on crosses, inferior distribution and childish inability to put the club first at a critical time for us mid season. Great managers such as Fergie and Klopp have dealt with indiscipline like that in a clinical manner, RDZ dealt with the baby correctly.

 

[nwgull]

Steele’s distribution for RDZ ball was a big factor in securing 6th.

A worldie by Sanchez is balanced by his clangers on crosses, inferior distribution and childish inability to put the club first at a critical time for us mid season. Great managers such as Fergie and Klopp have dealt with indiscipline like that in a clinical manner, RDZ dealt with the baby correctly.

It's an interesting one: How may saves did Sanchez make that Steele would likely not have made, and did these outweight the mistakes that result in important goals? He's unfortunate in that his worst mistake was against Palace and resulted in us not winning. Steele wasn't completely immune to mistales last year either, the direct consequences and end result just meant that they were less memorable.

 

[Weststander]

It's an interesting one: How may saves did Sanchez make that Steele would likely not have made, and did these outweight the mistakes that result in important goals? He's unfortunate in that his worst mistake was against Palace and resulted in us not winning. Steele wasn't completely immune to mistales last year either, the direct consequences and end result just meant that they were less memorable.

RDZ identified Steele as a goalie with exemplary distribution to help propel us to European football. Absolutely key to his game plan. And he did.

Apart from one poster, I can’t remember anyone persistently challenging that. Instead everyone reveled in the reflected glory of incredible, winning football.

We lose Colwill, Caicedo and Mac Allister, by October we’ve very, very average in the PL, later RDZ makes it clear he’s disgruntled with our transfer policy … then parts of NSC, the anti-RDZ knives are out. Before that, the debate on Verburggen v Steele, then finally blue-tinted nostalgia on Sanchez.

Have we been in bottom half PL form since October because of Steele and Verbruggen?

Imho not. Injuries, we’re woefully inadequate at DM and some players have lost all form (Ferguson and Estupinan).

We won’t be in any top 6 fights until TB deals with centre midfield.

Meanwhile Sanchez is a PL bench warmer at the Chavs. But he hasn’t refused to be part of their match day squad. Making me suspicious that $$$$ is his motivator. I wonder if Ben Roberts made illegal contact last season?

 

[Jackthelad]

This vote is looking as one sided as a Saddam Hussein presidential referendum.

 

[portslade seagull]

He'd gone on strike chucked every toy he had out of the pram and forced his departure from the club. So it's a big no from me

 

[cjd]

Point of order, that thread is NOTHING TO DO WITH selling Sanchez. The thread is about Sanchez being dropped and not recalled. Everything that happened post Sanchez saying he didn't want to play is nothing to do with the original point of that thread, but obviously it is all that people want to talk about because people CANT EFFIN READ PROPERLY

So I'm voting no........

Oh dear......although I disagree with you regarding Sanchez, you have chosen to go against Watford Zero and Guinness Boy. You're never going to win any argument against those two Grimsby fisherman wives. They are two of the owners favourirte posterboys. They both have the ability to go on...and on...and on...and on....and on...and on...and on...and on.

 

[Bodian]

A lot of what ifs in recent results if Bart had played all the games recently. We probably would of come away maybe 2-0 down from Rome.

Was Steele on VAR then?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

119 votes to 2 presently.

Hilario

 

[Weststander]

This vote is looking as one sided as a Saddam Hussein presidential referendum.

Ever heard the proverb “Empty vessels make the most noise”?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Oh dear......although I disagree with you regarding Sanchez, you have chosen to go against Watford Zero and Guinness Boy. You're never going to win any argument against those two Grimsby fisherman wives. They are two of the owners favourirte posterboys. They both have the ability to go on...and on...and on...and on....and on...and on...and on...and on.

That's a little needlessly pissy. And factually incorrect*

I have won many arguments with @Guinness Boy

OK, he would doubtless profoundly disagree with my recollection, but he would be tremendously succinct* about it

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

He'd gone on strike chucked every toy he had out of the pram and forced his departure from the club. So it's a big no from me

Yes but we should of insisted he honore his contract, and win us more games as he's so much better than Bart and the other bloke. Worse decision the club ever made. Fact.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

This vote is looking as one sided as a Saddam Hussein presidential referendum.

But on this occasion, nobody died.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

RDZ identified Steele as a goalie with exemplary distribution to help propel us to European football. Absolutely key to his game plan. And he did.

Apart from one poster, I can’t remember anyone persistently challenging that. Instead everyone reveled in the reflected glory of incredible, winning football.

We lose Colwill, Caicedo and Mac Allister, by October we’ve very, very average in the PL, later RDZ makes it clear he’s disgruntled with our transfer policy … parts of NSC the anti-RDZ knives are out. Before that, the debate on Verburggen v Steele, then finally blue-tinted nostalgia on Sanchez.

Have we been in bottom half PL form since October because of Steele and Verbruggen?

Imho not. Injuries, we’re woefully inadequate at DM and some players have lost all form (Ferguson and Estupinan).

We won’t be in any top 6 fights until TB deals with centre midfield.

Meanwhile Sanchez is a PL bench warmer at the Chavs. But he hasn’t refused to be part of a squad. Making me suspicious that $$$$ is his motivator. I wonder if Ben Roberts made illegal contact last season?

Pipe-to-pipe bushmen?

 

[cjd]

That's a little needlessly pissy. And factually incorrect*

I have won many arguments with @Guinness Boy

OK, he would doubtless profoundly disagree with my recollection, but he would be tremendously succinct* about it

oh, I do apologise profusely.

I thought you were still in a room for two with Zeberdi.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

oh, I do apologise profusely.

I thought you were still in a room for two with Zeberdi.

Pull up your knickers and make me a cup of tea.

 

[cjd]

Pull up your knickers and make me a cup of tea.

One sugar or two sir ..?

 

[GT49er]

Voted No

For whatever reason his head had gone, and it was time to get rid.

FWIW I think one of the biggest errors, aside from not wanting to pay Glenn Murray 12 grand a week in 2011 and thinking CMS was a better option, was RDZ himself not picking Steele ahead of Sanchez in the semi final, we might have won the shootout, not saying we'd have won the Cup Final vs City, that said Wigan did not so long ago!

You're missing the point about the shoot out. Even the most avid Steele fan/Sanchez hater recognises Sanchez could sometimes make worldie saves that Steele couldn't - and he did so at Wembley; that kept us in that semi-final. With Steele, on that occasion, there would almost certainly not have been a shoot out.

Selling him when we did was the right decision - the only one left really - but some decisions leading up to that point - less so.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

One sugar or two sir ..?

I presume you're a fan of the Fast Show. I can't resist that line and, frankly, I over-use it

Sorry you feel oppressed by two of my favourite posters.

My usual solution in such circumstances is to invoke 'the Master of Sarcasm and Wit'. As in 'I am considering enlisting the help of the Master of Sarcasm and wit'.

I posted the full joke some time ago. Sufficed to say, the punchline, directed at an annoying clown, is "f*** off, you red-nosed ****"