saafend_seagull
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If maupay starts for us next year, we will go down. He’s good enough for the bench. Simple as that,
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[Albion] Will Maupay still have a future with Potter after this?
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AmexRuislip
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Whatever NM said to that twunt of a ref, he's obviously criticised his decision making, then he's given a red card.
Didn't LD publicly criticise Lee Mason and VAR on that free kick v WBA, to my recollection he didn't receive any punishment.
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DarrenFreemansPerm
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I can’t help but think he’d benefit if the whole team scored more goals, he probably feels immense pressure to deliver being the sole recognised striker for a team which is laughably shit in front of goal, maybe if a few others chipped in he could play more relaxed.
Or I could just be making excuses.
Or I could just be making excuses.
BluesRockDJ
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- Jan 24, 2020
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In no way condoning his red card, if it was for foul and abusive language, in the game after a player pumped a lot of f***s into the ref with no action taken ........consistency ??
SeagullDubai
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- May 13, 2016
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He's started for us this year and we're not going down
Mainly because the goals are coming from other players
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Apart from Welbeck adding more than Murray did last season, who else has scored more ?
SeagullDubai
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- May 13, 2016
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Not many. Isn’t that the problem? As our main recognized striker are you defending him as having contributed to our successful season?
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But you said other players are bailing him out , they are not and that’s the problem. Take away his 8 goals and we are relegated by now. I posted in another thread but Neal Maupay is worth what we paid. And he’s about par with Jarrod Bowen, Josh King, Glenn Murray, Mitrovitch etc
The fact the board have only spent £20M on a striker that is even worth playing - and wasted much more since promotion is the real problem
Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
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The team will all learn from this
banjo
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I bet he’s sailing straight to Guernsey to have another go.
I guess the language used might have been slightly different.....
- Jan 3, 2012
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GP doesn’t do anything but calm.
And GP is better equipped than most to deal with emotional or disciplinary issues.
If he didn’t rate Maupay as a player and what he brings to the team, he wouldn’t play him so much. Nothing to see here.
Not true we would be relegated by now without his goals. Two of them came is games we lost, two came in games we won three nil certainly his goal against Newcastle at home meant nothing
His goals have directly guaranteed us 4 points (an extra 2 v Leeds, 1 v West Ham, and 1 v Wolves home). Even if I am generous and award the extra two against Newcastle away that’s only 6 points. For a centre forward that’s a terrible return. Off the top of my head Glenn Murray managed more than that in the first 10 games of Hughtons last season.
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Foul and abusive language is probably the difference - not just criticism.
Icy Gull
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I am willing to bet Neal said much the same to the ref as I shout at the TV screen, directed at him, when he misses a decent chance
He's been with us 2 seasons though. Last season his goals directly contributed to us getting 12 extra points (incl. 2x winners v Arsenal) without which we would have been relegated. This seasons his goals have been less impactful without a doubt though
Eric Youngs Contact Lens
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On a completely rational front, Maupay is daft, and has let his frustration get to him, and in that moment acted unprofessionally.
On a completely irrational front, there is something incredibly annoying and tedious about the way that referees and their assistants behave at the end of a game. I just hate the way that they "gather" and parade together and "dismiss", often with a dismissive wave of the hand any attempt to engage them by player or manager. Of course I understand that they are still officiating and know the rational arguments for doing so, but as a player (or coach) who has been frustrated by their decision making, the body-language and condescending air they give off at that moment must be very hard to stomach! Maybe we don't see it, so a subjective opinion, but the attempt to engage with a player, unless thy are a superstar and on 1st name terms with, to try and diffuse an emotional situation doesn't seem to happen very often.
On a completely irrational front, there is something incredibly annoying and tedious about the way that referees and their assistants behave at the end of a game. I just hate the way that they "gather" and parade together and "dismiss", often with a dismissive wave of the hand any attempt to engage them by player or manager. Of course I understand that they are still officiating and know the rational arguments for doing so, but as a player (or coach) who has been frustrated by their decision making, the body-language and condescending air they give off at that moment must be very hard to stomach! Maybe we don't see it, so a subjective opinion, but the attempt to engage with a player, unless thy are a superstar and on 1st name terms with, to try and diffuse an emotional situation doesn't seem to happen very often.
SweatyMexican
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- Mar 31, 2013
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He shouldn’t be getting abuse on social media, but if he expects change, he probably shouldn’t give foul and abusive language back to referees. He’s in a position where young kids look up to him as a footballer, so he should know better.
But it is what it is. It’s Neal, and he’s passionate. Hopefully Graham can turn that into a positive workrate and not get himself down.
But it is what it is. It’s Neal, and he’s passionate. Hopefully Graham can turn that into a positive workrate and not get himself down.
poidy
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Shame Maupay couldn’t demonstrate the same levels of respect that he spoke about only a few weeks ago in relation to social media.
I’m paraphrasing here, but “footballers are only human, we make mistakes and are always trying”.
Doesn’t yesterday’s referee also fall into that category?
Yes, social media abuse is unacceptable but why wasn’t Jon Moss shown the same level of understanding and respect from Maupay, that he himself demanded during his post match interview only a few short weeks ago?
Why is Mr Maupay okay to hurl dogs abuse at Jon Moss on a Sunday afternoon, but unable to deal with supporters critiquing his own performance? To pre-empt any counter argument on that line which so often gets crossed on social media, I’d say Maupay himself crossed it yesterday.
Yes, it might have been in person and not over social media but what’s the difference?
Smacks of hypocrisy.
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I’m paraphrasing here, but “footballers are only human, we make mistakes and are always trying”.
Doesn’t yesterday’s referee also fall into that category?
Yes, social media abuse is unacceptable but why wasn’t Jon Moss shown the same level of understanding and respect from Maupay, that he himself demanded during his post match interview only a few short weeks ago?
Why is Mr Maupay okay to hurl dogs abuse at Jon Moss on a Sunday afternoon, but unable to deal with supporters critiquing his own performance? To pre-empt any counter argument on that line which so often gets crossed on social media, I’d say Maupay himself crossed it yesterday.
Yes, it might have been in person and not over social media but what’s the difference?
Smacks of hypocrisy.
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