30 Jan 2017 19:47:06
With us playing tomorrow night you'd think that any deadline day signings would have to be done early. I think our business is done now. I think Koeman has shifted as much deadwood as he could, there will be more moved on in the summer, Kone, Jags, Lennon spring to mind.
I think we've had a good window. Just hope people are not negative if we don't spring any surprises tomorrow.
{Ed025's Note - to call jags "dead wood" is very harsh on our club captain svenny..
30 Jan 2017 20:02:04
Glad others believe that ed. Has been a great servant to us and deserves a lot more respect than he gets at times. If he wants to go then fair enough, if not I'd be me than happy for him to stay.
{Ed025's Note - been an outstanding figure in our recent history cropper mate..
30 Jan 2017 20:03:39
We don't play tomorrow night do we?
{Ed025's Note - wednesday..
30 Jan 2017 20:46:43
I wouldn't class Jags as deadwood either (not sure if the original poster actual meant him in that category) , but I would hope he goes in the summer for the reason he's been a great servant. I think that we will really get our age down and I wouldn't want him to end up on the bench for the rest of his career. He still got something to give someone. Unfortunately for him due to his age, I don't believe he's offering to a team chasing European football.
30 Jan 2017 20:55:39
He's our Captain. He has the arm band. He has my support and adulation. He's had more captains performances than I've had good days at work. So if now he is not good enough he still brings me to my feet for the times when he was just brilliant, many times at that.
{Ed025's Note - nice words there ace...kudos mate..
31 Jan 2017 07:28:43
I think Phil Jagielka was one of the most underrated players ever. He has been amazing, incredible signing. Dead wood was reference more to players on significant wages that our manager seems to view as surplus to requirements. Jags has been outstanding for us for a long time. In my opinion 2 or 3 games where he gave away a couple of pens is not really good enough reason to completely disregard him but I'm not Koeman.