Respect is earned, yes, trouble is you have none & therefore neither do we towards you. Still, generally, keyboard warriors like you, lead an insular life, never mind, eh.

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Unfortunately it's true as I watched that game and it seemed that his team mates preferred a difficult pass across the pitch rather than give him the ball

They did switch after half time and Anderson singled him out a couple of times, once from a free kick just in front of our goal and Fanca was out on his own. When he had the ball he looked dangerous, but then Woy took him off after 60 minutes

Every time he gets an 8 minutes at the end of a game, when all is already lost, he has a punt at goal. He was tearing up the Man City defence, he had a shot on goal against Chelsea, he won the free kick for Eze to waste against Everton, but he isn't getting the time. He just needs to be on the pitch for longer and who knows what will happen.

Edited by RichardJP (11 Feb 2024 7.17pm)

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Maybe. I wouldn't be against it. Schluppy does pose somewhat of a goal threat though...pops up with a few precious goals here and there. Reckon he might do the same against Chelsea!

Ahamada needs to do more to impress me. When I saw him 2 or 3 games ago playing on the flank, I was shocked how someone’s touch and pass could be so poor at this level.. Let’s hope that was a one off but I now will be watching him with a critical eye.

He used to. He has one goal and one assist in 20 odd appearances this season. He seems to have lost a bit of power in his runs and shots. He's not winning as much in the air either. He's never been that great technically and gives the ball away a lot. I really don't see the argument for him anymore. As always, if he starts I'd be delighted for him to prove me wrong.

I'm starting to think Franca will start tonight. I've never had any belief that he would previously, but if Roy has read the crowd he might finally relent and give the crowd what they want. He always seemed to allow for one player that was a luxury and who he knew would unlikely break a sweat to defend, that being Wilf in the past and Eze in the current setup. Maybe he'll allow Franca to be that man tonight? Surely Roy is long enough in the tooth to know that sometimes you have to give the crowd what they want. If the crowd see Franca is in from the start it could really change the mood. Everyone seems excited about our new signings and if we see our little Brazilian making his first start then it gives people something to be optimistic about. If Roy sticks with the same old ideas he has to get a result or things could turn really ugly. I think people would be more forgiving if he tried to change things up and we lost.