Cheers WJK, I stopped reading the Guardian on a regular basis as they tended to be a Manchester (and mainly Moan u) paper.

Enjoying getting up later and not having someone who knows better than me (apart from the missus of course).

Tyrick has made the left back slot his own, he goes unnoticed but he gets those tackles in and rarely gets booked. He is turning into a very fine player indeed.

Edited by Gary St.Andrews (06 Nov 2021 5.02am)

He is very much noticed by both the fans and the local media and his improvement this year has been well covered

He is getting better and better defensively... He just needs to be a bit more confident going forward. Its like he hesitates to take people on and doubts his own ability when he clearly has the ability to do it.... I'm sure it will come.

Don't waste your time with jealousy. Sometimes your ahead, sometimes your behind, the race is long. But in the end it's only with yourself!!

Not many months ago, lots of posters were demanding the club got an experienced LB in after PvA left, as they thought TM was too lightweight & inexperienced . . .

'Funny Old Game'

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

He's doing just fine. He's a good example of the undervalued benefits of an academy - the creation of solid pros and good squad players.

Not every academy graduate has to be developed into an asset worth tens of millions to be cashed in on. Mitchell is good enough for the Premier league, he's no worse than PvA (he certainly tries harder), and represents £10-15m that we didn't have to spend on a left back.

He's got a nice cross in his locker (Benteke must love him) and even if he doesn't develop to be any better than he is right now, he's been a success.