Key thing that we're missing that never gets mentioned

[WindygrOWLer]

Thought this thread was gonna be about Venancio..... 

[Rogers]

1 hour ago, poite said:

People continue to raise the ommission of Westwood from the side and bemoan our injury list but there's one player we let go of last season who personally I believe we miss as much as anyone.

 

Glenn Loovens 

 

Don't get me wrong. At the end of last season I'd have been one of the first to agree that loovens was past it and releasing him was the right thing to do. But that was on the assumption that we would be replacing him with someone with similar attributes. We bizarrely just didn't bother.  We miss his leadership and organisation so much and think the importance of this is hugely underestimated. 

 

We have signed Hector, who despite some poor team results, has been somewhat of a shining light but I'm not sure he's the answer to filling some of the gaps left by loovens. Tom Lees is not a captain. Bannan has been suggested but I'm not totally sold on that. I think Bannan should be left to continue the great form he's been in without the added responsibility.

 

I'm not saying that letting loovens go is the reason for our poor form but I'd be happy to bet that we'd have had a clean sheet by now.

 

 

We have lots of senior players with a voice and organisational skills - there just not playing

[Kew Owl]

4 minutes ago, Rogers said:

We have lots of senior players with a voice and organisational skills - there just not playing

Sam Hutchinson springs to mind - yes, I know he's a walking red card, but he has the drive and passion to help cajole and develop the younger inexperienced players

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