Holmowl Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 There are some names at the top of this list that are very pleasant surprises. Harris 1574 (out of 1710 minutes available 19 x 90 min matches played) Fletcher 1564 Bannan 1467 Borner 1395 Hutchinson 1365 Reach 1317 Iorfa 1305 Palmer 1304 Fox 968 Odubajo 966 Lee 758 Murphy 687 Lees 662 Nuhiu 528 Luongo 460 Forestieri 298 Pelupessy 252 Winnall 140 Rhodes 67 Great to see Fletcher and Hutchinson fit enough to feature so prominently. Lee too is playing more than most of us thought we would see. Sad to see Rhodes and Winnall as also-rans. Though it does make clear the department most in need of quality back-up. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Fletcher, since the beginning of the season looks the leanest and fittest since he's been here. Think that shows in his performances too. Think his best season was 14 goals about ten years ago. I think he's on to beat that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Thome Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 I like the way that Monk gives players time to recover from injuries - Lees would have been rushed back under previous managers, Lee has been eased into it. Re: Fletcher, I think him (and Bannan) are benefitting from not being picked for Scotland any more so getting a proper rest. Palmers performances tailed off after the two recent international weeks. Maybe the Scotland squad just sit around eating deep fried mars bars? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 I'd like to see Luongo playing more 1 Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc_Degryse Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Biggest concern here is minutes for FF - he is now effectively a back up for Harris (and Harris looked much better when switched to the left on Saturday) and with his wages presumably in the top five at the club that money could be better spent Injury proneness + disciplinary issues + lack of effort/application = poor value for money One to get rid of in January for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 31 minutes ago, HOOTIE AND THE poo TU said: I'd like to see Luongo playing more Reminds me a little of what was his name, little spanish?? bloke a couple of seasons ago Lopez? started a bit slow, started coming on...let him go 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofbert2 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 12 minutes ago, Marc_Degryse said: Biggest concern here is minutes for FF - he is now effectively a back up for Harris (and Harris looked much better when switched to the left on Saturday) and with his wages presumably in the top five at the club that money could be better spent Injury proneness + disciplinary issues + lack of effort/application = poor value for money One to get rid of in January for me He’s booked his Christmas holidays now and quite literally on his bike. Thanks and good luck FF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatter Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Thing that stands out from that list for me is that the top 5 were all free transfers The bottom 5 all commanded transfer fees More smart recruitment please Mr C. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopparberg Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Cheers OP. Ties in with my thread on Monks use of the squad (sort of). Not too long ago we were saying how we had 7 forwards - now we have 5, but need work in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, Blatter said: Thing that stands out from that list for me is that the top 5 were all free transfers The bottom 5 all commanded transfer fees More smart recruitment please Mr C. Great spot that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 We’ve not done too bad without a keeper playing 1 minute between them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minton Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 6 hours ago, Blatter said: Thing that stands out from that list for me is that the top 5 were all free transfers The bottom 5 all commanded transfer fees More smart recruitment please Mr C. The top 5 are also some of our biggest earners. Turns out you *do* get what you pay for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
room0035 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 21 hours ago, Holmowl said: There are some names at the top of this list that are very pleasant surprises. Harris 1574 (out of 1710 minutes available 19 x 90 min matches played) - free agent Fletcher 1564 - free agent Bannan 1467 - free agent Borner 1395 - free agent Hutchinson 1365 - free agent Reach 1317 - £5m paid Iorfa 1305 £250k paid Palmer 1304 - Youth player Fox 968 - £300k fee Odubajo 966 - Free agent Lee 758 - Free agent Murphy 687 - Loan signing Lees 662 - free agent Nuhiu 528 - £100k paid Luongo 460 - £1m paid Forestieri 298 - £3m paid Pelupessy 252 - £500k paid Winnall 140 - £500k paid Rhodes 67 - £8-10m paid Great to see Fletcher and Hutchinson fit enough to feature so prominently. Lee too is playing more than most of us thought we would see. Sad to see Rhodes and Winnall as also-rans. Though it does make clear the department most in need of quality back-up. When you look at the players playing most of the good ones cost us nothing. Makes you wonder why we are losing so much money when very few of the players at the club costs fees, I notice from above Westwood, Dawson and Wildsmith are not their all were either free agents or youth players too. There is a lot of good free agent talent if you have a management and recruitment team that have any clue what they are doing. the big worry for me is all 5 strikers we have are out of contract in 7 months and currently no signs of new deals for any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 21 hours ago, Lord Snooty said: Fletcher, since the beginning of the season looks the leanest and fittest since he's been here. Think that shows in his performances too. Think his best season was 14 goals about ten years ago. I think he's on to beat that. Can't argue with that, despite not a fan of the big man upfront he's had a fine season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LittleG Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 It also puts to bed the misnomer that Fletcher wouldn't be able to play so many matches and would need resting. He looks fitter than most at Hillsborough; one or two others take note! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodwickOwl Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Incoming winter injuries to the top 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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