Difficult to criticise Matt Done, because he clearly puts his heart & soul into it. And Coutts suggested in the programme today also that Doney's a popular guy behind the scenes. But he's increasingly looking like a spare part.
Whatever Hussey's previous failings, I'd much rather have seen him on the left (& same goes for last week) rather than MD being given the "sympathy vote" to play out there in Lafferty's absence.
Maybe just a bit soon for Riley.
I enjoy reading your posts Alfreton and you're obviously a smart guy - but I have to disagree with you on this one.
I agree with you that Done gives a lot of effort - but so would I. I'd run around until I was as purple in the face as an octopus about to squirt its ink. But I'd be of not much use to the team. (I may have been a few years ago, when, coincidentally, I played for Alfreton Town - ok so it was only once and they said, "don't call us - we'll call you" afterwards).
To be honest, I don't give a flying foreskin whether Done, or anyone else for that matter, is a "popular guy behind the scenes". It's irrelevant. I'm only interested in what they are like "in front of the scenes", i.e. on match days.
I could go back months and months on here, before the start of this season certainly, where I have pointed out that Done:
1 Is NOT a striker
and
2 Is NOT a prolific goalscorer and MUST NOT be relied upon to bag us the goals to secure promotion
But to criticise Done for these 2 things, has, at times on here, been akin to sketching the prophet Mohammed and poking fun at him amongst a set of Islamic Fantasists. Because some Blades, maybe many Blades? just absolutely love a player who will run around like his arse is on fire and achieve nothing. I can imagine them, in fact, I don't need to imagine them because I hear them at the match and in the pubs before and after going, "I like Done, he works so hard, he creates chances for Billy Sharp by pulling defenders all over the place" and then they also invent statistics suggesting that when Done plays we never lose (which is to ignore 4 out of the first 5 games of this season for a start).
All but the most stupid of fans are coming to realise the truth in what I said back then. Done had a purple patch - just one - in his entire career, that was the season we bought him. A lot of players do this, just look around. I don't know what's changed about football but it seems to be that the days of footballers, like those from our famous 1970's team, who were consistent and good for years and years and years, are gone. Now, it's a case of, "good one minute - then never heard of again".
Done has had his day in the sun. It was nice while it lasted. He may be an absolutely lovely fella - very happy to hear that - but that's not what it's about at all.
He cannot cut it for Sheffield United - and remember we are here, in the old 3rd Divison - so that's enough evidence for me.
Thanks for the memories Matty, even though they were very short-lived. I'm sure you've got a family to think about, either now or at some stage in the future. Do what's best for them and enjoy your football somewhere else. Because your time here is up.
