Bergen I respect your opinion but I never said sack the manager, never mind to just punish him.what's all that about? You said it in reply to my post.
As I say I respect your opinion generally but I picked up on your blind loyalty to Scougall and your unfair scapegoating of Baxter. I don't like your freeze frames to prove a wrong point but that is another matter.
Tell me. Would you try to keep Baxter or move him on?
Similarly Scougall, what would you do.
If we get rid of 7/8 squad players and sign "four quality players to add to the "base we have established"" Which positions would you look to improve, would you sign bigger and more physical players, would you sign a couple of black players (this has to be an issue like it or not), would you sign a keeper amongst the four, do you think we need more than four??
When we talk about "quality players" do you think Baxter is or could be one of those if played in the right role?
Over the years we have had players on our books who I personally would have built a team around. the successful ones are legends but the unsuccessful ones are not. I'll give you one example:- Billy Sharp = build a team to his strengths and he will produce many many goals.
Rightly or wrongly I'd say that about Baxter. At the moment he is playing in the wrong team at the wrong time but you put him at No.10, build all the rest of the team around him and compensate for his weaknesses. Give him energetic mobile runners all around him and just watch him perform. If the manger isn't going to do that then get rid.
As for Scougall, I reckon he has reached his peak. there's only so far you can get with a quick surge followed by a pass sideways left with no look ahead or to the right. One trick ponies are exactly that though I recall his Wembley goal with excitement even to this day, but I now dont know where it came from. I thought he was the real deal but I've not seen one single positive thing this season. Performances like his, Baxter, even Murphy, Flynn, Harris in a way excuse Clough because to my mind he had a right to expect much more.
I'd be interested to hear your views but even more importantly would love to know the best way to see the Northern Lights at modest expense!!! Maybe you would hold a conversation on that subject which might be boring to others.
