The enigma that is Tom Davies

[lazyfecklessblade]

His recycling has gone too far now - he's had too much time on his hands while injured ...

Trying to work out which is more ridiculous - this or a professional footballer launching a sustainable chopsticks business.

 

[Older Blade]

I think it was a Christmas stocking...

Every day is Christmas for this wastrel, taking 35k a week and not doing a thing for it.....Brewster mk2

 

[SwissBlade]

Every day is Christmas for this wastrel, taking 35k a week and not doing a thing for it.....Brewster mk2

I’m sure he loves being injured.

 

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

I’m sure he loves being injured.

He's got a side hustle that's he's passionate about. He's not going to be bored. I'd imagine he quite likes the extra time to work on it, or indulge his terrible taste in fashion

 

[SwissBlade]

He's got a side hustle that's he's passionate about. He's not going to be bored. I'd imagine he quite likes the extra time to work on it, or indulge his terrible taste in fashion

And that’s great. I’m not a fan of his extra curricular stuff, didn’t think he’d be a smart signing with his injury record and don’t agree with his views…

But what’s the point you’re making?

 

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

And that’s great. I’m not a fan of his extra curricular stuff, didn’t think he’d be a smart signing with his injury record and don’t agree with his views…

But what’s the point you’re making?

Just that there are some players that football is the be all and end all, and being injured is devastating. I don’t imagine Davies is that sort of bloke. Not being able to play competitive football at a high level every week is his default state anyway so he must be used to it.

 

[SwissBlade]

Just that there are some players that football is the be all and end all, and being injured is devastating. I don’t imagine Davies is that sort of bloke. Not being able to play competitive football at a high level every week is his default state anyway so he must be used to it.

Urghh. I’ll bite then.

The post I responded to suggested that he’s a wastrel, comparing him to Brewster… and to be honest it’s tiring and disrespectful to read this shite.

I don’t know anyone, pro footballer or other profession that’s had an injury or series of shitty injuries that makes them happy because they’re on decent cash.

So a guy has a side hustle. I’m sure that doesn’t really help when he’s either constantly in pain or a dull ache because of injuries that restrict him from doing his main hustle

 

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

Really killed the momentum of the game when he came I thought, would have been better to bring in riedewalde first.

Not surprising to see that he's way off the pace.

 

[bakeblade]

Really killed the momentum of the game when he came I thought, would have been better to bring in riedewalde first.

Not surprising to see that he's way off the pace.

I thought it was a good opportunity to get him some minutes, he looked well rusty though.
Needs a few games in the U21s

 

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

I thought it was a good opportunity to get him some minutes, he looked well rusty though.
Needs a few games in the U21s

It should have been an excellent opportunity to give him minutes as we should have put the game out of sight by 70 minutes. Bringing him on while we were chasing a result was madness.

 

[Rudders]

It should have been an excellent opportunity to give him minutes as we should have put the game out of sight by 70 minutes. Bringing him on while we were chasing a result was madness.

If his last 6-8 years are the pattern then I would suspect he got injured during the game so that is all we will be seeing of him for the next 2-3 months. Awful signing. Nice bloke

 

[Houston_Blade]

Really killed the momentum of the game when he came I thought, would have been better to bring in riedewalde first.

Not surprising to see that he's way off the pace.

Watching him get the ball and his feet and not move forward at all with 30 yards of space ahead of him whilst waiting for those in front to move is not what I thought we’d be getting when he came on. Probably got another 90 mins in him over the next 3 games and we’ll not see him again this season.

 

[Nelson1889]

Counting down the days to June already just to be able to read the statement that we've released this wage sucking, Weetabix legs waster.

He almost certainly going to end up making less than 40 appearances for us over 3 years, most of which have been sub appearances. Nice work if you can get it.

The next manager that gives him a contract as a professional footballer needs sectioning.

 

[Caveblade]

Get him gone. Terrible signing who has delivered nothing.

 

[HeySethUTB]

He’s clearly a “wilder” character as was Brewster and seems like a solid nice bloke, rather than a footballing contributor which is what makes the actual tangible difference on the score board to us fans.

 

[Carlton Blade]

Ignoring cup games, he's managed 1,073 league minutes out of an available 10,260 since he joined. 10.5%

585 of those minutes came in the run of 8 games he was fit between late November and mid January last season

 

[Champagneblade]

Just read the BBC comments. Quite incredulous that Wilder somehow dogged our Femi and Brooksy.

Femi looked 10x the player Hoever is abs Brooks miles better than Chong. Both were far more effective than Davies.

 

[Keen Blade]

Ignoring cup games, he's managed 1,073 league minutes out of an available 10,260 since he joined. 10.5%

585 of those minutes came in the run of 8 games he was fit between late November and mid January last season

Our club is so shit at recruitment.

Just stop buying defective goods

 

[Keen Blade]

Just read the BBC comments. Quite incredulous that Wilder somehow dogged our Femi and Brooksy.

Femi looked 10x the player Hoever is abs Brooks miles better than Chong. Both were far more effective than Davies.

C'mon , Wilder talks shite and you're claiming to be surprised

 

[Keen Blade]

Ignoring cup games, he's managed 1,073 league minutes out of an available 10,260 since he joined. 10.5%

585 of those minutes came in the run of 8 games he was fit between late November and mid January last season

Thanks

 

[Bladesman101]

Some very harsh comments on here, he can’t help being injured can he and his injury record wasn’t a secret when the club offered him a deal.

When he’s played well he’s been great and he was well worth a free transfer punt as if he was fit he’d of been a class signing.

Didzy had a terrible injury record and look at him. Campbell terrible injury record and he’s done well, even if this season he’s been sub par. Bamford terrible injuries but no one’s complaining today about him signing on.

 

[Stretch]

I can see why posters are highlighting Wilder's comments about Brooks and Seriki, but personally I am prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt here. Yes there were other players who performed far worse today and yes, we looked better with both of the above on the pitch. But Wilder knows the players better than most of us ever will and what makes them tick.

Maybe his expectations of them both has been raised, or maybe (as he suggests) they were given very specific instructions that they didn't carry out. Who knows, but I think he is smart enough to know whether a public ragging will fire them up or destroy their confidence. No doubt someone will bring up the infamous Leicester post match interview, and maybe he did go a bit far on that occasion, but once the standards have been set, it's fair for a manager to expect players to deliver. And he did call a few names out today, when saying that he put a team out to win.

 

[Thrice]

Frustrating player because when he's fully fit you can see that he can be a difference maker in this division. But on top of his injury proneness he's 27 now and he's slowly starting to reach the end of his prime.
We'll see if we get any meaningful contributions out of him this season, but at this point I wouldn't count on it. And with Arblaster, Peck, Riedewald and Soumare in the squad we might no even really need him anymore.

 

[ancientblade]

another that needs moving on like ings not going to happen for him here

 

[Snowflake]

Counting down the days to June already just to be able to read the statement that we've released this wage sucking, Weetabix legs waster.

He almost certainly going to end up making less than 40 appearances for us over 3 years, most of which have been sub appearances. Nice work if you can get it.

The next manager that gives him a contract as a professional footballer needs sectioning.

That depends what the contract says.
I guess that he genuinely hopes that his latest treatment schedule will work. Let’s see.

 

[Cheeky Blade]

‘Popular in the dressing room’

 

[dexter101]

We will always have his goal against Sunderland...

 

[LurkerBlade]

Just read the BBC comments. Quite incredulous that Wilder somehow dogged our Femi and Brooksy.

Femi looked 10x the player Hoever is abs Brooks miles better than Chong. Both were far more effective than Davies.

I'd agree on Chong but Femi kept falling over his feet and lost the ball to easily a few times (Although I believe he is our no 1 RB currently)

McGuiness and Chong were by far the worst on the pitch.

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Been here 3 years & hardly played .. can’t keep players who are good in cameo performances .. on contact expiry .. ta-ra

 

[CaptainMorgans]

I'd agree on Chong but Femi kept falling over his feet and lost the ball to easily a few times (Although I believe he is our no 1 RB currently)

McGuiness and Chong were by far the worst on the pitch.

Chong and Ings.
Mee, McGuinness, Campbell not far behind.