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Bayliss

Randall Flagg

Randall Flagg

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OK, I give up. What is he? I genuinely have no clue what kind of player he's supposed to be. At Cov he was touted as some marauding box to box player that broke lines and scored goals. Well that's not what I'm seeing.

I genuinely don't know what role he's playing in any game I watch. Largely anonymous in games. I know he's barely kicked a ball since being here but you can see why on this evidence.
 
sf said:
Looked good first half, playing deep and keeping things moving.

Tragic in the second half.
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Is that why we brought him in though? Do we see him as a deep lying playmaker? I genuinely don't know.

I'm so confused by Bayliss that I don't even know if I'm being critical of him in this thread. I think the club are equally as confused considering the lack of game time he's had over two full seasons.
 
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Many said he was the Gally replacement. But I've seen zero hollywood balls, set pieces, or much else. A few nice bits tonight but just seriously short on game time.
 
Randall Flagg said:
Is that why we brought him in though? Do we see him as a deep lying playmaker? I genuinely don't know.

I'm so confused by Bayliss that I don't even know if I'm being critical of him in this thread. I think the club are equally as confused considering the lack of game time he's had over two full seasons.
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When he signed I thought he'd be the long term Gally replacement.

Took a good corner towards the end, taking over from Harrop and it was a good assist but he doesn't really spread play or dictate.
 
Randall Flagg said:
Is that why we brought him in though? Do we see him as a deep lying playmaker? I genuinely don't know.

I'm so confused by Bayliss that I don't even know if I'm being critical of him in this thread. I think the club are equally as confused considering the lack of game time he's had over two full seasons.
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We managed Ben Davies development well…we haven’t managed Bayliss well at all. He needs to play week in week out at League 2 level if necessary. After 46 games we should know whether Trevor has wasted his money or not.
 
You can kinda excuse Trev for wanting to bring Nugent back. It's the kind of thing a stupid fan would do if they fancied a bit of nostalgia.

But Bayliss. Who in their right mind in Aug 2019 would pay £1.2m+ and give him a four year deal when we had Pearson, Johnson, Browne, Gallagher, Barky plus Potts, Ledson, Harrop. (All of which were here 18 months later)

His lack of game time is partly poor man management from Alex Neil. And obviously our lack of a B Team didn't help. But Bayliss is so flimsy and pointless, I can't really fault AN for never given him a chance.

But if Harrop's path is anything to go by, we will be offering Bayliss a new deal by January.
 
HunterLionheart said:
Was supposed to be a ball carrier, not so much a Hollywood passer.
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But how crazy that we can even say things like 'Was supposed'.

This will be his 3rd season now. He isn't a youth teamer, or a 7th tier punt. He should have been a known quantity, and yet we're still here, guessing.
 
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But how crazy that we can even say things like 'Was supposed'.

This will be his 3rd season now. He isn't a youth teamer, or a 7th tier punt. He should have been a known quantity, and yet we're still here, guessing.
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Oh yeah, his development has been stifled and the poor guy has barely been seen. Whether that's because he's just not good enough all around, or because we're negligent as a club, the fact remains.
 
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