Was that only his 14th?
Pearson - Absolute liability
Was that only his 14th?
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Well, today, Gally's three assists for the goals trumps Pearsons tackling and petulant yellow card.
Edit - Sorry Sedge, just noticed you put the same.
Edit - Sorry Sedge, just noticed you put the same.
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Why didn't neil substitute Pearson 3 - 0 up should of managed his best player better no need for him on the pitch .
But Gallagher cannot do what he does without Pearson, he does all the running, tackling, shutting players down that gives Gallagher the time and space to do what he does, without Pearson in the team Gallagher does not have the time or space to do this.
Sooner have him as he is that not have him at all. If he only plays half the games during a season it's definately better than him not playing any for us
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Gally didn't have 3 assists today.
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Idiot, dim, or flawed genius? United fans still sing Cantonas' name, and he lost the plot a lot more than Ben. I personally don't think he's thick, I think he's intelligent, but just gets so frustrated when others don't match his level, especially referees, and also sometimes himself when he misplaces a pass etc!
Hmmm
Then that being the case we would need a player equally as good or very close in ability for the other 50% to even think of pressing for promotion
Good as he is its just all too often he gets in daft situations and it feels like it's becoming a habit
Great player for sure but given an option of a player who is say of 80% of his ability but can manage to stay on the pitch then as a manager (which we are all armchair experts at) I'd go fo that option
Absolutely agree. He’s going to be a huge loss for the next two games - not only in terms of the fact he won’t be doing what you say to help Gallagher but also bevause we may have to change our system to accommodate his absence. I’d like to see Ledson given the chance to just slot in but it’s probably more likely we’ll end up with a system more like we played earlier in the season.
I wish I thought Ledson could do the same job, but at this point in time does not have the same engine or ability to do this , well it seems so from what I have seen of him, worryingly we might have to change a system that has won 4 way on the bounce away from home.
Another reason why his booking is pure stupidity in my view.
We’re not a one man team and have plenty of options. We’ve had 2 bounce games recently for the fringe players and reading between the lines we scored 5 in each. When Pearson missed 8 or so games on the trot last season, I think we went unbeaten, so let’s not worry too much. We’ve got a great squad, and if we could get through the next 2 games with let’s say 4 points, we would still be in with a great chance.
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Maybe AN wasn't confident of holding on to a 3 goal lead without Pearson on the pitch.
Perhaps he is THAT important to us?
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But surely next weekend has to be our biggest game of the season? I think he would've brought him off...but we were under the cosh 2nd half immediately after their goal...his game management/shithousing helped ensure they didn't get a 2nd
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If you look for faults in any player then you’ll find them and Ben has his with his temperament. But his skill, endeavour and tenacity far outweighs any negative trait. His all action style has made him a firm favourite and it’s his suspension that makes us a lesser team. Anyone who claims that he is a liability must be an armchair fan or support another team imo.
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... therefore I think you need to check the dictionary for the definition of 'Absolute'!!
Ben's a fantastic player. Shame that some of his bookings are needless... although today it sounds like he was kicked off the park and used up all his reserves of patience. That's Ben though. Players like him DO tend to improve with age but I'm sure this trait will continue.
IMO, you'd have to be clueless to have an genuine opinion that it makes him a liability.
Bristol and Rovers are massive matches... and really tough! If we were to pick up less than 3 points from those 2 matches, then the games against Leeds and Boro hardly matter!
We've been through this all before.
I think given the amount of times this has happened, we can pretty confidently conclude that he's just a bit thick. Nothing to do with his 'football brain' or whatever, he just isn't a very clever bloke.
I think given the amount of times this has happened, we can pretty confidently conclude that he's just a bit thick. Nothing to do with his 'football brain' or whatever, he just isn't a very clever bloke.
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It's his emotions that dictate his actions, and he clearly struggles to control them when he feels there's been an injustice. A lot of people are like that in life.
Not sure how that is a sign of him being an unintelligent person?
If anything, he comes across as pretty switched on and very articulate, in interviews.
Not sure how that is a sign of him being an unintelligent person?
If anything, he comes across as pretty switched on and very articulate, in interviews.
As Nobby T says ''a flawed genius''.
Crikey, even I'm not perfect 😉
Crikey, even I'm not perfect 😉