Alby39 wrote:
I don't particularly rate him, this whenever he appeared for us he looked minimal in his effectiveness... ran around a lot to his credit, but didn't offer much else. Could be argued he lacked sufficient game time but whether he warranted it is another question.
What is another matter, is the fact he turned into a L2 relegation battling Scott Twine. Scored set pieces, brilliant with his feet and scored big goals at crucial times. It wasn't enough to keep Hartlepool up but he did his bit.
He's on our books for another season. Do we cash in when there may be suitors and get the best of what we can get for am asset? Or do we give him a chance? Begs the question if he was say contracted to Hartlepool, had this half a season and they got relegated and he was released, would we as fans be all over us signing him because of his record? Probably...
Worth a shot? Whats there to lose?
The good news is he showed he was capable of being a star man in league 2. If we keep him hopefully we can replicate that form. Goals from midfield/wide are always needed in a promotion team. There might be a fair bit of interest in him possible even from higher up the pyramid.
Now the miserable git in me thinks his recent form might have been an extreme purple patch (similar to Lingard for West Ham last season) and that surely he will not maintain that level of performance. I think if we get a decent offer for him from further up the pyramid we should sell and use the funds to get one of the new managers key targets. If we get an offer from a league 2 club I’m not sure what to do.