Leighton Baines

[BigDunc'sFod]

I'd bring Galloway back and play him until we can buy a better LB in the summer.

Can't even get a game at West Bromwich mate

 

[a bell maul]

Is bringing Pienaar back not an option? Him and Bainsey make the best left side combo in the PL

^^^^ this , but only if Pienaar can keep fit.
I loved watching them two and really hope Koeman can reunite them

 

[mutley]

Purely coincidence. The team in those early games were dragged along by the energy of Gueye and a new manager bounce. neither are evident now.

Baines in the team
won 5 drew 3 lost 2

Baines out the team
won 1 drew 2 lost 4

but that's purely coincidence ?

 

[Nil Satis Niasse Optimum]

Can't even get a game at West Bromwich mate

That's about right, seeing as they're above us in the league like.

 

[Ihaters]

Baines is quality

 

[deipnosophist]

That's about right, seeing as they're above us in the league like.

Pulis has got that team absolutely humming.
Koeman might have a more storied playing record than Pulis, but the jury is out on who's the better manager.
I hope Moshiri has Pulis in mind as contingency....

 

[deipnosophist]

Baines is quality

Aye. I made the call for a return to the team of Pienaar as Bainsey thrives in a LHS partnership.
I suggest S'land would be loath to part cheaply with Pienaar, but surely we should make that move a Jan window transfer priority.

 

[mutley]

Pulis has got that team absolutely humming.
Koeman might have a more storied playing record than Pulis, but the jury is out on who's the better manager.
I hope Moshiri has Pulis in mind as contingency....

A mate of mine was talking to Pulis on Saturday deip in London, he said to my mate "what's going on with your team, a lad who works for me is going crazy about how bad they are"
my mate joked we need someone like you Tony to sort us out, he laughed and walked away.

 

[deipnosophist]

A mate of mine was talking to Pulis on Saturday deip in London, he said to my mate "what's going on with your team, a lad who works for me is going crazy about how bad they are"
my mate joked we need someone like you Tony to sort us out, he laughed and walked away.

aye, he can be quite inscrutable can ol' Tony.
Got WBA humming though.
He's not my first pick to replace RK (I'd go for a Rhino and Big Dunc combo), but he should certainly be in the mix.

 

[Ihaters]

Pulis has got that team absolutely humming.
Koeman might have a more storied playing record than Pulis, but the jury is out on who's the better manager.
I hope Moshiri has Pulis in mind as contingency....

Yeah I see your thinking... Most wingers are simply too fast for Baines to overlap, Pienaar would actually be slow enough and still silky enough to probably make a very useful contribution... Though its far more likely the 25m man will play and continue to take the ball and run off into the distance, leaving Baines trying to catch up and nullifying the main quality of his game, his overlap and crossing ability.

 

[quasi modo]

^^^^ this , but only if Pienaar can keep fit.
I loved watching them two and really hope Koeman can reunite them

This is part of the problem with this club, we get far too sentimental with players instead of selling them on once they have peaked, we are guilty of keeping players well best the sell by date.

 

[deipnosophist]

Yeah I see your thinking... Most wingers are simply too fast for Baines to overlap, Pienaar would actually be slow enough and still silky enough to probably make a very useful contribution... Though its far more likely the 25m man will play and continue to take the ball and run off into the distance, leaving Baines trying to catch up and nullifying the main quality of his game, his overlap and crossing ability.

Agreed. The wingers we presently deploy diminish Bainsey's strengths. He's still the best dead ball player in the PL and possesses probably the best cross (which Seamus, for all his abundant qualities does not possess).
But, whilst we have the two best fullbacks in the league, our wingers are too headless chicken-like.
I'm hoping that RK and SW recognise this.
If Pienaar returned, we'd see Bainsey back to how he used to be.

 

[Albro]

bringing back pienaar.... oh god

 

[deipnosophist]

bringing back pienaar.... oh god

I think we are in the minority, but good too see there's still quite a few of us "bring back Pienaar" supporters.

 

[Professor Toffee]

aye, he can be quite inscrutable can ol' Tony.
Got WBA humming though.
He's not my first pick to replace RK (I'd go for a Rhino and Big Dunc combo), but he should certainly be in the mix.

What has Big Dunc actually achieved with our forward line?