What a load of ifs, and buts - the facts are and I reiterate Robles in his three game run commanded his area , and the defence looked more comfortable we conceded no goals , and Robles made some good saves, I have never quoted players influencing the Manager in the dressing room - I have stated RM has disappointed me on playing names , and not form - players, There are a few examples, and I have mentioned them on this thread - The main reason TH is a more important position is his first game back v Leicester was poor it cost us two points , and since then he has looked poor picking the ball out of his net SiXTEEN times!So according to @Joey66 , our defenders aren't playing deeper because of the manager's instructions, they're playing deeper because they don't trust our keeper (setting aside the fact that we played quite deep against Palace and Liverpool with Robles in goal). According to @Dymak Howard is still starting because there's a dressing room clique that supports him. If both of you are to be believed, presumably there are no defenders, including our team captain, in this massively influential dressing room clique?
Let me guess, in your minds Barry, Naismith, and Osman have all conspired to keep Howard in the first XI by forming a guild of gashness?
It is a fact that Howard has been playing poorly, but virtually everything else that's been said in this thread is baseless speculation or pure fantasy.
RM is responsible for picking TH in goal stating the reason for his return as our Deffo no 1 Keeper may come back to haunt him- Robles played three games two were hard fixtures - we picked up 5 points if v WBA the pen had been taken by Baines it would have been 7 points in three games- under TH our position in the league has suffered only the last two wins have softened the blow ie we need a new keeper - my point is try Robles na for the rest of the remaining games see how he does, and how we defend, or luck in the summer for a top Keeper as TH is either lacking confidence or ibis age is catching up with him his positioning and decisions have been woeful,since his return!