gazza1988 wrote:Rob wrote:Vantage007 wrote:Put simply It's such a great squad of players we have. What I don't want to happen is that we play Hewitt too soon and he gets injured again. We've got this far without him this season so is it worth the risk?
Nope, thanks to how superbly JB has done we don't have to rush him back. The grudging praise from Gazza and Geoff is so disrespectful and just wrong, you both clearly are predisposed. I'm glad he keeps proving you both (and a couple of others) wrong.
Gazza, it's bizarre to say 15 players played as well as JB on Saturday, that's just utter nonsense. For example, Maris os my favourite Stags player, yet I thought he was well below par, a couple of others were too and even Nichols was about to be rightly subbed before his great goal. Its all a bit sad, as Sneag said, has he nicked your car?
I didn't say 15 other players played as well as Bowery just that 15 other also played well. There were no "bad" performances. It's just weird that I now seem to HAVE to say JB was amazing every game, otherwise it means I'm being "disrespectful". My point was others played well (some better than others but like I said no "bad"). Some didn't have the time really to be good or bad because they didn't have a lot of time to make a big impact. I don't think I've singled out any player particularly from Saturday's game.
I wouldn't have thought people would want my opinion on Bowery every game. Every time I mention a mistake I get ganged up on and when I say he's done well it either gets ignored or called disrespectful.
I had no qualms with him playing LB Macca has just returned and had more minutes than perhaps he should have to get back up to speed, Cargill caught that illness that's going round. MacDonald is out injured. Aaron Lewis is an option but he will be playing and training as a midfielder.
My list for RB though is Johnson, Williams and Bowery in 3rd. If Hewitt returns to the level he was before then he drops to 4th place. I'm sorry but we signed good fullbacks in the summer. Nobody at all has ever questioned his commitment to the side or willingness to do what he is asked of. He is one of those players who is just a model professional.
I think it was the undertone of the comment, whether you meant it or not, came across as negative and a reluctance to say he did well. This is why I say sometimes I genuinely think you don't even realise you're doing it. He had a brilliant game Saturday which many have acknowledged, somehow your comment has managed to turn this into a big debate.
You're also correct, you don't have to say he plays well every game, but I cannot recall many (if any) positives about his performances in defense from you at all. Its always fault, this is why you have a reputation on this board. I was genuinely waiting for your match day update the other day to say Bowery has miscontrolled the ball and its rolled out of play.... Anyway....
You don't have to like him, that's fine and everyone will have different opinions on their starting 11 and formations, however it should also be backed up with what's being seen on the pitch and whats happening in reality. There are too many variables as to why Bowery is playing at the back, however he has cemented his place in the starting line up and he shouldn't be dropped because someone is coming back to fitness. That player coming needs to earn their place, especially when we have a defensive record like ours.
Watch him drop a clanger tonight
