by muirinho »
31 Jul 2018 09:46
Old Man Andrews Hound After McShane's performance on Saturday, prob be a relief to see him, head turned or not
Yeah would have liked him to have been moved on this summer. Fills me with dread that he has held on to the captaincy, they'll be more of an obligation to play him that way.
Can't see Clement doing that tbh. Of more interest would be who he makes the on-the-pitch captain in McShane's inevitable absence - it feels like he's missed more than he's played in the last 18 months. With Moore almost certainly going, it won't be him - and I get the impression it wouldn't have been him anyway, it'd be somebody older.
Meyler maybe?
Back to Moore - yes he's a good player. But not good enough to single-handedly keep out all the goals. And despite all the criticism that came their way - it wasn't mainly our defence who let us down last season, it was further up the park. We let in fewer goals than in the previous season - the real difference was that we scored far, far, fewer. It always seemed like if one goal went in, the defence would almost give up, because they had nothing to hang onto - they were convinced in their own minds that we wouldn't score.
So if he goes, and the money (or even half the money) goes into a creative midfield player that doesn't get injured when you look at him sideways, then it's a good deal for the club.
Baldock for Kermorgant and Meyler for Joey/Evans are good replacements, We were ridiculously light on full-backs, Yiadom was definitely needed. One more in, and I'd be happy enough.
I doubt Moore will play on Saturday unless he's been talked round, and is definitely staying till Christmas.