Tabb is not good enough for the Premier League

[ZacNaloen]

I actually thought Tabb did OK, worked quite hard and made a few challenges.

He also did well against QPR in that cup game we won.

He was chasing shadows against a team that make teams chase shadows. Big shock.

[bracksroyal10]

Tabb cannot be faulted for effort and he has always been the one who has never quite got his fair run in the team. At the end of the day for those who are slating him he can't and certainly isn't much worse than a certain John Oster of our last season in the prem now he was shocking.

[mr_number]

I'm firmly in the pro-Jay Tabb camp after befriending (/talking to him for 20 seconds) at Euston following the inflatables game at Watford a few years back. However, despite being bezzies, I have to admit that he's just not good enough to be starting in the Prem. It really makes me worry if we think he's better than Guthrie

[Big Foot]

I'm firmly in the pro-Jay Tabb camp after befriending (/talking to him for 20 seconds) at Euston following the inflatables game at Watford a few years back. However, despite being bezzies, I have to admit that he's just not good enough to be starting in the Prem. It really makes me worry if we think he's better than Guthrie

IMO it's not a question of who the better play is but more a question of which player is more suited to our style of play?

[mr_number]

Yeah, fair comment, and I guess that was Brian's thinking. But I just don't think Jay can play more of a role than coming on at the end of games and putting pressure on the ball (which could be a useful role - say he came on at 65/70mins on Sat it could have been important). I thought one of the main problems was how quickly we gave away the ball, and someone else may have been better in this respect

[jumpers for goalposts]

Tabb cannot be faulted for effort and he has always been the one who has never quite got his fair run in the team. At the end of the day for those who are slating him he can't and certainly isn't much worse than a certain John Oster of our last season in the prem now he was shocking.

Tabb is an average championship player, don't think that is much of a revelation to anybody. As for the John Oster comment, that is nonsense. Oster was the ONLY bright spark towards the end of that season. The only source of creativity we had at the time, and about twice the player Jay Tabb will ever be.

[bracksroyal10]

Tabb cannot be faulted for effort and he has always been the one who has never quite got his fair run in the team. At the end of the day for those who are slating him he can't and certainly isn't much worse than a certain John Oster of our last season in the prem now he was shocking.

Tabb is an average championship player, don't think that is much of a revelation to anybody. As for the John Oster comment, that is nonsense. Oster was the ONLY bright spark towards the end of that season. The only source of creativity we had at the time, and about twice the player Jay Tabb will ever be.

If you are talking about his first PL season with us then yes he did do well when he filled in for Little. Our second season however if I remember correctly there were sections of the stadium cheering when he came off in one game not that I condone that at all I think it was out of order.

Yes Oster probably was technically better but did you ever really see him chasing back and putting in effort to pressure and win the ball? The guy was good on his day but it was too little too often.

Tabb on the other hand battles for everything and for me I would rather have a player in a RFC shirt prepared to give everything and do all the simple things right as a pose to someone who yes is skillful but can't do the simple passes or feels he has to go back and beat the same player again once he has already beaten him the first time. When Oster got it right yes it was good ....... good finally after about the first 5-6 failed attempts by which time we were 2/3 - 0 down and it didn't matter.

[melonhead]

Tabb cannot be faulted for effort and he has always been the one who has never quite got his fair run in the team. At the end of the day for those who are slating him he can't and certainly isn't much worse than a certain John Oster of our last season in the prem now he was shocking.

Tabb is an average championship player, don't think that is much of a revelation to anybody. As for the John Oster comment, that is nonsense. Oster was the ONLY bright spark towards the end of that season. The only source of creativity we had at the time, and about twice the player Jay Tabb will ever be.

LOL!

[Snowball]

Guthrie starting DLLLL = ONE point = .2 ppg

Stoke (H), Chelsea (A), Spurs (H), WBA (A), Liverpool (A)

Guthrie not starting (Karacan/Tabb) DDDDDW = 8 points = 1.33 ppg

Newcastle (H), Swansea (A), Fulham (H), QPR (A), Norwich (H), Everton (H)


Tabb's starts


2-2 Swansea
3-3 Fulham
1-1 QPR
0-0 Norwich
2-1 Everton


7 points from 5 games = 1.4 ppg = 53 points in 38


If you include the cups, 90 minutes

3-2 QPR
4-4 Arsenal