The season wasn't painful. The last season in the Premiership was so much worse.
That's what i meant. 2008/2009 started with so much promise and it was like a dagger in the heart at VP
Very true. I really believe if he was fitter he could be a similair sort of player to Barton. And i would have no problems playing them in CM if he was more willing to chase/tackle/track back/run into the box from Midfield etc. He defo has the ability to do it though
Let Hughton see how Cheick and HBA do in training, and if he thinks they can get into the first 11 then so be it. At the end of the day he wouldn't have bought them otherwise.
Home win
Is it really that bad?
I think he was more laughing at the fact Barton got tackeld so many times and hardly anyone got booked straight away and then they show his tackle and he gets booked straight away