LesPaul Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Wouldn't want to loose him just yet. As good/bad/indifferent he is we need him as a squad player. If he goes and is replaced we're no better off. We might get a better player but the squad will still be thin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 If we were to sell him I'd prefer it to be in the summer. Don't want to be disrupting the back four too much between now and the end of the season. We should only be looking to add to it at this stage. He has his limitations but I quite like the lad, decent player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 So limited with the ball that he's never going to be good RB for top 8-team. People will no doubt mention Griffin, Titus, Hughes, OB1 were good enough to see us to a CL spot under SBR, but you do feel the landscape of Premier League football has changed. Probably not a player befitting of a top eight team, but wouldn't say he's enough to single-handedly stop a top-eight finish! Still pretty young and good to have about the squad atm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Top 4-6, probably not. Top 7-10, for sure IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I think he is a poor footballer. I also harbor an irrational dislike for him, dont know why Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Think he's shite, personally. Still bottom 4/5 PL quality. Wouldn't sell until we have a better full back though, obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Think he's s****, personally. Still bottom 4/5 PL quality. Wouldn't sell until we have a better full back though, obviously. Totally agree. Would appear a few goal line clearances have affected the thinking of some. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Yeh, goal line clearances are so overrated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Think he's s****, personally. Still bottom 4/5 PL quality. Wouldn't sell until we have a better full back though, obviously. Totally agree. Would appear a few goal line clearances have affected the thinking of some. What was your previous username? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Think he's s****, personally. Still bottom 4/5 PL quality. Wouldn't sell until we have a better full back though, obviously. Totally agree. Would appear a few goal line clearances have affected the thinking of some. Not at all, would appear a few dodgy games this season have made some people forget how much he had improved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Think he's s****, personally. Still bottom 4/5 PL quality. Wouldn't sell until we have a better full back though, obviously. Totally agree. Would appear a few goal line clearances have affected the thinking of some. What was your previous username? I was wondering that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Think he's s****, personally. Still bottom 4/5 PL quality. Wouldn't sell until we have a better full back though, obviously. Totally agree. Would appear a few goal line clearances have affected the thinking of some. What was your previous username? Cant remember if i signed up before. Not sure, couldn't tell you my username if i did so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Think he's s****, personally. Still bottom 4/5 PL quality. Wouldn't sell until we have a better full back though, obviously. Totally agree. Would appear a few goal line clearances have affected the thinking of some. What was your previous username? I was wondering that. Im not following... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Don't think he'll leave this month (or the summer imo). I still expect Simpson to sign a new contract like. Pardew probably won't let him leave either (this month anyway). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 So limited with the ball that he's never going to be good RB for top 8-team. People will no doubt mention Griffin, Titus, Hughes, OB1 were good enough to see us to a CL spot under SBR, but you do feel the landscape of Premier League football has changed. Probably not a player befitting of a top eight team, but wouldn't say he's enough to single-handedly stop a top-eight finish! Still pretty young and good to have about the squad atm. That's what I meant, I don't believe no one thinks he's an asset for us and being important for us to get top-eight. Good squad player but if we take a look on our starting eleven, he's the first name along with Obertan that we should be able to strengthen. The best ability that good PL rightback has shouldn't be goalline clearances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I might be one of the few but i think Simpson has done nothing but improve since he signed for us. I don't think he is outstanding, but certainly still worthy of a starting berth in our side and wouldn't be looking at any replacements for him but more push on with getting him tied down with a new deal. I think he gets unfair criticism the majority of the time because he is an easy target. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Don't think Simpson is the most naturally talented full back in the PL but his performances this season have been up there with the best of them in my opinion. compared to Ryan Taylor who defensively has been alright in some games but shocking in others, I don't think i've seen simpson put in one bad performance (although i haven't watched every game we have played). He is never going to set the world alight offensively, and he's not as good a defender as Enrique, but he is dependable and consistent and probably about the level we are currently performing to. He may not as attractive as players like Colo and Santon, but i think we have right back covered for the time being (was extremely impressed with the Simpson - Taylor right wing against man u (i think)). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Simpson has had 5 or 6 shockers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 not in any of the games that i have watched. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_horne76 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Would be woeful to sell him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Don't think Simpson is the most naturally talented full back in the PL but his performances this season have been up there with the best of them in my opinion. compared to Ryan Taylor who defensively has been alright in some games but shocking in others, I don't think i've seen simpson put in one bad performance (although i haven't watched every game we have played). He is never going to set the world alight offensively, and he's not as good a defender as Enrique, but he is dependable and consistent and probably about the level we are currently performing to. He may not as attractive as players like Colo and Santon, but i think we have right back covered for the time being (was extremely impressed with the Simpson - Taylor right wing against man u (i think)). He can do alright defensively but he's shocking going forward. Ideal situation would be to sign LB and move Santon to right. Then keep Simpson and Raylor as cover with Tavernier developing. I just think that Danny has quite high opinion of himself and wouldn't accept it and that's why I wouldn't bother if he leaves and Tavernier keeps developing. But everything comes down to us signing a good LB and that's more than questionable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 He's the worst 'footballer' regularly starting for us, that's for sure. Defensively can be quite solid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 He's not fantastic but he gives 100% every game and he's made a few crucial goal-line blocks over this season as well. Fair enough I don't think he's the sort of player who's going to help us move forward and he's never going to set the world alight, but he does deserve a new contract based on his commitment and the fact that he's been ever-present for us since he first joined the club whilst putting in a hell of a lot more reliable games than 'shockers'. He's nee Perch for God's sake. On top of that he can provide decent squad cover if we do sign a better right full-back in the summer, it's not like Simpson's going to stretch our wage budget so hopefully we can get him signed on for another few years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 He's the worst 'footballer' regularly starting for us, that's for sure. Defensively can be quite solid. I agree with this, I think he's defensively, a mid-team PL defender. I think as a footballer he's not really PL standard. I would be happy for him to be second in line because I don't think his game will dramatically improve over the next few years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 He's the worst 'footballer' regularly starting for us, that's for sure. Defensively can be quite solid. Not sure if he's worse than Obertan in the footballing regard tbh... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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