Dokko Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 He's lucky everything went our way 2nd half of the season because that sending off could have sent us down. We got a couple of good seasons out of him though, but as others have stated he should have been moved on so e time ago. Same with gayle, Ritchie, dummett and darlow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Good signing, just not good enough for PL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir_9 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Did his job, been a bit stupid this last year but won't overshadow his overall contribution in my eyes. All the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 15 minutes ago, Dokko said: He's lucky everything went our way 2nd half of the season because that sending off could have sent us down. We got a couple of good seasons out of him though, but as others have stated he should have been moved on so e time ago. Same with gayle, Ritchie, dummett and darlow. I can’t even forgive him now even though it’s all ok, that first half sending off against Norwich was so unbelievable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Good luck to him! Even long after he should have been sold he put in some useful performances for us. Solid pro, never complained and always wore his heart on his sleeve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave s Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 yeah good luck to him. not the worst defender we’ve had in my years haha.. but equally, not up to standard needed now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Similar in terms of goals output to Miggy which is good and bad I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 6 hours ago, PeepShow4life said: Shows you how badly run and under funded we were under Ashley that even championship clubs won't buy our dead wood. They just don't want to pay the wages, otherwise most of our cast offs are actually very good championship players, including Clark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 The Norwich one was bad, but that total embrassment to the club he provided when we were on Tour to the home of new owners man. That's the example he decided to set. Criminal that he stayed while Lejuene left. Thanks Brucey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Played a key role in the Championship, unfortunately he was kept on far longer than he should have been and showed himself up a bit last season. Good luck to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 I’m really not holding any grudges against players who weren’t up to speed by the time Howe had his first few games. Most of them were capable of better but had been trained poorly by Bruce and were shell shocked by mid season. Slow physically and mentally. I think a Clark at 100% of his abilities would have been a solid 2nd/3rd choice for us before Burn came in. He’ll do a job for one of those sides looking to get promoted. His level is definitely top end champo/bottom end PL. Which you may ridicule but still puts him ahead of 60% of every other defender in English football. He’s had a decent career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 If only he hadn't got himself sent off in a friendly and refused to go out on loan when cut from the squad, he might have retained his reputation as a top professional. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Everyone was disgusted when Rafa signed him but he actually was a really good signing and very dependable even at the PL for few seasons. Solid pro too that never complained. Bit sad how it ended for him here, we should have moved on from him a season or two ago and he would have been remembered as a cult hero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Clark like a few others was signed to primarily get us promoted and he certainly played his part in that, he also played a part in helping us stay up to begin with It was clear he was out of his depth as each season went on but Ashley obviously saw giving him an extension as the cheaper option It's not his fault he was offered that extension so hopefully it's a case of thank him for his services, wish him well and we can move on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Come on folks he has been absolute dog turd for three seasons now. Not goodby, but Good Riddance! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 On 01/08/2016 at 21:27, The College Dropout said: I rarely have an opinion on players before we signed. But this lad has been a part of some god awful Villa sides. Sure he could be another Albrighton but I dunno. In Rafa we trust I guess. Decided to check back on the start of this thread, see if opinions had changed, and found this little beauty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 40 minutes ago, Shearergol said: Decided to check back on the start of this thread, see if opinions had changed, and found this little beauty Who do I have an opinion on now? I'll say how i've got to any conclusions. E.g. Botman - only seen Youtube clips and looked at stats from statsbomb / fbref. I say it with my chest - I don't pretend to know these players closely outside a few competitions and teams that I follow very closely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Botman in, Clark out. The Ashworth effect of one in one out continues. See Hendrick/Gayle training with U23's and it gives you a nice 2+2=4 about our next incomings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 51 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Who do I have an opinion on now? I'll say how i've got to any conclusions. E.g. Botman - only seen Youtube clips and looked at stats from statsbomb / fbref. I say it with my chest - I don't pretend to know these players closely outside a few competitions and teams that I follow very closely. You have an opinion on every single player we're ever linked to (I mean, everyone who posts on here does) so I found your statement a little ironic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 39 minutes ago, Shearergol said: You have an opinion on every single player we're ever linked to (I mean, everyone who posts on here does) so I found your statement a little ironic. Not a strong one. I state the limitations and logic. Again with Botman, no idea if he's good or not. Looks a unit, expect him to be good in the air, looks a little slow - that's it. Paqueta - looks very talented. Everything i've seen has stated he's played primarily as a 10 for Lyon. Some have suggested he'll come in and play 8 - which concerns me. If you play 10 in ligue 1, I struggle to see how you can play 8 in the PL. I state opinions with logic and limitations. And people who are convinced one way or another - get mad at it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 I’d say out of everyone on the board you’re one of the most categorical in your opinions, almost stating them as facts like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Reckon he'll cost them next to nowt in transfer/loan fee, with them covering most of his wages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big River Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 good riddance. nothing personal, but he stinks of the Mike Ashley era. feels amazing to be finally moving on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Honerable professional, but below the standard for a few years now. Hope he does well in the Champ. Should be decent down there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 It wasn’t his fault at all but I grew to really dislike Clark. He was brilliant for us in the Championship and was decent as cover in the Premier but watching Bruce pick him ahead of clearly better defenders in Schar and Fernandez was infuriating. Couple that with game costing errors every couple of weeks and it was inevitable that Howe would axe him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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