Fernando

[Matty]

I'd strongly disagree but regardless of opinions about quality, Fernando is a better fit.

Yeah i hear he can pass the ball for a start

By all means praise our new player (hopefully) but why slag off NDJ in the process? He played well for us, was a key part of 2012 PL winning team, always gave 100% and was a fucking good lad as well

True, but you'd hardly describe passing as one of his key attributes though would you?!

That's the issue Lescott clearly had, he "....was a key part of the 2012 PL winning team, always gave 100% and was a fucking good lad as well" yet lost his place first to Nastasic and then to Demichelis based in no small part to his lack of comfort on the ball and his inability to consistently pick out a decent pass.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Yeah i hear he can pass the ball for a start

By all means praise our new player (hopefully) but why slag off NDJ in the process? He played well for us, was a key part of 2012 PL winning team, always gave 100% and was a fucking good lad as well

True, but you'd hardly describe passing as one of his key attributes though would you?!

That's the issue Lescott clearly had, he "....was a key part of the 2012 PL winning team, always gave 100% and was a fucking good lad as well" yet lost his place first to Nastasic and then to Demichelis based in no small part to his lack of comfort on the ball and his inability to consistently pick out a decent pass.

I don't remember him giving the ball away too often though, do you? (Nigel, not Joleon!)

 

[BlueCityfan]

By all means praise our new player (hopefully) but why slag off NDJ in the process? He played well for us, was a key part of 2012 PL winning team, always gave 100% and was a fucking good lad as well

True, but you'd hardly describe passing as one of his key attributes though would you?!

That's the issue Lescott clearly had, he "....was a key part of the 2012 PL winning team, always gave 100% and was a fucking good lad as well" yet lost his place first to Nastasic and then to Demichelis based in no small part to his lack of comfort on the ball and his inability to consistently pick out a decent pass.

I don't remember him giving the ball away too often though, do you? (Nigel, not Joleon!)

Neither does Garcia. And i wouldn't say it's one of his key attributes.

 

[BringBackSwales]

True, but you'd hardly describe passing as one of his key attributes though would you?!

That's the issue Lescott clearly had, he "....was a key part of the 2012 PL winning team, always gave 100% and was a fucking good lad as well" yet lost his place first to Nastasic and then to Demichelis based in no small part to his lack of comfort on the ball and his inability to consistently pick out a decent pass.

I don't remember him giving the ball away too often though, do you? (Nigel, not Joleon!)

Neither does Garcia. And i wouldn't say it's one of his key attributes.

I am not falling for your trap, and will not criticise either player but most people would probably have a view that 1 of those 2 players was a better tackler than the other

 

[Bluesiam]

The rags have been after him this window haha looks like we moved in late in the piece

Or early........? Got to love hindsight!

 

[NeilYoungIsBack]

True, but you'd hardly describe passing as one of his key attributes though would you?!

Except for the historic pass to Aguero at 93:15 or thereabouts in the QPR game

 

[aguero93:20]

True, but you'd hardly describe passing as one of his key attributes though would you?!

Except for the historic pass to Aguero at 93:15 or thereabouts in the QPR game

He passed to Balotelli not Aguero.

 

[kaz7]

True, but you'd hardly describe passing as one of his key attributes though would you?!

Except for the historic pass to Aguero at 93:15 or thereabouts in the QPR game

He passed to Balotelli not Aguero.

Nige to sergio to mario back to sergio

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

True, but you'd hardly describe passing as one of his key attributes though would you?!

Except for the historic pass to Aguero at 93:15 or thereabouts in the QPR game

Historic pass? I suppose that makes Lescott's header just before his pass 'historic' too then

Nige's passing was pretty crisp but 99% of the time it was sideways or backwards and he was too immobile for a 2 man midfield, the team outgrew him. Hopefully Fernando will bring what Nige brought to the table (I'm confident he will) but also add a bit more, which is needed. Whether he will or not I don't know cos I haven't seen enough of him. Unless we plan a big change in tactics then he's going to have to

 

[richards30]

Has he signed yet? This one has been edging for about a week now!