Kenny's back and we win.

[Daz Sparks]

1st half, we looked OK, not outstanding, in fact pretty ropey until we equalised. 2nd half, again, not a world beating performance, but we won it 0-2 and the game 3-1.
I know Kenny triggers some people, but I can't reason why. We a more balanced, solid and harder to beat team with him playing, he brings creativity that we lacked without him. I have never hidden the fact that I like Kenny, but it's simply because of the job he does, and he does it well.

A few qualifiers to the former:
1. He is by no means THE most creative player have had in recent history
2. He is not immune from the odd error, but this, as a percentage of his game and the number of touches he has in a game, it's to be expected, if he didn't, he'd playing for Barca.
3. I know we need to be thinking up a long term solution.

 

[morty]

1st half, we looked OK, not outstanding, in fact pretty ropey until we equalised. 2nd half, again, not a world beating performance, but we won it 0-2 and the game 3-1.
I know Kenny triggers some people, but I can't reason why. We a more balanced, solid and harder to beat team with him playing, he brings creativity that we lacked without him. I have never hidden the fact that I like Kenny, but it's simply because of the job he does, and he does it well.

A few qualifiers to the former:
1. He is by no means THE most creative player have had in recent history
2. He is not immune from the odd error, but this, as a percentage of his game and the number of touches he has in a game, it's to be expected, if he didn't, he'd playing for Barca.
3. I know we need to be thinking up a long term solution.

Pretty much where I am with him.

All the stats say we are better with him in the team.

 

[Sonyc]

1st half, we looked OK, not outstanding, in fact pretty ropey until we equalised. 2nd half, again, not a world beating performance, but we won it 0-2 and the game 3-1.
I know Kenny triggers some people, but I can't reason why. We a more balanced, solid and harder to beat team with him playing, he brings creativity that we lacked without him. I have never hidden the fact that I like Kenny, but it's simply because of the job he does, and he does it well.

A few qualifiers to the former:
1. He is by no means THE most creative player have had in recent history
2. He is not immune from the odd error, but this, as a percentage of his game and the number of touches he has in a game, it's to be expected, if he didn't, he'd playing for Barca.
3. I know we need to be thinking up a long term solution.

Yeah good summary. I was delighted when we signed him tbh as I had watched him play a couple of games in the Scottish premier. I felt he was what we needed at that time and was good value. I never expected he'd still be here all these years later.
We do really need a quality CM signing. Someone who is part of a future spine. Mattsson and Topic may develop but we need a new Kenny within a year. He can't go on forever.

 

[Daz Sparks]

Yeah good summary. I was delighted when we signed him tbh as I had watched him play a couple of games in the Scottish premier. I felt he was what we needed at that time and was good value. I never expected he'd still be here all these years later.
We do really need a quality CM signing. Someone who is part of a future spine. Mattsson and Topic may develop but we need a new Kenny within a year. He can't go on forever.

Mattson has done well, albeit, yesterday, he seemed a bit off it, not terrible, just not his usual, all action self. I've forgotten what Topic was like it's been so long since we've seen him play.

 

[PukkiParty]

I can remember Topic being poor, however that was all under Manning, sure he played like 1 game under Clement.

Everybody else got a fresh chance under Clement so Topic deserves that too.

Didn't take him long to realise that Medic was a dud, personally I suspect similar will happen with Topic, but it would be super f'ing helpful if he could turn out half decent wouldn't it.