smudger63

When the other options are BCDR and Cullen (terrible signing) then yes we do.

I know what you mean. He is a much classier and better player than Rishi Patel, but there are parallels in my opinion. They both have immense talent, but can also be so frustrating, because they more often than not get themselves out with a silly shot rather than the bowler getting them out. Both entertaining to watch as well, which makes the frustration even greater when they do give their wicket away, but I suppose if they played a little safer they wouldn't be so entertaining.

Well! I had a look around numerous streets within the Grace road/Milligan Road area last night, even ventured onto the Saff, but sadly i wasn`t able to find the Umpires guide dog!

I made a point of watching his games at Cardiff too, but i remember him being more effective when played centrally, and him looking less comfortable out wide. Then again im getting on a bit now so maybe my memory is playing tricks.

His best performances for Cardiff were playing more centrally, but yes as you say, hopefully he gets the chance to play more central at some point, and he is able to lock down his position there.

The fact the manager has played him most of the pre season at RW doesn't make it his right position,, and again in my opinion, because I don't believe he will ever be effective out wide, actually hinders his chances of doing anything here. The fact ha played at both Cardiff and Huddersfield mostly out wide, and with very limited effectiveness sort of proves my point.

Alves is not and will never be a winger in my opinion. I want to see Alves in an attacking midfield role.

Great player. He broke my heart at Villa Park in 74.

Alot of hype about him. Shown in small flashes that he has talent, but a lot of hard work and a very long way to go before he gets to anywhere near the level of a Premier league player. Has zero interest in tracking back and defending, and that will have to change for sure. Not helped last season, being in a squad that didn't want to be here and had lost all interest in making any kind of effort though, which clearly rubbed off on him, because he seemed to have exactly the same mind set as the other wasters by the end.

Its always been the way of the club to want a local mercury reporter that it is "club friendly". Even going back to the seventies. That now extends to radio leicester too. People lambast Ian Stringer on here, but he would ask the difficult questions if he felt they needed asking, which would and did upset people at the club. It does feel like the club are using the new guy at the Mercury as an extension of their own in house media at the moment though. That needs to change if he is to be taken seriously by fans with a mind of their own.

He did, Rehan also done well with the bat if i recall correctly, and Bumble Lloyd was commentating for Lancs tv, and raving about him. Strangely this season, listening to him on the rest is cricket podcast, Bumble doesnt seem impressed, and favours other spinners in the game, most notably at the moment Liam Dawson.

He was scoring some worldies at the start of the season in particular, but his overall performances were never great all season, and got worse the longer the season went on. By Christmas he had totally checked out and couldnt give a toss.

I wouldn't play Hull and Mike in the same team, that's basically giving away 80 runs before we even bowl a ball!

Adam Whitty has done some commentary on the T20 in the past, along side Rae, and he was shite then too, so I wouldn't hold your breath when it comes to him improving. Last night's commentary was simply embarrassing. If they had to get rid of Rae, at least replace him with someone half competent, rather than a very poor version of Laurel and Hardy.

Really, I thought it was Dum and Dummer! Shockingly bad in my opinion.